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 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 Bantamweights.
*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 seven year time limit, so if they have fought less than 10 times in past seven 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 last ranking, last column is official UFC ranking from UFC.com)
| Stats | Last | UFC | Total | |
| Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | T.J. Dillashaw | 487 |
| 2 | NR | 3 | Dominick Cruz | 227 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Cody Garbrandt | 178.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Marlon Moraes | 172 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | John Lineker | 164.5 |
| 6 | 5 | 6 | Jimmie Rivera | 158.5 |
| 7 | 6 | 8 | Aljamain Sterling | 143 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | Pedro Munhoz | 142 |
| 9 | 7 | Sergio Pettis | 131.5 | |
| 10 | 8 | 4 | Raphael Assuncao | 115 |
| 11 | 10 | 12 | Rob Font | 101 |
| 12 | 11 | Brian Kelleher | 98 | |
| 13 | 13 | Rani Yahya | 91.5 | |
| 14 | 14 | Eddie Wineland | 89 | |
| 15 | 15 | Cory Sandhagen | 82.5 | |
| 16 | 16 | 13 | Alejandro Perez | 79 |
| 17 | 12 | 15 | Bryan Caraway | 76.5 |
| 18 | 17 | Marlon Vera | 69 | |
| 19 | NR | Louis Smolka | 68 | |
| 20 | 18 | 9 | John Dodson | 55 |
| 21 | 19 | 14 | Thomas Almeida | 54.5 |
| 22 | 20 | Renan Barao | 52.5 | |
| 23 | 21 | Ricardo Ramos | 51 | |
| 24 | 22 | Iuri Alcantara | 50.5 | |
| 25 | 23 | Kyung Ho Kang | 48 | |
| 26 | 24 | 11 | Cody Stamann | 47.5 |
| 26 | 24 | Manny Bermudez | 47.5 | |
| 26 | NR | Raoni Barcelos | 47.5 | |
| 26 | 24 | Song Yadong | 47.5 | |
| 30 | 27 | Tim Elliott | 43.5 | |
| 31 | 28 | Jose Alberto Quinonez | 39 | |
| 32 | 29 | Matthew Lopez | 38 | |
| 32 | 29 | Russell Doane | 38 | |
| 34 | 31 | Frankie Saenz | 32 | |
| 35 | 32 | Andre Ewell | 30 | |
| 36 | 33 | 16 | Douglas Silva de Andrade | 29.5 |
| 37 | 34 | Damian Stasiak | 29 | |
| 38 | NR | Mark De La Rosa | 27.5 | |
| 38 | 35 | Petr Yan | 27.5 | |
| 38 | 35 | Ricky Simon | 27.5 | |
| 41 | 37 | Brett Johns | 26.5 | |
| 42 | 41 | Andre Soukhamthath | 25 | |
| 42 | 38 | Nathaniel Wood | 25 | |
| 42 | 38 | Tom Duquesnoy | 25 | |
| 45 | 40 | Patrick Williams | 24 | |
| 46 | 41 | Johnny Eduardo | 22.5 | |
| 46 | 41 | Luke Sanders | 22.5 | |
| 48 | 44 | Teruto Ishihara | 21 | |
| 49 | 45 | Guido Cannetti | 16 | |
| 50 | 46 | Henry Briones | 15 | |
| 51 | 48 | Liu Pingyuan | 9.5 | |
| 52 | 48 | Benito Lopez | 5 | |
| 52 | 48 | Merab Dvalishvili | 5 | |
| 54 | 51 | Aiemann Zahabi | 4.5 | |
| 54 | 51 | Gavin Tucker | 4.5 | |
| 56 | 53 | Davey Grant | 4 | |
| 57 | NR | Joby Sanchez | 3.5 | |
| 58 | NR | Chris Gutierrez | 0 | |
| 58 | 54 | Jin Soo Son | 0 | |
| 58 | NR | Jonathan Martinez | 0 | |
| 58 | 54 | Kwan Ho Kwak | 0 | |
| 58 | NR | Martin Day | 0 | |
| 58 | 54 | Montel Jackson | 0 | |
| 58 | NR | Su Mudaerji | 0 | |
| 58 | 54 | Terrion Ware | 0 | |
| 58 | NR | Vince Morales | 0 | |
| 58 | 54 | Wuliji Buren | 0 |
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Women’s Flyweights
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