This Weekend: Saturday & Sunday, June 11th & 12th, 2011
BAMMA USA – Badbeat 2
June 11, 2011
Commerce Casino,
Commerce, California, United States
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#93] Chad George (21 – 7 – 0) vs. [*] Bobby Sanchez (6 – 13 – 0)
Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#61] Georgi Karakhanyan (15 – 3 – 1) vs. [*] Vince Ortiz (7 – 5 – 0)
Knuckleforce
June 11, 2011
The Park Hotel,
Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#212] Matt Howard (8 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Shaun Lomas (9 – 26 – 0)
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This Weekend: Friday June 10, 2010
Score Fighting Series
June 10, 2011
Hershey Centre,
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#31] Jordan Mein (21 – 7 – 0) vs. [#39] Marius Zaromskis (14 – 5 – 0)
Light Heavyweight (170 lbs)
[#30] Rameu Thierry Sokoudjou (11 – 8 – 0) vs. [#60] Roy Boughton (5 – 1 – 0)
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#65] Joe Doerksen (46 – 15 – 0) vs. [#170] Luigi Fioravanti (22 – 9 – 0)
Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#56] Antonio Carvalho (12 – 4 – 0) vs. [*] Doug Evans (3 – 11 – 0)
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#67FW] Nick Mamalis (16 – 7 – 0) vs. [#74] Adrian Wooley (7 – 1 – 0)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#142] Kurt Southern (8 – 3 – 0) vs. [#264] Jorge Britto (12 – 7 – 1)
Catchweight (140 lbs)
[#98BW] Josh Hill (5 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Darin Cooley (3 – 0 – 0)
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This Weekend: MFC 30
Maximum Fighting Championships 30 – Unplugged 4: Up Close and Personal
June 10, 2011
Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#18] Brian Cobb (18 – 6 – 0) vs. [#34] Drew Fickett (41 – 13 – 0)
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#54] Marcus Davis (18 – 9 – 0) vs. [#157] Pete Spratt (22 – 19 – 0)
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#290] Sheldon Wescott (4 – 1 – 1) vs. [#295] Thomas Denny (27 – 18 – 1)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#232] Curtis Demarce (10 – 9 – 0) vs. [*] Robert Washington (9 – 3 – 0)
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#234LHW] Cody Krahn (10 – 3 – 0) vs. [*] Andreas Spang (5 – 1 – 0)
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#159] Jamie Toney (14 – 6 – 0) vs. [#351] Dhiego Lima (5 – 1 – 0)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#481] Scott Cleve (3 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Mukai Maromo (4 – 2 – 0)
UFC 131: How they stack up (Updated)
Heavyweight
[#4] Junior dos Santos vs. [#6] Shane Carwin
Featherweight
[#8 LW] Kenny Florian vs. [#12] Diego Nunes
Heavyweight
[#23] Dave Herman vs. [*] Jon Olav Einemo
Middleweight
[#8] Demian Maia vs. [#18] Mark Munoz
Lightweight
[#22] Donald Cerrone vs. [#417] Vagner Rocha
Lightweight
[#16] Yves Edwards vs. [#44] Sam Stout
Middleweight
[#22] Chris Weidman vs. [#104] Jesse Bongfeldt
Middleweight
[#31] Nick Ring vs. [#70] James Head
Featherweight
[#20] Dustin Poirier vs. [#123 LW] Jason Young
Heavyweight
[#28] Aaron Rosa vs. [#65] Joey Beltran
Featherweight
[#18] Michihiro Omigawa vs. [#213 LW] Darren Elkins
Light Heavyweight
[#48] Krzysztof Soszynski vs. [#127 MW] Mike Massenzio
MMA Rankings Updated: 06/09/2011
Notable Info
- Intermediate release of the rankings due to the completion of analysis for two more nationalities with regards to the community adjustment; Brazil and the UK. The UK will incur no changes. Historically, Brazilian fighters have been underrated by the system. However, recently, this trend has shifted and in the last several years, they have been overrated. This adjustment is now in place. No other single nationalities will be analyzed in the near future due to lack of data and absence of obvious anomalies — although larger regions may be considered. Furthermore, these community adjustments are now scheduled to take place annually, just before the first release of every year.
- This release also includes late results from last week and some data cleanup.
The “How they Stack up” for UFC 131 will also be updated.
This Past Weekend: Friday June 3rd, 2011
Cage Fighting Championship 17
June 3, 2011
Southport Sharks Function Centre,
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
CFC Lightweight Title
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Bernardo Magalhaes (11 – 1 – 0) defeated Robert Lisita (5 – 3 – 0) by unanimous decision. Magalhaes, who is on a 5 fight win streak, bounds 42 spots up the ranks from [#208] to [#166]. Previously ranked [#448WW] Lisita, who was on a 4 fight win streak prior to this loss, drops off the ranks.
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Adrian Pang (18 – 7 – 3) fought to a draw against Muhsin Corbbrey (9 – 6 – 1). Pang, who was on a 3 fight win streak prior to this draw, drops 13 spots down the ranks from [#170] to [#183]. Corbbrey, who is 1-3-1 in his last 5, enters the lightweight “Top 500” at [#400].
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This Past Weekend: Ultimate Fighter Season 13 Finale
UFC – The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
June 4, 2011
Palms Casino Resort,
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Ultimate Fighter Season 13 Final
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Tony Ferguson (11 – 2 – 0) defeated Ramsey Nijem (4 – 2 – 0) by KO due punches at 3:54 of round 1. Ferguson, who is on a 4 fight win streak (all by (T)KO), jumps 17 spots up the ranks from [#114] to [#97]. Ferguson should face someone next who can test his ground acumen, and [#73] Carlos Eduardo Rocha would do that in spades. Nijem, who was on a 3 fight win streak prior to this loss, moves from [#273LW] into the welterweight “Top 500” at [#397]. A bout with [#339] Ryan McGillivray or [#243] Justin Edwards would gauge who deserves another shot and who should probably be cut.
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Clay Guida (29 – 11 – 0) defeated former WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis (13 – 2 – 0) by unanimous decision. Guida, who is on a strong 4 fight win streak, moves 1 spot up the ranks from [#7] to [#6]. Guida stands on the precipice of a title shot, and should face the winner of [#7] Jim Miller vs. [#21] Ben Henderson to see who will earn the privilege. Pettis, who was on a 4 fight win streak prior to this loss, moves 4 spots down from [#16] to [#20]. Should [#23] Donald Cerrone defeat [#571] Vagner Rocha, Pettis and Cerrone should face each other in what would be a guaranteed action bout.
Middleweight (185 lbs)
“Ultimate Fighter season 3” finalist Ed Herman (22 – 9 – 0) defeated “Ultimate Fighter season 7” alum Tim Credeur (12 – 4 – 0) by TKO due to punches at 0:48 of round 1. Herman, who had not fought in nearly 2 years, enters the middleweight “Top 350” at [#55]. A bout between Herman and [#33] Tim Boetsch would send the winner upward towards the top tier of the middleweight division. Another route that could be taken would pit Herman against [#52] Kendall Grove in a rematch from the “Ultimate Fighter 3” Finale back in June of 2006. Both fighters are in a different spot than they were at that time, and it would be interesting to see if the bout played out the same way. Credeur, who had not fought in nearly 2 years as well (0-2 in his last 2), enters the middleweight “Top 350” at [#186]. He could face the loser of the upcoming match between [#40] Aaron Simpson and [#190] Brad Tavares.
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
“Ultimate Fighter season 8” alumnus Kyle Kingsbury (11 – 2 – 0) defeated Fabio Maldonado (18 – 4 – 0) by unanimous decision. Kingsbury, who is on a 4 fight win streak, moves 8 spots up the ranks from [#44] to [#36]. He should look to face the winner of [#48] Krzysztof Soszynski vs. [#125MW] Mike Massenzio, which will take place this saturday at UFC 131. If Soszynski wins, it would create an “Ultimate Fighter season 8” rematch. Kingsbury is greatly improved from when he was on the show, and could prove the foil to Soszynski this time around. Maldonado, who was on an 11 fight win streak prior to this loss, moves 8 spots down from [#51] to [#59]. He should face [#29] Brandon Vera, who was brought back into the UFC after his loss to [#13] Thiago Silva was ruled a “No Contest.” One more loss for Vera would surely send him packing this time.
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Chris Cope (5 – 1 – 0) defeated Chuck O’Neil (8 – 4 – 0) by unanimous decision. Cope, who has won 2 in a row, rockets 179 spots up the ranks from [#440] to [#261]. Cope could face fellow victor and “Ultimate Fighter 13” participant [#240] Clay Harvison next. Previously ranked [#298] O’Neil, who was on a 3 fight win streak prior to this loss, drops off the rankings. O’Neil could face either [#339] Ryan McGillivray or [#243] Justin Edwards, if any of these 3 stick around.
Preliminary Bouts
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Jeremy Stephens (20 – 6 – 0) defeated Daniel Downes (8 – 2 – 0) by unanimous decision. Stephens, who is 4-1 in his last 5, moves 6 spots up the ranks from [#25] to [#19]. He should face [#16] Yves Edwards, should he get past [#44] Sam Stout this Saturday at UFC 131. Stephens vs. [#17] Sean Sherk would also be a worthwhile match to make. Downes, who is 2-2 in his last 4, moves 4 spots up from [#150] to [#146]. He should face the loser of [#61] Joe Lauzon vs. [#132] Curt Warburton next.
Featherweight (145 lbs)
George Roop (12 – 7 – 1) defeated Josh Grispi (14 – 3 – 0) by KO due to a punch to the body at 3:14 of round 3. Roop, who is 2-2-1 in his last 5, bounds 32 spots up the ranks from [#57] to [#25]. It would be interesting to see a battle of 2 of the tallest bantamweights in the UFC between Roop and [#41] Pablo Garza next. Grispi, whose considerable hype has been derailed by back to back losses, drops 18 spots from [#26] to [#44]. His next fight is an absolute must win if he is to salvage any of the momentum he had built up. He should look to face someone like [#38] Raphael Assuncao in his next bout.
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Shamar Bailey (12 – 3 – 0) defeated Ryan McGillivray (11 – 5 – 1) by unanimous decision. Bailey, who broke a 2 fight losing streak with this bout, flies 173 spots up the ranks from [#377] to [#204]. McGilivray, who was 3-0-1 in his last 4 prior to this loss (all by submission), plummets 123 spots from [#216] to [#339].
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Clay Harvison (7 – 1 – 0) defeated Justin Edwards (6 – 1 – 0) by split decision. Harvison, who is on a 3 fight win streak, jets 110 spots up the ranks from [#350] to [#240]. Edwards, who has won 4 of his 6 victories via guillotine choke, plunges 60 spots from [#183] to [#243].
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
Scott Jorgensen (12 – 4 – 0) defeated Ken Stone (9 – 3 – 0) by KO due to punches at 4:01 of round 1. Jorgensen, who is 6-1 in his last 7, moves 1 spot up the ranks from [#11] to [#10]. Stone, who is 1-3 in his last 4, moves up 2 spots from [#140] to [#138].
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
Reuben Duran (8 – 3 – 1) defeated Francisco Rivera (5 – 2 – 0) by submission due to rear naked choke at 1:57 of round 3. Duran, who is 5-1 in his last 6, moves 11 spot up the ranks from [#53] to [#42]. Rivera, who is on a 2 fight losing streak, remains unranked.
MMA Rankings Updated: 06/06/2011
Notable Info
- Initial version of community adjustment has been implemented.
The Next Big Leap for the FightMatrix Rating System: Community Adjustment
As the system matures and the MMA scene changes, we must adapt the rating system to handle new challenges.
Recently, a point that has been brought to my attention is the system’s tendency to overrate Japanese fighters who stay in Japan, specifically the male fighters. In comparison to when the system was first created nearly four years ago, there are many more instances of Japanese fighters fighting in other countries. Now, the data is finally there to prove what we thought all along… the system IS in fact overrating the Japanese population. Not only that, but the problem is getting progressively worse and also affects foreigners fighting there.
The past data is there to prove this objectively. Furthermore, there are underlying causes for this that can be proved objectively. The Japanese MMA population itself is getting smaller in proportion to the rest of the world, as are the amount of fights taking place on Japanese soil — again, this is speaking proportionally. There are also reasons for this that cannot be proven objectively such as the rest of the world’s embrace of the “weight drain” concept versus the Japanese fighters, who seem to be way behind in doing so, and maybe that other countries are simply “stepping up their game”. Some potential reasons are in a gray area in that they cannot always be objectively proven in a consistent manner, such as those related to fight frequency, varying rules (Pancrase), different weight divisions, and so on.
Either way, the proof is clear. The current rankings you see are overrating Japanese fighters by about 15%, and when I say Japanese fighters, I mean those from Japan fighting mainly in Japan. Once fighters leave the country, this issue works its way out.
This Weekend: Saturday June 4th, 2011
Ringside MMA 11 – Quebec City
June 4, 2011
Le Colisee,
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Ringside MMA Middleweight Championship
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#71] Patrick Cote (14 – 7 – 0) vs. [#168LHW] Todd Brown (15 – 3 – 0)
Shooto – Brazil 23
June 4, 2011
Hebrew Social and Sports Club,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#49] Glover Teixeira (11 – 2 – 0) vs. [*] Maurilio de Souza (4 – 4 – 0)
M-1 Global – M-1 Ukraine European Battle
June 4, 2011
National Circus of Ukraine,
Kiev, Ukraine
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#96] Yasubey Enomoto (6 – 3 – 0) vs. [#175] Rafal Moks (6 – 3 – 0)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#181] Yuri Ivlev (17 – 8 – 0) vs. [#213] Artiom Damkovsky (10 – 5 – 0)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#411] Vugar Bahshiev (5 – 3 – 0) vs. [*] Antun Racic (8 – 2 – 0)
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Factoid of the Day: Home Country Advantage
You may (or may not) have wondered how a bout fought in a fighter’s home country increases his chances of beating an opponent from a different country and how this can be associated to the rating system.
Wonder no more.
The rating advantage within the FightMatrix system is about a 1.5% advantage for the home fighter — not very significant.
In other words, relatively speaking, a fighter at home with approximately 98.5 points should be considered at “even odds” with a foreigner at 100 points.
This ratio may vary wildly on a country-to-country basis though. This is simply the worldwide average.
This Weekend: Friday June 3, 2011
Cage Fighting Championship 17
June 3, 2011
Southport Sharks Function Centre,
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
CFC Lightweight Title
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#208] Bernardo Magalhaes (10 – 1 – 0) vs. [#448WW] Robert Lisita (5 – 2 – 0)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#170] Adrian Pang (18 – 7 – 2) vs. [*] Muhsin Corbbrey (9 – 6 – 0)
Lightweight (185 lbs)
[#348] Robert Whittaker (5 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Ben Alloway (6 – 1 – 0)
This Past Weekend: Dream – Fight for Japan
Dream – Fight for Japan
May 29, 2011
Saitama Super Arena,
Saitama, Japan
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
Masakazu Imanari (23 – 8 – 2) defeated Kenji Osawa (17 – 10 – 2) by submission due to an achilles lock at 0:58 of round 2. Imanari, who is on a 2 fight win streak (7-1 in his last 8), moves 10 spots up the ranks from [#15] to [#5]. Osawa, who is 4-2 in his last 6, jumps 13 spots up the ranks from [#38] to [#25].
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
Hideo Tokoro (29 – 23 – 1) defeated Atsushi Yamamoto (15 – 7 – 2) by split decision. Tokoro, who is on a 3 fight win streak, moves from [#55FW] into the bantamweight “Top 150” at [#7]. Yamamoto, who was on a 3 fight win streak prior to this loss (and had not fought in 1 1/2 years prior to this night), enters the bantamweight “Top 150” at [#15].
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Shinya Aoki (28 – 5 – 0) defeated Rich Clementi (40 – 20 – 1) by submission due to face lock at 2:17 of round 2. Aoki, who is on a 5 fight win streak (4 by submission), holds his ranking at [#4]. Clementi, who is on a 2 fight losing streak (1-3 in his last 4), drops 1 spot from [#196] to [#197].
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Katsunori Kikuno (15 – 3 – 2) defeated Daisuke Nakamura (23 – 13 – 0) by unanimous decision. Kikuno, who has won back to back decisions (3-1 in his last 4), moves 6 spots up the ranks from [#29] to [#23]. Nakamura, who was on a 3 fight winning streak prior to this loss, drops 16 spots from [#87] to [#103].
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UFC TUF 13 Finale: How they stack up
Welterweight
[#114] Tony Ferguson vs. [#273 LW] Ramsey Nijem
Lightweight
[#7] Clay Guida vs. [#16] Anthony Pettis
Light Heavyweight
[#44] Kyle Kingsbury vs. [#51] Fabio Maldonado
Middleweight
[*] Ed Herman vs. [*] Tim Credeur
Welterweight
[#298] Chuck O’Neil vs. [#440] Chris Cope
Lightweight
[#25] Jeremy Stephens vs. [#150] Danny Downes
Featherweight
[#26] Josh Grispi vs. [#57] George Roop
Bantamweight
[#11] Scott Jorgensen vs. [#140] Ken Stone
Bantamweight
[#53] Reuben Duran vs. [*] Francisco Rivera
Welterweight
[#183] Justin Edwards vs. [#350] Clay Harvison
Welterweight
[#216] Ryan McGilivray vs. [#377] Shamar Bailey