Bellator Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Pound for Pound: Dec 23/20

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: Pound for Pound.

*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 & 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

Stats	Last			Total
Rank	Rank
1	1	Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire	Lightweight/Featherweight	552.5
2	3	Gegard Mousasi	Middleweight	418
3	4	Vadim Nemkov	Light Heavyweight	403
4	2	Douglas Lima	Welterweight	360.5
5	9	Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino	Women’s Fthr/Bntmwght	350.5
6	5	Ryan Bader	Heavy/Light Heavyweight	336
7	6	Ilima-Lei Macfarlane	Women’s Flyweight	281.5
8	11	Timothy Johnson	Heavyweight	248
9	10	Darrion Caldwell	Featherweight	218.5
10	50	Juliana Velasquez	Women’s Flyweight	217
11	93	Phil Davis	Light Heavyweight	215
12	16	Yaroslav Amosov	Welterweight	214
13	13	Julia Budd	Women’s Fthr/Bntmwght	204
14	31	A.J. McKee	Featherweight	203
15	18	Emmanuel Sanchez	Featherweight	191.5
16	14	Neiman Gracie	Welterweight	190
17	15	John Salter	Middleweight	186
18	16	Brent Primus	Lightweight	174.5
19	19	Juan Archuleta	Bantamweight	169
20	20	Lorenz Larkin	Welterweight	165.5
21	22	Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire	Lightweight	162
22	23	Costello Van Steenis	Middleweight	160.5
23	21	Goiti Yamauchi	Lightweight	158
24	25	Michael Page	Welterweight	148
25	26	Linton Vassell	Heavyweight	146
26	262	Corey Anderson	Light Heavyweight	145
27	27	Cheick Kongo	Heavyweight	138.5
28	262	Anatoly Tokov	Middleweight	136.5
29	32	Fedor Emelianenko	Heavyweight	128
30	24	Benson Henderson	Welterweight	126
31	177	Lyoto Machida	Light Heavyweight	109
32	42	Aaron Pico	Featherweight	108.5
32	41	Jay-Jay Wilson	Featherweight	108.5
34	33	Adam Borics	Featherweight	106
35	37	Denise Kielholtz	Women’s Flyweight	103.5
36	NR	Aviv Gozali	Welterweight	100
37	38	Javy Ayala	Heavyweight	99.5
38	39	Sergio Pettis	Bantamweight	98.5
39	262	Charlie Ward	Middleweight	96
40	NR	Yoel Romero	Light Heavyweight	92
41	43	James Gallagher	Bantamweight	91
41	36	Logan Storley	Welterweight	91
43	67	Steve Mowry	Heavyweight	90
44	55	Leandro Higo	Bantamweight	87.5
45	260	Jordan Young	Light Heavyweight	87
45	57	Raufeon Stots	Bantamweight	87
47	48	Oliver Enkamp	Welterweight	84
48	262	Daniel Carey	Featherweight	81
49	44	Tyrell Fortune	Heavyweight	79.5
50	166	Jason Jackson	Welterweight	78.5
51	52	Adam Piccolotti	Lightweight	77.5
52	59	Charlie Leary	Lightweight	73
53	61	Aiden Lee	Featherweight	72.5
53	61	Rustam Khabilov	Welterweight	72.5
55	52	Taylor Johnson	Middleweight	72
56	NR	Derek Anderson	Welterweight	71
56	54	Henry Corrales	Featherweight	71
56	108	Keri Taylor-Melendez	Women’s Flyweight	71
59	66	Cass Bell	Bantamweight	69.5
60	59	Joey Davis	Welterweight	68
60	64	Romero Cotton	Middleweight	68
62	67	Adam Keresh	Heavyweight	67.5
63	71	Sinead Kavanagh	Women’s Fthr/Bntmwght	66.5
64	NR	Kemran Lachinov	Welterweight	65.5
65	72	Alessio Sakara	Light Heavyweight	65
65	67	Dalton Rosta	Middleweight	65
65	72	Mike Shipman	Middleweight	65
68	28	Andrew Kapel	Middleweight	64
68	75	Fabian Edwards	Middleweight	64
68	45	Julius Anglickas	Light Heavyweight	64
71	78	Weber Almeida	Featherweight	62.5
72	262	Austin Vanderford	Middleweight	62
72	79	Brett Johns	Bantamweight	62
72	79	Tywan Claxton	Featherweight	62
72	79	Valentin Moldavsky	Heavyweight	62
76	64	Arlene Blencowe	Women’s Fthr/Bntmwght	61
77	67	Robson Gracie Jr	Welterweight	60
77	82	Sergei Kharitonov	Heavyweight	60
79	84	Norbert Novenyi	Middleweight	59.5
80	85	Ed Ruth	Middleweight	58.5
81	74	Kevin Ferguson Jr	Lightweight	56.5
82	86	Mandel Nallo	Lightweight	56
83	87	Curtis Millender	Welterweight	55.5
83	NR	Daniel Weichel	Featherweight	55.5
85	88	Alejandra Lara	Women’s Flyweight	55
86	NR	Billy Goff	Welterweight	54.5
87	89	Amanda Bell	Women’s Fthr/Bntmwght	53.5
87	NR	Pedro Carvalho	Featherweight	53.5
89	91	Gaston Bolanos	Featherweight	53
89	91	Veta Arteaga	Women’s Flyweight	53
91	40	Christian Edwards	Middleweight	52
92	94	Alfie Davis	Lightweight	50.5
93	204	Daniele Scatizzi	Lightweight	50
93	NR	Shamil Nikaev	Welterweight	50
95	96	Kate Jackson	Women’s Flyweight	49.5
95	96	Valerie Loureda	Women’s Flyweight	49.5
97	99	Sidney Outlaw	Lightweight	49
98	100	Brian Moore	Featherweight	48
99	101	Blaine O’Driscoll (flyweight)	Bantamweight	47.5
99	262	Cody Law	Featherweight	47.5
99	101	Dillon Danis	Middleweight	47.5
99	101	Jake Hager	Heavyweight	47.5
99	101	Leah McCourt	Women’s Fthr/Bntmwght	47.5
99	101	Raymond Daniels	Welterweight	47.5
105	108	Nicolo Solli	Lightweight	47
106	35	Melvin Manhoef	Light Heavyweight	46
107	NR	Vinicius de Jesus	Middleweight	45.5
108	123	Lucas Brennan	Featherweight	44
109	111	Matt Mitrione	Heavyweight	43
110	113	Keoni Diggs	Lightweight	42.5
110	113	Tim Caron	Middleweight	42.5
112	262	Saad Awad	Lightweight	41.5
113	262	Grant Neal	Light Heavyweight	41
113	132	Jeremy Kennedy	Featherweight	41
115	116	Jon Tuck	Lightweight	40
115	NR	Kastriot Xhema	Welterweight	40
117	89	Brandon Girtz	Featherweight	39
117	119	Chris Duncan	Lightweight	39
119	120	Guilherme Vasconcelos	Welterweight	38.5
119	120	Joshua Jones	Lightweight	38.5
119	120	Patchy Mix	Bantamweight	38.5
119	126	Sabah Homasi	Welterweight	38.5
123	123	George Hardwick	Lightweight	38
124	127	Christopher Gonzalez	Lightweight	36.5
124	127	Kent Kauppinen	Middleweight	36.5
124	127	Leslie Smith	Women’s Fthr/Bntmwght	36.5
127	110	Georgi Karakhanyan	Lightweight	36
127	116	Killys Mota	Welterweight	36
127	130	Nick Newell	Lightweight	36
130	135	Josh Hill	Bantamweight	34.5
131	123	Devin Powell	Lightweight	34
131	136	Lewis Long	Welterweight	34
131	136	Simon Smotritsky	Welterweight	34
134	58	Ciaran Clarke	Featherweight	33.5
134	139	Danni Neilan	Women’s Flyweight	33.5
134	139	Richie Smullen	Featherweight	33.5
137	133	Liz Carmouche	Women’s Flyweight	32.5
137	142	Walter Gahadza	Welterweight	32.5
137	142	Will Fleury	Middleweight	32.5
140	145	Chris Bungard	Lightweight	32
140	145	Jake Smith	Welterweight	32
140	145	John Teixeira	Featherweight	32
140	184	Johnny Eblen	Middleweight	32
140	150	Jornel Lugo	Bantamweight	32
145	149	Akonne Wanliss	Lightweight	30.5
146	156	Cat Zingano	Women’s Fthr/Bntmwght	29
146	156	Dylan Logan	Featherweight	29
146	242	Lee Chadwick	Light Heavyweight	29
146	156	Myles Jury	Lightweight	29
146	156	Saul Rogers	Featherweight	29
151	162	Ilias Bulaid	Featherweight	27.5
151	162	Raphael Uchegbu	Welterweight	27.5
153	166	Aaron McKenzie	Lightweight	27
153	150	Alex Polizzi	Light Heavyweight	27
153	139	Chris Hatley	Featherweight	27
153	166	Diego Herzog	Middleweight	27
153	NR	Emilee King	Women’s Flyweight	27
153	166	Gavin Hughes	Lightweight	27
153	166	Moses Murrietta	Welterweight	27
153	166	Taylor Turner	Women’s Flyweight	27
161	101	Chuck Campbell	Light Heavyweight	26.5
161	153	Khonry Gracie	Welterweight	26.5
162	176	Kiefer Crosbie	Welterweight	26
163	177	Antonio McKee	Welterweight	25
163	177	Asael Adjoudj	Featherweight	25
163	177	Gokhan Saricam	Heavyweight	25
163	177	Ivan Batich	Middleweight	25
163	156	Luke Trainer	Light Heavyweight	25
169	184	Tyree Fortune	Light Heavyweight	24.5
170	186	Talita Nogueira	Women’s Fthr/Bntmwght	24
171	197	Janay Harding	Women’s Fthr/Bntmwght	23
172	188	Ava Knight	Women’s Flyweight	22.5
172	188	Cal Ellenor	Bantamweight	22.5
172	188	David Pacheco	Welterweight	22.5
172	188	Domingos Barros	Heavyweight	22.5
172	188	Gabriel Varga	Featherweight	22.5
172	188	Yannick Bahati	Light Heavyweight	22.5
178	194	Jordan Mein	Welterweight	22
178	205	Manny Muro	Lightweight	22
180	195	Nainoa Dung	Lightweight	21.5
181	187	Keith Lee	Bantamweight	20.5
182	198	Arunas Andriuskevicus	Light Heavyweight	20
182	198	Chris Avila	Lightweight	20
182	198	Dominique Wooding	Featherweight	20
182	198	Frans Mlambo	Bantamweight	20
182	NR	Justin Sumter	Middleweight	20
182	NR	Roman Faraldo	Welterweight	20
182	198	Vitaly Minakov	Heavyweight	20
189	148	Erik Perez	Bantamweight	19.5
190	205	Davion Franklin	Heavyweight	19
191	207	Pietro Penini	Middleweight	18
191	207	Stefano Paterno	Welterweight	18
193	NR	Matt Bessette	Featherweight	17.5
194	212	Aaron Chalmers	Welterweight	16
194	207	Mark Lemminger	Welterweight	16
194	212	Nathan Rose	Featherweight	16
194	212	Terry Brazier	Lightweight	16
198	215	Bruna Ellen	Women’s Flyweight	14.5
198	215	Dustin Barca	Lightweight	14.5
200	215	Kyle Crutchmer	Welterweight	13
200	218	Paul Redmond	Lightweight	13
202	219	Anthony Taylor	Lightweight	12
202	219	Jeremy Petley	Featherweight	12
204	NR	Albert Gonzales	Welterweight	10
204	222	Kevin Croom	Featherweight	10
204	222	Kirill Sidelnikov	Heavyweight	10
204	221	Pat Casey	Welterweight	10
204	222	Peter Queally	Lightweight	10
204	222	Ras Hylton	Heavyweight	10
204	262	Sumiko Inaba	Women’s Flyweight	10
204	222	Tim Wilde	Lightweight	10
204	222	Yves Landu	Lightweight	10
213	230	Constantin Gnusariov	Welterweight	9.5
213	230	Kevin Fryer	Middleweight	9.5
215	234	Gabby Holloway	Women’s Fthr/Bntmwght	9
215	234	Kane Mousah	Lightweight	9
215	234	Kyle Kurtz	Middleweight	9
215	222	Ty Gwerder	Middleweight	9
219	237	Bec Rawlings	Women’s Flyweight	8.5
219	230	Joseph Creer	Middleweight	8.5
219	237	Vladimir Tokov	Lightweight	8.5
222	239	Shinsho Anzai	Welterweight	8
223	242	Alan Benson	Middleweight	5
223	242	Alan Omer	Welterweight	5
223	NR	Ali Zebian	Lightweight	5
223	242	Andrew Fisher	Featherweight	5
223	242	Chiara Penco	Women’s Flyweight	5
223	NR	Jaleel Willis	Welterweight	5
223	NR	Jaylon Bates	Bantamweight	5
223	262	Karl Moore	Light Heavyweight	5
223	142	Lucie Bertaud	Women’s Flyweight	5
223	NR	Magomed Magomedov	Bantamweight	5
223	242	Mandy Bohm	Women’s Flyweight	5
223	242	Philip Mulpeter	Lightweight	5
223	242	Ryan Roddy	Lightweight	5
223	242	Soren Bak	Lightweight	5
237	NR	Andrew Salas	Featherweight	4.5
237	254	Andy Murad	Welterweight	4.5
237	254	Harry Hardwick	Featherweight	4.5
237	254	Ilara Joanne	Women’s Flyweight	4.5
237	NR	John de Jesus	Featherweight	4.5
242	254	Jessica Miele	Women’s Fthr/Bntmwght	4
243	260	Carlo Pedersoli Jr	Welterweight	3.5
243	207	James Mulheron	Light Heavyweight	3.5
245	262	Alessandro Botti	Lightweight	0
245	166	Andy Manzolo	Middleweight	0
245	262	Arbi Mezhidov	Featherweight	0
245	262	Asael Adjoudj	Lightweight	0
245	262	Ashleigh Grimshaw	Featherweight	0
245	262	Azunna Anyanwu	Heavyweight	0
245	NR	Bobby Lee	Welterweight	0
245	NR	Bobby Voelker	Welterweight	0
245	262	Brandon Bender	Lightweight	0
245	262	Brandon Pieper	Lightweight	0
245	NR	Bryce Logan	Lightweight	0
245	101	Bryson Bolohao	Middleweight	0
245	262	Chris Cisneros	Welterweight	0
245	175	Claude Wilcox	Light Heavyweight	0
245	262	Daniel Crawford	Lightweight	0
245	262	DeAnna Bennett	Women’s Flyweight	0
245	262	Dominic Clark	Lightweight	0
245	NR	Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	Light Heavyweight	0
245	30	Ederson Macedo	Light Heavyweight	0
245	262	Elina Kallionidou	Women’s Flyweight	0
245	NR	Erick Sanchez	Featherweight	0
245	262	Evan Gubera	Middleweight	0
245	262	Fabio Aguiar	Middleweight	0
245	262	Giovanni Melillo	Welterweight	0
245	262	Grachik Bozinyan	Middleweight	0
245	262	Hamza Salim	Middleweight	0
245	262	Hesdy Gerges	Heavyweight	0
245	262	Iamik Furtado	Lightweight	0
245	262	J.W. Kiser	Heavyweight	0
245	262	Jamese Taylor	Featherweight	0
245	NR	Jason Markland	Light Heavyweight	0
245	NR	Jessica Ruiz	Women’s Flyweight	0
245	262	Justin Moore	Middleweight	0
245	NR	Kana Watanabe	Women’s Flyweight	0
245	82	Karl Albrektsson	Light Heavyweight	0
245	262	Katharina Lehner	Women’s Fthr/Bntmwght	0
245	262	Kiichi Kunimoto	Welterweight	0
245	262	Kywan Gracie	Welterweight	0
245	262	Lucas Borges	Middleweight	0
245	262	Mario Navarro	Featherweight	0
245	NR	Matheus Mattos	Bantamweight	0
245	262	Ranjeet Baria	Featherweight	0
245	262	Ronny Markes	Heavyweight	0
245	262	Ross Houston	Welterweight	0
245	262	Ryan Scope	Lightweight	0
245	NR	Said Sowma	Heavyweight	0
245	262	Scott Futrell	Welterweight	0
245	NR	Shawn Teed	Heavyweight	0
245	262	Simone D’Anna	Featherweight	0
245	262	Vladyslav Parubchenko	Featherweight	0

Check back next Wednesday for our Heavyweight rankings

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