Anderson Silva undoubtedly rules the Middleweight division today, but what would a FightMatrix Top 10 snapshot of the division look like two years ago?
September 15, 2006
| Rank | Fighter | Record | Points | |
| 1 |  Rich FranklinLast Fight: 3/4/2006 [UFC] |
22-2-0 |
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| 2 |  Kazuo MisakiLast Fight: 8/26/2006 [PRIDE] |
17-6-2 |
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| 3 |  Paulo FilhoLast Fight: 8/26/2006 [PRIDE] |
13-0-0 |
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| 4 | Matt Lindland Last Fight: 9/9/2006 [IFL] |
19-4-0 |
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| 5 | Dan Henderson Last Fight: 8/26/2006 [PRIDE] |
20-5-0 |
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| 6 |  Denis KangLast Fight: 8/26/2006 [PRIDE] |
27-7-1 |
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| 7 | Nathan Marquardt Last Fight: 3/4/2006 [UFC] |
23-6-2 |
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| 8 | Anderson Silva Last Fight: 6/28/2006 [UFC] |
16-4-0 |
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| 9 | Yushin Okami Last Fight: 8/26/2006 [UFC] |
21-3-0 |
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| 10 | Akihiro Gono Last Fight: 8/26/2006 [PRIDE] |
26-11-7 |
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Interestingly enough, Yushin Okami is in the same exact position today.
EDIT: Upon further review, Marquardt was not placed correctly. He would’ve actually ranked 7th. Since this was still on the front page, I’ve made changes to the rankings.