UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Women’s Flyweights/Strawweights – Oct 6/17

By Jeff Fox | October 6, 2017 1:34 pm

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