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 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. Next up: The Featherweights.
*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 rankings, third column is official UFC ranking from UFC.com)
Stats | Last | UFC | Total | |
Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
1 | 1 | 1 | Max Holloway | 421 |
2 | 2 | 3 | Brian Ortega | 297 |
3 | 3 | 2 | Jose Aldo | 279 |
4 | 4 | 12 | Ricardo Lamas | 223.5 |
5 | 5 | 4 | Frankie Edgar | 214 |
6 | 6 | 5 | Alexander Volkanovski | 195.5 |
7 | 7 | Chad Mendes | 169.5 | |
8 | 8 | 13 | Yair Rodriguez | 122 |
9 | 10 | 15 | Darren Elkins | 117 |
10 | 16 | 9 | Josh Emmett | 110 |
11 | 11 | 14 | Chan Sung Jung | 107 |
12 | 12 | 10 | Mirsad Bektic | 102 |
13 | 13 | Andre Fili | 101 | |
13 | 13 | 6 | Renato Moicano | 101 |
15 | 9 | 8 | Jeremy Stephens | 96 |
16 | 17 | Chas Skelly | 80.5 | |
17 | 19 | Gabriel Benitez | 74.5 | |
18 | 20 | 16 | Calvin Kattar | 72 |
19 | 15 | Michael Johnson | 71.5 | |
20 | 32 | Dan Ige | 64.5 | |
21 | 21 | Arnold Allen | 61 | |
22 | 22 | Myles Jury | 59.5 | |
23 | 23 | 7 | Zabit Magomedsharipov | 50.5 |
24 | 41 | Kevin Aguilar | 49 | |
25 | 24 | Bobby Moffett | 45 | |
26 | 25 | Makwan Amirkhani | 42 | |
27 | NR | Mike Grundy | 40 | |
28 | 26 | Rick Glenn | 37 | |
29 | 27 | Shane Burgos | 36.5 | |
30 | 28 | Alex Caceres | 35.5 | |
31 | 29 | 11 | Cub Swanson | 32.5 |
31 | 35 | Sodiq Yusuff | 32.5 | |
33 | 30 | Enrique Barzola | 27.5 | |
33 | 32 | Shane Young | 27.5 | |
35 | 31 | Danny Henry | 26.5 | |
35 | 34 | Julio Arce | 26.5 | |
37 | 38 | Luis Pena | 25 | |
38 | 37 | Humberto Bandenay | 24 | |
39 | 35 | Jordan Rinaldi | 22 | |
40 | 39 | Kron Gracie | 20 | |
40 | 39 | Martin Bravo | 20 | |
42 | 46 | Bryce Mitchell | 14.5 | |
43 | 41 | Kyle Bochniak | 10 | |
44 | 43 | Hakeem Dawodu | 9.5 | |
45 | 43 | Nad Narimani | 8.5 | |
45 | 43 | Sheymon Moraes | 8.5 | |
47 | 46 | Chris Fishgold | 5 | |
47 | 46 | Geraldo de Freitas | 5 | |
47 | NR | Grant Dawson | 5 | |
50 | 50 | Austin Arnett | 4.5 | |
50 | 46 | Steven Peterson | 4.5 | |
52 | NR | Julian Erosa | 3.5 | |
53 | 53 | Anderson dos Santos | 0 | |
53 | 53 | Daniel Teymur | 0 | |
53 | 53 | Felipe Colares | 0 | |
53 | 53 | Jay Cucciniello | 0 | |
53 | 53 | Jordan Griffin | 0 | |
53 | 53 | Kurt Holobaugh | 0 | |
53 | 53 | Matt Bessette | 0 | |
53 | 53 | Matt Sayles | 0 | |
53 | 53 | Mike Santiago | 0 | |
53 | 53 | Suman Mokhtarian | 0 | |
53 | 53 | Tyler Diamond | 0 |
Check back Friday for our bantamweight rankings
Performance Based Rankings:
Heavyweights
Heavyweights
Light Heavyweights
Middleweights
Welterweights
Lightweights
Bantamweights
Flyweights
Women’s Feather/Bantamweights
Women’s Flyweights
Women’s Strawweights
Pound for Pound
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