Notable Info

• In the rating process, we added an optimization that in some circumstances, creates a more accurate rating calculation as a result of a bout in which we do not have divisional info for.
• Missed community adjustments for women were added and are now being considered retroactively.
• Some missing bouts from this past weekend were added to the database.

Given the importance of the future season of The Ultimate Fighter series with regards to the Women’s Strawweight division, the amount of top female fighters that were apart of this past TUF season and the lacking amount of women’s professional fight data in general, we will start giving these bouts some level of consideration in the ratings calculations.  These bouts are fully sanctioned by the NSAC and use nearly identical rules to their counterparts, so we feel it is in the best interest of our ratings accuracy to include these bouts.  Outside of the ratings and wherever possible, these bouts will continue to be ignored.

An early 12/14 ratings update will usher in the above for all TUF bouts, retroactively considered.

With a special mid-week ranking update, we will be expanding the following divisions:

• Featherweight (400->450)
• Flyweight (100->150)
• Women’s Bantamweight (20->25)

There will likely be additional expansion within the next month or two.

Also, look for the All-Time MMA Rankings to get updated within the next 24-48 hours.

Lightweight (155)
[#13] Gray Maynard (11-2-1, -141) vs. [#14] Nate Diaz (16-9-0, +116)
Gray Maynard is the All-Time #8 ranked Lightweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Gray Maynard (1-2-0)
2013-05-25: L vs. [#4LW] T.J. Grant (21-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:07 of round 1
2012-06-22: W vs. [#10FW] Clay Guida (30-14-0) via SD (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)
2011-10-08: L vs. [#2FW] Frankie Edgar (16-4-1) via KO (Punches) in 3:54 of round 4

Last 3 Fights: Nate Diaz (1-2-0)
2013-04-20: L vs. [#9LW] Josh Thomson (20-5-0) via TKO (Head Kick and Punches) in 3:44 of round 2
2012-12-08: L vs. [#2LW/#10DD] Ben Henderson (19-3-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-43)
2012-05-05: W vs. [#12LW] Jim Miller (22-4-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 4:09 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Gray Maynard 189, Nate Diaz 224
Previous Match-up Record: Gray Maynard leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: Gray Maynard leads 2-1
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Women Bantamweight (135)
[#43FLY] Jessica Rakoczy (1-3-0) vs. [#63FLY] Julianna Pena (3-2-0)

Last 3 Fights: Jessica Rakoczy (1-1-0, 1 NC)
2012-09-07: W vs. [NA] Kristen Gatz (0-2-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:19 of round 1
2010-10-09: NC vs. [NA] Jennifer Scott (2-3-0) via No Decision (Overturned by NSAC) in 5:00 of round 2
2010-04-15: L vs. [#6SW] Felice Herrig (9-4-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Julianna Pena (1-2-0)
2013-02-08: L vs. [#27FLY] DeAnna Bennett (2-0-0) via UD ()
2012-04-19: L vs. [#38FW] Sarah Moras (3-1-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 2
2011-12-15: W vs. [NA] Rachael Swatez (4-3-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:17 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Jessica Rakoczy 449, Julianna Pena 295
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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Bantamweight (135)
[#147] Davey Grant (8-1-0) vs. [#167] Chris Holdsworth (4-0-0)

Last 3 Fights: Davey Grant (3-0-0)
2012-10-13: W vs. [NA] Danny Welsh (6-34-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:54 of round 1
2012-07-14: W vs. [#102BW] James Pennington (9-1-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 3:59 of round 1
2012-03-10: W vs. [NA] Rob Bunford (3-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:01 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Chris Holdsworth (3-0-0)
2012-11-02: W vs. [#157BW] Tyler Shinn (6-1-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 1:32 of round 2
2011-06-30: W vs. [*] Juan Rivas (5-9-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 1:29 of round 1
2011-02-20: W vs. [#1542FW] Gustavo Limon (1-2-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 0:45 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Davey Grant 413, Chris Holdsworth 393
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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Middleweight (184)
[#13] Alexander Shlemenko (48-7-0, 184.7lb, -316) vs. [#27] Doug Marshall (18-6-0, 184.3lb, +250)

Last 3 Fights: Alexander Shlemenko (3-0-0)
2013-09-07: W vs. [#49MW] Brett Cooper (19-9-0) via UD (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
2013-02-07: W vs. [#41MW] Maiquel Jose Falcao Gonca (31-5-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:18 of round 2
2012-08-11: W vs. [#109MW] Anthony Ruiz (31-18-0) via UD ()

Last 3 Fights: Doug Marshall (3-0-0)
2013-04-04: W vs. [#49MW] Brett Cooper (19-9-0) via KO (Punches) in 3:39 of round 1
2013-03-07: W vs. [#62MW] Sultan Aliev (10-1-0) via SD (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
2013-02-14: W vs. [#103MW] Andreas Spang (8-3-0) via TKO (Punch) in 3:03 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Alexander Shlemenko 76, Doug Marshall 232
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Alexander Shlemenko leads 3-1
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Lightweight (156)
[#22] Alexander Sarnavskiy (25-1-0, 155.4lb, -205) vs. [#27] Will Brooks (12-1-0, 156.1lb, +168)

Last 3 Fights: Alexander Sarnavskiy (3-0-0)
2013-10-25: W vs. [#99LW] Ricardo Tirloni (16-5-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 1:08 of round 1
2013-09-27: W vs. [#136LW] Marcus Davis (22-11-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:40 of round 1
2013-05-25: W vs. [#1722LW] Atchin Chaoshen Ne (2-5-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 1:10 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Will Brooks (3-0-0)
2013-10-25: W vs. [#71LW] Saad Awad (15-6-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-09-27: W vs. [#105LW] John Alessio (34-17-0) via UD (30-25, 30-26, 30-27)
2013-07-31: W vs. [#1113LW] Cris Leyva (9-6-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:20 of round 3

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Alexander Sarnavskiy 28, Will Brooks 28
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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Welterweight (170)
[#22] Rick Hawn (17-2-0, 170.5lb, -462) vs. [#82] Ron Keslar (11-3-0, 170.7lb, +353)

Last 3 Fights: Rick Hawn (3-0-0)
2013-10-18: W vs. [#40WW] Brent Weedman (23-9-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-09-20: W vs. [#455WW] Herman Terrado (11-3-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2013-04-04: W vs. [#204WW] Karo Parisyan (22-10-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:55 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Ron Keslar (3-0-0)
2013-10-18: W vs. [#174WW] War Machine (14-5-0) via Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:31 of round 1
2013-09-20: W vs. [#146WW] Luis Sergio Teotonio da F (29-12-3) via SD (28-29, 28-28, 29-28)
2012-05-19: W vs. [#437WW] Dominic Waters (6-1-0) via UD ()

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Rick Hawn 35, Ron Keslar 35
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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