There is constant debate about fighter rankings, which are normally 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, this time for Bellator. We’ll roll out a new weight class every Wednesday. Next up: The Welterweights.
*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 Bellator 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. For fighters who have also fought in the UFC during this time, those performances were counted also)
- Points based on a fighter’s opponent’s Bellator 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
| Stats | Last | Total | |
| Rank | Rank | ||
| 1 | 1 | Douglas Lima | 419 |
| 2 | 2 | Rory MacDonald | 242 |
| 3 | 5 | Lorenz Larkin | 196.5 |
| 4 | 3 | Michael Page | 187 |
| 5 | 3 | Andrey Koreshkov | 148 |
| 6 | 6 | Neiman Gracie | 127.5 |
| 7 | 13 | Logan Storley | 104 |
| 8 | 7 | Yaroslav Amosov | 102.5 |
| 9 | 8 | Ed Ruth | 92.5 |
| 10 | 12 | Paul Daley | 84 |
| 11 | 9 | Kemran Lachinov | 81.5 |
| 12 | NR | Joey Davis | 77.5 |
| 13 | 10 | David Rickels | 75.5 |
| 14 | 11 | Jon Fitch | 70 |
| 15 | 14 | Derek Anderson | 57.5 |
| 16 | 15 | Haim Gozali | 55 |
| 17 | 16 | Vinicius de Jesus | 51.5 |
| 18 | 17 | Kastriot Xhema | 47.5 |
| 18 | 17 | Robson Gracie Jr | 47.5 |
| 20 | NR | Connor Dixon | 43 |
| 21 | 20 | Walter Gahadza | 42.5 |
| 22 | 21 | Erick Silva | 40 |
| 22 | 21 | Oliver Enkamp | 40 |
| 24 | 19 | Guilherme Vasconcelos | 38.5 |
| 25 | 32 | Johnny Cisneros | 32.5 |
| 26 | NR | Ryan Hardy Evans | 30 |
| 27 | 25 | Josh Streacker | 29.5 |
| 27 | 25 | Khonry Gracie | 29.5 |
| 29 | 23 | Abraham Vaesau | 28.5 |
| 29 | 31 | Kiefer Crosbie | 28.5 |
| 31 | 49 | Jon Manley | 27.5 |
| 31 | 28 | Justin Burlinson | 27.5 |
| 33 | 30 | Jackie Gosh | 27 |
| 34 | 39 | Antonio McKee | 25 |
| 34 | 49 | Ian Butler | 25 |
| 34 | NR | Raphael Uchegbu | 25 |
| 34 | 33 | Raymond Daniels | 25 |
| 34 | 24 | Sabah Homasi | 25 |
| 39 | 28 | Ashley Reece | 24.5 |
| 40 | 37 | Thomas Oswald | 23 |
| 41 | 33 | Andrea Fusi | 22.5 |
| 41 | 38 | Giorgio Pietrini | 22.5 |
| 41 | 33 | Jason Jackson | 22.5 |
| 41 | 33 | Richard Kiely | 22.5 |
| 45 | 39 | A.J. Matthews | 19 |
| 46 | NR | E.J. Brooks | 18 |
| 46 | 27 | Ryan Couture | 18 |
| 48 | 40 | James Terry | 14.5 |
| 48 | 41 | Jim Wallhead | 14.5 |
| 50 | 42 | Galore Bofando | 13 |
| 51 | 43 | Joseph Holmes | 10 |
| 51 | NR | Simon Smotritsky | 10 |
| 51 | 49 | Walter Pugliesi | 10 |
| 54 | 44 | Andy Murad | 8.5 |
| 55 | 49 | Constantin Gnusariov | 5 |
| 55 | 46 | John Mercurio | 5 |
| 55 | NR | Kyle Crutchmer | 5 |
| 58 | NR | Demetrius Plaza | 4.5 |
| 58 | 47 | Levi Matan | 4.5 |
| 60 | 48 | Carlo Pedersoli Jr | 4 |
| 61 | 49 | Ion Pascu | 0 |
| 61 | 49 | Justin Roswell | 0 |
| 61 | 49 | Keith McCabe | 0 |
| 61 | 45 | Kiichi Kunimoto | 0 |
| 61 | 49 | Kona Oliveira | 0 |
| 61 | NR | Lewis Long | 0 |
| 61 | 49 | Rodolfo Rocha | 0 |
| 61 | 49 | Ron Becker | 0 |
Check back next Wednesday for our lightweight rankings
Bellator Performance Based Rankings
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Middleweights
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Women’s Featherweights
Women’s Flyweights
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