Generated Historical Rankings Expansion
- We’re adding the years 1990-1993 to the Generated Historical Rankings. Although this period was mainly dominated by Shooto, it is a valid part of MMA history. As a result, the rankings will be updating over the next several hours.
Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)
| Thursday, December 31st 2026: Rizin FF Super Rizin 6: Shiwasu no Owarinagoya Gekokujo Matsuri | |||
 [#1 W105] Natalia Kuziutina |  [#4 W105] Saori Oshima | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 9/10/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation] Last Opponent: [#18 W105] Rena Kubota Last 5: W W W W W | Last Fight Date: 7/18/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation] Last Opponent: [#13 W105] Ye Ji Lee Last 5: L W L W W | ||
| Sunday, December 13th 2026: Deep - 135 Impact | |||
| [#3 SW] Sukai China | [#4 SW] Jo Arai | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 5/04/2026 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [#6 SW] Sora Sugiyama Last 5: W W W W W | Last Fight Date: 9/13/2026 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [#23 SW] Daichi Kitakata Last 5: L L W L W | ||
| Sunday, December 13th 2026: Deep Tokyo Impact 2026 6th Round | |||
| [#6 SW] Sora Sugiyama | [#10 SW] Goal Makino | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 9/20/2026 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [NR] Musashi Musashi Last 5: W W W L W | Last Fight Date: 9/06/2026 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [#42 SW] Toshiya Takashima Last 5: W W W W W | ||
Featured Fighters
| [#18 W125] |  Lucia Szabova | [#1 WW] | Islam Makhachev | |
| [#18 LW] |  Renato Carneiro | [#1 FW] |  Alexander Volkanovski | |
| [#13 LW] | Tom Nolan | [#26 WW] |  Jacobe Smith | |
| [#102 W125] | Tainara Lisboa | [#1 LW] | Justin Gaethje | |
| [#2 LW] |  Ilia Topuria | [#8 HW] | Josh Hokit |
Bang for Your Buck: UFC Fight Night 76
UFC Fight Night 76 is another Saturday afternoon Fight Pass-exclusive event, taking place in Dublin, Ireland. The card originally featured a heavyweight matchup between Ben Rothwell and Stipe Miocic; however Miocic pulled out with an injury and UFC matchmakers were not able to find a replacement opponent on short notice. Without this bout, there are very few interesting fights remaining on the card, and so it will be a rather short write-up. On a somewhat related note, why is Miocic – one of the top heavyweight contenders – always being placed on Fight Pass cards?
Main Event: [#20 LW] Dustin Poirier vs [#82 LW] Joseph Duffy
Worth: $10
Why: 26-year-old Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Porrier has been a mainstay of the UFC’s featherweight division, where he racked up a respectable 8-3 record; however after a TKO loss to Conor McGregor, Porrier decided to move up in weight. He scored first-round TKOs in his first two fights as a lightweight, and now gets to take on Joseph Duffy, who also happens to be the last fighter to hold a victory over McGregor. Even though the McGregor fight will be touted as Duffy’s biggest accomplishment (at least until the Conor hype dies down), 27-year-old ‘Irish Joe’ has proven to be a great prospect in his own right, holding two first-round stoppages in his two UFC fights to date. Both guys are well rounded and always fun to watch, so this should be a great scrap.
Fight Matrix Program: UFC Fight Night 76 – Poirier/Duffy (10-24-2015)
Flyweight (125)
[#10] Louis Smolka (9-1-0) vs. [#13] Patrick Holohan (12-1-1)
Last 3 Fights: Louis Smolka (2-1-0)
2015-07-11: W vs. [#32FLY] Neil Seery (15-11-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2014-11-07: W vs. [#108FLY] Richie Vaculik (10-3-0) via KO (Side Kick and Punches) in 0:18 of round 3
2014-05-10: L vs. [#37FLY] Chris Cariaso (17-9-0) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Patrick Holohan (2-1-0)
2015-07-18: W vs. [#87FLY] Vaughan Lee (14-11-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2015-01-18: W vs. [#488BW] Shane Howell (13-10-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2014-10-04: L vs. [#33FLY] Chris Kelades (9-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Louis Smolka 105, Patrick Holohan 98
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)
[#57] Norman Parke (20-4-1) vs. [*] Reza Madadi (13-3-0)
Last 3 Fights: Norman Parke (1-2-0)
2015-05-30: L vs. [#27LW] Francisco Trinaldo (18-4-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2015-01-18: L vs. [#28LW] Gleison Tibau (32-11-0) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
2014-07-19: W vs. [#297LW] Naoyuki Kotani (33-13-7) via TKO (Punches and Elbows) in 3:41 of round 2
Last 3 Fights: Reza Madadi (2-1-0)
2013-04-06: W vs. [#9LW] Michael Johnson (16-9-0) via Submission (Brabo Choke) in 1:33 of round 3
2012-10-13: L vs. [*] Cristiano Marcello (13-6-0) via SD (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
2012-04-14: W vs. [*] Yoislandy Izquierdo (9-2-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 1:28 of round 2
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Norman Parke 147, Reza Madadi 931
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)
[#53] Nicolas Dalby (14-0-0) vs. [#141] Darren Till (13-0-0)
Last 3 Fights: Nicolas Dalby (3-0-0)
2015-05-30: W vs. [#117WW] Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (14-5-0) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
2014-11-15: W vs. [#249MW] Mohsen Bahari (8-3-0) via UD ()
2014-03-22: W vs. [*] Sergei Churilov (15-2-0) via TKO (Head Kick and Punches) in 2:19 of round 4
Last 3 Fights: Darren Till (3-0-0)
2015-05-30: W vs. [#272WW] Wendell de Oliveira Marqu (24-9-0) via KO (Elbows) in 1:37 of round 2
2015-05-09: W vs. [#865WW] Laerte Costa e Silva (11-6-1) via TKO (Punches) in 2:01 of round 4
2014-12-20: W vs. [#360WW] Guillermo Martinez Ayme (8-2-0) via UD ()
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Nicolas Dalby 147, Darren Till 147
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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Stat Fun with the Generated Historical Rankings
In case you didn’t know, every week or so we re-compile the Generated Historical Rankings with the latest version of the ranking system and the latest data. This is a quarterly ranking since 1/1/1994 to the latest quarter beginning. We may eventually expand this to an earlier date, but prior to the last quarter of 1993, there was only Shooto and independent events.
There -is- some funny business in the early quarterlies, where some weight classes weren’t “recognized”, so they’re filled with fighters based on where they weighed in assuming we even have this data. There’s also some quarterly sets where there just wasn’t enough data to provide a Top X. There’s more about this latter issue in the description at the top of the rankings pages.
Anyway, I thought it’d be interesting to run some statistics based on the latest run, so here it is:
Most Quarters at #1 (By Division)
| Pound-4-Pound | Fedor Emelianenko | 25 |
| Division Dominance | Georges St. Pierre | 14 |
| (W) Pound-4-Pound | Tara LaRosa | 17 |
| (W) Division Dominance | Ronda Rousey | 12 |
| Heavyweight+ | Fedor Emelianenko | 29 |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | 19 |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva | 26 |
| Welterweight | Georges St. Pierre | 25 |
| Lightweight | Takanori Gomi | 12 |
| Featherweight | Jose Aldo | 24 |
| Bantamweight | Miguel Torres | 19 |
| Flyweight | Mamoru Yamaguchi | 17 |
| Strawweight | Rambaa Somdet | 17 |
| (W) Featherweight+ | Cristiane Justino | 21 |
| (W) Bantamweight | Jennifer Howe | 21 |
| (W) Flyweight | Tara LaRosa | 19 |
| (W) Strawweight | Yuka Tsuji | 18 |
| (W) Atomweight | Satoko Shinashi | 13 |
Fight Matrix Program: WSOF 24 (10-17-2015)
Welterweight (170)
[#27MW] Yushin Okami (30-9-0) vs. [#28] Jon Fitch (26-7-1)
Jon Fitch is the All-Time #6 ranked Welterweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Yushin Okami (1-2-0)
2014-11-15: L vs. [#10LHW] David Branch (17-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:39 of round 4
2014-03-29: W vs. [#130MW] Svetlozar Savov (15-5-0) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 4:46 of round 2
2013-09-04: L vs. [#4MW] Ronaldo Souza (22-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:47 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Jon Fitch (2-1-0)
2014-12-13: L vs. [#5WW] Rousimar Palhares (18-6-0) via Submission (Kneebar) in 1:30 of round 1
2014-07-05: W vs. [#155MW] Dennis Hallman (53-18-2) via UD ()
2013-10-26: W vs. [#141WW] Marcelo Alfaya (16-7-0) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Yushin Okami 336, Jon Fitch 308
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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Heavyweight (265)
[#28] Blagoy Ivanov (12-1-0) vs. [#41] Derrick Mehmen (19-6-0)
Last 3 Fights: Blagoy Ivanov (2-1-0)
2015-06-05: W vs. [#42HW+] Smealinho Rama (9-2-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 1:17 of round 3
2014-05-17: L vs. [#30HW+] Alexander Volkov (24-6-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:08 of round 2
2014-04-11: W vs. [#68HW+] Lavar Johnson (18-10-0) via Submission (Keylock) in 4:08 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Derrick Mehmen (2-1-0)
2015-03-26: W vs. [#86HW+] Brett Rogers (17-10-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2014-10-11: L vs. [#42HW+] Smealinho Rama (9-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:51 of round 1
2014-06-21: W vs. [#140HW+] Dave Huckaba (22-9-0) via UD (30-26, 30-27, 30-25)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Blagoy Ivanov 134, Derrick Mehmen 205
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Blagoy Ivanov leads 1-0
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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#26] Vinny Magalhaes (12-7-0) vs. [*] Matt Hamill (11-5-0)
Last 3 Fights: Vinny Magalhaes (2-1-0)
2014-09-26: W vs. [#55HW+] Jason Brilz (23-6-1) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:36 of round 4
2014-07-19: W vs. [#417LHW] Jorge Gonzales (9-3-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:12 of round 1
2013-08-03: L vs. [#49LHW] Anthony Perosh (15-9-0) via KO (Punches) in 0:14 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Matt Hamill (1-2-0)
2013-10-09: L vs. [#34LHW] Thiago Silva (16-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-27)
2012-09-22: W vs. [*] Roger Hollett (13-5-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
2011-08-06: L vs. [#6LHW] Alexander Gustafsson (16-4-0) via TKO (Punches and Elbows) in 3:41 of round 2
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Vinny Magalhaes 386, Matt Hamill 738
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 (10-11-2015)
Notable Info
- The infamous Kalib Starnes fought this past week and returned to the rankings — at Heavyweight.
- On a slightly more belated note, Ryota Matsune returned last Sunday at Flyweight with his first win since 2006. In case you didn’t know, he is ranked #8 All-Time at Bantamweight.
- Oh and in case you didn’t see, we’re now offering non-obnoxious in-page sponsorships/advertisements. Help support your favorite ranking site as we enter our 9th year.
Fight Matrix: 8 Years and Counting… The Site, Sponsorships and More
Last November, I made a post about the rating system and how it works. This is a quasi-followup and focuses more on the non-technical aspects and the site itself.
1. We’ve been around since late 2007.
We’re right around 8 years of being online and in this time, have posted over 450 ‘official’ updates to the current rankings. If you count screw-ups and tests, we’re probably closer to 500.
2. Not all of the data is online.
What you see on FightMatrix.com as it relates to data is the “thin” version or the essentials if you will. It is much more efficient to keep the guts offline, using technologies I’m familiar with and then propagate the results to the web site’s online database. We’ve often been asked if we’ll post a bout history like Sherdog’s Fight Finder, but that’s not in the cards at this time. However, this does not mean that we will not continue to add to the available content. I love good ideas and field them whenever presented.
3. This thing is a lot of work.
Although much of the bout recording is automated, it is manually triggered and almost all of the time, supporting information like weight division and scorecards are input manually. Sometimes this information is not readily available, so it requires quite a bit of research. Needless to say, this is very time-consuming, though I consider it a labor of love.
I estimate that the bout recording process, adding the supplementary info and the ranking update process alone has accounted for about 2,000 hours of supervision or actual work in the site’s history. This may not sound like much over 8 years, but I work fast and this does not include the server administration, site maintenance or the coding related to the rankings/ratings themselves.
4. I don’t like ads.
Being honest and realistic, this site does cost money to keep online and it takes quite a bit of resources to keep running. I’m not talking about “keeping the lights on”, but to fuel the motivation to keep putting in all of the hours to try and make this site the foremost professional MMA ranking site in existence. Like I stated earlier, it is a labor of love, with the keyword being “labor”.
Given that, we’ve unfortunately had to resort to (at times) annoying advertisements to gain some monetary compensation. Outside of the occasional MMA-related sponsored post, this is our sole source of income for the site. Add to that, we’ve yet to have a “big money” advertising deal although we’ve come close once. Without this “big money” deal, we are essentially topped out on advertising income as our traffic, although respectable, has seen better days.
5. So I’ve got an idea…
OK, so I said I don’t like ads… BUT, as a way to give people an opportunity to “give” back, we’re going to offer 1-year ad/sponsorships to particular pages on the site which will allow for a text-only advertisement at the top or bottom of any page (except the main page). It will probably look something like this:
| Thanks for all the hard work over the years. FEDOR!!! – John S. |
There will be some limitations: character limits, nothing obscene, etc., but you can use this space to do whatever you want — advertise your own site, say we rock, promote your favorite fighter, etc. You can stay anonymous if you want as well. We’ll manually inject this into the page, so I’m hopeful they won’t get blocked by ad-blocking software. The price will vary depending on which page and which location you select (top or bottom or both), but it will span between $10 and $150 per location. The actual location will be in the page, below the heading and any accompanying description or at the bottom, somewhere above the comments.
If you are interested, Email us at advertise@fightmatrix.com. Link the page(s) and position(s) — “top”, “bottom”, or “both” and we’ll get back with more info.