The Most Overrated MMA Fighters of All-Time: Part 2

#26 – #16: The Most Overrated MMA Fighters of All-Time: Part 1

If you missed the first part, you can visit it w/ the link above.  It has all of the details about how this list came to be.

#15 – #11

#15 – Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (Rep Avg: #80.0 | Fight Matrix: #117)

Not a huge leap from #117 to #80.  To be at the 14 spot in this list and to only see this kind of gap, either speaks volumes about how representative our all-time rankings are, or vice versa.  The area around #100 is REALLY crowded with “almost greats”.

#14 – Jeremy Horn (Rep Avg: #92.3 | Fight Matrix: #137)

#13 – Guy Mezger (Rep Avg: #100.3 | Fight Matrix: #150)

If Mezger doesn’t get ripped off in the Sakuraba fight, maybe he earns a few more positions and doesn’t make this list.  As it stands, the rating system sees this as a loss.

#12 – Evan Tanner (Rep Avg: #90.7 | Fight Matrix: #138)

Analyzing in the rear-view mirror, his time at or near the top was very short.  I’m sure there’ll be some thoughts regarding him being 1 spot below Horn, who is at #13.  The quantity/quality clash is an unconquerable beast.  Tanner definitely accomplished more in a single division, but Horn spread his cards out all over the place and for a long time.

EDIT: A data issue was found with Tanner after this was posted, he’s actually at #111.  As a result, he’s listed about 10 spots too high on this list.

#11 – Gegard Mousasi (Rep Avg: #63.7 | Fight Matrix: #100)

Still climbing our list is Mousasi, who has shown accomplishments in two divisions.  I think it is too early to see him as high as #63.