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Fight Matrix Program – UFC Fight Night 109: Gustafsson/Teixeira

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Jason

Light Heavyweight (205)
[#5] Glover Teixeira (26-5-0, +248) vs. [#9] Alexander Gustafsson (17-4-0, -315)
Glover Teixeira is the All-Time #24 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.
Alexander Gustafsson is the All-Time #19 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Glover Teixeira (2-1-0)
2017-02-11: W vs. [#53LHW] Jared Cannonier (9-2-0) via UD (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
2016-08-20: L vs. [*] Anthony Johnson (22-6-0) via in 0:13 of round 1
2016-04-16: W vs. [#28MW] Rashad Evans (21-6-1) via KO (Punches) in 1:48 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Alexander Gustafsson (1-2-0)
2016-09-03: W vs. [#36LHW] Jan Blachowicz (19-7-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2015-10-03: L vs. [#1LHW/#1DD/#2P4P] Daniel Cormier (19-1-0) via SD (47-48, 48-47, 49-46)
2015-01-24: L vs. [*] Anthony Johnson (22-6-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:15 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Glover Teixeira 106, Alexander Gustafsson 267
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)
[#12] Misha Cirkunov (13-2-0, -397) vs. [#17] Volkan Oezdemir (13-1-0, +313)

Last 3 Fights: Misha Cirkunov (3-0-0)
2016-12-10: W vs. [#20LHW] Nikita Krylov (21-5-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 4:38 of round 1
2016-06-18: W vs. [#100LHW] Ion Cutelaba (12-3-0) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 1:22 of round 3
2016-02-06: W vs. [#75MW] Alex Nicholson (7-3-0) via Submission (Neck Crank) in 1:28 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Volkan Oezdemir (3-0-0)
2017-02-04: W vs. [#13LHW] Ovince St. Preux (20-10-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2016-04-09: W vs. [#217HW+] Alihan Vahaev (5-2-0) via UD ()
2014-09-20: W vs. [#269LHW] Paco Estevez (7-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in ? of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Misha Cirkunov 169, Volkan Oezdemir 113
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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Welterweight (170)
[#34] Ben Saunders (21-7-2, -121) vs. [#94] Peter Sobotta (16-5-1, -102)

Last 3 Fights: Ben Saunders (2-1-0)
2017-01-15: W vs. [#82WW] Court McGee (18-6-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2016-09-09: W vs. [#135WW] Jacob Volkmann (19-7-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 0:17 of round 1
2016-01-17: L vs. [*] Patrick Cote (23-11-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:14 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Peter Sobotta (2-1-0)
2016-09-03: W vs. [#143WW] Nicolas Dalby (14-2-1) via UD (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
2015-11-14: L vs. [*] Kyle Noke (22-10-1) via TKO (Body Kick and Punches) in 2:01 of round 1
2015-06-20: W vs. [#146MW] Steve Kennedy (24-8-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:57 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ben Saunders 133, Peter Sobotta 267
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 (05-21-2017)

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Jason

Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)

Friday, March 6th 2026: RIZIN 52

[#5 W105] Saori Oshima

[#11 W105] Keito Oyama

Last Fight Date: 11/02/2025 [Rizin Fighting Federation]
Last Opponent: [#1 W105] Seika Izawa
Last 5: W L L W L

Last Fight Date: 11/02/2025 [Rizin Fighting Federation]
Last Opponent: [NR] Bo Mi Lee
Last 5: L W W W W

Sunday, March 8th 2026: Deep Osaka Impact 2026 1st Round

[#7 W105] Moeri Suda

[#10 W105] Namiko Kawabata

Last Fight Date: 9/15/2025 [DEEP]
Last Opponent: [#5 W105] Saori Oshima
Last 5: W W W W L

Last Fight Date: 5/25/2025 [DEEP]
Last Opponent: [#36 W105] Honoka Shigeta
Last 5: L L L W W

Friday, March 20th 2026: Professional Fighters League PFL Madrid - Van Steenis vs. Edwards 2

[#8 MW] Costello Van Steenis

[#13 MW] Fabian Edwards

Last Fight Date: 7/19/2025 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#14 MW] Johnny Eblen
Last 5: W L W W W

Last Fight Date: 8/21/2025 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#29 MW] Dalton Rosta
Last 5: W L W W W

Featured Fighters

[#5 LW]	Justin Gaethje	[#11 LW]	Paddy Pimblett
[#1 LW]	Ilia Topuria	[#1 WW]	Islam Makhachev
[#2 LW]	Arman Tsarukyan	[NR]	Conor McGregor
[NR]	Khabib Nurmagomedov	[#3 BW]	Sean OMalley
[#174 MW]	Andrey Pulyaev	[#1 MW]	Khamzat Chimaev

All-Time Rankings Data – Most Qualified Appearances at a Specific Rank Position

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Jason

More of a “fun” post, rather than a scientific one…

The All-Time MMA Rankings use a simplified version of the current rankings as supporting data. Monthly snapshots where a fighter must have registered a recent quality performance in the division serve as the primary data point. Here is a look at which fighters most occupied each position in the Top 10.

Rank	Most Appearances	Runner-Up	3rd Place
1	Anderson Silva	Fedor Emelianenko	Jose Aldo Mamoru Yamaguchi
2	Joseph Benavidez	Frankie Edgar	Urijah Faber
3	Urijah Faber	Gilbert Melendez	Takanori Gomi
4	John Dodson	Dan Henderson	Lyoto Machida Yasuhiro Urushitani
5	Junior dos Santos	Dan Henderson	Dokonjonosuke Mishima Alexander Gustafsson
6	Dan Henderson	Eddie Alvarez	Patricio Freire
7	Frank Mir	Andrei Arlovski	Dan Henderson
8	Dan Henderson	Demian Maia	Ricardo Lamas Vitor Belfort
9	Nate Marquardt Gegard Mousasi	Alex Oliveira Renato Sobral Alistair Overeem	Tim Sylvia Daiji Takahashi
10	Anderson Silva	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira	Roxanne Modafferi Mamed Khalidov

Alvarez Vs. Poirier or Knees to a Downed Opponent… Again!

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Ked Becker

Oh My God! It happened again! Only a few short weeks after Mousasi kneed Weidman into a baffling and controversial TKO win by apparently legal knees, after the bout was stopped because the referee thought the knees were illegal (what?), and after Miragliotta took all the heat for his apparent mistake, and all the discussion surrounding the use of instant replays and referee polling, it happened again. This time with the consensus one of the best referees in the business, Herb Dean. There was nothing different between the two incidents. Nothing. Except that this time it was worse. Much much worse.

Let’s take it from the top. First of all, we should remember that the new unified rules of MMA have not been adopted everywhere, which is a big part of the reason this confusion is taking place. In New York, where Weidman and Mousasi fought, the new rules had been adopted, which means that a fighter is only considered ‘downed opponent’ when both his hands (and feet) are on the ground. In Texas, where Alvarez and Poirier have just fought, the new rules had not been adopted, which means that one hand on the ground is enough to consider a fighter “downed”, and therefore illegal for his head to kneed at.

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Fight Matrix Program – Invicta FC 23: Porto/Niedzwiedz (05-20-2017)

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Jason

Women Flyweight (125)
[#4] Vanessa Porto (18-7-0) vs. [#6] Agnieszka Niedzwiedz (9-0-0)

Last 3 Fights: Vanessa Porto (2-1-0)
2016-03-11: L vs. [#1FLY/#7P4P] Jennifer Maia (14-4-1) via UD (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)
2015-04-24: W vs. [#2FLY] Roxanne Modafferi (20-13-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2014-03-30: W vs. [NA] Ana Maria (5-5-0) via UD ()

Last 3 Fights: Agnieszka Niedzwiedz (3-0-0)
2016-12-17: W vs. [#73SW] Samara Santos Cunha (10-3-1) via TKO (Punches) in 3:10 of round 3
2016-07-29: W vs. [#123FLY] Christine Stanley (5-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2014-06-08: W vs. [#34FW] Julija Stoliarenko (1-2-2) via TKO (Punches) in 2:51 of round 3

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Vanessa Porto 435, Agnieszka Niedzwiedz 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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Women Flyweight (125)
[#2] Roxanne Modafferi (20-13-0) vs. [#3] Sarah DAlelio (11-6-0)
Roxanne Modafferi is the All-Time #17 ranked Women’s fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Roxanne Modafferi (2-1-0)
2017-04-01: W vs. [#34FLY] Priscila de Souza (12-7-0) via in of round 2
2016-09-23: L vs. [#1FLY/#7P4P] Jennifer Maia (14-4-1) via SD (48-47, 47-48, 49-46)
2016-03-11: W vs. [#28SW] DeAnna Bennett (8-3-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Sarah DAlelio (3-0-0)
2016-11-19: W vs. [#127FLY] Jaimelene Nievera (4-3-0) via in of round 3
2016-07-23: W vs. [#46FLY] Jenny Liou (6-5-0) via UD ()
2016-03-11: W vs. [#10FLY] Andrea Lee (6-2-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:21 of round 3

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Roxanne Modafferi 49, Sarah DAlelio 182
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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Women Atomweight (105)
[#3] Herica Tiburcio (10-4-0) vs. [#6] Tessa Simpson (5-1-0)
Herica Tiburcio is the All-Time #49 ranked Women’s fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Herica Tiburcio (1-2-0)
2016-11-18: W vs. [#8AW] Simona Soukupova (6-5-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2016-03-11: L vs. [#4AW] Jinh Yu Frey (5-2-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
2015-07-09: L vs. [#1AW/#7DD] Ayaka Hamasaki (14-2-0) via SD (48-47, 47-48, 49-46)

Last 3 Fights: Tessa Simpson (3-0-0)
2016-07-29: W vs. [#8AW] Simona Soukupova (6-5-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
2016-03-18: W vs. [#20AW] Satomi Takano (10-8-0) via Submission (Mounted Triangle Keylock) in 2:01 of round 3
2013-09-13: W vs. [#31AW] Paulina Granados (4-2-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Herica Tiburcio 183, Tessa Simpson 295
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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Fight Matrix Program – Bellator 179: MacDonald/Daley (05-19-2017)

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Jason

Welterweight (170)
[#14] Rory MacDonald (18-4-0) vs. [#39] Paul Daley (39-14-2)
Rory MacDonald is the All-Time #12 ranked Welterweight fighter.
Paul Daley is the All-Time #49 ranked Welterweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Rory MacDonald (1-2-0)
2016-06-18: L vs. [#2WW] Stephen Thompson (13-2-1) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 48-47)
2015-07-11: L vs. [#4WW] Robbie Lawler (27-11-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:00 of round 5
2014-10-04: W vs. [#26WW] Tarec Saffiedine (16-6-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:28 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Paul Daley (2-1-0)
2017-01-21: W vs. [#88WW] Brennan Ward (14-5-0) via KO (Flying Knee) in 2:27 of round 1
2016-07-16: L vs. [#13WW] Douglas Lima (28-6-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2016-01-29: W vs. [*] Andy Uhrich (11-6-0) via in of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Rory MacDonald 335, Paul Daley 118
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Rory MacDonald leads 1-0
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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#9] Liam McGeary (12-1-0) vs. [#11] Linton Vassell (17-5-0)
Liam McGeary is the All-Time #38 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Liam McGeary (2-1-0)
2017-02-24: W vs. [#120HW+] Brett McDermott (8-5-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 1:06 of round 2
2016-11-04: L vs. [#3LHW] Phil Davis (17-3-0) via UD (50-45, 50-44, 50-43)
2015-09-19: W vs. [*] Tito Ortiz (20-12-1) via Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke) in 4:41 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Linton Vassell (2-1-0)
2016-11-19: W vs. [#30LHW] Francis Carmont (25-12-0) via UD (30-25, 30-26, 30-26)
2016-02-19: W vs. [#34LHW] Emanuel Newton (26-12-1) via UD (29-27, 30-26, 29-27)
2015-09-19: L vs. [#13HW+] Muhammed Lawal (21-6-0) via UD ()

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Liam McGeary 84, Linton Vassell 181
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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Heavyweight (265)
[#15] Cheick Kongo (26-10-2) vs. [#57] Augusto Sakai (9-0-1)
Cheick Kongo is the All-Time #48 ranked Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Cheick Kongo (3-0-0)
2017-02-18: W vs. [#54HW+] Oli Thompson (17-10-0) via UD (30-26, 30-25, 30-25)
2016-09-16: W vs. [#24HW+] Tony Johnson (10-3-0) via MD (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)
2016-02-26: W vs. [#99HW+] Vinicius Kappke de Queiro (8-4-0) via SD (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Augusto Sakai (2-0-1)
2016-05-20: D vs. [#123HW+] Dan Charles (10-5-1) via Draw (Majority) in 5:00 of round 3
2015-11-06: W vs. [*] Alex Huddleston (6-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2015-06-26: W vs. [#107HW+] Daniel Gallemore (7-3-0) via TKO (Retirement) in 5:00 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Cheick Kongo 90, Augusto Sakai 364
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 & All-Time MMA Rankings Updated (05-14-2017)

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Jason

Notable Info

Women’s Bantamweight rankings expanded to Top 35 (from 30).

Fight Matrix Program – UFC 211: Miocic/Dos Santos 2 (05-13-2017)

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Jason

Heavyweight Championship (265)
[#1/#3DD/#4P4P] Stipe Miocic (16-2-0, -134) vs. [#5] Junior dos Santos (18-4-0, +110)
Stipe Miocic is the All-Time #11 ranked Heavyweight fighter.
Junior dos Santos is the All-Time #5 ranked Heavyweight and #23 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Stipe Miocic (3-0-0)
2016-09-10: W vs. [#3HW+] Alistair Overeem (42-15-0) via KO (Punches) in 4:27 of round 1
2016-05-14: W vs. [#2HW+] Fabricio Werdum (21-6-1) via KO (Punch) in 2:47 of round 1
2016-01-02: W vs. [#16HW+] Andrei Arlovski (25-14-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:54 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Junior dos Santos (2-1-0)
2016-04-10: W vs. [#10HW+] Ben Rothwell (36-10-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
2015-12-19: L vs. [#3HW+] Alistair Overeem (42-15-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:43 of round 2
2014-12-13: W vs. [#1HW+/#3DD/#4P4P] Stipe Miocic (16-2-0) via UD (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Stipe Miocic 245, Junior dos Santos 398
Previous Match-up Record: Junior dos Santos leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 5 win(s) against common opposition.
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Women Strawweight Championship (115)
[#1/#2DD/#1P4P] Joanna Jedrzejczyk (13-0-0, -171) vs. [#2/#5DD/#6P4P] Jessica Andrade (16-5-0, +144)
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is the All-Time #6 ranked Women’s fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Joanna Jedrzejczyk (3-0-0)
2016-11-12: W vs. [#6SW] Karolina Kowalkiewicz (10-1-0) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
2016-07-08: W vs. [#4SW/#9P4P] Claudia Gadelha (14-2-0) via UD (48-45, 48-46, 48-46)
2015-11-14: W vs. [#29SW] Valerie Letourneau (8-6-0) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 50-45)

Last 3 Fights: Jessica Andrade (3-0-0)
2017-02-04: W vs. [#7SW] Angela Hill (6-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2016-09-10: W vs. [#13SW] Joanne Calderwood (11-2-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 4:38 of round 1
2016-06-04: W vs. [#38SW] Jessica Penne (12-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:56 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Joanna Jedrzejczyk 182, Jessica Andrade 98
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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Welterweight (170)
[#3] Demian Maia (24-6-0, +100) vs. [#5] Jorge Masvidal (32-11-0, -124)
Demian Maia is the All-Time #18 ranked Welterweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Demian Maia (3-0-0)
2016-08-27: W vs. [#9WW] Carlos Condit (30-10-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:52 of round 1
2016-05-14: W vs. [#29WW] Matt Brown (20-16-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:31 of round 3
2015-12-12: W vs. [#15WW] Gunnar Nelson (16-2-1) via UD (30-26, 30-25, 30-25)

Last 3 Fights: Jorge Masvidal (3-0-0)
2017-01-28: W vs. [#6WW] Donald Cerrone (32-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:00 of round 2
2016-12-03: W vs. [#28WW] Jake Ellenberger (31-13-0) via in 4:05 of round 1
2016-07-30: W vs. [#54LW] Ross Pearson (19-13-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Demian Maia 259, Jorge Masvidal 105
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 (05-07-2017)

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Jason

All-Time MMA Rankings Updated (05-02-2017)

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Jason

Current MMA Rankings Updated (04-30-2017)

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Jason

Current MMA Rankings Updated (04-23-2017)

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Jason

Fight Matrix Program – UFC Fight Night 108: Swanson/Lobov (04-22-2017)

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Jason

Featherweight (145)
[#6] Cub Swanson (24-7-0, -647) vs. [#58] Artem Lobov (13-12-1, +451)
Cub Swanson is the All-Time #13 ranked Featherweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Cub Swanson (3-0-0)
2016-12-10: W vs. [#22FW] Doo Ho Choi (14-2-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2016-08-06: W vs. [#35FW] Tatsuya Kawajiri (36-11-2) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
2016-04-16: W vs. [#43FW] Hacran Dias (23-5-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Artem Lobov (2-1-0)
2016-11-19: W vs. [#83FW] Teruto Ishihara (9-3-2) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2016-08-20: W vs. [#669FW] Chris Avila (5-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2016-02-06: L vs. [#306LW] Alex White (11-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Cub Swanson 133, Artem Lobov 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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Lightweight (155)
[#21] Diego Sanchez (27-9-0, +302) vs. [*] Al Iaquinta (13-3-1, -390)
Diego Sanchez is the All-Time #47 ranked Lightweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Diego Sanchez (2-1-0)
2016-11-05: W vs. [#30LW] Marcin Held (22-6-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2016-07-09: L vs. [#23LW] Joe Lauzon (27-12-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:26 of round 1
2016-03-05: W vs. [#18LW] Jim Miller (28-9-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Al Iaquinta (3-0-0)
2015-04-04: W vs. [#5WW] Jorge Masvidal (32-11-0) via SD (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
2015-01-31: W vs. [#23LW] Joe Lauzon (27-12-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:34 of round 2
2014-11-07: W vs. [#52LW] Ross Pearson (19-13-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:39 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Diego Sanchez 168, Al Iaquinta 749
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Al Iaquinta leads 2-1
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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#18] Ovince St. Preux (19-10-0) vs. [#40] Marcos Rogerio de Lima (15-4-1)
Ovince St. Preux is the All-Time #47 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Ovince St. Preux (0-3-0)
2017-02-04: L vs. [#17LHW] Volkan Oezdemir (13-1-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2016-10-08: L vs. [#6LHW] Jimi Manuwa (17-2-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:38 of round 2
2016-04-23: L vs. [#2LHW/#2DD/#3P4P] Jon Jones (22-1-0) via UD (50-44, 50-45, 50-45)

Last 3 Fights: Marcos Rogerio de Lima (2-1-0)
2017-01-28: W vs. [#66LHW] Jeremy Kimball (13-6-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:27 of round 1
2016-11-19: L vs. [#26LHW] Gadzhimurad Antigulov (19-4-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 1:07 of round 1
2016-04-23: W vs. [#145LHW] Clint Hester (11-6-0) via in 4:35 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ovince St. Preux 77, Marcos Rogerio de Lima 84
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Ovince St. Preux leads 1-0
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Comparing the 10 Title Defenses of Demetrious Johnson and Anderson Silva

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Richard Mann

With a victory over Wilson Reis in the main event last Saturday, Demetrious Johnson tied Anderson Silva’s record for most consecutive UFC title defenses. Many pundits have been quick to decry the accomplishment due to the current state of the flyweight division. The UFC did not crown their first flyweight champion until 2012, and the division has been in the developing stages ever since. With that being said, Johnson has been nothing short of dominant. How do the two strings of title defenses compare?

In terms of ranking points alone, Silva faced a much tougher road than Johnson. As you can see in the following chart, Silva’s opponents almost always had more ranking points. However, that does not tell the entire story. Fighters competing in more developed divisions will obviously have more points. Ranking points are the result of the Fight Matrix statistical model. The more points a fighter has, the higher the fighter is ranked. You can find more information here.

When determining the per-bout level of opposition a fan might ask himself/herself, “how big of an upset would this be?” Using this criteria might give a clearer picture of the level of competition faced by both fighters. Fight Matrix hands out two different “Upset of Year” awards, most noteworthy and most lopsided. Most noteworthy is simply “the largest difference (X minus Y) between raw rating points,” while most lopsided is “the largest proportional difference (X divided by Y) between raw rating points.” Keep Reading

Can Demetrious Johnson really be considered the greatest of all-time?

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Jason

Rumblings of DJ becoming “the GOAT” after last night’s victory are premature and exaggerated.

Johnson, who was #23 in our last version of the All-Time Rankings, will surely move up after the next update. I estimate he’ll be at the cusp of the Top 20 and will continue to gain points as he maintains his lofty standing in the Flyweight division.

The greatest complications with the all-time rankings are simple to understand, but impossible to resolve with 100% satisfaction.

How do you weight divisions against one another (no pun intended)?
How do you weight eras against one another?
How do you weight quantity vs. quality?
How and when do you credit fighters for the extraordinary?

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