Fight Matrix

FightMatrix Program: Ring-Side MMA 12 (10-21-2011)

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Jason

Welterweight (170)
[#25MW] Paul Daley (28-11-2, 170.4lb) vs. [#188MW] Luigi Fioravanti (22-10-0, 170.4lb)

Last 3 Fights: Paul Daley (1-2-0)
2011-09-10: W vs. [#93WW] Jordan Radev (23-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2011-07-30: L vs. [#19WW] Tyron Woodley (9-0-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-04-09: L vs. [#4WW] Nick Diaz (25-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:57 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Luigi Fioravanti (1-2-0)
2011-06-10: L vs. [#84MW] Joe Doerksen (47-16-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2011-04-28: L vs. [#115MW] Andrei Semenov (30-9-2) via UD ()
2011-03-05: W vs. [#348MW] Mike Geurin (8-3-0) via UD ()

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Paul Daley leads 1-0
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Lightweight (155)
[#171] Daron Cruickshank (8-2-0, 154.8lb) vs. [#254] Mike Ricci (6-1-0, 155.0lb)

Last 3 Fights: Daron Cruickshank (2-1-0)
2011-06-17: W vs. [#327LW] Brad Cardinal (13-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:35 of round 1
2011-04-09: W vs. [#509WW] Tiawan Howard (10-7-0) via SD ()
2011-02-26: L vs. [#57LW] Luis Palomino (17-7-0) via KO (Punch) in 3:52 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Mike Ricci (2-1-0)
2011-04-09: W vs. [#502LW] Jesse Ronson (7-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:12 of round 1
2010-04-15: L vs. [#4FW] Pat Curran (16-4-0) via KO (Punch) in 3:01 of round 1
2009-11-14: W vs. [#17WW] Jordan Mein (23-7-0) via UD ()

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Bantamweight (136)
[#76FW] Mitch Gagnon (7-1-0, 136.0lb) vs. [#102] David Harris (6-2-1, 136.8lb)

Last 3 Fights: Mitch Gagnon (3-0-0)
2011-04-09: W vs. [#258FW] Rejean Groulx (5-1-0) via TKO (Slam) in 3:47 of round 3
2010-04-10: W vs. [#719LW] Guillaume Lamarche (7-5-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:52 of round 1
2009-12-12: W vs. [#503FW] Stephane Bernadel (7-4-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:38 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: David Harris (3-0-0)
2011-08-13: W vs. [#105BW] Adrian Wooley (7-3-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2011-05-19: W vs. [#261BW] Brent Franczuz (4-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-04-08: W vs. [#394BW] Chuck Mady (5-5-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:07 of round 1

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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The Ultimate Fighter 14, Episode 5 Review

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Oleg

In the fifth episode, Team Bisping finally put one up on the scoreboard when [#82 FW] Hamid ‘Akira’ Corassani defeated [NR] Dustin Neace by majority decision in a closely contested bout. The win was not without controversy, as Akira appeared to be tapping out when he was caught in a leg lock by Neace in the first round; however the referee didn’t call the submission and Corassani was able to escape the hold, proceeding to drop Dustin with a punch in the second round and narrowly taking the decision.

The current win tally is Team Miller 4, Team Bisping 1.

Here are the remaining fighters (all rankings are approximated as-of the show’s taping)

[#58] Steven Siler
Episode 1: defeated [#30] Micah Miller by guillotine choke in the third (overtime) round.

[#67] Bryan Caraway
Episode 1: defeated [#91 LW] Eric Mariott by unanimous decision.
Episode 2: defeated [NR] Marcus Brimage by rear naked choke in the second round.

[#80] Diego Brandao
Episode 1: defated [NR] Jesse Newell by TKO in the first round.

[#82] Hamid Corassani
Episode 1: defated [#166] Brian Pearman by KO in the first round.
Episode 5: defated [NR] Dustin Neace by majority decsion.

[#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez
Episode 1: defeated [#27 BW] Jimmie Rivera by TKO in the second round.
Episode 4: defeated [NR] Stephen Bass by TKO in the second round.

~~[NR] Marcus Brimage~~
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Bryson Wailehua-Hansen by TKO in the second round.
Episode 2: lost to [#67] Bryan Carawy by rear naked choke in the second round.

~~[NR] Stephen Bass~~
Episode 1: defeated [#227] Karsten Lenjoint by triangle choke in the second round.
Episode 4: lost to [#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez by TKO in the second round.

~~[NR] Dustin Neace~~
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Josh Clopton by unanimous decision.
Episode 5: lost to [#82] Hamid Corassani by majority decision.

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Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)

Friday, October 16th 2026: Professional Fighters League PFL Chicago 2: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2

[#6 W125] Liz Carmouche

[#14 W125] Jena Bishop

Last Fight Date: 6/27/2026 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#15 W125] Viviane Araujo
Last 5: L W W W W

Last Fight Date: 6/27/2026 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#37 W125] Ariane Lipski da Silva
Last 5: W W L W W

Thursday, December 31st 2026: Rizin FF New Years Eve Event

[#5 FW] Rajabali Shaidullaev

[#16 FW] Kyoma Akimoto

Last Fight Date: 9/10/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation]
Last Opponent: [#7 FW] A.J. McKee
Last 5: W W W W W

Last Fight Date: 8/11/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation]
Last Opponent: [#25 FW] Kleber Koike Erbst
Last 5: W W W W W

Saturday, November 14th 2026: Professional Fighters League PFL Returns to Dubai: Nemkov vs. Bilostenniy

[#6 HW] Vadim Nemkov

[#16 HW] Sergey Bilostenniy

Last Fight Date: 12/13/2025 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#20 HW] Renan Ferreira
Last 5: W W W W W

Last Fight Date: 5/02/2026 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#20 HW] Renan Ferreira
Last 5: W W L W W

Featured Fighters

[#49 LW]	Mikuru Asakura	[#5 FW]	Rajabali Shaidullaev
[#1 WW]	Islam Makhachev	[#1 FW]	Alexander Volkanovski
[#29 FW]	Ren Hiramoto	[#96 FW]	Tommy McMillen
[#33 LW]	Akbar Abdullaev	[#2 LW]	Ilia Topuria
[#1 FLW]	Joshua Van	[#7 FW]	A.J. McKee

Stat of the Day: Non-UFC Pro Debut -> UFC

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Jason

MMAJunkie posted an article regarding Dustin Jacoby, who will go from his non-UFC pro debut to a UFC card in 11 months.

The quickest ever was Koji Kitao, who made his UFC debut at UFC 9, just 42 days after his non-UFC pro debut. Since 2000, the record belongs to Frank Mir, who did so in 111 days. Since 2010, John Salter just edges out Jacoby, having done so in 290 days.

Of course, this statistic excludes fighters like Matt Mitrione, who had the benefit of “The Ultimate Fighter”.

“Keep an Eye Out For…” Edinaldo Oliveira

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Jonathan

[#48HW] Edinaldo Oliveira (12 – 0 – 1) has yet to taste defeat. At 6’7″ and 238lbs, he is a very lanky fighter that has used his reach to secure 7 (T)KOs and 2 submissions out of his 12 victories. In the past 17 months, Oliveira has amassed a formidable list of victories over Brazilian heavyweights. The most notable victories in this time span are:

1st round TKO over [#151HW] Jair Goncalves (9 – 4 – 0) in September 2011
3rd round unanimous decision over [#167HW] Ubiratan Marinho Lima (13 – 6 – 0) in July 2011
2nd round TKO over [#230HW] Edson Franca (13 – 6 – 0) in May 2011
1st round TKO over [#192HW] Geronimo dos Santos (24 – 13 – 0) in December 2010
5th round unanimous decision over the one man to defeat [#3HW] Junior dos Santos, [#139HW] Joaquim Ferreira (11 – 6 – 0) in May 2010

Oliveira’s nickname is “Lula Molusco” or “Squidward” in English, due to his rangy physique. If he were so inclined, Oliveira could possibly fight at 205lbs. It would be interesting to see how Lula Molusco would fare against greater competition on bigger shows. Here’s to hoping we get the opportunity.

MMA Rankings Updated: 10/16/2011

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Jason

What a UFC Flyweight Tournament might look like

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Jason

Using the rating system and a relatively unscientific methodology to qualify fighters, this is what a eight-man UFC Flyweight tournament may look like, with two alternate bouts.

To qualify, fighters must fulfill one of the following:

At least one true Flyweight bout in the last three years AND at least one bout in the US in the last 18 months OR a scheduled bout in the US on Sherdog.
At least two bouts in the US in the last three years, where the fighter weighed in at or below 134.0. The idea here, is that they either fought a catchweight between Flyweight and Bantamweight, or have no issue making Bantamweight.

I have also excluded Dominick Cruz from consideration, as he is the current champion at Bantamweight.

All ratings were also converted to Flyweight ratings for seeding purposes.

#1/#8 -> [#2 BW] Joseph Benavidez (15-2-0) vs. [#48 BW] Darren Uyenoyama (6-3-0)

#2/#7 -> [#6 BW] Alexis Vila (10-0-0) vs. [#3] Jussier da Silva (10-1-0)

#3/#6 -> [#11 BW] Demetrious Johnson (9-2-0) vs. [#2] Ian McCall (11-2-0)

#4/#5 -> [#15 BW] Takeya Mizugaki (15-6-2) vs. [#22 BW] Eduardo Dantas (11-2-0)

Alt #1 -> [#6] Mamoru Yamaguchi (26-6-3) vs. [#61 BW] Mike Easton (10-1-0)

Alt #2 -> [#7] Josh Rave (22-8-0) vs. [#59 BW] Frank Baca (9-1-0)

Apologies if I missed anyone — I absolutely do not have all weigh-in information for all events. When it boils down to it though, who knows when the UFC will add the division and who really knows who is willing to and CAN move down to 125 pounds?

The really shocking part is how weak the Flyweight division is in comparison to Bantamweight. Let’s hope that the UFC kicks the division off with at least four fights, or else the Flyweight rankings here will be a fluctuating mess for some time.

Fightmatrix Program: M-1 Challenge 27 – Garner vs. Grishin

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Jonathan

With M-1 heavyweight champ [#51] Guram Gugenishvili injured for a second consecutive fight, Maxim Grishin steps in to take his place against Kenny Garner. Both men have lost to Gugenishvili via choke.

M-1 Challenge 27 – Garner vs. Grishin
October 14, 2011
Grand Canyon University Arena,
Phoenix, Arizona, United States

M-1 Interim Heavyweight Championship

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#81] Maxim Grishin (11 – 5 – 0) vs. [#94] Kenny Garner (7 – 3 – 0)

M-1 Light Heavyweight Championship

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#65] Vinny Magalhaes (8 – 5 – 0) vs. [#80] Mikhail Zayats (14 – 5 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#87] Eddie Arizmendi (15 – 4 – 0) vs. [#275] Arthur Guseinov (8 – 2 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#190] Tom Gallicchio (16 – 6 – 0) vs. [*] Daniel Madrid (6 – 2 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#97] Yasubey Enomoto (7 – 3 – 0) vs. [*] Joshua Thorpe (10 – 5 – 0)

FightMatrix Program: Grabaka Live 1st Cage Attack (10-15-2011)

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Jason

Heavyweight (999)
[#266WW] Sanae Kikuta (29-7-3) vs. [NA] Kenichi Yamamoto (5-9-2)

Last 3 Fights: Sanae Kikuta (2-1-0)
2010-10-24: W vs. [NA] Yi Sak Kim (0-2-0) via TKO (Corner Stoppage) in 1:21 of round 1
2010-06-20: L vs. [#97WW] Yasubey Enomoto (7-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:57 of round 1
2009-01-04: W vs. [*] Hidehiko Yoshida (9-8-1) via SD ()

Last 3 Fights: Kenichi Yamamoto (1-2-0)
2006-10-04: L vs. [*] Diego Lionel Vitosky (4-4-1) via TKO (Corner Stoppage) in ? of round 2
2006-06-03: L vs. [NA] Kaream Ellington (3-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:51 of round 1
2005-11-13: W vs. [#684HW+] German Reyes (3-6-0) via KO in 2:20 of round 2

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Sanae Kikuta leads 2-0
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Welterweight (170)
[#237MW] Yuki Sasaki (22-19-1) vs. [#290] Hidetaka Monma (17-9-4)

Last 3 Fights: Yuki Sasaki (0-3-0)
2010-12-30: L vs. [#17MW] Mamed Khalidov (23-4-2) via TKO (Punches) in 2:22 of round 1
2010-12-04: L vs. [#57LHW] Paulo Filho (22-4-2) via UD ()
2010-11-05: L vs. [#215MW] Xavier Lucas (8-2-1) via KO (Punch) in ? of round 5

Last 3 Fights: Hidetaka Monma (2-0-1)
2010-10-24: W vs. [NA] Yoshihisa Yamamoto (14-23-1) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 1:07 of round 1
2010-04-17: D vs. [*] Ryuki Ueyama (10-13-5) via Draw in 5:00 of round 3
2009-11-10: W vs. [#374WW] Dong Hyun Kim (8-5-3) via UD ()

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Featherweight (145)
[#103] Takeshi Yamazaki (15-11-3) vs. [*] Dokonjonosuke Mishima (19-7-2)

Last 3 Fights: Takeshi Yamazaki (1-1-1)
2011-02-25: W vs. [#389FW] Katsunori Tsuda (5-1-1) via Technical Submission (Armbar) in 1:33 of round 1
2010-02-28: L vs. [#20BW] Takafumi Otsuka (12-9-1) via UD ()
2009-12-19: D vs. [*] Toshiaki Kitada (10-5-3) via Draw in 5:00 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Dokonjonosuke Mishima (2-1-0)
2009-08-23: L vs. [#20BW] Takafumi Otsuka (12-9-1) via UD ()
2008-12-22: W vs. [*] Toshiaki Kitada (10-5-3) via TKO (Punches) in 2:51 of round 2
2008-05-19: W vs. [#16BW] Masakazu Imanari (24-9-2) via MD ()

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Dokonjonosuke Mishima leads 4-1
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The Ultimate Fighter 14, Episode 4 Review

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Oleg

In the fourth episode, two fights took place – and Team Miller remained undefeated, taking both bouts. In the featherweight feature, Dennis Bermudez stopped Stephen Bass with a second round TKO in a rather one-sided affair. The bantamweight bout was a bit more competitive, with Dustin Pague submitting Louis Gaudinot with a rear naked choke (also in the second round).

The current win tally is Team Miller 4, Team Bisping’s 0.

Here are the remaining fighters (all rankings are approximated as-of the show’s taping)

Bantamweights

[#39] Johnny Bedford
Episode 1: defated [#150] Carson Beebe by guillotine choke in the first round.
Episode 3: defated [NR] Josh Ferguson by unanimous decision.

[#58] Dustin Pague
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Tateki Matsuda by unanimous decision.
Episode 4: defeated [#13 FLW] Louis Gaudinot by rear naked choke in the second round.

[#11 FLW] John Dodson
Episode 1: defeated [#22 FLW] Brandon Merkt by TKO in the first round.

~~[#13 FLW] Louis Gaudinot~~
Episode 1: defeated [#49] Paul McVeigh by TKO in the third (overtime) round.
Episode 4: lost to [#58] Dustin Pague by rear naked choke in the second round.

[#144] TJ Dillashaw
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Matt Jaggers by TKO in the first round.

[#146] Roland Delorme
Episode 1: defeated [NR] BJ Ferguson by guillotine choke in the first round.

[NR] John Albert
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Orville Smith by rear naked choke in the first round.

~~[NR] Josh Ferguson~~
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Casey Dyer by TKO in the first round.
Episode 3: lost to [#39] Johny Bedford by unanimous decision.

Featherweights after the jump:

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FightMatrix Program: Bellator 54 (10-15-2011)

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Jason

Middleweight (185)
[#27] Bryan Baker (16-2-0) vs. [#77] Vitor Vianna (11-1-1)

Last 3 Fights: Bryan Baker (3-0-0)
2011-09-17: W vs. [#100MW] Jared Hess (11-3-1) via TKO (Punches) in 2:52 of round 3
2011-05-07: W vs. [#130MW] Joe Riggs (34-14-0) via KO (Punch) in 3:53 of round 2
2010-09-23: W vs. [#58LHW] Jeremy Horn (88-21-5) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Vitor Vianna (3-0-0)
2011-09-17: W vs. [#102MW] Sam Alvey (15-3-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2010-10-09: W vs. [#426HW+] Aaron Brink (25-21-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:17 of round 1
2010-07-31: W vs. [#629MW] BJ Lacy (12-19-1) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:02 of round 1

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Middleweight (185)
[#25] Alexander Shlemenko (41-7-0) vs. [#89] Brian Rogers (8-2-0)

Last 3 Fights: Alexander Shlemenko (3-0-0)
2011-09-17: W vs. [#153MW] Zelg Galesic (10-6-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 1:55 of round 1
2011-08-05: W vs. [#757MW] Marcos Antonio Santana (10-5-0) via TKO (Punch) in 1:29 of round 1
2011-05-14: W vs. [#86MW] Brett Cooper (14-7-0) via UD (30-27, 30-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Brian Rogers (3-0-0)
2011-09-17: W vs. [#158MW] Victor ODonnell (10-3-0) via TKO (Head Kick and Punches) in 1:56 of round 1
2011-03-05: W vs. [#567MW] Ian Rammel (4-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:23 of round 1
2011-01-15: W vs. [#373MW] Robert Conner (10-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:07 of round 1

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Bantamweight (135)
[#12] Zach Makovsky (13-2-0) vs. [#40FW] Ryan Roberts (16-9-1)

Last 3 Fights: Zach Makovsky (3-0-0)
2011-04-16: W vs. [#291BW] Chad Robichaux (11-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:02 of round 3
2010-10-14: W vs. [#38BW] Ed West (17-5-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
2010-09-23: W vs. [#117FW] Bryan Goldsby (14-15-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Ryan Roberts (2-0-1)
2011-08-05: D vs. [#73FW] Rick Glenn (6-2-1) via Draw in 5:00 of round 5
2011-04-23: W vs. [#72FW] Nick Mamalis (22-7-0) via UD ()
2011-03-12: W vs. [#553FW] Dennis Davis (12-11-0) via UD ()

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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