Fightmatrix.com MMA rankings archive has been updated with the rankings as of November 2, 2008.
MMA Rankings Updated: 11/10/08
Notable Info
- New rankings reflect changes due to shows from the weekend.
Note: Some of the minor show results were not yet available, while others are only partially entered.
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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | [#23 LHW] | Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev |
WEC 36 Review
WEC 36 was originally scheduled to take place on September 10th in Hollywood, Florida but was postponed due to Hurricane Ike. The event featured two championship bouts: Urijah Faber defended his featherweight title against Mike Thomas Brown, and middleweight challenger Chael Sonnen was set to rematch champion Paulo Filho for the belt. However Filho was not able to make weight, and so the bout was changed to three-round affair with no title on the line. Not that it made any difference in the big picture, as Zuffa (the parent company of WEC and UFC) decided to fold WEC’s 185-lbs & 205-lbs divisions, rendering the middleweight championship belt meaningless after this event. Also on the card, two former UFC lightweights Jens Pulver and Leonard Garcia met in a featherweight bout that would likely produce the #1 contender for the winner of Faber-Brown.
Jake Rosholt vs. Nissen Osterneck (185 lbs)
In a middleweight bout with a potential shot at a future UFC contract on the line, Osterneck came out swinging from the opening bell, and was dominating Rosholt in the standup. However Rosholt was able to reverse the course of the round by taking Osterneck down and controlling him on the ground, winning the round despite not doing much damage. In the second round, Nissen once again attempted to work his standup, and had Rosholt reeling at one point, but lost his balance after throwing a head kick and ended up on his back. Rosholt capitalized and mounted his opponent; Osterneck had nothing left in the gas tank at this point and was not able to escape or offer any defense to Rosholt’s strikes as the referee Troy Waugh stepped in to stop the bout.
Fair performance from both fighters, though it’s not clear whether either one is ready for a move up to the UFC at this point.
Fight grade: 4/5
MMA Rankings Updated: 11/06/08
Notable Info
- Special ranking release to reflect changes from WEC 36.
WEC 36: How they stack up
We don’t usually do previews of the WEC shows, but I figured, why not? The main event is noteworthy as Urijah Faber has a chance to make a massive statement on the Division Dominance list with a win over Brown.
WEC Featherweight Championship
[#1] Urijah Faber vs. [#2] Mike Thomas Brown
Middleweight
[#2] Paulo Filho vs. [#23] Chael Sonnen
Featherweight
[#11] Jens Pulver vs. [#16] Leonard Garcia
Middleweight
[#133] Nissen Osterneck vs. [#191] Jake Rosholt
Lightweight
[#77] Donald Cerrone vs. [#92] Rob McCullough
Light Heavyweight
[#300] Aaron Simpson vs. [NR] David Avellan
Featherweight
[#25] Jose Aldo vs. [#43] Jonathan Brookins
Light Heavyweight
[#92] Carmelo Marrero vs. [#127] Steve Steinbeiss
Lightweight
[#189] Rafael Dias vs. [#450] Danny Castillo
Bantamweight
[#5] Yoshiro Maeda vs. [#9] Rani Yahya
Ranking Notes: Rankings are projected when a fighter is fighting in a new weight class. Gray font represents an approximate ranking. An asterisk represents a fighter who is ranked, but too low for an approximation. These two scenarios will clear up slightly as we move forward. “NR” means the fighter is not ranked, due to inactivity, or due to a rating that is at or below the default starter rating.
MMA Rankings Updated: 11/02/08
Notable Info
- Bouts added to database w/ recent shows from PURECOMBAT, Sengoku, CCFC, M-1, Strike and Submit, and some minor organizations.
- Added some old bouts from minor organizations.
UFC 90 Review
Only a week after UFC 89, which was broadcast on Spike TV from UK, UFC was back on pay-per-view with another event – their first one in Chicago, Illinois. UFC 90 was headlined by Anderson Silva defending his middleweight title against an unlikely contender in Patrick Cote. The card also featured four lightweight bouts, only two of which made the televised broadcast.
Tyson Griffin vs. Sean Sherk (155 lbs)
The broadcast began with one of the lightweight bouts: a matchup between two fighters with very similar styles. It turned out that Sherk was a little better than Griffin in every area. Sherk took Griffin down early in the first round and quickly took Tyson’s back but was shaken off. Sherk achieved several more takedowns over the course of the fight, but was not able to keep Griffin on the ground for more than a few seconds, while Tyson’s takedown attempts fell short.
By the middle of the second round, both fighters abandoned the idea of ground fighting, and the remainder of the bout was mainly a kickboxing match. On the feet Sherk had the edge as well with sharp uppercuts and knees and quick combinations of strikes. Griffin turned up the intensity of his attacks in the third round, but it was not enough as Sherk walked away with a unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) . The bout earned the official ‘Fight of the Night’ award.
Aftermath: Sherk positions himself back in the lightweight title picture, and has mentioned his desire to face the winner of the upcoming bout between Kenny Florian and Joe Stevenson. Griffin lost but had a solid performance; this may be a good time to match him up with Nate Diaz, who is still undefeated in the Octagon.
Fight grade: 4/5
Anderson ties the record, Alves not far behind.
Though Anderson Silva posted a somewhat lackadaisical performance in an anticlimactic victory over Patrick Cote at UFC 90, he reached an important milestone in his UFC career: eight consecutive wins in UFC bouts, matching the record first set by Royce Gracie and recently repeated by Jon Fitch. Silva also won his fifth championship bout, making for four consecutive title defenses. Every single one of Silva’s UFC fights has been the main even of the night, and Patrick Cote is the only opponent to make it into the third round.
Silva has five fights remaining on his UFC contract, and hinted at an early retirement after the contract is over. Should he win all five bouts, he will have an unprecedented thirteen consecutive wins inside the Octagon. His next fight is rumored to be at 205 lbs.
Not far behind Anderson is the welterweight contender Thiago Alves, whose unanimous decision win over Josh Koscheck marked his seventh consecutive UFC victory. Alves is slated to take on the winner of the upcoming battle between the lightweight champion BJ Penn and his welterweight counterpart Georges St. Pierre. Either matchup should produce fireworks, and both put the continuation of Thiago’s streak in great jeopardy.
Here are some more interesting UFC records:
Most Consecutive Wins in the UFC
MMA Rankings Updated: 10/20/08
Notable Info
- Bouts added to database w/ recent shows from UFC, KOTC, Pancrase, DEEP, Shooto, Superior Challenge, RAW Combat, and some minor organizations.
- Added some old bouts from minor organizations.
UFC 90: How they stack up
UFC Middleweight Championship
[#1] Anderson Silva vs. [#16] Patrick Cote
Welterweight
[#2] Thiago Alves vs. [#6] Josh Koscheck
Heavyweight
[#4] Fabricio Werdum vs. [#225] Junior dos Santos
Lightweight
[#8] Tyson Griffin vs. [#12] Sean Sherk
Lightweight
[#20] Gray Maynard vs. [#31] Rich Clementi
Middleweight
[#14] Thales Leites vs. [#51] Drew McFedries
Lightweight
[#29] Spencer Fisher vs. [#116] Shannon Gugerty
Middleweight
[#32] Dan Miller vs. [#46] Matt Horwich
Lightweight
[#33] Marcus Aurelio vs. [#39] Hermes Franca
Welterweight
[#29] Josh Burkman vs. [#300] Pete Sell
Ranking Note: Gray font represents an approximate ranking. An asterisk represents a fighter who is ranked, but too low for an approximation. These two scenarios will clear up slightly as we move forward. “NR” means the fighter is not ranked, due to inactivity, or due to a rating that is at or below the default starter rating.