Biggest Risers in Current MMA Rankings Update (07-24-2016)
Fight Matrix updates the Current MMA Rankings once a week. As the deepest and most inclusive ranking system in the sport, fights all over the globe can have a major impact on the rankings. Let’s take a look at the biggest risers in the divisional rankings. The number in parenthesis is the number of spots that the fighter moved up from the last issued rankings. For the purpose of this article, fighters who were unranked in the previous ranking iteration are excluded.
Heavyweight
Francis Ngannou #50 (15)
After three UFC fights, Ngannou has made his way into the top 50. Last Saturday, he scored his third knockout in the promotion in only 94 seconds against debuting Bojan Mihajlovic. It will be interesting to see how the UFC matches him going forward since he is already 29 years old and still somewhat raw.
Middleweight
Chris Harris #163 (24)
Harris scored a first-round rear-naked-choke submission over Matt Foster on the undercard of Bellator 159. With the victory, he improved his professional record to 7-0. The Kansas native is now also 2-0 on Bellator undercards. He previously defeated Julian Marquez at Bellator 150.
Welterweight
Mike Perry #107 (101)
On May 14, Perry scored a second-round knockout over David Mundell in the main event of a Battleground show. The Team Sparta member holds a 6-0 record with all of his wins coming via knockout.
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TUF 24: How They Stack Up
Another season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ reality series looms on the horizon. This will be season 24, not counting the various unnumbered international spin-offs like TUF: Brazil and TUF: Latin America. In my opinion, this show is long past its expiration date and I stopped watching many years ago. However, this season will be a little different than most: coached by top UFC flyweights Joe Benavidez and Henry Cejudo, the cast features 16 flyweights who hold a title in one of various minor MMA leagues throughout the world. The winner will get a shot at the dominant reigning champion Demetrious Johnson, who is currently not only #1 in the world in his weight class, but also #1 on our Division Point Dominance list, #2 Pound for Pound (likely soon to be promoted to #1 with the pending suspension of Jon Jones), as well as the #1 flyweight fighter of all time. The coaches, who both already had their chance at DJ’s gold, will also square off at the conclusion of the season and the winner could likely be the next in line for another go-round at the title. This will be the first season of TUF in many years that I will be watching, even though I still hope that the new UFC ownership axes the incredibly stale series.
So how do the TUF 24 flyweight contenders stack up in the FightMatrix rankings? Keep reading to find out.
Biggest Risers in Current MMA Rankings Update (07-17-2016)
Fight Matrix updates the Current MMA Rankings once a week. As the deepest and most inclusive ranking system in the sport, fights all over the globe can have a major impact on the rankings. Let’s take a look at the biggest risers in the divisional rankings. The number in parenthesis is the number of spots that the fighter moved up from the last issued rankings. For the purpose of this article, fighters who were unranked in the previous ranking iteration are excluded unless otherwise noted.
Heavyweight
Michal Andryszak #76 (48)
Andryszak finds himself with his highest ranking ever after defeating UFC veteran Tim Hague at ACB 41. “Longer” sports a 17-6 record and has won three-fights in a row since falling to Salimgirey Rasulov last year. The entire ACB 41 event is available for free on YouTube.
Light Heavyweight
Cassio Lisboa #143 (20)
Light Heavyweight always seems to be the most stagnant division. This week’s biggest mover is a 3-0 fighter from Brazil. In his last outing, Lisboa scored a third-round toe-hold-submission victory over Hugo Lezama Inurreta at Xtreme Kombat 32.
Middleweight
Nills van Noord #168 (111)
In his last fight, Van Noord scored a submission victory over Janis Novicks last May. The Bob Schrijber protege has gone undefeated in five bouts since falling to Lee Chadwick in 2014. Van Noord is 15-6-2 since making his MMA debut in 2007.
Welterweight
Luiz Cado Simon #214 (218)
Simon moved up 218 spots in the rankings after receiving credit for his victory over Rodrigo Cavalheiro Correia last month. His previous high ranking was #302 in 2014. Early in his career, Simon faced off against current Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho but he failed to make the final bell and was knocked out.
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Biggest Risers in Current MMA Rankings Update (07-10-2016)
Fight Matrix updates the Current MMA Rankings once a week. As the deepest and most inclusive ranking system in the sport, fights all over the globe can have a major impact on the rankings. Let’s take a look at the biggest risers in the divisional rankings. The number in parenthesis is the number of spots that the fighter moved up from the last issued rankings. For the purpose of this article, fighters who were unranked in the previous ranking iteration are excluded.
Heavyweight
Brock Lesnar #6
Technically Lesnar does not qualify for this list since he was not ranked going into last week. However, he returned from an extended layoff and scored a victory over Mark Hunt at UFC 200. The win earned him the 6th spot in the heavyweight rankings. Lesnar was last ranked #7 in 2013. Besides Lesnar, there was no major movement in the heavyweight division.
Light Heavyweight
Darren Stewart #82 (24)
Stewart scored a third-round knockout over Boubacar Balde at Cage Warriors FC 77 this past weekend. With the victory, Stewart improved his career record to 7-0 and moved up 24 spots in the light heavyweight rankings. The fight and the entire event is available on UFC Fight Pass.
Middleweight
Tim Williams #82 (50)
Since dropping a pair of bouts against UFC fighter Anthony Smith last year, Williams has picked up three wins in a row. In his last outing, he scored an upset over Nah-Shon Burrell at CFFC 59. He also holds victories over UFC veterans Andre Gusmao and Ron Stallings.
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Current & All-Time MMA Rankings Updated (07-03-2016)
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Biggest Risers in Current MMA Rankings Update (06-26-2016)
Fight Matrix updates the Current MMA Rankings once a week. As the deepest and most inclusive ranking system in the sport, fights all over the globe can have a major impact on the rankings. Let’s take a look at the biggest risers in the divisional rankings. The number in parenthesis is the number of spots that the fighter moved up from the last issued rankings. For the purpose of this article, fighters who were unranked in the previous ranking iteration are excluded.
Heavyweight
Jeff Hughes #85 (117)
Hughes, a product of Evolve MMA, moved up 117 spots after receiving credit for his March 19 victory over John Hawk. His professional record now stands at 3-0.
Light Heavyweight
Jordan Johnson #125 (101)
Johnson defeat Shaun Asher on the undercard of Resurrection Fighting Alliance 39. The teammate of Benson Henderson and Efrain Escudero at the MMA Lab has now won five fights in a row to start his career with four coming via submission.
Middleweight
Andrew Kapel #190 (74)
Last April, Kapel defeated Nick Kraus at Hoosier Fight Club 28. After receiving credit for the win, he moved up 74 spots. Since 2009, Kapel is 7-2 with his only losses coming against Strikeforce veteran Marcus Sursa and UFC fighter Anthony Smith.
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Fight Matrix Program: Bellator 157 (06-24-2016)
Heavyweight (215)
[#11LHW] Quinton Jackson (36-11-0) vs. [#59] Satoshi Ishii (14-5-1)
Quinton Jackson is the All-Time #21 ranked Absolute fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Quinton Jackson (3-0-0)
2015-04-25: W vs. [#97HW+] Fabio Maldonado (22-10-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2014-05-17: W vs. [#12LHW] Muhammed Lawal (19-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2014-02-28: W vs. [#148HW+] Christian MPumbu (19-8-1) via KO (Punches) in 4:34 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Satoshi Ishii (2-1-0)
2015-12-28: L vs. [#32HW+] Jiri Prochazka (17-3-1) via KO (Head Kick and Knees) in 1:36 of round 1
2015-08-29: W vs. [#137HW+] William Penn (8-5-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:07 of round 1
2015-04-11: W vs. [#121HW+] Nick Rossborough (25-19-1) via Submission (Kimura) in 4:22 of round 1
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Quinton Jackson 426, Satoshi Ishii 179
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#17] Michael Chandler (14-3-0) vs. [#28] Patricky Freire (16-7-0)
Michael Chandler is the All-Time #21 ranked Lightweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Michael Chandler (2-1-0)
2015-11-06: W vs. [#62LW] David Rickels (17-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:05 of round 2
2015-06-19: W vs. [#52LW] Derek Campos (16-6-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:17 of round 1
2014-11-15: L vs. [#4LW] Will Brooks (17-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:48 of round 4
Last 3 Fights: Patricky Freire (2-1-0)
2016-04-16: W vs. [#194LW] Edimilson Souza (15-5-0) via UD ()
2016-01-29: W vs. [#145LW] Ryan Couture (10-4-0) via in of round 1
2015-12-04: L vs. [#48LW] Derek Anderson (13-2-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Michael Chandler 231, Patricky Freire 69
Previous Match-up Record: Michael Chandler leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: Michael Chandler leads 6-2
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Heavyweight (265)
[#26] Matt Mitrione (9-5-0) vs. [#89] Carl Seumanutafa (10-6-0)
Last 3 Fights: Matt Mitrione (1-2-0)
2016-01-17: L vs. [#8HW+] Travis Browne (18-3-1) via TKO (Punches) in 4:09 of round 3
2015-06-06: L vs. [#9HW+] Ben Rothwell (36-10-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 1:54 of round 1
2014-12-13: W vs. [#31HW+] Gabriel Gonzaga (17-11-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:59 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Carl Seumanutafa (2-1-0)
2016-01-29: W vs. [#81HW+] Javy Ayala (9-5-0) via in of round 2
2015-10-03: L vs. [#190HW+] D.J. Linderman (19-11-0) via UD ()
2014-11-15: W vs. [#115HW+] Josh Appelt (12-5-0) via UD ()
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Matt Mitrione 159, Carl Seumanutafa 147
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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Biggest Risers in Current MMA Rankings Update (06-19-2016)
Fight Matrix updates the Current MMA Rankings once a week. As the deepest and most inclusive ranking system in the sport, fights all over the globe can have a major impact on the rankings. Let’s take a look at the biggest risers in the divisional rankings. The number in parenthesis is the number of spots that the fighter moved up from the last issued rankings. For the purpose of this article, fighters who were unranked in the previous ranking iteration are excluded.
Heavyweight
Kazbek Saidaliev #45 (96)
After receiving credit for his victory over UFC veteran Goran Reljic at Akhmat MMA 23, Saidaliev moved up 96 spots in the heavyweight rankings. The Russian fighter now holds a 7-1 record with three knockouts.
Light Heavyweight
Magomed Ankalayev #87 (44)
Ankalayev improved his record to 6-0 with a win over Artur Astakhov at Akhmat MMA 23. In his previous outing, he scored a 15-second finish over M-1 veteran Lloyd Marshbanks.
Middleweight
Zauri Maisuradze #170 (92)
Maisuradze defeated Sadibou Sy at Scandinavian Fight Nights back on June 4. He jumped up 92 spots in the rankings with the victory applied. The Georgian fighter has picked up back-to-back wins since falling to UFC veteran Igor Pokrajac last year.
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