MMA Ranks – Page 103 – Fight Matrix

This Coming Weekend: Friday July 29, 2011

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Jonathan

Titan Fighting Championship 19
July 29, 2011
Memorial Hall,
Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Catchweight (160 lbs)
[#136] Clay French (18 – 6 – 0) vs. [#185] James Krause (12 – 3 – 0)

Women’s Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#15] Tonya Evinger (8 – 5 – 0) vs. [*] Sara McMann (2 – 0 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#77] Brendan Seguin (22 – 17 – 1) vs. [#236] Rob Kimmons (23 – 7 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#421] Marcio Navarro (7 – 5 – 0) vs. [*] Nick Nolte (3 – 3 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#243] Joe Wilk (11 – 6 – 0) vs. [*] Willian de Souza (1– 1 – 0)
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This Coming Weekend: Strikeforce/M-1 Global – Fedor vs. Henderson

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Jonathan

Strikeforce/M-1 Global – Fedor vs. Henderson
July 30, 2011
Sears Centre,
Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States

Main Card (Aired on Showtime)

Heavyweight
[#6LHW] Dan Henderson (27 – 8 – 0) vs. [#9HW] Fedor Emelianenko (31 – 3 – 0)

Strikeforce Women’s “Welterweight” Championship

Women’s Bantamweight (135 lbs)(Same as Women’s Welterweight)
[#1][#1DD] Marloes Coenen (19 – 4 – 0) vs. [#3] Miesha Tate (11 – 2 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#15] Tim Kennedy (13 – 3 – 0) vs. [#19] Robbie Lawler (18 – 7 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#13] Paul Daley (27 – 10 – 2) vs. [#37] Tyron Woodley (8 – 0 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#56] Scott Smith (17 – 8 – 1) vs. [#75] Tarec Saffiedine (10– 3 – 0)

Preliminary Card (Not aired on Showtime)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#42] Gesias Cavalcante (15 – 4 – 1) vs. [#72] Bobby Green (15 – 4 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#47] Eduardo Pamplona (15 – 2 – 0) vs. [#81] Tyler Stinson (22 – 7 – 0)

Women’s Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#5] Julie Kedzie (16 – 8 – 0) vs. [#6] Alexis Davis (9 – 4 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#125] Derek Brunson (7 – 0 – 0) vs. [#327] Lumumba Sayers (4 – 1 – 0)

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#95] Gabriel Salinas-Jones (4 – 0 – 0) vs. [#226] Bryan Humes (6 – 1 – 0)

MMA Rankings Updated: July 25, 2011

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Jason

This Coming Weekend: Saturday July 23rd, 2011 (some of the fights)

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Jonathan

Colloseo Championship Fighting 6 – Bushido*
July 23, 2011
Eagle River Casino and Travel Plaza,
Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#62] Gilbert Yvel (36 – 16 – 1) vs. [#97LHW] Tony Lopez (24 – 8 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#33] Antonio McKee (25 – 4 – 2) vs. [#293] Jorge Britto (12 – 8 – 1)

Welterweight? (170 lbs)
[#135] Fabio Nascimento (11 – 5 – 0) vs. [#278LW] Ross Ebanez (20 – 7 – 0)
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This Coming Weekend: Friday July 22nd, 2011

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Jonathan

Bully’s Fight Night 2
July 22, 2011
Lethbridge Grandstand,
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Heavyweight? (265 lbs)
[#245LHW] Jon Ganshorn (4 – 1 – 0) vs. [*] Nick Penner (9 – 1 – 0)

Heavyweight? (265 lbs)
[#177LHW] James McSweeney (4 – 8 – 0) vs. [*] Lee Mein (5 – 9 – 0)

Light Heavyweight? (205 lbs)
[*] Edwin Dewees (37 – 14 – 0) vs. [*] Jacen Flynn (8 – 2 – 0)

Extreme Beatdown – Beatdown at 4 Bears 9
July 22, 2011
4 Bears Casino and Lodge,
New Town, North Dakota, United States

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#254] Leo Kuntz (9 – 1 – 0) vs. [*] Jordan Shepherd (4 – 3 – 0)

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#185] Leo Bercier (5 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Tyler Klejeski (4 – 0 – 0)

Tonight: Thursday July 21, 2011

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Jonathan

Combat USA – Wisconsin vs. Illinois Championship
July 21, 2011
Country USA,
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#76] Sherron Leggett (21 – 5 – 0) vs. [#151] Jonatas Novaes (8 – 3 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#70] Herbert Goodman (18 – 10 – 0) vs. [#174] Louis Taylor (7 – 2 – 0)

Iron Man Championship 10
July 21, 2011
Diwali Beach Club,
Salinopolis, Para, Brazil

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#236] Geronimo dos Santos (22 – 13 – 0) vs. TBA

Women’s Super Flyweight? (125 lbs)
[*] Carina Damm (16 – 6 – 0) vs. [*] Valentina Shevchenko (1 – 1 – 0)

This Coming Weekend: Bellator 47 on MTV2

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Jonathan

Bellator Fighting Championships 47
July 23, 2011
Casino Rama,
Rama, Ontario, Canada

Featherweight Semi Finals

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#4] Pat Curran (14 – 4 – 0) vs. [#39] Ronnie Mann (20 – 3 – 1)

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#12] Marlon Sandro (18 – 2 – 0) vs. [#46] Nazareno Malegarie (20 – 1 – 0)

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#32] Neil Grove (10 – 3 – 1) vs. [#207] Zak Jensen (10 – 6 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#103] Chris Horodecki (17 – 3 – 0) vs. [#183] Chris Saunders (9 – 1 – 0)

Preliminary Card (Not aired on MTV2)

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[*] Will Romero (5 – 3 – 0) vs. [*] Daniel Langbeen (3 – 3 – 0)

Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#45] Brian Goldsby (14 – 13 – 0) vs. [#132] David “Bo” Harris (5 – 2 – 1)

Lightweight? (155 lbs)
[#163] Daron Cruickshank (8 – 2 – 0) vs. [#377WW] Sergej Juskevic (11 – 6 – 2)

Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[*] Syd Barnier (3 – 3 – 0) vs. [*] Denis Puric (3 – 1 – 0)

This Coming Weekend: Strikeforce Challengers 17

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Jonathan

Strikeforce – Challengers 17
July 22, 2011
Palms Casino Resort,
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Main Card (Aired on Showtime)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#83] Bobby Voelker (24 – 8 – 0) vs. [#149] Roger Bowling (9 – 1 – 0)

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#75] Devin Cole (18 – 9 – 1) vs. [#93] Lavar Johnson (15 – 4 – 0)

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#42] Ovince St. Preux (10 – 4 – 0) vs. [#192] Joe Cason (9 – 1 – 0)

Women’s Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#2][#5DD] Sarah Kaufman (13 – 1 – 0) vs. [#8] Liz Carmouche (5 – 1 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#78HW] Adlan Amagov (7 – 1 – 1) vs. [*] Ronald Stallings (8 – 4 – 0)

Preliminary Card (Not aired on Showtime)

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#117] TJ Cook (11 – 3 – 0) vs. [*] Lionel Lanham (3 – 0 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#25] Anthony Smith (12 – 7 – 0) vs. [*] Ben Lagman (6 – 1 – 0)

Lightweight? (155 lbs)
[*] Maka Watson (4 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Bill Cooper (1 – 0 – 0)

Lightweight? (155 lbs)
[#136WW] Sterling Ford (12 – 4 – 0) vs. [*] Brian McLaughlin (6 – 1 – 0)

MMA Rankings Updated: 07/18/2011

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Jason

This Past Weekend: Friday July 8th, 2011

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Jonathan

M-1 Challenge 26 – Garner vs. Bennett 2
July 8, 2011
The Hangar at the O.C. Fair and Events Center,
Costa Mesa, California, United States

Main Card (Aired on Showtime)

Heavyweight (265 lbs)

Kenny Garner (7 – 3 – 0) defeated Patrick Bennett (4 – 3 – 0) by KO due to a punch at 1:15 of round 2. Garner, who has back to back KO wins (5-1 in his last 6), jets 54 spots up the ranks from [#152] to [#98]. Bennett, who is 1-2 in his last 3 (both losses to Kenny Garner), plummets 67 spots down the ranks from [#147] to [#214].

Middleweight (185 lbs)

Arthur Guseinov (8 – 2 – 0) defeated Tyson Jeffries (8 – 6 – 0) by KO due to a spinning back fist at 1:32 of round 1. Guseinov, who rebounds from back to back losses with this win, enters the middleweight “Top 350” at [#280]. Previously ranked [#287] Jeffries, who has back to back losses (preceded by a 3 fight win streak), falls off the rankings.

Lightweight (155 lbs)

Mairbek Taisumov (15 – 3 – 0) defeated Josh Bacallao (6 – 3 – 0) by KO due to a punch at 2:01 of round 1. Taisumov, who is on a 3 fight win streak (10-1 in his last 11), moves 1 spot down the ranks from [#65] to [#66]. Bacallao, who has back to back losses, remains unranked.
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MMA Rankings Updated: 07/11/2011

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Jason

Generated Historical Rankings now searchable

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Oleg

The recently published historical ranking sets are now searchable using our Fighter Search page.

See for yourself: http://www.fightmatrix.com/fighter-search/?fName=Nogueira

On a side note, the historical rankings have recently been regenerated up until 7/1/2007, to resolve a few issues and to reflect recent data improvements.

This Weekend: Friday July 8, 2011

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Jonathan

M-1 Challenge 26 – Garner vs. Bennett 2
July 8, 2011
The Hangar at the O.C. Fair and Events Center,
Costa Mesa, California, United States

Main Card (Aired on Showtime)

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#147] Patrick Bennett (4 – 2 – 0) vs. [#152] Kenny Garner (6 – 3 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#287] Tyson Jeffries (8 – 5 – 0) vs. [*] Arthur Guseinov (7 – 2 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#65] Mairbeck Taisumov (14 – 3 – 0) vs. [*] Josh Bacallao (6 – 2 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#75] Daniel Weichel (27 – 7 – 0) vs. [#299] Beau Baker (8 – 4 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#80] Jason Norwood (11 – 2 – 0) vs. [#128HW] Eddie Arizmendi (14 – 4 – 0)
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This Past Weekend: UFC 132 – Cruz vs. Faber 2

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Jonathan

UFC 132 – Cruz vs. Faber 2
July 2, 2011
Mandalay Bay Events Center,
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

UFC Bantamweight Championship

Bantamweight (135 lbs)

Dominick Cruz (18 – 1 – 0) defeated Urijah Faber (25 – 5 – 0) by unanimous decision. Cruz, who has not lost in over 4 years, remains ranked at [#1] and jumps 3 spots up the Division Dominance list from [#7DD] to [#4DD]. The fight that makes most sense now for Cruz is a rematch with [#5] Brian Bowles, after Bowles’ unfortunate hand injury cut the first bout short. A possible rubber match with Faber may be in the cards as well. Faber, who is 3-2 in his last 5 (1-1 in the UFC), drops 1 spots from [#3] to [#4]. Now might be a good time to pull the trigger on a Faber vs. [#12] Miguel Torres bout, if they do not decide on the immediate Cruz/Faber rubber match.

Middleweight (185 lbs)

Chris Leben (26 – 7 – 0) defeated Wanderlei Silva (33 – 11 – 1) by KO due to punches at 0:27 of round 1. Leben, who is 4-1 in his last 5 (12-6 in the UFC), moves 13 spots up the ranks from [#23] to [#10]. A bout with fellow rising star [#8] Mark Munoz would most likely dazzle the crowd with wild stand up exchanges and good scrambles. Silva, who is 1-3 in his last 4 (2-4 in the UFC), after falling off the rankings due to inactivity enters the middleweight “Top 350” at [#21]. There has been retirement talk abound in regards to Wanderlei, and his next fight will most likely be one of his last. A bout against someone like [#12] Jorge Santiago would help shed light on how far gone Silva’s abilities are. He could also wait to face the loser of the [#9] Vitor Belfort vs. [#42] Yoshihiro Akiyama bout taking place at UFC 133 in August, provided Akiyama is not cut following a loss.

Lightweight (155 lbs)

Dennis Siver (19 – 7 – 0) defeated Matt Wiman (13 – 6 – 0) in a hotly contentious unanimous decision. Siver, who is 8-1 in his last 9 (8-4 in the UFC), remains ranked at [#8]. Bouts against [#6] Clay Guida or [#14] Sam Stout would help usher a new name into the title discussion. Wiman, who was on a 3 fight win streak prior to this loss (7-4 in the UFC), moves 5 spots down the ranks from [#32] to [#37]. Many people believe Wiman deserved the nod, but the records still show he lost. He should face fellow loser on the card [#40] Shane Roller in his next fight in an Oklahoma native battle.

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)

Tito Ortiz (17 – 8 – 1) defeated Ryan Bader (12 – 2 – 0) by submission due to a guillotine choke at 1:56 of round 1. Ortiz, who was 0-4-1 in his last 5 prior to this victory (and had not won since 10/10/2006), jumps 15 spots up the ranks from [#27] to [#12]. Ortiz should look to face either the winner of [#9] Rich Franklin vs. [#21] Antonio Rogerio Nogueira or a rematch with [#22] Vladimir Matyushenko (should he beat [#25] Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 133). Bader, who now has back to back losses (5-2 in the UFC), drops 9 spots down the ranks from [#9] to [#18]. Conversely, Bader could face the loser of the Matyushenko vs. Gustafsson scrap.

Welterweight (170 lbs)

Carlos Condit (27 – 5 – 0) defeated Dong Hyun Kim (14 – 1 – 1) by TKO via flying knee and punches at 2:58 of round 1. Condit, who is on a 4 fight win streak (3 by (T)KO), moves 1 spot up the ranks from [#7] to [#6]. With 4 wins (3 stoppages) in a row over difficult UFC talent, Condit is the logical next contender for the welterweight title. He should face the winner of [#1] Georges St. Pierre vs. [#4] Nick Diaz coming up at UFC 137 in October. If he wants to stay busy before then, he could take a fight with [#17] Charlie Brenneman, though the risk vs. reward of the bout is not very tantalizing for Condit. Kim, who was on a 3 fight win streak prior to this loss (5-1-0 1 NC in the UFC), drops 10 spots down the ranks from [#18] to [#28]. He should look to rebound from his first loss by facing either the loser of [#9] Mike Pyle vs. [#30] Rory MacDonald taking place at UFC 133 or [#19] Rick Story next.
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MMA Rankings Updated: 7/3/2011

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Jason