Fight Matrix

FightMatrix Program: UFC Live 6 (10-1-2011)

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Jason

Bantamweight (135)
[#1/#5DD] Dominick Cruz (18-1-0) vs. [#10] Demetrious Johnson (9-1-0)
Dominick Cruz is the All-Time #2 ranked Bantamweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Dominick Cruz (3-0-0)
2011-07-02: W vs. [#4BW] Urijah Faber (25-5-0) via UD (50-45, 49-46, 48-47)
2010-12-16: W vs. [#13BW] Scott Jorgensen (12-4-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
2010-08-18: W vs. [#2BW/#10DD] Joseph Benavidez (15-2-0) via SD (48-47, 47-48, 49-46)

Last 3 Fights: Demetrious Johnson (3-0-0)
2011-05-28: W vs. [#14BW] Miguel Torres (39-4-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-02-05: W vs. [#85BW] Norifumi Yamamoto (18-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2010-11-11: W vs. [#95BW] Damacio Page (15-6-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 2:27 of round 3

Welterweight (170)
[#18] Charlie Brenneman (14-2-0) vs. [#20] Anthony Johnson (9-3-0)

Last 3 Fights: Charlie Brenneman (2-1-0)
2011-06-26: W vs. [#21WW] Rick Story (13-4-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-01-22: W vs. [#487WW] Amilcar Alves (12-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2010-08-07: L vs. [#24WW] Johny Hendricks (11-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:40 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Anthony Johnson (2-1-0)
2011-03-26: W vs. [#33WW] Dan Hardy (23-10-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2009-11-21: L vs. [#7WW] Josh Koscheck (16-5-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:47 of round 2
2009-10-24: W vs. [#128WW] Yoshiyuki Yoshida (13-6-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:41 of round 1

Heavyweight (265)
[#49] Pat Barry (6-3-0) vs. [#51] Stefan Struve (21-5-0)

Last 3 Fights: Pat Barry (1-2-0)
2011-06-26: L vs. [#14HW+] Cheick Kongo (16-6-2) via KO (Punch) in 2:39 of round 1
2011-01-22: W vs. [#29HW+] Joey Beltran (13-5-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2010-06-12: L vs. [#25HW+] Mirko Filipovic (27-9-2) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:30 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Stefan Struve (2-1-0)
2011-05-28: L vs. [#17HW+] Travis Browne (12-0-1) via KO (Punch) in 4:11 of round 1
2010-12-11: W vs. [#115HW+] Sean McCorkle (12-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:55 of round 1
2010-08-07: W vs. [#91HW+] Christian Morecraft (7-2-0) via KO (Punches) in 0:22 of round 2

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“Keep an Eye Out For…”

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Jonathan

[#87MW] Eddie Arizmendi (15 – 4 – 0) is on a 9 fight win streak (7 by stoppage). Not all of his victories have been over fighters with great records; however, 2 that stand out in this current streak are:

2nd round KO via punch over rising middleweight [#120MW] Jason Norwood (11 – 3 – 0) in July 2011
3rd round unanimous decision over [#64WW] David Hulett (18 – 9 – 0) in September 2009

Out of Arizmendi’s 15 victories, only 2 have gone to a decision. In fact, 17 of his 19 professional bouts have been stoppages. Arizmendi last lost in June 2008 to UFC fighter [#109WW] Seth Baczynski (14 – 6 – 0) via 2nd round submission (triangle choke). The 25 year old Tuscon, Arizona native will attempt to extend his win streak to 10 when he faces [#272MW] Arthur Guseinov (8 – 2 – 0) on October 14th at M-1 Challenge 27.

[#55LW] Alexander Sarnavskiy (15 – 0 – 0) is one of the hottest young prospects developing in Russia. Sarnavskiy, 22, has already racked up 15 consecutive wins (since his pro debut in December 2008). In 2011 alone, Sarnavskiy has won 3 bouts with choke based submissions. Within the last year, his victories include:

1st round rear naked choke on lightweight [*] Marcio Cesar (14 – 6 – 1) in August 2011
1st round triangle choke on featherweight [#114FW] Douglas Evans (13 – 9 – 0) in May 2011
2nd round rear naked choke over lightweight [#314LW] Beau Baker (8 – 5 – 0) in March 2011
Rear naked choke in 0:43 of round 1 over lightweight [*] Arsen Ubaidulaev (8 – 4 – 0) in December 2010.
TKO via spinning back fish and punches in 0:14 of round 1 over [*] Victor Kuku (8 – 8 – 1) in October 2010.

Sarnavskiy is a definite finisher, going to the cards only twice in 15 starts. Currently toiling on the Russian MMA scene, it is time for Sarnavskiy to come to the U.S. and ply his trade against higher caliber opponents. Can he continue his winning ways against tougher competition?

Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)

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

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

FightMatrix: Bellator 52 (10-1-2011)

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Jason

Heavyweight (265)
[#32] Neil Grove (11-3-1) vs. [#55] Mike Hayes (15-4-1)

Last 3 Fights: Neil Grove (2-1-0)
2011-07-23: W vs. [#191HW+] Zak Jensen (10-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:00 of round 1
2010-10-14: L vs. [#13HW+] Cole Konrad (8-0-0) via Submission (Keylock) in 4:45 of round 1
2010-09-16: W vs. [#83HW+] Alexey Oleinik (33-8-1) via TKO (Punches) in 0:45 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Mike Hayes (3-0-0)
2011-01-15: W vs. [#245HW+] Matt Kovacs (6-6-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:23 of round 3
2010-12-04: W vs. [#1536HW+] Josh Bennett (8-13-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 1:37 of round 1
2010-10-30: W vs. [#723HW+] Matt Walker (2-2-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:37 of round 2

Heavyweight (265)
[#54] Mark Holata (11-2-0) vs. [#157] Ron Sparks (7-0-0)

Last 3 Fights: Mark Holata (3-0-0)
2011-04-23: W vs. [#318HW+] Tracy Willis (7-4-0) via Submission (Knees and Punches) in 0:49 of round 1
2011-01-29: W vs. [#97HW+] Carmelo Marrero (13-5-0) via UD ()
2010-09-30: W vs. [#94HW+] Shawn Jordan (12-3-0) via KO (Punch) in 1:13 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Ron Sparks (3-0-0)
2011-05-07: W vs. [#857HW+] Vince Lucero (20-22-1) via Submission (Keylock) in 2:18 of round 1
2010-09-23: W vs. [#516HW+] Gregory Maynard (3-2-0) via KO (Punch) in 0:50 of round 1
2009-06-27: W vs. [#821HW+] Johnathan Ivey (29-45-0) via UD ()

Heavyweight (265)
[#82] Thiago Santos (8-1-0) vs. [#98] Blagoi Ivanov (4-0-0)

Last 3 Fights: Thiago Santos (2-1-0)
2010-08-13: W vs. [#168HW+] Ubiratan Marinho Lima (13-6-0) via DQ (Illegal Punches to the Back) in 3:49 of round 2
2010-05-13: W vs. [#204HW+] Geronimo dos Santos (24-13-0) via KO (Punches) in 3:35 of round 1
2009-11-27: L vs. [#83HW+] Alexey Oleinik (33-8-1) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:22 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Blagoi Ivanov (3-0-0)
2011-03-26: W vs. [#170HW+] William Penn (5-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:58 of round 1
2010-10-09: W vs. [#382LHW] Svetoslav Zahariev (7-4-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:33 of round 1
2009-08-02: W vs. [*] Kazuyuki Fujita (15-9-0) via SD ()

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Lineal Championship Histories now a permanent feature

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Oleg

As promised, the MMA Lineal Championship Histories are now a permanent fixture at FightMatrix.com!

Check them out here:

Heavyweight

Light Heavyweight

Middleweight

Welterweight

Lightweight

Featherweight

Bantamweight

Flyweight

This Past Weekend: UFC 135 – Jones vs. Rampage

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Jonathan

UFC 135 – Jones vs. Rampage
September 24, 2011
Pepsi Center,
Denver, Colorado, United States

UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#1/#7DD] up 0/3 to [#1/#4DD] Jon Jones (14-1-0) def. [#4] down 1 to [#5] Quinton Jackson (32-9-0) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 1:14 of round 4.

Jon Jones is the All-Time #17 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.
Quinton Jackson is the All-Time #1 ranked Light Heavyweight and #11 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Jon Jones (3-0-0)
2011-03-19: W vs. [#2LHW/#10DD] Mauricio Rua (20-5-0) via TKO (Punches and Knees) in 2:37 of round 3
2011-02-05: W vs. [#18LHW] Ryan Bader (12-2-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 4:20 of round 2
2010-08-01: W vs. [#22LHW] Vladimir Matyushenko (26-5-0) via TKO (Elbows) in 1:52 of round 1

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Quinton Jackson (2-1-0)
2011-05-28: W vs. [#20LHW] Matt Hamill (10-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2010-11-20: W vs. [#5LHW] Lyoto Machida (17-2-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2010-05-29: L vs. [#3LHW] Rashad Evans (19-1-1) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#8] up 1 to [#7] Josh Koscheck (16-5-0) def. [#17] down 6 to [#23] Matt Hughes (45-9-0) via KO (Punches) in 4:59 of round 1

Matt Hughes is the All-Time #2 ranked Welterweight and #4 ranked Absolute fighter.
Josh Koscheck is the All-Time #7 ranked Welterweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Josh Koscheck (2-1-0)
2010-12-11: L vs. [#1WW/#2DD] Georges St. Pierre (22-2-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
2010-05-08: W vs. [#23MW] Paul Daley (28-11-2) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2009-11-21: W vs. [#21WW] Anthony Johnson (9-3-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:47 of round 2

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Matt Hughes (2-1-0)
2010-11-20: L vs. [#6WW] B.J. Penn (16-7-2) via KO (Punches) in 0:21 of round 1
2010-08-07: W vs. [#28WW] Ricardo Almeida (13-5-0) via Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke) in 3:15 of round 1
2010-04-10: W vs. [*] Renzo Gracie (13-7-1) via TKO (Punches) in 4:40 of round 3

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#21] up 4 to [#17] Travis Browne (12-0-1) def. [#51] down 19 to [#70] Rob Broughton (15-6-1) via UD

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Travis Browne (2-0-1)
2011-05-28: W vs. [#48HW+] Stefan Struve (21-5-0) via KO (Punch) in 4:11 of round 1
2010-10-16: D vs. [#14HW+] Cheick Kongo (16-6-2) via Draw in 5:00 of round 3
2010-06-19: W vs. [#100HW+] James McSweeney (6-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:32 of round 1

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Rob Broughton (3-0-0)
2010-10-16: W vs. [#328HW+] Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz (5-2-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:43 of round 3
2010-01-30: W vs. [#146HW+] Oli Thompson (9-2-0) via UD ()
2010-01-30: W vs. [#103HW+] James Thompson (16-14-0) via KO (Punch) in 2:28 of round 2
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MMA Rankings Updated: 09/25/2011

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Jason

Notable Info

Featherweight division expanded to Top 300

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Lineal Championship Wrap-Up

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Jason

In case you missed our series on this, your lineal champions are:

Heavyweight: Alistair Overem

Light Heavyweight: Jon Jones

Middleweight: Anderson Silva

Welterweight: Georges St. Pierre

Lightweight: Shinya Aoki

Featherweight: Jose Aldo

Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz

Flyweight: Ian McCall

We will be publishing those histories on our site as permanent fixtures within the coming weeks.

FightMatrix Program: UFC 135 (9-24-2011)

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Jason

Light Heavyweight Championship (205)
[#1/#7DD] Jon Jones (13-1-0) vs. [#4] Quinton Jackson (32-8-0)
Jon Jones is the All-Time #17 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.
Quinton Jackson is the All-Time #1 ranked Light Heavyweight and #11 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Jon Jones (3-0-0)
2011-03-19: W vs. [#2LHW/#10DD] Mauricio Rua (20-5-0) via TKO (Punches and Knees) in 2:37 of round 3
2011-02-05: W vs. [#18LHW] Ryan Bader (12-2-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 4:20 of round 2
2010-08-01: W vs. [#22LHW] Vladimir Matyushenko (26-5-0) via TKO (Elbows) in 1:52 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Quinton Jackson (2-1-0)
2011-05-28: W vs. [#20LHW] Matt Hamill (10-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2010-11-20: W vs. [#5LHW] Lyoto Machida (17-2-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2010-05-29: L vs. [#3LHW] Rashad Evans (19-1-1) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Welterweight (170)
[#8] Josh Koscheck (15-5-0) vs. [#17] Matt Hughes (45-8-0)
Matt Hughes is the All-Time #2 ranked Welterweight and #4 ranked Absolute fighter.
Josh Koscheck is the All-Time #7 ranked Welterweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Josh Koscheck (2-1-0)
2010-12-11: L vs. [#1WW/#2DD] Georges St. Pierre (22-2-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
2010-05-08: W vs. [#23MW] Paul Daley (28-11-2) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2009-11-21: W vs. [#21WW] Anthony Johnson (9-3-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:47 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Matt Hughes (2-1-0)
2010-11-20: L vs. [#6WW] B.J. Penn (16-7-2) via KO (Punches) in 0:21 of round 1
2010-08-07: W vs. [#28WW] Ricardo Almeida (13-5-0) via Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke) in 3:15 of round 1
2010-04-10: W vs. [*] Renzo Gracie (13-7-1) via TKO (Punches) in 4:40 of round 3

Heavyweight (265)
[#21] Travis Browne (11-0-1) vs. [#51] Rob Broughton (15-5-1)

Last 3 Fights: Travis Browne (2-0-1)
2011-05-28: W vs. [#48HW+] Stefan Struve (21-5-0) via KO (Punch) in 4:11 of round 1
2010-10-16: D vs. [#14HW+] Cheick Kongo (16-6-2) via Draw in 5:00 of round 3
2010-06-19: W vs. [#100HW+] James McSweeney (6-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:32 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Rob Broughton (3-0-0)
2010-10-16: W vs. [#328HW+] Vinicius Kappke de Queiro (5-2-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:43 of round 3
2010-01-30: W vs. [#146HW+] Oli Thompson (9-2-0) via UD ()
2010-01-30: W vs. [#103HW+] James Thompson (16-14-0) via KO (Punch) in 2:28 of round 2

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Lineal Championship History: Heavyweights

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Jason

First, a run-down of the particulars:

Inception of the championship occured on 10/14/1993, the first “top contender” match-up that took place within this division.
Vacancies after inactivity periods were fulfilled by the next “top contender” match. Absence of such, was not a problem at Heavyweight.

Your current lineal Heavyweight champion is Alistair Overeem

The full history is below. Note, the colored backgrounds indicate a title change.

MMA Heavyweight Lineal Championship History

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The Ultimate Fighter 14, Episode 1 Review

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Oleg

The first episode of ‘The Ultimate Fighter 14’ featured all 32 fighters competing in elimination bouts for a spot in the TUF house.

A few of the early favorites were eliminated in a series of exciting fights.

Here are the 16 fighters who earned a spot in the house (all rankings are approximated as-of the show’s taping)

Featherweights

[#58] Steven Siler: defeated [#30] Micah Miller by guillotine choke in the third (overtime) round.

[#67] Bryan Caraway: defeated [#91 LW] Eric Mariott by unanimous decision (20-18).

[#80] Diego Brandao: defated [NR] Jesse Newell by TKO in the first round.

[#82] Hamid Corassani: defated [#166] Brian Pearman by KO in the first round.

[#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez: defeated [#27 BW] Jimmie Rivera by TKO in the second round.

[NR] Marcus Brimage: defeated [NR] Bryson Wailehua-Hansen by TKO in the second round.

[NR] Stephen Bass: defeated [#227] Karsten Lenjoint by triangle choke in the second round.

[NR] Dustin Neace: defeated [NR] Josh Clopton by unanimous decision (20-18)

Bantamweights after the jump:

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Lineal Championship History: Light Heavyweights

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Jason

First, a run-down of the particulars:

Due to potential metric conversion issues and weight class changes, a limit of 206 pounds is observed for this list.
Inception of the championship occurred on 12/21/1997. The late start was due to the lack of guidance by an organization, with no semblance of matchmaking. Before the UFC, the Light Heavyweight division was used a “stop gap” between Middleweight and Heavyweight.
Only one period of inactivity was seen in this lineage.

Your current lineal Light Heavyweight champion is Jon Jones

The full history is below. Note, the colored backgrounds indicate a title change.

MMA Light Heavyweight Lineal Championship History

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Lineal Championship History: Middleweights

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Jason

First, a run-down of the particulars:

Due to potential metric conversion issues and weight class changes, a limit of 187 pounds is observed for this list.
Inception of the championship occured on 5/18/1989, the first fight in the division.
Sporadic periods of inactivity were observed throughout the first half of the lineage. Clear “top contender” matches took place to determine the next champion.

Your current lineal Middleweight champion is Anderson Silva

The full history is below. Note, the colored backgrounds indicate a title change.

MMA Middleweight Lineal Championship History

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FightMatrix Program: DREAM 17 (9-24-2011)

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Jason

Lightweight (155)
[#4] Shinya Aoki (28-5-0) vs. [#187] Rob McCullough (19-7-0)
Shinya Aoki is the All-Time #3 ranked Lightweight and #22 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Shinya Aoki (3-0-0)
2011-05-29: W vs. [#189LW] Rich Clementi (40-20-1) via Submission (Neck Crank) in 2:17 of round 2
2011-04-09: W vs. [#67LW] Lyle Beerbohm (15-2-0) via Submission (Neck Crank) in 1:33 of round 1
2010-10-24: W vs. [NA] Yokthai Sithoar (0-1-0) via Submission (Keylock) in 1:00 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Rob McCullough (2-1-0)
2011-03-12: L vs. [#65LW] Patricky Freire (9-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:11 of round 3
2010-09-09: W vs. [#734LW] Corey Hill (4-4-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2010-07-09: W vs. [#146FW] Isaac DeJesus (9-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:31 of round 1

Featherweight (145)
[#10LW] Tatsuya Kawajiri (28-7-2) vs. [#12] Joachim Hansen (22-10-1)

Last 3 Fights: Tatsuya Kawajiri (2-1-0)
2011-07-16: W vs. [#105WW] Drew Fickett (41-16-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:41 of round 1
2011-04-09: L vs. [#3LW] Gilbert Melendez (19-2-0) via TKO (Elbows) in 3:14 of round 1
2010-12-31: W vs. [#28LW] Josh Thomson (18-4-0) via UD ()

Last 3 Fights: Joachim Hansen (3-0-0)
2011-05-29: W vs. [#28FW] Mitsuhiro Ishida (20-7-1) via SD ()
2010-10-29: W vs. [#193FW] Sami Aziz (5-3-1) via Submission (Armbar) in 3:47 of round 2
2010-09-25: W vs. [#6BW] Hideo Tokoro (30-23-1) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 2:48 of round 1

Featherweight (145)
[#18] Takeshi Inoue (20-5-0) vs. [#25] Caol Uno (26-14-5)
Takeshi Inoue is the All-Time #18 ranked Featherweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Takeshi Inoue (2-1-0)
2011-05-29: W vs. [#47FW] Koichiro Matsumoto (13-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 6:51 of round 1
2011-04-29: W vs. [#53FW] Taiki Tsuchiya (9-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:27 of round 2
2010-09-25: L vs. [#19FW] Kazuyuki Miyata (11-8-0) via UD ()

Last 3 Fights: Caol Uno (1-2-0)
2011-05-29: W vs. [#56FW] Akiyo Nishiura (11-7-1) via UD ()
2010-12-31: L vs. [#19FW] Kazuyuki Miyata (11-8-0) via UD ()
2010-03-31: L vs. [#19LW] Gleison Tibau (23-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:13 of round 1

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Lineal Championship History: Welterweights

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Jason

First, a run-down of the particulars:

Due to potential metric conversion issues and weight class changes, a limit of 172 pounds is observed for this list.
Inception of the championship occured on 1/13/1990, the first fight between two top fighters that resulted in a clear #1.
Sporadic periods of inactivity were observed throughout the first half of the lineage. Clear “top contender” matches took place to determine the next champion.

Your current lineal Welterweight champion is Georges St. Pierre

The full history is below. Note, the colored backgrounds indicate a title change.

MMA Welterweight Lineal Championship History

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Lineal Championship History: Lightweights

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Jason

First, a run-down of the particulars:

Due to potential metric conversion issues and weight class changes, a limit of 161 pounds is observed for this list.
Inception of the championship occured on 1/13/1990, the first fight between two top fighters that resulted in a clear #1.
Sporadic periods of inactivity were observed throughout the first half of the lineage. Clear “top contender” matches took place to determine the next champion.

Your current lineal Lightweight champion is Shinya Aoki

The full history is below. Note, the colored backgrounds indicate a title change.

MMA Lightweight Lineal Championship History

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