Skip to content
Menu
  • MMA Rankings
    • Current MMA Rankings
      • Men’s MMA Ranking
        • Pound for Pound
        • Division Point Dominance
        • Heavyweight+
        • Light Heavyweight
        • Middleweight
        • Welterweight
        • Lightweight
        • Featherweight
        • Bantamweight
        • Flyweight
        • Strawweight
      • Women’s MMA Rankings
        • Women’s Pound for Pound
        • Women’s Division Point Dominance
        • Women’s Featherweight+
        • Women’s Bantamweight
        • Women’s Flyweight
        • Women’s Strawweight
        • Women’s Atomweight
      • Unknown Division
    • All-Time MMA Rankings
      • About All-Time Rankings
      • All-Time Absolute
      • All-Time Womens (Open)
      • All-Time Heavyweight+
      • All-Time LightHeavyweight
      • All-Time Middleweight
      • All-Time Welterweight
      • All-Time Lightweight
      • All-Time Featherweight
      • All-Time Bantamweight
      • All-Time Flyweight
      • All-Time Strawweight
    • Historical MMA Rankings
      • Published Ranking Snapshots
      • Generated Historical Rankings
  • Records & Statistics
    • Unusual Decisions
    • MMA Fight Outcomes by Weight Class
    • MMA Fight Outcomes by Year
    • Most Wins in MMA Bouts
    • Most Losses in MMA Bouts
    • Most Professional MMA Bouts
    • Most Career Wins Without a Loss
    • Longest Undefeated Streak (Active Fighters)
    • Longest Undefeated Streak (Retired Fighters)
    • Shortest Average Fight
    • Shortest Average Win
    • Best (T)KO Win Percentage
    • Best Submission Win Percentage
    • Most weight divisions fought in
    • Most weight divisions with draw or win
    • Longest Career
    • Database Statistics
  • Features
    • Interviews
    • Blogs
      • Boxing
      • MMA
      • Muay Thai
      • Event Previews
      • Fighter Highlights
      • MMA Ranks
      • Historical Ranks
      • MMA Statistics
      • News
    • MMA Promotions Ranking
    • Weekly Ranking Summary
      • Biggest Movers
      • Recently Active
      • Newly Ranked
      • Dropouts
      • Division Changes
      • Inactive Fighters
      • Quality Performance Decay
      • Strength of Schedule
    • Lineal Championship Histories
      • About Lineal Championships
      • Heavyweights
      • Light Heavyweights
      • Middleweights
      • Welterweights
      • Lightweights
      • Featherweights
      • Bantamweights
      • Flyweights
      • Strawweights
      • Women’s Featherweight+
      • Women’s Bantamweight
      • Women’s Flyweight
      • Women’s Strawweight
      • Women’s Atomweight
    • Upcoming Events
      • All Upcoming Events
      • Upcoming UFC Events
      • Upcoming MMA Events by Promotion
      • Upcoming MMA Events by Country
    • Past Events
      • Event Search
      • Past Events by Promotion
      • Past Events by Year
    • MMA Awards
    • Links and Mentions
  • UFC Records
    • About UFC Records
    • Most Wins
    • Most Bouts
    • Consecutive Wins
    • Title Wins
    • Title Bouts
    • Title Defenses
    • Octagon Time
    • UFC ‘Of the Night’ Bonuses
      • All Bonuses
      • Fights of the Night
      • Performances of the Night
      • Knockouts of The Night
      • Submissions of the Night
    • UFC Fight Outcomes by Weight Class
    • UFC Fight Outcomes By Year
  • About Us
    • About MMA Rankings
    • FAQ
    • Contact Us
  • Search
    • Fighter Search
    • Event Search
    • Blog Search
Close Menu
Fight Matrix

UFC 102: How they stack up

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Jason

An interesting note.  This may be the first time that all fighters in a UFC card are ranked in the current rankings.  There are also no fighters coming off of a 15+ month term of inactivity.

There are a few changing of the guard possibilities here, with undefeated fighters that have never tied or lost a decision on a single scorecard, a marker that we highly respect – Dunham/Aurelio, Duffee/Hague, and Simpson/Herman.

Heavyweight
[#4] Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. [#6] Randy Couture

Light Heavyweight
[#9] Keith Jardine vs. [#14] Thiago Silva

Middleweight
[#37] Chris Leben vs. [#132] Jake Rosholt

Middleweight
[#4] Demian Maia vs. [#6] Nate Marquardt

Light Heavyweight
[#17] Brandon Vera vs. [#24] Krzysztof Soszynski

Middleweight
[#31] Ed Herman vs. [#96] Aaron Simpson

Heavyweight
[#18] Gabriel Gonzaga vs. [#31] Chris Tuchscherer

Heavyweight
[#36] Michael Russow vs. [#43] Justin McCully

Heavyweight
[#39] Tim Hague vs. [#61] Todd Duffee

Middleweight
[#107] Nick Catone vs. [#115 LHW] Mark Munoz

Lightweight
[#28 WW] Marcus Aurelio vs. [#70] Evan Dunham

Ranking Notes: Dark green font represents an approximate ranking. An asterisk represents a fighter who is ranked, but too low for an approximation. These two scenarios will clear up slightly as we move forward. “NR” means the fighter is not ranked, due to inactivity, or due to a rating that is at or below the default starter rating.

UFC 102 Trivia

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Jeremiah

MMA Trivia and Stats for UFC 102:

Demian Maia is the ninth ADCC Champion to fight in the UFC. He’s put those submission skills to work, as he is the only UFC fighter since Royce Gracie to win five fights in a row via submission. He is also the only fighter in UFC history to ever win five consecutive fights via choke.  

Nate Marquardt is fighting Demian Maia, a Brazilian BJJ black belt. Marquardt has only lost three fights in the last six years, all to Brazilian BJJ black belts.

Krzysztof Soszynski is coming off the very rare feat (for the present-day UFC) of fighting on two consecutive UFC events (UFC 97 and UFC 98)

Krzysztof Soszynski also remains the only Polish-born fighter ever to fight on a main card for the UFC. Tomasz Drwal has fought for the UFC three times but never on a main card.

Randy Couture enters the fight without a lengthy streak (one loss), which is normal for ‘The Natural’. He hasn’t had a winning streak or losing streak of more than two fights since 2001.

Portland is the first city in the Pacific Northwest to ever host a UFC.

With a win over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Randy Couture would move into a tie for first place on FightMatrix’s “Who has beaten the most UFC Champions?” list.

Keith Jardine has not won or lost multiple fights in a row since 2006.

Justin McCully has never lost a decision or been knocked out. All four of his losses have come by submission. His opponent, Mike Russow, has submitted six of his last seven opponents.

Marcus Aurelio has never been finished, despite seven losses. Of his seven losses, four were split decisions. His opponent, Evan Dunham, has won his last seven fights inside the distance.

 

Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)

Friday, August 15th 2025: PFL World Tournament 9: 2025 Finals
 [#9 W125] Liz Carmouche [#13 W125] Jena Bishop
Last Fight Date: 6/20/2025 [Professional Fighters League]
Last Opponent: [#23 W125] Elora Dana
Last 5: W W L W W
Last Fight Date: 6/20/2025 [Professional Fighters League]
Last Opponent: [#30 W125] Ekaterina Shakalova
Last 5: W L L W W
Sunday, July 27th 2025: Super RIZIN 4
 [#1 W105] Seika Izawa [#27 W105] Yu Jin Shin
Last Fight Date: 12/31/2024 [Rizin Fighting Federation]
Last Opponent: [#166 W115] Lucia Apdelgarim
Last 5: W W W W W
Last Fight Date: 12/29/2024 [Road Fighting Championship]
Last Opponent: [NR] Seo Young Park
Last 5: W W W W NC
Friday, August 1st 2025: PFL World Tournament 8: 2025 Finals
 [#8 FW] Jesus Pinedo [#26 FW] Movlid Khaybulaev
Last Fight Date: 6/12/2025 [Professional Fighters League]
Last Opponent: [#23 FW] Gabriel Braga
Last 5: W W W W W
Last Fight Date: 6/12/2025 [Professional Fighters League]
Last Opponent: [#134 FW] Tae Kyun Kim
Last 5: W W W W W

Featured Fighters

[#2 LW]  Ilia Topuria [#3 FLW]  Joshua Van
[#4 LW]  Charles Oliveira [#1 LW]  Islam Makhachev
[#12 LW]  Paddy Pimblett [NR]  Conor McGregor
[#1 FLW]  Alexandre Pantoja [#26 BW]  Felipe Lima
[NR]  Jon Jones [NR]  Khabib Nurmagomedov
zamsino.com

FightMatrix All-Time Featherweight Rankings

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Jason

These are still in the alpha stages, and there are some important things to mention as there are some major differences between these rankings and the FightMatrix ratings.

  • Rankings ARE division specific, however some fighters will experience run-over into divisions they jumped in and out of. Fighters CAN appear in more than one list, and will only given credit during times in which they produced quality performances in these divisions. Due to this, divisional info is seriously depended upon. This is a large reason why I think this is still in the alpha stage.
  • Years of 1990 and later are considered.
  • Monthly ranking snapshots are taken. Fighters are given points based on their standing in the Top 15, with the most points going toward a #1 spot, a little less to #2, right on down the line. Having longevity at the top of the division is key and those who only spend a limited time in a division will suffer. Divisional depth at the time is also given consideration.
  • Heavyweight will look a bit odd, as it will include those who excelled at open-weight back in the 1990s.
Rank Fighter Total Record All-Time Division Points
1 Urijah Faber
Last Fight: 6/7/2009
22-3-0
803
2 Hatsu Hioki
Last Fight: 8/2/2009
20-3-2
520
3 Mike Thomas Brown
Last Fight: 6/7/2009
22-4-0
478
4 Alexandre Franca Nogueira
Last Fight: 6/1/2008
13-5-2
476
5 Masakazu Imanari
Last Fight: 8/23/2009
17-7-1
419
6 Jeff Curran
Last Fight: 8/9/2009
31-12-1
392
7 Yoshiro Maeda
Last Fight: 8/9/2009
24-7-2
304
8 Mark Hominick
Last Fight: 7/19/2008
16-8-0
263
9 Wagnney Fabiano
Last Fight: 4/5/2009
12-1-0
207
10 Antonio Carvalho
Last Fight: 6/22/2008
10-4-0
186

1. Urijah Faber (803 All-Time Featherweight Points)

The most dominant Featherweight in recent memory takes the top spot.  Holding the #1 position for approximately two years, and competing in the division for his entire career has resulted in him being the top Featherweight of all-time.

2. Hatsu Hioki (520)

Hioki has long been the best Featherweight outside of North America.  Also having spent his entire career at Featherweight, Hioki holds two wins over Mark Hominick, and a win over Jeff Curran, both of whom are on this list.   Hioki has only lost three times, with two of those coming by way of split decision.

3. Mike Thomas Brown (480)

Having only come to prominence since first beating Urijah Faber, Brown has been a great Featherweight, as well as a decent Lightweight since 2004.  The sky may be the limit now, as it appears that he may be the next dominant WEC Featherweight champion.

4. Alexandre Franca Nogueira (476)

Pequeño was the first great Featherweight when MMA emerged into the main scene, albeit at a time when the division was very weak and virtually non-existent in the Americas.  As Nogueira aged, he decided to test the waters at Lightweight, and failed miserably.

5. Masakazu Imanari (419)

Although back at Bantamweight, Imanari has been a Top 15 featherweight for his entire tenure in the division.  He holds wins over Mike Thomas Brown, and Yoshiro Maeda, two fighters that are on this list.  His record is skewed by 7 losses, though a majority of them have come at Lightweight.

6. Jeff Curran (392)

Sporadically competing in the division since the late 1990s, Curran is probably the best Featherweight to not have won a major or mid-major championship in the division.  Like Nogueira, Curran found it difficult to compete in this division, but has decided to go down in weight, rather than up, and like Nogueira, has not found success in this move.

7. Yoshiro Maeda (304)

His story sounds like a hybrid of the three mentioned above.  Starting out a little later than Nogueira, Imanari found success in the Featherweight division, and even notched a few wins at Lightweight.  However, upon reaching American soil, Maeda did not fare well, and decided to move to Bantamweight.  With a record of 1-2, Maeda went to the 139lb DREAM Featherweight tournament, where he was TKO’d in the second round.

8. Mark Hominick (263)

The list weakens a bit as we get to #8.  Undoubtedly the best Featherweight from Canada,  Hominick has yet to reach elite status on the worldwide scene.  Inactive since July 2008, Hominick has lost eight times, but almost all of those losses have come to top notch fighters.

9. Wagnney Fabiano (207)

A stint at Lightweight in the IFL cost him some tenure in the Featherweight division.  However, while in the division, he has fared well, only losing a controversial split decision to #6 Jeff Curran.  Fabiano remains a top ranked Featherweight fighter.

10. Antonio Carvalho (186)

Carvalho has flown under the radar a bit, but he’s #2 to Hominick as far as Canadian Featherweights go.  He holds a close loss to Jeff Curran, as well as wins over Hatsu Hioki, Rumina Sato, and Takeshi Inoue.

kiwislots.nz

Victories over UFC Champions, Part I

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Jeremiah

By virtue of being one of the first MMA organizations in the world and having an unbroken history that extends to their present day dominance, the title of ‘UFC Champion’ is arguably the most prestigious title that any fighter can hold.  ‘UFC Champion’ is by no means the only prestigious title an MMA champion may have won, but it is without a doubt the most consistently meaningful title in the history of our sport.  And if being a UFC champion is worth so much, what about victories over those champions?  Which fighters in MMA history have defeated the most members of this exclusive club?

To be clear, the criteria for ‘UFC Champion’ is as follows. Interim champions count. Early UFC tournament (Pre UFC 20) winners count as champions, and post UFC 20 tournament winners such as UFC Japan 2 and TUF tournament winners are not counted. Superfight winners count as champs. A win over a champion, future, present, past or at any point in their career counts. That’s the criteria used for this list.  I’ve included every fighter with three or more victories over different UFC champions.  For a list of all UFC Champions, see here.

Keep Reading

adlerslots.com

MMA Rankings Updated: 8/23/09

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Jason
leeuwslots.com

July Archive Published

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Oleg

Fightmatrix.com Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Archive has been updated with the rankings as of July 6, 2009.

top online casino South Africa sites at CasinoHEX.co.za

MMA Rankings Updated: 8/17/07

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Jason

Notable Info

  • Fabricio Werdum returns to the win column with a victory over Mike Kyle, but remains outside the Top 10 at Heavyweight.
  • Gegard Mousasi moved to the Light Heavyweight division and obliterated Renato Sobral.  He debuts at #4, ahead of Forrest Griffin, who slips to #5.
  • The little known Brazilian, Renan Barao, is starting to make a name for himself on the world circuit, moving to 15-1 and into the Top 30 at Featherweight.  His only loss came in his debut.
  • Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos ends Gina Carano’s undefeated streak and moves to #2 in the Womens’ division.  Carano slips outside the Top 10.

All-Time Divisional Rankings: Bantamweight

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Jason

We posted the Flyweight Top 5 last week, and here’s Bantamweight. These are still in the alpha stages, and there are some important things to mention as there are some major differences between these rankings and the FightMatrix ratings.

  • Rankings ARE division specific, however some fighters will experience run-over into divisions they jumped in and out of. Fighters CAN appear in more than one list. Due to this, divisional info is seriously depended upon. This is a large reason why I think this is still in the alpha stage.
  • Years of 1990 and later are considered.
  • Monthly ranking snapshots are taken. Fighters are given points based on their standing in the Top 15, with the most points going toward a #1 spot, a little less to #2, right on down the line. Having longevity at the top of the division is key and those who only spend a limited time in a division will suffer. Divisional depth at the time is also given consideration.
  • Heavyweight will look a bit odd, as it will include those who excelled at open-weight back in the 1990s.
Rank Fighter Total Record All-Time Division Points
1 Miguel Torres
Last Fight: 8/9/2009
37-2-0
336
2 Ryota Matsune
Last Fight: 10/14/2006
15-1-1
122
3 Masahiro Oishi
Last Fight: 12/6/2008
19-11-7
111
4 Kentaro Imaizumi
Last Fight: 8/27/2008
9-7-5
94
5 Akitoshi Hokazono
Last Fight: 7/21/2006
6-0-2
87
6 Chase Beebe
Last Fight: 3/8/2009
12-4-0
82
7 Eddie Wineland
Last Fight: 4/5/2009
14-6-1
77
8 Antonio Banuelos
Last Fight: 6/7/2009
16-5-0
76
9 Paul McVeigh
Last Fight: 5/23/2009
15-5-0
72
10 Marcos Galvao
Last Fight: 3/1/2009
6-3-1
72

1. Miguel Torres (336 All-Time Bantamweight Points)

Without question, the greatest Bantamweight in history.  Defeated all of the opponents he’s faced, with the exception of Brian Bowles, whom he he has not yet had a chance to rematch.  A 37-2 record, with all bouts (that we have divisional info for) taking place in the Bantamweight division.

2. Ryota Matsune (122)

The “Shooto Junkie” takes the silver with a 15-1-1 record at the division.  Fought, and once defended the Shooto Featherweight (132) championship.  Beat All-Time top bantamweights such as Kentaro Imaizumi and Masahiro Oishi.  Only lost once by decision, and drew with Takeya Mizugaki, who is currently a top ten ranked Bantamweight.

3. Masahiro Oishi (111)

His total record like many Shooto fighters’, leaves something to be desired, but this is simply because judges there like even rounds and great parity is experienced.  Nevertheless, he has been a top Bantamweight for well over a decade and has also routinely competed at Featherweight.

4. Kentaro Imaizumi (94)

Like Oishi, his record appears subpar, but a closer look reveals a unanimous decision win over Ryota Matsune, and two rematches where he fought on nearly even terms with him.  He also has wins over Jin Akimoto, Takeyasu Hirono, and a draw with #3 All-Time Oishi.  Recently tested the waters unsuccessfully at Featherweight (Shooto Lightweight).

5. Akitoshi Hokazono (87)

Short and sweet.  Although his career was limited with only 8 fights, he sports a rare, undefeated Shooto record of 6-0-2, with his final win coming over Kenji Osawa for the Shooto 132lb title.  He also has a win over Marcos Galvao, who is ranked in this Top 10 list.

6. Chase Beebe (82)

Coming off three losses, with his last being at Featherweight, Beebe started his career at 11-1.  A former WEC Bantamweight champion that beat the best Bantamweights that the USA had to offer not named Torres before the start of his losing streak.

7. Eddie Wineland (77)

The first WEC Bantamweight champion. Outside of this first match though, is 0-2 in the organization, although his losses are to no slouches.

8. Antonio Banuelos (76)

Rounding out the WEC portion of the list is Banuelos.  Unlike Wineland and Beebe, Banuelos still holds a top ranking in the Bantamweight division, and looks to improve his position on this list.

9. Paul McVeigh (72)

A surprise entry from the United Kingdom, McVeigh is easily the all-time best Bantamweight in Europe.  Let’s hope he can get some notice on the world stage as the current competition gap between the UK and the rest of the world does not allow him the opportunity to earn a lofty ranking.

10. Marcos Galvao (72)

Right out of the gate, Galvao defeated top competition in Shooto. Although crushed in his last matchup against Damacio Page, Galvao has beaten some impressive competition on the world stage in Kenji Osawa, Fredson Paixao, Jin Akimoto, and has a draw against Masakatsu Ueda.

casino utan svensk licens

Debuting the All-Time Divisional Rankings: Flyweight

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Jason

It’s been a long time coming, but the database is finally at a point to start debuting all-time rankings.  These are still in the alpha stages, and there are some important things to mention as there are some major differences between these rankings and the FightMatrix ratings.

  • Rankings ARE division specific, however some fighters will experience run-over into divisions they jumped in and out of. Fighters CAN appear in more than one list. Due to this, divisional info is seriously depended upon. This is a large reason why I think this is still in the alpha stage.
  • Years of 1990 and later are considered.
  • Monthly ranking snapshots are taken. Fighters are given points based on their standing in the Top 15, with the most points going toward a #1 spot, a little less to #2, right on down the line. Having longevity at the top of the division is key and those who only spend a limited time in a division will suffer. Divisional depth at the time is also given consideration.
  • Heavyweight will look a bit odd, as it will include those who excelled at open-weight back in the 1990s.

After considering all of that, I present the Top 5 Flyweights of All-Time.

Rank Fighter Record All-Time Points
1 Mamoru Yamaguchi
Last Fight: 7/18/2008
20-5-3
99
2 Yasuhiro Urushitani
Last Fight: 11/8/2008
15-4-6
78
3 Shinichi Kojima
Last Fight: 7/19/2009
10-4-5
56
4 Junji Ikoma
Last Fight: 4/10/2009
12-10-4
45
5 Masatoshi Abe
Last Fight: 7/15/2007
8-2-1
33

1. Mamoru Yamaguchi (99 All-Time Flyweight Points)

With nearly 10 years as a pro, Yamaguchi spent almost all of that time in the Flyweight (Shooto Bantamweight) division.  Wins over Jin Akimoto, Yasuhiro Urushitani, Yuki Shoujo, Masaaki Sugawara, and others cement his place at the top of this list.

2. Yasuhiro Urushitani (78)

A stalwart at the top of the Flyweight division, yet the heralded championship has evaded him so far.  Had some of his draws been wins, he could easily have the ledger to challenge Yamaguchi for the top spot.  However, it wasn’t meant to be, and Urushitani appears to be fading.

3. Shinichi Kojima (56)

The most dominant Flyweight in the world from mid-2006 to mid-2009.  Aside from his recent loss, Kojima does not yet have the longevity to hold one of the top two positions in this list.  Rebounding from his recent loss will be key the coming up the ranks.

4. Junji Ikoma (45)

Although his total record leaves much to be desired, when you take a look at the history of the division, his longevity and control over the “best of the rest” seats him at #4.  He recently had a 5-fight win streak snapped at the hands of Ryuichi Miki.

5. Masatoshi Abe (33)

Had it not been for his recent two year absence, and nearly three year absence between 2003-2006, he would surely have held a higher spot in these rankings.  With only two losses, one against the #2 All-Time Urushitani, and the other Yuki Shoujo, who may one day be on this list, Abe had an outstanding record of 8-2-1.  At 32 years old, it may not be too late for another comeback.  Anyone know what this guy is up to?

Australian online casinos

WEC 42 Review

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Oleg

Following on the heels of the less-than-stellar UFC 101, MMA fans got another dose of action, with WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres defending his title against Brian Bowles in the main event of WEC 42.   The fight card included several additional bantamweight bouts to help determine the next contender for the winner of the main event.  The televised portion of the event began with Leonard Garcia looking to rebound from a knockout loss to the featherweight champion Mike Brown in his previous fight.

Leonard Garcia vs. Jameel Massouh (145 lbs)

Round 1: The first round is fairly even on the feet until Garcia scores a knockdown and follows Massouh to the ground trying to finish.  Massouh recovers and gets back to his feet, then takes Garcia down.  Massouh finishes the round with punches and elbows from half-guard as Garcia attempts submissions from the bottom.  Round 10-9 Garcia

Round 2: Garcia is looking for a knockout punch, and Massouh takes it to the ground early.  Garcia attempts a guillotine; Massouh escapes and passes into half guard.  Massouh locks on a brabo choke.  Garcia eventually frees himself from the hold, but it looks to have taken its toll as he is unsteady on the feet, and Massouh punishes Garcia with knees from clinch.  Round 10-9 Massouh

Round 3: The third round takes place mostly on the feet, with Garcia swinging for the fences.  Neither fighter has a significant advantage and both land a number of strikes, with Garcia edging out the round based on aggression.  Round 10-9 Garcia

Leonard Garcia wins a split decision with the scores of 29-28, 29-28, 28-29

Fight grade: 3/5

Keep Reading

UFC 101 Review

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Oleg

UFC 101 ‘Declaration’ was the first event that the promotion held in Philadelphia, and as is often the case for UFC’s debut in a new market, the fight card left a bit to be desired.   The event was headlined by a lightweight title bout between the champion BJ Penn and top contender Kenny Florian, and co-headlined by the middleweight champion Anderson Silva going up to 205 lbs for the second time in his career, to take on the former lightheavyweight champ Forrest Griffin.  Besides the two headlining bouts, the remainder of the fights on this card had little significance.  And while sometimes events that look lackluster on paper end up very exciting, this was not the case for ‘Declaration’.

Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellegrino  (155 lbs)

Round 1: After an initial exchange, Pellegrino capitalizes on a kick attempt by Neer, and slams Josh to the canvas.  Pellegrino attempts to pass guard while Neer looks for an armbar.  Neer locks on an armbar but gets slammed on his head and lets go.  Neer looking for a triangle, but Pellegrino maintains control and scores with short punches & elbows.  Round 10-9 Pellegrino.

Round 2: Neer is landing leg kicks and blocks the initial takedown attempt from Pellegrino, but Kurt perseveres and drags Neer down.  Neer looks for an armbar, then a triangle.  Pellegrino escapes and passes Neer’s guard, ending up in full mount.  Neer gives up his back; Pellegrino attempts to sink in a choke but Neer defends as time runs out. Round 10-9 Pellegrino.

Round 3: The fighters trade kicks; Pellegrino catches a leg and takes Neer down once again.  Neer is still looking for a submission but nothing comes close.  Pellegrino passes guard and mounts Josh; Neer escapes and ends up on top.   They stand and Pellegrino attempts another takedown.  Neer sprawls and lands a number of unanswered elbows to end the round.   Round 10-9 Pellegrino.

Aftermath: Pellegrino utilized takedowns and top control to improve his UFC record to 6-3, winning his last three bouts.  However the lightweight division is stacked with strong wrestlers, and I don’t see Pellegrino using this strategy with any degree of success against someone like Gray Maynard or Clay Guida.  Neer once again learned the hard way that working off your back does not win you a decision unless you submit your opponent.   All in all a rather boring fight between two mid-level fighters without much upside.

Fight grade: 2/5

Kurt Pellegrino wins the unanimous decision, 30-27 on all scorecards.

Keep Reading

MMA Rankings Updated: 8/10/09

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Jason

Notable Info

  • The Heavyweights are eerily quiet this week, with absolutely no movement in the Top 50.
  • Forrest Griffin barely holds onto his Top 4 spot at Light Heavyweight after being blitzed by Anderson Silva.
  • The decision in Sakara/Leites creates a bit of a mess in the bottom of the Middleweight top 15. After proving himself as a top 15 fighter with several quality wins, Leites drops two straight and just maybe gets the short end of the stick in this decision. As a result, Sakara now finds himself in the Top 15 at Middleweight.
  • BJ Penn reclaims the top spot at Lightweight with a commanding win over Kenny Florian, who fell to #8.
  • Brian Bowles pulls off the upset as he stops Miguel Torres in the first round. As a result, Bowles takes the top spot at Bantam, and also rises to #2 in Division Dominance. Perhaps a bit of a stretch, but he’s an undefeated, universally recognized champion who just scored a 1st round stoppage over the best Bantamweight in history. Torres drops to #2 at Bantam, and #9 in Division Dominance.
  • Jesse Taitano’s attempt to put Guam on the map has stalled, as he dropped a unanimous decision to Noboru Tahara in an 118 pound match.  Taitano falls out of the Top 15 at Flyweight.

UFC 101: How they stack up

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Jason

UFC Lightweight Championship
[#2] Kenny Florian vs. [#3-C] BJ Penn
First time since the site’s creation that the UFC champion faced a higher-ranked contender.

Light Heavyweight
[#1 MW] Anderson Silva vs. [#4] Forrest Griffin

Welterweight
[#54] Johny Hendricks vs. [#256 MW] Amir Sadollah

Middleweight
[#31] Ricardo Almeida vs. [#42] Kendall Grove

Lightweight
[#27] Josh Neer vs. [#47] Kurt Pellegrino

Lightweight
[#81] Shane Nelson vs. [#164] Aaron Riley

Welterweight
[#24] John Howard vs. [#55] Tamdan McCrory

Middleweight
[#14] Thales Leites vs. [#58] Alessio Sakara

Welterweight
[#96] Matt Riddle vs. [#500] Dan Cramer

Lightweight
[#425] George Roop vs. [NR] George Sotiropoulos

Welterweight
[#37] Jesse Lennox vs. [#75] Danillo Villefort

Ranking Notes: Dark green font represents an approximate ranking. An asterisk represents a fighter who is ranked, but too low for an approximation. These two scenarios will clear up slightly as we move forward. “NR” means the fighter is not ranked, due to inactivity, or due to a rating that is at or below the default starter rating.

Lucky Jet App

MMA Rankings Updated: 8/3/09

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Jason

Notable Info

  • Abel Cullum returns to the Bantamweight division with a successful defense of his KOTC Flyweight (135lb) title.  With this win, he eeked into the Top 10.
  • Lightweight gets even more strange as Kitaoka was shocked by Hirota, who will hold the top spot at #1 until there is a victor in the Penn/Florian matchup.  Let’s hope there’s not a draw and that the victor will stay active, and keep winning.
  • Ricco Rodriguez increments his win total with a submission victory over John Brown.  Although the win gained Ricco a few points, he’s still outside the Top 50 at Heavyweight.
  • Blagoi Ivanov, the man who holds a recent Sambo win over Fedor, jumped into the Top 100 with a split decision victory of Kazuyuki Fujita.

2009 1st Half Award: The Deepest Shows

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Jason

A deep show (in our opinion) is one that features matches between fighters that are BOTH ranked at the time of the match.  These first-half shows had the most of these matches.

1st Place: UFC 97 [11]

T-2nd Place: Affliction 2, UFC 95, UFC 98, Sengoku Seventh [9]


Rounding out the Top 10

T-6th: UFC Fight Night 17, UFC 94, UFC 96 [8]

T-9th: Sengoku No Ran, UFC 99, WEC 40, Dream 8, UFC UF 9 Finale [7]

Note:  The above list was calculated after the fact, using our current ranking limits (Top 150, 100, etc).  Although approximate, it should be extremely accurate.

Note #2: List was updated as current ranking limits were not being used.

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 267 268 269 … 290 Next

Current MMA Rankings

  • Pound for Pound
  • Division Point Dominance
  • Heavyweight+
  • Light Heavyweight
  • Middleweight
  • Welterweight
  • Lightweight
  • Featherweight
  • Bantamweight
  • Flyweight
  • Strawweight
  • Women’s Pound for Pound
  • Women’s Division Point Dominance
  • Women’s Featherweight+
  • Women’s Bantamweight
  • Women’s Flyweight
  • Women’s Strawweight
  • Women’s Atomweight
  • Unknown Division

Real Fight Promotion

betting site

jalwa game

66 lottery

jalwa game

91club

Advertise With Us

Support Fightmatrix.com and reach thousands of MMA fans by advertising with us! Click for more details.

Top 10 Online Casino Nederland

Features

  • Fighter Search
  • All-Time MMA Rankings
  • Historical MMA Rankings
  • Weekly Ranking Summary
  • Upcoming MMA Events
  • Lineal Championship Histories
  • FightMatrix MMA Awards
  • Links and Mentions
  • Past Events

Daman Game Download

Recent Posts

  • All-Time MMA Rankings Updated (07-02-2025)
  • Best Betting Apps for UFC in Canada – Top Picks, What to Look for, and More
  • The Evolution of Online Gambling and the Meteoric Rise of Crypto Betting
  • Biometric Authentication Strengthens Online Casino Account Security Measures
  • How to set time and betting limits — Expert opinion from Bankonbet casino

daman game

Pandas Casino

We have prepared a list of the top 10 online casinos! Choose one and start playing right away!

https://neue-casinos24.com

bonus bez depozytu

onlinecasino-southafrica.co.za

Casino Zonder Registratie

1win

Articles

  • Boxing
  • Editorials
  • Event Previews
  • Event Reviews
  • Fight Predictions
  • Fighter Highlights
  • Gaming
  • Historical Ranks
  • Interviews
  • Kickboxing
  • MMA
  • MMA Ranks
  • MMA Statistics
  • Muay Thai
  • News
  • Other
  • Sports
  • Submission Grappling
  • Technology
  • Training
  • Trivia
  • Upcoming Events

10 Euro No deposit bonus in Germany

BDG win

Goa Games

82 lottery login

Big Mumbai Login

©2025 Fight Matrix    Privacy Policy    Terms and Conditions