UFC Middleweight Rankings

Men’s Divisions
Heavyweight (265)Light Heavyweight (205) – Middleweight (185) – Welterweight (170)Lightweight (155)Featherweight (145)Bantamweight (135)Flyweight (125)

Women’s Divisions
W-Featherweight (145)W-Bantamweight (135)W-Flyweight (125) –  W-Strawweight (115)

RankFighterOVRUFCLast 3 FightsNext Fight
1Sean Strickland28-515-5W-Israel Adesanya (DEC)
W-Abusupiyan Magomedov (TKO)
W-Nassourdine Imavov (DEC)
2Israel Adesanya
24-313-3L-Sean Strickland (DEC)
W-Alex Pereira (KO)
L-Alex Pereira (TKO)
3Dricus Du Plessis20-26-0W-Robert Whittaker (TKO)
W-Derek Brunson (TKO)
W-Darren Till (SUB)
4Robert Whittaker24-715-5L-Dricus Du Plessis (TKO)
W-Marvin Vettori (DEC)
L-Israel Adesanya (DEC)
5Jared Cannonier17-610-6W-Marvin Vettori (DEC)
W-Sean Strickland (DEC)
L-Israel Adesanya (DEC)
6Marvin Vettori19-7-19-5-1L-Jared Cannonier (DEC)
W-Roman Dolidze (DEC)
L-Robert Whittaker (DEC)
7Paulo Henrique Costa14-26-2W-Luke Rockhold (DEC)
L-Marvin Vettori (DEC)
L-Israel Adesanya (TKO)
8Derek Brunson23-914-7L-Dricus Du Plessis (TKO)
L-Jared Cannonier (KO)
W-Darren Till (SUB)
9Roman Dolidze12-26-2L-Marvin Vettori (DEC)
W-Jack Hermansson (TKO)
W-Phil Hawes (KO)
10Jack Hermansson23-810-6L-Roman Dolidze (TKO)
W-Chris Curtis (DEC)
L-Sean Strickland (DEC)
11Kelvin Gastelum17-812-8W-Chris Curtis (DEC)
L-Jared Cannonier (DEC)
L-Robert Whittaker (DEC)
12Paul Craig17-6-19-6-1W-Andre Muniz (TKO)
W-Nikita Krylov (SUB)L-Johnny Walker (TKO)
L-Volkan Oezdemir (DEC)
13Andre Muniz23-65-2L-Paul Craig (TKO)
L-Brendan Allen (SUB)
W-Uriah Hall (DEC)
14Nassourdine Imavov12-44-2NC-Chris Curtis (NC)
L-Sean Strickland (DEC)
W-Joaquin Buckley (DEC)
15Chris Curtis30-104-2NC-Nassourdine Imavov (NC)
L-Kelvin Gastelum (DEC)
W-Joaquin Buckley (KO)
16Brendan Allen22-510-2W-Bruno Silva (SUB)
W-Andre Muniz (SUB)
W-Krzysztof Jotko (SUB)
17Caio Borralho14-14-0W-Michal
Oleksiejczuk (SUB)
W-Makhmud Muradov (DEC)
W-Armen Petrosyan (DEC)
18Bruno Silva23-94-3L-Brendan Allen (SUB)
W-Brad Tavares (TKO)
L-Gerald Meerschaert (SUB)
19Brad Tavares20-815-8W-Chris Weidman (DEC)
L-Bruno Silva (TKO)
L-Dricus Du Plessis (DEC)
20Anthony Hernandez12-25-2W-Edmen Shahbazyan (TKO)
W-Marc-Andre Barriault (SUB)
W-Josh Fremd (DEC)
21Joseph Pyfer11-22-0W-Gerald Meerschaert (TKO)
W-Alen Amedovski (TKO)
W-Osman Diaz (TKO)
22Andre Petroski10-15-0W-Gerald Meerschaert (DEC)
W-Wellington Turman (DEC)
W-Nick Maximov (SUB)
23Gerald Meerschaert35-1710-9L-Andre Petroski (DEC)
L-Joseph Pyfer (TKO)
W-Bruno Silva (SUB)
24Armen Petrosyan9-23-1W-Christian Duncan (DEC)
W-A.J. Dobson (DEC)
L-Caio Borralho (DEC)
25Nursulton Ruziboev34-8-21-0W-Brunno Ferreira (KO)
W-Paval Masalski (SUB)
W-Luciano Contini (SUB)
26Bruno Ferreira10-11-1L-Nursulton Ruziboev (KO)
W-Gregory Rodrigues (KO)
W-Leon Aliu (TKO)
27Gregory Rodrigues14-55-2W-Denis Tiuliulin (KO)
L-Brunno Ferreira (KO)
W-Chidi Njokuani (TKO)
28Michal Oleksiejczuk19-67-4W-Chidi Njokuani (TKO)
L-Caio Borralho (SUB)
W-Cody Brundage (KO)
29Jun Yong Park17-57-2W-Albert Duraev (SUB)
W-Denis Tiuliulin (SUB)
W-Joseph Holmes (SUB)
30Makhmud Muradov26-84-2W-Bryan Barberena (DEC)
L-Caio Borralho (DEC)
L-Gerald Meerschaert (SUB)
31Chris Weidman15-610-6L-Brad Tavares (DEC)
L-Uriah Hall (TKO)
W-Omari Akhmedov (DEC)
32Albert Duraev16-62-3L-Jun Yong Park (SUB)
W-Chidi Njokuani (DEC)
L-Joaquin Buckley (TKO)
33Ikram Aliskerov14-11-0W-Phil Hawes (KO)
W-Mario Filipe de Sousa (SUB)
W-Nah-Shon Burrell (DEC)
34Edmen Shahbazyan12-45-4L-Anthony Hernandez (TKO)
W-Dalcha Lungiambula (TKO)
L-Nassourdine Imavov (TKO)
35Roman Kopylov11-23-2W-Claudio Ribeiro (KO)
W-Puna Soriano (TKO)
W-Alessio Di Chirico (TKO)
36Chidi Njokuani22-102-3L-Michal Oleksiejczuk (TKO)
L-Albert Duraev (DEC)
L-Gregory Rodrigues (TKO)
37Marc-Andre Barriault17-66-5W-Eryk Anders (DEC)
W-Julian Marquez (TKO)
L-Anthony Hernandez (SUB)
38Phil Hawes12-54-3L-Ikram Aliskerov (KO)
L-Roman Dolidze (KO)
W-Deron Winn (TKO)
39Eryk Anders15-87-8L-Marc-Andre Barriault (DEC)
W-Kyle Daukaus (TKO)
L-Jun Yong Park (DEC)
40Puna Soriano9-33-3L-Romany Kopylov (TKO)
W-Dalcha Lungiambula (KO)
L-Nick Maximov (DEC)
41Rodolfo Vieira9-24-2W-Cody Brundage (SUB)
L-Chris Curtis (DEC)
W-Dustin Stoltzfus (SUB)
42Jacob Malkoun7-23-2W-Nick Maximov (DEC)
L-Brendan Allen (DEC)
W-A.J. Dobson (DEC)
43Abusupiyan Magomedov25-5-11-1L-Sean Strickland (TKO)
W-Dustin Stoltzfus (KO)
W-Cezary Kesik (SUB)
44Bo Nickal5-02-0W-Jamie Pickett (SUB)
W-Donovan Beard (SUB)
W-Valentine Woodburn (TKO)
45Bryan Barberena18-119-9L-Makhmud Muradov (DEC)
L-Gunnar Nelson (SUB)
L-Rafael dos Anjos (SUB)
46Christian Leroy Duncan8-11-1L-Arman Petrosyan (DEC)
W-Dusko Todorovic (TKO)
W-Marian Dimitrov (TKO)
47Abdul Razak Alhassan12-56-5W-Claudio Ribeiro (KO)
L-Joaquin Buckley (DEC)
W-Alessio Di Chirico (KO)
48Dustin Stoltzfus14-51-4L-Abusupiyan Magomedov (TKO)
W-Dwight Grant (DEC)
L-Gerald Meerschaert (SUB)
49Julian Marquez9-43-3L-Marc-Andre Barriault (TKO)
L-Gregory Rodrigues (KO)
W-Sam Alvey (SUB)
50Tresean Gore4-21-2W-Josh Fremd (SUB)
L-Cody Brundage (KO)
L-Bryan Battle (DEC)
51Josh Fremd11-42-2W-Jamie Pickett (DEC)
W-Sendriques Dumas (SUB)
L-Tresean Gore (SUB)
52Sendriques Dumas8-11-1W-Cody Brundage (DEC)
L-Josh Fremd (SUB)
WMatej Penaz (SUB)
53Cody Brundage8-52-4L-Sedriques Dumas (DEC)
L-Rodolfo Vieira (SUB)
L-Michal Oleksiejczuk (KO)
54A.J. Dobson7-21-2W-Tafon Nchukwi (DEC)
L-Armen Petrosyan (DEC)
L-Jacob Malkoun (DEC)
55Dusko Todorovic12-43-4L-Christian Duncan (TKO)
W-Jordan Wright (TKO)
L-Chidi Njokuani (KO)
56Claudio Ribeiro11-41-2L-Roman Kopylov (KO)
W-Joseph Holmes (TKO)
L-Abdul Razak Alhassan (KO)
57Denis Tiuliulin10-81-3L-Gregory Rodrigues (KO)
L-Jun Yong Park (SUB)
W-Jamie Pickett (TKO)
58Jamie Pickett13-102-6L-Josh Fremd (DEC)
L-Bo Nickal (SUB)
L-Denis Tiuliulin (TKO)
59Valentine Woodburn7-10-1L-Bo Nickal (TKO)
W-Luis Melo (DEC)
W-Wesley Almeida (DEC)
Ineligible for Rankings
* Suspension
* Inactivity>15 months
* Moving Divisions
* Yet to debut
Nick Diaz26-107-7L-Robbie Lawler (TKO)
NC-Anderson Silva (NC)
L-Georges St.Pierre (DEC)
Aliaskhab Khizriev14-01-0W-Denis Tiuliulin (SUB)
W-Henrique Shiguemoto (SUB)
W-Rousimar Palhares (KO)
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84 Comments on this post.
  • PETTE TACKU
    6 September 2023 at 9:15 AM
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    Paul Craig gets to have his last 4 fights listed? How is that fair?

  • Floyd henks
    20 July 2023 at 4:55 PM
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    Almost no way Stoltzfus at 1-4 in the UFC should be ahead of Todorovic 3-4 in the UFC

  • Rixardo nezwel
    20 July 2023 at 4:53 PM
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    Dumas ranked 10 spots ahead of Josh Fremd?! How the fuck does that make sense

  • Isiah Dillar
    20 July 2023 at 4:51 PM
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    Val woodburn was the most recent fight for Nickal…not Jamie Pickett

    • Ric
      29 July 2023 at 9:47 PM
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      You guys have Alex ranked 4 lol

  • Dwight Jefferies
    2 July 2023 at 5:08 PM
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    Aliaskhab Khizriev has surpassed 15 months of inactivity

  • Cullen Darkwa
    27 February 2023 at 8:41 AM
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    – Nate Diaz now at 18 months of inactivity, yet not pulled from rankings (white privilege)
    – Jordan Wright was released

  • BRENT BUCKNER
    13 February 2023 at 1:43 PM
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    Looks like shouldnt nick diaz be pulled from rankings…?

  • Andrew Hunt
    13 February 2023 at 9:12 AM
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    Keeping Nick Diaz in the rankings despite not having fought in around 17 months is a shocker to me.

  • Otto irth
    20 January 2023 at 6:53 AM
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    Nick Diaz passed 15 months no fights bruh…

  • Ryan reeCe
    1 January 2023 at 5:10 PM
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    Deron Winn was released on the day after Christmas

  • Hector jans
    1 January 2023 at 5:09 PM
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    Dalcha Lungiambula was released last week

  • Theo Carter
    27 December 2022 at 11:18 AM
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    Nick Diaz officially has passed 15 months of inactivity

  • Darius X. Songaila
    5 December 2022 at 10:50 AM
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    I know Till is fighting on Saturday but as of today he is at 15 months officially of inactivity.

  • PJ HELM
    25 November 2022 at 12:52 PM
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    Kelvin Gastelum has surpassed 15 months of inactivity.

  • Kenny mattix
    2 November 2022 at 6:30 AM
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    Hi mate, Nick Maximov was released yesterday

  • mAT kONGERA
    30 September 2022 at 9:38 AM
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    Alen Amedovski was released last week

    • D.C. Ross
      1 October 2022 at 8:18 PM
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      Updated

      • Yy
        23 November 2022 at 7:26 AM
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        Gastelum surpassed 15 months inactivity. Gotta come out

  • Dean Hayner
    6 September 2022 at 10:53 AM
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    Alessio di Chirrico has decided to retire after the loss to Kopylov.

  • Anron kattnus
    25 August 2022 at 3:01 PM
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    Isi Fitikefu is not an active fighter and hasn’t been in a long time.

  • Jeremy Emilio Diaz
    22 August 2022 at 11:24 AM
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    Yo bro what about Michal Oleksieczuk, he just comin off a win at 185 over sam alvey why he not bein ranked cuz?

    • D.C. Ross
      23 August 2022 at 12:28 AM
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      Updated, ty.

  • Tc
    21 August 2022 at 6:22 AM
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    Where’s Oleksiejczuk

    • D.C. Ross
      23 August 2022 at 12:28 AM
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      Updated, ty.

  • Pauna Toa
    21 August 2022 at 5:58 AM
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    Haha time to put Costa back in the rankings, uce

    • D.C. Ross
      23 August 2022 at 12:28 AM
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      Updated, ty.

  • PedRO NOvaro
    10 August 2022 at 10:50 AM
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    Sam Alvey was cut yesterday.
    Uriah Hall retired today.

  • Kayle nynA
    25 July 2022 at 5:44 AM
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    Dwight Grant was cut 3 days ago

  • James Jake
    19 July 2022 at 9:58 AM
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    Dustin Stoltzfus is 1-3 in the UFC, not 0-3

  • Austin
    23 May 2022 at 9:14 PM
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    Andre Petroski submitting Nick Maximov & Jun Yong Park getting the split decision win over Eryk Anders throws a HUGE wrench in the rankings lol. It’s tough deciding where to place everybody now. Because of the Gregory Rodriguez KO over Park, then Rodriguez losing to Petrosyan.

    In my personal rankings I have it:
    30. Arman Petrosyan
    Gregory Rodriguez
    Jun Yong Park
    Eryk Anders (Anders win over GM3 doesn’t hold weight anymore imo)
    Roman Dolidze
    Jacob Malkoun
    Bryan Battle (I feel his win over Andre still holds weight)
    Andre Petroski
    Nick Maximov
    39. Puna Soriano

    But I struggled to making that one. I’m anxious to see how you do it. Good luck lol

    • D.C. Ross
      4 June 2022 at 4:38 PM
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      Austin, fully agree, a lot of MMA math going on with that group you mentioned. I just updated the rankings and have it nearly identical to what you have beyond Malkoun a little higher.

      As for Battle, that’s my tough one! Maximov was a gigantic win for Petroski that unfortunately boosts him into another tier, though I think Battle will work his way up quickly. Who would think TUF can still produce some great fighters after all these years. Very bullish on Battle and Turcios finding future UFC success and a long career.

  • Joel Meyers
    13 April 2022 at 9:02 AM
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    • D.C. Ross
      24 April 2022 at 6:03 PM
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      Thank you, updated

  • Turner Namath
    10 February 2022 at 11:53 AM
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    Isi Fitikefu no longer listed on the UFC website among current or former fighters.

  • matt
    27 January 2022 at 5:38 AM
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    Tom Breese is no longer with the UFC. Has joined levels fight league.

    • D.C. Ross
      27 January 2022 at 8:33 AM
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      Thank you, updated!

  • Kyle Hung
    27 December 2021 at 11:48 AM
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    Costa still ranked as a middleweight? Goes entirely against your mantra on here…

    • D.C. Ross
      27 January 2022 at 8:30 AM
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      Updated, enough recent interviews where 205 will be his new home.

  • Jerry tAlkov
    10 September 2021 at 2:07 PM
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    Hi friend, Antonio Braga Neto was released this week

  • owen
    4 August 2021 at 10:03 PM
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    phil hawes should be ranked ahead of nassourdine and julian even tho he lost to julian because he was beating him the whole fight and has done better than julian in the big show

  • VONYA NIA
    2 August 2021 at 2:38 PM
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    So, Nassourdine Imavov lost to Phil Hawes (not Dawes, change that) – yet is ranked 11 spots ahead of him?

    • D.C. Ross
      2 August 2021 at 10:38 PM
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      Fixed on the last name, thank you! As for Nassourdine being ranked above Hawes despite a recent decision loss to him, their fight was razor-close and Nassourdine’s recent win over Heinisch is the highest ranked win for either fighter.

      • VONYA NIA
        3 August 2021 at 9:14 AM
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        Ian Heinisch? The same guy that’s lost 4/5?

        • D.C. Ross
          3 August 2021 at 10:01 PM
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          I understand the argument towards ranking Hawes higher. Heinisch may have lost 4 of 5, but all losses were against strong competition. Wins over Ferreira and Carlos Jr. keep Heinisch from dropping further down the ranks below fighters with more unproven records.

        • Matt ReiTer
          7 September 2021 at 11:44 AM
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          You have Imavov facing himself on November 6th. Do you just not proof read things before just clicking submit?

          • D.C. Ross
            7 September 2021 at 10:47 PM

            Sorry, updating over 500+ fighters weekly can lead to some manual errors. I don’t have a team of people like Sherdog or Tapology, just a 1-man show. I completely appreciate any errors users find so I can fix.

  • Trav krENzel
    18 July 2021 at 7:08 PM
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    Omari Akhmedov was released today.

  • Oliver LANDERSHECK
    9 July 2021 at 1:08 PM
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    Yo, Trevor Smith is no longer an active UFC fighter – he was removed officially from the UFC website in March 2020

  • AutI
    27 June 2021 at 5:37 PM
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    Huge fan of rankingmma, I literally look at these rankings every day. It’s the most accurate rankings without a doubt. When I done my rankings I basically copied rankingmma’s rankings at first and still to this day they are extremely close side by side.

    With that being said, Brendan Allen lost to Sean Strickland not Ian Heinisch. I don’t know if that changed anything but on my rankings Allen is ahead of Ian. Thanks guys!

    • D.C. Ross
      29 June 2021 at 9:57 PM
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      Thank you, results for that fight are updated. Very much appreciate the feedback and congrats on also creating your own rankings. Good to see another hardcore MMA fan.

      • Brock Wright
        2 August 2021 at 2:37 PM
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        Remove Trevor Smith- he’s off the UFC roster

  • TC
    9 December 2020 at 11:11 PM
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    Couple small changes my good sir:
    – Saparbek Safarov was released today
    – Carlos Ulberg is a light heavyweight, not a middleweight (his last victory at the DWCS was at LHW)

  • TC
    20 October 2020 at 8:50 PM
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    Hi friends! LOVE this site…small, small fix here:

    On Brad Tavares’ recent fights, “Israel” is misspelled “Isreal”

    • D.C. Ross
      21 October 2020 at 11:22 PM
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      Fixed, thank you!

      • TC
        1 November 2020 at 12:47 PM
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        Hi mate, under John Phillips, you show him losing to Dusko Todorovic by SUB when in reality he lost to Khamzat Chimaev by sub. Cheers!

        • D.C. Ross
          2 November 2020 at 9:51 PM
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          Fixed, thank you!

  • Bull
    6 November 2019 at 10:25 PM
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    Awesome to see you guys updated this! Keep up the hard work!

  • Bull
    18 October 2019 at 10:26 PM
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    When are you going to update the site? Adesanya’s still not the Middleweight champ.

  • jerjapan
    29 January 2017 at 8:55 AM
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    Love this site, but you got Spicely and Alvey mixed up … Alvey is the one on the four fight winning streak with a recent victory over the guy ranked ahead of him …

    • Patrick Johnson
      13 February 2017 at 5:46 AM
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      Went to Spicely’s record says he has lost 1 but if you scroll down it shows he lost to Alvey and sanchez..

    • D.C. Ross
      9 March 2017 at 8:10 PM
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      I hear you on Spicely vs. Alvey. Reminds me of when Brenneman defeated Rick Story. Yes, Alvey submitted Spicely, but after that Alvey lost a decision to Elias Theodorou. Elias was then soundly beaten by Thiago Santos. Then in a huge upset, Spicely submitted Santos.

      Until a few things sort out, the timeline is…Spicely>Santos>Theodorou>Alvey. Many can argue that Alvey’s biggest win is Marquardt, but remember, Santos beat Marquardt and Spicely beat Santos afterwards.

  • Patrick Johnson
    15 December 2016 at 9:57 AM
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    I think your tuff 23 winner will rise in this chart after his next fight. He is your #31 but already beat your # 19. That kid is tough/tuff/tough! He seems to get better every fight.

    • D.C. Ross
      15 December 2016 at 9:44 PM
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      Sanchez has looked real good. All he needs is a step up in competition to prove he belongs amongst the elite. He does have that win over Spicely, but that was prior to Spicely upsetting Thiago Santos. Thank you for your insight.

  • A.K johnson
    3 December 2016 at 11:38 PM
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    He killed by marshman

  • Mr.Snrub
    6 December 2014 at 7:43 PM
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    CM Punk is gonna die in the Octagon isn’t he?

  • Marcelo Menezes
    10 October 2013 at 8:08 AM
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    I wanna see Francis Carmont x Ronaldo Souza

    • Marcelo Menezes
      28 November 2013 at 9:55 AM
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      Thanks UFC!!!

      • D.C. Ross
        28 November 2013 at 11:28 AM
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        Agreed, thanks to the UFC and all of the fighters that give up time with their families to entertain us.

        • Andrew Craig
          25 April 2014 at 9:23 AM
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          Carmont entertains you?

  • Joe
    17 February 2013 at 5:34 AM
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    • rankingmma
      17 February 2013 at 9:17 AM
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      Thank you for the link and update. The change has been made.

  • rankingmma
    12 January 2013 at 6:39 PM
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    Done!

  • admin
    18 November 2012 at 10:52 AM
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    I do count it as a loss, but look at what was happening before the illegal shots were landed. Cote was rocked by Sakara’s big elbows and would have likely been finished had Sakara landed some legal blows.

    I want you to look back at Erick Silva vs. Carlo Prater before thinking I am crazy for the new rankings. Did you have Prater ranked above Silva after the DQ? I don’t think anyone did because Silva was surely going to win the fight had he not been disqualified. It is the same exact situation here with Cote-Sakara.

  • Jerry Clark
    14 November 2012 at 7:23 AM
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    Shoulb be Bisping Vs Weidmen and winnner should get
    title shot.

  • dWd
    22 October 2012 at 1:55 PM
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    Vitor Belfort should be No2,right?

  • dWd
    24 September 2012 at 8:48 PM
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    Well i was wrong about Stann and Bisping,Bisping fought smart and got the win.I agree with you putting him as No.1 contender,but i think there’s little chance of him points fighting his way to victory over Silva.As far as my rankings go,i’m moving Stann down rather than Bisping up.

    • admin
      25 September 2012 at 8:27 AM
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      It’s still tough ranking Bisping ahead of Weidman, but Weidman is lacking overall experience against the elite of the division. We know what we have with Bisping, a well-rounded fighter that has been able to hold his own against everyone not named Dan Henderson.

      Stann’s ground game is still holding him back and likely always will. All of his recent losses (Bisping, Sonnen, Davis, Soszynski) were attributed to him being taken down to the ground. Stann hits like a truck, but he can’t do that from his back.

      Anderson Silva vs. Bisping does not bode well for “The Count,” but he deserves his shot more so than some other former title challengers (Leites, Cote, Maia). Bisping has fought 17 times for the UFC since TUF 3. He has basically carried the flag for England’s MMA scene over the last 5 years. Plus, Silva vs. Bisping will create a lot more hype rather than Silva vs. Weidman. Sure, Weidman has the better chance of beating Silva, but Weidman is also just a few fights into his UFC career. This might be Bisping’s best and only shot at fighting for a title.

      • dWd
        25 September 2012 at 11:57 PM
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        Bisping is no chance if were being honest. Weidman needs clear win over Tim Boetsch now to pressure Dana to put him ahead of Bisping.

        • admin
          26 September 2012 at 9:23 AM
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          Yes, you are correct on both points. I wouldn’t mind seeing Bisping vs. Franklin in the meantime. People are sleeping on Franklin due to his age and inactivity, but the guy has more than held his own at MW. Bisping/Franklin could probably headline a European fight card. Of course this is all dependent on Franklin beating Cung Le next month.

  • dWdHELLCAT
    5 September 2012 at 11:43 PM
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    i have stann at 5 and bisping at 10,and stann wins,probably by knockout,but hey we’ll see. and has vitor really moved to LHW? or is his fight with jones just a one off? and i’m gunna wait till sonnen actually fights at LHW before i rank him as one.

    • admin
      6 September 2012 at 8:04 PM
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      I think Stann is a solid pick in this fight, but Bisping’s underrated wrestling may be the difference maker. As for Belfort, I agree with you, he is probably moving back to middleweight should he lose.

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