Tapology introduces opponent quality rating system for UFC fighters

The MMA database website Tapology has launched a new feature that calculates and displays an "opposition level" rating for UFC fighters. The metric uses a proprietary formula and is expressed on a scale from 1 to 99, based on a fighter's last six UFC bouts only, excluding fights in other organizations. For the UFC 328 card, Sean Strickland leads with a rating of 74, followed by Hamzat Chimaev at 69 and Alexander Volkov at 67. On the lower end of the card, Baisangur Susurkayev and Ozzy Diaz both registered a rating of 4. The system provides fans and analysts with a quantitative measure of the quality of competition each fighter has faced recently.