One FC – A Reminder on Weight Divisions
Since this has came up again recently, here’s a link back to our original post on this issue:
Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)
| Monday, November 3rd 2025: Rizin FF - Landmark Vol. 12 | |||
 [#1 W105] Seika Izawa | [#4 W105] Saori Oshima | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 7/27/2025 [Rizin Fighting Federation] Last Opponent: [#24 W105] Yu Jin Shin Last 5: W W W W W | Last Fight Date: 9/15/2025 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [#7 W105] Moeri Suda Last 5: W W L L W | ||
| Friday, October 3rd 2025: Professional Fighters League PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series 3: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 | |||
 [#4 LHW] Corey Anderson |  [#10 LHW] Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 7/19/2025 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#13 HW] Denis Goltsov Last 5: NC L W W W | Last Fight Date: 11/29/2024 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#21 MW] Impa Kasanganay Last 5: W W W W W | ||
| Friday, October 3rd 2025: Professional Fighters League PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series 3: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 | |||
 [#9 LW] Usman Nurmagomedov (-164) |  [#14 LW] Paul Hughes (+128) | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 1/25/2025 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#14 LW] Paul Hughes Last 5: W W NC W W | Last Fight Date: 5/10/2025 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#51 LW] Bruno Miranda Last 5: W W W L W | ||
Featured Fighters
| [NR] | Chris Lytle | [NR] | Matt Brown | |
| [#4 LW] |  Charles Oliveira | [#1 LW] | Islam Makhachev | |
| [#2 LW] |  Ilia Topuria | [NR] |  Conor McGregor | |
| [NR] | Raja Jackson | [#123 LHW] |  Frederic Vosgrone | |
| [#1 MW] |  Khamzat Chimaev | [#3 FW] | Diego Lopes |
14 Questions with Sabina Mazo: 6-0 Flyweight Prospect makes her UFC Debut vs. Maryna Moroz
Sabina Mazo is a Colombian fighter with a 6-0 record making her UFC debut vs. Maryna Moroz on April 30th, 2019. She has already fought the full 25 minutes twice in her career and her opponents have a combined record of 29-10. That is an unusually strong strength of competition for the still developing regional women’s MMA scene.
She first made headlines with back to back headkick knockouts:https://youtu.be/Vor6987oBO0 and has since become LFA Champion.
Quick stats:
Fight Matrix Ranking Points for ONE Championship Flyweight Tournament
On Sunday former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will fight outside the Octagon for the first time since 2010 as he makes his debut for ONE Championship. The card, dubbed “A New Era” will feature the first round of a flyweight tournament. Johnson is a heavy favorite in the field, and he is the only fighter in the bracket who is currently ranked inside the top 10. It will be interesting to see how ONE progresses as a promotion with a few high level signings and a new U.S. television deal. In the past, high profile fighters, such as Ben Askren, have struggled to maintain their Fight Matrix ranking due to lack of competition. How will it effect Johnson’s legacy? Given the lack of depth of the flyweight and bantamweight divisions outside of the UFC, it will be hard to see how ONE will provide strong opponents for Johnson without co-promoting with another promotion like Bellator or Rizin. Even those two companies had to join forces to make a super fight for champions Kyoji Horiguchi and Darrion Caldwell.
The following chart shows the career ranking points for all competitors in the upcoming ONE Championship flyweight tournament. An interactive version is available via Tableau Public.
Richard Mann is a regular contributor to @espnmma, @FightMetric, @RotoWireMMA and @InterMat. You can follow him on Twitter at @richardamann.
[Grappling] All-female Quintet show April 7! Mcmann, Carmouche, King Reina, world champs Karppinen and Yuasa
Date: APRIL 7 2019
10th Planet
- Elvira Karppinen (World Champ grappling)
- Liz Carmouche (UFC title challenger)
- Lila Smadja-Cruz (10th planet brown belt)
- Fabiana Jorge
- Grace Gundrum
BJJ Kunoichi / TEAM YUASA
Fight Matrix Program – UFC on ESPN 2: Barboza vs Gaethje (03-30-2019)
Lightweight (155)
[#9] Edson Barboza (20-6-0, -153) vs. [#11] Justin Gaethje (19-2-0, +128)
Edson Barboza is the All-Time #27 ranked Lightweight fighter.
Justin Gaethje is the All-Time #36 ranked Lightweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Edson Barboza (1-2-0)
2018-12-15: W vs. [#23LW] Dan Hooker (17-8-0) via KO (Punch to the Body) in 2:19 of round 3
2018-04-21: L vs. [#8LW] Kevin Lee (17-4-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 2:18 of round 5
2017-12-30: L vs. [#1LW/#7DD/#7P4P] Khabib Nurmagomedov (27-0-0) via UD (30-25, 30-25, 30-24)
Last 3 Fights: Justin Gaethje (1-2-0)
2018-08-25: W vs. [#24LW] James Vick (13-3-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:27 of round 1
2018-04-14: L vs. [#3LW] Dustin Poirier (24-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:33 of round 4
2017-12-02: L vs. [#5LW] Eddie Alvarez (29-6-0) via KO (Knee) in 3:59 of round 3
Odds Favorite (Implied): Edson Barboza – Win%: 57.96
Elo Favorite (Standard): Justin Gaethje (2027.70) [+21.44] – Win%: 52.45
Elo Favorite (Modified): Justin Gaethje (1994.91) [+9.36] – Win%: 51.03
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Edson Barboza 105, Justin Gaethje 217
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Justin Gaethje leads 1-0
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Middleweight (185)
[#14] David Branch (22-5-0, +100) vs. [#19] Jack Hermansson (18-4-0, -124)
David Branch is the All-Time #50 ranked Middleweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: David Branch (1-2-0)
2018-11-03: L vs. [#10MW] Jared Cannonier (11-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:29 of round 2
2018-04-21: W vs. [#7LHW] Thiago Santos (21-6-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:30 of round 1
2017-09-16: L vs. [#6MW] Luke Rockhold (16-4-0) via TKO (Submission to Punches) in 4:05 of round 2
Last 3 Fights: Jack Hermansson (2-1-0)
2018-12-15: W vs. [#39MW] Gerald Meerschaert (28-10-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 4:25 of round 1
2018-05-12: W vs. [*] Thales Leites (28-9-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:10 of round 3
2017-10-28: L vs. [#7LHW] Thiago Santos (21-6-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:59 of round 1
Odds Favorite (Implied): Jack Hermansson – Win%: 52.54
Elo Favorite (Standard): David Branch (1932.02) [+47.25] – Win%: 55.38
Elo Favorite (Modified): David Branch (1910.58) [+9.07] – Win%: 50.99
Days Since Last Pro Fight: David Branch 147, Jack Hermansson 105
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: David Branch leads 1-0
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Featherweight (145)
[#15] Josh Emmett (13-2-0, -106) vs. [#16] Michael Johnson (19-13-0, -118)
Last 3 Fights: Josh Emmett (2-1-0)
2018-02-24: L vs. [#9FW] Jeremy Stephens (28-16-0) via KO (Elbows) in 1:35 of round 2
2017-12-16: W vs. [#8FW] Ricardo Lamas (19-7-0) via KO (Punch) in 4:33 of round 1
2017-10-21: W vs. [*] Felipe Arantes (18-10-1) via UD (30-26, 30-26, 30-25)
Last 3 Fights: Michael Johnson (2-1-0)
2018-10-27: W vs. [#95FW] Artem Lobov (14-15-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2018-08-25: W vs. [#19FW] Andre Fili (19-6-0) via SD (29-28, 29-28, 27-30)
2018-01-14: L vs. [#18FW] Darren Elkins (24-7-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:22 of round 2
Odds Favorite (Implied): Michael Johnson – Win%: 51.26
Elo Favorite (Standard): Michael Johnson (1862.82) [+100.30] – Win%: 61.26
Elo Favorite (Modified): Michael Johnson (1792.41) [+8.33] – Win%: 50.91
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Josh Emmett 399, Michael Johnson 154
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Current MMA Rankings Updated (03-21-2019)
Notable Info
- Another mid-week ranking update to test some more server updates and improvements — site should seem faster.
- Men’s Featherweight: Top 550 expanded to Top 600
- Men’s Bantamweight: Top 450 expanded to Top 500
- Men’s Strawweight: Top 25 expanded to Top 30
- Women’s Flyweight: Top 50 expanded to Top 60
Fighters with 5 or more Top 10 Ranked UFC Wins
This is only counting UFC rankings from Feb 5, 2013 when they began. I’m not going to include rankings before this time to keep it simple. This is an imperfect list since many fighters having big wins before the rankings were introduced, top fighters outside the UFC (Mousasi, Rory, Bader etc) and of course some controversial fights that require context. But it’s still an interesting look at the last 6 years.
I looked at fighters that have a lot of hype behind them due to activity and/or win streaks like Khabib, Holloway, Cerrone and Ferguson as well as listed the guys that had 5+ Top 10 wins like Werdum and Cormier.
Fight Matrix Program – UFC on ESPN+ 6: Thompson vs Pettis (03-23-2019)
Welterweight (170)
[#5] Stephen Thompson (14-3-1, -426) vs. [#11LW] Anthony Pettis (21-8-0, +325)
Stephen Thompson is the All-Time #14 ranked Welterweight fighter.
Anthony Pettis is the All-Time #39 ranked Absolute fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Stephen Thompson (1-2-0)
2018-05-27: L vs. [#7WW] Darren Till (17-2-1) via UD (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)
2017-11-04: W vs. [#4WW] Jorge Masvidal (33-13-0) via UD (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
2017-03-04: L vs. [#2WW/#10DD] Tyron Woodley (19-4-1) via MD (48-47, 47-47, 48-47)
Last 3 Fights: Anthony Pettis (1-2-0)
2018-10-06: L vs. [#2LW/#9P4P] Tony Ferguson (24-3-0) via TKO (Corner Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 2
2018-07-07: W vs. [#24WW] Michael Chiesa (15-4-0) via Submission (Triangle Armbar) in 0:52 of round 2
2017-11-11: L vs. [#3LW] Dustin Poirier (24-5-0) via Submission (Body Triangle) in 2:08 of round 3
Odds Favorite (Implied): Stephen Thompson – Win%: 77.48
Elo Favorite (Standard): Stephen Thompson (2000.11) [+54.37] – Win%: 56.18
Elo Favorite (Modified): Stephen Thompson (2008.94) [+96.63] – Win%: 60.42
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Stephen Thompson 300, Anthony Pettis 168
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Heavyweight (265)
[#7] Curtis Blaydes (10-2-0, -288) vs. [#13] Justin Willis (8-1-0, +230)
Curtis Blaydes is the All-Time #48 ranked Heavyweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Curtis Blaydes (2-1-0)
2018-11-24: L vs. [#3HW+] Francis Ngannou (13-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:45 of round 1
2018-06-09: W vs. [#8HW+] Alistair Overeem (44-17-0) via TKO (Elbows) in 2:56 of round 3
2018-02-10: W vs. [#14HW+] Mark Hunt (13-14-1) via UD (29-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Last 3 Fights: Justin Willis (3-0-0)
2018-12-01: W vs. [#14HW+] Mark Hunt (13-14-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2018-04-21: W vs. [#89HW+] Chase Sherman (12-6-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2017-12-02: W vs. [#125HW+] Allen Crowder (10-3-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:33 of round 1
Odds Favorite (Implied): Curtis Blaydes – Win%: 71.01
Elo Favorite (Standard): Curtis Blaydes (1824.08) [+131.83] – Win%: 64.62
Elo Favorite (Modified): Curtis Blaydes (1837.24) [+118.15] – Win%: 62.65
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Curtis Blaydes 119, Justin Willis 112
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 2 win(s) against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#47] John Makdessi (16-6-0) vs. [#235] Jesus Pinedo (16-4-2)
Last 3 Fights: John Makdessi (2-1-0)
2018-07-28: W vs. [#93LW] Ross Pearson (20-15-0) via UD (30-26, 29-28, 29-27)
2017-12-16: W vs. [*] Abel Trujillo (14-8-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2016-12-10: L vs. [#119LW] Lando Vannata (10-3-2) via KO (Spinning Wheel Kick) in 1:40 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Jesus Pinedo (3-0-0)
2018-11-17: W vs. [#447LW] Devin Powell (9-4-0) via UD ()
2018-06-15: W vs. [#664BW] Carlos Alexandre (6-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:13 of round 2
2018-02-18: W vs. [#1545LW] Joackim Pedro Neto Ferrei (7-6-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 2:25 of round 1
Elo Favorite (Standard): John Makdessi (1694.41) [+149.58] – Win%: 66.45
Elo Favorite (Modified): John Makdessi (1707.90) [+162.24] – Win%: 67.05
Days Since Last Pro Fight: John Makdessi 238, Jesus Pinedo 126
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Fight Matrix Program – UFC on ESPN+ 5: Till vs. Masvidal (03-16-2019)
Welterweight (170)
[#4] Darren Till (17-1-1, -249) vs. [*] Jorge Masvidal (32-13-0, +198)
Darren Till is the All-Time #34 ranked Welterweight fighter.
Jorge Masvidal is the All-Time #40 ranked Welterweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Darren Till (2-1-0)
2018-09-08: L vs. [#2WW/#10DD] Tyron Woodley (19-4-1) via Submission (Brabo Choke) in 4:19 of round 2
2018-05-27: W vs. [#5WW] Stephen Thompson (14-3-1) via UD (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)
2017-10-21: W vs. [#4LW] Donald Cerrone (35-11-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:20 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Jorge Masvidal (1-2-0)
2017-11-04: L vs. [#5WW] Stephen Thompson (14-3-1) via UD (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
2017-05-13: L vs. [#12WW] Demian Maia (26-9-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2017-01-28: W vs. [#4LW] Donald Cerrone (35-11-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:00 of round 2
Odds Favorite (Implied): Darren Till – Win%: 68.01
Elo Favorite (Standard): Darren Till (2026.25) [+108.59] – Win%: 62.15
Elo Favorite (Modified): Darren Till (2016.15) [+43.35] – Win%: 54.73
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Darren Till 189, Jorge Masvidal 497
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Darren Till leads 2-1
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Welterweight (170)
[#13] Leon Edwards (16-3-0, -157) vs. [#15] Gunnar Nelson (17-3-1, +129)
Last 3 Fights: Leon Edwards (3-0-0)
2018-06-23: W vs. [#4LW] Donald Cerrone (35-11-0) via UD (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
2018-03-17: W vs. [#74WW] Peter Sobotta (17-6-1) via TKO (Punches) in 4:59 of round 3
2017-09-02: W vs. [#59WW] Bryan Barberena (14-6-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Gunnar Nelson (2-1-0)
2018-12-08: W vs. [#20WW] Alex Oliveira (20-6-1) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:17 of round 2
2017-07-16: L vs. [#7WW] Santiago Ponzinibbio (27-3-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:22 of round 1
2017-03-18: W vs. [#47WW] Alan Jouban (16-6-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:46 of round 2
Odds Favorite (Implied): Leon Edwards – Win%: 58.31
Elo Favorite (Standard): Leon Edwards (2023.58) [+56.09] – Win%: 56.37
Elo Favorite (Modified): Leon Edwards (2005.20) [+42.18] – Win%: 54.60
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Leon Edwards 266, Gunnar Nelson 98
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#11] Volkan Oezdemir (15-3-0, +211) vs. [#15] Dominick Reyes (10-0-0, -265)
Volkan Oezdemir is the All-Time #39 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Volkan Oezdemir (1-2-0)
2018-10-27: L vs. [#5LHW] Anthony Smith (31-14-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:26 of round 3
2018-01-20: L vs. [#1HW+/#3DD/#2P4P] Daniel Cormier (22-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:00 of round 2
2017-07-29: W vs. [#21LHW] Jimi Manuwa (17-5-0) via TKO in 0:22 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Dominick Reyes (3-0-0)
2018-10-06: W vs. [#19LHW] Ovince St. Preux (23-12-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2018-05-19: W vs. [#10MW] Jared Cannonier (11-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:55 of round 1
2017-12-02: W vs. [#80LHW] Jeremy Kimball (16-8-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:39 of round 1
Odds Favorite (Implied): Dominick Reyes – Win%: 69.30
Elo Favorite (Standard): Dominick Reyes (1796.49) [+34.52] – Win%: 53.93
Elo Favorite (Modified): Dominick Reyes (1807.15) [+52.83] – Win%: 55.76
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Volkan Oezdemir 140, Dominick Reyes 161
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Current MMA Rankings Updated (03-12-2019)
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