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FightMatrix Program: UFC 136 (10-08-2011)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Jason

Lightweight Championship (155)
[#1/#6DD] Frankie Edgar (13-1-1) vs. [#2] Gray Maynard (10-0-1)
Frankie Edgar is the All-Time #5 ranked Lightweight fighter.
Gray Maynard is the All-Time #11 ranked Lightweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Frankie Edgar (2-0-1)
2011-01-01: D vs. [#2LW] Gray Maynard (10-0-1) via Draw in 5:00 of round 5
2010-08-28: W vs. [#6WW] B.J. Penn (16-7-2) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
2010-04-10: W vs. [#6WW] B.J. Penn (16-7-2) via UD (50-45, 49-46, 48-47)

Last 3 Fights: Gray Maynard (2-0-1)
2011-01-01: D vs. [#1LW/#6DD] Frankie Edgar (13-1-1) via Draw in 5:00 of round 5
2010-08-28: W vs. [#2FW] Kenny Florian (14-5-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2010-01-11: W vs. [#12LW] Nate Diaz (14-7-0) via SD (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

Previous Match-up Record: Gray Maynard leads 1-0-1
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Featherweight Championship (145)
[#1/#7DD] Jose Aldo (19-1-0) vs. [#2] Kenny Florian (14-5-0)
Jose Aldo is the All-Time #2 ranked Featherweight and #24 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Jose Aldo (3-0-0)
2011-04-30: W vs. [#16FW] Mark Hominick (20-9-0) via UD (48-45, 48-46, 49-46)
2010-09-30: W vs. [#12FW] Manny Gamburyan (11-6-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:32 of round 2
2010-04-24: W vs. [#4BW] Urijah Faber (25-5-0) via UD (50-45, 49-45, 49-45)

Last 3 Fights: Kenny Florian (2-1-0)
2011-06-11: W vs. [#17FW] Diego Nunes (16-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2010-08-28: L vs. [#2LW] Gray Maynard (10-0-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2010-03-31: W vs. [#38LW] Takanori Gomi (32-8-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:52 of round 3

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Middleweight (185)
[#2] Chael Sonnen (25-11-1) vs. [#7] Brian Stann (11-3-0)
Chael Sonnen is the All-Time #6 ranked Middleweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Chael Sonnen (2-1-0)
2010-08-07: L vs. [#1MW/#1DD] Anderson Silva (31-4-0) via Submission (Triangle Armbar) in 3:10 of round 5
2010-02-06: W vs. [#4MW] Nate Marquardt (31-10-2) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2009-10-24: W vs. [#3MW] Yushin Okami (26-6-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Brian Stann (3-0-0)
2011-05-28: W vs. [#18MW] Jorge Santiago (23-9-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:29 of round 2
2011-01-01: W vs. [#12MW] Chris Leben (22-7-0) via TKO (Knee and Punches) in 3:37 of round 1
2010-08-01: W vs. [#113LHW] Mike Massenzio (12-5-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 3:10 of round 3

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#9] Melvin Guillard (27-9-2) vs. [#43] Joe Lauzon (20-6-0)

Last 3 Fights: Melvin Guillard (3-0-0)
2011-07-02: W vs. [#54LW] Shane Roller (10-5-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:12 of round 1
2011-01-22: W vs. [#36LW] Evan Dunham (12-2-0) via TKO (Knees) in 2:58 of round 1
2010-09-25: W vs. [#25LW] Jeremy Stephens (20-6-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Joe Lauzon (2-1-0)
2011-06-26: W vs. [#174LW] Curt Warburton (7-3-0) via Submission (Kimura) in 1:58 of round 1
2010-11-20: L vs. [#30LW] George Sotiropoulos (14-4-0) via Submission (Kimura) in 2:43 of round 2
2010-08-28: W vs. [#288LW] Gabe Ruediger (17-7-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 2:01 of round 1

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Melvin Guillard leads 4-3
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Featherweight (145)
[#58] Leonard Garcia (15-7-1) vs. [#95] Nam Phan (16-9-0)

Last 3 Fights: Leonard Garcia (1-2-0)
2011-03-26: L vs. [#40FW] Chan Sung Jung (11-3-0) via Submission (Twister) in 4:59 of round 2
2010-12-04: W vs. [#95FW] Nam Phan (16-9-0) via SD (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
2010-09-30: L vs. [#16FW] Mark Hominick (20-9-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Nam Phan (1-2-0)
2011-08-06: L vs. [#30FW] Mike Thomas Brown (25-8-0) via UD (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2010-12-04: L vs. [#58FW] Leonard Garcia (15-7-1) via SD (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
2010-04-03: W vs. [#593LW] Rodney Rhoden (7-10-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 3:20 of round 1

Previous Match-up Record: Leonard Garcia leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#25] Jeremy Stephens (20-6-0) vs. [#26] Anthony Pettis (13-2-0)

Last 3 Fights: Jeremy Stephens (2-1-0)
2011-06-04: W vs. [#145LW] Daniel Downes (8-2-0) via UD (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
2011-01-01: W vs. [#69WW] Marcus Davis (20-9-0) via KO (Punch) in 2:33 of round 3
2010-09-25: L vs. [#9LW] Melvin Guillard (27-9-2) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Anthony Pettis (2-1-0)
2011-06-04: L vs. [#6LW] Clay Guida (29-11-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2010-12-16: W vs. [#7LW] Ben Henderson (14-2-0) via UD (48-47, 49-46, 48-47)
2010-08-18: W vs. [#54LW] Shane Roller (10-5-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 4:51 of round 3

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Middleweight (185)
[#16] Demian Maia (14-3-0) vs. [#18] Jorge Santiago (23-9-0)
Demian Maia is the All-Time #16 ranked Middleweight fighter.
Jorge Santiago is the All-Time #12 ranked Middleweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Demian Maia (2-1-0)
2011-06-11: L vs. [#9MW] Mark Munoz (11-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2010-12-04: W vs. [#42MW] Kendall Grove (13-9-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2010-08-28: W vs. [#94MW] Mario Miranda (11-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Jorge Santiago (2-1-0)
2011-05-28: L vs. [#7MW] Brian Stann (11-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:29 of round 2
2010-08-22: W vs. [#54MW] Kazuo Misaki (24-11-2) via TKO (Corner Stoppage) in 4:31 of round 5
2010-03-07: W vs. [#17MW] Mamed Khalidov (23-4-2) via UD (48-47, 48-47, 49-47)

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Heavyweight (265)
[#28] Joey Beltran (13-5-0) vs. [#58] Stipe Miocic (6-0-0)

Last 3 Fights: Joey Beltran (1-2-0)
2011-06-11: W vs. [#43HW+] Aaron Rosa (17-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:26 of round 3
2011-01-22: L vs. [#62HW+] Pat Barry (6-4-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2010-09-25: L vs. [#19HW+] Matt Mitrione (5-0-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Stipe Miocic (3-0-0)
2011-06-04: W vs. [#103HW+] Bobby Brents (10-2-0) via Submission (Leg Kick) in 4:27 of round 2
2011-04-16: W vs. [#169HW+] William Penn (5-3-0) via KO (Punch) in 2:23 of round 1
2010-12-04: W vs. [#376HW+] Gregory Maynard (3-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:43 of round 2

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Middleweight (185)
[#113LHW] Mike Massenzio (12-5-0) vs. [#120LHW] Steve Cantwell (7-4-0)

Last 3 Fights: Mike Massenzio (1-2-0)
2011-06-11: L vs. [#46LHW] Krzysztof Soszynski (26-11-1) via UD (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
2011-04-29: W vs. [#272MW] Nate Kittredge (10-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:32 of round 2
2010-08-01: L vs. [#7MW] Brian Stann (11-3-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 3:10 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Steve Cantwell (0-3-0)
2011-03-03: L vs. [#35LHW] Cyrille Diabate (17-7-1) via UD (30-27, 30-25, 30-26)
2009-09-16: L vs. [#7MW] Brian Stann (11-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2009-04-18: L vs. [#42LHW] Luiz Cane (12-4-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Steve Cantwell leads 1-0
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Middleweight (185)
[#38] Aaron Simpson (10-2-0) vs. [#136] Eric Schafer (12-5-2)

Last 3 Fights: Aaron Simpson (2-1-0)
2011-07-02: W vs. [#203MW] Brad Tavares (7-1-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2011-03-26: W vs. [#94MW] Mario Miranda (11-3-0) via UD (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
2010-11-20: L vs. [#9MW] Mark Munoz (11-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Eric Schafer (1-2-0)
2011-09-03: W vs. [#631MW] Chris Albandia (8-6-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 1:41 of round 1
2010-03-21: L vs. [#47LHW] Jason Brilz (18-4-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2009-10-24: L vs. [#18LHW] Ryan Bader (12-2-0) via UD (30-27, 29-26, 30-27)

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Featherweight (145)
[#29] Darren Elkins (12-2-0) vs. [#88] Tiequan Zhang (15-1-0)

Last 3 Fights: Darren Elkins (2-1-0)
2011-06-11: W vs. [#35FW] Michihiro Omigawa (12-10-1) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2010-08-01: L vs. [#96LW] Charles Oliveira (14-2-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 0:41 of round 1
2010-03-21: W vs. [#51WW] Duane Ludwig (21-11-0) via TKO (Ankle Injury) in 0:44 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Tiequan Zhang (2-1-0)
2011-02-27: W vs. [#357BW] Jason Reinhardt (20-3-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:48 of round 1
2010-12-16: L vs. [#145LW] Daniel Downes (8-2-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2010-09-30: W vs. [#52FW] Pablo Garza (10-1-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 2:26 of round 1

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Notes about the Fight Card
– Highest-rated fighter always listed first.
– A ‘*’ ranking suggests a fighter is inactive.
– An ‘NA’ ranking suggests the fighter is too low for a ranking or we do not have division info for them.

Fight Card Statistics

Highest Pre-Bout Raw Rating: Frankie Edgar (510)
Highest Stored DD Rating: Frankie Edgar
Highest Pre-Bout Fight Raw Rating: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard (896)
Highest Stored Fight DD Rating: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard (344)
Average Pre-Bout Fight Raw Rating: 176
Event Matchmaking Competitiveness Rating (of 5*): Outstanding [****½]
Average Per Fight MMA Rankings Impact (of 5*): Very Large [****]
Total Event MMA Rankings Impact (of 5*): Massive [****½]

FightMatrix Program: Bellator 53 (10-08-2011)

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Jason

Welterweight (170)
[#38] Luis Santos (50-6-1) vs. [#55] Ben Saunders (11-3-2)

Last 3 Fights: Luis Santos (2-0-1)
2011-09-10: W vs. [#60WW] Dan Hornbuckle (22-5-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2011-05-27: D vs. [#99MW] Carlos Alexandre Pereira (33-9-1) via Draw in 5:00 of round 3
2011-05-21: W vs. [#496WW] Nicolae Cury (4-2-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Ben Saunders (3-0-0)
2011-09-10: W vs. [#303WW] Chris Cisneros (13-4-0) via TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches) in 0:29 of round 3
2011-04-02: W vs. [#386WW] Matt Lee (13-10-1) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 1:24 of round 3
2010-11-06: W vs. [#330WW] Elijah Harshbarger (6-3-0) via Submission (Punches and Elbows) in 4:22 of round 1

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Welterweight (170)
[#28] Douglas Lima (19-4-0) vs. [#37] Chris Lozano (9-1-0)

Last 3 Fights: Douglas Lima (3-0-0)
2011-09-10: W vs. [#89WW] Steve Carl (14-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2011-04-08: W vs. [#122WW] Terry Martin (21-9-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:14 of round 1
2010-11-12: W vs. [#104WW] Jesse Juarez (16-7-0) via Submission (Triangle Armbar) in 2:37 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Chris Lozano (3-0-0)
2011-09-10: W vs. [#41WW] Brent Weedman (19-7-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-06-04: W vs. [#425WW] Derek Smith (6-4-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:20 of round 1
2011-04-16: W vs. [#626WW] Gerric Hayes (7-8-0) via KO (Punch and Head Kick) in 4:59 of round 1

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Chris Lozano leads 1-0
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Featherweight (145)
[#41] Ronnie Mann (20-4-1) vs. [#127] Kenny Foster (9-3-0)

Last 3 Fights: Ronnie Mann (2-1-0)
2011-07-23: L vs. [#4FW] Pat Curran (16-4-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
2011-06-25: W vs. [#183FW] Adam Schindler (9-2-0) via KO (Punches) in 4:14 of round 1
2011-04-23: W vs. [#110FW] Josh Arocho (13-10-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-25)

Last 3 Fights: Kenny Foster (2-1-0)
2011-04-16: L vs. [#31FW] Daniel Straus (16-4-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 3:48 of round 3
2011-03-19: W vs. [#413FW] Eric Larkin (3-1-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 3:15 of round 1
2010-10-21: W vs. [#209FW] Lester Caslow (7-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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FightMatrix Program: MFC 31 (10-07-2011)

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Jason

Light Heavyweight (205)
[#23] Ryan Jimmo (15-1-0) vs. [#30] Sokoudjou (12-8-0)
Sokoudjou is the All-Time #22 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Ryan Jimmo (3-0-0)
2011-04-08: W vs. [#84LHW] Zak Cummings (13-3-0) via UD (50-45, 49-46, 50-45)
2011-02-25: W vs. [#63LHW] Dwayne Lewis (13-7-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 3:13 of round 3
2010-05-07: W vs. [*] Wilson Gouveia (12-8-0) via UD (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

Last 3 Fights: Sokoudjou (3-0-0)
2011-06-10: W vs. [#72LHW] Roy Boughton (6-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-03-19: W vs. [#49LHW] Jan Blachowicz (13-3-0) via TKO (Retirement) in 5:00 of round 2
2010-11-09: W vs. [#183LHW] Valdas Pocevicius (33-26-4) via UD ()

Previous Matchup Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#122] Richie Whitson (11-1-0) vs. [#121] Kajan Johnson (18-11-1)

Last 3 Fights: Richie Whitson (3-0-0)
2011-02-25: W vs. [#229LW] Curtis Demarce (11-9-0) via SD (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
2010-11-27: W vs. [#289MW] Joakim Engberg (7-6-1) via TKO (Punches) in 3:11 of round 3
2010-11-12: W vs. [#1282LW] Masaya Doi (7-6-4) via KO (Punches) in 3:23 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Kajan Johnson (2-1-0)
2010-11-12: W vs. [#211LW] Ryan Healy (14-9-1) via UD (30-26, 30-25, 30-25)
2009-12-04: L vs. [#165WW] Ryan Machan (13-7-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:30 of round 1
2009-11-06: W vs. [*] Josh Russell (3-1-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 2

Previous Matchup Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#92] Adam Lynn (16-8-0) vs. [#229] Curtis Demarce (11-9-0)

Last 3 Fights: Adam Lynn (3-0-0)
2011-08-19: W vs. [#388LW] Jason Meaders (12-9-0) via TKO (Punches) in ? of round 2
2011-05-21: W vs. [#1470LW] Kyle Olsen (8-10-0) via Submission (Punches) in ? of round 1
2010-11-19: W vs. [#126LW] Yoshihiro Koyama (16-5-1) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-28)

Last 3 Fights: Curtis Demarce (1-2-0)
2011-06-10: W vs. [#361LW] Robert Washington (11-4-0) via SD (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)
2011-04-08: L vs. [#69WW] Marcus Davis (20-9-0) via SD (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)
2011-02-25: L vs. [#122LW] Richie Whitson (11-1-0) via SD (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Previous Matchup Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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“Next Fight” now displayed on current rankings

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Oleg

Introducing another new feature: the next scheduled fight for ranked fighters is now listed on our current ranking pages.

Click the next fight links to view the line-up for the event in which the fight is scheduled to take place.

Current & All-Time Rankings Updated: 10/2/2011

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Jason

Notable Info

Please excuse the much larger rows in the ranking tables. We are working on yet another improvement..

Fightmatrix Program – Saturday, 10/1/11

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Jonathan

Most of the regional MMA shows going on tonight:

Free Fight GP – Night of the Gladiators 6
October 1, 2011
Dubrovnik, Croatia

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#33] Jeff Monson (42 – 12 – 0) vs. [#72] Maro Perak (20 – 3 – 1)

Fight for Wrestling 4
October 1, 2011
Alex Madonna Expo Center,
San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#103] Anthony Ruiz (26 – 16 – 0) vs. [*] Mike Moreno (5 – 4 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#303] Preston Scharf (12 – 12 – 0) vs. [*] Josh Thornburg (7 – 4 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#415] Cruz Gomez (14 – 9 – 0) vs. [*] Darren Crisp Jr. (7 – 6 – 0)
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The Ultimate Fighter 14, Episode 2 Review

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Oleg

In the second episode, the coaches picked their teams and the first featherweight fight took place, with Team Miller’s Bryan Caraway choking out Team Bisping’s Marcus Brimmage late in the second round.

So far Team Miller is up 1 to Team Bisping’s 0.

Here are the remaining fighters (all rankings are approximated as-of the show’s taping)

Featherweights

[#58] Steven Siler
Episode 1: defeated [#30] Micah Miller by guillotine choke in the third (overtime) round.

[#67] Bryan Caraway
Episode 1: defeated [#91 LW] Eric Mariott by unanimous decision (20-18).
Episode 2: defeated [NR] Marcus Brimage by rear naked choke in the second round.

[#80] Diego Brandao
Episode 1: defated [NR] Jesse Newell by TKO in the first round.

[#82] Hamid Corassani
Episode 1: defated [#166] Brian Pearman by KO in the first round.

[#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez
Episode 1: defeated [#27 BW] Jimmie Rivera by TKO in the second round.

~~[NR] Marcus Brimage~~
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Bryson Wailehua-Hansen by TKO in the second round.
Episode 2: lost to [#67] Bryan Carawy by rear naked choke in the second round.

[NR] Stephen Bass
Episode 1: defeated [#227] Karsten Lenjoint by triangle choke in the second round.

[NR] Dustin Neace
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Josh Clopton by unanimous decision (20-18).

Bantamweights after the jump:
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“Keep an Eye Out For…”

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Jonathan

[#87MW] Eddie Arizmendi (15 – 4 – 0) is on a 9 fight win streak (7 by stoppage). Not all of his victories have been over fighters with great records; however, 2 that stand out in this current streak are:

2nd round KO via punch over rising middleweight [#120MW] Jason Norwood (11 – 3 – 0) in July 2011
3rd round unanimous decision over [#64WW] David Hulett (18 – 9 – 0) in September 2009

Out of Arizmendi’s 15 victories, only 2 have gone to a decision. In fact, 17 of his 19 professional bouts have been stoppages. Arizmendi last lost in June 2008 to UFC fighter [#109WW] Seth Baczynski (14 – 6 – 0) via 2nd round submission (triangle choke). The 25 year old Tuscon, Arizona native will attempt to extend his win streak to 10 when he faces [#272MW] Arthur Guseinov (8 – 2 – 0) on October 14th at M-1 Challenge 27.

[#55LW] Alexander Sarnavskiy (15 – 0 – 0) is one of the hottest young prospects developing in Russia. Sarnavskiy, 22, has already racked up 15 consecutive wins (since his pro debut in December 2008). In 2011 alone, Sarnavskiy has won 3 bouts with choke based submissions. Within the last year, his victories include:

1st round rear naked choke on lightweight [*] Marcio Cesar (14 – 6 – 1) in August 2011
1st round triangle choke on featherweight [#114FW] Douglas Evans (13 – 9 – 0) in May 2011
2nd round rear naked choke over lightweight [#314LW] Beau Baker (8 – 5 – 0) in March 2011
Rear naked choke in 0:43 of round 1 over lightweight [*] Arsen Ubaidulaev (8 – 4 – 0) in December 2010.
TKO via spinning back fish and punches in 0:14 of round 1 over [*] Victor Kuku (8 – 8 – 1) in October 2010.

Sarnavskiy is a definite finisher, going to the cards only twice in 15 starts. Currently toiling on the Russian MMA scene, it is time for Sarnavskiy to come to the U.S. and ply his trade against higher caliber opponents. Can he continue his winning ways against tougher competition?

This Past Weekend: UFC 135 – Jones vs. Rampage

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Jonathan

UFC 135 – Jones vs. Rampage
September 24, 2011
Pepsi Center,
Denver, Colorado, United States

UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#1/#7DD] up 0/3 to [#1/#4DD] Jon Jones (14-1-0) def. [#4] down 1 to [#5] Quinton Jackson (32-9-0) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 1:14 of round 4.

Jon Jones is the All-Time #17 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.
Quinton Jackson is the All-Time #1 ranked Light Heavyweight and #11 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Jon Jones (3-0-0)
2011-03-19: W vs. [#2LHW/#10DD] Mauricio Rua (20-5-0) via TKO (Punches and Knees) in 2:37 of round 3
2011-02-05: W vs. [#18LHW] Ryan Bader (12-2-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 4:20 of round 2
2010-08-01: W vs. [#22LHW] Vladimir Matyushenko (26-5-0) via TKO (Elbows) in 1:52 of round 1

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Quinton Jackson (2-1-0)
2011-05-28: W vs. [#20LHW] Matt Hamill (10-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2010-11-20: W vs. [#5LHW] Lyoto Machida (17-2-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2010-05-29: L vs. [#3LHW] Rashad Evans (19-1-1) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#8] up 1 to [#7] Josh Koscheck (16-5-0) def. [#17] down 6 to [#23] Matt Hughes (45-9-0) via KO (Punches) in 4:59 of round 1

Matt Hughes is the All-Time #2 ranked Welterweight and #4 ranked Absolute fighter.
Josh Koscheck is the All-Time #7 ranked Welterweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Josh Koscheck (2-1-0)
2010-12-11: L vs. [#1WW/#2DD] Georges St. Pierre (22-2-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
2010-05-08: W vs. [#23MW] Paul Daley (28-11-2) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2009-11-21: W vs. [#21WW] Anthony Johnson (9-3-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:47 of round 2

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Matt Hughes (2-1-0)
2010-11-20: L vs. [#6WW] B.J. Penn (16-7-2) via KO (Punches) in 0:21 of round 1
2010-08-07: W vs. [#28WW] Ricardo Almeida (13-5-0) via Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke) in 3:15 of round 1
2010-04-10: W vs. [*] Renzo Gracie (13-7-1) via TKO (Punches) in 4:40 of round 3

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#21] up 4 to [#17] Travis Browne (12-0-1) def. [#51] down 19 to [#70] Rob Broughton (15-6-1) via UD

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Travis Browne (2-0-1)
2011-05-28: W vs. [#48HW+] Stefan Struve (21-5-0) via KO (Punch) in 4:11 of round 1
2010-10-16: D vs. [#14HW+] Cheick Kongo (16-6-2) via Draw in 5:00 of round 3
2010-06-19: W vs. [#100HW+] James McSweeney (6-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:32 of round 1

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Rob Broughton (3-0-0)
2010-10-16: W vs. [#328HW+] Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz (5-2-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:43 of round 3
2010-01-30: W vs. [#146HW+] Oli Thompson (9-2-0) via UD ()
2010-01-30: W vs. [#103HW+] James Thompson (16-14-0) via KO (Punch) in 2:28 of round 2
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MMA Rankings Updated: 09/25/2011

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Jason

Notable Info

Featherweight division expanded to Top 300

Lineal Championship Wrap-Up

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Jason

In case you missed our series on this, your lineal champions are:

Heavyweight: Alistair Overem

Light Heavyweight: Jon Jones

Middleweight: Anderson Silva

Welterweight: Georges St. Pierre

Lightweight: Shinya Aoki

Featherweight: Jose Aldo

Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz

Flyweight: Ian McCall

We will be publishing those histories on our site as permanent fixtures within the coming weeks.

The Ultimate Fighter 14, Episode 1 Review

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Oleg

The first episode of ‘The Ultimate Fighter 14’ featured all 32 fighters competing in elimination bouts for a spot in the TUF house.

A few of the early favorites were eliminated in a series of exciting fights.

Here are the 16 fighters who earned a spot in the house (all rankings are approximated as-of the show’s taping)

Featherweights

[#58] Steven Siler: defeated [#30] Micah Miller by guillotine choke in the third (overtime) round.

[#67] Bryan Caraway: defeated [#91 LW] Eric Mariott by unanimous decision (20-18).

[#80] Diego Brandao: defated [NR] Jesse Newell by TKO in the first round.

[#82] Hamid Corassani: defated [#166] Brian Pearman by KO in the first round.

[#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez: defeated [#27 BW] Jimmie Rivera by TKO in the second round.

[NR] Marcus Brimage: defeated [NR] Bryson Wailehua-Hansen by TKO in the second round.

[NR] Stephen Bass: defeated [#227] Karsten Lenjoint by triangle choke in the second round.

[NR] Dustin Neace: defeated [NR] Josh Clopton by unanimous decision (20-18)

Bantamweights after the jump:

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“What Ever Happened to…?” Alex Owen

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Jonathan

Bristol, England pugilist Alex Owen (19 – 1 – 0) (last ranking [#52FW] in July 2008) was going somewhere in MMA. From 2002 to 2007, Owen tore through the British featherweight ranks, scoring victories over top fighters such as [#50BW] Paul McVeigh (18 – 6 – 0) and WEC veteran [#27BW] Brad Pickett (20 – 5 – 0).

By then he was 19-0, 14 of those wins coming by stoppage. However, following his first loss to [*] Emmanuel Fernandez (9 – 4 – 1) (another talented yet inexplicably inactive fighter), everything changed. An excerpt from an article written by Chris Cork on mmahitpit.com gives some details on the situation:

“…Like most British fighters, Owen trained and competed part-time while holding down a full-time day job. For the past eight-and-a-half years he has paid the bills serving as a Police Constable with Avon & Somerset Constabulary – a job which permitted him to fight professional MMA. That was until July 2007 when, following a loss to Emmanuel Fernandez, Owen was told he would no longer be allowed to fight…”

Owen has not fought since.

Fighters who have the luxury to train full-time should feel fortunate. A story like this illustrates the harsh reality that only a select few will be truly successful in the fight game. If a talent like Alex Owen could be forced to leave the sport he loved (and did remarkably well in) due to financial issues, then it could happen to any fighter. We can hope that as MMA continues to grow as a global sport, less and less talented fighters will have to suffer similar fates as Owen.

At the end of the article, Owen talks about his possible return to the cage, but unfortunately the article was written in May 2010. Perhaps (and hopefully) we have not seen the last of Alex Owen in MMA.

Full Article: http://www.mmahitpit.com/news/alexowenonhiswayback

Lineal Championship History: Flyweights

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Jason

First, a run-down of the particulars:

Due to potential metric conversion issues, a limit of 126 pounds was observed for this list.
Inception of the championship occured on 3/27/1992, the first known professional fight taking place at or below 126 pounds.
Periodic inactivity was not an issue for Flyweights.
Vacancies after permanent inactivity were filled by the next chronological winner in a Flyweight match. This was the perfect solution, as the permanent inactivity instances seen correlated with huge voids in known Flyweight history. I have a feeling that the other divisions won’t sort themselves out this easily.

Your current lineal Flyweight champion is Ian McCall.

The full history is below. Note, the colored backgrounds indicate a title change.

MMA Flyweight Lineal Championship History

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Lineal Championships: The Man Who Beat The Man

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Jason

In the upcoming week or two, I plan to research all lineal championships from the beginning of MMA up until now, starting with Flyweight. I wanted to post this announcement in an effort to get any type of brainstorming from our members on how to consider particular types of scenarios. The challenges are:

Inception – Where does the championship start? Is it different for each weight division?
Inactivity – Does a lineal championship “die” when the champion goes inactive or retires? Does a new fighter pick up the championship? How is this decided?
Weight Divisions – Divisional info isn’t always available and sometimes weight classes change throughout time. Decisions will be made as to where the upper-limit barriers are.

These decisions and Flyweight.. coming soon.