UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Women’s Strawweights: Sept 13/19

 

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 five year time limit, so if they have fought less than 10 times in past five 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	3	Rose Namajunas	297
2	2	2	Jessica Andrade	195
3	3	6	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	178
4	9	1	Weili Zhang	168.5
5	4	4	Tatiana Suarez	96
6	5	8	Michelle Waterson	80
7	6	12	Cynthia Calvillo	73
8	7	9	Carla Esparza	57
9	8	7	Claudia Gadelha	49
10	10		Emily Whitmire	40
11	11	15	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	39.5
12	12	13	Felice Herrig	36.5
13	14		Amanda Ribas	30
14	NR		Mackenzie Dern	29.5
15	15	5	Nina Ansaroff	28.5
16	13	14	Tecia Torres	25
17	16		Aleksandra Albu	24.5
17	27	11	Marina Rodriguez	24.5
19	17		Xiaonan Yan	21
20	18		Brianna Van Buren	20
21	20	16	Cortney Casey	18.5
22	21		Randa Markos	15.5
23	22	10	Alexa Grasso	13.5
24	23		Angela Hill	12.5
25	24		Ashley Yoder	9.5
25	27		Hannah Cifers	9.5
27	25		Livia Renata Souza	8.5
28	26		Alex Chambers	7
29	29		Jessica Penne	3.5
29	29		Syuri Kondo	3.5
31	31		Jodie Esquibel	0
31	31		Virna Jandiroba	0

 

Check back a week from Monday 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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