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 Strawweights
*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 official UFC ranking from UFC.com)
| Stats | Last | UFC | Total | |
| Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Rose Namajunas | 655 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Zhang Weili | 329 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Carla Esparza | 250 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Marina Rodriguez | 241.5 |
| 5 | 5 | 12 | Amanda Lemos | 178 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Mackenzie Dern | 130.5 |
| 7 | 7 | 14 | Virna Jandiroba | 114 |
| 8 | 8 | 11 | Amanda Ribas | 104 |
| 9 | 9 | Polyana Viana | 88.5 | |
| 10 | 10 | 9 | Tecia Torres | 80.5 |
| 11 | NR | Lupita Godinez | 80 | |
| 12 | 11 | 5 | Yan Xiaonan | 69 |
| 13 | 13 | Ariane Carnelossi | 47.5 | |
| 14 | 15 | 7 | Nina Nunes | 43.5 |
| 15 | 16 | 13 | Angela Hill | 43 |
| 16 | 14 | 10 | Michelle Waterson | 42 |
| 17 | 20 | Cheyanne Vlismas | 28 | |
| 18 | 17 | Loma Lookboonmee | 25 | |
| 19 | 19 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | 22 | |
| 20 | 20 | Cory McKenna | 20 | |
| 20 | NR | Hannah Goldy | 20 | |
| 22 | 22 | 15 | Jessica Penne | 19 |
| 22 | 22 | Jinh Yu Frey | 19 | |
| 22 | 26 | Luana Pinheiro | 19 | |
| 25 | 25 | Ashley Yoder | 12.5 | |
| 26 | 26 | Diana Belbita | 10 | |
| 26 | 26 | Tabatha Ricci | 10 | |
| 28 | 29 | Kanako Murata | 9 | |
| 28 | 29 | Montserrat Ruiz | 9 | |
| 30 | 29 | Mallory Martin | 8 | |
| 31 | 33 | Hannah Cifers | 6.5 | |
| 32 | 34 | Gloria de Paula | 0 | |
| 32 | 34 | Istela Nunes | 0 | |
| 32 | 34 | Maria Oliveira | 0 | |
| 32 | 34 | Na Liang | 0 | |
| 32 | 34 | Sam Hughes | 0 | |
| 32 | 34 | Silvana Gomez Juarez | 0 | |
| 32 | NR | Vanessa Demopoulos | 0 |
Check Monday for our Pound for Pound Rankings
Performance Based Rankings:
Heavyweights
Light Heavyweights
Middleweights
Welterweights
Lightweights
Featherweights
Bantamweights
Flyweights
Women’s Feather/Bantamweights
Women’s Flyweights
Pound for Pound
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