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Last Updated: 5/6/2012 12:57:23 PM
Computerized All-Time Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
The all-time rankings reflect the overall careers of MMA fighters. When observing these lists, it is important to consider the following:
- All-time rankings are division-specific, whereas the current rankings are division-adjusted. Therefore, a fighter CAN be ranked in more than one division.
- Longevity at or near the top of the division plays a huge role in where a fighter is ranked. All of the rankings are career-long, with the exception of the division dominance list, which ranks fighters based on their most dominant period. Only extreme cases of past-prime bad performances are mostly excused from the rankings. Divisional strength is also a large factor in accumulating all-time ranking points.
- Head-to-head results have a minor, but direct effect.
- These rankings are not updated as often as the current rankings. Please check the last updated date at the top of the page.
- The nature of the rankings requires them for the most part, to be “slow” in reacting to actions made by current fighters. Think ‘rolling average’, versus immediate change when looking for effects from recent fights.
- Fluctuations in the position of active fighters may be a frequent occurrence. This is merely due to how these rankings are calculated. However, fluctuations may also accompany mathematical revisions or data updates.
- The all-time division dominance has minimum requirements for divisional tenure.
- Early Pancrase (pre-mid 2000) bouts were open-weight. Due to the impact of these matches, the “credit” is assigned to fighters within the division that these fighters would’ve competed in had there been weight divisions, but only from early 1998 and on (when UFC started adapting several weight divisions). Surrounding data (in terms of chronology) is analyzed to determine a division. If one cannot be definitively determined, the credit will be assigned to the fighter for Heavyweight+.
Horn is #56 at HW All-Time. As you may know, for “current rankings”, we only have quarterly snapshots prior to a few years ago. Therefore, the resolution isn’t THAT precise in order to give you a valid ‘highest’ ever rank at HW. I do see he held positions around #20 a few times..
Did Horn ever get ranked as a Hw? What was the highest ranking he posted on current rankings as a Hw if he did?
Where would he feature on the career list as a heavyweight as well?
Thanks again.
Hendo’s accomplishment was for the career rankings, not the current rankings.. What are you asking for in regards to Horn?
JCS I was wondering if I could bother you to dig out a stat for me. Im doing a Hall of Fame on the armbar and Im thinking about Jeremy Horn.
You recently posted that Hendo was the 1st man to crack the top 50 in 3 devisions, I was wondering what Horn ranked at Hw at the highest, I know he drew with Severn and after he beat Liddell I could be wrong but he got another Hw win in UFC.
Was curious to know how high he got at Hw if it isnt a hastle to dig out the stats. Cheers mate.
Once a month, usually on the 2nd or 3rd.
Are these rankings automatically re-calculated once a fighter in the list was updated in the current MMA rankings?
Like JDS who has gone to #1 in the HW div, do you have to manually trigger the update in the all-time HW div or is it done automatically?
Update coming today. Improved precision on two metrics for division equalization and magnification of the top P4P fighters before divisions really existed. No real changes except for some old-timers like Royce moving up. May also cause shuffling in the overall.
#32
100 wins, true.. but how many are worth a damn? 5? Maybe? And that was when the sport was very weak.
One of the challenges in creating this list is determining how much effect that divisional strength has. What is better, being #3 in a division when there are 50 fighters in it, or being #6 in a division when there are 1000?
Where is Dan Severn on the Hw list?!!! 100 wins and the dude still can get his place in the top 25!
Do you know where he ranks in terms of the Hw all timers?
Cheers.
Absolutely, I’ve always thought that Gomi was somewhat overrated. In fact, I still believe that many fighters who fought mostly in Japan during their primes tend to be overrated. I know that you’ve made some adjustments to deal with this problem, but in my opinion, not enough.