UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Women’s Strawweights: Dec 20/19

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 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 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	3	Rose Namajunas	297
2	2	2	Jessica Andrade	195
3	3	1	Zhang Weili	168.5
4	4	5	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	161
5	5	4	Tatiana Suarez	96
6	6	11	Cynthia Calvillo	73
7	7	9	Michelle Waterson	68.5
8	NR		Paige VanZant	55
9	8	7	Claudia Gadelha	49
10	10	16	Amanda Ribas	47
11	9	8	Carla Esparza	40.5
12	11		Emily Whitmire	40
13	12	15	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	39.5
14	13		Angela Hill	35.5
15	14	6	Nina Ansaroff	28.5
16	15		Mackenzie Dern	26.5
17	16	14	Tecia Torres	25
17	32		Virna Jandiroba	25
19	17	10	Marina Rodriguez	24.5
20	18		Aleksandra Albu	21.5
21	19		Xiaonan Yan	21
22	20		Brianna Van Buren	20
23	21		Cortney Casey	18.5
24	22		Randa Markos	17
25	23	12	Alexa Grasso	12
26	24		Loma Lookboonmee	10
26	24		Veronica Macedo	10
28	26		Hannah Cifers	9.5
29	27		Ashley Yoder	8.5
29	27		Livia Renata Souza	8.5
31	29		Alex Chambers	7
32	NR		Miranda Granger	5
33	30		Syuri Kondo	3.5
34	32		Ariane Carnelossi	0
34	30		Jessica Penne	0
34	32		Jodie Esquibel	0
34	NR		Mallory Martin	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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