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TUF Season 9 – Episode 1 Results

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Jason

Since we posted the TUF 9 rankings, I figured it’d be interesting to follow the results… just to see how off (or on) we are. There have definitely been some “bracket busters” in the Welterweight division, but the Lightweights are performing as expected.

Lightweights

4. Andre Winner beat 13. Gary Kelly

2. Jeff Lawson beat 14. James Bryant

10. Martin Stapleton beat NR. Dan James

3. Ross Pearson beat 11. AJ Wenn

Welterweights

8. James Wilks beat 1. Che Mills

10. Nicholas Osipczak beat 6. Tommy Maguire

11. Dean Amasinger beat 9. Alex Reid

NR. David Falkner beat NR. James Bateman

Ranking the TUF Season 9 Lightweights

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Jason

All fighters are ranked using their FightMatrix rating points as of 4/6/09. Some of the bout histories for these obscure fighters are incomplete, especially those from the UK, but we decided to use the information that we have to provide a ranking of said fighters. There is some “grouping” of closely rated fighters, so we are presenting them in tiers.

Total Points

240 – 204

The Best of the Bunch

1. Jason Dent

2. Jeff Lawson

Worth Keeping an Eye On

3. Ross Pearson

4. Andre Winner

The Next Three

5. Josh Souder

6. Richie Whitson

7. Santino Defranco

On the Outside Looking In

8. Paul Bird

9. Waylon Lowe

10. Martin Stapleton

11. AJ Wenn

12. Cameron Dollar

Just Good Enough for a Rating

13. Gary Kelly

14. James Bryant

15. Tom Hayden

The Unranked

Dan James, Rob Browning*

* – Added after the fact, not included in main point total.

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

Ranking the TUF Season 9 Welterweights

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Jason

Total Points

235 – 172

The Best of the Bunch

1. Che Mills

2. Kevin Knabjian

3. Mark Miller

Worth Keeping an Eye On

4. Jason Pierce

5. Damarques Johnson

Rounding Out the Top 10

6. Tommy Maguire

7. Ray Elbe

8. James Wilks

9. Alex Reid

9B. Frank Lester*

10. Nicholas Osipczak

Here for the Ride

11. Dean Amasinger

12. Ryan Biglar

13. Christian Fulgium

The Unranked

Kiel Reid, David Falkner, James Bateman

* – Added after the fact, not included in main point total.

WEC 40 Review

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Oleg

WEC 40 took place in Chicago, IL – the hometown of the reigning WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres, who was set to defend his title against Brian Bowles in the main event. When Bowles pulled out of the fight with an injury, he was replaced by one of Japan’s premier 135 lbs fighters – Takeya Mizugaki.

Raphael Assuncao vs. Jameel Massouh (145 lbs)

Round 1: Assuncao slips in an early exchange but Massouh fails to capitalize. Assuncao takes the upper hand in standup, knocking down Massouh with a punch. Assuncao follows Massouh to the ground and works strikes from the top. Massouh has an active guard and attempts several submissions; Assuncao stays out of danger and eventually the fighters get back to their feet. Assuncao lands a solid combination then grabs a guillotine as the round draws to a close. Round 10-9 Assuncao

Round 2: Mostly standup action in this round, with Assuncao clearly dominating. Massouh attempts a takedown but has no luck bringing the fight to the ground. Massouh throws a high kick and slips, ending up on his back with Assuncao working from half-guard to finish the round. Round 10-9 Assuncao

Round 3: Massouh comes out aggressively, likely knowing that he needs to finish his opponent to win this fight. Massouh is once again losing the standup battle and pulls guard. Assuncao passes Jameel’s guard and gains full mount, but Massouh reverses and ends up on top. After a struggle Assuncao sweeps Massouh; Jameel attempts submissions but is unable to do much off his back. Round 10-9 Assuncao

Raphael Assuncao takes a unanimous decision with scores of 30-27 from all three judges.

Fight Grade: 4/5

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MMA Rankings Updated: 4/6/09

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Jason

UFC Fight Night 18 Review

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Oleg

UFC Fight Night 18 took place in Nashville, Tenn. and kicked off the ninth season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ reality show. The card was headlined by the UFC debut of the WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit, taking on Martin Kampmann in the main event.

Cole Miller vs. Junie Browning (155 lbs)

After a brief striking exchange, Browning shoots for a takedown. The fighters end up back on their feet after a scramble, then Miller latches on to a guillotine and pulls guard. Browning quickly taps out.

Fight Grade: 3/5

Aftermath: In the post-fight interview, Miller called out the winner of the upcoming bout between Spencer Fisher and Caol Uno. This will be a big step-up in competition for Cole. Junie Browning will likely be relegated to the untelevised undercard in his next outing.

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MMA Rankings Updated: 3/29/09

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Jason

We made USA Today!! Well.. sort of.

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Jason

As mentioned over at BloodyElbow.com, USA Today will now be featuring the monthly BloodyElbow Meta-Rankings in their online and print versions. As you may or may not know, the meta-rankings are essentially an averaged list of the better MMA ranking sites out there, with us being one of them.

In addition, I assisted BloodyElbow by creating the normalization scheme that is necessary to properly weight the various rankings, in order to allow sites that only offer Top 10s and Top 15s. This allowed them to expand the rankings and create a more accurate picture.

The first published release will be on Thursday.

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Shogun vs Chuck – 3+ years too late?

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Jason

I think most of us would agree that this fight is happening too late, and an approximate ranking history would agree. Rua/Chuck looked like it would have been at its peak as 2005 came to a close.

The Excel trendlines (Poly.) suggest potential trending for each fighter. These are not very scientific, and only suggest possible trends. However, I will note that all similar trends suggested a decline for Liddell, while Rua’s trend was varied. Since they will face each other in a few weeks, the trends presented are the only logical ones, with the exception being a draw.

March Archive Updated

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Oleg

Fightmatrix.com Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Archive has been updated with the rankings as of March 1, 2009.

MMA Rankings Updated: 3/22/09

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Jason

Notable Info

Database updated with shows from the past 10 days.
Bug that was mentioned in the previous update notes has been further flushed out. Affected functions have been re-tuned.

MMA Rankings Updated: 3/12/09

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Jason

Notable Info

A moderately significant mathematical consistency error was discovered within the rating system, so I decided to release an update mid-week, as there are no shows that necessitate an update for the upcoming weekend. The error has been resolved, but the corrected function may likely require further tuning in the future. The fluctuations caused by this fix are minor, as the problem was only encountered in a small number of bouts.

UFC 96 Review

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Oleg

UFC 96 was headlined by a matchup between Keith Jardine and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson – a bout that would determine the future top contender in the light heavyweight division. Beyond the main event, the lineup was not very impressive, lacking in big names and matchups with title implications. Though this event received very little hype, the less anticipated events often exceed all expectations, and UFC 96 was no exception.

Jim Miller vs. Gray Maynard (155 lbs)

Round 1: After Maynard got the best of the initial striking exchange, Miller clinched and attempted a takedown. Maynard had no intention of going to the ground with Miller and defended the takedown, pummeling Miller who held on to the single-leg attempt. When the fighters disengaged Miller had a bloody nose and a swollen eye, and Maynard finished the round strong, hurting Miller with a combination. Round 10-9 Maynard

Round 2: Miller worked leg and body kicks; two of the kicks glanced off Maynard’s groin protector, causing referee Dan Miragliotta to warn Miller. Maynard answered with punch combinations, some of which found their target. Miller attempted another takedown; Maynard defended and Miller pulled guard but Maynard stood right back up. Neither fighter landed much in this round; Maynard gets the nod for keeping the fight on the feet. Round 10-9 Maynard

Round 3: Both fighters slowed down a bit, and Miller was once again scoring with leg kicks. Miller attempted another takedown; Maynard defended again and responded with a huge slam. Miller went for a leg lock and used the submission attempt to get back to his feet. Miller shot a single but ended up on the bottom, and was not able to do anything off his back. Maynard landed punches from the top, easily winning the round. Round 10-9 Maynard

All three judges scored the fight 30-27 Gray Maynard.

Fight Grade: 3/5

Aftermath: Great performance from Maynard, who picked up his fifth UFC win and positioned himself as one of the top contenders to the winner of the upcoming title bout between champion BJ Penn and Kenny Florian. Jim Miller is dealt his first UFC loss, knocking him out of the Top 10 for the time being.

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MMA Rankings Updated: 3/8/09

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Jason

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Rankings update display effects from recent DREAM, Shooto, UFC, and other shows.

UFC 96: How they stack up

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Jason

Light Heavyweight
[#2] Quinton Jackson vs. [#12] Keith Jardine

Heavyweight
[#9] Gabriel Gonzaga vs. [#39] Shane Carwin

Welterweight
[#33] Pete Sell vs. [#113] Matt Brown

Light Heavyweight
[#24] Matt Hamill vs. [#92] Mark Munoz

Lightweight
[#9] Jim Miller vs. [#12] Gray Maynard

Welterweight
[#66] Tamdan McCrory vs. [#185] Ryan Madigan

Middleweight
[#41] Jason Day vs. [#69] Kendall Grove

Light Heavyweight
[#45] Tim Boetsch vs. [#62] Jason Brilz

Light Heavyweight
[#17] Brandon Vera vs. [#133] Mike Patt

Lightweight
[#93] Aaron Riley vs. [#185] Shane Nelson

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.