UFC Heavyweight Rankings - Performance Based - Nov 25/24

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Everyone hates the UFC ‘official’ rankings, which are based on the opinions of a voting panel consisting of people most of us have never heard of (except my man Gumby). But fret not - I’ve fixed the problem and developed a performance-based system for ranking UFC fighters.

I’ll simplify my method for doing this for you - a fighter has to have been active over the past 12 months and not suspended, points are given based on a fighter’s past 10 fights (five-year time limit cutoff) with more points going to most recent fights. Points are based on a fighter’s opponent’s UFC win/loss record. So the better the fighter beaten, the more points given. Extra points are awarded for finishes and title fights. No points are given for a loss.

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UFC Heavyweight Rankings - Performance Based

Stats Last UFC Total

Rank Rank

1 2 1 Jon Jones 668

2 1 2 Tom Aspinall 598.5