UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Women’s Strawweights: Apr 29/19

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 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 

• • 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 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	5	8	Michelle Waterson	80
5	4	12	Cynthia Calvillo	73
6	6	10	Carla Esparza	57
7	8	6	Claudia Gadelha	52
8	7	11	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	47.5
9	9		Emily Whitmire	44.5
10	10	7	Weili Zhang	43
11	11	13	Felice Herrig	36.5
12	12	5	Nina Ansaroff	32
13	13	9	Tecia Torres	31.5
14	15		Mackenzie Dern	29.5
15	16		Aleksandra Albu	24.5
16	17		Amanda Cooper	23
17	19		Polyana Viana	20
18	22	15	Randa Markos	19
19	20	16	Cortney Casey	18.5
20	21		Yan Xiaonan	18
21	23		Angela Hill	15
22	24		Livia Renata Souza	9.5
23	25		Alex Chambers	7
24	26		Ashley Yoder	5
24	26		Hannah Cifers	5
24	32		Marina Rodriguez	5
27	29	14	Alexa Grasso	4
27	28		Jessica Aguilar	4
27	29		Syuri Kondo	4
30	31		Jessica Penne	3.5
31	32		Jodie Esquibel	0
31	32		Sarah Frota	0
31	NR		Virna Jandiroba	0

 

Check back Friday for our Pound for Pound Rankings

Performance Based Rankings:

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

 

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