2011 Off topic thread(basketball,movies,etc whatever)

[flyinggogoplata]

I will also say he made about 200k over a 2 year period and he's never been caught .......of course I had to babysit him every step of the way

I think in those 2 years he made about 15k a year in his job so it is possible to get past the IRS

why exactly did you have to babysit? His money? Does he play online only? So he had a cover job also?

[flyinggogoplata]

negged

well at least zy will like it

[Luke]

why exactly did you have to babysit? His money? Does he play online only? So he had a cover job also?

babysit...... i.e. tell him how to move his money/what not to spend it on so he didnt get caught

[flyinggogoplata]

luke why do even work? just back your brother and let the cash role in.

[Luke]

luke why do even work? just back your brother and let the cash role in.

Well he didnt make any money last year so.............

He's backed by others now so even if he losses for the year it doesnt cost him a cent .Poker is too much luck I'd never back anyone in it

[flyinggogoplata]

luke can you ban poopoo for what he did in the cage warriors 43 bet thread. Straight up stole my bet.

[Luke]

luke can you ban poopoo for what he did in the cage warriors 43 bet thread. Straight up stole my bet.

done

[zY|]

well at least zy will like it

LOL

Sycophant.

[edman5555]

Well he didnt make any money last year so.............

He's backed by others now so even if he losses for the year it doesnt cost him a cent .Poker is too much luck I'd never back anyone in it

Well i work a fulltime job making pretty decent money. I should be able to conceal any winnings by transfering the money in small amounts then correct? I do it by check though. Any tips for doing it a better way?

[poopoo333]

Finishing Rates
147 - Total fights
75 - Decisions
70 - Finishes (48.3% finishing rate)
45 - Knockouts/TKOs
25 - Submissions
2 - Draws
2 - No Contests

Class Warfare
76.9% - Finishing rate in heavyweight fights (10 out of 13)
65% - Finishing rate in middleweight fights (13 out of 20)
62.5% - Finishing rate in light-heavyweight fights (10 out of 16)
48.5% - Finishing rate in lightweight fights (16 out of 33)
47.4% - Finishing rate in featherweight fights (9 out of 19)
30.8% - Finishing rate in welterweight fights (8 out of 26)
23.5% - Finishing rate in bantamweight fights (4 out of 17)
0% - Finishing rate in catchweight fights (0 out of 1)

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/07/09/stats-facts-and-figures-for-2011s-ufc-events/

There is more at the link

[SPX]

Very interesting. Good find.

It's interesting that substantially more fights are finished at LW and FW than at WW. I wonder what the reason is for that.

[Svino]

Very interesting. Good find.

It's interesting that substantially more fights are finished at LW and FW than at WW. I wonder what the reason is for that.

Probably sample size. An older BE survey that goes back further didn't show that:

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/10/1/1721043/ufc-by-numbers-finishing-rates-and-weight-class

[SPX]

It could also be that the division has changed.

If the fighters, generally speaking, are more evenly matched now than they were then then that could result in a higher rate of decisions.

[Svino]

I do expect that the trend towards fewer finishes will continue, but there are only ~20-30 fights per weight class in 2011, so I'd expect a lot of noise.

Also, the answer to a question you asked a while back:
According to Sherdog's UFC stats: (http://www.sherdog.com/stats/fightstats/matchstats-ufc)

If a fight finishes two rounds, it is about 84% likely to finish 3 rounds also. Pretty close to 5 out of 6.

[edman5555]

probably has something to do with why they always have the over 2.5 rounds on ufc cards.