Association: Florian Martial Arts Center
Pro Debut Date: 2003-01-25
Pro Record: 14-6-0
Win Finish %: 85.7%
Quality Perf. %: 65.0%
Last Ranked: 10/01/2011

#2 Featherweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 10/01/2011

#2 Featherweight

All-Time Rank:

#28 Lightweight

Last Loss Date: 10/08/2011
Last Loss: [NR] Jose Aldo
UFC Record: 12-5-0
Longest Win Streak: 6 (2007-2008)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2005-2006)
UFC Debut: 2005-04-09
Last UFC Fight: 2011-10-08

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
10/01/2011   #2 Featherweight 14-5-0
303
07/01/2011 NR #2 Featherweight 14-5-0
303
04/01/2011 1 #7 Lightweight 13-5-0
242
01/01/2011 1 #8 Lightweight 13-5-0
243
10/01/2010 3 #7 Lightweight 13-5-0
243
07/01/2010 1 #4 Lightweight 13-4-0
306
04/01/2010   #3 Lightweight 13-4-0
306
01/01/2010 3 #3 Lightweight 12-4-0
253
10/01/2009 2 #6 Lightweight 11-4-0
208
07/01/2009   #4 Lightweight 11-3-0
249
04/01/2009 1 #4 Lightweight 11-3-0
249
01/01/2009 2 #3 Lightweight 11-3-0
249
10/01/2008   #5 Lightweight 10-3-0
212
07/01/2008 2 #5 Lightweight 9-3-0
173
04/01/2008   #7 Lightweight 8-3-0
150
01/01/2008   #7 Lightweight 8-3-0
150
10/01/2007 10 #7 Lightweight 8-3-0
150
07/01/2007 1 #17 Lightweight 6-3-0
99
04/01/2007 1 #16 Lightweight 5-3-0
85
01/01/2007 3 #17 Lightweight 5-3-0
85
10/01/2006 4 #14 Lightweight 5-2-0
101
07/01/2006 NR #10 Lightweight 5-2-0
101
04/01/2006 7 #40 Welterweight 4-2-0
59
01/01/2006 7 #33 Welterweight 4-2-0
59
10/01/2005 NR #26 Welterweight 3-2-0
59
07/01/2005 NR #60 Middleweight 2-2-0
40
04/01/2005 14 #45 Welterweight 2-1-0
36
01/01/2005 66 #31 Welterweight 2-1-0
46
10/01/2004 NR #97 Welterweight 2-1-0
23


Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Event Outcome
L Jose Aldo
#1 Featherweight
  UFC 136 - Edgar vs. Maynard 3
Saturday, October 8th 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Diego Nunes
#10 Featherweight
  UFC 131 - Dos Santos vs. Carwin
Saturday, June 11th 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Gray Maynard
#5 Lightweight
  UFC 118 - Edgar vs. Penn 2
Saturday, August 28th 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Takanori Gomi
#13 Lightweight
  UFC - Fight Night 21
Wednesday, March 31st 2010
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
W Clay Guida
#17 Lightweight
  UFC 107 - Penn vs. Sanchez
Saturday, December 12th 2009
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
L B.J. Penn
#1 Lightweight
  UFC 101 - Declaration
Saturday, August 8th 2009
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 4
W Joe Stevenson
#14 Lightweight
  UFC 91 - Couture vs. Lesnar
Saturday, November 15th 2008
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Roger Huerta
#11 Lightweight
  UFC 87 - Seek and Destroy
Saturday, August 9th 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Joe Lauzon
#31 Lightweight
  UFC - Fight Night 13
Wednesday, April 2nd 2008
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 2
W Din Thomas
#22 Lightweight
  UFC - Fight Night 11
Wednesday, September 19th 2007
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Alvin Robinson
#6 Featherweight
  UFC 73 - Stacked
Saturday, July 7th 2007
Submission (Punches)
Round 1
W Dokonjonosuke Mishima
#55 Lightweight
  UFC - Fight Night 9
Thursday, April 5th 2007
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
L Sean Sherk
#10 Welterweight
  UFC 64 - Unstoppable
Saturday, October 14th 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Sam Stout
#10 Lightweight
  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale
Saturday, June 24th 2006
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Kit Cope   UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
Saturday, November 5th 2005
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Alex Karalexis
#49 Welterweight
  UFC Fight Night 1 - Marquardt vs. Salaverry
Saturday, August 6th 2005
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 2
L Diego Sanchez
#12 Welterweight
  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale
Saturday, April 9th 2005
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Drew Fickett
#27 Middleweight
  CZ 7 - Gravel Pit
Saturday, July 10th 2004
Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Bobby McAndrews   MD 15 - Mass Destruction 15
Saturday, February 21st 2004
Submission (Kimura)
Round 1
W Jason Giroux   MD 10 - Mass Destruction 10
Saturday, January 25th 2003
KO (Punch)
Round 1