Research Article

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

Table 3

Statistically significant findings for Model 3: winning record based on victory and loss by points, disqualification and submission or pin—for MMA, BJJ, wrestling, and judo.

Career stageCompetitive styleFrequency of non-combat training sessions each week without a competition in the near termLoss by submission or pinLoss by points or judge’s decision ()
ββΒββ

Overall
(n = 151)0.200.17−0.310.18 (<0.01)

Current level
Amateurs (n = 37)0.43−0.48−0.410.29 (0.02)
Regional/state (n = 69)0.28−0.410.36 (<0.01)
Elite (n = 45)

Primary sport
Mixed martial arts (n = 27)
Brazilian jiu jitsu (n = 56)0.230.46−0.290.39 (<0.01)
Wrestling (n = 42)−0.320.300.42 (<0.01)
Judo (n = 26)

Note. While some statistically significant findings for specific predictors for this group were observed, they were not reported in this table as the for the model as applied to this group was not statistically significant.