UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Middleweights: Dec 14/20

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 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 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	539.5
2	2	2	Robert Whittaker	268.5
3	3	8	Derek Brunson	202
4	5	9	Kelvin Gastelum	172
5	11	6	Marvin Vettori	165
6	7	5	Darren Till	153
7	8	4	Jared Cannonier	151.5
8	4	7	Jack Hermansson	148
9	9	10	Uriah Hall	147.5
10	15		Sean Strickland	140.5
11	10	3	Paulo Costa	138.5
12	6		Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza	133
13	12	14	Brad Tavares	116
13	12	11	Chris Weidman	116
15	16	15	Ian Heinisch	105
16	17	12	Edmen Shahbazyan	99.5
17	21	16	Kevin Holland	95.5
18	18		Trevin Giles	82.5
19	NR		Antonio Carlos Junior	80
20	20	13	Omari Akhmedov	73.5
21	19		Brendan Allen	72.5
22	22		Tom Breese	71
23	23		Zak Cummings	59
24	35		Joaquin Buckley	57
25	24		Darren Stewart	54.5
26	25		Krzysztof Jotko	52.5
27	26		Karl Roberson	51.5
27	26		Khamzat Chimaev	51.5
29	28		Gerald Meerschaert	51
30	29		Andre Muniz	44.5
31	30		Eryk Anders	44
32	31		Andrew Sanchez	43.5
33	32		Rodolfo Vieira	37
34	33		Markus Perez	35
35	36		Phil Hawes	25
36	37		Alessio Di Chirico	24
37	38		Anthony Hernandez	22.5
37	38		Julian Marquez	22.5
39	40		Jack Marshman	21.5
40	43		Oskar Piechota	20.5
41	41		Punahele Soriano	20
42	42		Makhmud Muradov	19.5
43	NR		Dalcha Lungiambula	18
44	43		Charles Byrd	17.5
45	46		Dricus du Plessis	10
46	49		Jun Yong Park	9.5
47	46		Jordan Wright	9
48	50		Maki Pitolo	8
49	53		Abu Azaitar	5
49	53		Dusko Todorovic	5
49	60		Kyle Daukaus	5
49	53		Nassourdine Imavov	5
53	57		Impa Kasanganay	4.5
53	57		Wellington Turman	4.5
55	45		Bartosz Fabinski	4
55	NR		Deron Winn	4
57	60		Adam Yandiev	0
57	60		Alen Amedovski	0
57	60		Antonio Arroyo	0
57	60		Antonio Braga Neto	0
57	60		Charlie Ontiveros	0
57	NR		Dustin Stoltzfus	0
57	60		Jacob Malkoun	0
57	60		Jordan Williams	0
57	60		KB Bhullar	0
57	60		Roman Kopylov	0

 

Check back Friday 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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