Bellator Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Pound for Pound: Mar 3/21

There is constant debate about fighter rankings, which are normally 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, this time for Bellator. We’ll roll out a new weight class every Wednesday. Next up: Pound for Pound.

*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 Bellator 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. For fighters who have also fought in the UFC during this time, those performances were counted also)
Points based on a fighter’s opponent’s Bellator & 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

Stats	Last			Total
Rank	Rank
1	1	Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire	Light/Featherweight	552.5
2	2	Gegard Mousasi	Middleweight	418
3	3	Vadim Nemkov	Light Heavyweight	403
4	4	Douglas Lima	Welterweight	360.5
5	5	Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino	Women’s Featherweight	350.5
6	6	Ryan Bader	Heavy/Light Heavyweight	336
7	7	Ilima-Lei Macfarlane	Women’s Flyweight	279
8	8	Timothy Johnson	Heavyweight	248
9	9	Darrion Caldwell	Featherweight	218.5
10	10	Juliana Velasquez	Women’s Flyweight	217
11	11	Phil Davis	Light Heavyweight	215
12	12	Yaroslav Amosov	Welterweight	214
13	13	Julia Budd	Women’s Featherweight	204
14	14	A.J. McKee	Featherweight	203
15	15	Emmanuel Sanchez	Featherweight	191
16	16	Neiman Gracie	Welterweight	190
17	17	John Salter	Middleweight	186
18	19	Juan Archuleta	Bantamweight	169
19	22	Costello Van Steenis	Middleweight	160.5
20	24	Michael Page	Welterweight	148
21	26	Corey Anderson	Light Heavyweight	145
22	27	Cheick Kongo	Heavyweight	135.5
23	25	Linton Vassell	Heavyweight	131
24	30	Benson Henderson	Welterweight	126
25	31	Lyoto Machida	Light Heavyweight	109
26	32	Aaron Pico	Featherweight	108.5
26	32	Jay-Jay Wilson	Featherweight	108.5
28	34	Adam Borics	Featherweight	106
29	35	Denise Kielholtz	Women’s Flyweight	103.5
30	36	Aviv Gozali	Welterweight	100
31	38	Sergio Pettis	Bantamweight	98.5
32	39	Charlie Ward	Middleweight	96
33	40	Yoel Romero	Light Heavyweight	92
34	41	James Gallagher	Bantamweight	91
34	41	Logan Storley	Welterweight	91
36	43	Steve Mowry	Heavyweight	90
37	44	Leandro Higo	Bantamweight	87.5
38	45	Raufeon Stots	Bantamweight	87
39	47	Oliver Enkamp	Welterweight	84
40	NR	Paul Daley	Welterweight	81.5
41	49	Tyrell Fortune	Heavyweight	79.5
42	50	Jason Jackson	Welterweight	78.5
43	51	Adam Piccolotti	Lightweight	77.5
44	52	Charlie Leary	Lightweight	73
45	53	Aiden Lee	Featherweight	72.5
46	55	Taylor Johnson	Middleweight	72
47	56	Henry Corrales	Featherweight	71
47	56	Keri Taylor-Melendez	Women’s Flyweight	71
49	59	Cass Bell	Bantamweight	69.5
50	60	Joey Davis	Welterweight	68
50	60	Romero Cotton	Middleweight	68
52	63	Sinead Kavanagh	Women’s Featherweight	66.5
53	64	Kemran Lachinov	Welterweight	65.5
54	65	Dalton Rosta	Middleweight	65
54	65	Mike Shipman	Middleweight	65
56	68	Andrew Kapel	Middleweight	64
56	68	Fabian Edwards	Middleweight	64
56	68	Julius Anglickas	Light Heavyweight	64
59	71	Weber Almeida	Featherweight	62.5
60	72	Austin Vanderford	Middleweight	62
60	72	Brett Johns	Bantamweight	62
60	72	Tywan Claxton	Featherweight	62
60	72	Valentin Moldavsky	Heavyweight	62
64	76	Arlene Blencowe	Women’s Featherweight	61
64	56	Derek Anderson	Welterweight	61
66	77	Robson Gracie Jr	Welterweight	60
67	79	Norbert Novenyi	Middleweight	59.5
68	80	Ed Ruth	Middleweight	58.5
69	83	Curtis Millender	Welterweight	57
70	81	Kevin Ferguson Jr	Lightweight	56.5
71	82	Mandel Nallo	Lightweight	56
72	83	Daniel Weichel	Featherweight	55.5
73	85	Alejandra Lara	Women’s Flyweight	55
74	86	Billy Goff	Welterweight	54.5
75	87	Amanda Bell	Women’s Featherweight	53.5
75	87	Pedro Carvalho	Featherweight	53.5
77	91	Christian Edwards	Middleweight	52
78	92	Alfie Davis	Lightweight	50.5
79	93	Daniele Scatizzi	Lightweight	50
79	93	Shamil Nikaev	Welterweight	50
81	95	Kate Jackson	Women’s Flyweight	49.5
81	95	Valerie Loureda	Women’s Flyweight	49.5
83	97	Sidney Outlaw	Lightweight	49
84	98	Brian Moore	Featherweight	48
85	99	Blaine O’Driscoll (flyweight)	Bantamweight	47.5
85	99	Cody Law	Featherweight	47.5
85	99	Jake Hager	Heavyweight	47.5
85	99	Leah McCourt	Women’s Featherweight	47.5
85	99	Raymond Daniels	Welterweight	47.5
90	105	Nicolo Solli	Lightweight	47
91	106	Melvin Manhoef	Light Heavyweight	46
92	107	Vinicius de Jesus	Middleweight	45.5
93	108	Lucas Brennan	Featherweight	44
94	109	Matt Mitrione	Heavyweight	43
95	110	Keoni Diggs	Lightweight	42.5
96	112	Saad Awad	Lightweight	41.5
97	113	Grant Neal	Light Heavyweight	41
97	113	Jeremy Kennedy	Featherweight	41
99	115	Kastriot Xhema	Welterweight	40
100	117	Brandon Girtz	Featherweight	39
100	117	Chris Duncan	Lightweight	39
102	119	Patchy Mix	Bantamweight	38.5
102	119	Sabah Homasi	Welterweight	38.5
104	123	George Hardwick	Lightweight	38
105	124	Christopher Gonzalez	Lightweight	36.5
105	124	Kent Kauppinen	Middleweight	36.5
105	124	Leslie Smith	Women’s Featherweight	36.5
108	127	Georgi Karakhanyan	Lightweight	36
108	127	Killys Mota	Welterweight	36
110	130	Josh Hill	Bantamweight	34.5
111	131	Lewis Long	Welterweight	34
111	131	Simon Smotritsky	Welterweight	34
113	134	Ciaran Clarke	Featherweight	33.5
113	134	Danni Neilan	Women’s Flyweight	33.5
113	134	Richie Smullen	Featherweight	33.5
116	137	Liz Carmouche	Women’s Flyweight	32.5
116	137	Walter Gahadza	Welterweight	32.5
116	137	Will Fleury	Middleweight	32.5
119	140	Chris Bungard	Lightweight	32
119	140	Jake Smith	Welterweight	32
119	140	Johnny Eblen	Middleweight	32
119	140	Jornel Lugo	Bantamweight	32
123	145	Akonne Wanliss	Lightweight	30.5
124	245	Kana Watanabe	Women’s Flyweight	30
125	146	Cat Zingano	Women’s Featherweight	29
125	146	Lee Chadwick	Light Heavyweight	29
125	146	Myles Jury	Lightweight	29
125	146	Saul Rogers	Featherweight	29
129	151	Raphael Uchegbu	Welterweight	27.5
130	153	Alex Polizzi	Light Heavyweight	27
130	153	Chris Hatley	Featherweight	27
130	153	Emilee King	Women’s Flyweight	27
130	153	Gavin Hughes	Lightweight	27
130	153	Moses Murrietta	Welterweight	27
135	161	Khonry Gracie	Welterweight	26.5
136	162	Kiefer Crosbie	Welterweight	26
137	163	Asael Adjoudj	Featherweight	25
137	245	Asael Adjoudj	Lightweight	25
137	163	Gokhan Saricam	Heavyweight	25
137	163	Luke Trainer	Light Heavyweight	25
141	170	Talita Nogueira	Women’s Featherweight	24
142	171	Janay Harding	Women’s Featherweight	23
143	172	Cal Ellenor	Bantamweight	22.5
144	178	Jordan Mein	Welterweight	22
144	178	Manny Muro	Lightweight	22
146	180	Nainoa Dung	Lightweight	21.5
147	181	Keith Lee	Bantamweight	20.5
148	182	Dominique Wooding	Featherweight	20
148	182	Frans Mlambo	Bantamweight	20
148	182	Justin Sumter	Middleweight	20
148	182	Roman Faraldo	Welterweight	20
152	189	Erik Perez	Bantamweight	19.5
153	190	Davion Franklin	Heavyweight	19
154	191	Pietro Penini	Middleweight	18
154	191	Stefano Paterno	Welterweight	18
156	193	Matt Bessette	Featherweight	17.5
157	194	Mark Lemminger	Welterweight	16
157	194	Terry Brazier	Lightweight	16
159	200	Kyle Crutchmer	Welterweight	13
160	202	Jeremy Petley	Featherweight	12
161	204	Albert Gonzales	Welterweight	10
161	204	Kevin Croom	Featherweight	10
161	204	Pat Casey	Welterweight	10
161	204	Ras Hylton	Heavyweight	10
161	204	Sumiko Inaba	Women’s Flyweight	10
161	204	Tim Wilde	Lightweight	10
161	204	Yves Landu	Lightweight	10
168	213	Constantin Gnusariov	Welterweight	9.5
168	223	Jaleel Willis	Welterweight	9.5
170	215	Gabby Holloway	Women’s Featherweight	9
170	215	Kane Mousah	Lightweight	9
170	215	Ty Gwerder	Middleweight	9
173	219	Vladimir Tokov	Lightweight	8.5
174	219	Joseph Creer	Middleweight	8
175	223	Alan Omer	Welterweight	5
175	223	Ali Zebian	Lightweight	5
175	223	Andrew Fisher	Featherweight	5
175	223	Chiara Penco	Women’s Flyweight	5
175	223	Jaylon Bates	Bantamweight	5
175	223	Lucie Bertaud	Women’s Flyweight	5
175	223	Magomed Magomedov	Bantamweight	5
175	223	Mandy Bohm	Women’s Flyweight	5
175	223	Soren Bak	Lightweight	5
184	237	Andrew Salas	Featherweight	4.5
184	237	Harry Hardwick	Featherweight	4.5
184	237	John de Jesus	Featherweight	4.5
187	242	Jessy Miele	Women’s Featherweight	4
188	243	Carlo Pedersoli Jr	Welterweight	3.5
189	245	Alessandro Botti	Lightweight	0
189	245	Andy Manzolo	Middleweight	0
189	245	Arbi Mezhidov	Featherweight	0
189	245	Ashleigh Grimshaw	Featherweight	0
189	245	Bobby Lee	Welterweight	0
189	245	Bobby Voelker	Welterweight	0
189	245	Bryce Logan	Lightweight	0
189	NR	Darina Mazdyuk	Women’s Featherweight	0
189	245	DeAnna Bennett	Women’s Flyweight	0
189	245	Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	Light Heavyweight	0
189	245	Ederson Macedo	Light Heavyweight	0
189	245	Erick Sanchez	Featherweight	0
189	245	Giovanni Melillo	Welterweight	0
189	245	Hamza Salim	Middleweight	0
189	245	Iamik Furtado	Lightweight	0
189	NR	Jared Scoggins	Bantamweight	0
189	245	Jason Markland	Light Heavyweight	0
189	245	Jessica Ruiz	Women’s Flyweight	0
189	245	Katharina Lehner	Women’s Featherweight	0
189	NR	Khurshed Kakhorov	Bantamweight	0
189	245	Kywan Gracie	Welterweight	0
189	245	Matheus Mattos	Bantamweight	0
189	NR	Mike Hamel	Lightweight	0
189	245	Ronny Markes	Heavyweight	0
189	245	Ross Houston	Welterweight	0
189	245	Ryan Scope	Lightweight	0
189	245	Said Sowma	Heavyweight	0
189	245	Shawn Teed	Heavyweight	0
189	245	Simone D’Anna	Featherweight	0
189	245	Vladyslav Parubchenko	Featherweight	0

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