UFC Light Heavyweights Rankings Analysis
09/30/2015
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Rankings are based on opinion. Even for a site like FightMatrix that bases their rankings off of statistical algorithms, it is easy to point out that some of their chosen statistical categories create biases for better or worse. The UFC has recently rolled out their media rankings that create all sorts of controversy.
Featured below, you will find 5 of the most consistent and popular ranking sites. From there, I collected the data and calculated the mean ranking for each fighter.
| RK | Fighter | Ranking MMA | UFC | Sher dog | MMA junkie | Fight Matrix | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Cormier | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Anthony Johnson | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Alexander Gustafsson | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.4 |
| 4 | Ryan Bader | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Glover Teixeira | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 6 | Ovince St.Preux | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6.4 |
| 7 | Quinton Jackson | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Mauricio Rua | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Jimi Manuwa | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9.6 |
| 10 | Patrick Cummins | 10 | 9 | NR | 9 | NR | 12.0 |
| 11 | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | 9 | 11 | NR | NR | 10 | 12.4 |
| 12 | Corey Anderson | 15 | 14 | NR | 10 | 11 | 13.2 |
| 13 | Fabio Maldonado | 12 | 12 | NR | NR | 14 | 14.0 |
| 14 | Nikita Krylov | NR | NR | NR | 11 | NR | 15.0 |
| 15 | Ilir Latifi | NR | NR | NR | NR | 12 | 15.2 |
Photo credit: www.sherdog.com/Dave Mandel
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