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
Sean StricklandELO 1653· ELO rank #4Δ +3
01
Khamzat ChimaevELO 1600· ELO rank #13Δ +11
02
Dricus Du PlessisELO 1678· ELO rank #2Δ -1
03
Nassourdine ImavovELO 1683· ELO rank #1Δ -3
04
Brendan AllenELO 1674· ELO rank #3Δ -2
05
Caio BorralhoELO 1635· ELO rank #7Δ +1
06
Anthony HernandezELO 1629· ELO rank #9Δ +2
07
Joe PyferELO 1632· ELO rank #8
08
Reinier de RidderELO 1565
09
Israel AdesanyaELO 1625· ELO rank #10
10
Robert WhittakerELO 1643· ELO rank #5Δ -6
11
Jared CannonierELO 1593· ELO rank #16Δ +4
12
Gregory RodriguesELO 1641· ELO rank #6Δ -7
13
Christian Leroy DuncanELO 1605· ELO rank #11Δ -3
14
Roman DolidzeELO 1547
15
Ikram AliskerovELO 1582
By ELO (computed)
01
Nassourdine Imavov1683off. #3 (+3)
02
Dricus Du Plessis1678off. #2 (+1)
03
Brendan Allen1674off. #4 (+2)
04
Sean Strickland1653off. #C (-3)
05
Robert Whittaker1643off. #10 (+6)
06
Gregory Rodrigues1641off. #12 (+7)
07
Caio Borralho1635off. #5 (-1)
08
Joe Pyfer1632
09
Anthony Hernandez1629off. #6 (-2)
10
Israel Adesanya1625
11
Christian Leroy Duncan1605off. #13 (+3)
12
Chris Weidman1602UNRANKED ★
13
Khamzat Chimaev1600off. #1 (-11)
14
Ateba Gautier1597UNRANKED ★
15
Paulo Costa1593UNRANKED ★
16
Jared Cannonier1593off. #11 (-4)
Rankings divergeUNRANKED ★Algorithmic snub
The Snub List. Fighters marked UNRANKED ★ have ELO scores higher than ranked contenders, but are absent from the official list.