Luce Fit Ratings — Spring 2005 Character Contest

Fit independently for each contest by finding the ratings that minimize equal-poll cross-entropy loss under the Luce choice proportional-strength model. The strongest entrant in a contest is always set at 50.00.

For standard brackets this should be almost the same as the x-stats. For more complex formats, ratings are found that minimize the sum of the loss function. It is like finding the values that minimize the sum of squared errors, except the loss function here is cross-entropy rather than sum of squared errors.

Contest: SC2K2 · SC2K3 · Spring 2K4 · SC2K4 · Spring 2K5 · SC2K5 · BSE2K6 · CB2K6 · CB VI · CB VII · BGE 2K9 · CB VIII · GOTD · Rivalry · CB IX · BGE 2K15 · Best Year · CB X · GOTD 2

Predict the top 8 of Spring 2005 Character Contest against each other. Or graph the top 8 for their careers.

Spring 2005 Character Contest — 32 entrants, 31 matches. Click a column heading to sort.

# ▲EntrantLuce rating
1 Sephiroth 50.00
2 Ganondorf 41.83
3 Bowser 40.45
4 Diablo 27.74
5 Revolver Ocelot 25.93
6 M. Bison 25.48
7 Kefka 24.57
8 Liquid Snake 24.08
9 Dr. Wily 22.61
10 Nemesis 22.50
11 Ridley 22.00
12 Vergil 21.19
13 Lavos 20.20
14 Ansem 19.80
15 Dr. Robotnik 17.97
16 CATS 17.35
17 Sin 17.21
18 Mother Brain 16.71
19 Ramirez 16.30
20 Sigma 16.02
21 Mithos 15.50
22 Andross 14.23
23 Ultros 14.10
24 Albedo 13.62
25 Master Hand 12.98
26 Ghaleon 12.92
27 Albert Wesker 12.07
28 Pyramid Head 11.55
29 Kuja 11.37
30 Giygas 11.27
31 Luca Blight 8.46
32 Officer Tenpenny 7.58