TUF 11: Episode 4 Results
Fight Outcomes
[#11] Rich Attonito W-DQ(1) [#5] Kyacey Uscola
[#14] Jamie Yager W-TKO(1) [#8] Charles Blanchard
New Rankings After Episode 4 Results
1. Kyle Noke
2. Brad Tavares
3. Court McGee
4. Joe Henle
5. Rich Attonito (+6)
6. Josh Bryant
7. Nick Ring
8. Kyacey Uscola* (-3)
9. Kris McCray
10. Jim Hammortree*
11. Seth Bacyznski (+1)
12. Jamie Yager (+2)
13. Charles Blanchard* (-5)
14. Clayton McKinney* (-1)
Note: We are going to keep all active 14 fighters ranked due to “wildcard” possibilities. Fighters who have lost are tagged with an asterisk.
Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)
| Monday, May 4th 2026: Deep 131 Impact: 25th Anniversary | |||
 [#2 SW] Sora Sugiyama | [#14 SW] Sukai China | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 12/14/2025 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [#6 SW] Haruo Ochi Last 5: - - W W W | Last Fight Date: 3/08/2026 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [NR] Musashi Musashi Last 5: W W W W W | ||
| Sunday, April 12th 2026: RIZIN LANDMARK 13 in FUKUOKA | |||
 [#24 W115] Natalia Kuziutina | [#6 W105] Ayaka Hamasaki | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 8/16/2025 [Ural Fighting Championship] Last Opponent: [#77 W115] Rose Conceicao Last 5: W W W W W | Last Fight Date: 11/23/2025 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [#14 W105] Ye Ji Lee Last 5: W L W L W | ||
| Saturday, April 25th 2026: OKTAGON 87: Szabová vs. Fernandes | |||
 [#17 W135] Lucia Szabova |  [#25 W125] Leidiane Fernandes | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 8/09/2025 [Oktagon MMA] Last Opponent: [#96 W135] Cecilie Maria Bolander Last 5: W W W W W | Last Fight Date: 10/25/2025 [Jungle Fight] Last Opponent: [#44 W125] Brena Cardozo Last 5: W W L W W | ||
Featured Fighters
| [#12 MW] |  Israel Adesanya | [#262 WW] |  Rustambek Nurzhanov | |
| [#5 MW] |  Joe Pyfer | [#30 LW] |  Tofiq Musayev | |
| [#19 WW] | Michael Chiesa | [#5 W125] |  Alexa Grasso | |
| [#52 MW] |  Yousri Belgaroui | [NR] | Guy Mezger | |
| [#64 LW] | Terrance McKinney | [#834 LW] |  Daniel Holt |
Strikeforce Review
For their second event on broadcast live on CBS, Strikeforce went all out, stacking the fight card with three title bouts. With the lightweight, middleweight, and light-heavyweight belts all on the line, and a worthy line-up of champions and challengers, this was promising to be an amazing night of MMA. Unfortunately things don’t always go as planned:
Champion Gegard Mousasi vs. Muhammed Lawal (205 lbs title bout)
Round 1: Mousasi leads with a high kick. Lawal uses a combination of punches to set up a takedown. Mousasi sprawls; Lawal eats several shots but completes the takedown. Mousasi attempts a triangle. Lawal passes into side control and tries to work his ground-and-pound. Mousasi regains guard, blocks most punches and counters with up-kicks. Mousasi back to the feet; he blocks another takedown attempt and punishes Lawal with punches. Lawal is persistent and scores another takedown but Mousasi gets up quickly. Round 10-9 Lawal
Round 2: Lawal is blocked on the first takedown attempt. He succeeds on the second one but Mousasi is active with hammer-fists and up-kicks off his back and Lawal can’t control him from the top. Mousasi gets up and is taken back down but once again does more damage off his back. They stand up and Mousasi lands a solid combo backing Lawal up, then jumps on his back and looks for a choke as the round ends. Round 10-9 Mousasi
Round 3: Lawal looks tired and Mousasi lights him up with kick and punch combinations. Nevertheless Lawal scores another takedown. Very little action on the ground; Lawal is laying on top of Mousasi throwing an occasional punch. Mousasi is starting to look tired as well, and is not able to get off his back. Round 10–9 Lawal
Round 4: Mousasi lands leg kicks to start the fourth round and is taken down again. Not much happens on the ground and the referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy calls for a standup. It doesn’t last long as Lawal takes Gegard right back down. Very little action on the ground; both fighters are tired and the fans boo. Round 10-9 Lawal
Round 5: Lawal’s face shows signs of damage. Mousasi needs a knockout or a sub at this point. Mousasi swings for the fences but is taken down again. Mousasi lands an up-kick as one of Lawal’s knees is on the ground; referee catches the foul and deducts a point from Gegard. They restart in the same position. Mousasi escapes and is looking to strike but Lawal slams him down again. Up and back down, not much action but Lawal has controlled almost every round for an easy win. Round 10–8 Lawal
‘King Mo’ Lawal defeats Gegard Mousasi by unanimous decision (49-46 on all scorecards). Lawal is the new Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion.
Aftermath: Muhammed Lawal passes his first big test and wins a title. Unfortunately there is very little competition available for him at this weight outside of the UFC. Should he remain in Strikeforce, the only obviously available options for King Mo’s first title defense would be Renato Sobral or Dan Henderson.
Many fans have doubted Gegard Mousasi’s ability to defend against a strong wrestler, and he showed that the concerns were valid. Having recently signed a contract extension with Strikeforce, Mousasi is now facing the same problem as Lawal: lack of available competition at his chosen weight class.
Rankings Impact: Muhammed Lawal makes his debut at #4 LHW (he was previously ranked at #16 HW). Gegard Mousasi falls 6 spots to #10 LHW.
Fight Grade: 2/5
Only 3 originals remain on the Division Dominance List
FightMatrix Fun Fact
It’s hard to believe, but the Division Dominance List recently turned two years old. 3 fighters, Georges St. Pierre, Fedor Emelianenko, and Anderson Silva, have been ranked in every issue since its inception. Ironically, these 3 occupy the top 3 spots on the current list.
Who has your pick on being the first to drop out of the Top 10?
TUF 11: Episode 3 Results
Fight Outcome
[#5] Brad Tavares W-UD(3) [#10] Jim Hammortree
New Rankings After Episode 3 Results
1. Kyle Noke
2. Brad Tavares (+3)
3. Court McGee
4. Joe Henle
5. Kyacey Uscola (+1)
6. Josh Bryant (+1)
7. Nick Ring (+1)
8. Charles Blanchard (+1)
9. Kris McCray (+2)
10. Jim Hammortree*
11. Rich Attonito (+1)
12. Seth Bacyznski (NEW)
13. Clayton McKinney*
14. Jamie Yager
Brad Tavares gains 3 spots, up to #2. Hammortree remains at #10. Chris Camozzi was dropped from the rankings due to an injury. Seth Baczynski enters at #12.
Note: We are going to keep all active 14 fighters ranked due to “wildcard” possibilities. Fighters who have lost are tagged with an asterisk.
UFC 112 Review
UFC 112 marked the entry of UFC into yet another foreign territory: this time the event took place in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). Unlike some of the European cards, 112 was stacked with two title bouts: BJ Penn defending the lightweight title against Frank Edgar, and the middleweight champion Anderson Silva taking on Demian Maia (stepping in for Vitor Belfort, who was forced to give up his title shot due to a shoulder injury). The featured matchups were rounded out by a battle between two legends: former welterweight champion Matt Hughes taking on Renzo Gracie in Renzo’s UFC debut.
Kendall Grove vs. Mark Munoz (185 lbs)
Round 1: Grove wants to strike but Munoz scores a takedown quickly. Grove right back to his feet, eating a couple of punches as he gets up. Munoz goes for another takedown but is rocked with a big uppercut coming in. Munoz is on his knees, holding on to Grove’s leg as Kendall pounds away at Mark’s head. Munoz looks almost out but somehow keeps trying to secure a takedown. Grove is warned about holding the fence. Eventually the referee breaks up the fighters. Munoz goes for another takedown and gets it but Grove counters with a guillotine attempt. Munoz escapes and Grove gets up; Munoz takes him down again and is caught in another tight guillotine. Munoz survives and is free of the choke as the round ends. Round 10-8 Grove
Round 2: Both fighters come out swinging. Munoz lands a hook that knocks Grove’s mouthpiece out, but Grove seems unfazed and responds with a knee that drops Munoz. Grove takes Mark’s back and looks for a choke, then an armbar. Munoz escapes and ends up in Grove’s guard. Munoz punches from the top. Grove keeps him away with leg kicks. Munoz lands a big punch that stuns Grove, then follows up with a series of punches until Grove rolls over and covers up, causing the referee to stop the bout.
Aftermath: Mark Munoz has now won three straight since dropping down to middleweight after his loss to Matt Hamill. He should next take on Jorge Rivera or Yushin Okami. Kendall Grove proves to be an inconsistent and chinny fighter as usual, and next on his plate should be Nate Quarry or a rematch with Ed Herman.
Ranking Impact: Mark Munoz moves up 32 spots to #28 MW. Kendall Grove falls 20 spots to #50 MW.
Fight Grade: 4/5
UFC 112: How they stack up
UFC Middleweight Championship
[#1] Anderson Silva vs. [#8] Demian Maia
UFC Lightweight Championship
[#1] B.J. Penn vs. [#7] Frankie Edgar
Welterweight
[#10] Matt Hughes vs. [*] Renzo Gracie
Lightweight
[#31] Terry Etim vs. [#87] Rafael dos Anjos
Middleweight
[#30] Kendall Grove vs. [#60] Mark Munoz
Light Heavyweight
[#29] Phil Davis vs. [#31] Alexander Gustafsson
Lightweight
[#115 WW] Paul Taylor vs. [#126] John Gunderson
Welterweight
[#31] Rick Story vs. [#107] Nick Osipczak
Welterweight
[#40] Brad Blackburn vs. [#83] DaMarques Johnson
Lightweight
[#95] Matt Veach vs. [#166] Paul Kelly
Heavyweight
[#118] Mostapha Al-Turk vs. [#164] Jon Madsen
Fedor in danger of losing the #1 spot this summer?
Although we’ve only been posting rankings since (outside of some beta testing) January 2008, Fedor would’ve likely been the #1 ranked heavyweight since his win over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on 12/31/04, over 5 years ago. He followed that up with some big wins, but has been relatively inactive since the beginning of 2008, only having fought three times. His inability to come to an agreement with the UFC has limited him to fighting the best heavyweights not in the organization, which has stymied his potential point total. As a result, other top heavyweights are slowly creeping toward #1, and a win over Werdum won’t do much to hold them off.
Should Brock Lesnar pull off a dominant victory against Shane Carwin in their title fight, he will likely overtake Fedor for the top heavyweight position. Should Carwin win, Fedor will likely stay at #1, with Carwin at #2, and Lesnar at #3 — unless a fight such as Velasquez/dos Santos comes off, which would cause more shuffling at the top.
TUF 11: Episode 2 Results
Fight Outcome
[#1] Kyle Noke W-SUB(1) [#13] Clayton McKinney
New Rankings After Episode 2 Results
1. Kyle Noke
2. Chris Camozzi
3. Court McGee
4. Joe Henle
5. Brad Tavares
6. Kyacey Uscola
7. Josh Bryant
8. Nick Ring
9. Charles Blanchard
10. Jim Hammortree
11. Kris McCray
12. Rich Attonito
13. Clayton McKinney*
14. Jamie Yager
Rankings remain unchanged.
Note: We are going to keep all original 14 fighters ranked due to “wildcard” possibilities. Fighters who have lost are tagged with an asterisk.
Introducing Organization & Country Filtered Rankings
We’ve added a new feature in this release: the ability to filter all divisional rankings by country and organization.
For example, here’s the UFC’s heavyweight division at a glance:
http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/heavyweight-265-lbs/?OrgFilter=UFC
or, a list of all currently ranked Japanese flyweights:
http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/flyweight/?NatFilter=JP
Just select an organization and/or country in the “Last Fought In” and “Country” dropdown lists that appear at the top of the divisional rankings, and watch a cross-section of that division.
Keep in mind that this data is not always 100% accurate: sometimes we may have a fighter’s nationality wrong in our database, or a fighter may appear on the org that he last fought in long after it becomes known that he is no longer with the organization (for example, Dan Henderson and UFC/Strikeforce). If you notice any errors, or have suggestion on how to further improve this feature, please let us know in our forums!
MMA Rankings Updated: 4/4/2010
Notable Info
- We did some serious database maintenance in the past week to increase overall accuracy of database bout history. As a result, there will be some moderate fluctuations throughout the rankings.
TUF 11: New Rankings After Episode 1
This year, we are going to provide rankings on a post-by-post basis that include the TUF 11 results throughout the season. Please note, these fights will NOT be included in our standard rankings.
New Rankings After Episode 1 Results (Remaining Fighters Only)
1. Kyle Noke
2. Chris Camozzi
3. Court McGee
4. Joe Henle
5. Brad Tavares
6. Kyacey Uscola
7. Josh Bryant
8. Nick Ring
9. Charles Blanchard
10. Jim Hammortree
11. Kris McCray
12. Rich Attonito
13. Clayton McKinney
14. Jamie Yager
The biggest jumps between the initial posting and this one were made by Brad Tavares (+22) and Joe Henle (+16). Henle was able to secure victory from the hands of defeat with an arm-bar, and Tavares backed up his professional undefeated record by beating another undefeated fighter in Jordan Smith, who has been a ranked fighter at FightMatrix for quite a while.
Ultimate Fight Night 21 Review
Ultimate Fight Night 21 took place in Charlotte, NC and was headlined by the long-awaited UFC debut of the last Pride FC lightweight champion, Takanori Gomi, taking on one of UFC’s top lightweight contenders Ken Florian. Serving as a lead-in for the premiere of the eleventh season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ series, UFN 21 also featured past ‘Ultimate Fighter’ winners Roy Nelson and Ross Pearson trying to make a mark in their respective divisions. A middleweight bout between veterans Nate Quarry and Jorge Rivera rounded out the televised card, while the preliminaries featured mostly lightweight matchups.
Ross Pearson vs. Dennis Siver (155 lbs)
Round 1: Pearson has a reach advantage over Siver, and is a bit quicker on the feet, outlanding Siver for most of the round in what is mostly kickboxing action. Siver throws unorthodox front kicks but doesn’t land anything significant. A small cut is open under Siver’s eye. Pearson gets a takedown from a clinch and gets Siver’s back, then mounts Dennis. Siver pushes Pearson off and pops up, landing a flurry of hooks to finish the round. Round 10-9 Pearson
Round 2: Once again Pearson is scoring with punches and kicks on Siver. Siver hangs in there and shoots for a takedown but is stuffed. More striking exchanges and Siver gets the takedown and briefly takes Pearson’s back but can’t control the position. Siver with his patented spin kick attempt, which falls just short of the target. Round 10-9 Pearson
Round 3: Both fighters look a bit tired but are still exchanging at a decent pace. Pearson still outlanding Siver. Siver gets a takedown and briefly works from guard but Pearson escapes. Pearson scores a takedown of his own. Back to the feet and another takedown from Siver and quick escape by Pearson. Round 10-9 Pearson
Ross Pearson wins a unanimous decision, 30-27 on all scorecards.
Aftermath: Ross Pearson continues to improve as a fighter and shows a lot of potential. As an ‘Ultimate Fighter’ winner and one of the more promising British fighters in the UFC, he will likely be brought along slowly and kept away from the many strong wrestlers of the division who could derail his progress. He should face Sam Stout next for another exciting display of stand-up fighting.
Denis Siver, who is usually a mainstay of the UFC’s European events, has had decidedly mixed results in the Octagon. Siver has been the recepient of multiple ‘Knockout of the Night’ awards in the past, and with Siver and Pearson earning the ‘Fight of the Night’ bonus for this bout, Siver’s place in the lower tier of the lightweight division is safe for now.
Fight Grade: 4/5