Rankings Impact of Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 Autumn: Aki no Jin
The following chart shows the change in ranking following this past weekend’s Rizin event. Gabriel Oliveira was the biggest winner from the event. He moved up 69 spots in the bantamweight rankings thanks to his victory over veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri. The chart only includes fighters who were previously ranked in the same weight class.
Current MMA Rankings Updated (10-15-2017)
Notable Info
- Featherweight rankings expanded by 50, from 500 to 550.
Ranking Points for the 2017 Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix
Rizin Fighting Federation returns on Sunday with their ninth event. The card features, among other things, three more first round bouts for the 2017 Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix as well as a “wild card qualification bout.” There were three bouts on the April show with #41FW Kyoji Horiguchi, #83BW Khalid Taha and #74BW Takafumi Otsuka advancing to the second round. The follow chart shows the ranking points for all tournament competitors over the last two years.
As you can see the two standouts from a rankings perspective are Horiguchi and #18BW Shintaro Ishiwatari. Horiguchi’s ranking dipped recently due mostly to inactivity, but he is still the odds on favorite to take the tournament. Ishiwatari is currently riding a four-fight winning streak with wins over Ostuka, #55BW Victor Henry, #258 FW Jonathan Brookins and #35BW Rafael Silva. The reigning bantamweight King of Pancrase also has the highest Rankings Momentum of all the competitors at +8.04.
Fight Matrix Program – UFC 216: Ferguson/Lee (10-07-2017)
Lightweight Championship (155)
[#3] Tony Ferguson (22-3-0, -219) vs. [#7] Kevin Lee (16-2-0, +176)
Tony Ferguson is the All-Time #27 ranked Lightweight fighter.
Kevin Lee is the All-Time #42 ranked Lightweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Tony Ferguson (3-0-0)
2016-11-05: W vs. [#5WW] Rafael dos Anjos (27-9-0) via UD (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
2016-07-13: W vs. [#117LW] Lando Vannata (9-2-0) via Submission (Brabo Choke) in 2:22 of round 2
2015-12-11: W vs. [#4LW] Edson Barboza (19-4-0) via Submission (Brabo Choke) in 2:54 of round 2
Last 3 Fights: Kevin Lee (3-0-0)
2017-06-25: W vs. [#21LW] Michael Chiesa (14-3-0) via Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:37 of round 1
2017-03-11: W vs. [#22LW] Francisco Trinaldo (21-5-0) via SUB in 3:12 of round 2
2016-11-19: W vs. [#80LW] Magomed Mustafaev (13-3-0) via SUB in 4:31 of round 2
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Tony Ferguson 336, Kevin Lee 104
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Flyweight Championship (125)
[#1/#4DD/#1P4P] Demetrious Johnson (26-2-1, -1185) vs. [#4] Ray Borg (11-2-0, +720)
Demetrious Johnson is the All-Time #1 ranked Flyweight and #17 ranked Absolute fighter.
Ray Borg is the All-Time #16 ranked Flyweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Demetrious Johnson (3-0-0)
2017-04-15: W vs. [#11FLY] Wilson Reis (22-8-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 4:49 of round 3
2016-12-03: W vs. [#10FLY] Tim Elliott (14-8-1) via UD (49-45, 49-46, 49-46)
2016-04-23: W vs. [#3FLY] Henry Cejudo (11-2-0) via TKO in 2:49 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Ray Borg (2-1-0)
2017-03-11: W vs. [#5FLY] Jussier da Silva (20-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2016-12-30: W vs. [#22FLY] Louis Smolka (11-4-0) via UD (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
2016-02-06: L vs. [#42FLY] Justin Scoggins (11-4-0) via UD (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Demetrious Johnson 175, Ray Borg 210
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Heavyweight (265)
[#3] Fabricio Werdum (21-7-1, -250) vs. [#10] Derrick Lewis (18-5-0, +201)
Fabricio Werdum is the All-Time #4 ranked Heavyweight and #16 ranked Absolute fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Fabricio Werdum (1-2-0)
2017-07-08: L vs. [#2HW+] Alistair Overeem (43-15-0) via MD (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2016-09-10: W vs. [#14HW+] Travis Browne (18-7-1) via UD (30-27, 29-27, 29-28)
2016-05-14: L vs. [#1HW+/#3DD/#3P4P] Stipe Miocic (17-2-0) via KO (Punch) in 2:47 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Derrick Lewis (2-1-0)
2017-06-10: L vs. [#6HW+] Mark Hunt (13-11-1) via TKO (Punches) in 3:51 of round 4
2017-02-19: W vs. [#14HW+] Travis Browne (18-7-1) via KO (Punches) in 3:12 of round 2
2016-12-09: W vs. [#46HW+] Shamil Abdurakhimov (17-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:42 of round 4
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Fabricio Werdum 91, Derrick Lewis 119
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Fabricio Werdum leads 6-3
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Current MMA Rankings Updated (10-01-2017)
Notable Info
- Women’s Flyweight expanded from Top 20 to Top 30.