Combat Edge Intelligence

Rankings

Pro MMA only. A chronological fighter rating that rewards beating stronger opponents, adjusts for method of victory, and keeps inactive fighters from crowding current contenders.

Combat Edge Elo currently ranks 4019 MMA fighters, including 1169 active fighters. Islam Makhachev leads the active board with a 1922 Elo rating. Rankings can be filtered by men's and women's divisions, active status, fighter name, current Elo, and peak Elo.

Current leader Islam Makhachev 1922 Welterweight | #1 active
Rated fighters4019
Active1169
Divisions14
Default viewTop 100
01

Opponent adjusted

Each fight uses the opponent's Elo before that fight. Later career success does not rewrite old results.

02

Method aware

Finishes move ratings more than decisions. Split and majority decisions move ratings less.

03

Activity weighted

Fighters leave the active ladder after 24 months without a counted pro MMA fight, but keep their raw current and peak Elo.

04

Pro MMA only

Tagged grappling, wrestling, BJJ, boxing, and other non-MMA bouts are excluded from the calculation.

Methodology

How the rating is calculated

Every fighter starts at 1500. Completed pro MMA fights are processed in chronological order, using the opponent's rating at the time of the fight. Current Elo and peak Elo stay raw. Fighters move off the active ladder after 24 months without a counted pro MMA fight, while remaining available in all-fighter and peak views.

Compare fighters + Latest Elo movers + All-time peak Elo +
K-factor
48 for a fighter's first 10 counted fights, 32 until 25 fights, then 24 for veterans.
Method
Round-one finishes move more, later finishes move slightly more, split or majority decisions move less.
Activity
After 24 months without a counted pro MMA fight, fighters leave the active ladder but keep their true current and peak Elo.
New fighters
Fighters with no completed pro MMA bouts show a provisional 1500 until fight history is entered.

Showing top 100 active fighters.

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