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 Flyweights
*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 previous ranking, third column is official UFC ranking from UFC.com)
| Stats | Last | UFC | Total | |
| Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Valentina Shevchenko | 89.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Nicco Montano | 55 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | Paige VanZant | 51 |
| 4 | 8 | 16 | Gillian Robertson | 47.5 |
| 5 | 4 | Joanne Calderwood | 38 | |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | Alexis Davis | 36.5 |
| 7 | 6 | 12 | Ashlee Evans-Smith | 28.5 |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | Liz Carmouche | 25.5 |
| 9 | 8 | Montana De La Rosa | 25 | |
| 9 | 8 | Rachael Ostovich | 25 | |
| 11 | 12 | 10 | Jessica Rose-Clark | 24.5 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | Mara Romero Borella | 22.5 |
| 12 | 13 | Shana Dobson | 22.5 | |
| 14 | 8 | 5 | Lauren Murphy | 22 |
| 15 | 15 | 6 | Katlyn Chookagian | 18 |
| 16 | 16 | 11 | Jessica Eye | 12 |
| 17 | 17 | Ji Yeon Kim | 10 | |
| 17 | 17 | Lauren Mueller | 10 | |
| 17 | NR | 3 | Sijara Eubanks | 10 |
| 20 | NR | 13 | Andrea Lee | 5 |
| 21 | 20 | 8 | Barb Honchak | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | Emily Whitmire | 0 | |
| 21 | 20 | Kalindra Faria | 0 | |
| 21 | 20 | Melinda Fabian | 0 | |
| 21 | NR | Molly McCann | 0 | |
| 21 | 20 | Priscila Cachoeira | 0 | |
| 21 | 20 | 9 | Roxanne Modafferi | 0 |
| 21 | NR | Veronica Macedo | 0 |
Check back Monday for our women’s strawweight rankings
Performance Based Rankings:
Heavyweights
Light Heavyweights
Middleweights
Welterweights
Lightweights
Featherweights
Bantamweights
Flyweights
Women’s Feather/Bantamweights
Women’s Strawweights
Pound for Pound
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