UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Women’s Flyweights: Jan 11/21

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 Women’s Flyweights 

 

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

Stats	Last	UFC		Total
Rank	Rank	Rank
1	1	1	Valentina Shevchenko	363.5
2	2	2	Jessica Andrade	198
3	3	11	Maycee Barber	94.5
4	4	3	Katlyn Chookagian	88.5
5	5	4	Lauren Murphy	76.5
6	24	14	Taila Santos	58
7	7	6	Cynthia Calvillo	57.5
8	8	16	Montana De La Rosa	56
9	9	8	Joanne Calderwood	54.5
10	10	7	Jessica Eye	53.5
11	11	5	Jennifer Maia	53
12	6		Gillian Robertson	51
13	13	9	Roxanne Modafferi	50
14	14		Nicco Montano	49.5
15	15		Shana Dobson	45
15	15	10	Viviane Araujo	45
17	17		Mayra Bueno Silva	37
18	18	15	Antonina Shevchenko	34
19	19		Ariane Lipski	31
20	20		Poliana Botelho	28.5
21	21		Ji Yeon Kim	27.5
22	22	12	Andrea Lee	26.5
23	23		Alexa Grasso	20.5
24	24		JJ Aldrich	20
24	24		Miranda Maverick	20
26	28		Cortney Casey	19.5
27	39		Gina Mazany	13
28	29		Molly McCann	12
29	30		Priscila Cachoeira	10
30	32		Karol Rosa	9.5
31	33		Liana Jojua	9
31	33		Mariya Agapova	9
33	30		Justine Kish	7.5
34	37		Miranda Granger	5
35	38		Luana Carolina	4.5
36	40		Diana Belbita	0
36	40		Lara Procopio	0
36	40		Lilya Shakirova	0

 

Check back Friday for our women’s strawweight rankings

Performance Based Rankings:

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

 

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