Lightweight (150-161.9 lbs) fighter ranks
The rankings presented are computerized and provided by the FightMatrix ranking system, which utilizes a comprehensive MMA fight database to provide objective rankings. Please note, that these rankings ONLY contain fighters who have had at least one professional fight some time in the 450 days prior to the ranking date.
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Previous Official Release: 3/19/2023
Fighters who have dropped out: [#226] James Llontop+, [#324] Fanil Rafikov-, [#330] Eldar Kudaibergenov*, [#386] Ilyar Askhanov-, [#603] Jerome Featherstone!, [#624] Muxammad Amirxon Alixujayev!, [#638] Kazumasa Sugawara!, [#655] Alimuhan Hayishaer*, [#724] Silvestre Sanchez+, [#738] Charon Spain!, [#740] Anatoliy Zhurakivskiy!, [#748] Wagner Reis Ferreira!, [#749] Jesse Medina!, [#750] Fernando Duarte Bagordache!
Drop out symbols: * = Inactive (450d), + = Moved Divisions (Up), - = Moved Divisions (Down), % = Forced, ! = Results/Other
| Ranked Fighters: 1-25 >>> |
496 Comments
Leszek Krakowski is Polish not english
Man, it’s annoying when people don’t get the Inactivity rule (450 days), even when it’s bolded.
I Agree with sanders except to say that st. pierre isn’t a lightweight. but if Faber beats mike brown he should be forced to go up a weight class and fight tyson griffin again and then get a title shot
or go down one and fight miguel torres then go up after he beats that ass
Give the guys outside the UFC some credit? Have you seen Aoki at 2? Hirota at 3? Alvarez at 5?
I don’t see why Melendez is not #3. Is it because of his suspension? Did Aoki’s recent win catapult him above Melendez really?
I just wanna know why Satoru Kitaoka is ranked higher than BJ Penn??
Satoru Kitaoka is a no-name who fights no-bodies in a weak orginization. He hasn’t fought top contenders except Takanori Gomi. and he has 8 losses to more no-bodies.
BJ fights in a tough orginization with the best fighters in the world and he’s the champ. and his 5 losses are to beasts. Here’s his losses… 2 losses to a welterweight GSP (current UFC champ) 1 loss to a light-heavy weight lyoto machida (current UFC champ) 1 loss to welterweight matt hughes (former UFC champ) and 1 loss to jens pulver (former UFC champ). He has beaten 4 former champs and top contenders in the lightweight and welterweight divisions and he is 1 of 2 fighters in the UFC to have won belts in more than 1 weight class. BJ deserves to be number 1 plain and simple.
Are you serious about these rankings. Kenny Florian beats Guida and you move him up 4 spots for beating someone everybody has beaten. Sanchez gets totally rocked to the point of embarrassment and he is still 8th. C’mon. Give the guys outside UFC some credit.
If Aoki wins, he’s got a shot at #1.
We MIGHT start considering the point difference in UDs for 5 round fights… If that was the case, Cerrone would not have dropped quite as far.
The thing with BJ Penn is that of his 5 losses, 2 were to GSP at 170, one was to Matt Hughes at 170, one was to Lyoto Machida (a much bigger man) in an openweight fight, and ONLY 1 was at 155, to Jens Pulver (which was a split decision that many people thought Penn won). Since decision wins/losses aren’t true wins/losses, it is noteworthy that his non-decision record is 10-2 (those losses being to GSP and Hughes, both at 170). At 155 though, Penn is 9-1-1 (with all but 1 fight in the UFC, the lone exception being a win against Takanori Gomi, ranked 11 in this matrix). If you take away decisions and draws, BJ Penn is 8-0 at 155 (7-0 in the UFC). So when we put things into perspective, we see pretty much all criticism of BJ Penn is due to his performance at weight divisions he really didn’t belong in. The fact is, at 155, he is a king. He only fights in higher weight classes because he’s so dominant at his optimal weight (much like how Anderson Silva has dabbled at 205 and Fedor Emelianenko fights at heavyweight even though he could cut to 205 if he chose to). Some people have even made the dubious claim that GSP should go to middleweight because he’s just so freaking dominant at 170.
The point is, BJ Penn is king of the 155 world. BJP is B-E-A-S-T.
Penn’s lead was narrow and he hasn’t won in about 14 months.
This is the first time I know of that a UFC contender rose above a champion.
okay quizza what you put up there is a list of names that to which only 1 stands out PENN i said faber vs penn needs to happen well i can see how you could misinterpret the rest out of all those who is going to beat penn not one of them florian will be destroyed in the first round then whose next man bj will become coutre hes gonna see theres no challenge for him and then ufc will make an interm belt and then they’ll bring faber or brown and that matchup on a card with coutre vs emelianenko
Efrain Escudero! (12-0) is unranked while John Mahlow (12-10) is your number 48. i have to figure out this scoring system.
Richard Crunkilton Jr (16-2) only losses are to Hermes and Razor.
and honestly i love your rankings!
very complete minus a few names. but out of 100 guys per weight class. very impressive. good job.
Ok so WEC has moved him to 12-1. We’ll do the same.
it is what it is
not saying i disagree with what you said but i do think he could beat maynard(dont think they will fight cause’ they are team mates)also eddie alvarez, and you might think im crazy but i also think he could be florian. just my opinion.
Hello,
Matt Ricehouse defeated Ryan Coture 6/24/11 on Strikeforce but I don’t see him ranked at 155. Here’s his bio on mma.tv.
http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/f/FE3F39059C38A0D2/Matt-Ricehouse/
Best Regards,
Jayson
And Dustin Poirier is now #1 LW in the world. Ugh what a mess.
Makes more sense than Khabib
Khabib was never ranked #1 – not by us at least
I’m talking about the UFC. This rankings is pretty accurate tbh, Eddie is the former lightweight champion after all
Hey bro, I like that “Show Undefeated Fighters Only” has a checkbox. It’s cool to look at the list like that.
Of course McGregor will drop out after 450.
Don’t know what to tell you about Alvarez and Ferguson. That’s how the points break down.
Alvarez #2 and Ferguson #3…Really??…No. You need to fix that.
Fighters who have not fought in 450 days or more ARE NOT RANKED…that happens to Mcgregor real soon. Will you follow your own rules? I hope so.
diego was great at 170
he was to heavy at 185
he will be fine at 155 and he will be a contender because he is a great fighter for any division and very strong for 155
he picked up stevenson with one arm
Why the hell is Diego Sanchez ranked so high?? #5 That’s stupid. He has only fought at 155 once. And the guy he beat was Joe Stevenson who’s ranked #32. I hope you guys aren’t going off of his win over Ken-flo which was at 185 and over 4 years ago. You can’t translate that win into this weight class. Especially when he looked so emaciated in his last fight you can tell he cut too much weight and cutting weight like that is bad it’s gonna catch up with him if he keeps doing it. He wont be successful at LW.
if sanchez beats guida he should get a title shot without a doubt
The rankings are not division specific.
i hate these submission guys get ranked so high. it bothers me cuz they have no stand up and other people can submit too. doubt the top guy could beat b.j. penn. diego sanchez is going to be a contender very very soon. Where is Guida on this list? am i just blind?
Serg,
I didn’t see the fight. More importantly, the ranking system doesn’t have an ability to “see” fights. All we have is the official decision, which list this fight as a corner stoppage after round 1.
Was there some controversy?
Correction lol
1 Rafael Dos Anjos
2 Khabib Nurmagomedov
3 Eddie Alvarez
4 Tony Ferguson
5 Nate Diaz
6 Edson Barboza
7 Anthony Pettis
8 Donald Cerrone
9 Michael Chiesa
10 Al Iaquinta
Wow. Dos Anjos all the way to 2? Figured he’d go to 4 being that he just lost to Khabib 4 months ago who hasn’t lost since.
How is Patricky ranked better then my boy Derek Anderson. My boy is undefeated and already beat patricky.
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Aoki rebounded with a win over Kawajiri. There is no blocking here. Melendez was pretty low when he beat Aoki, so a good win by Aoki placed him higher, but just barely.
Recommended daily Allowance?
Rafael dos Anjos?
The win was more than enough to leapfrog Khabib.
I don’t think that winning 4 rounds and getting sumbitted in the fifth is anything like losing a split decision…
The scores in a fight that was finished are not relevant.
Personally, I would do it based upon judges and media scoring.
For instance, Sonnen winning all 4 rounds on every medi outlet and judges score cards but getting submiited in the 5th.
Khabilov won Rd 1 on everyone’s scorecards, but it was split the next two.
Only about Half the media outlets had scored the fight for Khabilov ahd it been a 3 rounder…so I’m not sure if you would add points for thta. However, if it were like Sonnen/Silva 1 where its unanimously all for one guy and then the other guy pulls off a come from behind victory then you could treat it like a split decision almost.
Eddie alvarez should be #4 and not6
Matt, the problem with your ideas is something of an algorithmic issue.
Here’s a simple example of why your idea doesn’t necessarily work, in a hypothetical situation.
Start of the scenario.
3 fighters: a, b, c
a ranked #15
b ranked #20
c ranked #100
c beats b, c raised to #34, b falls to #35.
Then, b beats a, say 2 months later…
b raises to #19, a falls to #20. How you’d suggest it, c should then raise to #18.
What happens if another 2 months later, a beats c?
You would have in 4 months one fighter beats another, who beats the first. A mess of a circle.
That’s the problem with what you suggest, unfortunately.
hey this saya it was updated on 1/02/2011 but shows aoki’s last fight as 10/24/2010? didn’t he get KTFO on new years eve against that K1 guy by a knee to the chin ? or that fight doesn’t count.
Why is shinya aoki above Melendez after melendez completely dominated him?
I see him at #318
There’s no way Melendez deserves to be 2nd.
I just don’t quite understand how melendez is at 4 he should be a clear #2 in my opinion
I could counter that by saying it was a bad style matchup for Aoki, and he’s recently the better, and more proven fighter outside of that one match.
We rank based on points.. that’s really the end-all.
Nate Diaz last fought Don Hyun Kim at WELTERWEIGHT. Go to the top right corner of the page and write his name into fighter search if you can’t find it. He is ranked at #29 at Welterweight. He lost his last fight, after all.
By the way, how do you have Gray Maynard below both Nate Diaz and Kenny Florian, when he beat both of them? He just went to a draw with the Lightweight champ, so where else does he belong but #2?
Also, that’s not a top ten, that’s a top 5. Maybe we’re not the mongoloids here.
What’s the deal with Brian Cobb? Seriously, how’d that happen?
a guy, needs to read the faq questions and than edit his comment
Where’s Charles Oliveria?
We’ll fix. Sherdog had him listed as Mexican for a long time.
Then Matt, how far back would you go to make such an adjustment to keep Melendez over Aoki? If the fight was 1 year back, would that be OK? How about 2? This is very subjective. What if Aoki reeled off three wins against Top 10 competition and Melendez still hasn’t had another fight?
We rank on points and the points that Aoki earned in his win over Kawajiri put him back over Melendez.
Doesn’t count. Hybrid rules.
Well if it was a year or two back, then I could see that. Were the fighters have changed, gotten better and worse. But since it was only what 4 months ago, I don’t believe that he should get the nod to be ranked higher.
As I do respect BJ Penn, im not to big of a fan of him. I would like to see a Maynard-Edgar rematch, and also the winner fight Gilbert Melendez. UFC and Strikeforce need to do a UFC vs Strikeforce PPV. About every year. It would be like WWE’s “Wrestle Mania”
Artiom Damkovsky won his last fight.
every name is being showed twice!
is anyone else seeing this?
thanks
~23?
how come aoki is above melendez when he beat him so decisively in the bout they had?
I suppose that’s fair… and as Zuffa strengthens their monopoly you’ll see less unusual discrepancies like this near the top anyway.
VARNER AT 30 IS A TOTAL JOKE. HE IS BACK, AND WHEN HE GETS HIS REMATCH WITH BENSON, HE WILL KHTFO, JUST LIKE HE DID BARBO. ALL THE OTHER “FLUFFERS” THAT YOU HAVE RANKED AHEAD OF JAMIE, WILL BE DEFEATED IF THEY FACE HIM, PERIOD. WATCH AND SEE AND LEARN.
Whay is Jadamba Narantungalag ranked at #11. Is it becuase of his wins over Yokota and Gono. I understand that it helps his ranking, but should he really be ranked that highly after only 6 fights and 2 of those being losses?
Before I explain why Clay Guida is MMA’s most boring fighter (tied with Jon Fitch) let me say: I like The Carpenter as a man, especially his minimalist way of life and use of The Big Lebowski as a source of wisdom. That said, I hate fighters who try to win 3 round decisions. He is great at takedowns and staying on top, but never looks for submissions (unless a choke falls in his lap). Plus, with very little punching power, he rarely hurts his opponent (his shoulder-barges vs. Pettis were embarrassing). He was constantly on top, but Pettis was the only one in the ring looking even somewhat dangerous, always searching for a submission & trying to END the fight (which should be the goal & be rewarded by the inept judges). The reason I hate 3 round fights is that guys like Guida & Fitch can milk out decisions without ever landing a big punch or attempting a sub. Arrrrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!!!
Dos Anjos #2 is gone 🙂
Hows does Maynard receive 100 pts for the draw and Edgar lose points? Or is it since nobody is clearly better since they drew, they are of equal ranking?? Hard to believe someone can jump rank in the top 5 with a draw.
My opinion Anthony Pettis and Ben Henderson should be ahead of Shinya Aoki with ease, but hey i know these are Computerized rankings.
Pat Healy is the new Brian Cobb 🙂
I scroll down to the comments to complain about Aoki above Melendez, and someone already beat me to it.
Edgar’s position is pretty well established. When a fighter stands to lose points, if they are established.. they tend to lose less, while the fighter that stands to gain will pick up a majority of that movement. A draw always brings the two fighters closer together in rating…
I think Melendez should be ranked at 3, but not ahead of either Penn or Edgar.
We’ll fix that one. Thanks ivan.
Yes, yes.
Aoki’s 3 recent wins were enough to push him over Melendez, who hasn’t fought since.
Gregor Gillespie should be on this list. Undefeated and running through opponents.
I agree he should be.
http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/lightweight/2/#Gregor%20Gillespie
I’ll take a look and see if there’s anything out of the ordinary there.
Siver/Guillard was THREE years ago.
Siver tops Guillard? y’all must be kiddin’ !! Melvin knocked Siver the f**k out in the first round and has fought tougher competition.. he’s every lightweights WORST nightmare… cant wait to see him destroy Miller/Maynard/Edgar… !!
Never thought I’d be saying this, but: Melvin Guillard is the best Lightweight in the UFC. The only thing that can stop him getting the UFC belt is if Gilbert Melendez, the only LW in MMA who’d beat him, somehow unifies the 2 belts before he gets a shot at Edgar/Maynard. (Assuming he’s finally learned to defend the Guillotine!!!)
Gregor Gillespie should be on this list. Undefeated and running through opponents.
I agree he should be.
http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/lightweight/2/#Gregor%20Gillespie
Alan Patrick being ranked higher than Taisumov is kinda weird, considering he KO’d him
Alan Patrick being ranked higher than Taisumov is kinda weird, considering he KO’d him
And Dustin Poirier is now #1 LW in the world. Ugh what a mess.
Makes more sense than Khabib
Khabib was never ranked #1 – not by us at least
I’m talking about the UFC. This rankings is pretty accurate tbh, Eddie is the former lightweight champion after all
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i guess i dont understand how this ranking system works.
Check the FAQ? Also read this page:
http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/
i guess i dont understand how this ranking system works.
Check the FAQ? Also read this page:
http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/
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Hey bro, I like that “Show Undefeated Fighters Only” has a checkbox. It’s cool to look at the list like that.
Nice.
Nice.
Of course McGregor will drop out after 450.
Don’t know what to tell you about Alvarez and Ferguson. That’s how the points break down.
Alvarez #2 and Ferguson #3…Really??…No. You need to fix that.
Fighters who have not fought in 450 days or more ARE NOT RANKED…that happens to Mcgregor real soon. Will you follow your own rules? I hope so.
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Hi, I’m Giulio Morgante a Davide Ferretti’s team Coach in south Italy. I have some Pro Fighters in my team : Francesco Controversa 77kg pro record 6-4 italian pro champion; Massimiliano Sammarco 84kg pro record 5-1 , Andrea Controversa 66kg pro record 7-2-2 and Antonino Carticiano 77kg pro record 3-1…. How I can send you theyr records to be included in your ranking?
Serg,
I didn’t see the fight. More importantly, the ranking system doesn’t have an ability to “see” fights. All we have is the official decision, which list this fight as a corner stoppage after round 1.
Was there some controversy?
absolutely do not agree with such a fall of Oleg Bogov after a fight with Abdul Aziz Abdulvakhabov … you have seen the fight?
absolutely do not agree with such a fall of Oleg Bogov after a fight with Abdul Aziz Abdulvakhabov … you have seen the fight?
I haven’t commented in here in a while. It was actually when McGregor fought Diaz and then Diaz was then ranked #5 at Welterweight and now Diaz is #2 Lightweight. How so? McGregor, whom I’m not a fan of is ranked behind Edgar but McGregor is undefeated and Champion at Featherweight while Max Holloway is ranked above Aldo but Aldo is ranked higher than him on the P4P list? They are P4P the same weight. And I’ll be done complaining after this one because I do like your rankings a lot but they just seem a little out of sync at times and questionable. How is Edson Barboza ranked above Tony Ferguson?
I haven’t commented in here in a while. It was actually when McGregor fought Diaz and then Diaz was then ranked #5 at Welterweight and now Diaz is #2 Lightweight. How so? McGregor, whom I’m not a fan of is ranked behind Edgar but McGregor is undefeated and Champion at Featherweight while Max Holloway is ranked above Aldo but Aldo is ranked higher than him on the P4P list? They are P4P the same weight. And I’ll be done complaining after this one because I do like your rankings a lot but they just seem a little out of sync at times and questionable. How is Edson Barboza ranked above Tony Ferguson?
Damien Lapilus isn’t Belgian, he’s French.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Damien-Lapilus-87477
Damien Lapilus isn’t Belgian, he’s French.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Damien-Lapilus-87477
The length of inactivity is what makes the difference. A fighter’s rating decays drastically after 450 days of inactivity; Jones fought very shortly after the 450-day timeline whereas Khabib was out for much longer.
The other factor is the fighter’s rating before they went inactive. Before Jones went inactive, he was #1 with more than twice the rating points than the next contender: http://www.fightmatrix.com/historical-mma-rankings/generated-historical-rankings/?Issue=102&Division=2&Page=1
Before Khabib went inactive, he was ranked #4 with not that much point separation between him and #5-#10 ranked fighters: http://www.fightmatrix.com/historical-mma-rankings/generated-historical-rankings/?Issue=99&Division=5&Page=1
So the length of inactivity, combined with significantly higher rating and separation from the pack pre-inactivity, explains why Jones returned to #1 spot whereas Khabib landed at #9 upon his return.
Its simple. Khabib beat RDA when he wasn’t the champ. RDA has the belt so he’s #1. But then by your logic, why is Jon Jones ranked higher than DC? While Jones was inactive, DC beat Johnson and Gustafson (2 of the best LHWs). And Jones win over OSP should not play any factor. Just like Khabibs win over Horcher.
The length of inactivity is what makes the difference. A fighter’s rating decays drastically after 450 days of inactivity; Jones fought very shortly after the 450-day timeline whereas Khabib was out for much longer.
The other factor is the fighter’s rating before they went inactive. Before Jones went inactive, he was #1 with more than twice the rating points than the next contender: http://www.fightmatrix.com/historical-mma-rankings/generated-historical-rankings/?Issue=102&Division=2&Page=1
Before Khabib went inactive, he was ranked #4 with not that much point separation between him and #5-#10 ranked fighters: http://www.fightmatrix.com/historical-mma-rankings/generated-historical-rankings/?Issue=99&Division=5&Page=1
So the length of inactivity, combined with significantly higher rating and separation from the pack pre-inactivity, explains why Jones returned to #1 spot whereas Khabib landed at #9 upon his return.
Its simple. Khabib beat RDA when he wasn’t the champ. RDA has the belt so he’s #1. But then by your logic, why is Jon Jones ranked higher than DC? While Jones was inactive, DC beat Johnson and Gustafson (2 of the best LHWs). And Jones win over OSP should not play any factor. Just like Khabibs win over Horcher.
You sit out for two years = your ratings points decay, while active fighters gain more rating points and bypass the inactive ones. That’s how the system works. If you don’t think that’s fair and the only facts that matter is that he is undefeated and has a win over the current champ, why do you have him at #2 in your ranking and not #1?
You sit out for two years = your ratings points decay, while active fighters gain more rating points and bypass the inactive ones. That’s how the system works. If you don’t think that’s fair and the only facts that matter is that he is undefeated and has a win over the current champ, why do you have him at #2 in your ranking and not #1?
The win over Horcher doesnt mean anything lol its about two simple facts…he’s undefeated and beat the champ, anything else is conjecture. And had he beat Fergeson he’d HAVE to be #2 cmon lol
The win over Horcher doesnt mean anything lol its about two simple facts…he’s undefeated and beat the champ, anything else is conjecture. And had he beat Fergeson he’d HAVE to be #2 cmon lol
Rankings are current. After a year of inactivity your rating begins to decay, and decays more quickly after 450 days. Not fighting for two years wrecked Khabib’s rating, and the win over Horcher doesn’t really help anything. Had he fought Ferguson as planned, he would probably be Top 5 assuming he won.
Correction lol
1 Rafael Dos Anjos
2 Khabib Nurmagomedov
3 Eddie Alvarez
4 Tony Ferguson
5 Nate Diaz
6 Edson Barboza
7 Anthony Pettis
8 Donald Cerrone
9 Michael Chiesa
10 Al Iaquinta
So Khabib is undefeated AND has a win over RDA…but he’s 11? Makes no sense lol
1 Rafael Dos Anjos
2 Khabib Nurmagomedov
3 Eddie Alvarez
4 Tony Ferguson
5 Nate Diaz
6 Anthony Pettis
7 Edson Barboza
8 Donald Cerrone
9 Michael Chiesa
10 Al Iaquinta
Rankings are current. After a year of inactivity your rating begins to decay, and decays more quickly after 450 days. Not fighting for two years wrecked Khabib’s rating, and the win over Horcher doesn’t really help anything. Had he fought Ferguson as planned, he would probably be Top 5 assuming he won.
So Khabib is undefeated AND has a win over RDA…but he’s 11? Makes no sense lol
1 Rafael Dos Anjos
2 Khabib Nurmagomedov
3 Eddie Alvarez
4 Tony Ferguson
5 Nate Diaz
6 Anthony Pettis
7 Edson Barboza
8 Donald Cerrone
9 Michael Chiesa
10 Al Iaquinta
Hard to say. Dunham looked really good this weekend. Barboza looked good until he got submitted. But he was also fighting a much better opponent. Dunham vs Barboza would be a great fight to make.
do you think Barbosa weaker than Danhem ?
Hard to say. Dunham looked really good this weekend. Barboza looked good until he got submitted. But he was also fighting a much better opponent. Dunham vs Barboza would be a great fight to make.
do you think Barbosa weaker than Danhem ?
Leszek Krakowski is Polish not english
Man, it’s annoying when people don’t get the Inactivity rule (450 days), even when it’s bolded.
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This ranking is plain wrong.
Should be:
1- Pettis
2- Nurmagomedov
3- Dos Anjos
4- Cerrone
This ranking is plain wrong.
Should be:
1- Pettis
2- Nurmagomedov
3- Dos Anjos
4- Cerrone
Gaethje’s last fight is still listed as Newell? Seems off since other fights on the WSOF card have been included in this ratings release.
Gaethje’s last fight is still listed as Newell? Seems off since other fights on the WSOF card have been included in this ratings release.
The win was more than enough to leapfrog Khabib.
Wow. Dos Anjos all the way to 2? Figured he’d go to 4 being that he just lost to Khabib 4 months ago who hasn’t lost since.
I don’t think that winning 4 rounds and getting sumbitted in the fifth is anything like losing a split decision…
The scores in a fight that was finished are not relevant.
That’s the obvious solve, but how many % of bouts that end in a late-round KO/TKO would we have that info for?
That’s the obvious solve, but how many % of bouts that end in a late-round KO/TKO would we have that info for?
Personally, I would do it based upon judges and media scoring.
For instance, Sonnen winning all 4 rounds on every medi outlet and judges score cards but getting submiited in the 5th.
Khabilov won Rd 1 on everyone’s scorecards, but it was split the next two.
Only about Half the media outlets had scored the fight for Khabilov ahd it been a 3 rounder…so I’m not sure if you would add points for thta. However, if it were like Sonnen/Silva 1 where its unanimously all for one guy and then the other guy pulls off a come from behind victory then you could treat it like a split decision almost.
How do you objectively and consistently, register a TKO loss as being “close”?
Rustam really should go up, and Diego should not move. Your system gives points for quality performances right? Like having a close fight with a much higher ranked opponent. Considering Benson has only lost once (to the champion) since joining the UFC, and Rustam was, well, appropriately ranked at #18…I think the fact that it was such a close fight should give him points. He got finished yes, but if that were a 3 rounder, then he may have possibly won.
I’m pretty sure you guys do give points based on quality performances.
In the case of Diego, he won, so he gets some points…but it really has to be the least amount of points possible.
How do you objectively and consistently, register a TKO loss as being “close”?
Rustam really should go up, and Diego should not move. Your system gives points for quality performances right? Like having a close fight with a much higher ranked opponent. Considering Benson has only lost once (to the champion) since joining the UFC, and Rustam was, well, appropriately ranked at #18…I think the fact that it was such a close fight should give him points. He got finished yes, but if that were a 3 rounder, then he may have possibly won.
I’m pretty sure you guys do give points based on quality performances.
In the case of Diego, he won, so he gets some points…but it really has to be the least amount of points possible.
Recommended daily Allowance?
Rafael dos Anjos?
What is RdA?
What is RdA?
Blocked by RdA
Why Cerrone lost 2 positions?
Blocked by RdA
Why Cerrone lost 2 positions?
How is Patricky ranked better then my boy Derek Anderson. My boy is undefeated and already beat patricky.
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Chandler isnt top 10 dude would lose to top 15 ufc fighters, bellator isnt the same lvl
Chandler isnt top 10 dude would lose to top 15 ufc fighters, bellator isnt the same lvl
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Why there is not a fighter in rating Vasiliy Fedorych (Lightweight)?
Why there is not a fighter in rating Vasiliy Fedorych?
Why there is not a fighter in rating Vasiliy Fedorych (Lightweight)?
Why there is not a fighter in rating Vasiliy Fedorych?
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#99 ranked lightweight Marcus Edwards is now 5-2, Just had a :33 sec TKO about a week ago.
#99 ranked lightweight Marcus Edwards is now 5-2, Just had a :33 sec TKO about a week ago.
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What did Barboza do to deserve a Top-10 ranking? He was on the way up but the Varner loss was a big set-back, and his two opponents since then have done very little to increase his rating.
He may very well be a Top-10 level lightweight but he has to beat some higher ranked guys to show it.
What did Barboza do to deserve a Top-10 ranking? He was on the way up but the Varner loss was a big set-back, and his two opponents since then have done very little to increase his rating.
He may very well be a Top-10 level lightweight but he has to beat some higher ranked guys to show it.
Edson Barboza should easily be in the top 10 in the lightweight division, i respect this site alot but guys?????? come one…..
Edson Barboza should easily be in the top 10 in the lightweight division, i respect this site alot but guys?????? come one…..
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Huh?
Really? Jim Miller moves up 5 spots because he could beat a stoner?
Huh?
Really? Jim Miller moves up 5 spots because he could beat a stoner?
[…] (155) [#8] Donald Cerrone (19-4-0) vs. [#13] Anthony Pettis […]
The reporting from Louisiana and neighboring states sucks. I will do the best I can to complete the record, but you may want to reach out to Sherdog. Even if we get your son’s record straight, his opponents’ records will still be incomplete and this will hurt his rating.
The reporting from Louisiana and neighboring states sucks. I will do the best I can to complete the record, but you may want to reach out to Sherdog. Even if we get your son’s record straight, his opponents’ records will still be incomplete and this will hurt his rating.
THOMAS GIFFORD IS 8 AND 2 AS OF APRIL 27 HE IS 20 FROM LEOLA AR I AM HIS MANAGER AND FATHER
THOMAS GIFFORD IS 8 AND 2 AS OF APRIL 27 HE IS 20 FROM LEOLA AR I AM HIS MANAGER AND FATHER
[…] Championship (155) [#1/#6DD] Ben Henderson (18-2-0, -281) vs. [#2] Gilbert Melendez (21-2-0, +227) Ben Henderson is the All-Time #6 ranked […]
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Tim, if you finish your opponent, you should be ranked.
Good day,
I am the unified champ and fighting Merrick Duggan for my title defense march 29. 155lbs 12-7 MMA
Is it possible to register my name of fighter matrix.
Thanks
Tim, if you finish your opponent, you should be ranked.
Good day,
I am the unified champ and fighting Merrick Duggan for my title defense march 29. 155lbs 12-7 MMA
Is it possible to register my name of fighter matrix.
Thanks
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[…] Novaes (Twitter: @jonatasnovaes) enters the MFC having won five of his last six fights and is coming off the first knockout of his career – a 51-second destruction of Drew Fickett back in June. That victory boosted Novaes to 75th in the world rankings compiled by Fight Matrix. […]
[…] Novaes (Twitter: @jonatasnovaes) enters the MFC having won five of his last six fights and is coming off the first knockout of his career – a 51-second destruction of Drew Fickett back in June. That victory boosted Novaes to 75th in the world rankings compiled by Fight Matrix (http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/lightweight/2/). […]
[…] Novaes (Twitter: @jonatasnovaes) enters the MFC having won five of his last six fights and is coming off the first knockout of his career – a 51-second destruction of Drew Fickett back in June. That victory boosted Novaes to 75th in the world rankings compiled by Fight Matrix (http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/lightweight/2/). […]
[…] Novaes (Twitter: @jonatasnovaes) enters the MFC having won five of his last six fights and is coming off the first knockout of his career – a 51-second destruction of Drew Fickett back in June. That victory boosted Novaes to 75th in the world rankings compiled by Fight Matrix (http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/lightweight/2/). […]
[…] (155) [#92] Edson Barboza (10-1-0) vs. [#204] Lucas Martins […]
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every name is being showed twice!
is anyone else seeing this?
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I see him at #318
Hello,
Matt Ricehouse defeated Ryan Coture 6/24/11 on Strikeforce but I don’t see him ranked at 155. Here’s his bio on mma.tv.
http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/f/FE3F39059C38A0D2/Matt-Ricehouse/
Best Regards,
Jayson
[…] Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition. . Lightweight (155) [#29] Joe Lauzon (21-7-0) vs. [#32] Jamie Varner […]
[…] […]
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hey pawman. varner needs to get matched with a supposed top 10 like guida or gray maynard. that should boost him up a bit in the rankings. not to mention i personally would love to see either one of those fights….ufc is the best. hey dana keep up the awesome work michigan loves it.
hey pawman. varner needs to get matched with a supposed top 10 like guida or gray maynard. that should boost him up a bit in the rankings. not to mention i personally would love to see either one of those fights….ufc is the best. hey dana keep up the awesome work michigan loves it.
[…] (155) [#5] Gray Maynard (10-1-1) vs. [#10] Clay Guida (29-12-0) Gray Maynard is the All-Time #9 ranked Lightweight fighter. […]
VARNER AT 30 IS A TOTAL JOKE. HE IS BACK, AND WHEN HE GETS HIS REMATCH WITH BENSON, HE WILL KHTFO, JUST LIKE HE DID BARBO. ALL THE OTHER “FLUFFERS” THAT YOU HAVE RANKED AHEAD OF JAMIE, WILL BE DEFEATED IF THEY FACE HIM, PERIOD. WATCH AND SEE AND LEARN.
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[…] a conversation. PS here's a top 50 list made after the fight; Varner is 30, Barboza is not on it. Fight Matrix | Current MMA Rankings » Lightweight. again, don't argue with me about why their list isn't right. thanks. __________________ […]
[…] by SeattleFightFan gil was pretty much unanimously considered top 3 last week (source, source, source, source.) suck's he'd drop 4 or 5 spots with a win…. well now that its obvious he didnt […]
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glad aoki is finally out of the top 10, down around 20 where he belongs.
glad aoki is finally out of the top 10, down around 20 where he belongs.
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Josh, I won’t oppose or support your claim, because as you dredge into the middle of the rankings, you can argue placements like this in either direction. I’m sure that sounds like a cop out, but it’s really only worth investigating if there is a gross injustice and I don’t see one here.
Chromium.. Yes. But this division is so competitive .. 20 rank spots is next to nothing even within the Top 40.
Josh, I won’t oppose or support your claim, because as you dredge into the middle of the rankings, you can argue placements like this in either direction. I’m sure that sounds like a cop out, but it’s really only worth investigating if there is a gross injustice and I don’t see one here.
Chromium.. Yes. But this division is so competitive .. 20 rank spots is next to nothing even within the Top 40.
Pat Healy…. you double-checked that one, right? Because wasn’t Caros Fodor only ranked #38?
Can you explain why John Makdessi (9-1) is ranked so low? At #141 he stands as the 9th ranked Canadian and well behind the likes of Kurt Southern and Jesse Ronson, which, in both cases, seems odd.
Did Makdessi just fight the right guys at the wrong times, or what?
Pat Healy…. you double-checked that one, right? Because wasn’t Caros Fodor only ranked #38?
Pat Healy is the new Brian Cobb 🙂
Can you explain why John Makdessi (9-1) is ranked so low? At #141 he stands as the 9th ranked Canadian and well behind the likes of Kurt Southern and Jesse Ronson, which, in both cases, seems odd.
Did Makdessi just fight the right guys at the wrong times, or what?
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[…] are winless against common opposition. . Lightweight (155) [#37] Evan Dunham (12-2-0) vs. [#45] Nik Lentz […]
[…] Both fighters are amongst the world’s elite in the 155-pound category, with Cobb ranked No. 10 and McKee at No. 35, according to Fight Matrix (http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/lightweight/). […]
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Yup, its a mistake.
Ali Arish a Lightweight? Since when???
Yup, its a mistake.
Ali Arish a Lightweight? Since when???
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Who is Brian Cobb and why is he ranked 10th in the world?
Who is Brian Cobb and why is he ranked 10th in the world?
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I can’t believe Donald Cerrone is ranked 19th! He has added a good wrestling aspect to his already top notch arsenal since his last fight with Ben Henderson.I think he lacks respect because he was in the WEC; the UFC light weights are way overrated. I believe Cerrone could beat Edgar and then Maynard in the same night. Its unfortunate he will have to keep fighting a bunch of tune up fights before he gets to Edgar; if Edgar is even champion by then.
I can’t believe Donald Cerrone is ranked 19th! He has added a good wrestling aspect to his already top notch arsenal since his last fight with Ben Henderson.I think he lacks respect because he was in the WEC; the UFC light weights are way overrated. I believe Cerrone could beat Edgar and then Maynard in the same night. Its unfortunate he will have to keep fighting a bunch of tune up fights before he gets to Edgar; if Edgar is even champion by then.
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@a guy: Jadamba Narantungalag got that high because he beat Akihiro Gono in Gono’s last MMA match, when he came down to LW for the first time. Gono’s LW score went up a bit from his WW score as it does a bit when people drop down in weight (it’s either a 15% when people go down or a 15% decrease when people go up (meaning a 17.6% increase when people go down a class)). Gono himself had still been riding high in Welterweight via his win over Hayato Sakurai when Sakurai was still relevant (Sakurai was far from his peak and was coming off a loss to Marius Zaromskis but he was 7-1 before that including a 1st round KO of Shinya Aoki when Aoki was possibly the #2 LW in the world). So, by order of succession, and by virtue of the fact that Narantungalag stayed active with a win over a respectable opponent in Kazunori Yokota, he maintains a ranking of #14 today.
@a guy: Jadamba Narantungalag got that high because he beat Akihiro Gono in Gono’s last MMA match, when he came down to LW for the first time. Gono’s LW score went up a bit from his WW score as it does a bit when people drop down in weight (it’s either a 15% when people go down or a 15% decrease when people go up (meaning a 17.6% increase when people go down a class)). Gono himself had still been riding high in Welterweight via his win over Hayato Sakurai when Sakurai was still relevant (Sakurai was far from his peak and was coming off a loss to Marius Zaromskis but he was 7-1 before that including a 1st round KO of Shinya Aoki when Aoki was possibly the #2 LW in the world). So, by order of succession, and by virtue of the fact that Narantungalag stayed active with a win over a respectable opponent in Kazunori Yokota, he maintains a ranking of #14 today.
a guy, needs to read the faq questions and than edit his comment
Brian Cobb is ranked at 9 and there is a guy with a really long name who has 6 wins is at 14. Your system is flawed, but it makes me want to look at these fighters to see if there is anything special about them. If there isn’t I would like to know how they are ranked so high.
Brian Cobb is ranked at 9 and there is a guy with a really long name who has 6 wins is at 14. Your system is flawed, but it makes me want to look at these fighters to see if there is anything special about them. If there isn’t I would like to know how they are ranked so high.
[…] I said some rankings have him up there. How about you check before you look like the idiot? Fight Matrix | Current MMA Rankings » Lightweight USA TODAY / SB Nation Consensus MMA Rankings Even Sherdog has him at #4 before his win on the 24th […]
@tojo: Nate Diaz was previously ranked at welterweight.
Dos Anjos #2 is gone 🙂
@tojo: Nate Diaz was previously ranked at welterweight.
The two dos Anjoses are very strange… Never saw that before.
The two dos Anjoses are very strange… Never saw that before.
OK, he’s back in LW, that’s why. Well kick one of the DOS anjos out…
Why did Nate not move up on the ranking, while GOmi lost 10 spots. Does not make sense.
Also, there is a copy of dos Anjos at #20 to be removed.
OK, he’s back in LW, that’s why. Well kick one of the DOS anjos out…
Why did Nate not move up on the ranking, while GOmi lost 10 spots. Does not make sense.
Also, there is a copy of dos Anjos at #20 to be removed.
Melvin should be above Siver in the rankings but he could never beat Henderson, Guida, Maynard or Edgar. He also couldn’t take Aoki or Melendez. So he’s a little off from the best LW in MMA.
Melvin should be above Siver in the rankings but he could never beat Henderson, Guida, Maynard or Edgar. He also couldn’t take Aoki or Melendez. So he’s a little off from the best LW in MMA.
[…] [#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez […]
I suppose that’s fair… and as Zuffa strengthens their monopoly you’ll see less unusual discrepancies like this near the top anyway.
I’ve looked into it. When you rate 2,000+ fighters, you’re going to get many who are overrated. When you get a fighter who beats a few of those potential overrated fighters in a row, in a short timespan, you get this type of situation.
I know Brian follows our site and is proud of his ranking — at the same time, it does feel like he should be closer to #20-25.
This issue was likely exacerbated by his win over Yokota, who was 20ish at the time. As you well know, we are executing the community adjustment on the 1st of every year (retroactively, this was not done every year).. well Cobb/Yokota happened on 12/30/10. <-- I think this is all correct, but don't have the DB in front of me and will verify later. One resolve will be to increase the frequency of the community adjustment for the past few years.. thus putting this into effect as it will be put into effect going forward. Still, I think at most, this would put Cobb down to #12, and likely to #11.
I’ve looked into it. When you rate 2,000+ fighters, you’re going to get many who are overrated. When you get a fighter who beats a few of those potential overrated fighters in a row, in a short timespan, you get this type of situation.
I know Brian follows our site and is proud of his ranking — at the same time, it does feel like he should be closer to #20-25.
This issue was likely exacerbated by his win over Yokota, who was 20ish at the time. As you well know, we are executing the community adjustment on the 1st of every year (retroactively, this was not done every year).. well Cobb/Yokota happened on 12/30/10. <-- I think this is all correct, but don't have the DB in front of me and will verify later. One resolve will be to increase the frequency of the community adjustment for the past few years.. thus putting this into effect as it will be put into effect going forward. Still, I think at most, this would put Cobb down to #12, and likely to #11.
JCS did you ever resolve the Brian Cobb thing? It is legit confusing people who are reading and commenting on the BE-USA Today Meta Rankings. It seems rather a stretch that wins over Kazunori Yokota (SD) and Drew Fickett (R1 TKO) would be enough to put him that high.
There are a few other rankings that seem rather “iffy” even when taking into account the fact it was done by an impartial computer, but that one seems the strangest.
JCS did you ever resolve the Brian Cobb thing? It is legit confusing people who are reading and commenting on the BE-USA Today Meta Rankings. It seems rather a stretch that wins over Kazunori Yokota (SD) and Drew Fickett (R1 TKO) would be enough to put him that high.
There are a few other rankings that seem rather “iffy” even when taking into account the fact it was done by an impartial computer, but that one seems the strangest.
Siver/Guillard was THREE years ago.
Siver tops Guillard? y’all must be kiddin’ !! Melvin knocked Siver the f**k out in the first round and has fought tougher competition.. he’s every lightweights WORST nightmare… cant wait to see him destroy Miller/Maynard/Edgar… !!
Never thought I’d be saying this, but: Melvin Guillard is the best Lightweight in the UFC. The only thing that can stop him getting the UFC belt is if Gilbert Melendez, the only LW in MMA who’d beat him, somehow unifies the 2 belts before he gets a shot at Edgar/Maynard. (Assuming he’s finally learned to defend the Guillotine!!!)
[…] McKee (25-4-2) has re-signed with the MFC and the reigning champ will defend his title for the second time when he faces Cobb (19-6), the No. 1 contender who is currently ranked ninth in the world by Fight Matrix. In the same rankings, McKee is seeded 33rd in the world (www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/lightweight/). […]
[…] McKee (25-4-2) has re-signed with the MFC and the reigning champ will defend his title for the second time when he faces Cobb (19-6), the No. 1 contender who is currently ranked ninth in the world by Fight Matrix. In the same rankings, McKee is seeded 33rd in the world (www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/lightweight/). […]
[…] McKee (25-4-2) has re-signed with the MFC and the reigning champ will defend his title for the second time when he faces Cobb (19-6), the No. 1 contender who is currently ranked ninth in the world by Fight Matrix. In the same rankings, McKee is seeded 33rd in the world (www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/lightweight/). […]
Yeah, Cobb has done nothing to deserve a top 10 ranking.
Yeah, Cobb has done nothing to deserve a top 10 ranking.
I’ll take a look and see if there’s anything out of the ordinary there.
What’s the deal with Brian Cobb? Seriously, how’d that happen?
Before I explain why Clay Guida is MMA’s most boring fighter (tied with Jon Fitch) let me say: I like The Carpenter as a man, especially his minimalist way of life and use of The Big Lebowski as a source of wisdom. That said, I hate fighters who try to win 3 round decisions. He is great at takedowns and staying on top, but never looks for submissions (unless a choke falls in his lap). Plus, with very little punching power, he rarely hurts his opponent (his shoulder-barges vs. Pettis were embarrassing). He was constantly on top, but Pettis was the only one in the ring looking even somewhat dangerous, always searching for a submission & trying to END the fight (which should be the goal & be rewarded by the inept judges). The reason I hate 3 round fights is that guys like Guida & Fitch can milk out decisions without ever landing a big punch or attempting a sub. Arrrrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!!!
What are you guys talking about Beerbohm beat Dan Henderson #6 ranked lightheavy in his first mma fight by TKO. Just kidding it was actually Dean henderson
What are you guys talking about Beerbohm beat Dan Henderson #6 ranked lightheavy in his first mma fight by TKO. Just kidding it was actually Dean henderson
Highest current Lightweight rank of a fighter that Beerbohm beat? Shaolin (#72) and by split decision.
I’d say Beerbohm’s ranking is pretty dead on.
Bang hasn’t been a top tier fighter in years (if ever, really), Shaolin is on the downswing of his career (and Beerbohm only won a split decision). I mean look at current rankings. Bang is #144 WW, Shaolin is #72 LW.
And the fight turned out to be a gimme, as was claimed. A neck crank in under 2 minutes of round 1 looks like a pretty dominating performance to me…
Highest current Lightweight rank of a fighter that Beerbohm beat? Shaolin (#72) and by split decision.
I’d say Beerbohm’s ranking is pretty dead on.
Bang hasn’t been a top tier fighter in years (if ever, really), Shaolin is on the downswing of his career (and Beerbohm only won a split decision). I mean look at current rankings. Bang is #144 WW, Shaolin is #72 LW.
And the fight turned out to be a gimme, as was claimed. A neck crank in under 2 minutes of round 1 looks like a pretty dominating performance to me…
Beerbohm was a 15-1 fighter with wins over Shaolin and Bang. Calling him sub top 50 just because Fightmatrix does is silly.
Beerbohm was a 15-1 fighter with wins over Shaolin and Bang. Calling him sub top 50 just because Fightmatrix does is silly.
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They’ve both sucked since they met each other.. It’s splitting hairs really.
Even if he is only better by a point? Sorry meant to add that before I hit submit, but I forgot.
How is Tyson Griffin rated higher than Evan Dunham When he hasn’t won a single fight since losing to Dunham?
They’ve both sucked since they met each other.. It’s splitting hairs really.
Even if he is only better by a point? Sorry meant to add that before I hit submit, but I forgot.
How is Tyson Griffin rated higher than Evan Dunham When he hasn’t won a single fight since losing to Dunham?
~23?
How many points did Eddie get for beating Curran?
How many points did Eddie get for beating Curran?
By the way, how do you have Gray Maynard below both Nate Diaz and Kenny Florian, when he beat both of them? He just went to a draw with the Lightweight champ, so where else does he belong but #2?
Also, that’s not a top ten, that’s a top 5. Maybe we’re not the mongoloids here.
Nate Diaz last fought Don Hyun Kim at WELTERWEIGHT. Go to the top right corner of the page and write his name into fighter search if you can’t find it. He is ranked at #29 at Welterweight. He lost his last fight, after all.
First off!! HOW THE F**K IS NATE DIAZ NOT IN THE TOP 50, YOU MUST BE SOME TYPE OF MONGOLOID. These rankings are terrible gray maynard is 2nd and he should have lost to nate diaz, at the very least a draw. Nate Diaz is def. top 5. DIAZ HAS NEVER BEEN DOMINATED IN HIS CAREER. Every loss he’s ever had went the distance, except when he got submitted by hermes franca early in his career, he has the best BJJ in the ufc BY FAR. my top ten –
1. Frankie Edgar
2(tie). Anthony Pettis
2(tie). Nate Diaz
3. Kenny Florian
4. Gray Maynard
5. Ben Henderson & Donald Cerrone
First off!! HOW THE F**K IS NATE DIAZ NOT IN THE TOP 50, YOU MUST BE SOME TYPE OF MONGOLOID. These rankings are terrible gray maynard is 2nd and he should have lost to nate diaz, at the very least a draw. Nate Diaz is def. top 5. DIAZ HAS NEVER BEEN DOMINATED IN HIS CAREER. Every loss he’s ever had went the distance, except when he got submitted by hermes franca early in his career, he has the best BJJ in the ufc BY FAR. my top ten –
1. Frankie Edgar
2(tie). Anthony Pettis
2(tie). Nate Diaz
3. Kenny Florian
4. Gray Maynard
5. Ben Henderson & Donald Cerrone
Man, Toby Imada gets killed here.
Man, Toby Imada gets killed here.
[…] Miller rises a spot to #6 LW after stopping [#54] Kamal Shalorus in the third round. The younger Miller brother is now on a seven win streak, and should be the […]
I scroll down to the comments to complain about Aoki above Melendez, and someone already beat me to it.
Someone really thought Melendez was Top 5 before he beat Aoki?
Someone really thought Melendez was Top 5 before he beat Aoki?
How the hell can Aoki be ahead of Melendez? Melendez just smashed Aoki, and it’s not like he wasn’t already top 5 when he did it.
How the hell can Aoki be ahead of Melendez? Melendez just smashed Aoki, and it’s not like he wasn’t already top 5 when he did it.
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Where’s Charles Oliveria?
#63
Aoki’s 3 recent wins were enough to push him over Melendez, who hasn’t fought since.
how come aoki is above melendez when he beat him so decisively in the bout they had?
Whay is Jadamba Narantungalag ranked at #11. Is it becuase of his wins over Yokota and Gono. I understand that it helps his ranking, but should he really be ranked that highly after only 6 fights and 2 of those being losses?
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thanks
Yes, yes.
are any points awarded/deducted for a draw? (in relation to the edgar/maynard fight)
are any points awarded/deducted for a draw? (in relation to the edgar/maynard fight)
[…] his first top-25 win with a step up in competition and a win over a fighter ranked as high as sixth in the world, and is now a viable title contender both for the show of unification and the merit of results. […]
My opinion Anthony Pettis and Ben Henderson should be ahead of Shinya Aoki with ease, but hey i know these are Computerized rankings.
[…] the UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar took on Gray Maynard – the man responsible for the sole loss on Edgar’s record – […]
Doesn’t count. Hybrid rules.
hey this saya it was updated on 1/02/2011 but shows aoki’s last fight as 10/24/2010? didn’t he get KTFO on new years eve against that K1 guy by a knee to the chin ? or that fight doesn’t count.
Edgar’s position is pretty well established. When a fighter stands to lose points, if they are established.. they tend to lose less, while the fighter that stands to gain will pick up a majority of that movement. A draw always brings the two fighters closer together in rating…
Hows does Maynard receive 100 pts for the draw and Edgar lose points? Or is it since nobody is clearly better since they drew, they are of equal ranking?? Hard to believe someone can jump rank in the top 5 with a draw.
Aoki over Melendez???
Aoki over Melendez???
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[…] Florians manager Malki Kawa har inte kommenterat MMAjunkies artikel ännu, men det går att räkna på en stympad mans fingrar hur få gånger MMAjunkie haft fel om rapporter som denna. Okej, vem tycker ni Evan Dunham ska möta istället för Kenny Florian? Om vi blickar lite på möjliga motståndare så känns utbudet faktiskt inte fantastiskt stort för Evan Dunham uppåt i alla fall. Edgar och Maynard är bokade, George Sotiropoulos ska möta Dennis Siver, Jim Miller möter Charles Oliveira, Takanori Gomi möter Clay Guida, Ben Henderson möter Anthony Pettis, en direkt rematch med Sean Sherk är en möjlighet men känns inte trolig, Yves Edwards möter Melvin Guillard och Joe Stevenson möter Mac Danzig. Sen har vi Evan Dunham på ett ungefär i rankingen. […]
We’ll fix. Sherdog had him listed as Mexican for a long time.
You have Willamy Freire listed as Mexican but according to FF and Wikipedia he’s thoroughly Brazilian.
You have Willamy Freire listed as Mexican but according to FF and Wikipedia he’s thoroughly Brazilian.
Eddie alvarez should be #4 and not6
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We’ll fix that one. Thanks ivan.
Artiom Damkovsky won his last fight.
Matt, the problem with your ideas is something of an algorithmic issue.
Here’s a simple example of why your idea doesn’t necessarily work, in a hypothetical situation.
Start of the scenario.
3 fighters: a, b, c
a ranked #15
b ranked #20
c ranked #100
c beats b, c raised to #34, b falls to #35.
Then, b beats a, say 2 months later…
b raises to #19, a falls to #20. How you’d suggest it, c should then raise to #18.
What happens if another 2 months later, a beats c?
You would have in 4 months one fighter beats another, who beats the first. A mess of a circle.
That’s the problem with what you suggest, unfortunately.
I could counter that by saying it was a bad style matchup for Aoki, and he’s recently the better, and more proven fighter outside of that one match.
We rank based on points.. that’s really the end-all.
Well if it was a year or two back, then I could see that. Were the fighters have changed, gotten better and worse. But since it was only what 4 months ago, I don’t believe that he should get the nod to be ranked higher.
Joseph Duffy of tuf 12 is Irish, not British!
Joseph Duffy of tuf 12 is Irish, not British!
why arnt varner or cerrone on hear
Then Matt, how far back would you go to make such an adjustment to keep Melendez over Aoki? If the fight was 1 year back, would that be OK? How about 2? This is very subjective. What if Aoki reeled off three wins against Top 10 competition and Melendez still hasn’t had another fight?
We rank on points and the points that Aoki earned in his win over Kawajiri put him back over Melendez.
why arnt varner or cerrone on hear
Will the Florian-Maynard winner fight the Penn-Edgar winner for the title? Cause that would be sick. They should do a 1 day tourny 🙂
I ahve to agree with everyone on how is Aoki ranked higher than Melendez? This whole ranking is all bs. You guys say that since someone beat someone else that they will be higher than them. So going by your rules why the hell is Aoki higher than Melendez when Melendez beat Aoki?
So are we now going by if someone is ranked 100 and beats a guy ranked 20th, they go up to like 34, while the other guy goes to 35. Then that guy 35 guy wins and is now higher than the guy he lost to? If your gonna move the 35 guy up, then the 34 guy should also go up. Meaning that the 35 ranked guy’s win should also help the 34th ranked guy.
You guys need to fix something on your ranking system because this is getting rediculous.
KJ Noons looked reall good in his win.
Will the Florian-Maynard winner fight the Penn-Edgar winner for the title? Cause that would be sick. They should do a 1 day tourny 🙂
I ahve to agree with everyone on how is Aoki ranked higher than Melendez? This whole ranking is all bs. You guys say that since someone beat someone else that they will be higher than them. So going by your rules why the hell is Aoki higher than Melendez when Melendez beat Aoki?
So are we now going by if someone is ranked 100 and beats a guy ranked 20th, they go up to like 34, while the other guy goes to 35. Then that guy 35 guy wins and is now higher than the guy he lost to? If your gonna move the 35 guy up, then the 34 guy should also go up. Meaning that the 35 ranked guy’s win should also help the 34th ranked guy.
You guys need to fix something on your ranking system because this is getting rediculous.
KJ Noons looked reall good in his win.
I don’t see why Melendez is not #3. Is it because of his suspension? Did Aoki’s recent win catapult him above Melendez really?
I think Melendez should be ranked at 3, but not ahead of either Penn or Edgar.
Aoki rebounded with a win over Kawajiri. There is no blocking here. Melendez was pretty low when he beat Aoki, so a good win by Aoki placed him higher, but just barely.
Why is shinya aoki above Melendez after melendez completely dominated him?
There’s no way Melendez deserves to be 2nd.
I just don’t quite understand how melendez is at 4 he should be a clear #2 in my opinion
As I do respect BJ Penn, im not to big of a fan of him. I would like to see a Maynard-Edgar rematch, and also the winner fight Gilbert Melendez. UFC and Strikeforce need to do a UFC vs Strikeforce PPV. About every year. It would be like WWE’s “Wrestle Mania”
it is what it is
There is no “blocking”. The win over Kawajiri put Aoki back over Melendez. Melendez was far below Aoki when he won, so as a result, he did not place that much higher than Aoki after the win.
However, I will look into it to see if there is any point-related issue.
How does Aoki end up ranked ahead of Melendez?
There is no “blocking”. The win over Kawajiri put Aoki back over Melendez. Melendez was far below Aoki when he won, so as a result, he did not place that much higher than Aoki after the win.
However, I will look into it to see if there is any point-related issue.
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How does Aoki end up ranked ahead of Melendez?
Jeremy Stephens vs Melvin Guillard is going to be a great fight! Lil’Heathen tko rd 2
Jeremy Stephens vs Melvin Guillard is going to be a great fight! Lil’Heathen tko rd 2
Ok so WEC has moved him to 12-1. We’ll do the same.
WEC has him at 11-1, as does mixedmartialarts.com. There is disagreement on the pro/am status of his match against Williams in early 2007.
WEC has him at 11-1, as does mixedmartialarts.com. There is disagreement on the pro/am status of his match against Williams in early 2007.
Ben Henderson should be 12-1 not 11-1.
Ben Henderson should be 12-1 not 11-1.
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If Aoki wins, he’s got a shot at #1.
Gilbert is 16 and 2 and has avenged both of his losses. He aslo beat Kawajiri in 07. I think the winner of this weekends fight between Gilbert and Aoki should take over the #1 spot.
Gilbert is 16 and 2 and has avenged both of his losses. He aslo beat Kawajiri in 07. I think the winner of this weekends fight between Gilbert and Aoki should take over the #1 spot.
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Donald Cerrone is currently #47 LW.
why is Donald Cerrone unranked? He is awesome and I cant find him anywhere in your rankings
Donald Cerrone is currently #47 LW.
why is Donald Cerrone unranked? He is awesome and I cant find him anywhere in your rankings
Got it. Thanks for that fight info.
Calvin Kattar # 181 lost to Don Carlo-Clauss last weekend. http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm?go=stats.fighterDetail&pid=D25421DA1B439442
Got it. Thanks for that fight info.
Calvin Kattar # 181 lost to Don Carlo-Clauss last weekend. http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm?go=stats.fighterDetail&pid=D25421DA1B439442
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Give the guys outside the UFC some credit? Have you seen Aoki at 2? Hirota at 3? Alvarez at 5?
Are you serious about these rankings. Kenny Florian beats Guida and you move him up 4 spots for beating someone everybody has beaten. Sanchez gets totally rocked to the point of embarrassment and he is still 8th. C’mon. Give the guys outside UFC some credit.
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We MIGHT start considering the point difference in UDs for 5 round fights… If that was the case, Cerrone would not have dropped quite as far.
I don’t think Donald Cerrone should have been dropped 13 spots…anyone that watched that fight knows that it was extremely close…in fact Frank Mir, who was announcing had Cerrone ahead as did I.
I don’t think Donald Cerrone should have been dropped 13 spots…anyone that watched that fight knows that it was extremely close…in fact Frank Mir, who was announcing had Cerrone ahead as did I.
not saying i disagree with what you said but i do think he could beat maynard(dont think they will fight cause’ they are team mates)also eddie alvarez, and you might think im crazy but i also think he could be florian. just my opinion.
if anything Tyson should be lower… he is top 10 in the UFC LW division however he is not top 10 in the world.
if anything Tyson should be lower… he is top 10 in the UFC LW division however he is not top 10 in the world.
I agree with tyson griffen being higher than #13. At least he finally finished somebody for once.
I agree with tyson griffen being higher than #13. At least he finally finished somebody for once.
Tyson Griffin needs to be much higher than #13.
Tyson Griffin needs to be much higher than #13.
I’m sure Stephens will go up a bit after the next update, don’t know if he’ll still make Top 50…
How is Jeremy Stephens ranked 79th? He is a solid top 50 don’t you think?
I’m sure Stephens will go up a bit after the next update, don’t know if he’ll still make Top 50…
How is Jeremy Stephens ranked 79th? He is a solid top 50 don’t you think?
Was there any doubt BJ was the best in the world @ light weight. I still don’t get how Kenny was even above BJ for that short period. BJ is the man @ 155. Diego is done next fight.
Was there any doubt BJ was the best in the world @ light weight. I still don’t get how Kenny was even above BJ for that short period. BJ is the man @ 155. Diego is done next fight.
okay quizza what you put up there is a list of names that to which only 1 stands out PENN i said faber vs penn needs to happen well i can see how you could misinterpret the rest out of all those who is going to beat penn not one of them florian will be destroyed in the first round then whose next man bj will become coutre hes gonna see theres no challenge for him and then ufc will make an interm belt and then they’ll bring faber or brown and that matchup on a card with coutre vs emelianenko
The thing with BJ Penn is that of his 5 losses, 2 were to GSP at 170, one was to Matt Hughes at 170, one was to Lyoto Machida (a much bigger man) in an openweight fight, and ONLY 1 was at 155, to Jens Pulver (which was a split decision that many people thought Penn won). Since decision wins/losses aren’t true wins/losses, it is noteworthy that his non-decision record is 10-2 (those losses being to GSP and Hughes, both at 170). At 155 though, Penn is 9-1-1 (with all but 1 fight in the UFC, the lone exception being a win against Takanori Gomi, ranked 11 in this matrix). If you take away decisions and draws, BJ Penn is 8-0 at 155 (7-0 in the UFC). So when we put things into perspective, we see pretty much all criticism of BJ Penn is due to his performance at weight divisions he really didn’t belong in. The fact is, at 155, he is a king. He only fights in higher weight classes because he’s so dominant at his optimal weight (much like how Anderson Silva has dabbled at 205 and Fedor Emelianenko fights at heavyweight even though he could cut to 205 if he chose to). Some people have even made the dubious claim that GSP should go to middleweight because he’s just so freaking dominant at 170.
The point is, BJ Penn is king of the 155 world. BJP is B-E-A-S-T.
The UFC lightweight division has BJ PENN, KENNY FLORIAN, GRAY MAYNARD, FRANKIE EDGAR, DIEGO SANCHEZ (Thats my Top 5) plus… CLAY GUIDA, SEAN SHERK, JOE STEPHENSON, SPENCER FISHER, SAM STOUT, NATE DIAZ, MAC DANCIG, HERMES FRANCA, JOE LAUZON, ROGER HUERTA. These are some of the toughest and most exciting fighters in MMA at any weight class!!!! So to say the lightweight division is lacking competitionis ridiculous, you fight one of these guys and see if there’s any competition. HA!
Saunders your crazy. The Lightweight division is probably the most stacked in the UFC!!!!
The UFC lightweight division has BJ PENN, KENNY FLORIAN, GRAY MAYNARD, FRANKIE EDGAR, DIEGO SANCHEZ (Thats my Top 5) plus… CLAY GUIDA, SEAN SHERK, JOE STEPHENSON, SPENCER FISHER, SAM STOUT, NATE DIAZ, MAC DANCIG, HERMES FRANCA, JOE LAUZON, ROGER HUERTA. These are some of the toughest and most exciting fighters in MMA at any weight class!!!! So to say the lightweight division is lacking competitionis ridiculous, you fight one of these guys and see if there’s any competition. HA!
Saunders your crazy. The Lightweight division is probably the most stacked in the UFC!!!!
Penn’s lead was narrow and he hasn’t won in about 14 months.
This is the first time I know of that a UFC contender rose above a champion.
How the hell did Florian jump up above Penn?
How the hell did Florian jump up above Penn?
I just wanna know why Satoru Kitaoka is ranked higher than BJ Penn??
Satoru Kitaoka is a no-name who fights no-bodies in a weak orginization. He hasn’t fought top contenders except Takanori Gomi. and he has 8 losses to more no-bodies.
BJ fights in a tough orginization with the best fighters in the world and he’s the champ. and his 5 losses are to beasts. Here’s his losses… 2 losses to a welterweight GSP (current UFC champ) 1 loss to a light-heavy weight lyoto machida (current UFC champ) 1 loss to welterweight matt hughes (former UFC champ) and 1 loss to jens pulver (former UFC champ). He has beaten 4 former champs and top contenders in the lightweight and welterweight divisions and he is 1 of 2 fighters in the UFC to have won belts in more than 1 weight class. BJ deserves to be number 1 plain and simple.
[…] at number 1 LW. They are also based on statistics and are generated by computers. 100% objective. Fight Matrix
[…] at number 1 LW. They are also based on statistics and are generated by computers. 100% objective. Fight Matrix
Just an fyi, the John Murphy at 155 pounds is from the USA and trains at the Midwest Training Center in Schaumburg Il.
Just an fyi, the John Murphy at 155 pounds is from the USA and trains at the Midwest Training Center in Schaumburg Il.
alright Faber loses again so now is the time for the UFC jump and the BJ Penn match-up
alright Faber loses again so now is the time for the UFC jump and the BJ Penn match-up
I Agree with sanders except to say that st. pierre isn’t a lightweight. but if Faber beats mike brown he should be forced to go up a weight class and fight tyson griffin again and then get a title shot
or go down one and fight miguel torres then go up after he beats that ass
penn vs faber needs to happen the lightwieght division is lacking nobody can beat penn other than st-pierre
penn vs faber needs to happen the lightwieght division is lacking nobody can beat penn other than st-pierre
eddie alvarez should be #1 aint nobody can keep up with him and where is aoki in this poll
eddie alvarez should be #1 aint nobody can keep up with him and where is aoki in this poll
I think the WEC should drop this weight class then send varner to have a Unification bout with the UFC’s champ. And start using flyweights more.
I think the WEC should drop this weight class then send varner to have a Unification bout with the UFC’s champ. And start using flyweights more.
Lauzon’s record will be corrected upon next update.
Joe Lauzon isn’t 20-7-0, he’s 18-4-0.
Lauzon’s record will be corrected upon next update.
Joe Lauzon isn’t 20-7-0, he’s 18-4-0.
if sanchez beats guida he should get a title shot without a doubt
diego was great at 170
he was to heavy at 185
he will be fine at 155 and he will be a contender because he is a great fighter for any division and very strong for 155
he picked up stevenson with one arm
The rankings are not division specific.
Why the hell is Diego Sanchez ranked so high?? #5 That’s stupid. He has only fought at 155 once. And the guy he beat was Joe Stevenson who’s ranked #32. I hope you guys aren’t going off of his win over Ken-flo which was at 185 and over 4 years ago. You can’t translate that win into this weight class. Especially when he looked so emaciated in his last fight you can tell he cut too much weight and cutting weight like that is bad it’s gonna catch up with him if he keeps doing it. He wont be successful at LW.
i hate these submission guys get ranked so high. it bothers me cuz they have no stand up and other people can submit too. doubt the top guy could beat b.j. penn. diego sanchez is going to be a contender very very soon. Where is Guida on this list? am i just blind?
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Efrain Escudero! (12-0) is unranked while John Mahlow (12-10) is your number 48. i have to figure out this scoring system.
Richard Crunkilton Jr (16-2) only losses are to Hermes and Razor.
and honestly i love your rankings!
very complete minus a few names. but out of 100 guys per weight class. very impressive. good job.
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