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 | 1 | Valentina Shevchenko | 235.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | 178 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Montana De La Rosa | 77 |
| 4 | 7 | 3 | Katlyn Chookagian | 64 |
| 5 | NR | 14 | Maycee Barber | 62.5 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | Paige VanZant | 62.5 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Jessica Eye | 50.5 |
| 8 | 6 | 7 | Joanne Calderwood | 43.5 |
| 9 | 8 | Gillian Robertson | 42.5 | |
| 10 | 9 | Mayra Bueno Silva | 40 | |
| 11 | NR | 16 | Poliana Botelho | 32.5 |
| 12 | 25 | 10 | Jennifer Maia | 30 |
| 12 | 15 | 6 | Roxanne Modafferi | 30 |
| 12 | 11 | Wu Yanan | 30 | |
| 15 | 13 | 13 | Mara Romero Borella | 25 |
| 16 | 14 | Ashlee Evans-Smith | 24.5 | |
| 17 | NR | Maryna Moroz | 23.5 | |
| 18 | 10 | 8 | Alexis Davis | 22.5 |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | Lauren Murphy | 22 |
| 20 | NR | JJ Aldrich | 20.5 | |
| 21 | 18 | Rachael Ostovich | 20 | |
| 22 | 12 | 4 | Liz Carmouche | 19.5 |
| 23 | 19 | Ji Yeon Kim | 12.5 | |
| 24 | 20 | Lucie Pudilova | 11.5 | |
| 25 | 22 | 11 | Andrea Lee | 9.5 |
| 26 | 21 | Antonina Shevchenko | 9 | |
| 27 | 23 | Lauren Mueller | 8 | |
| 28 | NR | Luana Carolina | 5 | |
| 28 | 25 | Molly McCann | 5 | |
| 30 | 24 | Nadia Kassem | 4.5 | |
| 31 | 25 | Ariane Lipski | 0 | |
| 31 | 25 | Kalindra Faria | 0 | |
| 31 | 25 | Melinda Fabian | 0 | |
| 31 | 25 | Priscila Cachoeira | 0 | |
| 31 | NR | Sabina Mazo | 0 | |
| 31 | 25 | Taila Santos | 0 | |
| 31 | 25 | Veronica Macedo | 0 |
Check back Friday for our women’s strawweight rankings
Performance Based Rankings:
Heavyweights
Light Heavyweights
Middleweights
Welterweights
Lightweights
Featherweights
Bantamwweights
Women’s Flyweights
Flyweights
Women’s Feather/Bantamweights
Pound for Pound
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