Issue Date: 5/16/2012 (Official Release: #253)

Flyweight (Under 131 lbs) fighter ranks

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Ranked Fighters:
1-50 | 51-75


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Rank ↑ ↓ Fighter Record Points
1
 
Joseph Benavidez 16-2-0
204
Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [UFC] vs  [#5 FLW] Yasuhiro Urushitani
 
2
 
Demetrious Johnson 14-2-1
144
Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [UFC] vs  [#3 FLW] Ian McCall
Next Fight: 6/08/2012 [UFC] vs [#3 FLW] Ian McCall
3
 
Ian McCall 11-2-1
96
Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [UFC] vs  [#2 FLW] Demetrious Johnson
Next Fight: 6/08/2012 [UFC] vs [#2 FLW] Demetrious Johnson
4
 
Jussier da Silva 13-1-0
75
Last Fight: 3/18/2012 [Coliseu Extreme Fight] vs Unranked Opponent
 
5
 
Yasuhiro Urushitani 19-5-6
68
Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [UFC] vs  [#1 FLW] Joseph Benavidez
 
6
 
John Dodson 13-5-0
68
Last Fight: 5/05/2012 [UFC] vs  [#19 FLW] Tim Elliott
 
7
 
Mitsuhisa Sunabe 15-7-4
54
Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [Pancrase] vs  [NR] Hiroyuki Abe
 
8
 
Louis Gaudinot 6-2-0
53
Last Fight: 5/05/2012 [UFC] vs  [#20 FLW] John Lineker
 
9
 
Haruo Ochi 9-2-1
52
Last Fight: 3/10/2012 [Shooto] vs  [#18 FLW] Kiyotaka Shimizu
 
10
 
Mamoru Yamaguchi 26-6-3
51
Last Fight: 8/05/2011 [Tachi Palace Fights] vs  [#4 FLW] Jussier da Silva
 
11
 
Sean Santella 10-3-1
51
Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [Cage Fury FC] vs  [NR] Tuan Pham
 
12
1
Nam Jin Jo 6-4-0
49
Last Fight: 3/10/2012 [Shooto] vs  [#14 FLW] Shinichi Kojima
 
13
1
Rambaa Somdet 9-2-0
49
Last Fight: 10/15/2011 [Grabaka] vs  [NR] Ryota Uozumi
 
14
 
Shinichi Kojima 12-5-5
47
Last Fight: 3/10/2012 [Shooto] vs  [#12 FLW] Nam Jin Jo
 
15
 
Josh Robinson 7-3-0
44
Last Fight: 5/04/2012 [NAFC] vs  [#24 FLW] Dustin Ortiz
 
16
 
Akira Kibe 16-10-2
43
Last Fight: 3/25/2012 [DEEP] vs  [NR] Takashige Hirukawa
 
17
 
Yuki Yasunaga 8-5-0
43
Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [Pancrase] vs  [NR] Isao Hirose
Next Fight: 6/02/2012 [Pancrase] vs [NR] Goro Kobayashi
18
 
Kiyotaka Shimizu 10-7-3
43
Last Fight: 3/10/2012 [Shooto] vs  [#9 FLW] Haruo Ochi
 
19
 
Tim Elliott 8-3-1
43
Last Fight: 5/05/2012 [UFC] vs  [#6 FLW] John Dodson
 
20
 
John Lineker 19-6-0
42
Last Fight: 5/05/2012 [UFC] vs  [#8 FLW] Louis Gaudinot
 
21
 
Artemij Sitenkov 14-7-0
41
Last Fight: 2/23/2012 [CageWarriors] vs  [NR] Neil Seery
 
22
 
Nate Williams 19-10-0
40
Last Fight: 3/24/2012 [Iowa Challenge] vs  [NR] Mike Powell
 
23
 
Darrell Montague 11-2-0
40
Last Fight: 5/10/2012 [Tachi Palace Fights] vs  [NR] Taylor McCorriston
 
24
 
Dustin Ortiz 8-2-0
38
Last Fight: 5/04/2012 [NAFC] vs  [#15 FLW] Josh Robinson
 
25
 
Yuichiro Yajima 15-13-1
37
Last Fight: 3/09/2012 [Rings] vs  [NR] Tatsuya Watanabe
Next Fight: 5/27/2012 [Rings] vs [NR] Kenichi Sawada
26
 
Fumihiro Kitahara 10-2-1
36
Last Fight: 10/16/2011 [Shooto] vs  [NR] Junya Kodo
 
27
 
Seiji Ozuka 12-9-7
36
Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [Pancrase] vs  [#18 FLW] Kiyotaka Shimizu
Next Fight: 6/02/2012 [Pancrase] vs [NR] Yuki Uejima
28
 
Phil Harris 21-9-0
36
Last Fight: 3/16/2012 [CageWarriors] vs  [NR] Casey Dyer
 
29
 
Will Campuzano 9-4-0
35
Last Fight: 4/08/2011 [24/7 Entertainment] vs  [NR] Randy Hinds
Next Fight: 5/19/2012 [Rumble Time Promotions] vs [#52 FLW] Joshua Sampo
30
 
Roy Docyogen 10-0-0
35
Last Fight: 2/18/2012 [URCC] vs  [NR] Rodel Orais
 
31
 
Mikihito Yamagami 7-2-0
34
Last Fight: 11/05/2011 [Shooto] vs  [NR] Junji Ikoma
 
32
 
Brandon Merkt 11-0-0
34
Last Fight: 4/15/2011 [Seconds Out] vs  [NR] Tony Crowder
 
33
 
Ali Cali 4-1-0
33
Last Fight: 2/18/2012 [PacificXC] vs  [NR] Jesse Taitano
 
34
 
Junji Ito 9-3-0
33
Last Fight: 3/10/2012 [Shooto] vs  [#39 FLW] Yuki Shojo
 
35
 
Tadaaki Yamamoto 7-1-2
32
Last Fight: 4/01/2012 [Shooto] vs  [NR] Junji Ikoma
 
36
 
Jose Maria Tome 29-3-0
32
Last Fight: 5/09/2012 [Limo Fight] vs  [NR] Jerry Tolentino
 
37
 
Bruno Azevedo 3-1-0
31
Last Fight: 8/05/2011 [Shooto Americas] vs  [NR] Janailson Kevin Pereira Lima
 
38
 
Satoshi Shinbori 8-6-6
31
Last Fight: 11/23/2011 [ZST] vs  [NR] Yusuke Uehara
 
39
 
Yuki Shojo 11-7-2
31
Last Fight: 3/10/2012 [Shooto] vs  [#34 FLW] Junji Ito
 
40
 
Jimmy Flick 4-0-0
31
Last Fight: 3/02/2012 [South Texas Fight League] vs  [NR] Randy Villarreal
 
41
 
Takeshi Kasugai 8-2-1
31
Last Fight: 3/25/2012 [DEEP] vs  [NR] Takumi Murata
 
42
 
Naoyuki Kato 9-3-1
31
Last Fight: 3/25/2012 [DEEP] vs  [NR] Hirotaka Miyakawa
 
43
 
Eric Luke 6-5-0
30
Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [Gladiator Championship Fighting] vs  [NR] Michal Hamrsmid
 
44
 
Kevin Dunsmoor 11-4-0
30
Last Fight: 4/07/2012 [MMA Xtreme] vs  [NR] Marcos Beristain
 
45
 
Kentaro Watanabe 7-3-0
30
Last Fight: 11/05/2011 [Shooto] vs  [#46 FLW] Ryuichi Miki
 
46
 
Ryuichi Miki 11-6-3
30
Last Fight: 3/10/2012 [Shooto] vs  [NR] Yuya Shibata
 
47
NR
Chad Robichaux 12-2-0
30
Last Fight: 5/11/2012 [Legacy Promotions] vs  [NR] Joseph Sandoval
 
48
1
Danny Martinez 16-4-0
30
Last Fight: 3/24/2012 [XPlode Fight Series] vs Unranked Opponent
 
49
1
Allamurad Karayev 9-0-0
30
Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [Gods Fighting Championship] vs Unranked Opponent
 
50
1
Mikael Silander 7-0-0
30
Last Fight: 3/23/2012 [Botnia Punishment] vs  [NR] Michal Hamrsmid
 

Issue Date: 5/16/2012 (Official Release: #253)

Previous Official Release: 5/12/2012

Fighters who have dropped out: [#75] Hiroyuki Abe!

Drop out symbols: * = Inactive (450d), + = Moved Divisions (Up), - = Moved Divisions (Down), % = Forced, ! = Results/Other


Ranked Fighters:
1-50 | 51-75

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Comments (84)



84 Comments

  • Camp says:

    Very acute points. Thanks for the information. We are pursuing ranked opponents as we speak but noone really wants to step up and fight Dustin. We are waiting to hear back from Jeremy Luchau to see if Dustin will be on the next Tachi card again. He still has 2 more bouts with them so…..

  • jcs says:

    We have Ortiz at #66. It’s not a world of difference.

    Although commendable (that Ortiz made it three rounds), he still lost 30-27 x3 to McCall. His win before that was against Matt Horning, a below .500 guy who has lost NINE straight fights. Three of Ortiz’s wins came against debuting fighters, with another coming at 0-1.

    Maybe we’re missing some data from Ortiz’s opponents (thus hurting his rating). It happens. I’ll check it out.

    Food for thought. Flick has never lost and his average opponents’ record coming into the fights is about 5-4 — very impressive for an American Flyweight that is 3-0. Dustin Ortiz’s average opponents’ record (not counting McCall, as that was a dominant loss) has been 4-4 (largely in thanks to Horning’s journeyman ledger). Still, Flick’s opposition is better, and let’s not forget Ortiz has also fought the same guy twice (Lucas Thomas).

    Furthermore, we track a stat called quality performances.. it’s based on the fighter’s outcome (win, lose, draw, etc) and the opposition quality relative to the fighter’s pre-fight rating. Both Ortiz and Flick have 3.

  • Camp says:

    Jimmy Flick’s wins are over a 4-5 guy and 2 wins are over the same 5-5 guy but Ortiz’s wins are of “poor quality”? I don’t understand. Ortiz has beaten everyone put in front of him except McCall who is ranked #2 in the world and he went the distance with McCall while Montague couldn’t even do that. A lot of the guys on your list won’t fight Ortiz just fyi. I know, we have tried to fight ranked guys. Normally you guys do a great job but you dropped the ball on this particular fighter. Ortiz belongs in the top 25 in the world.

  • jcs says:

    His wins are of poor quality.

  • Camp says:

    How is Dustin Ortiz not ranked? He is a 7-1 SF veteran whose only loss is a decision to the guy ranked #2 in the world.

  • jcs says:

    Omari, we only count pro fights. As far as I can tell, Nate’s pro record is well below a 50% win pct. If you can provide a complete record, I welcome you to do so in our forum.

  • He is also a three belt title holder in the midwest. Very good up and comer

  • There is a 125er out of Des moines, IA named Nate “Mighty Mouse” Williams who should be considered for ranking. He is a college wrestler with a 15-10 overall record (9-3) at 125. He has fought very good 135ers such as Chase Beebe.

  • jcs says:

    Will be in our next update.


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