UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Middleweights: Apr 23/21

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 a 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 Middleweights.

 

*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 the 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 ranking, third column is official UFC ranking from UFC.com)

Stats	Last	UFC		Total
Rank	Rank	Rank
1	1	1	Israel Adesanya	700.5
2	3	6	Derek Brunson	377
3	4	4	Marvin Vettori	357
4	2	2	Robert Whittaker	330
5	6	5	Jared Cannonier	279
6	9	10	Uriah Hall	271
7	12	16	Sean Strickland	241
8	10	3	Paulo Costa	232.5
9	5	7	Darren Till	210
10	7	8	Jack Hermansson	207.5
11	14	12	Chris Weidman	200
12	15	14	Omari Akhmedov	190
13	16	11	Edmen Shahbazyan	187
14	13	15	Brad Tavares	176
15	19		Trevin Giles	160.5
16	11		Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza	160
17	18		Ian Heinisch	137
18	20		Brendan Allen	129
19	7	9	Kelvin Gastelum	122
20	21		Anthony Hernandez	120
21	23		Makhmud Muradov	115
22	28		Gerald Meerschaert	105.5
23	17	13	Kevin Holland	104
24	28		Joaquin Buckley	102
25	NR		Abdul Razak Alhassan	100
26	31		Punahele Soriano	96
27	22		Zak Cummings	95.5
28	23		Tom Breese	95
29	26		Karl Roberson	91
30	32		Andre Muniz	89
31	30		Alessio Di Chirico	82
31	25		Darren Stewart	82
33	33		Eryk Anders	70
33	26		Krzysztof Jotko	70
35	36		Rodolfo Vieira	66
36	37		Phil Hawes	65
37	35		Andrew Sanchez	61
38	58		Marc-Andre Barriault	60
39	39		Julian Marquez	54
40	41		Dalcha Lungiambula	42
41	34		Sam Alvey	28.5
42	43		Roman Dolidze	26
43	40		Jack Marshman	25.5
44	42		Charles Byrd	25
45	44		Dricus du Plessis	20
45	58		Jacob Malkoun	20
47	45		Jun Yong Park	19
48	46		Jordan Wright	18
49	47		Deron Winn	15
50	49		Kyle Daukaus	10
50	48		Maki Pitolo	10
50	49		Shamil Gamzatov	10
50	49		Tafon Nchukwi	10
54	49		Abu Azaitar	9
54	53		Dusko Todorovic	9
54	53		Nassourdine Imavov	9
54	53		Wellington Turman	9
58	57		Bartosz Fabinski	5
59	58		Andreas Michailidis	0
59	58		Antonio Arroyo	0
59	58		Antonio Braga Neto	0
59	58		Dustin Stoltzfus	0
59	58		Jamie Pickett	0
59	58		Jordan Williams	0
59	58		KB Bhullar	0

 

Check back Monday for our welterweight rankings

Performance Based Rankings:

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

 

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