Fight Matrix

This Past Weekend: Saturday May 14th, 2011

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Jonathan

Rock and Brawl
May 14, 2011
Kouvola Hockey Arena,
Kouvola, Kymenlaakso, Finland

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)

Attila Vegh (22 – 4 – 2) defeated Marcus Vanttinen (20 – 3 – 0) by unanimous decision. Vegh, who is on a 2 fight win streak (3-1-1 in his last 5) jumps 15 spots up from [#53] to [#38]. Vanttinen, who was on an 11 fight win streak prior to this loss, drops 17 spots from [#47] to [#64].

(To Be Updated)

Lightweight (155 lbs)

[#112] Juha Pekka Vainikainen (17 – 5 – 0) defeated [#209FW] Josh Pulsifer (14 – 6 – 0) by unanimous decision. Vainikainen is on a career best 6 fight win streak (5 by stoppage). Pulsifer is on a 2 fight losing streak, preceded by a 4 fight win streak (3 by submission via Brabo choke).
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Notable Fights Tonight: Thursday May 19

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Jason

MMA Live 1
Alberta, Canada

Welterweight
[#85] Ryan Ford W-TKO(3) [#105] Karo Parisyan

Welterweight
[#47LW] Marcus Aurelio W-SUB(1) [#163] Matt MacGrath

Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)

Saturday, August 22nd 2026: PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira

[#1 W145] Cristiane Justino

[#4 W135] Ketlen Vieira

Last Fight Date: 12/13/2025 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#2 W145] Sara Collins
Last 5: W W W W W

Last Fight Date: 5/16/2026 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#10 W135] Jacqueline Cavalcanti
Last 5: W L W L W

Thursday, September 10th 2026: Super RIZIN 5: Naniwa No Chou Fukkatsu Matsuri

[#5 FW] A.J. McKee

[#6 FW] Rajabali Shaidullaev

Last Fight Date: 6/27/2026 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#20 FW] Salamat Isbulaev
Last 5: W L W W W

Last Fight Date: 4/12/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation]
Last Opponent: [#249 FW] Yuta Kubo
Last 5: W W W W W

Thursday, September 10th 2026: Super RIZIN 5: Naniwa No Chou Fukkatsu Matsuri

[#1 W105] Natalia Kuziutina

[#16 W105] Rena Kubota

Last Fight Date: 4/12/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation]
Last Opponent: [#9 W105] Ayaka Hamasaki
Last 5: W W W W W

Last Fight Date: 12/31/2025 [Rizin Fighting Federation]
Last Opponent: [#2 W105] Seika Izawa
Last 5: W L W W L

Featured Fighters

[#1 WW]	Islam Makhachev	[#5 WW]	Ian Garry
[NR]	Khabib Nurmagomedov	[#29 WW]	Myktybek Orolbai
[#178 WW]	Namo Fazil	[#2 LW]	Ilia Topuria
[#25 WW]	Neil Magny	[#2 W115]	Mackenzie Dern
[#1 FW]	Alexander Volkanovski	[#161 WW]	Conor McGregor

Will a Flyweight ever return to the Division Dominance list?

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Jason

Currently, all other weight divisions are represented in the men’s Top 10.

We have not seen a Flyweight in the Division Dominance list since Shinichi Kojima, who exited due to his loss to Jussier Da Silva on July 19, 2009. The current #1 (and all-time #1) Flyweight, Mamoru Yamaguchi, isn’t even in sniffing distance of the Top 10. This is mainly due to divisional parity caused by the lack of top-notch matchmaking within the division, Japan’s love of 10-10 rounds, and an increase in Flyweight bouts on American soil with no real direction.

Yamaguchi does have a chance to make a charge at the list as he is expected to take on Jussier da Silva (#8) on August 5. Though, Ian McCall (#4) will be taking on Darrell Montague (#10) within the same card. As Alexis Vila leaves to enter the Bellator Bantamweight division, this may create a 3-headed dragon at Flyweight with Yamaguchi, McCall, and Yasuhiro Urushitani. If McCall and Yamaguchi both were to lose, than the situation further worsens.

Will someone please create a globally important Flyweight tournament?

The Ultimate Fighter 13 – Episode 8 Results

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Oleg

In Episode 8, the first two quarter-final fights took place, with Team Lesnar and Team Dos Santos splitting the wins. Team Lesnar’s Chris Cope defeated Shamar Bailey with a 20-18 unanimous decision, while Team Dos Santos’ Ramsey Nijem forced a tapout from Clay Harvison with a rear naked choke in the first round.

Next week the remaining two quarter-final fights will take place, and semi-final matchups will be announced.

The current win tally is 5 Team Dos Santos, 5 Team Lesnar.

Here’s who remains:
(all rankings are approximated as-of the show’s taping, and not necessarily reflecting the fighters’ current rankings)

[#113] Anthony Ferguson
episode 6: moved on to quarter-finals with a first round TKO (upkick) win over Justin Edwards

~~[#182] Justin Edwards~~
episode 3: alternate taking place of Keon Caldwell
episode 6: lost to Anthony Ferguson by TKO (upkick)

~~[#179] Myles Jury~~
episode 1: forced to withdraw due to an injury

[#200] Ryan McGillivray
episode 3: moved on to quarter-finals with a majority decision win (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) over Len Bentley

[#247 LW] Ramsey Nijem
episode 4: moved on to quarter-finals with a second round submission (rear naked choke) win over Charlie Rader
episode 8: moved on to semi-finals with a first round submission (rear naked choke) win over Clay Harvison

[#289] Chuck O’Neil
episode 1: alternate taking place of Miles Jury
episode 6: lost to Zachary Davis with a first round submission (triangle choke). Brought back for the wild card fight with Javier Torres
episode 7: moved on to quarter-finals with a second round submission (D’Arce choke) win over Javier Torres in the wild card bout

~~[#321] Charlie Rader~~
episode 4: lost to Ramsey Nijem with a second round submission (rear naked choke)

~~[#364] Shamar Bailey~~
episode 1: moved on to quarter-finals with a 20-18 unanimous decision win over Nordin Asrih
episode 8: lost a 20-18 unanimous decision to Chris Cope

~~[#387] Clay Harvison~~
episode 5: defeated Michael Bowman with a unanimous decision (20-18)
episode 8: lost to Ramsey Nijem with a first round submission (rear naked choke)

[#441] Chris Cope
episode 2: moved on to quarter-finals with a 29-28 overtime unanimous decision win over Javier Torres
episode 8: moved on to semi-finals with a 20-18 unanimous decision over Shamar Bailey

~~[#475] Len Bentley~~
episode 3: lost a majority decision win (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to Ryan McGillivray

~~[NR] Nordin Asrih~~
episode 1: lost a unanimous decision (20-18) to Shamar Bailey

~~[NR] Michael Bowman~~
episode 5: lost a unanimous decision (20-18) to Clay Harvison

~~[NR] Keon Caldwell~~
episode 2: withdrew from competition

[NR] Zachary Davis
episode 6: moved on to quarter-finals with a first round submission (triangle choke) win over Chuck O’Neil

~~[NR] Javier Torres~~
episode 2: lost an overtime unanimous decision (29-28) to Chris Cope
episode 6: brought back for a wild card fight with Chuck O’Neil
episode 7: lost to Chuck O’Neil with a second round submission (D’Arce choke) in the wild-card bout

This Past Weekend: Friday May 13, 2011

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Jonathan

Xtreme Fighting Organization 39
May 13, 2011
Sears Centre Arena,
Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States

Featherweight (145 lbs)

Jeff Curran (34 – 13 – 1) defeated Billy Vaughan (9 – 9 – 0) by unanimous decision. Curran, who is 4-1 in his last 5, moves 5 spots up the ranks from [#67] to [#62]. Vaughan, who is on a 4 fight losing streak, remains unranked.

Welterweight (170 lbs)

Former WEC lightweight champ Jamie Varner (17 – 5 – 1) defeated Tyler Combs (13 – 8 – 1) by technical submission via north-south choke at 1:30 of round 1. Varner, who is 1-3-1 in his last 5, moves from [#116LW] into the welterweight “Top 500” at [#109]. Combs, who is on a 2 fight losing streak, moves from [#285LW] into the welterweight “Top 500” at [#354].
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This Past Weekend: Bellator 44

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Jonathan

Bellator Fighting Championships 44
May 14, 2011
Caesars Atlantic City Hotel and Casino,
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Final

Lightweight (155 lbs)

Michael Chandler (8 – 0 – 0) won a unanimous decision over Patricky Freire (9 – 2 – 0). Chandler upset Freire, spending the first two rounds trading with the lauded striker on the feet. Aside from a trio of low blows to Freire (which resulted in a point deduction in the 3rd for Chandler), Chandler actually got the better of Freire standing. Chandler secured the 3rd round with takedowns and ground and pound which left Freire vexed and bloodied on the bottom. All 3 judges scored the bout 29-27 in favor of Chandler. Chandler, who has stopped 6 of his 8 opponents, jumps 20 spots up from [#50] to [#30]. He will now face Bellator lightweight champion [#5] Eddie Alvarez for the title. Freire, who had a 5 fight win streak broken by this loss, drops 21 spots from [#49] to [#70].

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Middleweight (185 lbs)

Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard (29 – 2 – 1) defeated Falaniko Vitale (29 – 10 – 0) by KO due to a punch at 0:54 of round 3. The two veterans circled each other for the first two rounds, trading single shots. A sheen of sweat developed on the well muscled frame of Lombard during the 1st round, portending fatigue for the Bellator champ. However, it was a single right punch that sent Vitale reeling. Vitale attempted to stand back up but fell back down to the mat, causing referee Dan Miragliotta to stop the fight. Lombard, who extends his streak to an amazing 23 fights without a loss, moves up 1 spot from [#12] to [#11]. Vitale, who had won 3 in a row, drops 8 spots from [#45] to [#53].
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MMA Rankings Updated: 5/15/2011

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Jason

Notable Info

Hector Lombard wins again. This was his 23rd consecutive official fight without a loss, tying him for 7th All-Time on this list.
The database is closing in on 42% of all pro fights having divisional info. This is huge — talk about data entry. This is projected to approach 45% by the end of 2011.
The best weigh-in staredown picture in combat sports history was captured this weekend, which featured Felice Herrig and Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc. Check it out. BTW – Herrig won and dropped down to the Flyweight division, but is still unranked.

This Weekend: Saturday May 14th, 2011

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Jonathan

Rock and Brawl
May 14, 2011
Kouvola Hockey Arena,
Kouvola, Kymenlaakso, Finland

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#47] Marcus Vanttinen (20 – 2 – 0) vs. [#53] Attila Vegh (21 – 4 – 2)

Lightweight? (155 lbs)
[#115] Juha Pekka Vainikainen (16 – 5 – 0) vs. [#209FW] Josh Pulsifer (14 – 5 – 0)

King of the Cage – Fight to Live
May 14, 2011
Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino,
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#73] Tim Means (13 – 4 – 1) vs. [*] Cris Leyva (8– 2 – 0)

Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#67FW] Frank Baca (7 – 1 – 0) vs. [*] Frank Morris (2– 2 – 0)
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This Weekend: Friday May 13, 2011

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Jonathan

Not much going on tonight, however former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner and WEC veteran Jeff Curran will be competing on the XFO card.

Xtreme Fighting Organization 39
May 13, 2011
Sears Centre Arena,
Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#67] Jeff Curran (33 – 13 – 1) W–UD(3) [*] Billy Vaughan (9 – 7 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#116LW] Jamie Varner (16 – 5 – 1) W–SUB(1) [#285LW] Tyler Combs (13 – 7 – 1)

Pure Fighting Championships 7 – Red Deer
May 13, 2011
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#187] David Hulett (16 – 8 – 0) L-SUB(2) [#278] Ryan Machan (12 – 7 – 0)

This Weekend: Bellator 44 on MTV 2

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Jonathan

Bellator Fighting Championships 44
May 14, 2011
Caesars Atlantic City Hotel and Casino,
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

Superfight
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#12] Hector Lombard (28 – 2 – 1) vs. [#45] Falaniko Vitale (29 – 9 – 0)

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Final
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#49] Patricky Freire (9 – 1 – 0) vs. [#50] Michael Chandler (7 – 0 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#29] Alexander Shlemenko (38 – 7 – 0) vs. [#88] Brett Cooper (13 – 6 – 0)

Bantamweight (135 lbs)
~~[#156LW] Anthony Morrison (16 – 10 – 0) vs. [#46] Brian Goldsby (13 – 13 – 0)~~
Morrison weighed in at 146.5!!

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#194] Jeff Lentz (6 – 2 – 0) vs. [*] Anthony Leone (8 – 3 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#297] Sam Oropeza (5 – 1 – 0) vs. [#361] Giedrius Karavackas (4 – 1 – 0)

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[*] Azunna Anyanwu (3 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Randy Smith (11 – 8 – 1)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#86] Jay Silva (6 – 4 – 0) vs. [*] Gemiyale Adkins (6 – 1 – 0)

Interesting matchmaking note:
[#49] Patricky Freire (9 – 1 – 0) vs. [#50] Michael Chandler (7 – 0 – 0)

Only 1 spot separate these two fighters in the Fightmatrix rankings.

Travis Fulton fights again!

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Jason

In extreme obscurity, Travis Fulton apparently had another MMA fight on 3/19/2011 against John McElroy (who he had previously beaten). Fulton won by submission in the 1st round.

This brings Fulton’s record (in the FightMatrix database, anyway) to 249-48-10. Who knows what his real record is.

This Past Weekend: Saturday May 7th, 2011

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Jonathan

World Absolute Fighting Championship – Mayor’s Cup 2011
May 7, 2011
Platinum Arena,
Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)

Baga Agaev (21 – 11 – 0) defeated Kevin Randleman (17 – 16 – 0) by submission due to an armbar at 3:00 of round 1. Agaev, who has won 6 of his last 7 (5 by armbar) jumps 20 spots up from [#72] to [#52]. Randleman, who has lost 4 in a row, drops 21 spots from [#76] to [#97]. Randleman announced his retirement following the loss.

Lightweight (155 lbs)

Alexander Sarnavskiy (14 – 0 – 0) defeated Douglas Evans (13 – 8 – 0) by submission due to rear-naked choke in round 1. Sarnavskiy, who scored his 3rd consecutive choke victory in this bout, jumps 34 spots up from [#108] to [#74]. Evans, who is 3-2 in his last 5, moves from [#57FW] into the lightweight “Top 500” at [#239].

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The Ultimate Fighter 13 – Episode 7 Results

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Oleg

In Episode 7, Team Lesnar’s Chuck O’Neil defeated Team Dos Santos’ Javier Torres with a D’Arce choke in the second round, earning the wild-card spot to become the eighth and final quarter-finalist.

Here are the quarter-final matchups (all rankings approximated as-of the show’s taping):

[#113] Anthony Ferguson vs [#200] Ryan McGillivray

[#247 LW] Ramsey Nijem vs [#387] Clay Harvison

[#289] Chuck O’Neil vs [NR] Zachary Davis

[#364] Shamar Bailey vs [#441] Chris Cope

The current win tally is 4 Team Dos Santos, 4 Team Lesnar.

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This Past Weekend: Friday May 6th, 2011

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Jonathan

Tachi Palace Fights 9 – The Contenders
May 6, 2011
Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino,
Lemoore, California, United States

Flyweight (125 lbs)

WEC veteran Ian McCall (10 – 2 – 0) defeated Dustin Ortiz (7 – 1 – 0) by unanimous decision. McCall, who is on a 3 fight win streak (4-1 in his last 5), moves 2 spots up from [#6]to [#4]. Ortiz, who tasted defeat for the first time, remains unranked.

TPF Featherweight Championship

Featherweight (145 lbs)

Issac DeJesus (10 – 3 – 0) defeated Russ Miura (9 – 2 – 0) by TKO due to punches at 2:52 of round 1. DeJesus, who stopped a 2 fight losing streak with this victory, leaps 50 spots forward from [#127]to [#77]. Miura, who was on a 6 fight win streak prior to this loss (5 by stoppage), plummets 105 spots from [#112] to [#217].

Lightweight (155 lbs)

UFC veteran Fabricio Camoes (12 – 5 – 1) defeated fellow UFC vet Efrain Escudero (16 – 3 – 0) by unanimous decision. Camoes, who is on a 2 fight win streak following release from the UFC, jumps 16 spots forward from [#72] to [#56]. Escudero, who was on a 3 fight win streak prior to this loss, drops 22 spots from [#135] to [#157].

Middleweight (185 lbs)

UFC veteran Gerald Harris (18 – 4 – 0) defeated Anthony Ruiz (25 – 16 – 0) by unanimous decision. Harris, who was on a 2 fight losing streak prior to this bout, moves 28 spots up from [#82] to [#54]. Ruiz, who is on a 3 fight losing streak, drops 11 spots from [#97] to [#108].

Flyweight (125 lbs)

Mamoru Yamaguchi (26 – 5 – 3) defeated Kevin Dunsmoor (10 – 4 – 0) by KO by a punch at 4:03 of round 2 . Yamaguchi, who is on a 6 fight win streak (5 by stoppage), moves 1 spot up from [#2] to [#1]. Dunsmoor, who is 3-2 in his last 5, drops 6 spots from [#30] to [#36].
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This Past Weekend: Bellator 43

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Jonathan

Bellator Fighting Championships 43
May 7th, 2011

First Council Casino,
Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States

Bellator Welterweight Tournament Final

Welterweight (170 lbs)
Jay Hieron (22 – 4 – 1) won an extremely close and contentious split decision over Rick Hawn (11 – 1 – 0). Round 1 belonged to Hieron, who out-struck his Olympic foe for the first 5 minutes. Round 2 started to swing in Hawn’s favor. It was this round that would cause the fight to be such a close call. Hawn stalked the backpedaling Hieron and struck him often throughout the 3rd round. It was not enough to make the judges see the fight in his favor. Hieron, who is on a 10 fight winning streak, holds his ranking at [#10]. He will now face Bellator welterweight champion [#21] Ben Askren for the title. Hawn, who tasted defeat for the first time, moved up 4 spots from [#49] to [#45].

Middleweight (185 lbs)
Bryan Baker (15 – 2 – 0) defeated UFC veteran Joe Riggs (34 – 13 – 0) by KO due to a punch at 3:53 of round 2. Except for a duo of flying knees from Baker, there was little action in the 1st round. Riggs was able to connect with straight punches, but did not have an answer for Baker in the 2nd round. Baker swarmed the dazed Riggs midway through the round and knocked him out against the fence when he dropped his hands. Baker, who on a 2 fight win streak (9-1- in his last 10), moves 7 spots up from [#37 ] to [#30]. Baker will be in the Bellator season 5 middleweight tournament. Riggs, who is on a 2 fight losing streak (both by T/KO from punches), drops 7 spots from [#100] to [#107].

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