Application of the matching law to Mixed Martial Arts

Seniuk, Holly A.; Vu, Janie P.; Nosik, Melissa R.

doi:10.1002/jaba.653

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“…Scientists have been recently paying close attention to studying the impact of various load regimes on the growth of strength capabilities and indicators of special training (Seniuk et al, 2020;Camarco et al, 2022;Folhes et al, 2022). These studies concern the need to improve the quantity and power of attacking and counter-attacking kicks in MMA due to the growth of maximum muscle strength (1 RM).…”

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Evaluation of the Correlation Between Strength and Special Training Indicators in Mixed Martial Arts

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Оlkhovyi

Aloshyna

et al. 2023

Teor. metod. fiz. vihov.

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Study purpose. To study the peculiarities of correlation between the maximum strength development and quantity of kicks in MMA using load regimes of different intensity and energy supply. Materials and methods. 75 athletes aged 19±0.7 practicing MMA for 4±0.8 years were examined and divided into 3 groups. During 12 weeks, group 1 athletes used low-intensity (Rа=0.53) load regime, group 2 – medium-intensity (Rа=0.65) and group 3 – high-intensity (Ra=0.72). The control of attacking kicks (front kick, reverse side kick, roundhouse kick) quantity with maximum force until full muscle fatigue for 20 s allowed to check special training. The level of strength training was evaluated by estimating the maximum strength development (1 RM) indicators. Non-parametric methods of mathematical statistics were used for data processing. Results. The indicators of special training showed the greatest increase by an average of 13.2% in group 3 athletes during 12 weeks. In the other two groups, the dynamics of the controlled indicator was 3.2 times smaller for a similar period of time. The maximum muscle strength indicator increased by 41.9% in group 3 athletes compared to the initial data. These changes are on average 1.5 times higher than the results recorded in athletes of groups 1 and 2. Despite the revealed growth of strength and special training indicators in MMA athletes, there was no strong correlation between them in any research group. Conclusions. Using high-intensity load regime in conditions of anaerobic-alactate mode of energy supply allowed achieving the greatest results in strength and special training indicators. However, the study did not show correlation between the increase in maximum strength development and quantitative indicators of attacking kicks. Further research will be focused on searching for more informative markers for assessing the training of athletes in MMA and adaptation processes using biochemical control methods.

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Evaluation of the Correlation Between Strength and Special Training Indicators in Mixed Martial Arts

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Оlkhovyi

Aloshyna

et al. 2023

Teor. metod. fiz. vihov.

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“…Next, come attempt punches, kicks, and takedowns followed by ground combat with striking and grappling techniques (James et al, 2017). The strategic distribution of fighting time, which includes numerous offensive and defensive techniques, exchanges between opponents, and preparatory time by round, can provide a tactical advantage over rounds and better attack selection (Antonietto et al, 2019), and it is associated with a possible consequent reaction by the opponent (Seniuk et al, 2019). Information about KO and TKO effects in female MMA combat could improve practical application, as the knowledge margin of victory relevantly affects technical and tactical aspects in situational sports (Lupo and Tessitore, 2016).…”

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Comparisons of Pacing Strategy and Technical-Tactical Behaviors in Female Mixed Martial Arts Rounds

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“…There have been some tentative remedies for undefined values in matching analysis, which are (a) to drop any session that had a single undefined ratio (known as listwise deletion), (b) to replace any undefined values by an arbitrary perinull (values close to 0), or (c) to manipulate data or the experimental design to avoid undefined values. For instance, some studies have simply dropped the undefined values (Caron et al, 2017;Rivard et al, 2014), whereas others have used the average response or reinforcer rates divided by 100 (Ecott & Critchfield, 2004;Seniuk et al, 2015Seniuk et al, , 2020. Although replacing values appears to be a convenient solution, its adequacy depends on the order of magnitude and variability of the components.…”

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Treatments for undefined log ratios in matching analyses

Caron

2024

J Exper Analysis Behavior

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A challenge in carrying out matching analyses is to deal with undefined log ratios. If any reinforcer or response rate equals zero, the logarithm of the ratio is undefined: data are unsuitable for analyses. There have been some tentative solutions, but they had not been thoroughly investigated. The purpose of this article is to assess the adequacy of five treatments: omit undefined ratios, use full information maximum likelihood, replace undefined ratios by the mean divided by 100, replace them by a constant 1/10, and add the constant .50 to ratios. Based on simulations, the treatments are compared on their estimations of variance accounted for, sensitivity, and bias. The results show that full information maximum likelihood and omiting undefined ratios had the best overall performance, with negligibly biased and more accurate estimates than mean divided by 100, constant 1/10, and constant .50. The study suggests that mean divided by 100, constant 1/10, and constant .50 should be avoided and recommends full information maximum likelihood to deal with undefined log ratios in matching analyses.

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Application of the matching law to Mixed Martial Arts

Cited by 11 publications

References 27 publications

Evaluation of the Correlation Between Strength and Special Training Indicators in Mixed Martial Arts

Evaluation of the Correlation Between Strength and Special Training Indicators in Mixed Martial Arts

Comparisons of Pacing Strategy and Technical-Tactical Behaviors in Female Mixed Martial Arts Rounds

Treatments for undefined log ratios in matching analyses

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