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 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 Women’s Featherweights & 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 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 previous ranking, third column is official UFC ranking from UFC.com)
| Stats | Last | UFC | Total | |
| Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Amanda Nunes | 723 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Irene Aldana | 201.5 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Aspen Ladd | 112.5 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | Yana Kunitskaya | 98.5 |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | Ketlen Vieira | 90 |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | Julianna Pena | 86 |
| 7 | 6 | Josiane Nunes | 80 | |
| 8 | 8 | 16 | Norma Dumont | 77 |
| 9 | 9 | Jessica-Rose Clark | 73.5 | |
| 10 | 11 | 11 | Macy Chiasson | 49.5 |
| 11 | 12 | Bea Malecki | 49 | |
| 12 | 13 | Wu Yanan | 48 | |
| 13 | 15 | Alexis Davis | 46.5 | |
| 14 | 16 | 13 | Karol Rosa | 41 |
| 15 | 14 | 9 | Raquel Pennington | 39 |
| 16 | 10 | 10 | Sara McMann | 38 |
| 17 | 17 | 14 | Pannie Kianzad | 36 |
| 18 | 19 | 15 | Julia Avila | 23 |
| 19 | 20 | Stephanie Egger | 20 | |
| 20 | 20 | 8 | Miesha Tate | 18 |
| 21 | 22 | Vanessa Melo | 10 | |
| 22 | 22 | Leah Letson | 9 | |
| 23 | 24 | Joselyne Edwards | 8 | |
| 24 | 26 | Julija Stoliarenko | 0 | |
| 24 | 26 | Shanna Young | 0 | |
| 24 | 26 | Zarah Fairn dos Santos | 0 |
Check back Monday for our women’s flyweight rankings
Performance Based Rankings:
Heavyweights
Light Heavyweights
Middleweights
Welterweights
Lightweights
Featherweights
Bantamweights
Flyweights
Women’s Flyweights
Women’s Strawweights
Pound for Pound
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