Bellator Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Pound for Pound: Nov 8/17

There is constant debate about fighter rankings, which are normally 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, this time for Bellator. We’ll roll out a new weight class every Wednesday. Next up: Pound for Pound.

*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 Bellator 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. For fighters who have also fought in the UFC during this time, those performances were counted also)
Points based on a fighter’s opponent’s Bellator & 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

Stats			Total
Rank
1	Douglas Lima	Welterweight	404
2	Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire	Featherweight	362
3	Ryan Bader	Light Heavyweight	356.5
4	Michael Chandler	Lightweight	324
5	Gegard Mousasi	Middleweight	318
6	Andrey Koreshkov	Welterweight	302
7	Darrion Caldwell	Bantamweight	300.5
8	Rafael Carvalho	Middleweight	255
9	Liam McGeary	Light Heavyweight	250.5
10	Brent Primus	Lightweight	246
10	Phil Davis	Light Heavyweight	246
12	Alexander Shlemenko	Middleweight	235
12	Vitaly Minakov	Heavyweight	235
14	Daniel Straus	Featherweight	201.5
15	Linton Vassell	Light Heavyweight	194.5
16	Ilima-Lei Macfarlane	Women’s Flywght	190.5
17	Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal	Heavyweight	177.5
18	Pat Curran	Featherweight	164.5
19	Daniel Weichel	Featherweight	160.5
20	Rory MacDonald	Welterweight	159
21	Marcos Galvao	Bantamweight	156.5
22	Benson Henderson	Lightweight	152
22	Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire	Lightweight	152
24	Emmanuel Sanchez	Featherweight	144.5
25	Fernando Gonzalez	Welterweight	144
26	Joe Warren	Bantamweight	134
27	John Salter	Middleweight	133.5
28	Goiti Yamauchi	Lightweight	132.5
29	Matt Mitrione	Heavyweight	128.5
30	Lorenz Larkin	Welterweight	128
31	Saad Awad	Lightweight	118
32	Cheick Kongo	Heavyweight	116
33	Bobby Lashley	Heavyweight	115
34	A.J. McKee	Featherweight	111
35	Michael Page	Welterweight	108
36	Derek Campos	Lightweight	106.5
37	Georgi Karakhanyan	Featherweight	105
38	Paul Daley	Welterweight	103
39	Julia Budd	Women’s Fthrwght	96.5
40	Adam Piccolotti	Lightweight	95
41	Chidi Njokuani	Welterweight	93
41	Chris Honeycutt	Middleweight	93
41	David Rickels	Lightweight	93
44	Augusto Sakai	Heavyweight	90.5
45	Joe Taimanglo	Bantamweight	89
46	Javy Ayala	Heavyweight	87.5
47	Ed Ruth	Middleweight	85
48	Jordan Young	Middleweight	77
49	Derek Anderson	Lightweight	75.5
50	Chael Sonnen	Light Heavyweight	70
50	Mauricio Alonso	Welterweight	70
50	Roy Nelson	Heavyweight	70
53	James Gallagher	Featherweight	68.5
53	Ricky Rainey	Welterweight	68.5
55	J.J. Okanovich	Lightweight	66
56	Alex Huddleston	Heavyweight	65
57	Brandon Girtz	Lightweight	64
57	Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson	Light Heavyweight	64
59	Dean Hancock	Lightweight	62.5
59	Wanderlei Silva	Light Heavyweight	62.5
61	Brennan Ward	Welterweight	61.5
62	Emily Ducote	Women’s Flywght	60.5
63	Neiman Gracie	Welterweight	56.5
64	Steve Kozola	Lightweight	55.5
65	Josh Koscheck	Welterweight	54
65	Melvin Manhoef	Middleweight	54
67	Ryan Quinn	Lightweight	53.5
67	Steve Garcia	Bantamweight	53.5
69	Kendall Grove	Middleweight	53
70	Joaquin Buckley	Welterweight	49
71	Rafael Lovato Jr	Light Heavyweight	47.5
71	Tyrell Fortune	Heavyweight	47.5
73	Daniel Pineda	Featherweight	45.5
74	Gaston Reyno	Featherweight	45
74	Josh Thomson	Lightweight	45
74	Pete Rogers	Featherweight	45
77	Philipe Lins	Light Heavyweight	43.5
78	Carrington Banks	Lightweight	43
79	Gregory Babene	Middleweight	42.5
79	Johnny Marigo	Bantamweight	42.5
81	Justin Lawrence	Featherweight	40.5
82	A.J. Matthews	Middleweight	40
82	Jordan Howard	Bantamweight	40
82	Matt Secor	Welterweight	40
85	Noad Lahat	Featherweight	38
86	Hisaki Kato	Middleweight	37
87	Alexis Dufresne	Women’s Fthrwght	36
88	Chance Rencountre	Welterweight	34.5
89	Alessio Sakara	Middleweight	34
89	Anastasia Yankova	Women’s Flywght	34
91	Justin Wren	Heavyweight	33.5
92	Ryan Couture	Welterweight	32
93	Chinzo Machida	Featherweight	30.5
94	Justin Patterson	Welterweight	30
94	Kristina Williams	Women’s Flywght	30
94	Leandro Higo	Bantamweight	30
94	Mike Wilkins	Lightweight	30
94	Ricardo Vasquez	Bantamweight	30
94	Talita Nogueira	Women’s Fthrwght	30
94	Tywan Claxton	Featherweight	30
101	Dan Shainis	Featherweight	29.5
101	Jarod Trice	Light Heavyweight	29.5
101	Lena Ovchynnikova	Women’s Flywght	29.5
101	Sean Holden	Lightweight	29.5
105	Guilherme Vasconcelos	Welterweight	29
105	Henry Corrales	Featherweight	29
107	Logan Storley	Welterweight	27.5
108	Veta Arteaga	Women’s Flywght	26
109	Aaron Pico	Lightweight	25
109	Adrienna Jenkins	Women’s Fthrwght	25
109	Costello Van Steenis	Middleweight	25
109	Dominic Mazzotta	Bantamweight	25
109	Ernest James	Heavyweight	25
109	Jonathan Pearce	Lightweight	25
109	Kate Jackson	Women’s Flywght	25
109	Katy Collins	Women’s Flywght	25
109	Keri Melendez	Women’s Flywght	25
109	Kevin Ferguson Jr	Welterweight	25
109	Mike Trizano	Featherweight	25
109	Nick Gehrts	Lightweight	25
109	Scott Clymer	Featherweight	25
109	Teagan Dooley	Light Heavyweight	25
109	Tony Johnson	Light Heavyweight	25
109	Vovka Clay	Featherweight	25
125	Arlene Blencowe	Women’s Fthrwght	24
125	Joe Schilling	Middleweight	24
127	Blair Tugman	Featherweight	23
128	Amanda Bell	Women’s Fthrwght	22.5
128	Brett Martinez	Lightweight	22.5
128	Colleen Schneider	Women’s Flywght	22.5
128	Haim Gozali	Welterweight	22.5
128	Justin Tenedora	Bantamweight	22.5
128	Vinicius de Jesus	Welterweight	22.5
128	Zach Freeman	Lightweight	22.5
135	Matt Lozano	Bantamweight	20
135	Royce Gracie	Light Heavyweight	20
137	Ben Reiter	Middleweight	15.5
137	John Teixeira	Featherweight	15.5
139	Bruna Ellen	Women’s Flywght	14.5
139	Joey Davis	Welterweight	14.5
141	Kevin Casey	Light Heavyweight	14
142	Jaimelene Nievera	Women’s Flywght	13
143	LC Davis	Bantamweight	10.5
144	Adam Borics	Featherweight	10
144	Alex Potts	Bantamweight	10
144	Gabrielle Holloway	Women’s Fthrwght	10
144	Iony Razafiarison	Women’s Fthrwght	10
144	Kevin Carrier	Lightweight	10
144	Manny Muro	Lightweight	10
144	Sarah D’Alelio	Women’s Flywght	10
144	Sergei Kharitonov	Heavyweight	10
152	Heather Hardy	Women’s Flywght	9
153	Anthony Taylor	Featherweight	8
154	Jessica Middleton	Women’s Flywght	7.5
155	Andrew Salas	Featherweight	5
155	Corina Herrera	Women’s Flywght	5
155	Frank Buenafuente	Featherweight	5
155	Kaytlin Neil	Women’s Flywght	5
155	Lisa Blaine	Women’s Flywght	5
160	Emmanuel Rivera	Lightweight	4.5
160	Jonathan Bowman	Featherweight	4.5
160	Luis Jauregui	Lightweight	4.5
163	Sinead Kavanagh	Women’s Fthrwght	4
164	Chris Dempsey	Middleweight	3.5
165	Alec Hooben	Light Heavyweight	0
165	Alex Lopez	Welterweight	0
165	Alice Yauger	Women’s Flywght	0
165	Ana Julaton	Women’s Flywght	0
165	Annalisa Buci	Women’s Fthrwght	0
165	Bobby Brents	Heavyweight	0
165	Brandon Polcare	Bantamweight	0
165	Brittney Elkin	Women’s Fthrwght	0
165	Brooke Mayo	Women’s Flywght	0
165	Bruna Vargas	Women’s Flywght	0
165	Damir Ferhatbegovic	Lightweight	0
165	Dave Marfone	Light Heavyweight	0
165	DeMarcus Simmons	Light Heavyweight	0
165	Dominic Mazzottta	Featherweight	0
165	Elina Kallionidou	Women’s Flywght	0
165	Ethan Goss	Featherweight	0
165	Fedor Emelianenko	Heavyweight	0
165	Francis Healy	Featherweight	0
165	Frank Sforza	Lightweight	0
165	Helen Harper	Women’s Flywght	0
165	Holly Lawson	Women’s Fthrwght	0
165	John Beneduce	Lightweight	0
165	Jose Antonio Perez	Lightweight	0
165	Justin Linn	Lightweight	0
165	Ken Beverly	Lightweight	0
165	Ken Shamrock	Light Heavyweight	0
165	Leonardo Leite	Light Heavyweight	0
165	Marcus Surin	Lightweight	0
165	Matt Denning	Featherweight	0
165	Michael Putnam	Featherweight	0
165	Mike Ortega	Light Heavyweight	0
165	Mike Otwell	Featherweight	0
165	Oli Thompson	Heavyweight	0
165	Ralek Gracie	Light Heavyweight	0
165	Ray Jones	Heavyweight	0
165	Roberta Rovel	Women’s Fthrwght	0
165	Shakir McKillip	Lightweight	0
165	Steve Skrzat	Middleweight	0
165	Timothy Wheeler	Featherweight	0
165	Zak Bucia	Welterweight	0

Check back next Wednesday for our Heavyweight rankings

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Bellator Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Pound for Pound: Nov 8/17

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