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 | 411.5 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | Marlon Moraes | 263 |
| 3 | 7 | 10 | Pedro Munhoz | 180.5 |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | Aljamain Sterling | 165.5 |
| 5 | 4 | 8 | John Lineker | 164.5 |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Cody Garbrandt | 150 |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | Jimmie Rivera | 137 |
| 8 | 8 | 11 | Rob Font | 126 |
| 9 | 10 | Sergio Pettis | 113.5 | |
| 10 | 19 | 9 | Petr Yan | 112.5 |
| 11 | 37 | 16 | Ricky Simon | 104.5 |
| 12 | 27 | 13 | Cody Stamann | 102 |
| 13 | 14 | Cory Sandhagen | 99 | |
| 14 | 9 | 4 | Raphael Assuncao | 94 |
| 15 | 12 | Eddie Wineland | 89 | |
| 16 | 13 | Brian Kelleher | 84.5 | |
| 17 | 11 | Rani Yahya | 77.5 | |
| 18 | 16 | Bryan Caraway | 76.5 | |
| 19 | 15 | 14 | Alejandro Perez | 73.5 |
| 20 | 27 | Manny Bermudez | 72.5 | |
| 21 | 17 | Marlon Vera | 69 | |
| 22 | 18 | Louis Smolka | 68 | |
| 23 | 45 | Luke Sanders | 59 | |
| 24 | NR | Said Nurmagomedov | 54.5 | |
| 25 | 22 | Nathaniel Wood | 52.5 | |
| 26 | 26 | Kyung Ho Kang | 52 | |
| 27 | 25 | Iuri Alcantara | 50.5 | |
| 28 | 27 | Raoni Barcelos | 47.5 | |
| 28 | 27 | Song Yadong | 47.5 | |
| 30 | 24 | Ricardo Ramos | 45.5 | |
| 31 | 20 | 12 | John Dodson | 42 |
| 32 | 31 | Jose Alberto Quinonez | 39 | |
| 33 | 33 | Matthew Lopez | 33 | |
| 34 | 34 | Frankie Saenz | 32 | |
| 35 | 35 | Montel Jackson | 30 | |
| 36 | 22 | Renan Barao | 29 | |
| 37 | 37 | Mark De La Rosa | 27.5 | |
| 38 | 39 | Andre Ewell | 27 | |
| 39 | 40 | Brett Johns | 26.5 | |
| 40 | 41 | Douglas Silva de Andrade | 26 | |
| 41 | 42 | Andre Soukhamthath | 25 | |
| 41 | 42 | Tom Duquesnoy | 25 | |
| 43 | 44 | Patrick Williams | 24 | |
| 44 | 45 | Johnny Eduardo | 22.5 | |
| 45 | NR | Matt Schnell | 19 | |
| 46 | 47 | Teruto Ishihara | 16.5 | |
| 47 | 48 | Guido Cannetti | 16 | |
| 48 | 49 | Henry Briones | 15 | |
| 49 | 50 | Brad Katona | 9.5 | |
| 49 | 50 | Liu Pingyuan | 9.5 | |
| 51 | 57 | Jonathan Martinez | 5 | |
| 51 | 52 | Merab Dvalishvili | 5 | |
| 53 | 53 | Aiemann Zahabi | 4.5 | |
| 53 | NR | Benito Lopez | 4.5 | |
| 55 | 55 | Davey Grant | 4 | |
| 56 | 56 | Joby Sanchez | 3.5 | |
| 57 | 57 | Chris Gutierrez | 0 | |
| 57 | 57 | Jin Soo Son | 0 | |
| 57 | NR | Mario Bautista | 0 | |
| 57 | 57 | Martin Day | 0 | |
| 57 | 57 | Su Mudaerji | 0 | |
| 57 | 57 | Terrion Ware | 0 | |
| 57 | 57 | Vince Morales | 0 | |
| 57 | 57 | Wuliji Buren | 0 |
Check back Monday for our flyweight rankings
Performance Based Rankings:
Heavyweights
Light Heavyweights
Middleweights
Welterweights
Lightweights
Featherweights
Flyweights
Women’s Feather/Bantamweights
Women’s Flyweights
Women’s Strawweights
Pound for Pound
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