UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Women’s Strawweights: Feb 26/21

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 Strawweights

 

*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 official UFC ranking from UFC.com)

Stats	Last	UFC		Total
Rank	Rank	Rank
1	1	2	Rose Namajunas	282
2	2	1	Zhang Weili	256
3	3	3	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	111
4	20	7	Marina Rodriguez	79.5
5	5	5	Carla Esparza	64.5
6	4	11	Amanda Ribas	63
7	6	12	Mackenzie Dern	57
8	7	14	Virna Jandiroba	56
9	15		Polyana Viana	50.5
10	8	9	Michelle Waterson	49.5
11	9	10	Tecia Torres	48
12	10	13	Angela Hill	47
13	11	4	Yan Xiaonan	45.5
14	12	8	Claudia Gadelha	42.5
15	13		Amanda Lemos	37
16	14		Emily Whitmire	35.5
17	17	6	Nina Ansaroff	28.5
18	18	15	Felice Herrig	24.5
19	19		Kay Hanson	22.5
20	21		Maryna Moroz	20
21	22		Brianna Van Buren	18
22	23		Loma Lookboonmee	13
23	24	16	Livia Renata Souza	12.5
24	25		Ashley Yoder	11.5
25	26		Cory McKenna	10
26	27		Randa Markos	8.5
27	28		Hannah Cifers	5.5
28	29		Kanako Murata	5
29	29		Mallory Martin	4.5
29	31		Mizuki Inoue	4.5
31	32		Miranda Granger	4
32	NR		Hannah Goldy	0
32	NR		Jessica Penne	0
32	33		Jinh Yu Frey	0
32	33		Sam Hughes	0

 

Check Monday for our Pound for Pound Rankings

Performance Based Rankings:

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

 

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