UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Women’s Flyweights: Dec 16/19

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 Women’s Flyweights 

 

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*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 previous ranking, third column is official UFC ranking from UFC.com)

Stats	Last	UFC		Total
Rank	Rank	Rank
1	1	1	Valentina Shevchenko	276.5
2	2	10	Maycee Barber	106
3	3	12	Montana De La Rosa	68.5
4	5	2	Katlyn Chookagian	66
5	4	4	Joanne Calderwood	65.5
6	7	3	Jessica Eye	61
7	6	15	Paige VanZant	55
8	8		Gillian Robertson	40.5
9	9		Mayra Bueno Silva	40
10	10	9	Andrea Lee	34.5
11	11	7	Lauren Murphy	34
12	12		Poliana Botelho	32.5
13	14	16	Ji Yeon Kim	31
14	13	5	Jennifer Maia	28.5
15	15		Wu Yanan	27
16	16	8	Roxanne Modafferi	26.5
17	17		Ashlee Evans-Smith	24.5
18	18		Maryna Moroz	23.5
19	19		JJ Aldrich	23
20	20	14	Mara Romero Borella	22
21	21		Rachael Ostovich	20
21	21		Shana Dobson	20
23	24	11	Alexis Davis	18.5
24	25	13	Antonina Shevchenko	18
25	26		Polyana Viana	17.5
26	23	6	Viviane Araujo	17
27	28		Molly McCann	13.5
28	29		Lucie Pudilova	10
29	NR		Justine Kish	7.5
30	31		Lauren Mueller	7
31	37		Ariane Lipski	5
31	32		Luana Carolina	5
31	32		Miranda Granger	5
31	32		Mizuki Inoue	5
31	32		Sabina Mazo	5
36	36		Nadia Kassem	4
37	NR		Amanda Lemos	0
37	37		Diana Belbita	0
37	37		Hannah Goldy	0
37	NR		Isabella de Padua	0
37	37		Kalindra Faria	0
37	37		Priscila Cachoeira	0
37	37		Taila Santos	0

 

Check back Friday for our women’s strawweight rankings

 

Performance Based Rankings:

Heavyweights
Light Heavyweights
Middleweights
Welterweights
Lightweights
Featherweights
Bantamweights
Flyweights
Women’s Feather/Bantamweights
Women’s Strawweights
Pound for Pound

 

 

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