UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Flyweights: Sept 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 not. 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 Flyweights.

*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	2	Deiveson Figueiredo	600
2	2	1	Brandon Moreno	483.5
3	3	3	Askar Askarov	190
4	NR	7	Cody Garbrandt	153
5	5	4	Alexandre Pantoja	145.5
6	4	5	Alex Perez	138.5
7	6	6	Joseph Benavidez	128
8	8	10	Matt Schnell	88
9	7	7	Brandon Royval	85
9	9	16	Tyson Nam	85
11	10	8	Kai Kara-France	76.5
12	11	12	David Dvorak	67
13	12		Bruno Silva	65
14	13	15	Amir Albazi	55
15	25		Manel Kape	40
16	14	14	Su Mudaerji	36
17	15	11	Tim Elliott	31
18	16	13	Matheus Nicolau	26
19	18		Malcolm Gordon	20
20	19		Jeffrey Molina	10
20	19		Tagir Ulanbekov	10
20	19		Zarrukh Adashev	10
20	19		Zhalgas Zhumagulov	10
24	24		Francisco Figueiredo	9
24	19		Ode Osbourne	9
26	25		Cody Durden	0
26	25		JP Buys	0
26	25		Qileng Aori	0
26	25		Victor Rodriguez	0