The Big Picture: Watching Fights Like an Analyst, Part IV

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This is fourth installment of the “Watching Fights Like an Analyst” series and the second part of a discussion with Phil Mackenzie and Connor Ruebusch, analysts for Bloody Elbow and hosts of the Heavy Hands podcast, where they discuss the finer points of face-punching.

Stinton: What aspects of fighting do you think are commonly overstated in analysis and what are some things that deserve more attention?

Mackenzie: I think the single element which is the most overplayed in MMA is how informative wins are in handicapping future results. This mostly…