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

Welterweight (163-175 lbs) fighter ranks

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Rank	↑ ↓	Fighter	Record	Points
151	1	Alexander Yakovlev Last Fight: 11/20/2011 [M-1 Mix-FC]	19-3-0	54
152	4	Nate Moore Last Fight: 1/29/2011 [Strike Force]	7-2-0	54
153		Daron Cruickshank Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [Score Fighting Series]	10-2-0	54
154		Romario Manoel da Silva Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [Shark Fight]	19-9-1	54
155		Thiago Goncalves Last Fight: 9/09/2011 [Coliseu Extreme Fight]	15-3-0	53
156		Eiji Ishikawa Last Fight: 10/02/2011 [Pancrase]	22-17-3	53
157		Valdir Araujo Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [BellatorFC]	9-3-0	53
158	1	Roger Bowling Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [Strike Force]	10-2-0	53
159	1	Roger Huerta Last Fight: 11/26/2011 [Ultimate Warrior Fighting]	21-6-1	52
160		Adam McDonough Last Fight: 10/21/2011 [CageFX]	8-0-0	52
161		Matus Laincz Last Fight: 12/29/2011 [Heroes Gate]	9-2-0	52
162		Luis Ramos Last Fight: 8/27/2011 [UFC]	19-7-0	52
163		Waachiim Spiritwolf Last Fight: 10/21/2011 [Samurai Pro Sports]	9-9-1	52
164		Dom OGrady Last Fight: 1/21/2012 [KOTC]	14-4-1	52
165		Karo Parisyan Last Fight: 9/14/2011 [Amazon Forest Combat]	19-8-0	52
166	3	Todd Moore Last Fight: 9/23/2011 [Strike Force]	14-5-0	51
167	1	Ruslan Kelekhsaev Last Fight: 12/18/2010 [Draka]	1-0-0	51
168	1	Giedrius Karavackas Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [BellatorFC]	6-1-0	50
169	1	Brian Melancon Last Fight: 9/23/2011 [Strike Force]	6-2-0	50
170		Brock Jardine Last Fight: 5/20/2011 [Fight for Wrestling]	8-1-0	50
171		Eric Dahlberg Last Fight: 7/29/2011 [Square Ring Promotions]	5-1-0	50
172		Rich Clementi Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [Score Fighting Series]	41-21-1	50
173		Peter Irving Last Fight: 9/17/2011 [Ultimate Chal. UK]	14-8-1	49
174		Ivan Musardo Last Fight: 12/11/2011 [Shooto Euro]	19-6-1	49
175		Ivica Truscek Last Fight: 12/18/2011 [World Free Fight]	17-9-0	49
176		Roger Carroll Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [Imperial Fighting]	11-5-0	49
177		Marcus Hicks Last Fight: 1/14/2012 [Element Fighting]	10-3-0	48
178		Nick Hinchliffe Last Fight: 6/10/2011 [Aggression MMA]	18-8-0	48
179		Ricky Legere Jr Last Fight: 1/07/2012 [Strike Force]	14-4-0	48
180		Jeremiah Metcalf Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [JW Events]	13-7-0	48
181		Andrew Buckland Last Fight: 9/23/2011 [Hard Knocks FC]	14-8-1	48
182		Magomed Saadulaev Last Fight: 11/09/2011 [ProFC]	14-1-0	48
183		Dan Lauzon Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [Premier Fighting Championship]	16-4-0	48
184		Brock Larson Last Fight: 7/23/2011 [Extreme Chal.]	33-6-0	47
185	1	Viscardi Andrade Last Fight: 11/10/2011 [Maxfight]	9-5-0	47
186	1	Brad Blackburn Last Fight: 2/19/2011 [CageSport]	16-13-1	47
187		Igor Fernandes Last Fight: 10/21/2011 [Minotauro Fights]	16-6-0	47
188		Ali Arish Last Fight: 12/16/2011 [Ultimate Cage Championships]	13-1-0	47
189		Luigi Fioravanti Last Fight: 10/21/2011 [Ring Side]	22-11-0	47
190		Raul Amaya Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [Art of Fighting]	9-0-0	46
191		Jamie Yager Last Fight: 10/21/2011 [Samurai Pro Sports]  Next Fight: 2/16/2012 [Superior Cage Combat] vs [#435 WW] Danny Davis Jr	5-2-0	46
192	1	Rafal Moks Last Fight: 11/26/2011 [KSW]	6-5-0	46
193	122	Jamie Toney Last Fight: 1/27/2012 [MaximumFC]	15-7-0	46
194		Morten Djursaa Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [Fighter Gala]	8-3-0	46
195		Rodrigo Souza Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [Demo Fight]	7-2-0	46
196		Mike Bronzoulis Last Fight: 12/16/2011 [Legacy Promotions]  Next Fight: 2/24/2012 [Legacy Promotions] vs [#123 MW] Eric Davila	13-4-1	46
197		Andrey Koreshkov Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [FEFoMP]	8-0-0	46
198		Ryan Scope Last Fight: 11/20/2011 [Supremacy Fight Challenge]	6-0-0	45
199		Chris Wilson Last Fight: 12/16/2011 [Brazilian Fighting Championship]	16-8-0	45
200		David Rickels Last Fight: 10/08/2011 [BellatorFC]	9-0-0	45

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

Previous Official Release: 1/22/2012

Fighters who have dropped out: [#424] Takuya Wada*, [#446] Paul Sizemore*, [#495] Dan Keefe!, [#496] Jesse Lawrence!, [#497] Robert Clayton Hantz!, [#498] Keon Caldwell!, [#499] Gilmar Dutra Lima!, [#500] Lincon Rodrigues!

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

Comments (171)

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

  February 1, 2012 at 10:38 am

  [...] Championship (170) [#2] Nick Diaz (26-7-0) vs. [#8] Carlos Condit (27-5-0) Nick Diaz is the All-Time #10 ranked Welterweight fighter. [...]

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