UFC Welterweight Championship
[#1] Georges St. Pierre vs. [#6] Dan Hardy

UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship
[#5] Frank Mir vs. [#10] Shane Carwin

Lightweight
[#29] Kurt Pellegrino vs. [#43] Fabricio Camoes

Welterweight
[#2] Jon Fitch vs. [#28] Ben Saunders

Lightweight
[#14] Jim Miller vs. [#44] Mark Bocek

Welterweight
[#25 LW] Nate Diaz vs. [#88] Rory Markham

Welterweight
[#21 MW] Ricardo Almeida vs. [#52] Matt Brown

Light Heavyweight
[#44] Rodney Wallace vs. [#78] Jared Hamman

Middleweight
[#24] Rousimar Palhares vs. [#28] Tomasz Drwal

Welterweight
[#111] Greg Soto vs. [#188] Matt Riddle

We’re still testing our new changes, so an intermediate update was just posted for 3/15/2010.

Notable Info

• We decided to make a release this week as we’re debuting some changes.  This change (so far) is undetectable on the surface, but we’re actually starting to move parts of our database online, so the ranking pages you see now are dynamically constructed.  This will open up a ton of possibilities for us to post more data onto our web site

John Eric Marriott has amassed a 17-2 professional record while applying his craft in minor organizations around the midwest of the USA.

Having previously fought at Lightweight, and even at Welterweight, Marriott has most recently settled down in the Featherweight division where he is ranked #23 by FightMatrix and has won 9 bouts in a row, all in the last 11 months.

Marriott has recently been signed by Bellator and will take part in their Featherweight tournament.

Fighter Focus is our way of aiming the spotlight onto rising fighters that are still in relative obscurity.

Heavyweight
[#3] Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. [#8] Cain Velasquez

Middleweight
[#13 LHW] Wanderlei Silva vs. [#10] Michael Bisping

Lightweight
[#10] Joe Stevenson vs. [#63] George Sotiropoulos

Light Heavyweight
[#14] Keith Jardine vs. [#26] Ryan Bader

Heavyweight
[#18] Mirko Filipovic vs. [#169 LHW] Anthony Perosh

Light Heavyweight
[#36] Krzysztof Soszynski vs. [#72] Stephan Bonnar

Welterweight
[#31] Chris Lytle vs. [#32] Brian Foster

Middleweight
[*] Goran Reljic vs. [#76] CB Dollaway

Light Heavyweight
[#68] James Te Huna vs. [#110] Igor Pokrajac

Ranking Notes: Dark green font represents an approximate ranking. An asterisk represents a fighter who is ranked, but too low for an approximation. These two scenarios will clear up slightly as we move forward. “NR” means the fighter is not ranked, due to inactivity, or due to a rating that is at or below the default starter rating.

The database has come a long way since we started, and unfortunately, our available time has dwindled.  Currently, we are approaching 100,000 bouts and now rank nearly 2,000 fighters each week.  Most of this process is automated, but there is a lot of footwork involved!  Ancillary data must be researched and entered.  This data includes:

• Weight limits
• Pro/Am status
• Scorecards

When you add corrections to the list, this can become quite an endeavor!  Therefore, we are looking for a few good volunteers to help us in moving forward.  Can you help us?  Do you meet ALL of the following minimum requirements we are looking for?

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel (and 2003/2007 installed on your PC).
• Great online researching ability.
• Good knowledge of MMA web sites and MMA history.
• Ability to handle basic conversions (kilograms to pounds).
• Three hours of time, per week.

In addition to helping us, this can serve as a great time-killer!

If you are interested, please reply to the “Research Project” global thread in our forum.

Notable Info

• There were many fluctuations this week due to results, and database corrections.  This is to be expected in the first few weeks following a ranking expansion.

Light Heavyweight
[#8] Randy Couture vs. [#24] Mark Coleman

Middleweight
[#2] Nate Marquardt vs. [#4] Chael Sonnen

Welterweight
[#10] Paulo Thiago vs. [#16] Mike Swick

Middleweight
[#8] Demian Maia vs. [#34] Dan Miller

Welterweight
[#13] Matt Serra vs. [#14] Frank Trigg

Lightweight
[#100] Mac Danzig vs. [#375] Justin Buchholz

Lightweight
[#59] Melvin Guillard vs. [*] Ronnys Torres

Lightweight
[#203] Rob Emerson vs. [#750] Phillipe Nover

Light Heavyweight
[#25] Brian Stann vs. [#122] Phil Davis

Heavyweight
[#38] Chris Tuchscherer vs. [#69] Tim Hague

Heavyweight
[#57] Joey Beltran vs. [#76] Rolles Gracie

Ranking Notes: Dark green font represents an approximate ranking. An asterisk represents a fighter who is ranked, but too low for an approximation. These two scenarios will clear up slightly as we move forward. “NR” means the fighter is not ranked, due to inactivity, or due to a rating that is at or below the default starter rating.

Notable Info

• The ranking expansion will surely bring more database corrections, especially with pro/am statuses.  If you get a chance, feel free to help us out if you notice a fighter who we’ve credited with too many pro fights or have classified in the wrong division.