UFC Performance Based Fighter Rankings: Women’s Strawweights: Sept 7/20

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 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	2	Rose Namajunas	301
2	2	1	Zhang Weili	256
3	4	5	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	119
4	5	8	Carla Esparza	64.5
5	14	15	Virna Jandiroba	62.5
6	6	14	Angela Hill	55
6	6	9	Michelle Waterson	55
8	8	7	Claudia Gadelha	50.5
9	9	16	Mackenzie Dern	43.5
10	11		Amanda Lemos	37
11	NR		Emily Whitmire	35.5
12	NR		Polyana Viana	35
13	10		Karolina Kowalkiewicz	31.5
14	12	12	Tecia Torres	29
15	14		Kay Hanson	25
16	12		Felice Herrig	24.5
17	16	11	Yan Xiaonan	23.5
18	17	10	Marina Rodriguez	22
19	18		Brianna Van Buren	18
20	19		Randa Markos	14
21	21		Livia Renata Souza	12.5
22	20		Loma Lookboonmee	9
23	21		Ashley Yoder	7.5
24	23		Hannah Cifers	5.5
25	28		Mallory Martin	5
26	25		Miranda Granger	4.5
26	24		Mizuki Inoue	4.5
28	26		Aleksandra Albu	4
28	26		Nadia Kassem	4
30	28		Ariane Carnelossi	0
30	28		Hannah Goldy	0
30	28		Jinh Yu Frey	0

 

Check Friday 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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