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Fight Matrix Program: UFC 179 (10-25-2014)

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Jason

Featherweight Championship (145)
[#1/#5DD/#4P4P] Jose Aldo (24-1-0, -231) vs. [#3] Chad Mendes (16-1-0, +185)
Jose Aldo is the All-Time #1 ranked Featherweight and #5 ranked Absolute fighter.
Chad Mendes is the All-Time #6 ranked Featherweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Jose Aldo (3-0-0)
2014-02-01: W vs. [#10FW] Ricardo Lamas (14-3-0) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
2013-08-03: W vs. [*] Chan Sung Jung (13-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:00 of round 4
2013-02-02: W vs. [#2FW] Frankie Edgar (17-4-1) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)

Last 3 Fights: Chad Mendes (3-0-0)
2013-12-14: W vs. [#9FW] Nik Lentz (25-6-2) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-08-31: W vs. [#12FW] Clay Guida (31-15-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:30 of round 3
2013-04-20: W vs. [#20FW] Darren Elkins (17-4-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:08 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Jose Aldo 266, Chad Mendes 315
Previous Match-up Record: Jose Aldo leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#7] Glover Teixeira (22-3-0, -322) vs. [#8] Phil Davis (12-2-0, +256)
Glover Teixeira is the All-Time #22 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.
Phil Davis is the All-Time #18 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Glover Teixeira (2-1-0)
2014-04-26: L vs. [#1LHW/#3DD/#1P4P] Jon Jones (20-1-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
2013-09-04: W vs. [#9LHW] Ryan Bader (18-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:55 of round 1
2013-05-25: W vs. [#71MW] James Te Huna (16-8-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 2:38 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Phil Davis (2-1-0)
2014-04-26: L vs. [#4LHW] Anthony Johnson (18-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-08-03: W vs. [#2MW/#7DD/#10P4P] Lyoto Machida (21-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2013-04-27: W vs. [#26LHW] Vinny Magalhaes (12-7-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Glover Teixeira 182, Phil Davis 182
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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Flyweight (125)
[#7] Wilson Reis (18-5-0, -164) vs. [#23] Scott Jorgensen (15-9-0, +136)

Last 3 Fights: Wilson Reis (2-1-0)
2014-08-23: W vs. [#37FLY] Joby Sanchez (6-1-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2014-02-15: L vs. [#9BW] Iuri Alcantara (31-5-0) via SD (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-09-21: W vs. [#350FW] Ivan Menjivar (25-12-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Scott Jorgensen (1-2-0)
2014-06-07: W vs. [#125FLY] Danny Martinez (17-6-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2014-03-23: L vs. [#3FLY] Jussier da Silva (17-3-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:07 of round 1
2013-12-14: L vs. [#5FLY] Zach Makovsky (18-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Wilson Reis 63, Scott Jorgensen 140
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Wilson Reis leads 1-0
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Current MMA Rankings Updated (10-19-2014)

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Jason

Notable Info

Fixed a rare bug that was introduced a couple of months ago, which caused select fighters to gain a small amount of points upon entering inactivity penalty.
Initial version of hometown ceiling launched for those in countries w/sufficient data and observed home advantages that have very little reach outside of the respective populations (aka: hardly anyone highly ranked seems to leave). The penalties are very mild to start and only affect those who satisfy certain requirements.
Women’s Strawweight division increased from 25 to 30 fighters.
Men’s Welterweight division increased from 500 to 600 fighters.

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

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

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

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

Upcoming Ranking Expansion

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Jason

Upon our next update….

Women’s Strawweight division will be increased from 25 to 30 fighters.
Men’s Welterweight division will be increased from 500 to 600 fighters.

Fight Matrix: How it all works.. and more! (Long Read)

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Jason

We’ve got tons of info if you look for it, particularly in the FAQ page and also at the parent MMA Ranks page. However, many viewers tend to not explore our site or are just unwilling. As such, there is a lot of misunderstanding, misconception and overall wrong beliefs and perceptions about the site. I thought it an opportune time to hit on the basics and also address some common errors made by site visitors.

Just to make it catchy, we’ll call it the Ten Rules of Rankings: Fight Matrix Edition (Oct 2014)

1. All FightMatrix.com rankings are generated by software.

FightMatrix.com by its most general definition, is a web site business that houses professional MMA rankings and statistics. IT does not actually come up with the rankings or ratings and neither do the site owners.

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Current MMA Rankings Updated (10-12-2014)

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Jason

Stat of the Day: Weak Champions

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Jason

When we exclude Flyweight (a division that the UFC only semi-recently adopted), we are at a period now where the rating of a #2 fighter is equal to or greater than 85% of the rating of the #1 fighter in 3 men’s divisions since Fight Matrix came online. We saw this briefly for a 1-week period back in July 2010, but we are currently in the midst of a period that has essentially lasted since mid-June 2014, excluding a short break from mid-August to mid-September where we had some shuffling.

Welterweight: [#2] Rory MacDonald’s rating is 94.8% of [#1] Johny Hendricks’s
Lightweight: [#2] Rafael dos Anjos’s rating is 86.5% of [#1] Anthony Pettis’s
Bantamweight: [#2] Renan Barao’s rating is 86.5% of [#1] T.J. Dillashaw’s

Depending on the outcome, or non-outcome (another Aldo injury) of Aldo/Mendes, the Edgar/Swanson winner could increase this count to 4. Either way, the 3 above will probably hold in the list for quite a bit.

The real question is… is this good, or bad?

Current & All-Time MMA Rankings Updated (10-05-2014)

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Jason

Undeserving Matches?

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Ked Becker

The winner of the fight between Rory McDonald and Tarec Saffiedine might get a title shot.

Rory McDonald is the #2 welterweight, so this is almost the biggest fight anyone can get in the division. On the other hand, Tarec Saffiedine has fought only one time this year and one time last year. He didn’t beat anyone significant (Nate Marquardt has been unimpressive at welterweight) and his last 7 fights went to decision, which proves he is not the most exciting of fighters.

Dana White is generally very vocal about how he wants fighters to be exciting (Jon Fitch, Jake Shields) and active (Fabricio Werdum was forced to take a fight though he wanted to wait for the title shot).

And now another such fight was announced: Hector Lombard, who just beat Jake Shields and might very well deserve a title shot himself, against Josh Burkman, who just returns to the UFC after losing a fight outside of it (to Steve Carl).

Wouldn’t it make more sense to pit Hector Lombard against Rory McDonald, a fight I think everybody would like to see and let those upcoming guys prove they deserve those high-profile fights instead of booking fights which seem pretty one-sided?

Fight Matrix Program: UFC Fight Night – MacDonald vs. Saffiedine (10-04-2014)

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Jason

Welterweight (170)
[#2] Rory MacDonald (17-2-0, -502) vs. [#16] Tarec Saffiedine (15-3-0, +374)
Rory MacDonald is the All-Time #15 ranked Welterweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Rory MacDonald (2-1-0)
2014-06-14: W vs. [#4WW] Tyron Woodley (14-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2014-02-22: W vs. [#8WW] Demian Maia (19-6-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2013-11-16: L vs. [#3WW] Robbie Lawler (24-10-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Tarec Saffiedine (3-0-0)
2014-01-04: W vs. [#53WW] Hyun Gyu Lim (13-4-1) via UD (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)
2013-01-12: W vs. [#22MW] Nate Marquardt (33-13-2) via UD (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)
2012-08-18: W vs. [#388LW] Roger Bowling (11-5-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Rory MacDonald 112, Tarec Saffiedine 273
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Rory MacDonald leads 1-0
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Bantamweight (135)
[#10] Raphael Assuncao (22-4-0, -287) vs. [#12] Bryan Caraway (19-6-0, +191)
Raphael Assuncao is the All-Time #25 ranked Bantamweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Raphael Assuncao (3-0-0)
2014-02-22: W vs. [#36BW] Pedro Munhoz (11-1-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-10-09: W vs. [#1BW/#9P4P] T.J. Dillashaw (11-2-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2013-06-08: W vs. [#49BW] Vaughan Lee (14-10-1) via Submission (Armbar) in 1:51 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Bryan Caraway (2-1-0)
2014-06-07: W vs. [#51BW] Erik Perez (14-6-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:52 of round 2
2013-04-27: W vs. [#120BW] Johnny Bedford (19-12-1) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 4:44 of round 3
2013-03-03: L vs. [#13BW] Takeya Mizugaki (20-8-2) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Raphael Assuncao 224, Bryan Caraway 119
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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Flyweight (125)
[#11] Patrick Holohan (10-0-1) vs. [#128] Chris Kelades (7-1-0)

Last 3 Fights: Patrick Holohan (3-0-0)
2014-07-19: W vs. [#16FLY] Josh Sampo (11-4-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:06 of round 1
2012-07-21: W vs. [#166FLY] Artemij Sitenkov (15-12-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 2:50 of round 1
2012-04-28: W vs. [#127BW] Damien Rooney (10-3-1) via KO (Punch and Head Kick) in 1:01 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Chris Kelades (2-1-0)
2014-07-26: W vs. [#134FLY] Adrian Woolley (8-4-0) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
2014-05-09: L vs. [#64FLY] Malcolm Gordon (5-0-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2014-01-25: W vs. [NA] Rick Doyle (0-3-0) via Submission (Gogoplata) in 2:44 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Patrick Holohan 77, Chris Kelades 70
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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Fight Matrix Program: UFC Fight Night – Nelson vs. Story (10-04-2014)

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Jason

Welterweight (170)
[#19] Gunnar Nelson (13-0-1, -329) vs. [#31] Rick Story (17-8-0, +260)

Last 3 Fights: Gunnar Nelson (3-0-0)
2014-07-19: W vs. [#81WW] Zak Cummings (17-4-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:48 of round 2
2014-03-08: W vs. [#137WW] Omari Akhmedov (12-1-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 4:36 of round 1
2013-02-16: W vs. [#126WW] Jorge Santiago (25-12-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Rick Story (2-1-0)
2014-07-16: W vs. [#169WW] Leonardo Mafra Texeira (11-2-0) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 2:12 of round 2
2014-03-15: L vs. [#17WW] Kelvin Gastelum (9-0-0) via SD (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)
2013-11-16: W vs. [#39WW] Brian Ebersole (51-16-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Gunnar Nelson 77, Rick Story 80
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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Featherweight (145)
[#17] Max Holloway (10-3-0, -602) vs. [#34] Akira Corassani (12-4-0, +436)

Last 3 Fights: Max Holloway (3-0-0)
2014-08-23: W vs. [#37FW] Clay Collard (13-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:47 of round 3
2014-04-26: W vs. [#109FW] Andre Fili (13-2-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 3:39 of round 3
2014-01-04: W vs. [#144FW] Will Chope (20-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:27 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Akira Corassani (2-1-0)
2014-04-16: L vs. [#16FW] Dustin Poirier (16-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:42 of round 2
2013-11-30: W vs. [#53FW] Maximo Blanco (11-6-1) via DQ (Knee to Head of Grounded Fighter) in 0:25 of round 1
2013-04-06: W vs. [#30FW] Robbie Peralta (18-5-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Max Holloway 42, Akira Corassani 171
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)
[#45] Alexander Yakovlev (21-5-1, +176) vs. [#49] Nicholas Musoke (12-3-0, -216)

Last 3 Fights: Alexander Yakovlev (2-1-0)
2014-05-31: L vs. [#8WW] Demian Maia (19-6-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-11-08: W vs. [#65WW] Paul Daley (35-13-2) via UD ()
2013-09-08: W vs. [#311MW] Reinaldo da Silva (7-7-0) via UD ()

Last 3 Fights: Nicholas Musoke (2-1-0)
2014-06-28: L vs. [#17WW] Kelvin Gastelum (9-0-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2014-02-15: W vs. [#104WW] Viscardi Andrade (17-6-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2013-10-26: W vs. [#264MW] Alessio Sakara (15-11-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 3:07 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Alexander Yakovlev 126, Nicholas Musoke 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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