UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Middleweights: Jun 4/21

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	2	6	Derek Brunson	377
3	3	4	Marvin Vettori	357
4	4	2	Robert Whittaker	330
5	6	9	Uriah Hall	299
6	5	5	Jared Cannonier	279
7	7	12	Sean Strickland	252
8	8	3	Paulo Costa	232.5
9	10	7	Jack Hermansson	225.5
10	9	8	Darren Till	210
11	12	14	Omari Akhmedov	190
12	14	16	Brad Tavares	176
13	11	13	Chris Weidman	172
14	18		Brendan Allen	170
15	15		Trevin Giles	160.5
16	13	11	Edmen Shahbazyan	154.5
17	17		Ian Heinisch	137
18	30		Andre Muniz	130
19	19	10	Kelvin Gastelum	122
20	20		Anthony Hernandez	120
21	21		Makhmud Muradov	115
22	22		Gerald Meerschaert	105.5
23	23	15	Kevin Holland	104
24	24		Joaquin Buckley	102
25	25		Abdul Razak Alhassan	100
26	26		Punahele Soriano	96
27	27		Zak Cummings	95.5
28	28		Tom Breese	95
29	31		Alessio Di Chirico	82
30	36		Phil Hawes	78
31	29		Karl Roberson	68
32	35		Rodolfo Vieira	66
33	37		Andrew Sanchez	61
34	38		Marc-Andre Barriault	60
35	33		Krzysztof Jotko	55
36	39		Julian Marquez	54
37	NR		Laureano Staropoli	45
38	40		Dalcha Lungiambula	42
39	47		Jun Yong Park	37
40	48		Jordan Wright	36
41	41		Sam Alvey	28.5
42	42		Roman Dolidze	26
43	43		Jack Marshman	25.5
44	44		Charles Byrd	25
45	45		Dricus du Plessis	20
45	45		Jacob Malkoun	20
47	49		Deron Winn	15
48	59		Andreas Michailidis	10
48	50		Maki Pitolo	10
48	50		Shamil Gamzatov	10
51	54		Abu Azaitar	9
51	54		Dusko Todorovic	9
51	50		Kyle Daukaus	9
51	54		Nassourdine Imavov	9
51	50		Tafon Nchukwi	9
51	54		Wellington Turman	9
57	NR		Alen Amedovski	0
57	59		Antonio Arroyo	0
57	59		Antonio Braga Neto	0
57	NR		Charlie Ontiveros	0
57	59		Dustin Stoltzfus	0
57	NR		Hu Yaozong	0
57	59		Jamie Pickett	0
57	59		Jordan Williams	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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