Fight Matrix

Fight Matrix Program: UFC Fight Night 30 (10-26-2013)

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Jason

Middleweight (185)
[#3LHW] Lyoto Machida (19-4-0, -367) vs. [#5] Mark Munoz (13-3-0, +292)
Lyoto Machida is the All-Time #14 ranked Absolute fighter.
Mark Munoz is the All-Time #22 ranked Middleweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Lyoto Machida (2-1-0)
2013-08-03: L vs. [#2LHW] Phil Davis (12-1-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2013-02-23: W vs. [#9LHW] Dan Henderson (29-10-0) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
2012-08-04: W vs. [#12LHW] Ryan Bader (15-4-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:32 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Mark Munoz (2-1-0)
2013-07-06: W vs. [#16MW] Tim Boetsch (17-6-0) via UD (30-26, 29-28, 30-27)
2012-07-11: L vs. [#1MW/#2DD/#5P4P] Chris Weidman (10-0-0) via KO (Elbow and Punches) in 1:37 of round 2
2011-11-05: W vs. [#40MW] Chris Leben (22-10-0) via TKO (Corner Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Lyoto Machida 84, Mark Munoz 112
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)
[#24] Melvin Guillard (31-13-2, -151) vs. [#29] Ross Pearson (15-6-0, +126)

Last 3 Fights: Melvin Guillard (1-2-0)
2013-07-27: W vs. [#80LW] Mac Danzig (21-11-1) via KO (Punches) in 2:47 of round 2
2012-12-29: L vs. [#33LW] Jamie Varner (21-8-1) via SD (30-27, 27-30, 30-27)
2012-08-11: L vs. [#15LW] Donald Cerrone (20-6-0) via KO (Head Kick and Punch) in 1:16 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Ross Pearson (2-1-0)
2013-04-06: W vs. [#142LW] Ryan Couture (6-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:45 of round 2
2012-12-15: W vs. [#160LW] George Sotiropoulos (14-6-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:41 of round 3
2012-06-22: L vs. [#4FW] Cub Swanson (20-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:14 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Melvin Guillard 91, Ross Pearson 203
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)
[#21] Ryan Jimmo (18-2-0, +168) vs. [#24] Jimi Manuwa (13-0-0, -203)

Last 3 Fights: Ryan Jimmo (2-1-0)
2013-06-15: W vs. [#43LHW] Igor Pokrajac (25-10-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-02-16: L vs. [#20LHW] James Te Huna (16-6-0) via UD (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2012-07-21: W vs. [#25LHW] Anthony Perosh (14-7-0) via KO (Punch) in 0:07 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Jimi Manuwa (3-0-0)
2013-02-16: W vs. [#40LHW] Cyrille Diabate (19-9-1) via TKO (Retirement) in 5:00 of round 1
2012-09-29: W vs. [*] Kyle Kingsbury (11-5-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 2
2011-12-10: W vs. [#57LHW] Antony Rea (26-14-0) via TKO (Retirement) in 5:00 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ryan Jimmo 133, Jimi Manuwa 252
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 (10-20-2013)

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Jason

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Saturday, July 18th 2026: Professional Fighters League PFL Austin: Van Steenis vs. Eblen 2

[#6 MW] Costello Van Steenis

[#12 MW] Johnny Eblen

Last Fight Date: 3/20/2026 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#16 MW] Fabian Edwards
Last 5: L W W W W

Last Fight Date: 3/28/2026 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#50 MW] Bryan Battle
Last 5: W W W L W

Saturday, June 27th 2026: Professional Fighters League PFL San Diego: McKee vs. Isbulaev

[#7 W125] Liz Carmouche

[#13 W125] Viviane Araujo

Last Fight Date: 8/15/2025 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#16 W125] Jena Bishop
Last 5: W L W W W

Last Fight Date: 4/11/2026 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#60 W125] Shanna Young
Last 5: W L W L W

Sunday, May 31st 2026: Shooto Professional Shooto 2026 Vol. 4

[#11 SW] Koyuru Tanoue

[#12 SW] Kazusa Kurobe

Last Fight Date: 11/16/2025 [Shooto]
Last Opponent: [#243 FLW] Jo Arai
Last 5: W W W W L

Last Fight Date: 1/18/2026 [Shooto]
Last Opponent: [#38 SW] Ken Asahina
Last 5: W W W W W

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[#204 LW]	Rustambek Nurzhanov	[#1 MW]	Sean Strickland
[#2 MW]	Khamzat Chimaev	[#861 LW]	Daniel Holt
[#13 WW]	Yaroslav Amosov	[#1 WW]	Islam Makhachev
[#1 LW]	Ilia Topuria	[#1 LHW]	Alex Pereira
[#1 FLW]	Joshua Van	[#4 FLW]	Tatsuro Taira

Fight Matrix Program: UFC 166 (10-14-2013)

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Jason

Heavyweight Championship (265)
[#1/#2DD/#4P4P] Cain Velasquez (12-1-0, -206) vs. [#2/#9DD] Junior dos Santos (16-2-0, +167)
Cain Velasquez is the All-Time #5 ranked Heavyweight and #25 ranked Absolute fighter.
Junior dos Santos is the All-Time #4 ranked Heavyweight and #23 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Cain Velasquez (3-0-0)
2013-05-25: W vs. [#4HW+] Antonio Silva (18-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:21 of round 1
2012-12-29: W vs. [#2HW+/#9DD] Junior dos Santos (16-2-0) via UD (50-45, 50-44, 50-43)
2012-05-26: W vs. [#4HW+] Antonio Silva (18-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:36 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Junior dos Santos (2-1-0)
2013-05-25: W vs. [#9HW+] Mark Hunt (9-8-0) via KO (Spinning Hook Kick) in 4:18 of round 3
2012-12-29: L vs. [#1HW+/#2DD/#4P4P] Cain Velasquez (12-1-0) via UD (50-45, 50-44, 50-43)
2012-05-26: W vs. [#10HW+] Frank Mir (16-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:04 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Cain Velasquez 147, Junior dos Santos 147
Previous Match-up Record: Even: 1-1-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Heavyweight (265)
[#3] Daniel Cormier (12-0-0, -576) vs. [#13] Roy Nelson (19-8-0, +415)
Daniel Cormier is the All-Time #19 ranked Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Daniel Cormier (3-0-0)
2013-04-20: W vs. [#10HW+] Frank Mir (16-8-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-01-12: W vs. [#141LHW] Dion Staring (28-10-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:02 of round 2
2012-05-19: W vs. [#7HW+] Josh Barnett (33-6-0) via UD (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)

Last 3 Fights: Roy Nelson (2-1-0)
2013-06-15: L vs. [#11HW+] Stipe Miocic (10-1-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-04-27: W vs. [#24HW+] Cheick Kongo (19-8-2) via KO (Punches) in 2:03 of round 1
2012-12-15: W vs. [#37HW+] Matt Mitrione (6-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:58 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Daniel Cormier 182, Roy Nelson 126
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Daniel Cormier leads 2-0
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Lightweight (155)
[#3] Gilbert Melendez (21-3-0, -744) vs. [#10] Diego Sanchez (24-5-0, +492)
Gilbert Melendez is the All-Time #5 ranked Lightweight and #17 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Gilbert Melendez (2-1-0)
2013-04-20: L vs. [#2LW/#10DD] Ben Henderson (19-3-0) via SD (48-47, 48-47, 47-48)
2012-05-19: W vs. [#8LW] Josh Thomson (20-5-0) via SD (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)
2011-12-17: W vs. [#15LW] Jorge Masvidal (25-7-0) via UD (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)

Last 3 Fights: Diego Sanchez (2-1-0)
2013-03-03: W vs. [#29LW] Takanori Gomi (34-9-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2012-02-15: L vs. [#7WW] Jake Ellenberger (29-7-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-03-03: W vs. [#14WW] Martin Kampmann (20-7-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Gilbert Melendez 182, Diego Sanchez 230
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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Current MMA Rankings Updated (10-13-2013)

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Jason

Notable Info

A software fix was implemented which will correct under-penalization of fighters in very specific circumstances. This will mainly affect fighters who lose multiple close decisions in a short time period to opponents close to, or below their own rating. The current ratings show the result of this change and it will be propagated to the historical and all-time rankings within the next few weeks.

Current MMA Rankings Updated (10-10-2013)

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Jason

UFC FN 29: Fight Matrix Program (10-09-2013)

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Jason

Welterweight (170)
[#5] Demian Maia (18-4-0, -282) vs. [#9] Jake Shields (28-6-1, +227)
Jake Shields is the All-Time #4 ranked Welterweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Demian Maia (3-0-0)
2013-02-02: W vs. [#24WW] Jon Fitch (24-6-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2012-10-13: W vs. [#28WW] Rick Story (15-7-0) via Submission (Neck Crank) in 2:30 of round 1
2012-07-07: W vs. [#15WW] Dong Hyun Kim (17-2-1) via TKO (Rib Injury) in 0:47 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Jake Shields (2-0-0, 1 NC)
2013-06-15: W vs. [#16WW] Tyron Woodley (11-2-0) via SD (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
2012-08-11: NC vs. [#40MW] Ed Herman (21-9-0) via NC (Overturned by Commission) in 5:00 of round 3
2012-02-26: W vs. [*] Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-5-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Demian Maia 249, Jake Shields 116
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)
[#15] Dong Hyun Kim (17-2-1, +210) vs. [#26] Erick Silva (15-3-0, -260)

Last 3 Fights: Dong Hyun Kim (2-1-0)
2013-03-03: W vs. [#27WW] Siyar Bahadurzada (21-5-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2012-11-10: W vs. [#56WW] Paulo Thiago (15-5-0) via UD (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
2012-07-07: L vs. [#5WW] Demian Maia (18-4-0) via TKO (Rib Injury) in 0:47 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Erick Silva (2-1-0)
2013-06-08: W vs. [#33WW] Jason High (17-4-0) via Submission (Reverse Triangle Armbar) in 1:11 of round 1
2012-10-13: L vs. [#24WW] Jon Fitch (24-6-1) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2012-06-08: W vs. [#63LW] Charlie Brenneman (18-5-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:33 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Dong Hyun Kim 220, Erick Silva 123
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)
[#19] Thiago Silva (15-3-0, -364) vs. [#22] Matt Hamill (11-4-0, +290)

Last 3 Fights: Thiago Silva (1-1-0, 1 NC)
2013-06-08: W vs. [#31LHW] Rafael Cavalcante (11-4-0) via KO (Punches) in 4:29 of round 1
2012-11-10: NC vs. [#103MW] Stanislav Nedkov (12-1-0) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 1:45 of round 3
2012-04-14: L vs. [#6LHW] Alexander Gustafsson (15-2-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Matt Hamill (1-2-0)
2012-09-22: W vs. [#65LHW] Roger Hollett (13-5-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
2011-08-06: L vs. [#6LHW] Alexander Gustafsson (15-2-0) via TKO (Punches and Elbows) in 3:41 of round 2
2011-05-28: L vs. [#14LHW] Quinton Jackson (32-11-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Thiago Silva 123, Matt Hamill 382
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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Current MMA Rankings Updated (10-06-2013)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Jason

Pound-For-Pound Rankings Expanded

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Oleg

By popular demand, we expanded our men’s pound-for-pound ranking to Top 15 instead of Top 10.

Men’s Pound-for-Pound Top 15

Check it out, and be on the lookout for more expansion and updates coming soon!

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Current MMA Rankings Updated (09-29-2013)

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Jason

Current MMA Rankings Updated (09-22-2013)

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Jason

Introducing Pound-for-Pound Rankings

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Oleg

As promised, here’s our first attempt at a traditional pound-for-pound ranking of top MMA fighters. Take a look and let us know what you think!

Men’s Pound-for-Pound Top 10

Women’s Pound-for-Pound Top 10

Fight Matrix Program: UFC 165 (09-21-2013)

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Jason

Light Heavyweight Championship (205)
[#1/#5DD/#2P4P] Jon Jones (18-1-0, -1014) vs. [#6] Alexander Gustafsson (15-1-0, +622)
Jon Jones is the All-Time #5 ranked Light Heavyweight and #15 ranked Absolute fighter.
Alexander Gustafsson is the All-Time #20 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Jon Jones (3-0-0)
2013-04-27: W vs. [#8LHW] Chael Sonnen (28-13-1) via TKO (Elbows and Punches) in 4:33 of round 1
2012-09-22: W vs. [#3MW] Vitor Belfort (23-10-0) via Submission (Keylock) in 0:54 of round 4
2012-04-21: W vs. [#4LHW] Rashad Evans (23-3-1) via UD (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)

Last 3 Fights: Alexander Gustafsson (3-0-0)
2012-12-08: W vs. [#10LHW] Mauricio Rua (21-8-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
2012-04-14: W vs. [#19LHW] Thiago Silva (15-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2011-12-30: W vs. [#30LHW] Vladimir Matyushenko (27-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:13 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Jon Jones 147, Alexander Gustafsson 287
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Alexander Gustafsson leads 3-2
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Bantamweight Championship (135)
[#1/#8P4P] Renan Barao (30-1-0, -717) vs. [#8] Eddie Wineland (20-8-1, +491)
Renan Barao is the All-Time #6 ranked Bantamweight fighter.
Eddie Wineland is the All-Time #9 ranked Bantamweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Renan Barao (3-0-0)
2013-02-16: W vs. [#5BW] Michael McDonald (16-2-0) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 3:57 of round 4
2012-07-21: W vs. [#2BW] Urijah Faber (29-6-0) via UD (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)
2012-02-04: W vs. [#36BW] Scott Jorgensen (14-7-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Eddie Wineland (2-1-0)
2012-12-29: W vs. [#21BW] Brad Pickett (23-8-0) via SD (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
2012-06-08: W vs. [#36BW] Scott Jorgensen (14-7-0) via KO (Punches) in 4:10 of round 2
2011-08-14: L vs. [#2FLY/#8DD] Joseph Benavidez (19-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Renan Barao 217, Eddie Wineland 266
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Renan Barao leads 3-2
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Heavyweight (265)
[#21] Brendan Schaub (9-3-0, +107) vs. [#32] Matt Mitrione (6-2-0, -116)

Last 3 Fights: Brendan Schaub (1-2-0)
2013-02-23: W vs. [#42HW+] Lavar Johnson (17-7-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2012-04-21: L vs. [#20HW+] Ben Rothwell (33-9-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:10 of round 1
2011-08-27: L vs. [#12HW+] Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (34-8-1) via KO (Punches) in 3:09 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Matt Mitrione (1-2-0)
2013-04-06: W vs. [#87HW+] Philip De Fries (9-3-0) via KO (Punches) in 0:19 of round 1
2012-12-15: L vs. [#13HW+] Roy Nelson (19-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:58 of round 1
2011-10-29: L vs. [#23HW+] Cheick Kongo (18-8-2) via UD (30-27, 29-27, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Brendan Schaub 210, Matt Mitrione 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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Current MMA Rankings Updated (09-15-2013)

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Jason

Stat of the Day: A Legendary “Can Crusher”

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Jason

If you are a long-time viewer of the site, you are probably familiar with the term, “quality performance”. If not, we made a blog post about it and the associated decay way back in 2008. Simply put, a fighter registers a quality performance when they fight another fighter reasonably close to or above their own rating and they deliver an outcome that is not egregiously beneath what is expected based on the ratings difference. So, it is important to know that quality performances are relative.

In other words, Fedor Emelianenko in his prime would not have registered a quality performance over #500 ranked Joe Schmoe, regardless of the outcome. However, if Joe Schmoe managed a split decision loss against Fedor, Joe would earn the quality performance — so these CAN be earned even in losses.

When looking at fighters with at least 15 wins that have had winning records, one fighter stands way above the rest.

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Coming Soon: Pound-for-Pound Rankings

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Jason

For years, we’ve featured the Division Dominance rankings for Men and Women. Although similar to “pound-for-pound” rankings, these were not and are not the same thing.

Even though the posted definition at the top of the pages clearly states this, it seems many of our viewers cannot understand this or refuse to read it. As some of you know, these rankings are very mathematical in nature and only reflect the proportional point differences that top fighters possess over fighters considered to be their divisional peers. Throughout time, we added some conditional logic to eliminate outliers, but these lists continue to be mathematically specific and straightforward.

Within the next two weeks, we plan on launching “pound-for-pound” ranking lists for both genders. These lists will feature separate point ratings that are calculated side-by-side, chronologically, alongside the typical ratings you see on our site. However, the goal in mind is to make the rating points value the same factors that the fan and media lists do — but to do so consistently, accurately and timely. Eventually, we will expand this to our Generated Ranking Sets to allow for a “lookback” in time.