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 | 1 | T.J. Dillashaw | 434.5 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | Cody Garbrandt | 207 |
| 3 | 8 | 5 | Marlon Moraes | 172 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | John Lineker | 164.5 |
| 5 | 6 | 9 | Aljamain Sterling | 116 |
| 5 | 6 | 13 | Rob Font | 116 |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | Jimmie Rivera | 114 |
| 8 | 10 | Eddie Wineland | 106 | |
| 8 | 10 | 4 | Raphael Assuncao | 106 |
| 10 | 12 | 11 | Pedro Munhoz | 103 |
| 11 | 9 | Brian Kelleher | 98 | |
| 12 | 13 | 10 | Bryan Caraway | 96.5 |
| 13 | 14 | Joe Soto | 95 | |
| 14 | 15 | Renan Barao | 87 | |
| 15 | 16 | 16 | Alejandro Perez | 84 |
| 15 | 16 | Rani Yahya | 84 | |
| 17 | 18 | 8 | John Dodson | 68 |
| 18 | 19 | Iuri Alcantara | 62 | |
| 19 | 20 | 14 | Thomas Almeida | 54.5 |
| 20 | 21 | Kyung Ho Kang | 54 | |
| 21 | 22 | 12 | Cody Stamann | 53 |
| 22 | 23 | Mitch Gagnon | 46.5 | |
| 23 | 24 | Tim Elliott | 43.5 | |
| 24 | 25 | Jose Alberto Quinonez | 39 | |
| 25 | 26 | Matthew Lopez | 38 | |
| 25 | 26 | Russell Doane | 38 | |
| 27 | 28 | Marlon Vera | 37.5 | |
| 28 | 29 | Ricardo Ramos | 34.5 | |
| 29 | 30 | Damian Stasiak | 33.5 | |
| 30 | 32 | Chris Holdsworth | 32.5 | |
| 31 | 31 | Frankie Saenz | 32 | |
| 32 | 34 | 15 | Brett Johns | 30 |
| 33 | 35 | Douglas Silva de Andrade | 29.5 | |
| 34 | 33 | Diego Rivas | 27.5 | |
| 35 | 36 | Luke Sanders | 26 | |
| 36 | 38 | Teruto Ishihara | 25.5 | |
| 37 | 39 | Manny Bermudez | 25 | |
| 37 | NR | Nathaniel Wood | 25 | |
| 37 | 39 | Ricky Simon | 25 | |
| 40 | 41 | Patrick Williams | 24 | |
| 41 | 42 | Andre Soukhamthath | 22.5 | |
| 41 | 42 | Ian Entwistle | 22.5 | |
| 41 | 36 | Johnny Eduardo | 22.5 | |
| 41 | 42 | Tom Duquesnoy | 22.5 | |
| 45 | 47 | Guido Cannetti | 18 | |
| 46 | 45 | Henry Briones | 15 | |
| 47 | 46 | Sean O’Malley | 9.5 | |
| 48 | 49 | Benito Lopez | 5 | |
| 49 | 50 | Aiemann Zahabi | 4.5 | |
| 49 | 50 | Davey Grant | 4.5 | |
| 51 | 52 | Albert Morales | 3.5 | |
| 52 | 53 | Kwan Ho Kwak | 0 | |
| 52 | 53 | Mark De La Rosa | 0 | |
| 52 | 53 | Merab Dvalishvili | 0 | |
| 52 | 53 | Terrion Ware | 0 |
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