Overview

• Tapology’s new proprietary algorithm, five years in development, launched on August 4 and now publicly orders every active UFC fighter solely by performance data.
• The ranking model weights strength of schedule, short-notice bouts and quality of wins and losses from each athlete’s most recent six UFC appearances.
• Justin Gaethje, Shavkat Rakhmonov and Reinier de Ridder were all pushed out of their divisions’ top five under the new system.
• UFC President Dana White has long criticized the promotion’s panel-based rankings and now faces a rapidly adopted outside alternative.
• By listing all athletes rather than just a top 15, Tapology’s transparent ladder could bolster fighters beyond the UFC’s official contenders in matchmaking debates.