Issue Date: 1/29/2012 (Official Release: #236)

Middleweight (176-190 lbs) fighter ranks

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Rank	↑ ↓	Fighter	Record	Points
101	2	Josh Bryant Last Fight: 7/23/2011 [Freestyle Cage]	12-1-0	66
102	1	Alex Makhonin Last Fight: 2/26/2011 [BAoMMA]	9-1-0	66
103		Kelvin Tiller Last Fight: 1/13/2012 [Fight Me MMA]	3-1-0	65
104	2	Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves Last Fight: 10/08/2011 [Apocalypse Fighting Championship]  Next Fight: 3/16/2012 [BellatorFC] vs [#62 MW] Norman Paraisy	28-4-0	65
105	1	Rashid Magomedov Last Fight: 10/09/2011 [World Martial Arts Championship]	13-1-0	64
106	1	Antoni Chmielewski Last Fight: 11/26/2011 [KSW]	21-8-0	64
107	1	Brian Rogers Last Fight: 10/15/2011 [BellatorFC]  Next Fight: 3/16/2012 [BellatorFC] vs [#38 MW] Vitor Vianna	8-3-0	64
108	1	Jared Hess Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [BellatorFC]	11-4-1	62
109	1	Mike Massenzio Last Fight: 1/14/2012 [UFC]	13-6-0	62
110	1	Jason South Last Fight: 8/17/2011 [Fight Kings]  Next Fight: 2/24/2012 [ThrowdownETC] vs [#176 MW] Tim Ruberg	7-0-0	61
111	1	Carlos Alexandre Pereira Last Fight: 8/18/2011 [Iron Man Championship]	33-9-1	61
112	1	Arthur Guseinov Last Fight: 10/14/2011 [M-1 Mix-FC]	10-2-0	61
113	1	Magnus Cedenblad Last Fight: 10/29/2011 [Fight for Change]  Next Fight: 4/14/2012 [UFC] vs [#43 MW] Francis Carmont	10-3-0	60
114		Jesse Bongfeldt Last Fight: 11/26/2011 [Rumble in the Cage]	21-8-1	60
115	2	Jesse Forbes Last Fight: 12/10/2010 [Crowbar MMA]	14-5-0	59
116	1	Anthony Lapsley Last Fight: 10/15/2011 [Colosseum Combat]	21-5-0	59
117	1	Andrei Semenov Last Fight: 4/28/2011 [M-1 Mix-FC]	32-9-2	59
118	56	Ryo Kawamura Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [Pancrase]	14-6-4	59
119	2	Jay Silva Last Fight: 11/04/2011 [Superior Cage Combat]  Next Fight: 2/16/2012 [Superior Cage Combat] vs [#33 MW] Kendall Grove	7-5-0	58
120	2	Magomed Sultanakhmedov Last Fight: 3/25/2011 [M-1 Mix-FC]	18-5-0	58
121	1	Eun Soo Lee Last Fight: 10/03/2011 [Road Fighting Championship]	15-3-0	57
122	1	Leopoldo Serao Last Fight: 2/18/2011 [Tachi Palace Fights]	17-8-0	57
123	1	Eric Davila Last Fight: 11/26/2011 [Ultimate Warrior Fighting]  Next Fight: 2/24/2012 [Legacy Promotions] vs [#196 WW] Mike Bronzoulis	20-11-0	57
124	1	Jonas Billstein Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [BellatorFC]	9-2-0	56
125	1	Jake Bostwick Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [Ultimate Chal. UK]	10-8-0	55
126	1	Jason Norwood Last Fight: 7/08/2011 [M-1 Mix-FC]	11-3-0	55
127	1	Lucio Linhares Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [Fight Festival]	16-7-0	55
128	1	Joe Riggs Last Fight: 11/26/2011 [Duel for Domination]	35-14-0	55
129	1	Julio Cesar dos Santos Last Fight: 9/17/2011 [High Fight Rock]	5-2-1	55
130	1	Gerald Meerschaert Last Fight: 4/22/2011 [Combat USA]	14-5-0	54
131	1	John Phillips Last Fight: 10/29/2011 [Knuckle Up MMA]  Next Fight: 2/18/2012 [CageWarriors] vs [NR] Tony Machado	14-4-0	54
132	1	Dongi Yang Last Fight: 9/17/2011 [UFC]	10-2-0	53
133	1	Yosmany Cabezas Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [Real FC]	11-2-0	53
134	1	James Zikic Last Fight: 11/26/2011 [KSW]	20-9-2	53
135	1	Kalib Starnes Last Fight: 6/18/2011 [Armageddon FC]	12-7-1	52
136	1	Sean Strickland Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [KOTC]	8-0-0	52
137	1	Marcelo Zilio Guimaraes Last Fight: 8/20/2011 [Jungle Fight]	7-0-1	52
138	1	Tim Williams Last Fight: 4/16/2011 [Cage Fury FC]	6-0-0	51
139	1	Ikuhisa Minowa Last Fight: 1/21/2012 [ProElite]	52-33-8	51
140	1	Jack Marshman Last Fight: 12/10/2011 [BAoMMA]	10-0-0	51
141	1	Justin Guthrie Last Fight: 9/17/2011 [No Mercy Fighting]	7-4-0	51
142		Andy Enz Last Fight: 11/16/2011 [AlaskaFC]	3-0-0	50
143		Nic Herron Webb Last Fight: 11/16/2011 [AlaskaFC]	11-3-0	50
144		Lumumba Sayers Last Fight: 11/18/2011 [Strike Force]	5-2-0	50
145		Jarome Hatch Last Fight: 11/18/2011 [ThrowdownETC]	19-12-0	50
146	5	Jeremy Peterson Last Fight: 11/12/2010 [ZarMMA]	13-4-1	50
147	1	Mats Nilsson Last Fight: 4/30/2011 [Strength & Honor Championship]  Next Fight: 2/11/2012 [CageWarriors] vs [#105 WW] Tom Speer	7-1-1	50
148	1	Julio Paulino Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [FEFoMP]	17-5-0	49
149	1	Andrew Punshon Last Fight: 10/29/2011 [Made 4 The Cage]	10-4-0	49
150	1	Matt Thompson Last Fight: 9/03/2011 [IMK Fight]	16-9-0	49

Issue Date: 1/29/2012 (Official Release: #236)

Previous Official Release: 1/22/2012

Fighters who have dropped out: [#241] Yuki Kondo-, [#312] Danilo Pereira+, [#344] Eder Jones!, [#349] Mike Wiatko!, [#350] Eun Soo Kim!

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

Comments (163)

163 Comments

• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC 143 (02-04-2012) says:

  February 1, 2012 at 10:38 am

  [...] (185) [#30] Ed Herman (17-8-0) vs. [#93] Clifford Starks [...]

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• Dj Linderman says:

  January 31, 2012 at 5:07 pm

  On your middle weight ranks Gerald Harris is fighting me (Dj Linderman I’m ranked 35 in the LHW

  Reply
• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC on FOX 2 (01-28-2012) says:

  January 26, 2012 at 11:08 am

  [...] No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition. . Middleweight (185) [#2] Chael Sonnen (26-11-1) vs. [#9] Michael Bisping (22-3-0) Chael Sonnen is the All-Time #6 ranked Middleweight [...]

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