Whos right?
The official rankings against calculated ELO
Two columns, one division. On the right: our ELO leaderboard, built from nothing but outcomes. On the left: the promotion's official ranking.
DIVISION
Division · Middleweight
By official rank
C
Khamzat ChimaevELO 1619· ELO rank #11Δ +10
01
Dricus Du PlessisELO 1678· ELO rank #2
02
Nassourdine ImavovELO 1683· ELO rank #1Δ -2
03
Sean StricklandELO 1634· ELO rank #7Δ +3
04
Brendan AllenELO 1674· ELO rank #3Δ -2
05
Caio BorralhoELO 1635· ELO rank #6
06
Joe PyferELO 1632· ELO rank #8Δ +1
07
Anthony HernandezELO 1629· ELO rank #9Δ +1
08
Reinier de RidderELO 1565
09
Israel AdesanyaELO 1625· ELO rank #10
10
Robert WhittakerELO 1643· ELO rank #4Δ -7
11
Jared CannonierELO 1593· ELO rank #15Δ +3
12
Gregory RodriguesELO 1641· ELO rank #5Δ -8
13
Christian Leroy DuncanELO 1605· ELO rank #12Δ -2
14
Roman DolidzeELO 1547
15
Paulo CostaELO 1593· ELO rank #14Δ -2
By ELO (computed)
01
Nassourdine Imavov1683off. #2 (+2)
02
03
Brendan Allen1674off. #4 (+2)
04
Robert Whittaker1643off. #10 (+7)
05
Gregory Rodrigues1641off. #12 (+8)
06
Caio Borralho1635
07
Sean Strickland1634off. #3 (-3)
08
Joe Pyfer1632off. #6 (-1)
09
Anthony Hernandez1629off. #7 (-1)
10
Israel Adesanya1625
11
Khamzat Chimaev1619off. #C (-10)
12
Christian Leroy Duncan1605off. #13 (+2)
13
Chris Weidman1602UNRANKED ★
14
Paulo Costa1593off. #15 (+2)
15
Jared Cannonier1593off. #11 (-3)
16
Edmen Shahbazyan1582UNRANKED ★
Rankings divergeUNRANKED ★Algorithmic snub
The Snub List. Fighters marked UNRANKED ★ have ELO scores higher than ranked contenders, but are absent from the official list.