Fight Matrix Program – UFC Fight Night 88: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson (11-05-2016)
Lightweight (155)
[#2/#9DD] Rafael dos Anjos (25-8-0, -149) vs. [#5] Tony Ferguson (21-3-0, +125)
Rafael dos Anjos is the All-Time #6 ranked Lightweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Rafael dos Anjos (2-1-0)
2016-07-07: L vs. [#1LW/#1DD/#8P4P] Eddie Alvarez (28-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:49 of round 1
2015-12-19: W vs. [#5WW] Donald Cerrone (31-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:06 of round 1
2015-03-14: W vs. [#3FW] Anthony Pettis (19-5-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
Last 3 Fights: Tony Ferguson (3-0-0)
2016-07-13: W vs. [#237LW] Lando Vannata (8-1-0) via Submission (Brabo Choke) in 2:22 of round 2
2015-12-11: W vs. [#3LW] Edson Barboza (18-4-0) via Submission (Brabo Choke) in 2:54 of round 2
2015-07-15: W vs. [#20LW] Josh Thomson (22-8-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Rafael dos Anjos 121, Tony Ferguson 115
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Tony Ferguson leads 1-0
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Lightweight (155)
[#144FW] Martin Bravo (10-0-0, -111) vs. [#302] Claudio Puelles (7-1-0, -111)
Last 3 Fights: Martin Bravo (3-0-0)
2015-09-12: W vs. [#1578FW] Dallys Moraes Gama (5-3-0) via UD ()
2015-07-23: W vs. [#1145BW] Fernando Moya Li (3-4-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:52 of round 1
2015-06-27: W vs. [NA] David Suruy (1-3-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:05 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Claudio Puelles (2-1-0)
2015-04-28: W vs. [*] Alvaro Sugasti (3-2-0) via in of round 1
2014-10-25: W vs. [NA] Edimar Martins Rayol (0-4-0) via Submission in 2:36 of round 1
2014-07-30: L vs. [#228FW] David Cubas (17-5-3) via UD ()
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Martin Bravo 420, Claudio Puelles 557
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)
[#16] Marcin Held (22-4-0, -268) vs. [#38] Diego Sanchez (26-9-0, +217)
Last 3 Fights: Marcin Held (2-1-0)
2016-05-20: W vs. [#44LW] Dave Jansen (20-4-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2015-11-06: L vs. [#8LW] Will Brooks (18-2-0) via UD (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)
2015-04-10: W vs. [#77LW] Alexander Sarnavskiy (34-5-0) via Submission (Kneebar) in 1:11 of round 3
Last 3 Fights: Diego Sanchez (1-2-0)
2016-07-09: L vs. [#23LW] Joe Lauzon (26-12-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:26 of round 1
2016-03-05: W vs. [#21LW] Jim Miller (27-8-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2015-11-21: L vs. [#6FW] Ricardo Lamas (16-5-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Marcin Held 169, Diego Sanchez 119
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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Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)
| Saturday, August 22nd 2026: Professional Fighters League PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira | |||
 [#1 W145] Cristiane Justino | [#4 W135] Ketlen Vieira | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 12/13/2025 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#2 W145] Sara Collins Last 5: W W W W W | Last Fight Date: 5/16/2026 [UFC] Last Opponent: [#10 W135] Jacqueline Cavalcanti Last 5: W L W L W | ||
| Saturday, July 18th 2026: RIZIN LANDMARK 15 in HIROSHIMA | |||
 [#3 W105] Si Woo Park |  [#7 W105] Moeri Suda | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 11/23/2025 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [#34 W105] Saki Kitamura Last 5: W W W L W | Last Fight Date: 3/07/2026 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [#16 W105] Namiko Kawabata Last 5: W W W L W | ||
| Saturday, July 18th 2026: RIZIN LANDMARK 15 in HIROSHIMA | |||
| [#5 W105] Saori Oshima | [#13 W105] Ye Ji Lee | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 3/07/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation] Last Opponent: [#11 W105] Keito Oyama Last 5: L L W L W | Last Fight Date: 5/24/2026 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [#32 W105] Eru Takebayashi Last 5: W L W L W | ||
Featured Fighters
| [#75 BW] |  Aleksandre Topuria | [#2 MW] |  Khamzat Chimaev | |
| [#5 LW] |  Max Holloway | [NR] |  Conor McGregor | |
| [#1 WW] |  Islam Makhachev | [#25 MW] | Sharabutdin Magomedov | |
| [#1 LW] | Justin Gaethje | [NR] | Dustin Poirier | |
| [#2 LW] |  Ilia Topuria | [#47 LHW] | Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev |
Current MMA Rankings Updated (10-30-2016)
UPDATE: Rankings re-posted after bug discovered & fixed (Gadelha’s unexplained drop).
Looking Back at Shane Carwin’s Career
Rizin Fighting Federation has announced the signing of former UFC interim champion Shane Carwin. The 41-year-old fighter will return to action for the first time since 2011 in the second round of the Openweight Grand Prix on New Year’s Eve week. Carwin first earned a spot in the Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings 2006 and stayed there until his retirement. His peak ranking, #4 heavyweight, came in April 2010 after he defeated Frank Mir for the interim belt. Carwin was last ranked #6 heavyweight April 2011. Of the remaining fighters in the tournament, only Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Wanderlei Silva have higher peak rankings. However, Filipovic’s peak came in 2007 and Silva’s in 2005.
Fight Matrix Program – UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 (10-08-2016)
Middleweight Championship (185)
[#1/#3DD/#8P4P] Michael Bisping (29-7-0, -234) vs. [#10] Dan Henderson (32-14-0, +189)
Michael Bisping is the All-Time #5 ranked Middleweight fighter.
Dan Henderson is the All-Time #4 ranked Middleweight and #11 ranked Absolute fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Michael Bisping (3-0-0)
2016-06-04: W vs. [#2MW/#7DD] Luke Rockhold (15-3-0) via KO (Punches) in 3:36 of round 1
2016-02-27: W vs. [#16MW] Anderson Silva (33-8-0) via UD (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
2015-07-18: W vs. [#12MW] Thales Leites (26-6-0) via SD (49-46, 48-47, 47-48)
Last 3 Fights: Dan Henderson (2-1-0)
2016-06-04: W vs. [#36MW] Hector Lombard (34-6-1) via KO (Elbow) in 1:27 of round 2
2015-11-07: L vs. [#7MW] Vitor Belfort (25-12-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:07 of round 1
2015-06-06: W vs. [#23MW] Tim Boetsch (19-10-0) via KO (Punches) in 0:28 of round 1
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Michael Bisping 126, Dan Henderson 126
Previous Match-up Record: Dan Henderson leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: Dan Henderson leads 2-1
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Middleweight (185)
[#6] Gegard Mousasi (39-6-2, -334) vs. [#7] Vitor Belfort (25-12-0, +263)
Gegard Mousasi is the All-Time #14 ranked Middleweight fighter.
Vitor Belfort is the All-Time #20 ranked Middleweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Gegard Mousasi (2-1-0)
2016-07-09: W vs. [#25MW] Thiago Santos (13-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:32 of round 1
2016-02-27: W vs. [#12MW] Thales Leites (26-6-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
2015-09-26: L vs. [#14MW] Uriah Hall (12-7-0) via TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) in 0:25 of round 2
Last 3 Fights: Vitor Belfort (1-2-0)
2016-05-14: L vs. [#4MW] Ronaldo Souza (23-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:38 of round 1
2015-11-07: W vs. [#10MW] Dan Henderson (32-14-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:07 of round 1
2015-05-23: L vs. [#3MW/#8DD] Chris Weidman (13-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:53 of round 1
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Gegard Mousasi 91, Vitor Belfort 147
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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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#12] Ovince St. Preux (19-8-0, -163) vs. [#14] Jimi Manuwa (15-2-0, +137)
Last 3 Fights: Ovince St. Preux (1-2-0)
2016-04-23: L vs. [#1LHW/#4DD/#1P4P] Jon Jones (22-1-0) via UD (50-44, 50-45, 50-45)
2016-02-06: W vs. [#55LHW] Rafael Cavalcante (12-7-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
2015-08-08: L vs. [#7LHW] Glover Teixeira (25-5-0) via Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:10 of round 3
Last 3 Fights: Jimi Manuwa (1-2-0)
2015-09-05: L vs. [#3LHW] Anthony Johnson (22-5-0) via KO (Punches) in :28 of round 2
2015-04-11: W vs. [#32LHW] Jan Blachowicz (19-6-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
2014-03-08: L vs. [#6LHW] Alexander Gustafsson (17-4-0) via TKO (Knee and Punches) in 1:18 of round 2
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ovince St. Preux 168, Jimi Manuwa 399
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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Rankings Impact: Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round
This past weekend Rizin Fighting Federation hosted their fourth event. The card featured several ranked fighters, and the results have made an impact on the Fight Matrix rankings. The following is a breakdown of some of the changes in the rankings after the event.
Rankings Return
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic returned to the heavyweight rankings following his first round submission over Hyun Man Myung. He is now the #31 heavyweight. Myung was unranked headed into the event, but since “Cro Cop” had been dropped from the rankings due to inactivity a simple win was enough to put him back in the top 50.
Rankings Debut
Three fighters, Kron Gracie, Amir Aliakbari and Kanako Murata, made their rankings debut following the event.
Gracie defeated veteran Hideo Tokoro in the main event and now finds himself as the #293 featherweight.
Former two-time world champion Greco-Roman wrestler Amir Aliakbari easily dispatched the former #89 heavyweight Joao Almeida and makes his rankings debut at #116.
Finally, junior world champion wrestler Kanako Murata bested the former #7 atomweight Kyra Batara in order to debut at #39 strawweight.
Moving Up
On a weekend that included plenty of talk about the dearth of challengers for Cris “Cyborg” Justino‘s throne, there was another example in Japan. After going 3-0 against opponents with a combined 2-0 previous record, Gabi Garcia finds herself ranked #9 in the featherweight and over division. She jumped up five spots after defeating Destanie Yarbrough in the card’s opening bout.
Valentin Moldavsky defeated the former #54 heavyweight and moved up 129 spots in the rankings. He is now the #88 heavyweight.
Szymon Bajor went from #125 to #87 heavyweight following his victory over Teodoras Aukstuolis. The Lithuanian fighter had been ranked as the #105 heavyweight.
Dropped Out
Batara actually manged to drop from a top-10 spot to unranked. There are a few factors at play. First, her previous #7 ranking at atomweight was at least partially due to a lack of talent at 105 pounds. For this fight, she bumped up to strawweight and took the loss. So, not only did she lose, but she also reclassified at a much deeper weightclass. If she returns to Combate Americas and wins another atomweight fight, she will most likely return to the top 10.
Richard Mann currently runs the data-driven MMA blog StrikeScoreMMA.com
Fight Matrix Program: UFC Fight Night 96 – Lineker vs. Dodson (10-01-2016)
Bantamweight (135)
[#5] John Lineker (28-7-0, +100) vs. [#7] John Dodson (18-7-0, -123)
Last 3 Fights: John Lineker (3-0-0)
2016-07-13: W vs. [#29BW] Michael McDonald (17-4-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:43 of round 1
2016-05-14: W vs. [#35BW] Rob Font (12-2-0) via UD (30-26, 29-28, 30-27)
2015-09-05: W vs. [#49BW] Francisco Rivera (11-7-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 2:08 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: John Dodson (2-1-0)
2016-04-16: W vs. [#23BW] Manny Gamburyan (15-9-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:37 of round 1
2015-09-05: L vs. [#1FLY/#1DD/#2P4P] Demetrious Johnson (24-2-1) via UD (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)
2015-05-23: W vs. [#8FLY] Zach Makovsky (19-7-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: John Lineker 80, John Dodson 168
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: John Lineker leads 1-0
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Lightweight (155)
[#4] Will Brooks (18-1-0, -261) vs. [#56WW] Alex Oliveira (14-4-1, +210)
Will Brooks is the All-Time #23 ranked Lightweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Will Brooks (3-0-0)
2016-07-08: W vs. [#106WW] Ross Pearson (19-12-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2015-11-06: W vs. [#17LW] Marcin Held (22-4-0) via UD (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)
2015-04-10: W vs. [#43LW] Dave Jansen (20-4-0) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
Last 3 Fights: Alex Oliveira (2-1-0)
2016-07-23: W vs. [#134WW] James Moontasri (9-4-0) via UD (30-25, 30-26, 30-26)
2016-02-21: L vs. [#5WW] Donald Cerrone (31-7-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 2:33 of round 1
2015-11-07: W vs. [#133FW] Piotr Hallmann (16-6-0) via KO (Punch) in 0:51 of round 3
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Will Brooks 85, Alex Oliveira 70
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)
[#5] Louis Smolka (11-1-0, -395) vs. [#102] Brandon Moreno (11-3-0, +308)
Louis Smolka is the All-Time #15 ranked Flyweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Louis Smolka (3-0-0)
2016-07-13: W vs. [#21FLY] Ben Nguyen (14-6-0) via TKO (Punches and Elbows) in 4:41 of round 2
2015-10-24: W vs. [#20FLY] Patrick Holohan (12-2-1) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:09 of round 2
2015-07-11: W vs. [#26FLY] Neil Seery (16-12-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Last 3 Fights: Brandon Moreno (3-0-0)
2016-04-16: W vs. [NA] Isaac Camarillo (0-1-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:53 of round 1
2015-07-25: W vs. [#550FLY] Tyler Bialecki (8-6-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:09 of round 1
2015-02-07: W vs. [#284FLY] Matt Betzold (8-7-0) via UD ()
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Louis Smolka 80, Brandon Moreno 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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Fight Matrix Program: UFC Fight Night 95 – Cyborg vs. Lansberg (09-24-2016)
Women Featherweight (140)
[#1/#3DD/#3P4P] Cristiane Justino (16-1-0, -1266) vs. [#7] Lina Lansberg (6-1-0, +757)
Cristiane Justino is the All-Time #2 ranked Women’s fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Cristiane Justino (3-0-0)
2016-05-14: W vs. [#13BW] Leslie Smith (8-7-1) via TKO (Punches) in 1:21 of round 1
2016-01-16: W vs. [#10FW] Daria Ibragimova (9-2-0) via KO (Punches) in 4:58 of round 1
2015-07-09: W vs. [#17BW] Faith Van Duin (6-2-0) via TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches) in 0:45 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Lina Lansberg (3-0-0)
2016-03-12: W vs. [#30FW] Maria Hougaard Djursaa (5-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:00 of round 2
2015-11-28: W vs. [#67BW] Lucie Pudilova (4-1-0) via DEC ()
2015-05-16: W vs. [#120BW] Alexandra Buch (8-5-0) via TKO (Punches and Elbows) in 2:33 of round 1
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Cristiane Justino 133, Lina Lansberg 196
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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Featherweight (145)
[#33] Renan Barao (33-4-0, -444) vs. [#63] Phillipe Nover (10-6-1, +342)
Last 3 Fights: Renan Barao (1-2-0)
2016-05-29: L vs. [#9FW] Jeremy Stephens (25-12-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2015-07-25: L vs. [#2BW/#9P4P] T.J. Dillashaw (13-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:35 of round 4
2014-12-20: W vs. [*] Mitch Gagnon (12-3-0) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 3:53 of round 3
Last 3 Fights: Phillipe Nover (2-1-0)
2015-12-10: L vs. [#60FW] Zubaira Tukhugov (18-4-0) via SD (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)
2015-05-16: W vs. [#154FW] Yui Chul Nam (18-6-1) via SD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2015-01-23: W vs. [#1225LW] Dan Cion (4-3-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:10 of round 2
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Renan Barao 118, Phillipe Nover 289
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)
[#18] Roy Nelson (21-13-0, -437) vs. [#23] Antonio Silva (19-9-1, +339)
Antonio Silva is the All-Time #23 ranked Heavyweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Roy Nelson (1-2-0)
2016-07-07: L vs. [#14HW+] Derrick Lewis (16-4-0) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
2016-02-06: W vs. [#26HW+] Jared Rosholt (14-3-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
2015-09-26: L vs. [#7HW+] Josh Barnett (35-8-0) via UD (50-45, 48-47, 48-47)
Last 3 Fights: Antonio Silva (1-2-0)
2016-05-08: L vs. [#17HW+] Stefan Struve (27-8-0) via KO (Elbows) in 0:16 of round 1
2015-11-14: L vs. [#8HW+] Mark Hunt (12-11-1) via TKO (Punches) in 3:41 of round 1
2015-08-01: W vs. [*] Soa Palelei (22-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:41 of round 2
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Roy Nelson 79, Antonio Silva 139
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Antonio Silva leads 2-1
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