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2013 Awards: Women’s Fighter of the Year

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Jason

Women’s Fighter of the Year: Ronda Rousey

Rousey, a repeat winner, defended her universally recognized title twice in the calendar year. Although by our ratings, she didn’t face the strongest contenders available — actually not even close, Rousey remained #1 by a wide margin for the entire year in the strongest division in Women’s MMA.

2nd Place: Barb Honchak

Perhaps forgotten about, in 2013, Honchak scored strong victories against the currently ranked #2 and #3 fighters in her division. She also won and defended the only title in the division that actually matters. It’s tough to do more than that.

3rd Place: Cris Cyborg

Cyborg returned from inactivity to go 2-0 on the year and again, prove that she is easily the best fighter in her division. Here’s hoping she can somehow shed 10 pounds and make the fight with Rousey happen sometime in the near future.

2013 Awards: Most Noteworthy Match of the Year

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Jason

Most Noteworthy Match of the Year: Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva II

No surprise here. A rematch consisting of undefeated, defending champion Chris Weidman against one of the greatest fighters in history, Anderson Silva. Not much more needs to be said on the matter.

Honorable Mentions: Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva I, Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos III

Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)

Saturday, March 14th 2026: Pancrase - 361

[#4 SW] Yuta Miyazawa

[#9 SW] Kanji Funada

Last Fight Date: 11/09/2025 [Pancrase]
Last Opponent: [#33 SW] Tateo Iino
Last 5: W W L W W

Last Fight Date: 4/27/2025 [Pancrase]
Last Opponent: [#52 SW] Takafumi Ato
Last 5: W W W W W

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

Featured Fighters

[#5 LW]	Justin Gaethje	[#1 LW]	Ilia Topuria
[#11 LW]	Paddy Pimblett	[#2 LW]	Arman Tsarukyan
[#1 WW]	Islam Makhachev	[#1 FW]	Alexander Volkanovski
[NR]	Conor McGregor	[#7 LW]	Benoit St. Denis
[#8 LW]	Dan Hooker	[NR]	Khabib Nurmagomedov

2013 Awards: Most Improved Fighter

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Jason

Most Improved Fighter of the Year: Albert Tumenov

The future looks bright for 22 year old, Albert Tumenov. Previous to this year, the recent UFC signee was making a career out of fighting and beating unknowns. Now 12-1, Tumenov took out a respectable journeyman in Yasubey Enomoto, to become a Top 75 fighter in a packed Welterweight division.

Honorable Mentions: Mateusz Gamrot, Derek Anderson

2013 Awards: Comeback Fighter of the Year

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Jason

Comeback Fighter of the Year: Ryan LaFlare

Guys like LaFlare wreak havoc on the ratings — but that’s OK. Almost three years of professional inactivity didn’t seem to affect him at all. He increased his level of opposition significantly and rattled off four wins, three of which were in the UFC. Way to go.

Honorable Mention: Yancy Medeiros

To qualify, fighters cannot have had a fight in the previous year or are coming off injury that caused inactivity of 15+ months.

2013 Awards: Upsets of the Year

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Jason

Note: We have two ways that we derive biggest “upsets” based on points difference between winner and loser.

“Most Noteworthy” (X minus Y)
“Most Lopsided” (X divided by Y)

Most Noteworthy: Phil Davis UD(3) Lyoto Machida

I begrudgingly dub this most noteworthy upset of the year. Not only was this a big upset by points, but it was an upset that never should have happened. With the judges asleep at the wheel, we saw Davis get an incredibly dubious decision against Machida. How upsetting.

Honorable Mentions: Antonio Silva KO(3) Alistair Overeem, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira UD(3) Rashad Evans

Most Lopsided: Celine Haga UD(2) Naho Sugiyama

Although Sugiyama was coming off her first loss against Penne, having finally left Japan. Who saw this? Haga, formerly 3-11, beats Sugiyama, 8-1, after “Sugi Rock” returns to the comfortable confines of Japanese soil.

Honorable Mentions: Phil Davis UD(3) Lyoto Machida, Rustam Khabilov UD(3) Jorge Masvidal

2013 Awards: Rookies of the Year

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Jason

Men: Steve Mocco

After going 3-0 on the year, with two of those wins coming by stoppage, Mocco has gained a respectable ranking (#87) at the year-end. His wrestling pedigree is sure to see him vault higher up the rankings, but will his lack of height create an issue against the division’s giants?

Honorable Mentions: Mikhail Gazaev, Magomed Biboulatov

Women: Livia Renata Souza

Although listed as a Strawweight by Sherdog’s Fight Finder, she toiled in the barren wasteland that is the Women’s Flyweight division and managed to amass five wins against no losses in 2013. Those performances accumulate to earn her a #6 ranking at year’s end.

Honorable Mentions: Faith Van Duin, Alida Gray

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Current MMA Rankings Updated (12-29-2013)

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Jason

Fight Matrix Program: UFC 168 (12-28-2013)

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Jason

Middleweight Championship (185)
[#1/#2DD/#4P4P] Chris Weidman (10-0-0, +131) vs. [#2/#6P4P] Anderson Silva (33-5-0, -157)
Chris Weidman is the All-Time #7 ranked Middleweight fighter.
Anderson Silva is the All-Time #1 ranked Middleweight and #2 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Chris Weidman (3-0-0)
2013-07-06: W vs. [#2MW/#6P4P] Anderson Silva (33-5-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:18 of round 2
2012-07-11: W vs. [#11MW] Mark Munoz (13-4-0) via KO (Elbow and Punches) in 1:37 of round 2
2012-01-28: W vs. [#6WW] Demian Maia (18-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Anderson Silva (2-1-0)
2013-07-06: L vs. [#1MW/#2DD/#4P4P] Chris Weidman (10-0-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:18 of round 2
2012-10-13: W vs. [*] Stephan Bonnar (15-8-0) via TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches) in 4:40 of round 1
2012-07-07: W vs. [#7LHW] Chael Sonnen (28-14-1) via TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches) in 1:55 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Chris Weidman 175, Anderson Silva 175
Previous Match-up Record: Chris Weidman leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Women Bantamweight Championship (135)
[#1/#1DD/#1P4P] Ronda Rousey (7-0-0, -780) vs. [#9] Miesha Tate (13-4-0, +505)
Ronda Rousey is the All-Time #8 ranked Women’s fighter.
Miesha Tate is the All-Time #13 ranked Women’s fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Ronda Rousey (3-0-0)
2013-02-23: W vs. [#11BW] Liz Carmouche (9-4-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 4:49 of round 1
2012-08-18: W vs. [#6BW] Sarah Kaufman (16-3-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 0:54 of round 1
2012-03-03: W vs. [#9BW] Miesha Tate (13-4-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 4:27 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Miesha Tate (1-2-0)
2013-04-13: L vs. [#3BW/#8DD/#6P4P] Cat Zingano (8-0-0) via TKO (Knees and Elbow) in 2:55 of round 3
2012-08-18: W vs. [*] Julie Kedzie (16-13-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 3:28 of round 3
2012-03-03: L vs. [#1BW/#1DD/#1P4P] Ronda Rousey (7-0-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 4:27 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ronda Rousey 308, Miesha Tate 259
Previous Match-up Record: Ronda Rousey leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: Ronda Rousey leads 1-0
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Heavyweight (265)
[#6] Travis Browne (15-1-1, +168) vs. [#8] Josh Barnett (33-6-0, -205)
Josh Barnett is the All-Time #5 ranked Heavyweight and #25 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Travis Browne (2-1-0)
2013-08-17: W vs. [#9HW+] Alistair Overeem (36-13-0) via KO (Front Kick and Punches) in 4:08 of round 1
2013-04-13: W vs. [#14HW+] Gabriel Gonzaga (16-7-0) via KO (Elbows) in 1:11 of round 1
2012-10-05: L vs. [#4HW+] Antonio Silva (18-5-1) via TKO (Punches) in 3:27 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Josh Barnett (2-1-0)
2013-08-31: W vs. [#10HW+] Frank Mir (16-8-0) via TKO (Knee) in 1:56 of round 1
2013-01-12: W vs. [#102HW+] Nandor Guelmino (11-5-1) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 2:11 of round 1
2012-05-19: L vs. [#3HW+] Daniel Cormier (13-0-0) via UD (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Travis Browne 133, Josh Barnett 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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Current MMA Rankings Updated (12-22-2013)

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Jason

Midweek Current & All-Time MMA Rankings Updated (12-17-2013)

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Jason

Notable Info

In the rating process, we added an optimization that in some circumstances, creates a more accurate rating calculation as a result of a bout in which we do not have divisional info for.
Missed community adjustments for women were added and are now being considered retroactively.
Some missing bouts from this past weekend were added to the database.

Current MMA Rankings Updated (12-15-2013)

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Jason

Fight Matrix Program: UFC on FOX 9 (12-14-2013)

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Jason

Flyweight Championship (125)
[#1/#5DD/#8P4P] Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1, 125lb) vs. [#2/#8DD/#10P4P] Joseph Benavidez (19-3-0, 125lb)
Demetrious Johnson is the All-Time #5 ranked Flyweight fighter.
Joseph Benavidez is the All-Time #16 ranked Flyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Demetrious Johnson (3-0-0)
2013-07-27: W vs. [#7FLY] John Moraga (13-2-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 3:43 of round 5
2013-01-26: W vs. [#4FLY] John Dodson (15-6-0) via UD (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
2012-09-22: W vs. [#2FLY/#8DD/#10P4P] Joseph Benavidez (19-3-0) via SD (48-47, 47-48, 49-46)

Last 3 Fights: Joseph Benavidez (3-0-0)
2013-09-04: W vs. [#11FLY] Jussier da Silva (15-3-0) via TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches) in 3:07 of round 1
2013-04-20: W vs. [#13FLY] Darren Uyenoyama (8-4-0) via KO (Punch to the Body) in 4:50 of round 2
2013-02-02: W vs. [#6FLY] Ian McCall (12-4-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Demetrious Johnson 140, Joseph Benavidez 101
Previous Match-up Record: Demetrious Johnson leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 2 win(s) against common opposition.
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Bantamweight (135)
[#2] Urijah Faber (29-6-0, 135.0lb, -149) vs. [#5] Michael McDonald (16-2-0, 135.2lb, +123)
Urijah Faber is the All-Time #5 ranked Bantamweight and #10 ranked Absolute fighter.
Michael McDonald is the All-Time #13 ranked Bantamweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Urijah Faber (3-0-0)
2013-08-17: W vs. [#18BW] Iuri Alcantara (28-5-0) via UD (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
2013-04-13: W vs. [#31BW] Scott Jorgensen (14-7-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:16 of round 4
2013-02-23: W vs. [#71BW] Ivan Menjivar (25-11-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:34 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Michael McDonald (2-1-0)
2013-08-17: W vs. [#26BW] Brad Pickett (23-8-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 3:43 of round 2
2013-02-16: L vs. [#1BW/#6P4P] Renan Barao (31-1-0) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 3:57 of round 4
2012-04-21: W vs. [#91BW] Miguel Torres (40-7-0) via KO (Punches) in 3:18 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Urijah Faber 119, Michael McDonald 119
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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Featherweight (145)
[#2] Chad Mendes (15-1-0, 145.0lb, -869) vs. [#9] Nik Lentz (24-5-2, 145.0lb, +571)
Chad Mendes is the All-Time #6 ranked Featherweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Chad Mendes (3-0-0)
2013-08-31: W vs. [#10FW] Clay Guida (30-14-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:30 of round 3
2013-04-20: W vs. [#11FW] Darren Elkins (17-3-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:08 of round 1
2012-12-15: W vs. [#75BW] Yaotzin Meza (20-8-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:55 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Nik Lentz (3-0-0)
2013-05-18: W vs. [#37FW] Hacran Dias (21-2-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2013-01-19: W vs. [#25FW] Diego Nunes (18-5-0) via UD (30-28, 30-27, 30-26)
2012-08-11: W vs. [*] Eiji Mitsuoka (18-9-2) via TKO (Punches) in 3:45 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Chad Mendes 105, Nik Lentz 210
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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12/14 Ratings Update: TUF Bouts

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Jason

Given the importance of the future season of The Ultimate Fighter series with regards to the Women’s Strawweight division, the amount of top female fighters that were apart of this past TUF season and the lacking amount of women’s professional fight data in general, we will start giving these bouts some level of consideration in the ratings calculations. These bouts are fully sanctioned by the NSAC and use nearly identical rules to their counterparts, so we feel it is in the best interest of our ratings accuracy to include these bouts. Outside of the ratings and wherever possible, these bouts will continue to be ignored.

An early 12/14 ratings update will usher in the above for all TUF bouts, retroactively considered.

Current MMA Rankings Expansion & Mid-Week Update

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Jason

With a special mid-week ranking update, we will be expanding the following divisions:

Featherweight (400->450)
Flyweight (100->150)
Women’s Bantamweight (20->25)

There will likely be additional expansion within the next month or two.

Current MMA Rankings Updated (12-08-2013)

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Jason