UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Featherweights: Oct 18/19

 

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

Stats	Last	UFC		Total
Rank	Rank	Rank
1	1	1	Max Holloway	467.5
2	2	3	Brian Ortega	297
3	3	2	Alexander Volkanovski	228.5
4	4	4	Jose Aldo	186
5	5		Ricardo Lamas	178
6	6	11	Josh Emmett	161
7	7	15	Ryan Hall	138.5
8	8	5	Frankie Edgar	137
9	9	8	Yair Rodriguez	120
10	10	12	Calvin Kattar	113.5
11	11	7	Chan Sung Jung	109
12	12		Andre Fili	106
13	13		Darren Elkins	96
14	14	9	Jeremy Stephens	89
15	15	14	Mirsad Bektic	88
16	16	10	Renato Moicano	84.5
17	17		Sodiq Yusuff	79
18	18		Dan Ige	77.5
19	NR		Doo Ho Choi	75
20	19		Gabriel Benitez	64.5
20	NR		Manny Bermudez	64.5
22	20		Chas Skelly	58
23	21		Makwan Amirkhani	56.5
24	22	16	Arnold Allen	53.5
25	23	13	Shane Burgos	51.5
26	24	6	Zabit Magomedsharipov	50.5
27	NR		Ricardo Ramos	45
28	25		Grant Dawson	44.5
29	26		Kevin Aguilar	44
30	27		Bobby Moffett	40
30	27		Mike Grundy	40
32	29		Rick Glenn	37
33	30		Alex Caceres	34
34	31		Hakeem Dawodu	33.5
35	NR		Polo Reyes	31.5
36	54		Kyle Nelson	30
37	36		Cub Swanson	29.5
38	32		Enrique Barzola	28.5
38	33		Julio Arce	28.5
40	34		Shane Young	27.5
41	35		Danny Henry	26.5
42	NR		Brandon Davis	22.5
43	37		Humberto Bandenay	21
44	38		Kron Gracie	18
45	NR		Martin Bravo	17.5
46	39		Bryce Mitchell	14.5
47	40		Gavin Tucker	14
48	52		Steven Peterson	13.5
49	41		Mike Trizano	13
50	42		Kyle Bochniak	10
50	42		Matt Sayles	10
52	NR		Zubaira Tukhugov	9
53	44		Nad Narimani	8.5
54	NR		Charles Rosa	8
55	45		Sheymon Moraes	7.5
56	46		Daniel Teymur	5
56	46		Geraldo de Freitas	5
56	NR		Giga Chikadze	5
56	46		Luiz Garagorri	5
56	46		Movsar Evloev	5
61	50		Chris Fishgold	4.5
62	53		Julian Erosa	3
63	NR		Charles Jourdain	0
63	54		Gilbert Melendez	0
63	54		Jordan Griffin	0
63	NR		Lerone Murphy	0
63	54		Matt Bessette	0
63	54		Seung Woo Choi	0
63	54		Suman Mokhtarian	0
63	54		Sung Bin Jo	0
63	54		Yoshinori Horie	0

 

Check back Monday for our bantamweight rankings

 

Performance Based Rankings:

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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