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Tendencies are computed from real scored matches, not manual stat keeping. See takedown efficiency, escape rates, near fall production, and reversal threat for any wrestler you follow, built automatically from the score audit trail.
Quick answer
Wrestler Tendencies is Smart Wrestler’s analytics feature: it derives performance metrics automatically from live scored matches, takedown efficiency per neutral start, escape rate per bottom position opportunity, near fall rate per top position start, and reversal rate from bottom, and shows them on wrestler profiles for premium subscribers.
What metrics does Wrestler Tendencies track?
Tendencies answers the questions a coach asks before a matchup, with numbers instead of hunches. Each metric is a rate, production divided by opportunity, so a wrestler with three matches and a wrestler with thirty can be read on the same scale.
- Takedown efficiency, takedowns scored per neutral position start. Does this wrestler convert on their feet,
- Escape rate, escapes per bottom position opportunity. Can they get out when ridden,
- Near fall rate, near fall points per top position start. Do they turn people, or just ride,
- Reversal rate, reversals per bottom start. Are they dangerous from underneath,
Because the metrics are positional, they read like a scouting report: heavy hands from neutral but flat on top; impossible to hold down but rarely turns anyone. That is the shape of a game plan.
Where does the data come from?
Every metric is computed from score audit trails, the ordered record of every takedown, escape, reversal, near fall, and penalty captured by Smart Wrestler’s live scoring at real tournaments. Nobody keys in stats after the fact, which means the numbers carry none of the wishful rounding that manual stat books accumulate.
This is also what makes Tendencies different from stats and video tools like MatBoss, which require a person recording each match from the corner. On Smart Wrestler, the data is a byproduct of running the tournament, every scored match makes every profile smarter, automatically.
How do coaches, parents, and wrestlers use tendencies?
Coaches use tendencies two ways: inward, to target practice time at the actual weakness (an escape rate that says the team needs bottom work is more persuasive than a feeling); and outward, to prep matchups when an opponent’s profile shows a clear pattern. Parents and wrestlers use them to see progress across a season in something more meaningful than a win loss record, an escape rate climbing month over month is development you can point at.
What does Wrestler Tendencies cost?
Tendencies is a premium feature layered by plan: wrestlers see their own tendencies from $30/year (or a $4 tournament pass); parents see their linked kids’ from $40/year; coaches see their linked team’s from $150/year. Ultimate tiers, parent $65, wrestler $50, coach $220 per year, unlock tendencies on all wrestler profiles, which is where the scouting value lives.
Why tendencies beat a stat book
Zero manual entry
Metrics compute automatically from matches scored at real tournaments.
Positional rates
Production per opportunity from neutral, top, and bottom, comparable across wrestlers.
Season long trends
Watch rates develop across every Smart Wrestler event a wrestler enters.
Scouting view
Ultimate tiers open tendencies on all profiles for matchup preparation.
Backed by audit trails
Every number traces to specific scored actions in specific matches.
Family friendly
Parent plans cover all linked kids, one subscription, whole family analytics.
Frequently asked questions
What is Wrestler Tendencies?
Smart Wrestler’s analytics feature: positional performance rates, takedown efficiency, escape rate, near fall rate, reversal rate, computed automatically from the score audit trails of live scored tournament matches.
Do I have to enter stats manually?
No. Tendencies are a byproduct of tournaments being scored on Smart Wrestler. Every action a table worker scores feeds the metrics, no corner stat keeper required.
How is this different from MatBoss?
MatBoss is a coaching stats and video tool where someone records each match, priced at $259 to $599/year (as of mid 2026). Wrestler Tendencies computes analytics automatically from tournament scoring data, included in Smart Wrestler premium plans starting at $30/year.
Can I see tendencies for opponents?
Ultimate tier plans (parent $65/yr, wrestler $50/yr, coach $220/yr) unlock tendencies on all wrestler profiles, which enables matchup scouting; lower premium tiers cover your own or linked wrestlers.
How many matches does a wrestler need before tendencies are meaningful?
Rates appear as soon as scored matches exist, and stabilize as matches accumulate. Because metrics are per opportunity rates rather than raw totals, even a modest match count gives a readable profile.
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