UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Women’s Flyweights: Nov 1/19

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 Flyweights 

 

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

Stats	Last	UFC		Total
Rank	Rank	Rank
1	1	1	Valentina Shevchenko	276.5
2	5	11	Maycee Barber	106
3	2	13	Montana De La Rosa	68.5
4	3	4	Joanne Calderwood	66
5	4	2	Katlyn Chookagian	64
6	5	16	Paige VanZant	62.5
7	7	3	Jessica Eye	50.5
8	8		Gillian Robertson	40.5
9	9		Mayra Bueno Silva	40
10	10	8	Andrea Lee	34.5
11	11	10	Lauren Murphy	34
12	12		Poliana Botelho	32.5
13	13	6	Jennifer Maia	32
14	27		Ji Yeon Kim	31
15	14		Wu Yanan	27
16	15	9	Roxanne Modafferi	26.5
17	16		Ashlee Evans-Smith	24.5
18	17		Maryna Moroz	23.5
19	19		JJ Aldrich	23
20	18	15	Mara Romero Borella	22
21	20		Rachael Ostovich	20
21	20		Shana Dobson	20
23	22	7	Viviane Araujo	19
24	23	12	Alexis Davis	18.5
25	24	14	Antonina Shevchenko	18
26	25		Polyana Viana	17.5
27	26	5	Liz Carmouche	17
28	30		Molly McCann	13.5
29	28		Lucie Pudilova	10
29	28		Veronica Macedo	10
31	31		Lauren Mueller	7
32	32		Luana Carolina	5
32	32		Miranda Granger	5
32	32		Mizuki Inoue	5
32	32		Sabina Mazo	5
36	36		Nadia Kassem	4
37	37		Ariane Lipski	0
37	NR		Diana Belbita	0
37	37		Hannah Goldy	0
37	37		Kalindra Faria	0
37	37		Priscila Cachoeira	0
37	37		Taila Santos	0

Check back Friday for our women’s strawweight rankings

 

Performance Based Rankings:

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

 

 

 

 

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