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

Middleweight (176-190 lbs) fighter ranks

The rankings presented are computerized and provided by the FightMatrix ranking system, which utilizes a comprehensive MMA fight database to provide objective rankings. Please note, that these rankings ONLY contain fighters who have had at least one professional fight some time in the 450 days prior to the ranking date.

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Rank	↑ ↓	Fighter	Record	Points
301	1	Cortez Coleman 8-3-0 29 Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [KOTC] vs  [NR] Brandon Lyons
302	1	Kozo Urita 14-12-2 29 Last Fight: 4/29/2012 [FEFoMP] vs  [NR] Gennadiy Kovalev
303	3	Matt MacGrath 10-8-0 29 Last Fight: 5/04/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [#113 MW] Nordine Taleb
304		Daniel Digby 10-4-0 29 Last Fight: 3/24/2012 [Supremacy Cage Fighting] vs  [NR] Peter Clinch
305		Mike Bernhard 9-4-0 28 Last Fight: 10/21/2011 [X-treme FC] vs  [#258 MW] Mikey Gomez
306		Nikos Sokolis 9-2-0 28 Last Fight: 2/19/2012 [Greek Fighting Championships] vs  [NR] Matias Baric
307		Eddie Mendez 6-0-1 28 Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [Strike Force] vs  [NR] Fernando Gonzalez
308		Brandon Melendez 26-22-0 28 Last Fight: 11/18/2011 [ThrowdownETC] vs  [#210 MW] Jarome Hatch
309		Johnny Buck 9-8-0 28 Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [BlackEye Promotions] vs  [NR] Joe Heink
310	2	Jack Mason 19-10-0 28 Last Fight: 4/21/2012 [Quest Fighting Championship] vs Unranked Opponent
311		Marcus Sursa 11-8-0 28 Last Fight: 3/31/2012 [Brutaal Fight Night] vs  [#124 MW] Logan Clark
312	2	Josh Janousek 8-1-0 28 Last Fight: 4/15/2011 [Brutaal Fight Night] vs  [NR] BJ Lacy
313		Xavier FoupaPokam 22-17-0 28 Last Fight: 3/11/2012 [Super Fight League] vs  [NR] Joey Guel
314		Frank Carrillo 5-2-0 28 Last Fight: 10/15/2011 [Warrior-1 MMA] vs  [NR] Joseph Watson
315	2	Tomas Kuzela 18-15-0 28 Last Fight: 12/29/2011 [Heroes Gate] vs  [#119 WW] Matus Laincz
316	2	Chris Rice 19-8-0 28 Last Fight: 12/16/2011 [Ultimate Cage Championships] vs  [#492 WW] Andy DeVent
317	2	Doug Marshall 13-6-0 28 Last Fight: 5/06/2012 [Super Fight League] vs  [#107 MW] Zelg Galesic
318	3	Joe Bunch 13-4-0 28 Last Fight: 4/09/2011 [Bobishs Ultimate Cage Battles] vs  [#85 WW] Eduardo Pamplona
319	3	Brent Cooper 6-1-0 28 Last Fight: 4/23/2011 [Respect in the Cage] vs  [NR] Fernando Gonzalez
320	1	David Mariscal 11-1-1 28 Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [UWC (Mexico)] vs  [NR] Matt Lagler
321	1	Dylan Clay 8-3-0 28 Last Fight: 3/12/2011 [X-1 (Hawaii)] vs  [#67 MW] Falaniko Vitale
322		Casey Manrique 4-2-0 28 Last Fight: 9/09/2011 [RoC] vs  [#277 WW] Aung La Nsang
323		Brett Oteri 9-3-0 28 Last Fight: 4/13/2012 [CES] vs  [NR] Abe Pitrowski
324	1	Ikkei Nagamura 7-4-2 28 Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [Pancrase] vs  [#106 MW] Ryo Kawamura Next Fight: 6/02/2012 [Pancrase] vs [NR] Yuji Hisamatsu
325	1	Joe Vedepo 13-4-0 28 Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [Extreme Chal.] vs Unranked Opponent
326		Benjamin Brinsa 11-0-0 27 Last Fight: 10/29/2011 [Gala MMA] vs Unranked Opponent
327		Jesse Barrett 7-0-0 27 Last Fight: 2/25/2012 [Coalition of Combat] vs  [NR] Tyler Combs
328	1	Ryan Braun 10-12-0 27 Last Fight: 4/07/2012 [Driller Promotions] vs  [#77 WW] Paul Bradley
329	1	Dallas OMalley 8-2-0 27 Last Fight: 4/09/2011 [KOTC] vs  [NR] Karl Turek
330	1	Aoutneil Magny 7-1-0 27 Last Fight: 2/11/2012 [Hoosier Fight Club] vs  [NR] Daniel Sandmann
331	1	Jeremy Petersen 13-6-1 27 Last Fight: 5/04/2012 [ThrowdownETC] vs  [#149 MW] Jarom Woodbury
332	1	Johnny Cisneros 6-0-0 27 Last Fight: 4/26/2012 [KOTC] vs Unranked Opponent
333	1	Nate Kittredge 10-2-0 27 Last Fight: 4/29/2011 [Combat Zone (Mass.)] vs  [#148 MW] Mike Massenzio
334		Michael Kuiper 11-1-0 27 Last Fight: 2/04/2012 [UFC] vs  [#68 MW] Rafael Natal
335	1	Rafal Lewon 6-0-0 27 Last Fight: 4/21/2012 [Respect Fighting Championship] vs  [NR] Maurice van Waeyenberghe
336	2	Nick Wagner 7-4-1 27 Last Fight: 3/31/2012 [Beatdown] vs  [#143 WW] Leo Kuntz
337	2	Joakim Engberg 7-6-1 27 Last Fight: 3/19/2011 [Vision Fighting Championship] vs  [#255 MW] David Rosmon
338	1	Gabriel Santos 10-7-0 27 Last Fight: 4/09/2011 [Premier Fighting Championship] vs  [NR] Elias Rivera
339	1	Santiago Ponzinibbio 17-1-0 27 Last Fight: 3/02/2012 [Insano Empalux Grand Prix] vs Unranked Opponent
340	1	Bakhtiyar Abbasov 5-2-0 27 Last Fight: 12/10/2011 [ProFC] vs  [NR] Laszlo Soltesz
341	1	Carl Noon 7-2-0 26 Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [BAoMMA] vs  [#173 MW] Jack Marshman
342	1	Dave Mewborn 8-4-1 26 Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [Conflict MMA Promotions] vs  [#271 MW] Chris McNally
343	1	Stefan Fritsche 5-2-1 26 Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [AM Ford Fight Night] vs  [NR] Jason Gorny
344	1	Eric Hammerich 6-6-0 26 Last Fight: 3/24/2012 [Iowa Challenge] vs  [NR] Roy Jones
345	2	Joe Williams 6-0-0 26 Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [Respect in the Cage] vs  [NR] Vince Alaalatoa
346		Louis Taylor 7-3-0 26 Last Fight: 1/27/2012 [Combat Zone (Mass.)] vs  [#197 MW] Perry Filkins
347	2	Norbert Polgar 11-6-0 26 Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [Warriors in Hell] vs Unranked Opponent
348		Cole Ackerman 6-0-0 26 Last Fight: 9/24/2011 [PoundEm Productions] vs Unranked Opponent
349	2	Andre Luis Leal Lobato 14-4-0 26 Last Fight: 4/05/2012 [Iron Man Championship] vs  [#237 LHW] Andre Ricardo dos Santos Goncalves
350	2	Eddie Podolski 5-1-0 26 Last Fight: 6/05/2011 [Fight UK] vs Unranked Opponent

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

Previous Official Release: 5/12/2012

Fighters who have dropped out: [#43] Gerald Harris-, [#97] David Loiseau*, [#199] Marcin Naruszczka-, [#380] Rod Pucak+, [#398] Billy Colon-

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

Comments (176)

176 Comments

• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: Bellator (05-11-2012) says:

  May 11, 2012 at 8:40 am

  [...] (185) [#370] Gregory Milliard (2-2-0, 186.0lb) vs. [NA] Francios Ambang (1-3-1, [...]

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• mikel says:

  April 27, 2012 at 11:06 am

  I think a lot of people in u.s.a want see anderson loses, including couture, dan henderson, dana white, the same thing that pass with fedor, train the wrestling anderson and before lose, take steriods the same than chael douglas sonnen

  Reply
• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC on Fuel TV 2 (04-14-2012) says:

  April 11, 2012 at 11:10 am

  [...] winless against common opposition. . Middleweight (185) [#43] Francis Carmont (17-7-0) vs. [#105] Magnus Cedenblad [...]

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• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: Bellator 61 (03-17-2012) says:

  March 16, 2012 at 3:55 pm

  [...] (185) [#61] Norman Paraisy (10-1-1, 186.0lb) vs. [#101] Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves (28-4-0, [...]

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• hector 6? wtf says:

  March 9, 2012 at 3:40 pm

  lol the best midddleweight is hector lombard no dobubt about it anderson is second

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• Fight Matrix | UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann (2012-03-03) says:

  February 28, 2012 at 9:23 am

  [...] against common opposition. . Middleweight (185) [#29] Constantinos Philippou (9-2-0) vs. [#48] Court McGee [...]

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