UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Featherweights: Apr 15/19

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 Featherweights.

 

*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 last rankings, third column is official UFC ranking from UFC.com)

Stats	Last	UFC		Total
Rank	Rank	Rank
1	1	1	Max Holloway	421
2	2	3	Brian Ortega	297
3	3	2	Jose Aldo	279
4	4	12	Ricardo Lamas	223.5
5	5	4	Frankie Edgar	214
6	6	5	Alexander Volkanovski	195.5
7	7		Chad Mendes	169.5
8	8	13	Yair Rodriguez	122
9	10	15	Darren Elkins	117
10	16	9	Josh Emmett	110
11	11	14	Chan Sung Jung	107
12	12	10	Mirsad Bektic	102
13	13		Andre Fili	101
13	13	6	Renato Moicano	101
15	9	8	Jeremy Stephens	96
16	17		Chas Skelly	80.5
17	19		Gabriel Benitez	74.5
18	20	16	Calvin Kattar	72
19	15		Michael Johnson	71.5
20	32		Dan Ige	64.5
21	21		Arnold Allen	61
22	22		Myles Jury	59.5
23	23	7	Zabit Magomedsharipov	50.5
24	41		Kevin Aguilar	49
25	24		Bobby Moffett	45
26	25		Makwan Amirkhani	42
27	NR		Mike Grundy	40
28	26		Rick Glenn	37
29	27		Shane Burgos	36.5
30	28		Alex Caceres	35.5
31	29	11	Cub Swanson	32.5
31	35		Sodiq Yusuff	32.5
33	30		Enrique Barzola	27.5
33	32		Shane Young	27.5
35	31		Danny Henry	26.5
35	34		Julio Arce	26.5
37	38		Luis Pena	25
38	37		Humberto Bandenay	24
39	35		Jordan Rinaldi	22
40	39		Kron Gracie	20
40	39		Martin Bravo	20
42	46		Bryce Mitchell	14.5
43	41		Kyle Bochniak	10
44	43		Hakeem Dawodu	9.5
45	43		Nad Narimani	8.5
45	43		Sheymon Moraes	8.5
47	46		Chris Fishgold	5
47	46		Geraldo de Freitas	5
47	NR		Grant Dawson	5
50	50		Austin Arnett	4.5
50	46		Steven Peterson	4.5
52	NR		Julian Erosa	3.5
53	53		Anderson dos Santos	0
53	53		Daniel Teymur	0
53	53		Felipe Colares	0
53	53		Jay Cucciniello	0
53	53		Jordan Griffin	0
53	53		Kurt Holobaugh	0
53	53		Matt Bessette	0
53	53		Matt Sayles	0
53	53		Mike Santiago	0
53	53		Suman Mokhtarian	0
53	53		Tyler Diamond	0

 

Check back Friday for our bantamweight rankings

Performance Based Rankings:

Heavyweights
Heavyweights
Light Heavyweights
Middleweights
Welterweights
Lightweights
Bantamweights
Flyweights
Women’s Feather/Bantamweights
Women’s Flyweights
Women’s Strawweights
Pound for Pound

 

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