UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Women’s Flyweights: Feb 22/21

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	4	3	Katlyn Chookagian	88.5
4	3	16	Maycee Barber	83
5	5	4	Lauren Murphy	69
6	6	14	Taila Santos	58
7	7	6	Cynthia Calvillo	57.5
8	8		Montana De La Rosa	56
9	11	5	Jennifer Maia	53
10	12		Gillian Robertson	51
11	9	7	Joanne Calderwood	50
12	10	9	Jessica Eye	46
13	15	8	Viviane Araujo	45
14	13	10	Roxanne Modafferi	42.5
15	15		Shana Dobson	39.5
16	23	11	Alexa Grasso	38
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	13	Andrea Lee	26.5
23	NR		Manon Fiorot	25
24	24		Miranda Maverick	20
25	26		Cortney Casey	19.5
26	27		Gina Mazany	13
27	28		Molly McCann	10.5
28	NR		Casey O’Neill	10
28	36		Lara Procopio	10
28	29		Priscila Cachoeira	10
31	NR		Tracy Cortez	9.5
32	31		Liana Jojua	9
32	31		Mariya Agapova	9
34	33		Justine Kish	7.5
35	34		Miranda Granger	5
36	35		Luana Carolina	4.5
37	36		Diana Belbita	0
37	36		Lilya Shakirova	0
37	NR		Victoria Leonardo	0

Check back Friday for our women’s strawweight rankings

Performance Based Rankings:

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

 

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