UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Heavyweights: Mar 5/21

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 Heavyweights.

 

*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

 

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(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
1	1	1	Stipe Miocic	518
2	3	2	Francis Ngannou	330.5
3	4	4	Curtis Blaydes	194.5
4	7	3	Derrick Lewis	193
5	9	6	Alexander Volkov	155
6	10	5	Ciryl Gane	130
7	6	7	Jairzinho Rozenstruick	129.5
8	11		Tai Tuivasa	101
9	8		Aleksei Oleinik	100.5
10	NR	9	Shamil Abdurakhimov	95
11	22	11	Chris Daukaus	92
12	24		Tom Aspinall	88.5
13	13	12	Walt Harris	82
14	14	16	Marcin Tybura	79.5
15	17		Marcos Rogerio de Lima	61
16	18		Alexander Gustafsson	59
17	19		Greg Hardy	58.5
18	20		Alexander Romanov	57.5
19	27		Sergey Spivak	50.5
20	15		Ben Rothwell	46
21	25	15	Blagoy Ivanov	40.5
21	NR		Chase Sherman	40.5
23	23		Andrei Arlovski	39
24	26	10	Augusto Sakai	30.5
25	27		Tanner Boser	29
26	29		Juan Espino	27.5
27	30		Jake Collier	21
28	31		Maurice Greene	20
28	31		Yorgan De Castro	20
30	33		Gian Villante	16
31	34		Carlos Felipe	9.5
32	35		Justin Tafa	9
32	35		Rodrigo Nascimento	9
34	37		Don’Tale Mayes	5
34	37		Parker Porter	5
36	39		Alan Baudot	0
36	NR		Jared Vanderaa	0
36	39		Jarjis Danho	0
36	39		Josh Parisian	0
36	39		Philipe Lins	0
36	39		Roque Martinez	0

 

Check back Monday for our light heavyweight rankings

Performance Based Rankings:

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

 

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