It is perhaps an understatement to say the UFC rankings are questionable. You’ll count on rankings to be questionable as they’re subjective; nonetheless, on this Rankings Evaluation column, I’ll level out rankings that I believe are evident errors. I may even analyze vital motion within the rankings that I agree with.
Editorial Commentary by Peter Parsons
Mackenzie Dern had a dominant efficiency over No. 14 ranked UFC strawweight Angela Hill on Saturday on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV.  The win put the third diploma brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt up one spot within the UFC girls’s strawweight rankings to No. 7.
Mackenzie Dern ranked No. 7 in UFC strawweight rankings
Dern’s victory over Hill on Saturday put the 30-year-old forward of Marina Rodriguez, a fighter she misplaced to lower than two years in the past.  Nevertheless, it didn’t put her forward of Virna Jandiroba, a fighter she defeated two and a half years in the past.  This does make sense as a result of Jandiroba defeated Rodriguez at UFC 288 earlier this month.  This could be a tough rankings state of affairs when fighter A beats fighter B, fighter B beats fighter C and fighter C beats fighter A.  The place Dern beat Jandiroba, Jandiroba beat Rodriguez and Rodriguez beat Dern, it comes right down to their full UFC physique of labor.
I agree with Rodriguez being ranked No. 8 as a result of she has fallen on onerous instances as of late with back-to-back losses to Jandiroba and Amanda Lemos. Â So, it comes right down to who needs to be No. 6 and No. 7 between Dern and Jandiroba. Â The 2 Brazilians are each coming off latest wins over ranked opponents.
Aside from Rodriguez, they do have two different widespread opponents in Amanda Ribas and Angela Hill.  They each misplaced unanimous selections to Ribas.  They each received unanimous selections over the veteran Hill; nonetheless, Dern’s was extra dominant.  Dern received 49-44 X 2 and 49-43, scoring a number of 10-8 rounds.
Dern is 8-3 within the UFC and Jandiroba is 5-3 within the UFC. Â Their three losses every had been to ranked opponents. Â Dern misplaced to Amanda Ribas, Marina Rodriguez and Yan Xiaonon. Â Jandiroba misplaced to Carla Esparza, Mackanzie Dern and Amanda Ribas.
The important thing issue for me that separates the 2 is that Dern has 4 victories over ranked opponents and Jandiroba has two.  Jandiroba’s victories over ranked opponents had been in opposition to Angela Hill and Marina Rodriguez.  Dern’s victories over ranked opponents had been in opposition to Virna Jandiroba, Nina Nunes, Tecia Torres, and Angela Hill.
The ultimate issue I’ll point out is that the way you get it executed issues.  Dern has 4 finishes within the UFC, all by submission.  Jandiroba has two finishes, one by TKO and one by submission.  I do know Dern has extra fights and wins within the UFC, however Dern’s ending fee is 50 % and Jandiroba’s is 40 %.
In her publish battle octagon interview on Saturday, Dern respectfully known as out Rose Namajunas.
Jandiroba already has her subsequent battle set in opposition to undefeated Tatiana Suarez on August 5. Â With a win over the extremely regarded Suarez, Jandiroba would possible put herself within the high 5.
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Upcoming Notable UFC Strawweight Fights
June 24 – Gillian Robertson vs. (15) Tabatha Ricci
July 8 – Denise Gomes vs. Yazmin Juaregui
Aug 5 – (7) Virna Jandiroba vs. (10) Tatiana Suarez
Aug 19 – (4) Amanda Lemos vs. (C) Zhang Weili
Rankings Evaluation and why rankings matter
My rankings would look totally different than every other author or fan who follows the game intently. That is to be anticipated, as rankings are subjective. Rankings needs to be primarily based totally on outcomes and never perceived potential or recognition.
Some folks assume rankings don’t matter. Rankings do matter. They matter with regards to matchmaking. They matter with regards to contract negotiations.
Let’s preserve the rankings dialog going. Do you agree or disagree with the above Rating Evaluation? Categorical your ideas within the feedback under.
