Bellator Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Pound for Pound: Oct 14/20

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			Total
Rank
1	Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire	Lightweight/Featherweight	507
2	Douglas Lima	Welterweight	419
3	Gegard Mousasi	Middleweight	410
4	Vadim Nemkov	Light Heavyweight	403
5	Ryan Bader	Heavy/Light Heavyweight	336
6	Ilima-Lei Macfarlane	Women’s Flyweight	331
7	Michael Chandler	Lightweight	321.5
8	Rafael Lovato Jr	Middleweight	292.5
9	Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino	Women’s Featherweight	291
10	Darrion Caldwell	Featherweight	267
11	Timothy Johnson	Heavyweight	248
12	Phil Davis	Light Heavyweight	215
13	Julia Budd	Women’s Featherweight	205.5
14	Neiman Gracie	Welterweight	190
15	John Salter	Middleweight	186
16	Brent Primus	Lightweight	174.5
16	Yaroslav Amosov	Welterweight	174.5
18	Emmanuel Sanchez	Featherweight	171.5
19	Juan Archuleta	Bantamweight	169
20	Lorenz Larkin	Welterweight	165.5
21	Goiti Yamauchi	Lightweight	163
22	Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire	Lightweight	162
23	Costello Van Steenis	Middleweight	160.5
24	Benson Henderson	Lightweight	158.5
25	Michael Page	Welterweight	148
26	Linton Vassell	Heavyweight	145
27	Cheick Kongo	Heavyweight	138.5
28	Anatoly Tokov	Middleweight	136.5
29	Rafael Carvalho	Light Heavyweight	135.5
30	Corey Anderson	Light Heavyweight	134.5
31	A.J. McKee	Featherweight	130.5
32	Fedor Emelianenko	Heavyweight	128
33	Adam Borics	Featherweight	112.5
33	Daniel Straus	Featherweight	112.5
35	Lyoto Machida	Light Heavyweight	109
36	Logan Storley	Welterweight	104
37	Denise Kielholtz	Women’s Flyweight	103.5
38	Javy Ayala	Heavyweight	99.5
39	Sergio Pettis	Bantamweight	98.5
40	Charlie Ward	Middleweight	96
41	Jay-Jay Wilson	Featherweight	95
42	Aaron Pico	Featherweight	93
43	James Gallagher	Bantamweight	91
44	Tyrell Fortune	Heavyweight	90.5
45	Jordan Young	Light Heavyweight	87
46	Ricky Bandejas	Bantamweight	86
47	Aviv Gozali	Lightweight	85
48	Oliver Enkamp	Welterweight	84
49	Paul Daley	Welterweight	83.5
50	Juliana Velasquez	Women’s Flyweight	82.5
51	Daniel Carey	Featherweight	81
52	Adam Piccolotti	Lightweight	80
52	Taylor Johnson	Middleweight	80
54	Henry Corrales	Featherweight	77.5
55	Leandro Higo	Featherweight	76
55	Toby Misech	Bantamweight	76
57	Raufeon Stots	Bantamweight	74.5
58	Cris Lencioni	Featherweight	73.5
59	Charlie Leary	Lightweight	73
59	Joey Davis	Welterweight	73
61	Aiden Lee	Featherweight	72.5
61	Haim Gozali	Welterweight	72.5
61	Rustam Khabilov	Welterweight	72.5
64	Arlene Blencowe	Women’s Featherweight	71
64	Romero Cotton	Middleweight	71
66	Cass Bell	Bantamweight	69.5
67	Adam Keresh	Heavyweight	67.5
67	Dalton Rosta	Middleweight	67.5
67	Robson Gracie Jr	Welterweight	67.5
67	Steve Mowry	Heavyweight	67.5
71	Sinead Kavanagh	Women’s Featherweight	66.5
72	Alessio Sakara	Light Heavyweight	65
72	Mike Shipman	Middleweight	65
74	Kevin Ferguson Jr	Lightweight	64.5
75	Fabian Edwards	Middleweight	64
75	Shawn Bunch	Bantamweight	64
77	Derek Campos	Lightweight	63
78	Weber Almeida	Featherweight	62.5
79	Brett Johns	Bantamweight	62
79	Tywan Claxton	Featherweight	62
79	Valentin Moldavsky	Heavyweight	62
82	Julius Anglickas	Light Heavyweight	60
82	Sergei Kharitonov	Heavyweight	60
84	Norbert Novenyi	Middleweight	59.5
85	Ed Ruth	Middleweight	58.5
86	Mandel Nallo	Lightweight	56
87	Curtis Millender	Welterweight	55.5
88	Alejandra Lara	Women’s Flyweight	55
89	Amanda Bell	Women’s Featherweight	53.5
89	Brandon Girtz	Lightweight	53.5
91	Gaston Bolanos	Featherweight	53
91	Veta Arteaga	Women’s Flyweight	53
93	Melvin Manhoef	Light Heavyweight	52.5
94	Alfie Davis	Lightweight	50.5
95	Daniele Scatizzi	Lightweight	50
96	Kate Jackson	Women’s Flyweight	49.5
96	Valerie Loureda	Women’s Flyweight	49.5
96	Zarrukh Adashev	Bantamweight	49.5
99	Sidney Outlaw	Lightweight	49
100	Brian Moore	Featherweight	48
101	Austin Vanderford	Middleweight	47.5
101	Blaine O’Driscoll (flyweight)	Bantamweight	47.5
101	Christian Edwards	Light Heavyweight	47.5
101	Dillon Danis	Middleweight	47.5
101	Jake Hager	Heavyweight	47.5
101	Leah McCourt	Women’s Featherweight	47.5
101	Raymond Daniels	Welterweight	47.5
108	Keri Taylor Melendez	Women’s Flyweight	47
108	Nicolo Solli	Lightweight	47
110	Georgi Karakhanyan	Lightweight	44
111	Connor Dixon	Welterweight	43
111	Matt Mitrione	Heavyweight	43
113	Keoni Diggs	Lightweight	42.5
113	Tim Caron	Middleweight	42.5
115	Marcus Surin	Lightweight	41
116	Jon Tuck	Lightweight	40
116	Killys Mota	Lightweight	40
118	AJ Agazarm	Featherweight	39.5
119	Chris Duncan	Lightweight	39
120	Guilherme Vasconcelos	Welterweight	38.5
120	Joshua Jones	Lightweight	38.5
120	Patchy Mix	Bantamweight	38.5
123	Devin Powell	Lightweight	38
123	George Hardwick	Lightweight	38
123	Lucas Brennan	Featherweight	38
126	Sabah Homasi	Welterweight	37.5
127	Christopher Gonzalez	Lightweight	36.5
127	Kent Kauppinen	Middleweight	36.5
127	Leslie Smith	Women’s Featherweight	36.5
130	John Douma	Bantamweight	36
130	Nick Newell	Lightweight	36
132	Jeremy Kennedy	Featherweight	35.5
133	Kristina Williams	Women’s Flyweight	35
133	Olga Rubin	Women’s Featherweight	35
135	Josh Hill	Bantamweight	34.5
136	Lewis Long	Welterweight	34
136	Sam Sicilia	Featherweight	34
136	Simon Smotritsky	Welterweight	34
139	Ciaran Clarke	Featherweight	33.5
139	Danni Neilan	Women’s Flyweight	33.5
139	Richie Smullen	Featherweight	33.5
142	Liz Carmouche	Women’s Flyweight	32.5
142	Walter Gahadza	Welterweight	32.5
142	Will Fleury	Middleweight	32.5
145	Chris Bungard	Lightweight	32
145	Jake Smith	Welterweight	32
145	John Teixeira	Featherweight	32
148	Erik Perez	Bantamweight	31.5
149	Akonne Wanliss	Lightweight	30.5
150	Alex Polizzi	Light Heavyweight	30
150	Jornel Lugo	Bantamweight	30
150	Ryan Hardy Evans	Welterweight	30
153	Jordan Newman	Middleweight	29.5
153	Khonry Gracie	Welterweight	29.5
153	Raz Bring	Bantamweight	29.5
156	Cat Zingano	Women’s Featherweight	29
156	Dylan Logan	Featherweight	29
156	Lee Chadwick	Light Heavyweight	29
156	Myles Jury	Lightweight	29
156	Saul Rogers	Featherweight	29
161	Joe Schilling	Middleweight	28.5
162	Adil Benjilany	Featherweight	27.5
162	Ilias Bulaid	Featherweight	27.5
162	Jon Manley	Welterweight	27.5
162	Raphael Uchegbu	Welterweight	27.5
166	Aaron McKenzie	Lightweight	27
166	Andrew Kapel	Middleweight	27
166	Chris Hatley	Featherweight	27
166	Diego Herzog	Middleweight	27
166	Gavin Hughes	Lightweight	27
166	Jason Jackson	Welterweight	27
166	Moses Murrietta	Welterweight	27
166	Rudy Schaffroth	Heavyweight	27
166	Taylor Turner	Women’s Flyweight	27
175	Chuck Campbell	Light Heavyweight	26.5
176	Kiefer Crosbie	Welterweight	26
177	Antonio McKee	Welterweight	25
177	Asael Adjoudj	Featherweight	25
177	Gokhan Saricam	Heavyweight	25
177	Ivan Batich	Middleweight	25
177	Kirill Medvedovsky	Lightweight	25
177	Lance Gibson Jr	Lightweight	25
177	Luke Trainer	Light Heavyweight	25
184	Johnny Eblen	Middleweight	24.5
184	Tyree Fortune	Light Heavyweight	24.5
186	Talita Nogueira	Women’s Featherweight	24
187	Keith Lee	Bantamweight	23
188	Ava Knight	Women’s Flyweight	22.5
188	Cal Ellenor	Bantamweight	22.5
188	David Pacheco	Welterweight	22.5
188	Domingos Barros	Heavyweight	22.5
188	Gabriel Varga	Featherweight	22.5
188	Yannick Bahati	Light Heavyweight	22.5
194	Jordan Mein	Welterweight	22
195	Nainoa Dung	Lightweight	21.5
195	Roy Nelson	Heavyweight	21.5
197	Janay Harding	Women’s Featherweight	20.5
198	Adel Altamimi	Featherweight	20
198	Arunas Andriuskevicus	Light Heavyweight	20
198	Chris Avila	Lightweight	20
198	Dominique Wooding	Featherweight	20
198	Frans Mlambo	Bantamweight	20
198	Richard Kiely	Welterweight	20
198	Vitaly Minakov	Heavyweight	20
205	Davion Franklin	Heavyweight	19
205	Manny Muro	Lightweight	19
207	E.J. Brooks	Welterweight	18
207	Grant Neal	Light Heavyweight	18
207	Mark Lemminger	Welterweight	18
207	Pietro Penini	Middleweight	18
207	Stefano Paterno	Welterweight	18
212	Aaron Chalmers	Welterweight	16
212	Nathan Rose	Featherweight	16
212	Terry Brazier	Lightweight	16
215	Bruna Ellen	Women’s Flyweight	14.5
215	Dustin Barca	Lightweight	14.5
215	Kyle Crutchmer	Welterweight	14.5
218	Paul Redmond	Lightweight	13
219	Anthony Taylor	Lightweight	12
219	Jeremy Petley	Featherweight	12
221	Pat Casey	Middleweight	11.5
222	Ion Pascu	Welterweight	10
222	Kevin Croom	Featherweight	10
222	Kirill Sidelnikov	Heavyweight	10
222	Peter Queally	Lightweight	10
222	Ras Hylton	Heavyweight	10
222	Tim Wilde	Lightweight	10
222	Ty Gwerder	Middleweight	10
222	Yves Landu	Lightweight	10
230	Constantin Gnusariov	Welterweight	9.5
230	Joseph Creer	Middleweight	9.5
230	Kai Kamaka III	Featherweight	9.5
230	Kevin Fryer	Middleweight	9.5
234	Gabby Holloway	Women’s Featherweight	9
234	Kane Mousah	Lightweight	9
234	Kyle Kurtz	Middleweight	9
237	Bec Rawlings	Women’s Flyweight	8.5
237	Vladimir Tokov	Lightweight	8.5
239	Salim Mukhidinov	Featherweight	8
239	Shinsho Anzai	Welterweight	8
241	Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson	Heavyweight	7.5
242	Alan Benson	Middleweight	5
242	Alan Omer	Welterweight	5
242	Andrew Fisher	Featherweight	5
242	Chiara Penco	Women’s Flyweight	5
242	Frank Mir	Heavyweight	5
242	Karl Moore	Light Heavyweight	5
242	Lucie Bertaud	Women’s Flyweight	5
242	Mandy Bohm	Women’s Flyweight	5
242	Philip Mulpeter	Lightweight	5
242	Robert Whiteford	Featherweight	5
242	Ryan Roddy	Lightweight	5
242	Soren Bak	Lightweight	5
254	Andy Murad	Welterweight	4.5
254	Demetrius Plaza	Welterweight	4.5
254	Harry Hardwick	Featherweight	4.5
254	Ilara Joanne	Women’s Flyweight	4.5
254	Jessy Miele	Women’s Featherweight	4.5
254	Sean Clements	Lightweight	4.5
260	Carlo Pedersoli Jr	Welterweight	3.5
260	James Mulheron	Light Heavyweight	3.5
262	Albert Gonzales	Middleweight	0
262	Alessandro Botti	Lightweight	0
262	Andy Manzolo	Middleweight	0
262	Arbi Mezhidov	Featherweight	0
262	Asael Adjoudj	Lightweight	0
262	Ashleigh Grimshaw	Featherweight	0
262	Azunna Anyanwu	Heavyweight	0
262	Brandon Bender	Lightweight	0
262	Brandon Pieper	Lightweight	0
262	Bryson Bolohao	Middleweight	0
262	Chris Cisneros	Welterweight	0
262	Claude Wilcox	Light Heavyweight	0
262	Damian Frankiewicz	Featherweight	0
262	Daniel Crawford	Featherweight	0
262	Daniel Crawford	Lightweight	0
262	DeAnna Bennett	Women’s Flyweight	0
262	Dominic Clark	Lightweight	0
262	Ederson Macedo	Light Heavyweight	0
262	Elina Kallionidou	Women’s Flyweight	0
262	Evan Gubera	Middleweight	0
262	Fabio Aguiar	Middleweight	0
262	George Tokkos	Middleweight	0
262	Giovanni Melillo	Welterweight	0
262	Grachik Bozinyan	Middleweight	0
262	Gustavo Wurlitzer	Lightweight	0
262	Hesdy Gerges	Heavyweight	0
262	Iamik Furtado	Lightweight	0
262	J.W. Kiser	Heavyweight	0
262	Jacob Landin	Featherweight	0
262	Jamese Taylor	Featherweight	0
262	Justin Moore	Middleweight	0
262	Karl Albrektsson	Light Heavyweight	0
262	Katharina Lehner	Women’s Featherweight	0
262	Kiichi Kunimoto	Welterweight	0
262	Kywan Gracie	Welterweight	0
262	Lucas Borges	Middleweight	0
262	Mario Navarro	Featherweight	0
262	Mateusz Piskorz	Lightweight	0
262	Ranjeet Baria	Featherweight	0
262	Roger Huerta	Lightweight	0
262	Ronny Markes	Heavyweight	0
262	Ross Houston	Welterweight	0
262	Ryan Scope	Lightweight	0
262	Saad Awad	Lightweight	0
262	Sabriye Sengul	Women’s Flyweight	0
262	Scott Futrell	Welterweight	0
262	Simone D’Anna	Featherweight	0
262	Spencer Higa	Featherweight	0
262	Tevin Dyce	Bantamweight	0
262	Vinicius Zani	Bantamweight	0
262	Vladyslav Parubchenko	Featherweight	0

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Bellator Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Pound for Pound: Oct 14/20

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