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 a 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 Middleweights.
*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 the 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 | Israel Adesanya | 700.5 |
2 | 3 | 6 | Derek Brunson | 377 |
3 | 4 | 4 | Marvin Vettori | 357 |
4 | 2 | 2 | Robert Whittaker | 330 |
5 | 6 | 5 | Jared Cannonier | 279 |
6 | 9 | 10 | Uriah Hall | 271 |
7 | 12 | 16 | Sean Strickland | 241 |
8 | 10 | 3 | Paulo Costa | 232.5 |
9 | 5 | 7 | Darren Till | 210 |
10 | 7 | 8 | Jack Hermansson | 207.5 |
11 | 14 | 12 | Chris Weidman | 200 |
12 | 15 | 14 | Omari Akhmedov | 190 |
13 | 16 | 11 | Edmen Shahbazyan | 187 |
14 | 13 | 15 | Brad Tavares | 176 |
15 | 19 | Trevin Giles | 160.5 | |
16 | 11 | Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza | 160 | |
17 | 18 | Ian Heinisch | 137 | |
18 | 20 | Brendan Allen | 129 | |
19 | 7 | 9 | Kelvin Gastelum | 122 |
20 | 21 | Anthony Hernandez | 120 | |
21 | 23 | Makhmud Muradov | 115 | |
22 | 28 | Gerald Meerschaert | 105.5 | |
23 | 17 | 13 | Kevin Holland | 104 |
24 | 28 | Joaquin Buckley | 102 | |
25 | NR | Abdul Razak Alhassan | 100 | |
26 | 31 | Punahele Soriano | 96 | |
27 | 22 | Zak Cummings | 95.5 | |
28 | 23 | Tom Breese | 95 | |
29 | 26 | Karl Roberson | 91 | |
30 | 32 | Andre Muniz | 89 | |
31 | 30 | Alessio Di Chirico | 82 | |
31 | 25 | Darren Stewart | 82 | |
33 | 33 | Eryk Anders | 70 | |
33 | 26 | Krzysztof Jotko | 70 | |
35 | 36 | Rodolfo Vieira | 66 | |
36 | 37 | Phil Hawes | 65 | |
37 | 35 | Andrew Sanchez | 61 | |
38 | 58 | Marc-Andre Barriault | 60 | |
39 | 39 | Julian Marquez | 54 | |
40 | 41 | Dalcha Lungiambula | 42 | |
41 | 34 | Sam Alvey | 28.5 | |
42 | 43 | Roman Dolidze | 26 | |
43 | 40 | Jack Marshman | 25.5 | |
44 | 42 | Charles Byrd | 25 | |
45 | 44 | Dricus du Plessis | 20 | |
45 | 58 | Jacob Malkoun | 20 | |
47 | 45 | Jun Yong Park | 19 | |
48 | 46 | Jordan Wright | 18 | |
49 | 47 | Deron Winn | 15 | |
50 | 49 | Kyle Daukaus | 10 | |
50 | 48 | Maki Pitolo | 10 | |
50 | 49 | Shamil Gamzatov | 10 | |
50 | 49 | Tafon Nchukwi | 10 | |
54 | 49 | Abu Azaitar | 9 | |
54 | 53 | Dusko Todorovic | 9 | |
54 | 53 | Nassourdine Imavov | 9 | |
54 | 53 | Wellington Turman | 9 | |
58 | 57 | Bartosz Fabinski | 5 | |
59 | 58 | Andreas Michailidis | 0 | |
59 | 58 | Antonio Arroyo | 0 | |
59 | 58 | Antonio Braga Neto | 0 | |
59 | 58 | Dustin Stoltzfus | 0 | |
59 | 58 | Jamie Pickett | 0 | |
59 | 58 | Jordan Williams | 0 | |
59 | 58 | KB Bhullar | 0 |
Check back Monday for our welterweight rankings
Performance Based Rankings:
Heavyweights
Light Heavyweights
Welterweights
Lightweights
Featherweights
Bantamweights
Flyweights
Women’s Feather/Bantamweights
Women’s Flyweights
Women’s Strawweights
Pound for Pound
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