UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Women’s Flyweights: July 24/20

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	350.5
2	2	11	Maycee Barber	94.5
3	11		Amanda Ribas	71.5
4	3	3	Cynthia Calvillo	68
5	5	13	Montana De La Rosa	65
6	4	4	Joanne Calderwood	64
7	6	5	Lauren Murphy	60
8	8	2	Katlyn Chookagian	58
9	7	6	Jessica Eye	53.5
10	12		Gillian Robertson	49
11	9	8	Roxanne Modafferi	46.5
12	10		Paige VanZant	44
13	NR		Emily Whitmire	40
14	13		Mayra Bueno Silva	36
15	34		Ariane Lipski	34.5
16	14	15	Ji Yeon Kim	31
17	15	10	Andrea Lee	30.5
18	16	7	Jennifer Maia	28.5
19	17		Wu Yanan	27
20	18		Ashlee Evans-Smith	24.5
20	18		Sabina Mazo	24.5
22	21		JJ Aldrich	20
22	21		Maryna Moroz	20
22	38		Taila Santos	20
25	18		Cortney Casey	19.5
26	NR		Polyana Viana	17.5
26	23		Shana Dobson	17.5
28	24	9	Viviane Araujo	17
29	25	14	Antonina Shevchenko	16
29	25		Mara Romero Borella	16
31	28		Alexa Grasso	12
31	27	16	Molly McCann	12
33	29		Justine Kish	11.5
34	NR		Liana Jojua	10
34	NR		Mariya Agapova	10
34	30		Priscila Cachoeira	10
37	31		Lucie Pudilova	8.5
38	33	12	Alexis Davis	6.5
38	32		Hannah Cifers	6.5
40	34		Miranda Granger	5
41	34		Luana Carolina	4.5
42	37		Nadia Kassem	4
43	38		Diana Belbita	0

 

Check back Monday 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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