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Fightmatrix Program – Saturday, 10/1/11

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Jonathan

Most of the regional MMA shows going on tonight:

Free Fight GP – Night of the Gladiators 6
October 1, 2011
Dubrovnik, Croatia

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#33] Jeff Monson (42 – 12 – 0) vs. [#72] Maro Perak (20 – 3 – 1)

Fight for Wrestling 4
October 1, 2011
Alex Madonna Expo Center,
San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#103] Anthony Ruiz (26 – 16 – 0) vs. [*] Mike Moreno (5 – 4 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#303] Preston Scharf (12 – 12 – 0) vs. [*] Josh Thornburg (7 – 4 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#415] Cruz Gomez (14 – 9 – 0) vs. [*] Darren Crisp Jr. (7 – 6 – 0)
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The Ultimate Fighter 14, Episode 2 Review

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Oleg

In the second episode, the coaches picked their teams and the first featherweight fight took place, with Team Miller’s Bryan Caraway choking out Team Bisping’s Marcus Brimmage late in the second round.

So far Team Miller is up 1 to Team Bisping’s 0.

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

Featherweights

[#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 (20-18).
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.

[#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez
Episode 1: defeated [#27 BW] Jimmie Rivera 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.

[NR] Dustin Neace
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Josh Clopton by unanimous decision (20-18).

Bantamweights after the jump:
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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

FightMatrix Program: UFC Live 6 (10-1-2011)

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Jason

Bantamweight (135)
[#1/#5DD] Dominick Cruz (18-1-0) vs. [#10] Demetrious Johnson (9-1-0)
Dominick Cruz is the All-Time #2 ranked Bantamweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Dominick Cruz (3-0-0)
2011-07-02: W vs. [#4BW] Urijah Faber (25-5-0) via UD (50-45, 49-46, 48-47)
2010-12-16: W vs. [#13BW] Scott Jorgensen (12-4-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
2010-08-18: W vs. [#2BW/#10DD] Joseph Benavidez (15-2-0) via SD (48-47, 47-48, 49-46)

Last 3 Fights: Demetrious Johnson (3-0-0)
2011-05-28: W vs. [#14BW] Miguel Torres (39-4-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-02-05: W vs. [#85BW] Norifumi Yamamoto (18-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2010-11-11: W vs. [#95BW] Damacio Page (15-6-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 2:27 of round 3

Welterweight (170)
[#18] Charlie Brenneman (14-2-0) vs. [#20] Anthony Johnson (9-3-0)

Last 3 Fights: Charlie Brenneman (2-1-0)
2011-06-26: W vs. [#21WW] Rick Story (13-4-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-01-22: W vs. [#487WW] Amilcar Alves (12-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2010-08-07: L vs. [#24WW] Johny Hendricks (11-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:40 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Anthony Johnson (2-1-0)
2011-03-26: W vs. [#33WW] Dan Hardy (23-10-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2009-11-21: L vs. [#7WW] Josh Koscheck (16-5-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:47 of round 2
2009-10-24: W vs. [#128WW] Yoshiyuki Yoshida (13-6-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:41 of round 1

Heavyweight (265)
[#49] Pat Barry (6-3-0) vs. [#51] Stefan Struve (21-5-0)

Last 3 Fights: Pat Barry (1-2-0)
2011-06-26: L vs. [#14HW+] Cheick Kongo (16-6-2) via KO (Punch) in 2:39 of round 1
2011-01-22: W vs. [#29HW+] Joey Beltran (13-5-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2010-06-12: L vs. [#25HW+] Mirko Filipovic (27-9-2) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:30 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Stefan Struve (2-1-0)
2011-05-28: L vs. [#17HW+] Travis Browne (12-0-1) via KO (Punch) in 4:11 of round 1
2010-12-11: W vs. [#115HW+] Sean McCorkle (12-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:55 of round 1
2010-08-07: W vs. [#91HW+] Christian Morecraft (7-2-0) via KO (Punches) in 0:22 of round 2

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“Keep an Eye Out For…”

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Jonathan

[#87MW] Eddie Arizmendi (15 – 4 – 0) is on a 9 fight win streak (7 by stoppage). Not all of his victories have been over fighters with great records; however, 2 that stand out in this current streak are:

2nd round KO via punch over rising middleweight [#120MW] Jason Norwood (11 – 3 – 0) in July 2011
3rd round unanimous decision over [#64WW] David Hulett (18 – 9 – 0) in September 2009

Out of Arizmendi’s 15 victories, only 2 have gone to a decision. In fact, 17 of his 19 professional bouts have been stoppages. Arizmendi last lost in June 2008 to UFC fighter [#109WW] Seth Baczynski (14 – 6 – 0) via 2nd round submission (triangle choke). The 25 year old Tuscon, Arizona native will attempt to extend his win streak to 10 when he faces [#272MW] Arthur Guseinov (8 – 2 – 0) on October 14th at M-1 Challenge 27.

[#55LW] Alexander Sarnavskiy (15 – 0 – 0) is one of the hottest young prospects developing in Russia. Sarnavskiy, 22, has already racked up 15 consecutive wins (since his pro debut in December 2008). In 2011 alone, Sarnavskiy has won 3 bouts with choke based submissions. Within the last year, his victories include:

1st round rear naked choke on lightweight [*] Marcio Cesar (14 – 6 – 1) in August 2011
1st round triangle choke on featherweight [#114FW] Douglas Evans (13 – 9 – 0) in May 2011
2nd round rear naked choke over lightweight [#314LW] Beau Baker (8 – 5 – 0) in March 2011
Rear naked choke in 0:43 of round 1 over lightweight [*] Arsen Ubaidulaev (8 – 4 – 0) in December 2010.
TKO via spinning back fish and punches in 0:14 of round 1 over [*] Victor Kuku (8 – 8 – 1) in October 2010.

Sarnavskiy is a definite finisher, going to the cards only twice in 15 starts. Currently toiling on the Russian MMA scene, it is time for Sarnavskiy to come to the U.S. and ply his trade against higher caliber opponents. Can he continue his winning ways against tougher competition?

FightMatrix: Bellator 52 (10-1-2011)

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Jason

Heavyweight (265)
[#32] Neil Grove (11-3-1) vs. [#55] Mike Hayes (15-4-1)

Last 3 Fights: Neil Grove (2-1-0)
2011-07-23: W vs. [#191HW+] Zak Jensen (10-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:00 of round 1
2010-10-14: L vs. [#13HW+] Cole Konrad (8-0-0) via Submission (Keylock) in 4:45 of round 1
2010-09-16: W vs. [#83HW+] Alexey Oleinik (33-8-1) via TKO (Punches) in 0:45 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Mike Hayes (3-0-0)
2011-01-15: W vs. [#245HW+] Matt Kovacs (6-6-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:23 of round 3
2010-12-04: W vs. [#1536HW+] Josh Bennett (8-13-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 1:37 of round 1
2010-10-30: W vs. [#723HW+] Matt Walker (2-2-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:37 of round 2

Heavyweight (265)
[#54] Mark Holata (11-2-0) vs. [#157] Ron Sparks (7-0-0)

Last 3 Fights: Mark Holata (3-0-0)
2011-04-23: W vs. [#318HW+] Tracy Willis (7-4-0) via Submission (Knees and Punches) in 0:49 of round 1
2011-01-29: W vs. [#97HW+] Carmelo Marrero (13-5-0) via UD ()
2010-09-30: W vs. [#94HW+] Shawn Jordan (12-3-0) via KO (Punch) in 1:13 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Ron Sparks (3-0-0)
2011-05-07: W vs. [#857HW+] Vince Lucero (20-22-1) via Submission (Keylock) in 2:18 of round 1
2010-09-23: W vs. [#516HW+] Gregory Maynard (3-2-0) via KO (Punch) in 0:50 of round 1
2009-06-27: W vs. [#821HW+] Johnathan Ivey (29-45-0) via UD ()

Heavyweight (265)
[#82] Thiago Santos (8-1-0) vs. [#98] Blagoi Ivanov (4-0-0)

Last 3 Fights: Thiago Santos (2-1-0)
2010-08-13: W vs. [#168HW+] Ubiratan Marinho Lima (13-6-0) via DQ (Illegal Punches to the Back) in 3:49 of round 2
2010-05-13: W vs. [#204HW+] Geronimo dos Santos (24-13-0) via KO (Punches) in 3:35 of round 1
2009-11-27: L vs. [#83HW+] Alexey Oleinik (33-8-1) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:22 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Blagoi Ivanov (3-0-0)
2011-03-26: W vs. [#170HW+] William Penn (5-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:58 of round 1
2010-10-09: W vs. [#382LHW] Svetoslav Zahariev (7-4-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:33 of round 1
2009-08-02: W vs. [*] Kazuyuki Fujita (15-9-0) via SD ()

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Lineal Championship Histories now a permanent feature

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Oleg

As promised, the MMA Lineal Championship Histories are now a permanent fixture at FightMatrix.com!

Check them out here:

Heavyweight

Light Heavyweight

Middleweight

Welterweight

Lightweight

Featherweight

Bantamweight

Flyweight

This Past Weekend: UFC 135 – Jones vs. Rampage

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Jonathan

UFC 135 – Jones vs. Rampage
September 24, 2011
Pepsi Center,
Denver, Colorado, United States

UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#1/#7DD] up 0/3 to [#1/#4DD] Jon Jones (14-1-0) def. [#4] down 1 to [#5] Quinton Jackson (32-9-0) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 1:14 of round 4.

Jon Jones is the All-Time #17 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.
Quinton Jackson is the All-Time #1 ranked Light Heavyweight and #11 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Jon Jones (3-0-0)
2011-03-19: W vs. [#2LHW/#10DD] Mauricio Rua (20-5-0) via TKO (Punches and Knees) in 2:37 of round 3
2011-02-05: W vs. [#18LHW] Ryan Bader (12-2-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 4:20 of round 2
2010-08-01: W vs. [#22LHW] Vladimir Matyushenko (26-5-0) via TKO (Elbows) in 1:52 of round 1

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Quinton Jackson (2-1-0)
2011-05-28: W vs. [#20LHW] Matt Hamill (10-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2010-11-20: W vs. [#5LHW] Lyoto Machida (17-2-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2010-05-29: L vs. [#3LHW] Rashad Evans (19-1-1) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#8] up 1 to [#7] Josh Koscheck (16-5-0) def. [#17] down 6 to [#23] Matt Hughes (45-9-0) via KO (Punches) in 4:59 of round 1

Matt Hughes is the All-Time #2 ranked Welterweight and #4 ranked Absolute fighter.
Josh Koscheck is the All-Time #7 ranked Welterweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Josh Koscheck (2-1-0)
2010-12-11: L vs. [#1WW/#2DD] Georges St. Pierre (22-2-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
2010-05-08: W vs. [#23MW] Paul Daley (28-11-2) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2009-11-21: W vs. [#21WW] Anthony Johnson (9-3-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:47 of round 2

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Matt Hughes (2-1-0)
2010-11-20: L vs. [#6WW] B.J. Penn (16-7-2) via KO (Punches) in 0:21 of round 1
2010-08-07: W vs. [#28WW] Ricardo Almeida (13-5-0) via Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke) in 3:15 of round 1
2010-04-10: W vs. [*] Renzo Gracie (13-7-1) via TKO (Punches) in 4:40 of round 3

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#21] up 4 to [#17] Travis Browne (12-0-1) def. [#51] down 19 to [#70] Rob Broughton (15-6-1) via UD

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Travis Browne (2-0-1)
2011-05-28: W vs. [#48HW+] Stefan Struve (21-5-0) via KO (Punch) in 4:11 of round 1
2010-10-16: D vs. [#14HW+] Cheick Kongo (16-6-2) via Draw in 5:00 of round 3
2010-06-19: W vs. [#100HW+] James McSweeney (6-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:32 of round 1

Last 3 Fights (prior to tonight’s bout): Rob Broughton (3-0-0)
2010-10-16: W vs. [#328HW+] Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz (5-2-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:43 of round 3
2010-01-30: W vs. [#146HW+] Oli Thompson (9-2-0) via UD ()
2010-01-30: W vs. [#103HW+] James Thompson (16-14-0) via KO (Punch) in 2:28 of round 2
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MMA Rankings Updated: 09/25/2011

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Jason

Notable Info

Featherweight division expanded to Top 300

Lineal Championship Wrap-Up

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Jason

In case you missed our series on this, your lineal champions are:

Heavyweight: Alistair Overem

Light Heavyweight: Jon Jones

Middleweight: Anderson Silva

Welterweight: Georges St. Pierre

Lightweight: Shinya Aoki

Featherweight: Jose Aldo

Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz

Flyweight: Ian McCall

We will be publishing those histories on our site as permanent fixtures within the coming weeks.

FightMatrix Program: UFC 135 (9-24-2011)

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Jason

Light Heavyweight Championship (205)
[#1/#7DD] Jon Jones (13-1-0) vs. [#4] Quinton Jackson (32-8-0)
Jon Jones is the All-Time #17 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.
Quinton Jackson is the All-Time #1 ranked Light Heavyweight and #11 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Jon Jones (3-0-0)
2011-03-19: W vs. [#2LHW/#10DD] Mauricio Rua (20-5-0) via TKO (Punches and Knees) in 2:37 of round 3
2011-02-05: W vs. [#18LHW] Ryan Bader (12-2-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 4:20 of round 2
2010-08-01: W vs. [#22LHW] Vladimir Matyushenko (26-5-0) via TKO (Elbows) in 1:52 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Quinton Jackson (2-1-0)
2011-05-28: W vs. [#20LHW] Matt Hamill (10-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2010-11-20: W vs. [#5LHW] Lyoto Machida (17-2-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2010-05-29: L vs. [#3LHW] Rashad Evans (19-1-1) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Welterweight (170)
[#8] Josh Koscheck (15-5-0) vs. [#17] Matt Hughes (45-8-0)
Matt Hughes is the All-Time #2 ranked Welterweight and #4 ranked Absolute fighter.
Josh Koscheck is the All-Time #7 ranked Welterweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Josh Koscheck (2-1-0)
2010-12-11: L vs. [#1WW/#2DD] Georges St. Pierre (22-2-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
2010-05-08: W vs. [#23MW] Paul Daley (28-11-2) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2009-11-21: W vs. [#21WW] Anthony Johnson (9-3-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:47 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Matt Hughes (2-1-0)
2010-11-20: L vs. [#6WW] B.J. Penn (16-7-2) via KO (Punches) in 0:21 of round 1
2010-08-07: W vs. [#28WW] Ricardo Almeida (13-5-0) via Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke) in 3:15 of round 1
2010-04-10: W vs. [*] Renzo Gracie (13-7-1) via TKO (Punches) in 4:40 of round 3

Heavyweight (265)
[#21] Travis Browne (11-0-1) vs. [#51] Rob Broughton (15-5-1)

Last 3 Fights: Travis Browne (2-0-1)
2011-05-28: W vs. [#48HW+] Stefan Struve (21-5-0) via KO (Punch) in 4:11 of round 1
2010-10-16: D vs. [#14HW+] Cheick Kongo (16-6-2) via Draw in 5:00 of round 3
2010-06-19: W vs. [#100HW+] James McSweeney (6-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:32 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Rob Broughton (3-0-0)
2010-10-16: W vs. [#328HW+] Vinicius Kappke de Queiro (5-2-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:43 of round 3
2010-01-30: W vs. [#146HW+] Oli Thompson (9-2-0) via UD ()
2010-01-30: W vs. [#103HW+] James Thompson (16-14-0) via KO (Punch) in 2:28 of round 2

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