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
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- 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)
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- No points awarded for a loss
(first column performance based ranking, second column is official UFC ranking from UFC.com)
Stats | Last | UFC | Total | |
Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
1 | 1 | 1 | Rose Namajunas | 338 |
2 | 2 | 2 | Jessica Andrade | 144 |
3 | 3 | 4 | Tatiana Suarez | 86 |
4 | 4 | 12 | Cynthia Calvillo | 73 |
5 | 5 | 10 | Michelle Waterson | 69.5 |
6 | 6 | 11 | Carla Esparza | 65.5 |
7 | 7 | 7 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | 55.5 |
8 | 8 | 6 | Claudia Gadelha | 52 |
9 | 27 | Emily Whitmire | 44.5 | |
10 | 22 | 8 | Weili Zhang | 43 |
11 | 10 | 13 | Felice Herrig | 36.5 |
12 | 11 | 4 | Nina Ansaroff | 32 |
13 | 9 | 9 | Tecia Torres | 31.5 |
14 | 12 | Poliana Botelho | 31 | |
15 | 13 | Mackenzie Dern | 29.5 | |
16 | NR | Aleksandra Albu | 24.5 | |
17 | 15 | Amanda Cooper | 23 | |
18 | 17 | Maryna Moroz | 22.5 | |
19 | 17 | Polyana Viana | 20 | |
20 | 17 | 14 | Cortney Casey | 18.5 |
21 | 20 | Yan Xiaonan | 18 | |
22 | 21 | 16 | Randa Markos | 17 |
23 | 23 | Angela Hill | 14 | |
24 | 27 | Livia Renata Souza | 9.5 | |
25 | 26 | Alex Chambers | 7 | |
26 | 27 | Ashley Yoder | 5 | |
26 | 33 | Hannah Cifers | 5 | |
28 | 30 | Jessica Aguilar | 4.5 | |
29 | 31 | 15 | Alexa Grasso | 4 |
29 | 31 | Syuri Kondo | 4 | |
31 | NR | Jessica Penne | 3.5 | |
32 | 33 | Jodie Esquibel | 0 | |
32 | 33 | Marina Rodriguez | 0 | |
32 | NR | Sarah Frota | 0 |
Check back Friday for our Pound for Pound Rankings
Performance Based Rankings:
Heavyweights
Light Heavyweights
Middleweights
Welterweights
Lightweights
Featherweights
Bantamweights
Flyweights
Women’s Feather/Bantamweights
Women’s Flyweights
Pound for Pound
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