UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Women’s Strawweights: Aug 13/21

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 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 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 official UFC ranking from UFC.com)

Stats	Last	UFC		Total
Rank	Rank	Rank
1	1	1	Rose Namajunas	581
2	2	2	Zhang Weili	437.5
3	3	4	Carla Esparza	250
4	7	14	Amanda Lemos	178
5	4	7	Marina Rodriguez	162
6	5	5	Mackenzie Dern	156.5
7	6	13	Virna Jandiroba	149
8	8	12	Amanda Ribas	106
9	9		Polyana Viana	88.5
10	10	10	Tecia Torres	80.5
11	11		Emily Whitmire	69
11	11	5	Yan Xiaonan	69
13	13	9	Claudia Gadelha	59.5
14	15	11	Michelle Waterson	47
15	16		Kay Hansen	45
16	17	8	Nina Nunes	43.5
17	14	15	Angela Hill	43
18	19		Loma Lookboonmee	29
19	18	16	Felice Herrig	26
20	20		Ariane Carnelossi	25
21	NR		Karolina Kowalkiewicz	22
22	34		Cheyanne Buys	20
22	21		Cory McKenna	20
24	24		Jessica Penne	19
24	24		Jinh Yu Frey	19
26	22		Livia Renata Souza	18
27	23		Ashley Yoder	12.5
28	NR		Diana Belbita	10
28	24		Luana Pinheiro	10
30	28		Kanako Murata	9
30	28		Mallory Martin	9
30	28		Mizuki Inoue	9
30	24		Montserrat Ruiz	9
34	31		Miranda Granger	8
35	32		Randa Markos	7
36	33		Hannah Cifers	6.5
37	34		Gloria de Paula	0
37	34		Hannah Goldy	0
37	34		Lupita Godinez	0
37	34		Na Liang	0
37	34		Sam Hughes	0

 

Check Monday for our Pound for Pound Rankings

Performance Based Rankings:

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

 

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