Posted on June 18, 2009 by jcs

Season 9′s ranking was pretty successful, and an interesting experiment.. at least for myself.

Here is how the Season 10 candidates stack up in terms of FightMatrix rating points.

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Leader of the Pack

1. Roy Nelson (#31 HW)

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The Next Best Thing

2. Darrill Schoonover (#57 HW)

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Solid Underdog Picks

3. Abe Wagner (#84 HW)

4. Jim York (#92 HW)

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The B-Squad

5. Justin Wren (#114 HW)

6. Kimbo Slice (#118 HW)

7. Tom Blackledge (#160 LHW)

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Longshots

8. Mike Wessel (#143 HW)

9. Zak Jensen (#145 HW)

10. Scott Junk (#157 HW)

11. Brendan Schaub (#172 HW)

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The Filler

12. Wes Sims (~#300 HW)

13. Marcus Jones (~#310 HW)

14. Jon Madsen (~#500 HW)

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Unranked

UR. Wes Shivers

UR. Matt Mitrione

Posted in MMA Ranks | Comments (3)

3 Comments

• ThonolansGhost says:

  June 19, 2009 at 11:35 pm

  A few days ago, I saw this list of fighters on another site. Right then, I realized that Nelson and Schoonover were the two favorites. I also felt that Schaub might have some potential. But all in all, this is a weaker group than I expected or hoped for. Most of these guys have no long-term future in the UFC.

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• croyalporter says:

  June 19, 2009 at 8:06 am

  Huh. I hadn’t seen a confirmed list, but if this is it, it’s not half bad. I’m a little disappointed that they brought in what I consider “veteran” fighters in Nelson, York, Blackledge, Wessel, Junk, and Sims. That’s almost half the guys that have experience in big organizations. I am very interested, however, in Schoonover, Wagner, Wren, and Jensen.

  Here’s hoping more than just four of the non-finalists makes it onto the finale, as opposed to this season’s debacle. Honestly, no room for Defranco, Miller, Lawson, or Whitson. Gimme a break. I’d rather see any of those guys than have to sit through another Frankie Lester fight.

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• SlimBeats says:

  June 19, 2009 at 5:52 am

  I think Roy Nelson will cruise through this thing. He should already be in the UFC

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