Different Methods of Winning, Losing, and Training in Combat Sports and Their Relationship with Overall Competitive Winningness

Table 2

Statistically significant findings for Model 2: winning record based on victory and loss by points, disqualification and knock-out—for MMA, MT/KB, boxing, and K and T.

	Loss by points or judge’s decision	Victory by knock-out	Loss by knock-out	()
	β	β	β
Overall
(n = 156)	−0.50	0.14	−0.36	0.37 (<0.01)
Level of competition
Amateurs (n = 84)	−0.58		−0.44	0.53 (<0.01)
Regional/state (n = 29)	−0.48		−0.32	0.29 (<0.01)
Elite (n = 43)
Primary sport
Mixed martial arts (n = 27)	−0.43	0.33	−0.50	0.48 (<0.01)
Muay Thai/Kickboxing (n = 43)	−0.66		−0.27	0.48 (<0.01)
Boxing (n = 57)	−0.56		−0.41	0.44 (<0.01)
Traditional striking sports (n = 29)