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

Welterweight (163-175 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
351	3	Nicolae Cury 6-3-0 30 Last Fight: 2/24/2012 [Championship Fighting Alliance] vs  [#116 WW] Valdir Araujo
352	1	Papy Abedi 8-2-0 30 Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [UFC] vs  [#54 WW] James Head Next Fight: 6/22/2012 [UFC] vs [#28 WW] Rick Story
353	2	John Schonewald 2-1-0 30 Last Fight: 7/16/2011 [Atlas Fights] vs  [#376 WW] Eric Scallan
354	4	Cory MacDonald 12-2-0 30 Last Fight: 3/04/2011 [UGC] vs Unranked Opponent
355	1	Dong Hyun Kim 9-5-3 30 Last Fight: 7/24/2011 [Road Fighting Championship] vs Unranked Opponent
356	1	Kyle Jackson 7-2-0 30 Last Fight: 1/27/2012 [MaximumFC] vs  [#117 WW] Jamie Toney
357	1	Shamar Bailey 13-7-0 30 Last Fight: 5/04/2012 [Ultimate Warrior Fighting] vs  [#218 WW] Lucas Pimenta Borges
358	1	Miguel Rios 7-1-0 30 Last Fight: 4/13/2012 [Midwest Cage] vs Unranked Opponent
359	NR	Brendan Tierney 9-3-0 30 Last Fight: 5/12/2012 [WFF (Arizona)] vs  [NR] Billy Colon
360		Kasheem Peterson 4-1-1 30 Last Fight: 7/23/2011 [Fight Factory Productions] vs  [NR] Rogelio Melgoza
361		Sanae Kikuta 30-7-3 30 Last Fight: 10/15/2011 [Grabaka] vs  [NR] Kenichi Yamamoto
362		Ichiro Kanai 11-14-3 30 Last Fight: 8/07/2011 [Pancrase] vs  [#133 WW] Keiichiro Yamamiya
363		Nick Thompson 38-14-1 30 Last Fight: 4/09/2011 [BellatorFC] vs  [#10 WW] Ben Askren
364		Mike Stumpf 11-3-0 30 Last Fight: 9/17/2011 [UFC] vs  [#40 WW] TJ Waldburger
365		Paddy Thompson 11-3-0 30 Last Fight: 6/17/2011 [American Fighting Organization] vs Unranked Opponent
366		Domingos Mestre 10-4-0 30 Last Fight: 3/24/2012 [Eurogames MMA Sports] vs Unranked Opponent
367		Yuta Watanabe 14-5-4 30 Last Fight: 4/07/2012 [DEEP] vs  [NR] Yuki Okano
368		Tyson Steele 8-1-0 30 Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [EvolutionFC] vs  [NR] Ben Stewart
369		Joey Rivera 7-1-0 30 Last Fight: 7/23/2011 [Cage Fury FC] vs  [#329 WW] Chip MorazaPollard
370		Josh Hinkle 9-3-0 30 Last Fight: 11/12/2011 [KOTC] vs  [NR] Kenneth Alexander
371	1	Tetsuya Yamada 8-3-2 30 Last Fight: 3/17/2012 [ZST] vs  [#282 WW] Masayuki Hamagishi
372	1	Lucas Lopes 19-13-0 30 Last Fight: 8/13/2011 [Fight Me MMA] vs  [#251 WW] Chuck Parmelee
373		Felipe Arinelli 10-11-0 30 Last Fight: 5/28/2011 [Fatality Arena] vs  [#106 WW] Daniel Acacio
374		Joshua Lee 3-1-0 30 Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [Back Alley Promotions] vs  [NR] Roy Spoon
375		Nemanja Milosevic 9-1-0 30 Last Fight: 3/09/2012 [Fight Of Gladiators] vs  [NR] Lukas Maixner
376		Eric Scallan 11-4-0 30 Last Fight: 3/16/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [#241 WW] Derrick Krantz
377		Edgelson Lua 6-7-0 30 Last Fight: 6/25/2011 [Ultimate Chal. UK] vs  [NR] Lee Doski
378		Charlie Rader 16-5-0 30 Last Fight: 12/02/2011 [X-treme FC] vs  [#265 WW] Corey Hill
379		Martin Grandmont 12-6-0 30 Last Fight: 12/02/2011 [Instinct MMA] vs  [#58 WW] Pete Spratt
380		Yuki Kondo 53-27-8 29 Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [Pancrase] vs  [#279 WW] Kenji Nagaki
381		Jay Cobain 6-8-1 29 Last Fight: 9/17/2011 [Brace For War] vs  [NR] Mark Tabone
382		Greg Loughran 23-18-0 29 Last Fight: 4/28/2012 [Cage Contender] vs Unranked Opponent
383		Javier Torres 3-1-0 29 Last Fight: 1/21/2012 [Jungle Fight] vs  [#318 WW] Dennis Fonseca
384		Cedric Marks 29-21-0 29 Last Fight: 3/02/2012 [South Texas Fight League] vs  [NR] Aaron Lanfranco
385		Bojan Kosednar 9-6-0 29 Last Fight: 4/22/2012 [World Free Fight] vs  [NR] Leonardo Zecchi
386		Jordan Beecroft 4-0-0 29 Last Fight: 2/11/2012 [Battlefield Fight League] vs Unranked Opponent
387		Chris Cope 6-3-0 29 Last Fight: 4/13/2012 [Native Fighting Championship] vs Unranked Opponent
388		Alan Jouban 4-1-0 29 Last Fight: 4/06/2012 [National Fight Alliance MMA] vs  [NR] Daniel McWilliams
389		Ray Steinbeiss 14-7-0 29 Last Fight: 8/13/2011 [Griggs Entertainment] vs  [NR] Starr Roberts Jr
390		Daniel Madrid 7-3-0 29 Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [M-1 Mix-FC] vs  [#209 WW] Erik Oganov
391		Charles Maicon 8-1-0 29 Last Fight: 11/10/2011 [Maxfight] vs  [#356 LW] Kellis Santos
392		Jeremy Anderson 6-0-0 29 Last Fight: 8/26/2011 [Extreme Chal.] vs Unranked Opponent
393		Gregor Gracie 6-1-0 29 Last Fight: 9/03/2011 [One Fighting Championship] vs  [NR] Seok Mo Kim
394		Rustam Bogatirev 11-4-0 29 Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [FEFoMP] vs  [#74 WW] Steve Carl
395		Steven Dinsdale 4-0-0 29 Last Fight: 4/27/2012 [Ultimate Cage Championships] vs  [NR] Alex Minogue
396		Kazuki Nakajima 6-1-0 29 Last Fight: 2/12/2012 [Rings] vs  [NR] Teppei Hori
397		Craig Turner 4-0-0 29 Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [Knuckleforce] vs  [NR] Leslee Ojugbana
398		Akihiro Yamazaki 12-6-1 29 Last Fight: 9/04/2011 [Pancrase] vs  [#199 WW] Shingo Suzuki
399	1	Lukasz Chlewicki 7-2-0 29 Last Fight: 6/04/2011 [Pro Fight] vs  [NR] Mindaugas Baranauskas
400	1	Silmar Nunes 16-6-0 29 Last Fight: 4/13/2012 [Maxfight] vs  [#160 WW] Flavio Alvaro

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

Previous Official Release: 5/12/2012

Fighters who have dropped out: [#42] Carlo Prater-, [#99] Jorge Patino-, [#240] Brad Blackburn*, [#277] Rustam Khabilov-, [#450] Clay Hantz-, [#453] Jay Estrada*

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

Comments (189)

189 Comments

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

  May 11, 2012 at 8:39 am

  [...] common opposition. . Welterweight (170) [#31] Marius Zaromskis (16-6-0, 169.8lb) vs. [#165] Waachiim Spiritwolf (9-9-1, [...]

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• Why the T-Wood hate? - Page 5 - Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums says:

  May 8, 2012 at 1:47 pm

  [...] Posted by IMDIYM Is that a joke dude? Fightmatrix top 100 Fight Matrix | Current MMA Rankings &raquo Welterweight Lima- 20 Hieron -17 Thompson NR Good- 56 Hornbuckle- 68 Woodley Coy- 97 Galvao NR Saffiedine- 33 [...]

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• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC on FOX 3 (2012-05-02) says:

  May 3, 2012 at 11:42 am

  [...] (170) [#6] Josh Koscheck (17-5-0) vs. [#7] Johny Hendricks (12-1-0) Josh Koscheck is the All-Time #4 ranked Welterweight [...]

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• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC 145 (04-21-2012) says:

  April 19, 2012 at 8:02 am

  [...] (170) [#84] Matt Brown (13-11-0) vs. [#240] Stephen Thompson [...]

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

  April 11, 2012 at 11:10 am

  [...] No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition. . Welterweight (170) [#49] John Maguire (17-3-0) vs. [#71] DaMarques Johnson [...]

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• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: Bellator 61 (03-16-2012) says:

  March 16, 2012 at 6:33 pm

  [...] (170) [#201] Eric Scallan (10-3-0, 170.4lb) vs. [#567] Derrick Krantz (10-4-0, [...]

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• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: Bellator 60 (03-10-2012) says:

  March 8, 2012 at 2:46 pm

  [...] (165) [#180LW] Josh Shockley (8-1-0) vs. [#242] Shamar Bailey [...]

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• Historical rankings - MMA News Forums says:

  March 2, 2012 at 4:01 pm

  [...] Diaz Hey smart guy. The rankings were last done Jan 1st. Nick and Condit fought in February. http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/welterweight/ Must be hard having your brain. __________________ I would fight anyone of the UFC light [...]

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

  February 28, 2012 at 9:22 am

  [...] (170) [#11] Martin Kampmann (18-5-0) vs. [#20] Thiago Alves (19-8-0) Thiago Alves is the All-Time #6 ranked Welterweight [...]

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