MMA Sabermetrics: Isolated Striking Power (ISOS)

Isolated Striking Power (ISOS) = (Total Standing Strikes Landed Overall – Total Standing Regular Strikes) / Total Standing Attempts

This essentially gives us the Total Power Strikes Landed Overall / Total Standing Strikes Attempted, which gives us an accuracy statistic. The main difference is that we aren't determining how accurate the fighter is with power strikes because we aren't dividing by his Total Power Strikes Attempted. Instead, we're determining the accuracy of power strikes in correlation to all attempted attacks on the feet.



Overall Thoughts

What can this statistic provide fans? That's really what we're trying to determine here when compiling these numbers. If I take a look at this stat, what would I know about the fighter in a split second? With ISO stats, the higher ISOS number generally means that the fighter has landed more power strikes over his total attempts than the lower ranked fighters.

Realistically, I'd know that fighters at the top of this list generally have a higher chance of ending someone's night in a brutal flurry over fighters at the bottom. It isn't always the case as there are powerful guys who can unleash explosive punches that simply don't throw those blows frequently, but the fighters at the top are throwing powerful strikes frequently with success. And that should spell a higher chance of damage, knockouts, and finishes.

On paper however, this statistic should simply give fans an idea of how effective a fighter is in landing power strikes in the striking portion of his fights. The higher the number, the more effective the fighter has been in throwing power and landing.

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