
CLEVELAND, OH – SEPTEMBER 10: Jessica Andrade prepares for the round to begin before facing Joanne Calderwood during the UFC 203 event at Quicken Loans Arena on September 10, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
There is constant debate about the “official” UFC fighter rankings, which are based on voting from a panel of journalists. Such is the case with something as subjective as voting – it’s totally based on voter’s opinion, and biases are bound to seep through, whether intentional or no. So to try to put a fresh, objective, data-driven spin on rankings, The MMA Manifesto has come up with a performance based ranking system, solely based on how a fighter has performed in the cage. Next up: The Women’s Strawweights
*stipulations: 1) any fighter currently suspended or 2) inactive for at least 12 months (without an upcoming fight scheduled) are excluded from the rankings
- Scoring based on a fighter’s past 10 UFC performances (we use a seven year time limit, so if they have fought less than 10 times in past seven years, only the fights within that time frame are counted)
- Points based on a fighter’s opponent’s UFC win/loss record (ie strength of schedule – the more successful a vanquished opponent is, the more points awarded), extra points given for finishes, extra points given for title fight wins.
- Points are weighed so most recent fights are worth more (ie most recent fight counts the most, 10th most recent fight the least)
- No points awarded for a loss
(first column performance based ranking, second column is last ranking, last column is official UFC ranking from UFC.com)
Stats | Last | UFC | Total | |
Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
1 | 1 | 1 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | 319.5 |
2 | 2 | 5 | Rose Namajunas | 111 |
3 | 4 | 2 | Jessica Andrade | 74 |
4 | 3 | 9 | Carla Esparza | 73 |
5 | 5 | 11 | Paige VanZant | 59.5 |
6 | 6 | 7 | Michelle Waterson | 53 |
7 | 7 | 10 | Felice Herrig | 52 |
8 | 9 | 8 | Cynthia Calvillo | 48.5 |
9 | 10 | 6 | Tecia Torres | 46 |
10 | 8 | 3 | Claudia Gadelha | 45 |
11 | 11 | 14 | Joanne Calderwood | 38 |
12 | 12 | 13 | Cortney Casey | 28 |
13 | 13 | Aleksandra Albu | 27.5 | |
14 | 14 | 16 | Maryna Moroz | 26.5 |
15 | 15 | 4 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | 26 |
16 | 16 | Tatiana Suarez | 25 | |
17 | 17 | Viviane Pereira | 19 | |
18 | 18 | 15 | Randa Markos | 17.5 |
19 | 19 | Bec Rawlings | 11 | |
19 | 19 | Juliana Lima | 11 | |
21 | 21 | Danielle Taylor | 9.5 | |
22 | 22 | Alex Chambers | 9 | |
23 | 23 | Justine Kish | 8.5 | |
24 | 24 | Angela Hill | 8 | |
25 | 25 | Kailin Curran | 7 | |
26 | 26 | JJ Aldich | 5 | |
26 | 26 | Lucie Pudilova | 5 | |
26 | 26 | Nina Ansaroff | 5 | |
26 | NR | Syuri Kondo | 5 | |
30 | 29 | 12 | Alexa Grasso | 4.5 |
30 | 29 | Amanda Cooper | 4.5 | |
30 | 29 | Jamie Moyle | 4.5 | |
33 | 32 | Heather Jo Clark | 4 | |
34 | 33 | Jessica Penne | 3.5 | |
35 | 34 | Angela Magana | 0 | |
35 | 34 | Ashley Yoder | 0 | |
35 | 34 | Chan-Mi Jeon | 0 | |
35 | 34 | Jessica Aguilar | 0 | |
35 | 34 | Ji Yeon Kim | 0 | |
35 | 34 | Pearl Gonzalez | 0 | |
35 | 34 | Tina Hanninen-Lahdemaki | 0 |
Check back Monday for our Pound for Pound Rankings
Performance Based Rankings:
Heavyweights
Light Heavyweights
Middleweights
Welterweights
Lightweights
Featherweights
Bantamweights
Flyweights
Women’s Featherweights/Bantamweights
Pound for Pound