Bellator Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Pound for Pound: Mar 28/18

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	Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire	Featherweights	362
2	Ryan Bader	Light Heavyweights	356.5
3	Douglas Lima	Welterweights	343
4	Darrion Caldwell	Bantamweights	335
5	Michael Chandler	Lightweights	322
6	Gegard Mousasi	Middleweights	318
7	Andrey Koreshkov	Welterweights	302
8	Rafael Carvalho	Middleweights	300
9	Eduardo Dantas	Bantamweights	272.5
10	Rory MacDonald	Welterweights	267
11	Phil Davis	Light Heavyweights	246
11	Brent Primus	Lightweights	246
13	Alexander Shlemenko	Middleweights	235
14	Liam McGeary	Light Heavyweights	204.5
15	Daniel Straus	Featherweights	201.5
16	Linton Vassell	Light Heavyweights	194.5
17	Ilima-Lei Macfarlane	Women’s Flyweights	190.5
18	Lorenz Larkin	Welterweights	179
19	Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal	Heavyweights	177.5
20	Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire	Lightweights	172
21	Pat Curran	Featherweights	164.5
22	Daniel Weichel	Featherweights	160.5
23	Benson Henderson	Lightweights	152
24	John Salter	Middleweights	148
25	Emmanuel Sanchez	Featherweights	144.5
26	Joe Taimanglo	Bantamweights	144
27	David Rickels	Lightweights	118
28	Vadim Nemkov	Light Heavyweights	117
29	Cheick Kongo	Heavyweights	116
30	Chael Sonnen	Heavyweights	113.5
31	Goiti Yamauchi	Lightweights	112.5
32	A.J. McKee	Featherweights	112
33	Matt Mitrione	Heavyweights	110.5
34	Michael Page	Welterweights	108
35	Saad Awad	Lightweights	107.5
36	Joe Warren	Bantamweights	104
37	Paul Daley	Welterweights	103
38	Chidi Njokuani	Middleweights	101
39	Julia Budd	Women’s Featherweights	96.5
40	Derek Campos	Lightweights	93
41	Rafael Lovato Jr	Middleweights	92.5
42	Augusto Sakai	Heavyweights	90.5
43	Javy Ayala	Heavyweights	87.5
44	Ed Ruth	Middleweights	85
45	Adam Piccolotti	Lightweights	82.5
46	Chris Honeycutt	Middleweights	80
47	Jordan Young	Middleweights	77
48	Brandon Girtz	Lightweights	75.5
48	Derek Anderson	Lightweights	75.5
50	Mauricio Alonso	Middleweights	70
51	James Gallagher	Featherweights	68.5
51	Ricky Rainey	Welterweights	68.5
53	J.J. Okanovich	Lightweights	66
54	Alex Huddleston	Heavyweights	65
55	Gregory Babene	Middleweights	63
56	Wanderlei Silva	Light Heavyweights	62.5
57	Brennan Ward	Welterweights	61.5
58	Michael McDonald	Bantamweights	61
59	Roy Nelson	Heavyweights	58.5
60	Neiman Gracie	Welterweights	56.5
61	Justin Patterson	Welterweights	56
62	Dean Hancock	Lightweights	55
63	Melvin Manhoef	Middleweights	54
63	Josh Koscheck	Welterweights	54
65	Ryan Quinn	Lightweights	53.5
66	Tywan Claxton	Featherweights	52
67	Emily Ducote	Women’s Flyweights	51.5
68	Sam Sicilia	Featherweights	50.5
68	Guilherme Vasconcelos	Welterweights	50.5
70	Fernando Gonzalez	Welterweights	49.5
71	Joaquin Buckley	Welterweights	49
72	Frank Mir	Heavyweights	48
72	Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson	Heavyweights	48
74	Aaron Pico	Featherweights	47.5
74	Kevin Ferguson Jr	Welterweights	47.5
74	Olga Rubin	Women’s Featherweights	47.5
77	Tyrell Fortune	Heavyweights	47
77	Kristina Williams	Women’s Flyweights	47
79	Daniel Pineda	Featherweights	45.5
80	Carrington Banks	Lightweights	43
81	Johnny Marigo	Bantamweights	42.5
81	Noad Lahat	Featherweights	42.5
81	Andre Fialho	Welterweights	42.5
84	Jake Smith	Lightweights	40
84	Marcus Surin	Lightweights	40
84	A.J. Matthews	Middleweights	40
84	Haim Gozali	Welterweights	40
84	Matt Secor	Welterweights	40
89	Justin Lawrence	Featherweights	38.5
90	Joey Davis	Welterweights	38
91	Jordan Howard	Bantamweights	36
91	Henry Corrales	Featherweights	36
93	Philip De Fries	Heavyweights	34.5
93	Chance Rencountre	Welterweights	34.5
95	Anastasia Yankova	Women’s Flyweights	34
96	Justin Wren	Heavyweights	33.5
97	Hisaki Kato	Middleweights	32.5
98	Ryan Couture	Welterweights	32
99	Jarod Trice	Light Heavyweights	31.5
100	Chinzo Machida	Featherweights	30.5
100	Alessio Sakara	Middleweights	30.5
102	Talita Nogueira	Women’s Featherweights	30
102	Alejandra Lara	Women’s Flyweights	30
104	Don Shainis	Featherweights	29.5
104	Romero Cotton	Middleweights	29.5
106	Sinead Kavanagh	Women’s Featherweights	28.5
107	Logan Storley	Welterweights	27.5
108	Leandro Higo	Bantamweights	27
109	Lena Ovchynnikova	Women’s Flyweights	26.5
110	Veta Arteaga	Women’s Flyweights	26
111	Dominic Mazzotta	Bantamweights	25
111	Mike Kimbel	Bantamweights	25
111	Gaston Bolanos	Featherweights	25
111	Mike Trizano	Featherweights	25
111	Natanial Parisi	Featherweights	25
111	Scott Clymer	Featherweights	25
111	Aaron Webb	Featherweights	25
111	Ernest James	Heavyweights	25
111	Teagan Dooley	Light Heavyweights	25
111	Mandel Nallo	Lightweights	25
111	Costello Van Steenis	Middleweights	25
111	Mohammad Yahya	Welterweights	25
111	Denise Kielholtz	Women’s Flyweights	25
111	Juliana Velasquez	Women’s Flyweights	25
111	Katy Collins	Women’s Flyweights	25
111	Ky Bennett	Women’s Flyweights	25
127	Joe Schilling	Middleweights	24
128	Blair Tugman	Featherweights	23
129	Almog Shay	Bantamweights	22.5
129	Justin Tenedora	Bantamweights	22.5
129	Cris Williams	Featherweights	22.5
129	Brian Moore	Featherweights	22.5
129	Mihail Nica	Lightweights	22.5
129	Zach Freeman	Lightweights	22.5
129	Teagan Dooley	Middleweights	22.5
129	Vinicius de Jesus	Welterweights	22.5
129	Amanda Bell	Women’s Featherweights	22.5
129	Colleen Schneider	Women’s Flyweights	22.5
129	Kate Jackson	Women’s Flyweights	22.5
140	Arlene Blencowe	Women’s Featherweights	20.5
140	Valerie Letourneau	Women’s Flyweights	20.5
142	Matt Lozano	Bantamweights	20
143	Brandon Phillips	Bantamweights	18
144	John Teixeira	Featherweights	15.5
145	Bruna Ellen	Women’s Flyweights	14.5
146	Heather Hardy	Women’s Flyweights	13
146	Jaimelene Nievera	Women’s Flyweights	13
148	Adam Borics	Featherweights	10
148	Sergei Kharitonov	Heavyweights	10
148	Jose Campos	Welterweights	10
151	Jeremy Petley	Lightweights	9.5
152	Brian Grimmell	Welterweights	9
153	J.J. Ambrose	Lightweights	8
154	Jessica Middleton	Women’s Flyweights	6.5
155	Andrew Salas	Featherweights	5
155	Frank Buenafuente	Featherweights	5
155	Kester Mark	Featherweights	5
155	Juan Archuleta	Featherweights	5
155	Levi Matan	Welterweights	5
155	Shimon Gosh	Welterweights	5
155	Corina Herrera	Women’s Flyweights	5
155	Kaytlin Neil	Women’s Flyweights	5
155	Lisa Blaine	Women’s Flyweights	5
155	Stephanie Geltmacher	Women’s Flyweights	5
165	Jonathan Bowman	Featherweights	4.5
165	Emmanuel Rivera	Lightweights	4.5
165	Luis Jauregui	Lightweights	4.5
165	Rebecca Ruth	Women’s Flyweights	4.5
169	Brandon Polcare	Bantamweights	0
169	Jose Antonio Perez	Featherweights	0
169	William Joplin	Featherweights	0
169	Thomas Lopez	Featherweights	0
169	Fedor Emelianenko	Heavyweights	0
169	Leonardo Leite	Light Heavyweights	0
169	Ian Butler	Welterweights	0
169	Kemmyelle Haley	Welterweights	0
169	Khonry Gracie	Welterweights	0
169	Zak Bucia	Welterweights	0
169	Roberta Paim	Women’s Featherweights	0
169	Alice Yauger	Women’s Flyweights	0
169	Brooke Mayo	Women’s Flyweights	0
169	Bruna Vargas	Women’s Flyweights	0
169	Elina Kallionidou	Women’s Flyweights	0
169	Helen Harper	Women’s Flyweights	0
169	Na Liang	Women’s Flyweights	0

Check back next Wednesday for our Heavyweight rankings

Bellator Performance Based Rankings

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Bellator Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Pound for Pound: Mar 28/18

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