UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Featherweights: Mar 22/21

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 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	297.5
3	3	3	Brian Ortega	247
4	4	8	Josh Emmett	203
5	5	6	Chan Sung Jung	156
6	6		Song Yadong	154.5
7	14	9	Dan Ige	124.5
8	8		Ricky Simon	112
9	9	7	Calvin Kattar	99.5
9	11	11	Sodiq Yusuff	95.5
11	12	15	Edson Barboza	93
12	13	13	Shane Burgos	91.5
13	14	12	Arnold Allen	84
14	10		Brian Kelleher	75.5
15	16	16	Movsar Evloev	74.5
16	17		Lerone Murphy	74
17	19		Hakeem Dawodu	69.5
18	21		Andre Fili	66.5
19	20		Gavin Tucker	60.5
20	22	14	Bryce Mitchell	60
20	22		Ricardo Ramos	60
22	18		Darren Elkins	55
23	25		Mirsad Bektic	54
24	26		Giga Chikadze	53.5
25	42		Charles Jourdain	49
26	29		Cub Swanson	48
26	29		Ilia Topuria	48
28	38		Julian Erosa	47
28	28		Makwan Amirkhani	47
30	32		Damon Jackson	40.5
31	35		Daniel Pineda	36
31	35		Mike Grundy	36
31	33		Nate Landwehr	36
34	34		Charles Rosa	32.5
35	37		Alex Caceres	31
36	38		Billy Quarantillo	30
36	38		L’udovit Klein	30
38	45		Darrick Minner	27.5
38	51		Jared Gordon	27.5
40	42		Kyle Nelson	27
40	42		Zubaira Tukhugov	27
42	46		Seung Woo Choi	24.5
42	46		Shane Young	24.5
44	48		Danny Henry	23.5
45	49		Jordan Griffin	22.5
46	50		Omar Morales	22
47	51		Douglas Silva de Andrade	21.5
48	53		Chase Hooper	14
49	54		Mike Trizano	13
50	55		Youssef Zalal	10.5
51	56		Nad Narimani	7.5
52	57		Austin Lingo	5
52	57		Bill Algeo	5
52	57		Jamall Emmers	5
52	57		Ode Osbourne	5
52	57		Timur Valiev	5
57	57		Danny Chavez	4.5
57	63		Kai Kamaka III	4.5
57	63		Sean Woodson	4.5
60	65		Chris Fishgold	4
61	66		Vince Morales	3.5
62	67		Jamey Simmons	0
62	67		Jerome Rivera	0
62	67		Johnny Munoz	0
62	67		Joshua Culibao	0
62	67		Kevin Croom	0
62	NR		Marcelo Rojo	0
62	67		Martin Day	0
62	67		Steve Garcia	0
62	67		T.J. Brown	0
62	67		T.J. Laramie	0

Check back Friday for our bantamweight rankings

Performance Based Rankings:

Heavyweights
Light Heavyweights
Middleweights
Welterweights
Lightweights
Bantamweights
Flyweights
Women’s Feather/Bantamweights
Women’s Flyweights
Women’s Strawweights
Pound for Pound

 

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