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This Past Weekend: UFC 135 – Jones vs. Rampage
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
Notable Info
- Featherweight division expanded to Top 300
Lineal Championship Wrap-Up
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)
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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Lineal Championship History: Heavyweights
First, a run-down of the particulars:
- Inception of the championship occured on 10/14/1993, the first “top contender” match-up that took place within this division.
- Vacancies after inactivity periods were fulfilled by the next “top contender” match. Absence of such, was not a problem at Heavyweight.
Your current lineal Heavyweight champion is Alistair Overeem
The full history is below. Note, the colored backgrounds indicate a title change.
MMA Heavyweight Lineal Championship History
The Ultimate Fighter 14, Episode 1 Review
The first episode of ‘The Ultimate Fighter 14’ featured all 32 fighters competing in elimination bouts for a spot in the TUF house.
A few of the early favorites were eliminated in a series of exciting fights.
Here are the 16 fighters who earned a spot in the house (all rankings are approximated as-of the show’s taping)
Featherweights
[#58] Steven Siler: defeated [#30] Micah Miller by guillotine choke in the third (overtime) round.
[#67] Bryan Caraway: defeated [#91 LW] Eric Mariott by unanimous decision (20-18).
[#80] Diego Brandao: defated [NR] Jesse Newell by TKO in the first round.
[#82] Hamid Corassani: defated [#166] Brian Pearman by KO in the first round.
[#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez: defeated [#27 BW] Jimmie Rivera by TKO in the second round.
[NR] Marcus Brimage: defeated [NR] Bryson Wailehua-Hansen by TKO in the second round.
[NR] Stephen Bass: defeated [#227] Karsten Lenjoint by triangle choke in the second round.
[NR] Dustin Neace: defeated [NR] Josh Clopton by unanimous decision (20-18)
Bantamweights after the jump:
Lineal Championship History: Light Heavyweights
First, a run-down of the particulars:
- Due to potential metric conversion issues and weight class changes, a limit of 206 pounds is observed for this list.
- Inception of the championship occurred on 12/21/1997. The late start was due to the lack of guidance by an organization, with no semblance of matchmaking. Before the UFC, the Light Heavyweight division was used a “stop gap” between Middleweight and Heavyweight.
- Only one period of inactivity was seen in this lineage.
Your current lineal Light Heavyweight champion is Jon Jones
The full history is below. Note, the colored backgrounds indicate a title change.
MMA Light Heavyweight Lineal Championship History
Lineal Championship History: Middleweights
First, a run-down of the particulars:
- Due to potential metric conversion issues and weight class changes, a limit of 187 pounds is observed for this list.
- Inception of the championship occured on 5/18/1989, the first fight in the division.
- Sporadic periods of inactivity were observed throughout the first half of the lineage. Clear “top contender” matches took place to determine the next champion.
Your current lineal Middleweight champion is Anderson Silva
The full history is below. Note, the colored backgrounds indicate a title change.
MMA Middleweight Lineal Championship History
FightMatrix Program: DREAM 17 (9-24-2011)
Lightweight (155)
[#4] Shinya Aoki (28-5-0) vs. [#187] Rob McCullough (19-7-0)
Shinya Aoki is the All-Time #3 ranked Lightweight and #22 ranked Absolute fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Shinya Aoki (3-0-0)
2011-05-29: W vs. [#189LW] Rich Clementi (40-20-1) via Submission (Neck Crank) in 2:17 of round 2
2011-04-09: W vs. [#67LW] Lyle Beerbohm (15-2-0) via Submission (Neck Crank) in 1:33 of round 1
2010-10-24: W vs. [NA] Yokthai Sithoar (0-1-0) via Submission (Keylock) in 1:00 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Rob McCullough (2-1-0)
2011-03-12: L vs. [#65LW] Patricky Freire (9-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:11 of round 3
2010-09-09: W vs. [#734LW] Corey Hill (4-4-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2010-07-09: W vs. [#146FW] Isaac DeJesus (9-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:31 of round 1
Featherweight (145)
[#10LW] Tatsuya Kawajiri (28-7-2) vs. [#12] Joachim Hansen (22-10-1)
Last 3 Fights: Tatsuya Kawajiri (2-1-0)
2011-07-16: W vs. [#105WW] Drew Fickett (41-16-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:41 of round 1
2011-04-09: L vs. [#3LW] Gilbert Melendez (19-2-0) via TKO (Elbows) in 3:14 of round 1
2010-12-31: W vs. [#28LW] Josh Thomson (18-4-0) via UD ()
Last 3 Fights: Joachim Hansen (3-0-0)
2011-05-29: W vs. [#28FW] Mitsuhiro Ishida (20-7-1) via SD ()
2010-10-29: W vs. [#193FW] Sami Aziz (5-3-1) via Submission (Armbar) in 3:47 of round 2
2010-09-25: W vs. [#6BW] Hideo Tokoro (30-23-1) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 2:48 of round 1
Featherweight (145)
[#18] Takeshi Inoue (20-5-0) vs. [#25] Caol Uno (26-14-5)
Takeshi Inoue is the All-Time #18 ranked Featherweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Takeshi Inoue (2-1-0)
2011-05-29: W vs. [#47FW] Koichiro Matsumoto (13-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 6:51 of round 1
2011-04-29: W vs. [#53FW] Taiki Tsuchiya (9-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:27 of round 2
2010-09-25: L vs. [#19FW] Kazuyuki Miyata (11-8-0) via UD ()
Last 3 Fights: Caol Uno (1-2-0)
2011-05-29: W vs. [#56FW] Akiyo Nishiura (11-7-1) via UD ()
2010-12-31: L vs. [#19FW] Kazuyuki Miyata (11-8-0) via UD ()
2010-03-31: L vs. [#19LW] Gleison Tibau (23-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:13 of round 1
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