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
*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 | 57 |
| 9 | 9 | 6 | Roxanne Modafferi | 53 |
| 10 | 10 | Gillian Robertson | 40.5 | |
| 11 | 11 | Mayra Bueno Silva | 36 | |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | Ji Yeon Kim | 31 |
| 13 | 14 | 9 | Andrea Lee | 30.5 |
| 14 | 16 | 5 | Jennifer Maia | 28.5 |
| 15 | 17 | Wu Yanan | 27 | |
| 16 | 18 | Ashlee Evans-Smith | 24.5 | |
| 16 | 18 | Sabina Mazo | 24.5 | |
| 18 | 20 | JJ Aldrich | 20 | |
| 18 | 15 | Maryna Moroz | 20 | |
| 20 | 21 | Mara Romero Borella | 19 | |
| 21 | 22 | Cortney Casey | 18.5 | |
| 22 | 24 | 13 | Antonina Shevchenko | 18 |
| 23 | 25 | Shana Dobson | 17.5 | |
| 24 | 26 | 8 | Viviane Araujo | 17 |
| 25 | 27 | 15 | Molly McCann | 13.5 |
| 26 | 28 | Alexa Grasso | 12 | |
| 27 | 29 | Justine Kish | 11.5 | |
| 28 | 30 | Priscila Cachoeira | 10 | |
| 29 | 31 | Lucie Pudilova | 8.5 | |
| 30 | 22 | 11 | Alexis Davis | 6.5 |
| 31 | 32 | Ariane Lipski | 5 | |
| 31 | 32 | Luana Carolina | 5 | |
| 31 | 32 | Miranda Granger | 5 | |
| 34 | 35 | Nadia Kassem | 4 | |
| 35 | 36 | Diana Belbita | 0 | |
| 35 | 36 | 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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