UFC Ranking: Poatan and Carlos Prates on the rise; Understand all the changes and see the positions of the new AI system.

It took a while, but Dana White promised and kept his word. Last Monday (22), the UFC, aiming to improve its traditional rankings, finally implemented the use of artificial intelligence. And the new innovative and technological era has already presented considerable changes in the categories, with Alex Poatán, Carlos Prates e Renato Moicano being benefited.

Now, the new UFC ranking system is based on technology from the company 'Meta', its official partner. Through an official statement, the company informed that the fighters' positions will be defined through a comprehensive set of objective metrics, including probability of outcome, type of victory, professional trajectory, and the particularities of each weight class.

Previously, the UFC based its pound-for-pound rankings for strawweights, flyweights, bantamweights, featherweights, lightweights, welterweights, middleweights, light heavyweights, and heavyweights on the opinions of specialized journalists, and this ranking was updated every Tuesday. While professionals still vote, this list will have less weight. Now, The Meta UFC Rankings will be calculated and published immediately after the events take place, that is, every Monday..

“I wasn’t satisfied with the rankings and always believed there had to be a better way. We’ve always been a company that bets on technology and innovation, and now we’re working with Meta to integrate that directly into our ranking system. I’m excited to see how this innovation can help transform the sport, both for fans and athletes,” said Dana White.

Important points

• The new UFC ranking aims to accurately define the position of fighters according to their performance level in the octagon.
• Not all wins or losses carry the same weight. Therefore, a fighter's victory over a higher-ranked opponent is more important than a convincing win against a lower-ranked one.
• The system takes into account the recency of the results, giving greater weight to recent fights.
• Penalties will be applied to fighters who are inactive for an extended period.

Scenario completely modified

The interesting thing is that the first evaluation and ranking of the fighters has already caused quite a stir. In it, Alex Poatán, who was not ranked in the heavyweight division, is now number four in the rankings with AI, despite suffering a knockout loss to Cyryl Gane in his debut in the division. In the welterweight division, Carlos Prates, who was previously in second place, became the owner of first place, leaving Ian Gary Backwards. Veteran of the lightweight division, Renato MoicanoThe ranking, which was tenth for journalists, has moved to seventh place in the new system. Check out the main changes below.

Heavyweight with AI – based on journalists

4 - Alex Poatán - outside

9 - Serghei Spivac - 6

10 - Victor Petrino - outside

11 - Walter Walker - 14

13 - Mario Pinto - outside

15 - Ryan spann - outside

Outside – Tyrell Fortune – 9

outside - Before Delija - 10

outside - Derrick Lewis - 11

outside - Marcin tybura - 12

Light heavyweight with AI – based on journalists

1 - Alex Poatán - 3

2 - Magomed Ankalayev - 1

3 - Jiri Prochazka - 2

4 - Paulo borrachinha - 7

5 - Jamahal hill - 6

6 - Khalil rountree - 5

7 - Dominick reyes - 11

11 - dustin jacoby - outside

12 - Navajo Stirling - outside

15 – Jan Błachowicz – 4

outside - Aleksandar rakic - 15

Average weight with AI – based on journalists

5 - joe pyfer - 7

6 - Caio Borralho - 5

9 - Gregory Robocop - 12

11 - Christian Leroy Duncan - 13

12 - BoNickal - 15

14 - Ikram Aliskerov - outside

15 - Ridder's Reinier - 8

outside - Robert whittaker - 10

outside - Roman Dolidze - 14

AI-powered welterweight – based on journalists

1 - Carlos Prates - 2

2 - Ian Gary - 1

5 - Sean brady - 6

6 - Gabriel Marretinha - 5

9 - Joaquin buckley - 10

10 - Kamaru Usman - 9

13 - Daniel Rodriguez - 15

15 – Yaroslav Amosov – 11

Lightweight with AI – based on journalists

6 - Mateusz gamrot - 8

7 - Renato Moicano - 10

8 - Quillan Salkilld - 12

9 - Paddy Pimblett - 6

10 - Mauricio Ruffy - 7

11 - Dan Hooker - 9

12 - Tom nolan - 13

13 - Manuel Torres - 15

14 - Grant dawson - outside

15 - Rafa Garcia - outside

outside - Raphael Fiziev - 11

outside - Beneil Dariush - 14

Featherweight with AI – based on journalists

5 - arnold allen - 7

7 - pat sabatini - outside

9 - Nathaniel Wood - outside

12 – Seve Garcia – 10

14 - Joanderson Tubarão - outside

15 – Jose Miguel Delgado – out

outside - Yair Rodriguez - 5

outside - Brian ortega - 11

outside - david onama - 14

outside - Josh Emmett - 15

Bantamweight with AI – based on journalists

5 - mario bautista - 7

8 - Raoni barcelos - 14

9 - Marcus McGhee - 15

10 - Farid Basharat - outside

11 - Deiveson Figueiredo - 9

12 - Aiemann Zahabi - 6

13 - Charles Jourdain - outside

14 - Bryce mitchell - outside

15 - Montel Jackson - outside

outside - Marlon Vera - 10

outside - Payton Talbott - 11

outside - Raúl Rosas Jr.. - 12

AI-powered flyweight – based on journalists

7 - Asu Almabayev - 9

10 - Kevin Borjas - outside

11 - Mitch Raposo - outside

12 - Sumudaerji - outside

13 - Steve Erceg - 10

14 - Alex Perez - 11

outside - Tim Elliott - 12

outside - Tagir Ulanbekov - 13

outside - Edgar Chairez - 15

Bantamweight with AI – based on journalists

1 - Joselyne Edwards - 3

2 - Norm Dumont - 4

3 - Luana Santos - 9

4 - Julianna Pena - 1

7 - Jacqueline Cavalcanti - 10

8 – Michelle Montague – 14

9 – Melissa Croden – out

11 - Bia Mosque - 12

12 - Irene aldana - 6

13 - Macy chiasson - 8

14 - Darya Zheleznyakova - outside

15 - Rachel Pennington - 2

outside - Nora Cornolle - 13

outside - Miesha Tate - 15

AI-powered flyweight – based on journalists

5 – Zhang Weili – out

7 - Rose namajunas - 5

9 - Maycee barber - 6

10 - Wang Cong - 12

11 - Miranda maverick - 9

13 - Karina Silva - 10

15 – Casey O'Neill – 11

outside - Gabriella Fernandes - 15

Strawweight with AI – based on journalists

6 - Piera Rodriguez - outside

8 - Denise Gomes - 13

9 – Mizuki Inoue – 15

10 - Alexia Thainara - 14

11 - Amanda lemos - 7

12 - Loopy Godinez - 6

13 - Jacqueline Amorim - outside

14 - Fatima Kline - 11

15 - Talita Alencar - outside

outside - Jessica Andrade - 9

outside - Amanda ribas - 10

outside - Angela Hill - 12