UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Flyweights: May 10/21

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 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 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	1	Deiveson Figueiredo	743
2	2	2	Brandon Moreno	226
3	4	3	Askar Askarov	190
4	6	5	Alex Perez	138.5
5	5	4	Alexandre Pantoja	129.5
6	3	6	Joseph Benavidez	128
7	8	7	Brandon Royval	98
8	9		Tyson Nam	85
9	10	8	Kai Kara-France	76.5
10	11		Ryan Benoit	56
11	13	16	Amir Albazi	55
12	15		Bruno Silva	50
13	14	15	Matheus Nicolau	46
14	12	11	Tim Elliott	37.5
15	17	14	Su Mudaerji	36
16	18	13	Raulian Paiva	28
17	19	12	David Dvorak	19
18	21		Francisco Figueiredo	10
18	NR		Jeffrey Molina	10
18	NR		Ode Osbourne	10
18	21		Tagir Ulanbekov	10
22	23		Cody Durden	0
22	23		Jerome Rivera	0
22	23		JP Buys	0
22	23		Malcolm Gordon	0
22	23		Manel Kape	0
22	NR		Qileng Aori	0
22	NR		Victor Rodriguez	0
22	23		Zarrukh Adashev	0
22	23		Zhalgas Zhumagulov	0

 

Check back Friday for our women’s featherweight/bantamweight rankings

Performance Based Rankings:

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

 

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