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MMA Rankings Updated: 08/28/2011

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Jason

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This Coming Weekend – UFC 134 (Rio): Silva vs. Okami

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Jonathan

UFC 134 – Silva vs. Okami (AKA UFC Rio)
August 27, 2011
HSBC Arena,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

UFC Middleweight Championship

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#1/#1DD] Anderson Silva (30 – 4 – 0) vs. [#3] Yushin Okami (26 – 5 – 0)

Last 3 Fights: Anderson Silva
2/5/2011: Win vs. [#6MW] Vitor Belfort (20 – 9 – 0) (KO) via front kick and punches @ 3:25 of Round 1
8/7/2010: Win vs. [#2MW] Chael Sonnen (25 – 11 – 1) (SUB) via triangle armbar @ 3:10 of Round 5
4/10/2010: Win vs. [#14MW] Demian Maia (14 – 3 – 0) (UD)

Last 3 Fights: Yushin Okami
11/13/2010: Win vs. [#5MW] Nate Marquardt (31 – 10 – 2) (UD)
8/1/2010: Win vs. [#9MW] Mark Munoz (11 – 2 – 0) (SD)
3/31/2010: Win vs. [#77MW] Lucio Linhares (15 – 6 – 2) (TKO) via Doctor’s stoppage @ 2:47 of Round 2

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#4] Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (19 – 5 – 0) vs. [#7] Forrest Griffin (18 – 6 – 0)

Last 3 Fights: Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
3/19/2011: Loss vs. [#1LHW/#7DD] Jon Jones (13 – 1 – 0) (TKO) via punches and knees @ 2:37 of Round 3
5/18/2010: Win vs. [#5LHW] Lyoto Machida (17 – 2 – 0) (KO) via punches @ 3:35 of Round 1
10/24/2009: Loss vs. [#5LHW] Lyoto Machida (17 – 2 – 0) (UD)

Last 3 Fights: Forrest Griffin
2/5/2011: Win vs. [#10LHW] Rich Franklin (28 – 6 – 0) (UD)
11/21/2009: Win vs. [#12LHW] Tito Ortiz (16 – 9 – 1) (SD)
8/8/2009: Loss vs. [#1MW/#1DD] Anderson Silva (30 – 4 – 0) (KO) via punch @ 3:23 of Round 1

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#11] Brendan Schaub (8 – 1 – 0) vs. [*] Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32 – 6 – 1)

Last 3 Fights: Brendan Schaub
3/19/2011: Win vs. [#23HW] Mirko Filipovic (27 – 9 – 2) (KO) via punch @ 3:44 of Round 3
10/23/2010: Win vs. [#26HW] Gabriel Gonzaga (11 – 6 – 0) (UD)
7/3/2010: Win vs. [#101HW] Chris Tuchscherer (21 – 4 – 1) (TKO) via punches @ 1:07 of Round 1

Last 3 Fights: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
2/20/2010: Loss vs. [#1HW/#3DD] Cain Velasquez (9 – 0 – 0) (KO) via punches @ 2:20 of Round 1
8/29/2009: Win vs. [#11LHW] Randy Couture (19 – 11 – 0) (UD)
12/27/2008: Loss vs. [#7HW] Frank Mir (11 – 2 – 0) (TKO) via punches @ 1:54 of Round 2

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#51] Ross Pearson (12 – 4 – 0) vs. [#74] Edson Mendes Barboza Jr (8 – 0 – 0)

Last 3 Fights: Ross Pearson
2/27/2011: Win vs. [#119LW] Spencer Fisher (24 – 7 – 0) (UD)
9/15/2010: Loss vs. [#50LW] Cole Miller (18 – 5 – 0) (SUB) via rear naked choke @ 1:49 of Round 2
3/31/2010: Win vs. [#8LW] Dennis Siver (19 – 7 – 0) (UD)

Last 3 Fights: Edson Mendes Barbosa Jr
3/19/2011: Win vs. [#111LW] Anthony Njokuani (14 – 5 – 0) (UD)
11/20/2010: Win vs. [#231LW] Mike Lullo (8 – 3 – 0) (TKO) via leg kicks @ 0:26 of Round 3
6/11/2010: Win vs. [*] Marcelo Giudici (TKO) via leg kicks @ 3:01 of Round 1

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#27] Luiz Cane (11 – 3 – 0) vs. [*] Stanislav Nedkov (11 – 0 – 0)

Last 3 Fights: Luiz Cane
3/19/2011: Win vs. [#66LHW] Eliot Marshall (10 – 3 – 0) (TKO) via punches @ 2:15 of Round 1
5/29/2010: Loss vs. [#34LHW] Cyrille Diabate (17 – 7 – 1) (TKO) via Punches @ 2:13 of Round 1
11/21/2009: Loss vs. [#25LHW] Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (19 – 5 – 0) (TKO) via punches @ 1:56 of Round 1

Last 3 Fights: Stanislav Nedkov
5/21/2010: Win vs. [*] Augustin Helgiu (0 – 1 – 0) (SUB) via rear naked choke @ 2:14 of Round 1
11/7/2009: Win vs. [#104LHW] Kevin Randleman (17 – 16 – 0) (SD)
5/2/2009: Win vs. [#43HW] Travis Wiuff (64 – 14 – 0) (TKO) via punches @ 0:42 of Round 3

Spike TV Preliminary Card

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#119] Spencer Fisher (24 – 7 – 0) vs. [#126] Thiago Tavares (15 – 4 – 1) *(7 ranks apart)*

Last 3 Fights: Spencer Fisher
2/27/2011: Loss vs. [#51LW] Ross Pearson (12 – 4 – 0) (UD)
10/16/2010: Win vs. [#169LW] Curt Warburton (7 – 3 – 0) (UD)
6/19/2010: Loss vs. [#8LW] Dennis Siver (19 – 7 – 0) (SD)

Last 3 Fights: Thiago Tavares
3/3/2011: Loss vs. [#40LW] Shane Roller (10 – 4 – 0) (KO) via punches @ 1:28 of Round 2
9/25/2010: Win vs. [#471LW] Pat Audinwood (9 – 2 – 1) (SUB) via guillotine choke @ 3:47 of Round 1
1/11/2010: Draw vs. [#23LW] Nik Lentz (21 – 3 – 2)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#16] Rousimar Palhares (12 – 3 – 0) vs. [#25] Dan Miller (13 – 5 – 0)

Last 3 Fights: Rousimar Palhares
3/3/2011: Win vs. [#42MW] Dave Branch (9 – 2 – 0) (SUB) via heel hook @ 1:44 of Round 2
9/15/2010: Loss vs. [#5MW] Nate Marquardt (31 – 10 – 2) (TKO) via punches @ 3:28 of Round 1
3/27/2010: Win vs. [#75MW] Thomasz Drwal (18 – 4 – 1) (SUB) via heel hook @ 0:45 of Round 1

Last 3 Fights: Dan Miller
3/19/2011: Loss vs. [#5MW] Nate Marquardt (31 – 10 – 2) (UD)
12/11/2010: Win vs. [#60MW] Joe Doerksen (47 – 15 – 0) (SD)
8/28/2010: Win vs. [#58MW] John Salter (7 – 2 – 0) (SUB) via guillotine choke @ 1:53 of Round 2

Facebook.com Preliminary Card

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#29] Paulo Thiago (13 – 3 – 0) vs. [#123] David Mitchell (11 – 1 – 0)

Last 3 Fights: Paulo Thiago
10/23/2010: Loss vs. [#8WW] Diego Sanchez (23 – 4 – 0) (UD)
6/12/2010: Loss vs. [#12WW] Martin Kampmann (17 – 5 – 0) (UD)
2/6/2010: Win vs. [*] Mike Swick (14 – 4 – 0) (Tech SUB) via brabo choke @ 1:54 of Round 2

Last 3 Fights: David Mitchell
9/15/2010: Loss vs. [#100WW] Anthony Waldburger (13 – 6 – 0) (UD)
7/9/2010: Win vs. [*] Poppies Martinez (18 – 7 – 0) (Tech SUB) via triangle choke @ 1:32 of Round 1
5/5/2010: Win vs. [#56WW] Tim McKenzie (13 – 8 – 0) (SUB) via guillotine choke @ 1:10 of Round 1

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#46] Raphael Assuncao (16 – 4 – 0) vs. [#75] Johnny Eduardo (25 – 8 – 0)

Last 3 Fights: Raphael Assuncao
3/19/2011: Loss vs. [#19FW] Erik Koch (12 – 1 – 0) (KO) via punch @ 2:32 of Round 1
11/11/2010: Win vs. [#59FW] L.C. Davis (16 – 4 – 0) (UD)
6/20/2010: Loss vs. [#15FW] Diego Nunes (16 – 2 – 0) (SD)

Last 3 Fights: Johnny Eduardo
4/1/2011: Win vs. [*] Jose Wilson (1 – 3 – 0) (SUB) via rear naked choke @ 2:57 of Round 3
8/6/2010: Win vs. [#191FW] Paulo Dantas (20 – 7 – 0) (UD)
10/17/2009: Win vs. [*] Francisco Chagas (7 – 1 – 0) (TKO) via leg injury in Round 1

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#35LW] Yuri Alcantara (25 – 3 – 0) vs. [#144] Felipe Arantes (13 – 3 – 0)

Last 3 Fights: Yuri Alcantara
12/16/2010: Win vs. [#20FW] Ricardo Lamas (10 – 2 – 0) (KO) via punches @ 3:26 of Round 1
9/18/2010: Win vs. [#484LW] Manuelo Morales (6 – 2 – 0) (TKO) via front kick to the body @ 0:16 of Round 1
9/18/2010: Win vs. [#76LW] Francisco Drinaldo (10 – 1 – 0) (SUB) via armbar @ 2:24 of Round 2

Last 3 Fights: Felipe Arantes
4/22/2011: NC vs. [*] Andy Main (5 – 1 – 0)
11/27/2010: Win vs. [*] Marcelo Dutra (0 – 1 – 0) (SUB) via rear naked choke @ 4:15 of Round 1
10/30/2010: Win vs. [*] Cemir Jose da Silva (1 – 3 – 0) (KO) via head kick @ 0:20 of Round 1

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#67] Erick Silva (12 – 1 – 0) vs. [#108] Luis Ramos (19 – 6 – 0)

Last 3 Fights: Erick Silva
10/30/2010: Win vs. [*] Francisco Ayon (4 – 3 – 0) (SUB) via arm triangle choke @ 1:07 of Round 1
10/30/2010: Win vs. [#97WW] Gil de Freitas (13 – 4 – 0) (SUB) via guillotine choke @ 0:57 of Round 3
7/31/2010: Win vs. [#210WW] Jose Gomes de Ribamar (29 – 5 – 1) (TKO) via knees and punches @ 3:39 of Round 2

Last 3 Fights: Luis Ramos
7/23/2011: Win vs. [*] Dimitri Burgos (2 – 9 – 0) (SUB) via arm triangle choke @ 2:13 of Round 1
4/29/2011: Win vs. [#224WW] Mauro Chimento Jr. (14 – 8 – 0) (TKO) via retirement @ 2:00 of Round 2
4/29/2011: Win vs. [*] Edval Pedroso (6 – 12 – 0) (UD)

Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#17] Ian Loveland (14 – 8 – 0) vs. [#126FW] Yves Jabouin (15 – 7 – 0)

Last 3 Fights: Ian Loveland
3/19/2011: Loss vs. [#2BW/#8DD] Joseph Benavidez (15 – 2 – 0) (UD)
12/14/2010: Win vs. [#98FW] Tyler Toner (11 – 3 – 0) (UD)
4/16/2010: Win vs. [*] Xavier Desrochers (2 – 1 – 0) (TKO) via punches @ 0:41 of Round 1

Last 3 Fights: Yves Jabouin
4/30/2011: Loss vs. [#52FW] Pablo Garza (11 – 1 – 0) (SUB) via flying triangle choke @ 4:31 of Round 1
11/11/2010: Win vs. [#194FW] Brandon Visher (13 – 3 – 0) (UD)
6/20/2010: Loss vs. [#14FW] Mark Hominick (20 – 9 – 0) (TKO) via punches @ 3:21 of Round 2

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	[#2 LW]	Ilia Topuria
[#1 LW]	Justin Gaethje	[#23 LHW]	Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev

This Coming Weekend: Friday August 26 & Saturday August 27, 2011

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Jonathan

ProElite – Arlovski vs. Lopez
August 27, 2011
Neal S. Blaisdell Center,
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#25] Andrei Arlovski (15 – 9 – 0) vs. [#223] Ray Lopez (5 – 2 – 0)

Last 3 Fights: Andrei Arlovski
2/12/2011: Loss vs. [#14HW] Sergei Kharitonov (18 – 4 – 0) (KO) via punches @ 2:49 of Round 1
5/15/2010: Loss vs. [#6HW] Antonio Silva (16 – 2 – 0) (UD)
6/6/2009: Loss vs. [#17HW] Brett Rogers (11 – 3 – 0) (TKO) via punches @ 0:22 of Round 1

Last 3 Fights: Ray Lopez
7/16/2011: Win vs. [*] Rob Morrow (5 – 10 – 0) (TKO) via punches @ 1:15 of Round 1
2/26/2011: Loss vs. [#257MW] Chad Herrick (8 – 6 – 0) (UD)
8/21/2010: Win vs. [*] Curt Snell (0 – 1 – 0) (SUB) in Round 1

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#59] Kendall Grove (12 – 9 – 0) vs. [#113] Joe Riggs (34 – 13 – 0)

Last 3 Fights: Kendall Grove
5/28/2011: Loss vs. [#35MW] Tim Boetsch (13 – 4 – 0) (UD)
12/4/2010: Loss vs. [#14MW] Demian Maia (14 – 3 – 0) (UD)
7/3/2010: Win vs. [#98LHW] Goran Reljic (8 – 3 – 0) (SD)

Last 3 Fights: Joe Riggs
5/7/2011: Loss vs. [#28MW] Bryan Baker (15 – 2 – 0) (KO) via punch @ 3:53 of Round 2
1/28/2011: Loss vs. [#26WW] Jordan Mein (22 – 7 – 0) (TKO) via punches @ 4:30 of Round 2
1/21/2010: Win vs. [*] Trent Thorne (7 – 5 – 0) (TKO) via elbows @ 3:56 of Round 1

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#68] Drew McFedries (9 – 6 – 0) vs. [*] Garrett Olson (4 – 3 – 0)

Last 3 Fights: Drew McFedries
1/28/2011: Win vs. [#297MW] Gary Tapusoa (6 – 2 – 0) (TKO) via punches @ 4:42 of Round 3
9/19/2009: Loss vs. [#75MW] Tomasz Drwal (18 – 4 – 1) (SUB) via rear naked choke @ 1:03 of Round 2
5/23/2009: Win vs. [#218MW] Xavier Foupa Pokam (21 – 16 – 0) (TKO) via punches @ 0:37 of Round 1

Last 3 Fights: Garrett Olson
8/13/2011: Loss vs. [#28MW] Tyler Klejeski (5 – 0 – 1) (SUB) via armbar @ 2:09 of Round 3
2/19/2011: Win vs. [*] RT Hicks (4 – 12 – 0) (SUB) via keylock @ 1:21 of Round 1
10/29/2010: Loss vs. [#335WW] Bryan Barberena (5 – 2 – 0) (TKO) via punches @ 4:24 of Round 2
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All Record, Little Substance

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Jason

Today, we look at active (fought in the last 360 days, debuted within the last 4 years), undefeated fighters (with at least 8 wins) who have made the least of their wins (and draws).

All fighters start with a rating of 10, so the following list is sorted in ascending order, by the least amount of points gained from an average fight — no contests excluded.

1. John Teixeira [10-0-1 | #469 Lightweight | +1.46 pts avg]

Leading the way, is a Brazilian Lightweight you’ve probably never heard of. According to our records, 6 of his 11 opponents have been debuting fighters (one of which is where he recorded his lone draw). He’s also fought two fighters, twice. Brazilian record-keeping is notoriously bad, so he might not be getting the fairest shake here.

2. Micheal Kuiper [11-0-0 | #278 Middleweight | +1.75 pts avg]

Ironically, the UFC is currently scouting Kuiper. Maybe a lack of local talent is the issue with his poor rating ascent. He has never fought an opponent with a winning record that had more than 2 wins going into their fight.

3. Georgi Stoyanov [8-0-0 | #394 Lightweight | +2.33 pts avg]

Having 8 wins in less than 2 years, you can’t say he’s not active. Still, in his 8th fight, he fought his first opponent with more than 5 fights (at 5-5-1 no less).

4. Khabib Nurmagomedov [14-0-0 | #179 Welterweight | +2.38 pts avg]

Riding the second-highest active undefeated streak, Nurmagomedov is actually doing a respectable job rising the rankings. Though, when you’re still fighting 0-2 opponents in your 12th fight and a 1-1 guy in your 13th, it’s time to step up the competition.

5. Salvador Augusto Montano [9-0-0 | #146 Light Heavyweight | +2.52 pts avg]

I can’t dig on Montano too much, as most of his opponents actually have winning records, though Mexico City isn’t an MMA hot spot. He recently went to Jungle Fight and scored a win. Hey, I had to round out the list with a 5th guy, and here he is.

Last Night at Shooto Brazil / Today at DEEP 55 Impact

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Jason

Shooto Brazil put on a show last night. Here are some notable results:

Light Heavyweight
[#31HW] Glover Teixeira WIN-KO(1) [#83] Marvin Eastman

Lightweight
[#117] Ronys Torres WIN-UD(3) [#145] Akbarh Arreola

Bantamweight
[#122FW] Rodolfo Marques Diniz WIN-SUB(1) [#28] Jesse Brock — UPSET

Welterweight
[*] Johil de Oliveira WIN-TKO(2) [*] Haroldo Bunn

DEEP returns with “55 Impact”

Lightweight
[*] Mizuto Hirota WIN-UD(3) [#34] Katsunori Kikuno

GSP moving toward the #2 All-Time ranking

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Jason

For those of you that don’t know, we maintain an All-Time Ranking which is usually updated in the first week of every month.

Recently, Anderson Silva took the #1 Absolute ranking from Fedor Emelianenko. If recent trends continue, Georges St. Pierre should take over the #2 spot, pushing Fedor down to #3. GSP recently secured the #1 Welterweight position from Matt Hughes and will likely lock that down for quite some time as he continues his divisional title reign.

In addition, GSP has the most dominant monthly period of all-time also, though fluctuations and changes in data cause this ranking to shift between he and Anderson Silva.

With respect to other current fighters on the Absolute list, I fully expect Dan Henderson to rise up and possibly challenge for a Top 5 spot. As discussed within the All-Time rankings page, these are career-long and are very slow in reacting to recent activity.

As Diaz/GSP approaches, we should recognize that every time we see GSP and Anderson Silva in the octagon, we are watching two of the very greatest in the sport’s history.

With the sport still in it’s infancy and growing at an unprecedented pace, it’s clear that the greatest fighters of today are also the greatest of all time. Aided by a custom-engineered MMA training program such as GSP’s RushFit, the modern champions are on a level above and beyond the top fighters of yester-year. What will be the next level of MMA evolution, and will St. Pierre’s and Silva’s accomplishments be eclipsed by the next generation of young fighters?

Ranking ‘The Ultimate Fighter 14’ Contestants

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Oleg

Season 14 of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ will feature featherweight and bantamweight fighters. Sixteen fighters have been announced for each division, though only eight per weight class will make it into the ‘TUF’ house after a round of elimination bouts.

As these divisions are not yet fully established in the UFC, the average ranking of contestants going into the show is somewhat higher than we’ve seen in the previous seasons.

A preliminary ranking of ‘The Ultimate Fighter 14’ follows:

Featherweights

[#30] Micah Miller

[#91 LW] Eric Marriott

[#58] Steven Siler

[#27 BW] Jimmie Rivera

[#67] Bryan Caraway

[#80] Diego Brandao

[#82] Hamid Corassani

[#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez

[#166] Brian Pearman

[#227] Karsten Lenjoint

[NR] Marcus Brimage

[NR] Stephen Bass

[NR] Dustin Neace

[NR] Josh Clopton

[NR] Jesse Newell

[NR] Bryson Wailehua-Hansen

Bantamweights after the jump:

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MMA Rankings Updated: 8/22/2011

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Jason

Follow us on Twitter!

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Jason

We’re a little late to the game, but we’ve recently registered a Twitter name – Fight_Matrix (someone took fightmatrix). Even more timely goodness than the web site, and maybe some off-topic stuff from time-to-time. Add us, now (click the image below or the link above)!

‘Undefeated Fighters’ Filter

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Oleg

We’ve added a very minor new feature to our standard ranking pages: You can now filter the ranking list to only show undefeated fighters.
For example, here are all currently ranked undefeated Heavyweights:

http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/heavyweight-265-lbs/?OrgFilter=&NatFilter=&chkUndef=on

Or how about undefeated heavyweights whose last fight was in the UFC:

http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/heavyweight-265-lbs/?OrgFilter=UFC&NatFilter=&chkUndef=on

Finally, how about undefeated American heavyweights?

http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/heavyweight-265-lbs/?OrgFilter=&NatFilter=US&chkUndef=on