UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Women’s Flyweights: June 12/20

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 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	350.5
2	2	10	Maycee Barber	94.5
3	3		Cynthia Calvillo	73
4	4	4	Joanne Calderwood	65.5
5	5	12	Montana De La Rosa	65
6	6	7	Lauren Murphy	63
7	7	2	Jessica Eye	61
8	8	3	Katlyn Chookagian	58
9	9	6	Roxanne Modafferi	53
10	NR		Paige VanZant	51
11	NR		Amanda Ribas	47
12	10		Gillian Robertson	40.5
13	11		Mayra Bueno Silva	36
14	12	14	Ji Yeon Kim	31
15	13	9	Andrea Lee	30.5
16	14	5	Jennifer Maia	28.5
17	15		Wu Yanan	27
18	16		Ashlee Evans-Smith	24.5
18	21	16	Cortney Casey	24.5
18	16		Sabina Mazo	24.5
21	18		JJ Aldrich	20
21	18		Maryna Moroz	20
23	23		Shana Dobson	17.5
24	24	8	Viviane Araujo	17
25	22	13	Antonina Shevchenko	16
25	20		Mara Romero Borella	16
27	25	15	Molly McCann	13.5
28	26		Alexa Grasso	12
29	27		Justine Kish	11.5
30	28		Priscila Cachoeira	10
31	29		Lucie Pudilova	8.5
32	NR		Hannah Cifers	7.5
33	30	11	Alexis Davis	6.5
34	31		Ariane Lipski	5
34	31		Luana Carolina	5
34	31		Miranda Granger	5
37	34		Nadia Kassem	4
38	35		Diana Belbita	0
38	35		Taila Santos	0

 

Check back Monday 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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