MMA Ranks – Page 97 – Fight Matrix

UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Jason

Welterweight
[#27] Chris Lytle vs. [#32] Dan Hardy
While looking to stay relevant in the current rankings, Lytle (#21) and Hardy (#22) are also looking to stay in the Top 25 All-Time Welterweight list.

Lightweight
[#7] Jim Miller vs. [#20] Ben Henderson
Miller (#23 LW) is one of five Top 25 All-Time divisional fighters on the card.

Lightweight
[#21] Donald Cerrone vs. [#77] Charles Oliveira

Welterweight
[#47] Amir Sadollah vs. [#144] Duane Ludwig

Middleweight
[#44] CB Dollaway vs. [#87 LHW] Jared Hamman

Bantamweight
[#2 BW / #9 DD] Joseph Benavidez vs. [#18] Eddie Wineland
Benavidez is the #5 All-Time Bantamweight, while Wineland is at #10.

Middleweight
[#37] Kyle Noke vs. [#59] Ed Herman

Light Heavyweight
[#39] Ronny Marki Sales da Silva vs. [#116] Karlos Vemola

Featherweight
[#66] Jim Hettes vs. [#419] Alex Caceres

Lightweight
[#66] Cole Miller vs. [#192] TJ O’Brien

Lightweight
[#30] Jacob Volkmann vs. [#39] Danny Castillo

Bantamweight
[#63] Edwin Figueroa vs. [#578 FW] Jason Reinhardt
Reinhardt is one of the lowest ranked fighters on a UFC card in recent memory.

BTW – It’s pretty sad that Benavidez is fighting on the undercard.

Introducing the weekly ranking summary

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Oleg

We just launched a new section here at FightMatrix.com – a brief summary of some key ranking statistics at a glance. This section will be updated weekly just like our rankings, and the following features are currently available:

Biggest Movers
Top 10 biggest positional ranking gains & losses of the week.

Recently Active
All ranked fighters who fought since the last ranking update, broken down by event.

Newly Ranked
Previously unranked fighters entering rankings for the first time, or fighters making a return to the top rankings.

Dropouts
Previously ranked fighters dropped from the top rankings this week.

Division Changes
Previously ranked fighters who changed weight classes and remain ranked.

Inactive Fighters
Top 100-ranked fighters inactive between 365 and 450 days.

Quality Performance Decay
Ranked fighters who have gone the longest without a Quality Performance.

A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome.

Strength of Schedule
Best & worst strength of schedule for Top 10-ranked fighters.

Strength of schedule is determined by the fighter’s `540 Opponent Metric` – an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter’s recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter’s opponents’ W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a `strength of schedule` format.

This Coming Weekend: Strikeforce Challengers 18

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Jonathan

Strikeforce – Challengers 18
August 12, 2011
Palms Casino Resort,
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Main Card (Aired on Showtime)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#208] Jorge Gurgel (14 – 8 – 0) vs. [#308] Joe Duarte (9 – 2 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#22] Danillo Villefort (13 – 3 – 0) vs. [#91LHW] Nate James (12 – 7 – 1)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#42] Pat Healy (24 – 16 – 0) vs. [#49] Eric Wisely (17 – 5 – 0)

Women’s Featherweight (145 lbs)
[*] Sarah D’Alelio (4 – 1 – 0) vs. [*] Ronda Rousey (2 – 0 – 0)

Middleweight(185 lbs)
[#85HW] Derrick Mehmen (11 – 3 – 0) vs. [*] Roy Jones (6 – 1 – 0)

Preliminary Card (Not aired on Showtime)

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#197] Gian Villante (7 – 3 – 0) vs. [*] Keith Berry (10 – 7 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#299] Lukasz Les (7 – 2 – 0) vs. [#344MW] Nah Shon Burrell (6 – 1 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#195] Mike Bronzoulis (12 – 3 – 1) vs. [#328MW] Chad Leonhardt (8 – 2 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#111] Sterling Ford (13 – 4 – 0) vs. [#252WW] Milton Vieira (12 – 7 – 1)

MMA Rankings Updated: 8/7/2011

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Jason

Tonight (8/5/11): Tachi Palace Fights 10 – Let the Chips Fall

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Jonathan

Catch the live Sherdog.com stream at 8:30 PM!

Tachi Palace Fights 10 – Let the Chips Fall
August 5, 2011
Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino
Lemoore, California, United States

Tachi Palace Flyweight Championship

Flyweight (125 lbs)
[#4] Ian McCall (10 – 2 – 0) vs. [#8] Darrell Montague (9 – 1 – 0) (C)

Tachi Palace Featherweight Championship (vacant)

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#39] Joe Soto (9 – 1 – 0) vs. [*] Eddie Yagin (13 – 4 – 1)

Flyweight (125 lbs)
[#2] Mamoru Yamaguchi (26 – 5 – 3) vs. [#7] Jussier da Silva (9 – 1 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#41] Givanildo Santana (15 – 1 – 0) vs. [#188] Doug Marshall (12 – 4 – 0)

Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#22] Ulysses Gomez (7 – 2 – 0) vs. [*] Drew Bittner (4 – 0 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#64MW] Jorge Lopez (10 – 1 – 0) vs. [#360] David Marshall (8 – 2 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#170] Phil Collins (10 – 6 – 0) vs. [*] Kenny Ento (11 – 6 – 0)

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#143] Art Arciniega (10 – 4 – 0) vs. [*] Andy Miranda (5 – 1 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[*] Brad McDonald (6 – 1 – 0) vs. [*] Sergio Quinones (5 – 7 – 0)

The Curious Case of Roy Nelson

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Jason

Out of all of the major ranking sites — and by “major” ranking sites, I am referencing the list used by the USA Today/SB Nation rankings, we rank Roy Nelson the lowest, by far. Yes, some of those sites listed are questionable, proven so by their rankings themselves, or their lack of timeliness, but as it stands, it is an unbiased and convenient comparison. We alone, are likely the reason that Nelson slipped one spot behind Schaub on these meta-rankings.

In fact, the average ranking for Roy Nelson for all of the other sites who rank him (10), is #12.5. We have him all the way down at #24. In fact, 6 of those 10 sites still rank Nelson above Schaub — while Schaub has been having all of the success, these sites have been handcuffing Nelson to him, and all Nelson has done since is go 1-2. Schaub, has since went 4-0. Even the Struve win was not a great win by Nelson. By the way, when was Nelson’s last great win prior to his win over a pre-prime Schaub? Has he ever had a great win? In case you were wondering, our ranking of Schaub is right in line with the average.

This type of scenario is one of the most interesting debates when it relates to MMA rankings. Who is in the “right” here? Even though Nelson has the head-to-head edge over Schaub, Nelson/Schaub happened over 20 months ago. Schaub has clearly advanced, while Nelson has seemingly declined. With this type of argument, Arlovski should still be ranked above Nelson.

What do you think?

This Past Weekend: Strikeforce/M-1 Global – Fedor vs. Henderson

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Jonathan

Strikeforce/M-1 Global – Fedor vs. Henderson
July 30, 2011
Sears Centre,
Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States

Main Card (Aired on Showtime)

Heavyweight (265 lbs)

Dan Henderson (28 – 8 – 0) defeated Fedor Emelianenko (31 – 4 – 0) by TKO due to punches at 4:12 of round 1. Henderson, who is on a 3 fight win streak (all by (T)KO), holds his rank at [#6LHW]. Henderson should face either [#8] Gegard Mousasi or perhaps face the UFC Light Heavyweight champ in a title unification bout. Emelianenko, whose unprecedented 28 fight unbeaten streak travels farther into the rear view mirror with this-his 3rd stoppage loss in a row, moves 1 spot down the ranks from [#9] to [#10]. Where he goes and what he does now is unknown, but if he decides to continue fighting, he should fight the loser of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Semi Final bout between [#9] Josh Barnett and [#14] Sergei Kharitonov.

Strikeforce Women’s “Welterweight” Championship

Women’s Bantamweight (135 lbs) (Same as Strikeforce’s Women’s “Welterweight”)

Miesha Tate (12 – 2 – 0) defeated Marloes Coenen (19 – 5 – 0) by submission due to an arm triangle at 3:03 of round 4 to win the Strikeforce Women’s “Welterweight” Title. Tate, who is on a 6 fight win streak (4 by stoppage-3 by submission), moves 2 spots up the ranks from [#3] to [#1] and enters into the Division Dominance rankings at [#4]. Tate will face number 1 contender [#2][#7DD] Sarah Kaufman next. Coenen, who is 3-3 in her last 6, moves 2 spots down the ranks from [#1] to [#3] and 7 spots down the Division Dominance rankings from [#1] to [#8]. Inexplicably, Coenen was released from her Strikeforce following this loss.

Middleweight (185 lbs)

Tim Kennedy (14 – 3 – 0) defeated Robbie Lawler (18 – 8 – 0) by unanimous decision. Kennedy, who has back to back wins (6-1 in his last 7), moves 6 spots up the ranks from [#15] to [#9]. Kennedy has positioned himself as the number 1 contender for the middleweight title, and should face the winner of the [#4] Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza vs. [*] Luke Rockhold championship bout. Lawler, who has back to back losses (2-4 in his last 6), moves 1 spot down the ranks from [#19] to [#20]. If [#34] Cung Le decides to come back and fight in Strikeforce, he should face Lawler in a return bout.

Welterweight (170 lbs)

Tyron Woodley (9 – 0 – 0) defeated Paul Daley (27 – 11 – 2) by unanimous decision. Woodley, who has fought all but his first 2 fights in Strikeforce, jumps 20 spots up the ranks from [#37] to [#17]. Now is the time to pull the trigger on a Woodley vs. [#46] Tarec Saffiedine bout for the vacant welterweight title. Daley, who has back to back losses (preceded by a 4 fight win streak), moves 8 spots down the ranks from [#13] to [#21]. He could face [#32] Jason High for his next bout.

Welterweight (170 lbs)

Tarec Saffiedine (11– 3 – 0) defeated Scott Smith (17 – 9 – 1) by unanimous decision. Saffiedine, who is 4-1 in his last 5, jumps 29 spots up the ranks from [#75] to [#46]. He should face [#17] Tyron Woodley for the vacant welterweight title. Smith, who is on a 3 fight losing streak (1-4 in his last 5), falls 21 spots down the ranks from [#56] to [#77]. Perhaps a scrap with [#186] Roger Bowling would be appropriate, given they are both coming off of losses only a week apart.
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This Coming Weekend: UFC 133 – Evans vs. Ortiz 2

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Jonathan

UFC 133 – Evans vs. Ortiz
August 6, 2011
Wells Fargo Center,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Main Card (Pay Per View)

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#2] Rashad Evans (18 – 1 – 1) vs. [#12] Tito Ortiz (17 – 8 – 1)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#10] Vitor Belfort (19 – 9 – 0) vs. [#43] Yoshihiro Akiyama (13 – 3 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#18] Brian Ebersole (47 – 14 – 1) vs. [#36] Dennis Hallman (50 – 13 – 2)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#38] Jorge Rivera (19 – 8 – 0) vs. [#102LHW] Constantinos Philippou (7 – 2 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#9] Mike Pyle (21 – 7 – 1) vs. [#30] Rory MacDonald (11 – 1 – 0)

Spike TV Bouts

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#15] Matt Hamill (10 – 3 – 0) vs. [#25] Alexander Gustafsson (11 – 1 – 0)

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#3] Chad Mendes (10 – 0 – 0) vs. [#23] Rani Yahya (16 – 6 – 0)

Facebook Prelims

Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#32] Ivan Menjivar (22 – 8 – 0) vs. [#83] Nick Pace (6 – 1 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#22] Mike Pierce (12 – 3 – 0) vs. [#33] Johny Hendricks (10 – 1 – 0)

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#31] Mike Thomas Brown (24 – 8 – 0) vs. [#87] Nam Phan (16 – 8 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#80WW] Paul Bradley (18 – 2 – 0) vs. [#96] Rafael Natal (12 – 3 – 1)

MMA Rankings Updated: 7/31/2011

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Jason

This Coming Weekend: Friday July 29, 2011

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Jonathan

Titan Fighting Championship 19
July 29, 2011
Memorial Hall,
Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Catchweight (160 lbs)
[#136] Clay French (18 – 6 – 0) vs. [#185] James Krause (12 – 3 – 0)

Women’s Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#15] Tonya Evinger (8 – 5 – 0) vs. [*] Sara McMann (2 – 0 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#77] Brendan Seguin (22 – 17 – 1) vs. [#236] Rob Kimmons (23 – 7 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#421] Marcio Navarro (7 – 5 – 0) vs. [*] Nick Nolte (3 – 3 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#243] Joe Wilk (11 – 6 – 0) vs. [*] Willian de Souza (1– 1 – 0)
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This Coming Weekend: Strikeforce/M-1 Global – Fedor vs. Henderson

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Jonathan

Strikeforce/M-1 Global – Fedor vs. Henderson
July 30, 2011
Sears Centre,
Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States

Main Card (Aired on Showtime)

Heavyweight
[#6LHW] Dan Henderson (27 – 8 – 0) vs. [#9HW] Fedor Emelianenko (31 – 3 – 0)

Strikeforce Women’s “Welterweight” Championship

Women’s Bantamweight (135 lbs)(Same as Women’s Welterweight)
[#1][#1DD] Marloes Coenen (19 – 4 – 0) vs. [#3] Miesha Tate (11 – 2 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#15] Tim Kennedy (13 – 3 – 0) vs. [#19] Robbie Lawler (18 – 7 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#13] Paul Daley (27 – 10 – 2) vs. [#37] Tyron Woodley (8 – 0 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#56] Scott Smith (17 – 8 – 1) vs. [#75] Tarec Saffiedine (10– 3 – 0)

Preliminary Card (Not aired on Showtime)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#42] Gesias Cavalcante (15 – 4 – 1) vs. [#72] Bobby Green (15 – 4 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#47] Eduardo Pamplona (15 – 2 – 0) vs. [#81] Tyler Stinson (22 – 7 – 0)

Women’s Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#5] Julie Kedzie (16 – 8 – 0) vs. [#6] Alexis Davis (9 – 4 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#125] Derek Brunson (7 – 0 – 0) vs. [#327] Lumumba Sayers (4 – 1 – 0)

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#95] Gabriel Salinas-Jones (4 – 0 – 0) vs. [#226] Bryan Humes (6 – 1 – 0)

MMA Rankings Updated: July 25, 2011

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Jason

This Coming Weekend: Saturday July 23rd, 2011 (some of the fights)

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Jonathan

Colloseo Championship Fighting 6 – Bushido*
July 23, 2011
Eagle River Casino and Travel Plaza,
Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#62] Gilbert Yvel (36 – 16 – 1) vs. [#97LHW] Tony Lopez (24 – 8 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#33] Antonio McKee (25 – 4 – 2) vs. [#293] Jorge Britto (12 – 8 – 1)

Welterweight? (170 lbs)
[#135] Fabio Nascimento (11 – 5 – 0) vs. [#278LW] Ross Ebanez (20 – 7 – 0)
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This Coming Weekend: Friday July 22nd, 2011

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Jonathan

Bully’s Fight Night 2
July 22, 2011
Lethbridge Grandstand,
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Heavyweight? (265 lbs)
[#245LHW] Jon Ganshorn (4 – 1 – 0) vs. [*] Nick Penner (9 – 1 – 0)

Heavyweight? (265 lbs)
[#177LHW] James McSweeney (4 – 8 – 0) vs. [*] Lee Mein (5 – 9 – 0)

Light Heavyweight? (205 lbs)
[*] Edwin Dewees (37 – 14 – 0) vs. [*] Jacen Flynn (8 – 2 – 0)

Extreme Beatdown – Beatdown at 4 Bears 9
July 22, 2011
4 Bears Casino and Lodge,
New Town, North Dakota, United States

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#254] Leo Kuntz (9 – 1 – 0) vs. [*] Jordan Shepherd (4 – 3 – 0)

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#185] Leo Bercier (5 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Tyler Klejeski (4 – 0 – 0)

Tonight: Thursday July 21, 2011

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Jonathan

Combat USA – Wisconsin vs. Illinois Championship
July 21, 2011
Country USA,
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#76] Sherron Leggett (21 – 5 – 0) vs. [#151] Jonatas Novaes (8 – 3 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#70] Herbert Goodman (18 – 10 – 0) vs. [#174] Louis Taylor (7 – 2 – 0)

Iron Man Championship 10
July 21, 2011
Diwali Beach Club,
Salinopolis, Para, Brazil

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#236] Geronimo dos Santos (22 – 13 – 0) vs. TBA

Women’s Super Flyweight? (125 lbs)
[*] Carina Damm (16 – 6 – 0) vs. [*] Valentina Shevchenko (1 – 1 – 0)