UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Women's Flyweights: Dec 14/18

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	2	1	Valentina Shevchenko	198.5
2	1	7	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	178
3	11	2	Jessica Eye	58
4	5	12	Joanne Calderwood	53
5	6	16	Montana De La Rosa	52.5
6	7		Paige VanZant	51
7	3	4	Katlyn Chookagian	50
8	8		Gillian Robertson	42.5
9	9		Mayra Bueno Silva	40
10	10	5	Alexis Davis	31
11	NR		Wu Yanan	30
12	12	11	Ashlee Evans-Smith	28.5
13	13	6	Liz Carmouche	26.5
14	15	13	Mara Romero Borella	22.5
14	15		Rachael Ostovich	22.5
14	14	8	Roxanne Modafferi	22.5
14	15		Shana Dobson	22.5
18	18	10	Jessica-Rose Clark	22
18	18	9	Lauren Murphy	22
20	21		Sijara Eubanks	14
21	NR		Lucie Pudilova	13
22	20		Ji Yeon Kim	12.5
23	NR		Antonina Shevchenko	10
24	21		Lauren Mueller	9
25	23	14	Andrea Lee	5
26	NR		Jessica Penne	3.5
27	24		Barb Honchak	0
27	24	15	Jennifer Maia	0
27	24		Kalindra Faria	0
27	24		Melinda Fabian	0
27	24		Molly McCann	0
27	24		Priscila Cachoeira	0
27	24		Veronica Macedo	0