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 | 363.5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | Jessica Andrade | 198 |
3 | 3 | 11 | Maycee Barber | 94.5 |
4 | 8 | 3 | Katlyn Chookagian | 88.5 |
5 | 6 | 4 | Lauren Murphy | 76.5 |
6 | 14 | 13 | Gillian Robertson | 61 |
7 | 5 | 5 | Cynthia Calvillo | 57.5 |
8 | 9 | 16 | Montana De La Rosa | 56 |
9 | 10 | 8 | Joanne Calderwood | 54.5 |
10 | 11 | 7 | Jessica Eye | 53.5 |
11 | 6 | 6 | Jennifer Maia | 53 |
12 | 12 | Sabina Mazo | 52 | |
13 | 13 | 9 | Roxanne Modafferi | 50 |
14 | NR | Nicco Montano | 49.5 | |
15 | 15 | Shana Dobson | 45 | |
15 | 15 | 10 | Viviane Araujo | 45 |
17 | 17 | Mayra Bueno Silva | 37 | |
18 | 28 | 15 | Antonina Shevchenko | 34 |
19 | 18 | Ariane Lipski | 31 | |
20 | 19 | Poliana Botelho | 28.5 | |
21 | 20 | Ji Yeon Kim | 27.5 | |
22 | 21 | 12 | Andrea Lee | 26.5 |
23 | 22 | Alexa Grasso | 20.5 | |
24 | 23 | JJ Aldrich | 20 | |
24 | NR | Miranda Maverick | 20 | |
24 | 23 | Rachael Ostovich | 20 | |
24 | NR | Taila Santos | 20 | |
28 | 27 | Cortney Casey | 19.5 | |
29 | 29 | Molly McCann | 12 | |
30 | 30 | Justine Kish | 10 | |
30 | 30 | Priscila Cachoeira | 10 | |
32 | NR | Karol Rosa | 9.5 | |
33 | 30 | Liana Jojua | 9 | |
33 | 33 | Mariya Agapova | 9 | |
35 | 34 | Lucie Pudilova | 8.5 | |
36 | 35 | 14 | Alexis Davis | 6.5 |
37 | 36 | Miranda Granger | 5 | |
38 | 37 | Luana Carolina | 4.5 | |
39 | 38 | Gina Mazany | 3.5 | |
40 | 39 | Diana Belbita | 0 | |
40 | NR | Lara Procopio | 0 | |
40 | NR | Lilya Shakirova | 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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