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With another loss, I couldn’t help but think that Melvin Guillard is one of the most inconsistent long-time fringe contenders that I can recall.  Does this mean he’s inconsistently good or consistently good?  After all, he keeps on keeping on, continually reaching a status of top-level journeyman after losing.

Using the Generated Historical Rankings as analytical fuel, it turns out that Melvin Guillard is 1 of only 10 fighters to have at least 25 quarterly rankings in the Lightweight division, with none of them in the Top 5 or below the Top 150 and an average ranking equal or better than #50.

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Posted on March 8, 2014 by jcs

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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#4] Alexander Gustafsson (15-2-0, -412) vs. [#16] Jimi Manuwa (14-0-0, +323)
Alexander Gustafsson is the All-Time #19 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Alexander Gustafsson (2-1-0)
2013-09-21: L vs. [#1LHW/#4DD/#1P4P] Jon Jones (19-1-0) via UD (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
2012-12-08: W vs. [#10LHW] Mauricio Rua (22-8-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
2012-04-14: W vs. [#15LHW] Thiago Silva (16-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Jimi Manuwa (3-0-0)
2013-10-26: W vs. [#24LHW] Ryan Jimmo (18-3-0) via TKO (Leg Injury) in 4:41 of round 2
2013-02-16: W vs. [#45LHW] Cyrille Diabate (19-9-1) via TKO (Retirement) in 5:00 of round 1
2012-09-29: W vs. [*] Kyle Kingsbury (11-5-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Alexander Gustafsson 168, Jimi Manuwa 133
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#15] Michael Johnson (14-8-0) vs. [#22] Melvin Guillard (31-12-2)

Last 3 Fights: Michael Johnson (2-1-0)
2013-12-28: W vs. [#36LW] Gleison Tibau (28-10-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:32 of round 2
2013-08-17: W vs. [#26LW] Joe Lauzon (23-9-0) via UD (30-25, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-04-06: L vs. [#40LW] Reza Madadi (13-3-0) via Submission (Brabo Choke) in 1:33 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Melvin Guillard (1-1-0, 1 NC)
2013-10-26: NC vs. [#31LW] Ross Pearson (15-6-0)
2013-07-27: W vs. [#95LW] Mac Danzig (21-12-1) via KO (Punches) in 2:47 of round 2
2012-12-29: L vs. [#57LW] Jamie Varner (21-9-1) via SD (30-27, 27-30, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Michael Johnson 70, Melvin Guillard 133
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Michael Johnson leads 3-2
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Flyweight (125)
[#28BW] Brad Pickett (23-8-0) vs. [#29] Neil Seery (13-9-0)

Last 3 Fights: Brad Pickett (1-2-0)
2013-08-17: L vs. [#12BW] Michael McDonald (16-3-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 3:43 of round 2
2013-04-06: W vs. [#45BW] Mike Easton (13-4-0) via SD (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
2012-12-29: L vs. [#6BW] Eddie Wineland (21-9-1) via SD (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Neil Seery (3-0-0)
2013-06-01: W vs. [#111FLY] Mikael Silander (9-3-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 3:57 of round 3
2013-04-13: W vs. [#72FLY] Paul Marin (7-3-0) via KO (Kick to the Body) in 1:22 of round 1
2012-10-27: W vs. [*] Karl Harrison (4-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Brad Pickett 203, Neil Seery 280
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Posted on March 3, 2014 by jcs

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On March 14, [#14] Damian Grabowski (19-1-0) will take on [#25] Marcin Tybura (9-0-0) in a battle of the top two Polish Heavyweights in professional MMA.

The winner of this match will end up fairly close to the World Top 10 and will be well on their way to becoming the best Heavyweight in history from Poland.   As strange as it seems, the winner probably becomes the best Heavyweight ever from Eastern Europe (sans Russia) behind Filipovic, Arlovski and Vovchanchyn.  Grabowski currently holds the lead over Tybura with a longer ledger, though he did start one division below — which means if he does make the big time, perhaps he will go back to 205.

Posted on March 2, 2014 by jcs

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Posted on March 2, 2014 by jcs

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Welterweight (170)
[#11] Dong Hyun Kim (18-2-1, 171.0lb, -367) vs. [*] John Hathaway (17-1-0, 171.0lb, +291)

Last 3 Fights: Dong Hyun Kim (3-0-0)
2013-10-09: W vs. [#27WW] Erick Silva (16-4-0) via KO (Punch) in 3:01 of round 2
2013-03-03: W vs. [#42WW] Siyar Bahadurzada (21-6-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2012-11-10: W vs. [#72WW] Paulo Thiago (15-6-0) via UD (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: John Hathaway (3-0-0)
2012-09-29: W vs. [#115WW] John Maguire (19-6-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2012-05-05: W vs. [#236WW] Pascal Krauss (11-2-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
2011-03-26: W vs. [#119MW] Kris McCray (8-5-0) via SD (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Dong Hyun Kim 143, John Hathaway 518
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Welterweight (170)
[#373MW] Wang Sai (6-4-1, 170.0lb, -280) vs. [#955] Lipeng Zhang (6-7-1, 170.0lb, +229)

Last 3 Fights: Wang Sai (2-1-0)
2012-11-17: W vs. [#841LW] Glen Ranillo (3-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:00 of round 1
2012-09-15: L vs. [#233WW] Brett Oteri (12-5-0) via DQ (Knee to Grounded Opponent) in 4:48 of round 2
2012-02-11: W vs. [#479MW] Gareth Ealey (7-4-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Lipeng Zhang (1-2-0)
2013-05-11: L vs. [#634LW] Chris Garcia (5-1-0) via Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:34 of round 1
2012-12-01: L vs. [#395MW] Marcos Souza (3-0-0) via UD ()
2012-12-01: W vs. [NA] Jae Sung Oh (0-1-0) via in 0:00 of round 0

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Wang Sai 469, Lipeng Zhang 294
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Heavyweight (265)
[#27] Shawn Jordan (15-5-0, 261.0lb, -121) vs. [#39] Matt Mitrione (6-3-0, 260.0lb, -102)

Last 3 Fights: Shawn Jordan (2-1-0)
2013-10-19: L vs. [#17HW+] Gabriel Gonzaga (16-8-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:33 of round 1
2013-06-15: W vs. [*] Pat Barry (8-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:59 of round 1
2013-01-26: W vs. [#54HW+] Mike Russow (15-3-0) via TKO (Punches and Elbows) in 3:48 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Matt Mitrione (1-2-0)
2013-09-21: L vs. [#15HW+] Brendan Schaub (10-3-0) via Technical Submission (Brabo Choke) in 4:06 of round 1
2013-04-06: W vs. [#42HW+] Philip De Fries (10-3-0) via KO (Punches) in 0:19 of round 1
2012-12-15: L vs. [#12HW+] Roy Nelson (19-9-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:58 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Shawn Jordan 133, Matt Mitrione 161
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Posted on February 26, 2014 by jcs

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Posted on February 23, 2014 by jcs

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Women Bantamweight Championship (135)
[#1/#1DD/#1P4P] Ronda Rousey (8-0-0, -436) vs. [#4/#9P4P] Sara McMann (7-0-0, +337)
Ronda Rousey is the All-Time #8 ranked Women’s fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Ronda Rousey (3-0-0)
2013-12-28: W vs. [#9BW] Miesha Tate (13-5-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 0:58 of round 3
2013-02-23: W vs. [#11BW] Liz Carmouche (9-4-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 4:49 of round 1
2012-08-18: W vs. [#5BW] Sarah Kaufman (16-2-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 0:54 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Sara McMann (3-0-0)
2013-04-27: W vs. [#29BW] Sheila Gaff (10-6-1) via TKO (Punches) in 4:06 of round 1
2012-07-28: W vs. [#15BW] Shayna Baszler (15-8-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2012-01-21: W vs. [NA] Hitomi Akano (18-10-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ronda Rousey 56, Sara McMann 301
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#3HW+] Daniel Cormier (13-0-0, -1247) vs. [#267] Patrick Cummins (4-0-0, +783)

Last 3 Fights: Daniel Cormier (3-0-0)
2013-10-19: W vs. [#13HW+] Roy Nelson (19-9-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-04-20: W vs. [#11HW+] Frank Mir (16-9-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-01-12: W vs. [#74HW+] Dion Staring (29-10-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:02 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Patrick Cummins (3-0-0)
2013-05-18: W vs. [NA] Willie Smalls (5-15-1) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 3:19 of round 1
2013-03-16: W vs. [NA] Ricky Pulu (0-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:07 of round 1
2012-01-21: W vs. [*] Tasi Edwards (2-1-0) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 4:01 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Daniel Cormier 126, Patrick Cummins 280
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Welterweight (170)
[#4] Rory MacDonald (15-2-0, -293) vs. [#6] Demian Maia (18-5-0, +234)
Rory MacDonald is the All-Time #18 ranked Welterweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Rory MacDonald (2-1-0)
2013-11-16: L vs. [#3WW] Robbie Lawler (22-9-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2013-07-27: W vs. [#7WW] Jake Ellenberger (29-7-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
2012-12-08: W vs. [#57WW] B.J. Penn (16-9-2) via UD (30-26, 30-27, 30-26)

Last 3 Fights: Demian Maia (2-1-0)
2013-10-09: L vs. [#5WW] Jake Shields (29-6-1) via SD (47-48, 48-47, 47-48)
2013-02-02: W vs. [#23WW] Jon Fitch (25-6-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2012-10-13: W vs. [#19WW] Rick Story (16-7-0) via Submission (Neck Crank) in 2:30 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Rory MacDonald 98, Demian Maia 136
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Posted on February 19, 2014 by jcs

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What happened in UFC Fight Night 36?  Did it meet our expectations and what are the consequences for the future?

I will discuss only the four fights here which I was looking forward to.

Charles Oliveira vs. Andy Ogle

Charles Oiveira was considered an exciting prospect in the featherweight division after dropping from lightweight, showing high level submission skills and decent striking to complement it.   So much so that he even got a fight against Frankie Edgar despite a loss to Cub Swanson in his previous fight.   But after two straight losses he was sent to the back of the division to show he is still worthy of being considered a potential prospect,  taking a match against Andy Ogle – a relative unknown who has lost 2 of his 3 UFC fights, and was ranked at the lowly #125 FW accordingly.

To show he should still be considered as good as his reputation, Oliveira should have demolished Ogle.  Quite frankly anything else would have been a disappointment.   And something else happened: Oliveira did look better than Ogle, but he wasn’t able to control him for extended periods of time or hurt him.  It looked like it was going to end in a not-too-impressive decision win for Oliveira when he was able to secure the triangle choke in the third round.

This was not an impressive enough performance out of Oliveira against such a mediocre fighter to prove he belongs in the top of the division yet, and the rankings reflect that, elevating him only 6 spots from FW #38 to #32.

Erick Silva vs. Takenori Sato

Like Charles Oliveira, Erick Silva too was considered an exciting prospect, being a very fast, very explosive, and flashy all-around fighter whose wins came in spectacular fashion and very quickly – until he came across the more solid wrestlers of the division, namely, Jon Fitch and Dong Hyun Kim.   Like Oliveira he was sent back in the division to face the simpler challenge of Takenori Sato, who was undefeated in his last 10 fights.

In this short fight Silva made quick work of Sato, leaving no doubt who is the better fighter.   Unfortunately, Sato didn’t show he is a worthy opponent.  The first kick Silva threw hurt him and he went for a desperate single leg when Silva drew closer, and lost through hammer-fist strikes to his head while he was holding that single, which might be the first knock out of its kind.  This performance was less indicative of Silva’s prowess than of Sato’s lack thereof.  If we can learn anything about Silva from this fight is that in spite of Sato’s incompetence he was still able to take Silva down, if only for a second, through that sloppy single he was holding for dear life.  Therefore this fight also doesn’t put Silva back in any interesting position.  This is evident in the rankings as well, awarding Silva just 3 more spots and placing him at #27 WW.

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Posted on February 18, 2014 by Ked Becker

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Japanese prospect Mizuki Inoue was “officially” awarded a DQ LOSS for submitting her opponent, Emi Tomimatsu in the 3rd round of their fight in today’s JEWELS event.  Yes, you read that correctly.  The reasoning was that since Inoue missed weight (by a pound or so), if she won the fight, it would instead be turned into a disqualification win for Tomimatsu.  Talk about backwards logic.

For the record, we will not be honoring the ”official” outcome and will instead honor the actual outcome.  To the best of my knowledge, we’ve only went against the official outcome one time prior and that was for Royce Gracie’s forfeit “loss” to Harold Howard, as the fight never even started.  Sherdog acknowledged that as a loss for Royce for many years, until they finally struck that one from their records.

For the accuracy of the ratings/rankings, we forever observe the actual outcome as it happened, unless the official outcome is negated due to a violation of some kind (drug policy) or overturned due to a scoring error.  Thankfully, the actual outcome matches the official outcome, 99.99% of the time.

Posted on February 16, 2014 by jcs

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Gegard Mousasi, born in Tehran to an Armenian family, grew up in the Netherlands from the age of 4.  He began his professional MMA career at 2003 at the age of 17, and fought in various organizations including M-1, Rings and DEEP at middleweight before debuting in Pride in 2006 at 20 years old.

After a win and a loss (the second one of his career at that point, both by armbars) he was matched with then #78 ranked Middleweight Hector Lombard, and showed superior grappling, controlling Lombard’s back for most of the fight.

In 2008 he beat then #68 LHW Evangelina Santos in a middleweight match to reach #23 ranking, but his jump into the spotlight was  his debut in Dream against #14 Dennis Kang, on whom he was able to slap a triangle, catapulting him to #8 in the world.  He then continued in the Dream tournament beating #20 Melvin Manhoef and #25 Ronaldo Souza on the night of September 23, 2008.   Both fights were short.  Gegard had no problem controlling Manhoef on the ground for another triangle submission win, while he got lucky against Souza sending a precise head kick just as Souza was diving in for some ground control.   It was an exciting finish but it’s not one that proved Mousasi’s superiority, so a rematch between the two today would be a very viable and interesting option.

Winning the Dream Middleweight title has made Mousasi one of the best middleweight in the world, as he rose to #3 in the Middleweight rankings.  Mousasi has shown himself to be a very well-rounded fighter, with world-championship level kickboxing and an excellent ground game which awarded him his most impressive wins to that point.

On 2009 He took on the massive challenge of Mark Hunt, who didn’t look good at the time, ranking at #31 Heavyweight after 4 fight losing streak. Mousasi controlled him on the ground, leading to an easy armbar.

He then signed a deal with StrikeForce which allowed him to continue fighting in Dream at the same time.   He beat Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral, who was the StrikeForce LHW champion and ranked #10 LHW, in less than a minute with his signature lightning fast ground & pound, reaching the pinnacle of his career by becoming the StrikeForce LHW champion and ranking at #4 at LHW.

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Posted on February 15, 2014 by Ked Becker

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Middleweight (185)
[#3/#8P4P] Lyoto Machida (20-4-0, -240) vs. [#10LHW] Gegard Mousasi (34-3-2, +193)
Lyoto Machida is the All-Time #13 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Lyoto Machida (2-1-0)
2013-10-26: W vs. [#12MW] Mark Munoz (13-4-0) via KO (Head Kick) in 3:10 of round 1
2013-08-03: L vs. [#3LHW] Phil Davis (12-1-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2013-02-23: W vs. [#8LHW] Dan Henderson (29-11-0) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Gegard Mousasi (3-0-0)
2013-04-06: W vs. [#31LHW] Ilir Latifi (7-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-01-12: W vs. [#29LHW] Mike Kyle (20-11-1) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:09 of round 1
2011-12-17: W vs. [#27LHW] Ovince St. Preux (14-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Lyoto Machida 112, Gegard Mousasi 315
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Middleweight (185)
[#5] Ronaldo Souza (19-3-0, -505) vs. [#7] Francis Carmont (22-7-0, +372)
Ronaldo Souza is the All-Time #9 ranked Middleweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Ronaldo Souza (3-0-0)
2013-09-04: W vs. [#10MW] Yushin Okami (29-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:47 of round 1
2013-05-18: W vs. [#32MW] Chris Camozzi (19-7-0) via Technical Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 3:37 of round 1
2013-01-12: W vs. [#42MW] Ed Herman (21-10-0) via Submission (Kimura) in 3:10 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Francis Carmont (3-0-0)
2013-09-21: W vs. [#16MW] Costas Philippou (12-4-0) via UD (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-04-20: W vs. [#25MW] Lorenz Larkin (14-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2012-11-17: W vs. [#30MW] Tom Lawlor (9-5-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ronaldo Souza 164, Francis Carmont 147
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Welterweight (170)
[#30] Erick Silva (15-4-0, -964) vs. [#120] Takenori Sato (17-8-7, +626)

Last 3 Fights: Erick Silva (1-2-0)
2013-10-09: L vs. [#11WW] Dong Hyun Kim (18-2-1) via KO (Punch) in 3:01 of round 2
2013-06-08: W vs. [#34WW] Jason High (18-4-0) via Submission (Reverse Triangle Armbar) in 1:11 of round 1
2012-10-13: L vs. [#23WW] Jon Fitch (25-6-1) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Takenori Sato (2-0-1)
2013-10-20: W vs. [NA] Islam Galayev (0-3-0) via Submission (Kimura) in 2:09 of round 2
2013-05-19: W vs. [#295WW] Shingo Suzuki (9-7-3) via Submission (Keylock) in 2:36 of round 3
2013-03-17: D vs. [#174WW] Akihiro Murayama (14-5-9) via Draw (Unanimous) in 5:00 of round 3

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Erick Silva 129, Takenori Sato 118
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Posted on February 12, 2014 by jcs

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Posted on February 9, 2014 by jcs

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