LAS VEGAS, NV – DECEMBER 30: Cody Garbrandt reacts to his victory over Dominick Cruz in their UFC bantamweight championship bout during the UFC 207 event on December 30, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)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 Flyweights.
*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 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)
- 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, third column is official UFC ranking from UFC.com)
| Stats | Last | UFC | Total | |
| Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Deiveson Figueiredo | 316 |
| 2 | NR | Cody Garbrandt | 175.5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Joseph Benavidez | 126 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Brandon Moreno | 106.5 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Alex Perez | 96.5 |
| 6 | 6 | 7 | Jussier Formiga | 95 |
| 7 | 3 | 6 | Alexandre Pantoja | 94.5 |
| 8 | 7 | 10 | Matt Schnell | 80 |
| 9 | 14 | 4 | Askar Askarov | 44.5 |
| 10 | 8 | Ryan Benoit | 32 | |
| 11 | 9 | 13 | Tim Elliott | 28 |
| 12 | NR | 16 | Amir Albazi | 25 |
| 12 | NR | Tyson Nam | 25 | |
| 14 | 10 | 8 | Kai Kara-France | 15.5 |
| 15 | 11 | 12 | Raulian Paiva | 14 |
| 16 | 12 | 9 | Rogerio Bontorin | 13 |
| 17 | 13 | 14 | Jordan Espinosa | 8.5 |
| 18 | 14 | 11 | Brandon Royval | 5 |
| 18 | 14 | 15 | David Dvorak | 5 |
| 18 | 14 | Su Mudaerji | 5 | |
| 21 | 18 | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | 0 |
Check back Monday for our women’s featherweight/bantamweight rankings
Performance Based Rankings:
Heavyweights
Light Heavyweights
Middleweights
Welterweights
Lightweights
Featherweights
Bantamweights
Women’s Feather/Bantamweights
Women’s Flyweights
Women’s Strawweights
Pound for Pound
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