Fight Matrix

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. St Preux (11-08-2014)

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Jason

Light Heavyweight (205)
[#12] Mauricio Rua (22-9-0) vs. [#20] Ovince St. Preux (16-6-0)
Mauricio Rua is the All-Time #6 ranked Light Heavyweight and #19 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Mauricio Rua (1-2-0)
2014-03-23: L vs. [#7LHW] Dan Henderson (30-12-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:31 of round 3
2013-12-07: W vs. [#74MW] James Te Huna (16-8-0) via KO (Punch) in 1:03 of round 1
2013-08-17: L vs. [*] Chael Sonnen (28-14-1) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 4:47 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Ovince St. Preux (2-1-0)
2014-08-16: L vs. [#9LHW] Ryan Bader (18-4-0) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
2014-06-14: W vs. [#24LHW] Ryan Jimmo (19-4-0) via Submission (Kimura) in 2:10 of round 2
2014-03-15: W vs. [#82LHW] Nikita Krylov (17-4-0) via Technical Submission (Shoulder Choke) in 1:29 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Mauricio Rua 230, Ovince St. Preux 84
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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Flyweight (125)
[#7] Ian McCall (13-4-1) vs. [#11] John Lineker (24-7-0)
Ian McCall is the All-Time #7 ranked Flyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Ian McCall (2-1-0)
2014-07-19: W vs. [#12FLY] Brad Pickett (24-9-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-08-03: W vs. [#106FLY] Iliarde Santos (27-9-1) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-02-02: L vs. [#2FLY] Joseph Benavidez (20-4-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: John Lineker (2-1-0)
2014-07-16: W vs. [#29FLY] Alptekin Ozkilic (9-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:51 of round 3
2014-02-01: L vs. [#9FLY] Ali Bagautinov (13-3-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2013-10-26: W vs. [#133FLY] Phil Harris (22-12-0) via KO (Punch to the Body) in 2:51 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ian McCall 112, John Lineker 115
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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Welterweight (170)
[#68] Alan Jouban (10-2-0) vs. [#75MW] Warlley Alves (7-0-0)

Last 3 Fights: Alan Jouban (3-0-0)
2014-08-16: W vs. [#100WW] Seth Baczynski (19-12-0) via KO (Punch) in 4:23 of round 1
2014-06-06: W vs. [#141WW] Ricky Legere Jr. (19-5-0) via SD ()
2014-04-11: W vs. [#555WW] Armando Montoya Jr. (8-4-0) via KO (Punch) in 3:33 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Warlley Alves (3-0-0)
2014-05-31: W vs. [#211MW] Marcio Alexandre Jr. (12-1-0) via Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:25 of round 3
2013-08-24: W vs. [#645WW] Mike Jackson (11-10-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:58 of round 1
2013-06-01: W vs. [#800WW] Ederson Moreira (11-15-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:48 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Alan Jouban 84, Warlley Alves 161
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 Fight Night

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Jason

Middleweight (185)
[#6] Luke Rockhold (12-2-0) vs. [#10] Michael Bisping (25-6-0)
Luke Rockhold is the All-Time #11 ranked Middleweight fighter.
Michael Bisping is the All-Time #13 ranked Middleweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Luke Rockhold (2-1-0)
2014-04-26: W vs. [#17MW] Tim Boetsch (18-7-0) via Submission (Inverted Triangle Kimura) in 2:08 of round 1
2014-01-15: W vs. [#15MW] Costas Philippou (13-4-0) via KO (Kick to the Body) in 2:31 of round 1
2013-05-18: L vs. [#3MW/#8DD] Vitor Belfort (24-10-0) via KO (Spinning Heel Kick and Punches) in 2:32 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Michael Bisping (2-1-0)
2014-08-23: W vs. [#33MW] Cung Le (9-3-0) via TKO (Knee and Punches) in 0:57 of round 4
2014-04-16: L vs. [#11MW] Tim Kennedy (18-5-0) via UD (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)
2013-04-27: W vs. [*] Alan Belcher (18-8-0) via TUD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Luke Rockhold 195, Michael Bisping 76
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Luke Rockhold leads 1-0
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Lightweight (155)
[#18] Ross Pearson (16-7-0) vs. [#47] Al Iaquinta (10-3-1)

Last 3 Fights: Ross Pearson (1-1-0, 1 NC)
2014-08-16: W vs. [#36LW] Gray Maynard (11-4-1) via TKO (Punches) in 1:35 of round 2
2014-06-07: L vs. [#17LW] Diego Sanchez (25-7-0) via SD (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
2013-10-26: NC vs. [#28LW] Melvin Guillard (32-13-2)

Last 3 Fights: Al Iaquinta (2-1-0)
2014-09-05: W vs. [#96LW] Rodrigo Damm (12-8-0) via TKO (Punches and Elbows) in 2:41 of round 3
2014-05-24: L vs. [#37LW] Mitch Clarke (11-2-0) via Technical Submission (Brabo Choke) in 0:57 of round 2
2014-02-01: W vs. [#73LW] Kevin Lee (9-1-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 28-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ross Pearson 83, Al Iaquinta 63
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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Middleweight (185)
[#35] Clint Hester (11-3-0) vs. [#66WW] Robert Whittaker (12-4-0)

Last 3 Fights: Clint Hester (3-0-0)
2014-06-28: W vs. [#46MW] Antonio Braga Neto (9-2-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2014-02-01: W vs. [#138MW] Andy Enz (7-2-0) via UD (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
2013-12-07: W vs. [#96MW] Dylan Andrews (17-5-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Robert Whittaker (1-2-0)
2014-06-28: W vs. [#194WW] Mike Rhodes (5-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2014-02-22: L vs. [#25WW] Stephen Thompson (10-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:43 of round 1
2013-08-28: L vs. [#46WW] Court McGee (16-4-0) via SD (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Clint Hester 132, Robert Whittaker 132
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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Saturday, December 13th 2025: PFL Europe 4: 2025 Finals

[#1 W145] Cristiane Justino

[#3 W145] Sara Collins

Last Fight Date: 10/19/2024 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#2 W145] Larissa Pacheco
Last 5: W W W W W

Last Fight Date: 9/14/2024 [BellatorFC]
Last Opponent: [#6 W145] Leah McCourt
Last 5: W W W W W

Sunday, December 14th 2025: Deep - Tokyo Impact 2025 6th Round

[#2 SW] Haruo Ochi

[#9 SW] Sora Sugiyama

Last Fight Date: 3/30/2025 [Rizin Fighting Federation]
Last Opponent: [#41 SW] Nobuyoshi Nakatsukasa
Last 5: W W W W W

Last Fight Date: 9/15/2025 [DEEP]
Last Opponent: [#41 SW] Nobuyoshi Nakatsukasa
Last 5: - - - W W

Saturday, December 13th 2025: PFL Europe 4: 2025 Finals

[#8 HW] Vadim Nemkov

[#10 HW] Renan Ferreira

Last Fight Date: 1/25/2025 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#29 HW] Tim Johnson
Last 5: NC W W W W

Last Fight Date: 10/19/2024 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#3 HW] Francis Ngannou
Last 5: W W W W L

Featured Fighters

[#1 LW]	Islam Makhachev	[#1 WW]	Jack Della Maddalena
[#15 WW]	Gabriel Bonfim	[#28 WW]	Uros Medic
[#2 LW]	Ilia Topuria	[#145 LW]	Ismael Bonfim
[#3 LW]	Charles Oliveira	[#1 MW]	Khamzat Chimaev
[#31 WW]	Randy Brown	[NR]	Khabib Nurmagomedov

Current and All-Time MMA Rankings Updated (11-02-2014)

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Jason

Fight Matrix Program: Invicta FC 9 (11-01-2014)

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Jason

Women Flyweight Championship (125)
[#1/#2DD/#3P4P] Barb Honchak (9-2-0, 124.4lb, -511) vs. [#24BW] Takayo Hashi (15-4-1, 124.8lb, +359)
Barb Honchak is the All-Time #19 ranked Women’s fighter.
Takayo Hashi is the All-Time #18 ranked Women’s fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Barb Honchak (3-0-0)
2013-12-07: W vs. [#12BW] Leslie Smith (7-5-1) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
2013-04-05: W vs. [#2FLY] Vanessa Porto (17-6-0) via UD (50-45, 49-46, 48-47)
2012-10-06: W vs. [#16SW] Aisling Daly (13-5-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Takayo Hashi (2-0-1)
2014-05-18: W vs. [#61BW] Shizuka Sugiyama (11-4-1) via TKO (Punches) in 4:20 of round 3
2014-03-09: D vs. [#73BW] Ji Yeon Kim (1-0-2) via Draw (Unanimous) in 5:00 of round 2
2012-03-03: W vs. [#5FLY] Roxanne Modafferi (16-11-0) via UD ()

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Barb Honchak 329, Takayo Hashi 167
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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Women Strawweight (115)
[#11] Mizuki Inoue (9-1-0, 115.0lb, -204) vs. [#15] Karolina Kowalkiewicz (5-0-0, 115.0lb, +162)

Last 3 Fights: Mizuki Inoue (3-0-0)
2014-08-09: W vs. [#40SW] Emi Tomimatsu (6-9-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 1:33 of round 3
2014-02-16: W vs. [#40SW] Emi Tomimatsu (6-9-0) via in of round 3
2013-11-04: W vs. [#35SW] Emi Fujino (13-8-0) via UD ()

Last 3 Fights: Karolina Kowalkiewicz (3-0-0)
2014-05-17: W vs. [#90SW] Jasminka Cive (5-2-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 3:53 of round 1
2013-09-28: W vs. [#6AW] Simona Soukupova (4-3-1) via UD ()
2013-06-08: W vs. [NA] Marta Chojnoska (1-1-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:11 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Mizuki Inoue 84, Karolina Kowalkiewicz 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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Women Featherweight (145)
[*] Kaitlin Young (7-8-1, 145.0lb, -136) vs. [NA] Raquel Paaluhi (3-4-0, 145.0lb, +104)

Last 3 Fights: Kaitlin Young (0-3-0)
2013-04-05: L vs. [#11BW] Lauren Murphy (8-1-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2012-10-06: L vs. [#12BW] Leslie Smith (7-5-1) via TKO (Punches) in 2:19 of round 2
2012-07-28: L vs. [#15BW] Liz Carmouche (9-5-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:34 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Raquel Paaluhi (1-2-0)
2013-08-24: W vs. [NA] Priscilla White (0-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:03 of round 1
2012-09-08: L vs. [#30BW] Raquel Pennington (4-4-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 3:52 of round 1
2012-07-28: L vs. [#16BW] Amanda Nunes (9-4-0) via Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:24 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Kaitlin Young 575, Raquel Paaluhi 434
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: Titan FC 31 (10-31-2014)

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Jason

Featherweight (146)
[#40] Desmond Green (12-3-0, 146.0lb, -223) vs. [#164] Miguel Torres (43-7-0, 145.0lb, +177)

Last 3 Fights: Desmond Green (2-1-0)
2014-05-09: L vs. [#13FW] Daniel Weichel (34-8-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:07 of round 2
2014-03-28: W vs. [#96FW] Will Martinez (9-3-1) via UD ()
2014-02-28: W vs. [#22BW] Mike Richman (17-5-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Miguel Torres (3-0-0)
2014-08-01: W vs. [#338FW] Takahiro Ashida (13-3-2) via SD ()
2014-05-31: W vs. [#613FW] Wade Choate (15-16-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 1:19 of round 1
2014-02-15: W vs. [#756FW] Giovanni Moljo (5-7-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Desmond Green 175, Miguel Torres 91
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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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#54HW+] Matt Thompson (19-9-0, 204.2lb, +143) vs. [#98HW+] Ken Hasegawa (8-0-1, 205.4lb, -174)

Last 3 Fights: Matt Thompson (3-0-0)
2014-04-25: W vs. [#216HW+] Eric Bedard (6-5-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 2:04 of round 2
2012-11-17: W vs. [*] Aron Lofton (8-6-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:04 of round 1
2012-06-02: W vs. [*] Jake Rosholt (12-5-0) via Submission (Kneebar) in 4:16 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Ken Hasegawa (2-0-1)
2014-03-22: W vs. [#77LHW] Kazuhiro Nakamura (21-12-0) via MD ()
2013-10-20: D vs. [#150HW+] Jacek Czajczynski (7-7-1) via Draw in 5:00 of round 3
2013-08-25: W vs. [#348HW+] Hirohide Fujinuma (12-5-2) via KO in 0:00 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Matt Thompson 189, Ken Hasegawa 223
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 (171)
[#526] Felipe Portela (8-1-0, 171.0lb, -121) vs. [#549] Hayder Hassan (5-1-0, 170.6lb, -105)

Last 3 Fights: Felipe Portela (2-1-0)
2014-08-09: W vs. [#533WW] Alex Rojas (3-5-0) via SD ()
2011-09-23: L vs. [*] Brian Melancon (7-3-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2011-04-08: W vs. [NA] Christopher Ortega (3-8-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 3:12 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Hayder Hassan (3-0-0)
2013-10-12: W vs. [#593LW] Jason Jackson (4-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:32 of round 3
2010-04-30: W vs. [NA] Robert Thompson (11-18-0) via UD ()
2010-01-30: W vs. [#835LW] Ryan Keenan (5-2-0) via KO (Punch) in 2:42 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Felipe Portela 83, Hayder Hassan 384
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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Approaching MMA’s Mount Rushmore: Jose Aldo and Jon Jones

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Jason

As of October 2nd, the Top 4 in our All-Time MMA Rankings (Absolute) shook out like this:

7878 – Georges St. Pierre
7076 – Anderson Silva
4665 – Fedor Emelianenko
4400 – Matt Hughes

And the next 2 in line…

3900 – Jose Aldo
3612 – Jon Jones
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Note: The points system is completely different in All-Time vs. Current MMA Rankings.

Barring something miraculous, the point totals of Fedor and Hughes are set in stone and will only rise/fall with trends that the data causes. GSP is stagnant, at least for now and Silva is still active, though not achieving much for the time being…. so this leaves the door open for Aldo and Jones.

With Aldo’s latest victory, he will certainly earn enough points to eclipse the 4000 point mark and with how the calculations work, should pass Hughes by the end of the year or by very early next year. With Fedor only 6% ahead of Hughes, Aldo will catch him shortly after.

Your thoughts?

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Current MMA Rankings Updated (10-26-2014)

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Jason

Fight Matrix Program: UFC 179 (10-25-2014)

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Jason

Featherweight Championship (145)
[#1/#5DD/#4P4P] Jose Aldo (24-1-0, -231) vs. [#3] Chad Mendes (16-1-0, +185)
Jose Aldo is the All-Time #1 ranked Featherweight and #5 ranked Absolute fighter.
Chad Mendes is the All-Time #6 ranked Featherweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Jose Aldo (3-0-0)
2014-02-01: W vs. [#10FW] Ricardo Lamas (14-3-0) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
2013-08-03: W vs. [*] Chan Sung Jung (13-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:00 of round 4
2013-02-02: W vs. [#2FW] Frankie Edgar (17-4-1) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)

Last 3 Fights: Chad Mendes (3-0-0)
2013-12-14: W vs. [#9FW] Nik Lentz (25-6-2) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-08-31: W vs. [#12FW] Clay Guida (31-15-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:30 of round 3
2013-04-20: W vs. [#20FW] Darren Elkins (17-4-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:08 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Jose Aldo 266, Chad Mendes 315
Previous Match-up Record: Jose Aldo leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#7] Glover Teixeira (22-3-0, -322) vs. [#8] Phil Davis (12-2-0, +256)
Glover Teixeira is the All-Time #22 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.
Phil Davis is the All-Time #18 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Glover Teixeira (2-1-0)
2014-04-26: L vs. [#1LHW/#3DD/#1P4P] Jon Jones (20-1-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
2013-09-04: W vs. [#9LHW] Ryan Bader (18-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:55 of round 1
2013-05-25: W vs. [#71MW] James Te Huna (16-8-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 2:38 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Phil Davis (2-1-0)
2014-04-26: L vs. [#4LHW] Anthony Johnson (18-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-08-03: W vs. [#2MW/#7DD/#10P4P] Lyoto Machida (21-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2013-04-27: W vs. [#26LHW] Vinny Magalhaes (12-7-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Glover Teixeira 182, Phil Davis 182
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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Flyweight (125)
[#7] Wilson Reis (18-5-0, -164) vs. [#23] Scott Jorgensen (15-9-0, +136)

Last 3 Fights: Wilson Reis (2-1-0)
2014-08-23: W vs. [#37FLY] Joby Sanchez (6-1-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2014-02-15: L vs. [#9BW] Iuri Alcantara (31-5-0) via SD (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-09-21: W vs. [#350FW] Ivan Menjivar (25-12-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Scott Jorgensen (1-2-0)
2014-06-07: W vs. [#125FLY] Danny Martinez (17-6-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2014-03-23: L vs. [#3FLY] Jussier da Silva (17-3-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:07 of round 1
2013-12-14: L vs. [#5FLY] Zach Makovsky (18-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Wilson Reis 63, Scott Jorgensen 140
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Wilson Reis leads 1-0
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Current MMA Rankings Updated (10-19-2014)

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Jason

Notable Info

Fixed a rare bug that was introduced a couple of months ago, which caused select fighters to gain a small amount of points upon entering inactivity penalty.
Initial version of hometown ceiling launched for those in countries w/sufficient data and observed home advantages that have very little reach outside of the respective populations (aka: hardly anyone highly ranked seems to leave). The penalties are very mild to start and only affect those who satisfy certain requirements.
Women’s Strawweight division increased from 25 to 30 fighters.
Men’s Welterweight division increased from 500 to 600 fighters.

Upcoming Ranking Expansion

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Jason

Upon our next update….

Women’s Strawweight division will be increased from 25 to 30 fighters.
Men’s Welterweight division will be increased from 500 to 600 fighters.

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Fight Matrix: How it all works.. and more! (Long Read)

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Jason

We’ve got tons of info if you look for it, particularly in the FAQ page and also at the parent MMA Ranks page. However, many viewers tend to not explore our site or are just unwilling. As such, there is a lot of misunderstanding, misconception and overall wrong beliefs and perceptions about the site. I thought it an opportune time to hit on the basics and also address some common errors made by site visitors.

Just to make it catchy, we’ll call it the Ten Rules of Rankings: Fight Matrix Edition (Oct 2014)

1. All FightMatrix.com rankings are generated by software.

FightMatrix.com by its most general definition, is a web site business that houses professional MMA rankings and statistics. IT does not actually come up with the rankings or ratings and neither do the site owners.

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Current MMA Rankings Updated (10-12-2014)

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Jason

Stat of the Day: Weak Champions

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Jason

When we exclude Flyweight (a division that the UFC only semi-recently adopted), we are at a period now where the rating of a #2 fighter is equal to or greater than 85% of the rating of the #1 fighter in 3 men’s divisions since Fight Matrix came online. We saw this briefly for a 1-week period back in July 2010, but we are currently in the midst of a period that has essentially lasted since mid-June 2014, excluding a short break from mid-August to mid-September where we had some shuffling.

Welterweight: [#2] Rory MacDonald’s rating is 94.8% of [#1] Johny Hendricks’s
Lightweight: [#2] Rafael dos Anjos’s rating is 86.5% of [#1] Anthony Pettis’s
Bantamweight: [#2] Renan Barao’s rating is 86.5% of [#1] T.J. Dillashaw’s

Depending on the outcome, or non-outcome (another Aldo injury) of Aldo/Mendes, the Edgar/Swanson winner could increase this count to 4. Either way, the 3 above will probably hold in the list for quite a bit.

The real question is… is this good, or bad?

Current & All-Time MMA Rankings Updated (10-05-2014)

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Jason

Undeserving Matches?

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Ked Becker

The winner of the fight between Rory McDonald and Tarec Saffiedine might get a title shot.

Rory McDonald is the #2 welterweight, so this is almost the biggest fight anyone can get in the division. On the other hand, Tarec Saffiedine has fought only one time this year and one time last year. He didn’t beat anyone significant (Nate Marquardt has been unimpressive at welterweight) and his last 7 fights went to decision, which proves he is not the most exciting of fighters.

Dana White is generally very vocal about how he wants fighters to be exciting (Jon Fitch, Jake Shields) and active (Fabricio Werdum was forced to take a fight though he wanted to wait for the title shot).

And now another such fight was announced: Hector Lombard, who just beat Jake Shields and might very well deserve a title shot himself, against Josh Burkman, who just returns to the UFC after losing a fight outside of it (to Steve Carl).

Wouldn’t it make more sense to pit Hector Lombard against Rory McDonald, a fight I think everybody would like to see and let those upcoming guys prove they deserve those high-profile fights instead of booking fights which seem pretty one-sided?