Rudiarius Fighting Championship

[Scottfutile]

In Roman times a Rudiarius was a gladiator that had won his freedom(often by winning 5 fights)and chose to continue fighting in the arena.

At RFC we do things differently. We will only sign fighters with a minimum 5 wins.  We offer performance based pay(based on your last 5 fights)ranging from $3000-$10000. Fights are booked based on our ranking system(feel free to refuse and we will just offer you a different fight),fighters will be matched by streaks vs streaks, wins vs. wins, losses vs. losses and our homepage will always contain up-to-date rankings.
 

My hope is that the org will work a little closer to real life than any of the current orgs do.  I hope that my linking pay to performance changes the decision making process that managers will have to make.  By making rankings functional(I have designed different systems for different orgs but they never really tried to utilise them in the business model)it changes the way managers will have to assess risk. Do you take the fight where your guy looks outgunned on the off chance that you beat him and you move to number 2 in the rankings and maybe get a title shot?  
 

I have weighted the ranking system so it isn't just about wins in the last 5 fights but how dominant the victories are. So if a guy is knocking out everyone he will shoot up the rankings quicker than a fighter than eeks out decisions.
 

By matching fighters in similar form it resembles the UFC before it went Hollywood and it makes sure the most in form are pitted against the most in form and gives the struggling fighters a chance to find form against someone on a similar run.
 

The hope is that it could revolutionalise the way managers play the game. Rather than the same top level fighters having 8 rematches, it will make titles more fluid. It introduces a more complex assessment for managers as it will no longer be able whether your fighter has better stats, it becomes more about risk vs reward.  For instance, personally I never turn down title fights no matter how outgunned my fighter looks because it is always worth the risk.  But if my fighter is struggling for form and offered an overmatched opponent I will always turn it down.  Sometimes this causes frictions with orgs but in the scenario I'm trying to create, these are exactly the kinds of decisions I want managers to make.  Taking a tough fight when you are ranked number 3, will not be the same as taking a tough fight when ranked number 12.
 

I hope that gives you a general idea of what I am going to attempt to achieve.  As usual, there is a chance it will not work, but I would regret it if I didn't try.

 

Last updated: 28/2/23

Bantamweight

1.  Vudu Sims 11-6-0
2. Eero Jukola 21-12-0
3. Carlos Narvaez 12-5-0

Featherweight

1. Jamal Hudek 6-1-0
2. Pablo Cruz 11-10-0

Lightweight

1. Gideon Navarro 41-25-1
2. Asher Barnes 6-8-0
3. Joey Barboza 9-8-0
4. Darwin Budiuvski 27-18-2

Welterweight

1. Benjamin Sisko 11-8-0
2. Noah Ortega 10-18-0
3. Ivan Jomoney 14-12-1

Middleweight

1.  Tom Korppila 10-3-0
2.  Coyote Wolf 6-4-0
3.  Kevin Jones 9-7-0

Light Heavyweight

1. Kimchi Malvoe 5-2-0
2. Juan David Franco 15-2-0
3. Sikreth Zakuma 6-2-0

Heavyweight

1.  Joshua Floyd 11-2-0
2.  Keith Bronson 13-10-0
3.  Syd Rummel 12-6-0

[KingofConsent]

Nah yeah this sounds fucking mad.

what’s the ID specifications? Prospects only? 25can crushers? A mix?

[Scottfutile]

All are welcome. 
 

and yes it is fucking mad.  

[Skuzbukit]

I wouldn't call it a mad idea, sounds to me like you know exactly how you want things to play out & you want a focus on real wins & are attempting to rank on that rather than other factors.

To me at least "on paper" it seems logical, well thought out & rational - whether it plays out that way in practise will be interesting. I'm not sure how orgs currently do their ranking, the one I matchmake for I weigh up a bunch of things aside from pure win / loss rate so I know it isn't necessarily easy or straightforward - harder for smaller younger orgs with fresh fighters than those with veteran fights though I should think.

Good luck with it.

[KingofConsent]

Sorry fellas, "mad" where I'm from means... good... like cool. not like, crazy... sorry.

[Scottfutile]

On 2/2/2023 at 11:53 PM, Skuzbukit said:

I wouldn't call it a mad idea, sounds to me like you know exactly how you want things to play out & you want a focus on real wins & are attempting to rank on that rather than other factors.

To me at least "on paper" it seems logical, well thought out & rational - whether it plays out that way in practise will be interesting. I'm not sure how orgs currently do their ranking, the one I matchmake for I weigh up a bunch of things aside from pure win / loss rate so I know it isn't necessarily easy or straightforward - harder for smaller younger orgs with fresh fighters than those with veteran fights though I should think.

Good luck with it.

Thanks for the kind words. The ranking system I'm using concentrates on the last 5 fights and rewards fighters for wins and stoppages. The idea is that a run of finishes will raise a fighter up the rankings faster than a bunch of decisions.  

[Scottfutile]

Starting to book RFC II now. Gradually getting more fighters on board. RFC 1 is this weekend and unfortunately its only a 3 fight card,  however I have deep pockets and have budgeted for that.  The pockets are deep to get this off the ground.

I will write up a preview of RFC later in the week.  As you can see I am updating the rankings with every new signing. On average I have around 30 offers in for fighters at a time. I think there is a chronic fear of doing things differently but little by little people are starting to see that it can work.

I just wanted to give people a new way to play, a different experience.  I think it becomes more interesting when you can clearly see your pathway to the top.

Incidentally for those managers that have joined us, it takes a two fight winning streak to put you in the frame for a title shot.  It could take as little as three fights to get a champion. Name me another org where that is possible.

That's all for now folks.  If anyone has a fighter they want to try out in this new system, remember the only stipulation is that the fighter has a minimum of 5 wins.  And that's it.  Contracts are performance related, so the bottom end of the scale ($3000) would be for a fighter with 5 defeats in his last 5 fights.  The top end of the scale ($10000) is for a fighter that has five first round knockouts in his last five fights.  Everyone else fits somewhere along the bell curve.  So if you start on a lower contract and do well, you could end up doubling your wages.  Simultaneously if you don't do so well you could see your next offer diminish.  Welcome to the real world.

[Scottfutile]

Well RFC 1 took place on Saturday and had a couple of interesting results.

Our Co-Main Event took home the Fight of the Night Award with Gideon Navarro stopping Darwin Budiuvski in the second round.  Having rocked his opponent in the first round Navarro showed himself to be quite the striker.

Our Main Event saw Noah Ortega finally end his losing streak by submitting Ivan Jomoney by guillotine choke in Round 1.  It was a close fought round on the ground, with Ortega doing enough to earn the Submission of the Night.

Future Matchups

With Gideon Navarro securing the victory in a 91% rated fight, he could be looking towards a matchup with Asher Barnes, with the winner likely to be in contention for a title fight.  Darwin Budiuvski is facing a 15 day injury layoff after a tough fight, and could be welcomed back to the cage by Joey Barboza.  With Noah Ortega back in the W column he could be an interesting test for Benjamin Sisko.

I want to say a special thank you to Squirelly Dan for providing a number of test fighters to help fill out the card.  If anybody has any test fighters that they want to get on a card give me a shout and we can arrange something.  It would be especially helpful to me whilst I built up the roster.

RFC 1 - Full Results

(LHW) - Cristiano Nazzareno drew with Sebastian Otto

(LHW) - Drago Georgijevic beat Braun Westen by unanimous decision.

(MW) - Corbiano Piccirilli beat Leopold LaFromboise by unanimous decision.

(WW) - Dzhabrail Asiakhanov beat Kang Dae Hyun by unanimous decision. 

(LW) - Gideon Navarro beat Darwin Budiuvski by TKO in Round 2.

(WW) - Noah Ortega beat Ivan Jomoney by Submission(Guillotine) in Round 1.

Final Thoughts

First of all I want to thank all the managers that have put their trust in me and signed up for a somewhat different experience.  Without you Rudiarius is nothing.  Recruitment efforts are ongoing.  Remember the signing criteria is simple.  5 wins.  If a fighter has 5 wins we will make them an offer.

RFC 1 made a 39k loss.  I have budgeted for 10-15 events being in the red so it is no stress.  If my plans prove successful and the company starts running a regular profit I will be raising the minimum and maximum payments for the fighters.  For now we work from 3k-10k, with the hope that it will be significantly higher in the future.

I will be recalculating the rankings in the next day or two.  As usual they will be posted here and on the company news page.

RFC 2 is scheduled for the 22nd of March.  At present we have 4 fights booked and are hoping to have another 6 booked, either by our own fighters or test fighters on a 1 fight deal.

That's all for now folks.  Thanks once again for helping RFC get off of the ground. 

[Scottfutile]

New rankings are updated at the top of the page.