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 | Alexander Volkanovski | 453 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Max Holloway | 320.5 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Brian Ortega | 285 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | Josh Emmett | 190.5 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Chan Sung Jung | 156 |
| 6 | 6 | Song Yadong | 154.5 | |
| 7 | 8 | Jimmie Rivera | 130 | |
| 8 | 9 | 7 | Calvin Kattar | 117.5 |
| 9 | 11 | Cody Stamann | 97 | |
| 10 | 14 | 11 | Sodiq Yusuff | 95.5 |
| 11 | 16 | 16 | Edson Barboza | 93 |
| 12 | 15 | Nik Lentz | 91.5 | |
| 12 | 17 | 13 | Shane Burgos | 91.5 |
| 14 | 18 | 12 | Dan Ige | 86.5 |
| 15 | 19 | 10 | Arnold Allen | 84 |
| 16 | 20 | 4 | Zabit Magomedsharipov | 73.5 |
| 17 | 21 | Darren Elkins | 73 | |
| 18 | 22 | Hakeem Dawodu | 69.5 | |
| 19 | 37 | Gavin Tucker | 68 | |
| 19 | 23 | Grant Dawson | 68 | |
| 21 | 24 | Andre Fili | 66.5 | |
| 22 | 25 | Mirsad Bektic | 62.5 | |
| 23 | 26 | 15 | Bryce Mitchell | 60 |
| 23 | 26 | Lerone Murphy | 60 | |
| 23 | 26 | Ricardo Ramos | 60 | |
| 26 | 30 | Herbert Burns | 56 | |
| 27 | 31 | Jonathan Martinez | 54 | |
| 28 | 32 | Giga Chikadze | 53.5 | |
| 29 | 33 | 9 | Jeremy Stephens | 52 |
| 30 | 34 | Makwan Amirkhani | 51 | |
| 31 | 35 | Movsar Evloev | 50 | |
| 32 | 47 | Cub Swanson | 48 | |
| 32 | 45 | Ilia Topuria | 48 | |
| 34 | 36 | Damon Jackson | 40.5 | |
| 35 | NR | Charles Rosa | 40 | |
| 35 | 38 | Nate Landwehr | 40 | |
| 37 | 38 | Daniel Pineda | 36 | |
| 37 | 40 | Mike Grundy | 36 | |
| 39 | 41 | Alex Caceres | 34 | |
| 40 | 41 | Billy Quarantillo | 30 | |
| 40 | 81 | Jonathan Pearce | 30 | |
| 40 | 43 | Julian Erosa | 30 | |
| 40 | 45 | L’udovit Klein | 30 | |
| 44 | 48 | Mads Burnell | 29 | |
| 45 | 49 | Charles Jourdain | 27 | |
| 45 | 49 | Kyle Nelson | 27 | |
| 45 | 44 | Zubaira Tukhugov | 27 | |
| 48 | 51 | Darrick Minner | 25 | |
| 48 | 51 | Douglas Silva de Andrade | 25 | |
| 48 | 51 | Julio Arce | 25 | |
| 51 | 54 | Shane Young | 24.5 | |
| 52 | 55 | Danny Henry | 23.5 | |
| 53 | 56 | Jordan Griffin | 22.5 | |
| 54 | 58 | Omar Morales | 22 | |
| 55 | 59 | Jared Gordon | 21.5 | |
| 56 | 56 | Spike Carlyle | 20 | |
| 57 | 60 | Kron Gracie | 18 | |
| 58 | 61 | Thomas Almeida | 17.5 | |
| 59 | 74 | Chase Hooper | 14 | |
| 60 | 62 | Steven Peterson | 13.5 | |
| 61 | 63 | Mike Trizano | 13 | |
| 62 | 64 | Youssef Zalal | 12 | |
| 63 | 65 | Mike Davis | 10 | |
| 64 | 66 | Matt Sayles | 9 | |
| 65 | 67 | Nad Narimani | 7.5 | |
| 65 | 67 | Sheymon Moraes | 7.5 | |
| 67 | 81 | Bill Algeo | 5 | |
| 67 | 69 | Daniel Chavez | 5 | |
| 67 | 69 | Jamall Emmers | 5 | |
| 67 | 69 | Seung Woo Choi | 5 | |
| 71 | 74 | Daniel Teymur | 4.5 | |
| 71 | 69 | Kai Kamaka III | 4.5 | |
| 71 | 74 | Sean Woodson | 4.5 | |
| 74 | 78 | Chris Fishgold | 4 | |
| 75 | 80 | Vince Morales | 3.5 | |
| 76 | 81 | Austin Lingo | 0 | |
| 76 | 81 | Jacob Kilburn | 0 | |
| 76 | 81 | Jamey Simmons | 0 | |
| 76 | 81 | Jonny Munoz | 0 | |
| 76 | 81 | Joshua Culibao | 0 | |
| 76 | 81 | Peter Barrett | 0 | |
| 76 | 81 | Ray Rodriguez | 0 | |
| 76 | 81 | Steve Garcia | 0 | |
| 76 | 81 | Suman Mokhtarian | 0 | |
| 76 | 81 | Sung Bin Jo | 0 | |
| 76 | 81 | T.J. Brown | 0 | |
| 76 | 81 | T.J. Laramie | 0 | |
| 76 | 81 | Vincent Cachero | 0 |
Check back Friday for our bantamweight rankings
Performance Based Rankings:
Heavyweights
Light Heavyweights
Middleweights
Lightweights
Featherweights
Bantamweights
Flyweights
Women’s Feather/Bantamweights
Women’s Flyweights
Women’s Strawweights
Pound for Pound
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