UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Middleweights: Jan 29/21

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 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 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	539.5
2	2	2	Robert Whittaker	268.5
3	3	8	Derek Brunson	202
4	4	10	Kelvin Gastelum	172
5	5	6	Marvin Vettori	165
6	6	5	Darren Till	160
7	7	4	Jared Cannonier	151.5
8	8	7	Jack Hermansson	148
9	9	9	Uriah Hall	147.5
10	10		Sean Strickland	140.5
11	11	3	Paulo Costa	138.5
12	12		Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza	133
13	13	14	Brad Tavares	124
14	13	12	Chris Weidman	116
15	20	15	Omari Akhmedov	113.5
16	15	16	Ian Heinisch	105
17	16	13	Edmen Shahbazyan	99.5
18	17	11	Kevin Holland	95.5
19	18		Trevin Giles	82.5
20	21		Brendan Allen	72.5
21	19		Antonio Carlos Junior	68
22	22		Tom Breese	62.5
23	23		Zak Cummings	59
24	42		Makhmud Muradov	57.5
25	25		Darren Stewart	54.5
26	26		Krzysztof Jotko	52.5
27	27		Karl Roberson	51.5
28	29		Gerald Meerschaert	51
28	24		Joaquin Buckley	51
30	36		Alessio Di Chirico	50
31	41		Punahele Soriano	48
32	30		Andre Muniz	44.5
33	31		Eryk Anders	44
34	NR		Sam Alvey	43.5
35	32		Andrew Sanchez	37.5
36	33		Rodolfo Vieira	37
37	34		Markus Perez	30
38	35		Phil Hawes	25
39	37		Anthony Hernandez	22.5
39	37		Julian Marquez	22.5
41	39		Jack Marshman	21.5
42	43		Dalcha Lungiambula	21
43	44		Charles Byrd	17.5
44	45		Dricus du Plessis	10
45	46		Jun Yong Park	9.5
46	47		Jordan Wright	9
47	55		Deron Winn	8.5
48	48		Maki Pitolo	8
49	49		Kyle Daukaus	5
49	49		Nassourdine Imavov	5
49	NR		Tafon Nchukwi	5
52	49		Dusko Todorovic	4.5
52	53		Impa Kasanganay	4.5
52	53		Wellington Turman	4.5
55	55		Bartosz Fabinski	4
56	57		Antonio Arroyo	0
56	57		Antonio Braga Neto	0
56	57		Charlie Ontiveros	0
56	57		Dustin Stoltzfus	0
56	57		Jacob Malkoun	0
56	NR		Jamie Pickett	0
56	57		Jordan Williams	0
56	57		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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