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 not. 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 Bantamweights.
*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 seven year time limit, so if they have fought less than 10 times in past seven 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, last column is official UFC ranking from UFC.com)
| Stats | Last | UFC | Total | |
| Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| 1 | 1 | 3 | T.J. Dillashaw | 361 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Dominick Cruz | 299 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Cody Garbrandt | 235.5 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | John Lineker | 154 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Jimmie Rivera | 129.5 |
| 6 | 6 | 8 | Aljamain Sterling | 126 |
| 7 | 7 | Joe Soto | 121 | |
| 8 | 8 | 12 | Eddie Wineland | 106 |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Raphael Assuncao | 94.5 |
| 10 | 10 | 14 | Rob Font | 86 |
| 11 | 11 | 13 | Pedro Munhoz | 77 |
| 12 | 12 | Rani Yahya | 69.5 | |
| 13 | 13 | 10 | Thomas Almeida | 64.5 |
| 14 | 14 | 9 | John Dodson | 63.5 |
| 15 | 15 | Brian Kelleher | 63 | |
| 16 | 16 | Iuri Alcantara | 57 | |
| 17 | 17 | Felipe Arantes | 54.5 | |
| 18 | 18 | Marlon Vera | 48.5 | |
| 19 | 19 | 15 | Matthew Lopez | 48 |
| 20 | 20 | Mitch Gagnon | 46.5 | |
| 21 | 21 | Russell Doane | 45 | |
| 22 | 22 | Damian Stasiak | 38 | |
| 23 | 23 | Frankie Saenz | 33.5 | |
| 23 | 23 | Chris Holdsworth | 32.5 | |
| 23 | 23 | Jose Alberto Quinonez | 32.5 | |
| 23 | 23 | Kyung Ho Kang | 32.5 | |
| 27 | 27 | Diego Rivas | 31 | |
| 28 | 28 | Alejandro Perez | 30 | |
| 29 | 29 | Luke Sanders | 27 | |
| 29 | 29 | Patrick Williams | 27 | |
| 31 | 31 | 16 | Johnny Eduardo | 26 |
| 32 | 32 | Tom Duquesnoy | 25 | |
| 33 | 33 | Ian Entwistle | 22.5 | |
| 34 | 34 | Douglas Silva de Andrade | 22 | |
| 35 | 35 | Henry Briones | 17.5 | |
| 36 | 36 | Guido Cannetti | 10 | |
| 37 | 37 | Brett Johns | 9.5 | |
| 38 | 38 | Augusto Mendes | 9 | |
| 39 | 39 | Aiemann Zahabi | 5 | |
| 39 | 39 | Ricardo Ramas | 5 | |
| 41 | 41 | Albert Morales | 4.5 | |
| 41 | 41 | Davey Grant | 4.5 | |
| 43 | 43 | Andre Soukhamthath | 0 | |
| 43 | 43 | Kwan Ho Kwak | 0 | |
| 43 | 43 | 11 | Marlon Moraes | 0 |
| 43 | 43 | Norifumi ‘Kid’ Yamamoto | 0 |
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