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
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- 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)
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- 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 | 4 | 1 | Zhang Weili | 168.5 |
4 | 3 | 5 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | 161 |
5 | 5 | 4 | Tatiana Suarez | 96 |
6 | 7 | 11 | Cynthia Calvillo | 73 |
7 | 6 | 9 | Michelle Waterson | 68.5 |
8 | 9 | 7 | Claudia Gadelha | 49 |
9 | 8 | 8 | Carla Esparza | 48 |
10 | 13 | 16 | Amanda Ribas | 47 |
11 | 10 | Emily Whitmire | 40 | |
12 | 11 | 15 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | 39.5 |
13 | 24 | Angela Hill | 35.5 | |
14 | 15 | Nina Ansaroff | 28.5 | |
15 | 14 | Mackenzie Dern | 26.5 | |
16 | 16 | 14 | Tecia Torres | 25 |
17 | 17 | 10 | Marina Rodriguez | 24.5 |
18 | 17 | Aleksandra Albu | 21.5 | |
19 | 19 | Xiaonan Yan | 21 | |
20 | 20 | Brianna Van Buren | 20 | |
21 | 21 | Cortney Casey | 18.5 | |
22 | 22 | Randa Markos | 17 | |
23 | 23 | 12 | Alexa Grasso | 12 |
24 | NR | Loma Lookboonmee | 10 | |
24 | NR | Veronica Macedo | 10 | |
26 | 25 | Hannah Cifers | 9.5 | |
27 | 25 | Ashley Yoder | 8.5 | |
27 | 27 | Livia Renata Souza | 8.5 | |
29 | 28 | Alex Chambers | 7 | |
30 | 29 | Jessica Penne | 3.5 | |
30 | 29 | Syuri Kondo | 3.5 | |
32 | NR | Amanda Lemos | 0 | |
32 | NR | Ariane Carnelossi | 0 | |
32 | 31 | Jodie Esquibel | 0 | |
32 | 31 | Virna Jandiroba | 0 |
Check back a week from 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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