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

Middleweight (176-190 lbs) fighter ranks

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Rank	↑ ↓	Fighter	Record	Points
1		Anderson Silva 31-4-0 1003 Last Fight: 8/27/2011 [UFC] vs  [#17 MW] Yushin Okami Next Fight: 7/07/2012 [UFC] vs [#2 MW] Chael Sonnen
2		Chael Sonnen 27-11-1 525 Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [UFC] vs  [#14 MW] Michael Bisping Next Fight: 7/07/2012 [UFC] vs [#1 MW] Anderson Silva
3		Vitor Belfort 21-9-0 366 Last Fight: 1/14/2012 [UFC] vs  [#25 MW] Anthony Johnson Next Fight: 6/23/2012 [UFC] vs [#21 MW] Wanderlei Silva
4		Mark Munoz 12-2-0 350 Last Fight: 11/05/2011 [UFC] vs  [#20 MW] Chris Leben Next Fight: 7/11/2012 [UFC] vs [#7 MW] Chris Weidman
5		Luke Rockhold 9-1-0 346 Last Fight: 1/07/2012 [Strike Force] vs  [#30 MW] Keith Jardine Next Fight: 7/14/2012 [Strike Force] vs [#12 MW] Tim Kennedy
6		Hector Lombard 31-2-1 327 Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [BellatorFC] vs  [#33 LHW] Trevor Prangley Next Fight: 8/04/2012 [UFC] vs [#13 MW] Brian Stann
7		Chris Weidman 8-0-0 312 Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [UFC] vs  [#16 MW] Demian Maia Next Fight: 7/11/2012 [UFC] vs [#4 MW] Mark Munoz
8		Alan Belcher 18-6-0 312 Last Fight: 5/05/2012 [UFC] vs  [#22 MW] Rousimar Palhares
9		Tim Boetsch 15-4-0 276 Last Fight: 2/26/2012 [UFC] vs  [#17 MW] Yushin Okami Next Fight: 7/21/2012 [UFC] vs [#14 MW] Michael Bisping
10		Mamed Khalidov 25-4-2 275 Last Fight: 5/12/2012 [KSW] vs  [#59 MW] Rodney Wallace
11		Nate Marquardt 31-10-2 271 Last Fight: 3/19/2011 [UFC] vs  [#34 MW] Dan Miller Next Fight: 7/14/2012 [Strike Force] vs [#15 WW] Tyron Woodley
12		Tim Kennedy 14-3-0 265 Last Fight: 7/30/2011 [Strike Force] vs  [#18 MW] Robbie Lawler Next Fight: 7/14/2012 [Strike Force] vs [#5 MW] Luke Rockhold
13		Brian Stann 12-4-0 259 Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [UFC] vs  [#62 MW] Alessio Sakara Next Fight: 8/04/2012 [UFC] vs [#6 MW] Hector Lombard
14		Michael Bisping 22-4-0 254 Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [UFC] vs  [#2 MW] Chael Sonnen Next Fight: 7/21/2012 [UFC] vs [#9 MW] Tim Boetsch
15		Ronaldo Souza 15-3-0 241 Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [Strike Force] vs  [#75 MW] Bristol Marunde
16		Demian Maia 15-4-0 232 Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [UFC] vs  [#7 MW] Chris Weidman Next Fight: 7/07/2012 [UFC] vs [#27 WW] Dong Hyun Kim
17		Yushin Okami 26-7-0 220 Last Fight: 2/26/2012 [UFC] vs  [#9 MW] Tim Boetsch Next Fight: 8/11/2012 [UFC] vs [#38 LHW] Luiz Cane
18		Robbie Lawler 19-8-0 209 Last Fight: 1/07/2012 [Strike Force] vs  [#54 MW] Adlan Amagov Next Fight: 7/14/2012 [Strike Force] vs [#51 LHW] Lorenz Larkin
19		Alexander Shlemenko 45-7-0 207 Last Fight: 4/07/2012 [Super Fight League] vs  [#187 MW] Ikuhisa Minowa
20		Chris Leben 22-8-0 195 Last Fight: 11/05/2011 [UFC] vs  [#4 MW] Mark Munoz
21		Wanderlei Silva 34-11-1 186 Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [UFC] vs  [#87 MW] Cung Le Next Fight: 6/23/2012 [UFC] vs [#3 MW] Vitor Belfort
22		Rousimar Palhares 14-4-0 178 Last Fight: 5/05/2012 [UFC] vs  [#8 MW] Alan Belcher
23		Jorge Santiago 24-10-0 162 Last Fight: 3/02/2012 [Titan Fighting] vs  [#261 MW] Leonardo Pecanha
24		Constantinos Philippou 10-2-0 157 Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [UFC] vs  [#63 MW] Court McGee Next Fight: 7/07/2012 [UFC] vs [#55 MW] Riki Fukuda
25		Anthony Johnson 10-4-0 157 Last Fight: 1/14/2012 [UFC] vs  [#3 MW] Vitor Belfort Next Fight: 5/25/2012 [Titan Fighting] vs [#51 MW] David Branch
26		Ed Herman 20-8-0 147 Last Fight: 2/04/2012 [UFC] vs  [#101 MW] Clifford Starks Next Fight: 8/11/2012 [UFC] vs [#6 WW] Jake Shields
27		Michal Materla 17-3-0 142 Last Fight: 5/12/2012 [KSW] vs  [#46 MW] Jay Silva
28		Jake Rosholt 12-3-0 139 Last Fight: 7/15/2011 [Shark Fight] vs  [#43 MW] Matt Horwich
29		Ronny Markes 13-1-0 131 Last Fight: 2/15/2012 [UFC] vs  [#39 MW] Aaron Simpson
30		Keith Jardine 17-11-2 131 Last Fight: 1/07/2012 [Strike Force] vs  [#5 MW] Luke Rockhold Next Fight: 7/14/2012 [Strike Force] vs [#21 LHW] Roger Gracie
31		Bruno Santos 13-0-0 130 Last Fight: 3/16/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [#69 MW] Giva Santana
32		Jesse Taylor 20-8-0 127 Last Fight: 11/26/2011 [KSW] vs  [#10 MW] Mamed Khalidov Next Fight: 5/24/2012 [CageWarriors] vs [#105 WW] Gael Grimaud
33		Andrew Craig 7-0-0 126 Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [UFC] vs  [#89 MW] Kyle Noke
34		Dan Miller 13-6-0 126 Last Fight: 8/27/2011 [UFC] vs  [#22 MW] Rousimar Palhares Next Fight: 6/22/2012 [UFC] vs [#240 WW] Ricardo Funch
35		Francis Carmont 18-7-0 124 Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [UFC] vs  [#155 MW] Magnus Cedenblad
36		Derek Brunson 9-0-0 123 Last Fight: 11/18/2011 [Strike Force] vs  [#49 MW] Nate James
37		Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves 30-4-0 121 Last Fight: 4/20/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [#74 MW] Vyacheslav Vasilevsky Next Fight: 5/18/2012 [BellatorFC] vs [#60 MW] Andreas Spang
38		Seung Bae Whi 7-3-0 120 Last Fight: 7/24/2011 [Road Fighting Championship] vs  [#94 MW] Denis Kang
39		Aaron Simpson 11-3-0 118 Last Fight: 2/15/2012 [UFC] vs  [#29 MW] Ronny Markes Next Fight: 7/11/2012 [UFC] vs [#12 WW] Jon Fitch
40		Brett Cooper 16-7-0 117 Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [BellatorFC] vs  [#103 MW] Jared Hess
41		Tor Troeng 15-4-1 115 Last Fight: 5/06/2012 [The Zone FC] vs  [#97 MW] Mats Nilsson
42		Tom Watson 15-4-0 115 Last Fight: 3/24/2012 [BAoMMA] vs  [#173 MW] Jack Marshman
43	NR	Matt Horwich 27-21-1 114 Last Fight: 5/12/2012 [KSW] vs  [#116 MW] Antoni Chmielewski
44		Robert McDaniel 19-6-0 110 Last Fight: 12/02/2011 [Fight Game] vs  [#77 MW] Eric Schambari
45	1	Nick Ring 12-1-0 109 Last Fight: 9/24/2011 [UFC] vs  [#9 MW] Tim Boetsch Next Fight: 7/21/2012 [UFC] vs [#63 MW] Court McGee
46	1	Jay Silva 8-6-0 106 Last Fight: 5/12/2012 [KSW] vs  [#27 MW] Michal Materla
47		John Salter 8-2-0 106 Last Fight: 12/09/2011 [Pure Fighting Championships] vs  [#141 MW] Ryan Machan Next Fight: 6/22/2012 [X-treme FC] vs [#257 MW] Reggie Pena
48		Shungo Oyama 13-13-0 105 Last Fight: 2/05/2012 [Road Fighting Championship] vs  [#195 MW] Hae Suk Son Next Fight: 6/02/2012 [Pancrase] vs [#106 MW] Ryo Kawamura
49		Nate James 13-8-1 103 Last Fight: 11/18/2011 [Strike Force] vs  [#36 MW] Derek Brunson
50		Danillo Villefort 13-4-0 103 Last Fight: 8/12/2011 [Strike Force] vs  [#49 MW] Nate James

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

• "Silva doesn't want to fight Sonnen" - Page 4 - Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums says:

  October 28, 2011 at 5:00 pm

  [...] Rankings 185 lbs | FIGHT! Magazine Fight Matrix MW Rankings 1. Anderson Silva 2. Chael Sonnen Fight Matrix | Current MMA Rankings &raquo Middleweight ESPN MW Rankings 1. Anderson Silva 2. Chael Sonnen MMA Power Rankings – ESPN MMAWeekly MW [...]

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• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC 137 (10-29-2011) says:

  October 27, 2011 at 12:31 pm

  [...] Heavyweight (205) [#56] Francis Carmont (16-7-0) vs. [#101MW] Chris Camozzi [...]

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• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: Ring-Side MMA 12 (10-21-2011) says:

  October 21, 2011 at 1:37 pm

  [...] (170) [#25MW] Paul Daley (28-11-2, 170.4lb) vs. [...]

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• jcs says:

  October 19, 2011 at 7:38 am

  The most recent results put them there. Stann dropped a turd against Sonnen and Maia had a great performance against Santiago. It is quite unfortunate it worked out that way, but thankfully, we have Munoz/Leben to clear things up — hopefully.

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• Nathan says:

  October 19, 2011 at 3:32 am

  How is Maia above Munoz nd Leben above Stann?

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• 5 Mma Middleweight Sites | Azzi Training says:

  September 13, 2011 at 1:55 pm

  [...] Fight Matrix – Mixed Martial Arts Rankings MiddleweightAug 29, 2011 Current MMA Rankings All-Time MMA Rankings Middleweight (176-190 lbs) fighter ranks [...]

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• jcs says:

  September 12, 2011 at 8:14 am

  Actually it wasn’t overlooked, I just have no procedure to put him at WW since his last fight was at MW and this was technically a MW fight. I have an ignore flag but that doesn’t help me here. Have to add some new functionality. Don’t know when I’ll get to it or if I’ll implement it because that’s a major change.

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• jcs says:

  September 11, 2011 at 4:44 pm

  Yup, he should be. Have to wait until next update. There was a ton of stuff to get into this one and it was overlooked.

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• Chromium says:

  September 11, 2011 at 4:28 pm

  Shouldn’t Jordan Radev (#101) be ranked at WW? I’m pretty sure it was just Daley who came in way overweight. Radev was at 171.

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• What's the ceiling for Rockhold? - Page 2 - Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums says:

  September 11, 2011 at 1:42 am

  [...] [...]

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