Computerized Mixed Martial Arts Rankings

The rankings on this site are computer generated, and are based only on official results. There is no human intervention involved, which means that all bouts are considered in chronological order to determine the current rankings.  The idea is to provide a list that is comparable to the “popular thought” without bias.  However, there are some prediction-based elements.  So in summary, you could say the system is a hybrid of popular thought and prediction analysis.

The following notes are important to consider when viewing the rankings.

• These are CURRENT rankings. The more recent a result, the more impact it has on a fighter’s ranking.
• A fighter must have a professional MMA bout in the previous 450 days to be listed.
• A fighter can only appear in one division at a time and is almost always placed in the division in which they last fought. It is rare, but sometimes we make exceptions if the move is temporary and the fighter accomplishes nothing there (Example: Matt Lindland jumping two divisions to lose to Fedor).
• The winner is always placed above the loser, regardless of the outcome.
• A bout’s winner can lose points, if for example, they only manage a close win over a much lower rated fighter. In addition, the loser will gain points in this scenario.
• There is no “blocking”. In other words, if Fighter A beats Fighter B, Fighter B can improve over Fighter A if their following performance(s) warrant this shift in points.
• There is a special factor involved in UFC title bouts, due to the increased length of the matches and prestige of the lineage. It also helps with problems caused by global talent pool separation. The same factor applies to historical PRIDE title bouts, Shooto (125,135,145) and WEC (135,145), DREAM (155).
• A ranked fighter may appear to lose or gain points for no reason at all. The reasons for this may include: historical bout additions & changes and/or quality performance decay penalties.
• Injury-related TKOs are not treated any differently then standard TKOs. A TKO is a TKO.
• Rather than being overly concerned with the actual placement of the fighters, take a look at their points. Often times, the point differences between two rankings are very slim, and this means that their placements are really a “toss up”.

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Division Dominance List

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Women (Open)