The Very Unofficial Rankings - Post UFC 109
by ShowMeYourJits on Feb 8, 2010 9:18 PM EST
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Here they are. Sonnen and Thiago saw good movement with breakout performances. I removed a lot of inactive fighters and cleaned up the divisions. Let me know if I missed anything.
* For anyone new to looking at these, they are based off a formula that I came up with about 2 years ago to bring some order to the chaos of UFC divisional rankings. They are not my personal opinion of who’s the better fighter. It rewards fighters based on strength of opponent, if they finished the fight, and how fast the fight was finished. It is an experiment. And before anyone asks, Shogun is low b/c the loss to Forrest hurt him a lot, and beating Coleman an Chuck didn’t get him a lot of points since they were not highly ranked at the time. That and the judges say he lost the Machida fight so I am respecting that.
| Heavy Weight | Last Fight | |
| Brock Lesnar | 54.08 | 7/11/2009 |
| Cain Velasquez | 52.54 | 10/24/2009 |
| Junior Dos Santos | 51.23 | 1/2/2010 |
| Frank Mir | 50.23 | 12/12/2009 |
| Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | 49.63 | 8/29/2009 |
| Shane Carwin | 47.52 | 3/7/2009 |
| Gabriel Gonzaga | 41.87 | 8/29/2009 |
| Cheick Kongo | 38.29 | 12/12/2009 |
| Roy Nelson | 35.45 | 12/5/2009 |
| Stefan Struve | 34.66 | 12/12/2009 |
| Mirko Cro Cop | 33.34 | 9/19/2009 |
| Ben Rothwell | 33.04 | 10/24/2009 |
| Todd Duffee | 32.85 | 8/29/2009 |
| Mike Russow | 32.35 | 8/29/2009 |
| Pat Barry | 30.70 | 10/24/2009 |
| Heath Herring | 30.36 | 8/9/2008 |
| Gilbert Yvel | 30.09 | 1/2/2009 |
| Paul Buentello | 28.98 | 12/12/2009 |
| Chris Tuchscherer | 28.72 | 2/6/2010 |
| Brendan Schaub | 28.45 | 12/5/2009 |
| Matt Mitrione | 28.00 | 12/5/2009 |
| Antoni Hardonk | 27.67 | 10/24/2009 |
| Jon Madsen | 27.61 | 12/5/2009 |
| Kimbo Slice | 26.69 | 12/5/2009 |
| James McSweeney | 26.15 | 12/5/2009 |
| Joey Beltran | 25.70 | 2/6/2010 |
| Christian Wellisch | 25.40 | 1/31/2009 |
| Tim Hague | 24.23 | 2/6/2010 |
| Justin Wren | 22.59 | 12/5/2009 |
| Chase Gormley | 22.13 | 10/24/2009 |
| Mustapha Al Turk | 22.13 | 6/13/2009 |
| Denis Stojnic | 21.39 | 6/13/2009 |
| Rolles Gracie | 20.03 | 2/6/2010 |
| Light Heavy Weight | ||
| Lyoto Machida | 72.85 | 10/24/2009 |
| Quinton Jackson | 66.74 | 3/7/2009 |
| Rashad Evans | 60.31 | 1/2/2010 |
| Forest Griffin | 51.81 | 11/21/2009 |
| Randy Cotoure | 48.86 | 2/6/2010 |
| Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | 47.04 | 11/21/2009 |
| Mauricio Rua | 44.00 | 10/24/2009 |
| Thiago Silva | 43.33 | 1/2/2010 |
| Rich Franklin | 41.53 | 9/19/2009 |
| Ryan Bader | 39.83 | 10/24/2009 |
| Chuck Lidell | 39.81 | 4/18/2009 |
| Jon Jones | 38.58 | 12/5/2009 |
| Brandon Vera | 37.93 | 11/14/2009 |
| Matt Hamill | 37.86 | 12/5/2009 |
| Luis Cane | 37.77 | 11/21/2009 |
| Eliot Marshal | 37.43 | 9/19/2009 |
| Keith Jardine | 36.82 | 8/29/2009 |
| Tito Ortiz | 36.00 | 11/21/2009 |
| Krzysztof Soszynski | 34.79 | 8/29/2009 |
| Goran Reljic | 34.06 | 5/24/2008 |
| Vladimir Matyushenko | 33.39 | 9/19/2009 |
| Jason Brilz | 32.42 | 9/19/2009 |
| Eric Schafer | 32.06 | 10/24/2009 |
| Phil Davis | 30.58 | 2/6/2010 |
| Jake O'Brien | 29.83 | 7/11/2009 |
| James Irvin | 29.75 | 7/19/2008 |
| Mark Coleman | 28.50 | 2/6/2010 |
| Alexander Gustafsson | 28.25 | 11/14/2009 |
| Brian Stann | 28.03 | 2/6/2010 |
| Mike Ciesnolevicz | 27.62 | 6/20/2009 |
| Stephan Bonnar | 27.00 | 7/11/2009 |
| Rodney Wallace | 26.10 | 12/5/2009 |
| Kyle Kingsbury | 25.70 | 10/24/2009 |
| Steve Cantwell | 25.08 | 9/16/2009 |
| Jared Hamman | 22.13 | 11/14/2009 |
| Igor Pokrajac | 21.51 | 9/19/2009 |
| Mike Patt | 20.79 | 3/7/2009 |
| Razak Al-Hassan | 20.71 | 10/24/2009 |
| Middle Weight | ||
| Anderson Silva | 103.77 | 8/8/2009 |
| Chael Sonnen | 56.40 | 2/6/2010 |
| Vitor Belfort | 52.98 | 9/19/2009 |
| Michael Bisping | 51.82 | 11/14/2009 |
| Nathan Marquardt | 51.44 | 2/6/2010 |
| Demian Maia | 50.93 | 2/6/2010 |
| Yoshihiro Akiyama | 47.28 | 7/11/2009 |
| Yushin Okami | 45.16 | 10/24/2009 |
| Alan Belcher | 43.90 | 12/12/2009 |
| Patrick Cote | 42.30 | 7/5/2008 |
| Wanderlei Silva | 41.92 | 6/15/2009 |
| Ricardo Almeida | 41.00 | 8/8/2009 |
| Alessio Sakara | 39.81 | 8/8/2009 |
| Nathan Quarry | 39.50 | 9/16/2009 |
| Tomasz Drwal | 38.05 | 9/19/2009 |
| Kendall Grove | 37.66 | 11/21/2009 |
| Aaron Simpson | 37.61 | 1/11/2010 |
| Rousimar Palhares | 37.43 | 12/12/2009 |
| Jorge Rivera | 36.92 | 10/24/2009 |
| Tim Credeur | 33.56 | 9/16/2009 |
| C.B. Dollaway | 32.88 | 9/16/2009 |
| Chris Leben | 31.93 | 1/11/2010 |
| Tom Lawlor | 31.63 | 1/11/2010 |
| Dan Miller | 31.42 | 2/6/2010 |
| Mark Munoz | 29.33 | 1/2/2010 |
| Rob Kimmons | 28.98 | 10/24/2009 |
| Ed Herman | 27.82 | 8/29/2009 |
| Mike Massenzio | 27.23 | 12/27/2008 |
| Gerald Harris | 26.73 | 1/11/2010 |
| Drew McFedries | 25.86 | 9/19/2009 |
| Nick Catone | 24.45 | 1/11/2010 |
| Matt Horwich | 24.30 | 4/1/2009 |
| Ryan Jensen | 24.10 | 1/2/2010 |
| Lucio Linhares | 24.03 | 12/12/2009 |
| Joe Vedepo | 23.50 | 4/1/2009 |
| Tim McKenzie | 23.01 | 4/1/2009 |
| Nissen Osterneck | 22.50 | 4/1/2009 |
| Jesse Forbes | 20.49 | 1/11/2010 |
| Steve Steinbeiss | 19.47 | 9/16/2009 |
| Jay Silva | 18.63 | 1/11/2010 |
| John Salter | 18.59 | 1/11/2010 |
| Welter Weight | ||
| Georges St. Pierre | 88.95 | 7/11/2009 |
| John Fitch | 60.76 | 12/12/2009 |
| Tiago Alves | 57.01 | 7/11/2009 |
| Dan Hardy | 55.32 | 11/14/2009 |
| Matt Hughes | 53.31 | 5/23/2009 |
| Josh Koscheck | 50.18 | 11/21/2009 |
| Paul Daley | 49.50 | 1/2/2010 |
| Matt Serra | 47.92 | 2/6/2010 |
| Paulo Thiago | 46.97 | 2/6/2009 |
| Diego Sanchez | 45.97 | 12/12/2009 |
| Mike Swick | 41.60 | 2/6/2010 |
| Ben Saunders | 41.27 | 11/21/2009 |
| Anthony Johnson | 40.50 | 11/21/2009 |
| Martin Kampmann | 40.06 | 1/2/2010 |
| Carlos Condit | 40.05 | 9/16/2009 |
| Dustin Hazelett | 39.86 | 1/2/2010 |
| John Howard | 39.00 | 12/5/2009 |
| Matt Brown | 38.67 | 11/14/2009 |
| Nathan Diaz | 38.36 | 1/11/2010 |
| Marcus Davis | 36.26 | 11/21/2009 |
| Dong Hyun Kim | 35.80 | 7/11/2009 |
| Amir Sadollah | 35.11 | 1/11/2010 |
| John Hathaway | 34.80 | 11/14/2009 |
| Chris Lytle | 33.38 | 6/20/2009 |
| Brad Blackburn | 33.09 | 1/11/2010 |
| T.J. Grant | 32.92 | 12/12/2009 |
| Johny Hendricks | 32.77 | 12/12/2009 |
| Nick Osipczak | 32.63 | 11/14/2009 |
| Jake Ellenberger | 30.53 | 1/2/2010 |
| Matt Riddle | 30.36 | 11/14/2009 |
| Tamdan McCrory | 29.82 | 8/8/2009 |
| Yoshiyuki Yoshida | 29.67 | 10/24/2009 |
| Jonathan Goulet | 28.65 | 12/10/2008 |
| Rick Story | 28.44 | 1/11/2010 |
| Mike Pierce | 27.52 | 12/12/2009 |
| Paul Taylor | 27.45 | 11/14/2009 |
| Dan Cramer | 27.38 | 8/8/2009 |
| James Wilks | 27.19 | 11/14/2009 |
| Rory Markham | 27.10 | 2/21/2009 |
| Demarcus Johnson | 26.72 | 12/12/2009 |
| Frank Trigg | 26.63 | 2/6/2010 |
| Rory MacDonald | 25.99 | 1/11/2010 |
| Jesse Sanders | 25.67 | 4/1/2009 |
| Brian Foster | 25.17 | 11/21/2009 |
| Luke Cummo | 25.01 | 8/9/2008 |
| Pete Sell | 25.00 | 3/7/2009 |
| Phil Baroni | 24.78 | 11/21/2009 |
| Mike Pyle | 24.65 | 1/2/2010 |
| Chris Wilson | 24.46 | 9/16/2009 |
| Jesse Lennox | 24.45 | 1/11/2010 |
| Ricardo Funch | 24.30 | 12/12/2009 |
| Jacob Volkmann | 24.29 | 1/2/2010 |
| Dennis Hallman | 22.38 | 12/5/2009 |
| Danillo Villafort | 22.38 | 8/8/2009 |
| Brandon Wolff | 21.93 | 5/23/2009 |
| Matt Arroyo | 21.79 | 1/31/2009 |
| Peter Sobotta | 21.60 | 6/13/2009 |
| Mike Guymon | 21.36 | 1/11/2010 |
| Light Weight | ||
| BJ Penn | 77.63 | 12/12/2009 |
| Kenny Florian | 59.78 | 12/12/2009 |
| Gray Maynard | 58.86 | 1/11/2010 |
| Frank Edgar | 51.30 | 12/5/2009 |
| Joe Stevenson | 48.71 | 10/24/2009 |
| Tyson Griffin | 46.47 | 9/19/2009 |
| Jim Miller | 46.12 | 1/2/2010 |
| Sean Sherk | 45.38 | 5/23/2009 |
| Kurt Pellegrino | 43.81 | 8/8/2009 |
| Evan Dunham | 41.46 | 1/11/2010 |
| Roger Huerta | 41.37 | 9/16/2009 |
| Terry Etim | 41.12 | 11/14/2009 |
| George Sotiropoulos | 40.35 | 11/21/2009 |
| Spencer Fisher | 40.07 | 10/24/2009 |
| Clay Guida | 38.39 | 12/12/2009 |
| Sam Stout | 38.25 | 1/2/2010 |
| Gleison Tibau | 37.94 | 10/24/2009 |
| Mark Bocek | 37.73 | 12/5/2009 |
| Cole Miller | 37.60 | 1/2/2010 |
| Joe Lauzon | 36.90 | 1/2/2010 |
| Melvin Guillard | 36.28 | 2/6/2010 |
| Denis Siver | 34.57 | 11/14/2009 |
| Efrain Escudero | 34.28 | 1/11/2010 |
| Caol Uno | 33.30 | 11/21/2009 |
| Matt Wiman | 33.04 | 12/12/2009 |
| Rafael Dos Anjos | 31.84 | 1/11/2010 |
| Ross Pearson | 31.69 | 11/14/2009 |
| Jeremy Stevens | 31.64 | 9/16/2009 |
| Thiago Tavares | 31.55 | 1/11/2010 |
| Duane Ludwig | 30.86 | 1/2/2010 |
| Rob Emerson | 30.21 | 2/6/2010 |
| Hermes Franca | 30.07 | 9/19/2009 |
| Mac Danzig | 29.58 | 2/6/2010 |
| Dan Lauzon | 29.21 | 1/2/2010 |
| Paul Kelly | 28.88 | 11/14/2009 |
| Marcus Aurelio | 28.34 | 8/29/2009 |
| Ronnys Torres | 28.09 | 2/6/2010 |
| Nik Lentz | 28.08 | 1/11/2010 |
| Shannon Gurgerty | 27.90 | 11/14/2009 |
| Aaron Riley | 27.61 | 11/14/2009 |
| Fabricio Camoes | 27.00 | 11/21/2009 |
| Jason Dent | 26.72 | 11/21/2009 |
| Andre Winner | 26.59 | 11/14/2009 |
| Kyle Bradley | 26.56 | 1/11/2010 |
| David Bielkheden | 25.82 | 4/18/2009 |
| Matt Veach | 25.65 | 12/5/2009 |
| Refaello Oliveira | 24.73 | 1/2/2010 |
| Per Eklund | 23.64 | 2/21/2009 |
| Joe Brammer | 23.01 | 12/5/2009 |
| John Gunderson | 22.30 | 1/2/2010 |
| Steve Lopez | 22.25 | 9/19/2009 |
| Justin Buchholz | 22.13 | 2/6/2010 |
| Cameron Dollar | 21.24 | 6/20/2009 |
| Phillepe Nover | 20.79 | 2/6/2010 |
| Matt Grice | 20.63 | 7/11/2009 |
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interesting
My breakout fighter for this coming year: Terry Etim
Upset of the Year: John Hathaway over Diego Sanchez
So these are rankings based on wins and calibure of opponent. I kind of like the idea and based on that
I have a few issues for sure. Cain should be lower as the calibure of his opponents are not as good as JDS, Mir, NOG or even Carwin. Bader at LHW is way to high he hasn’t fought any tough opponets yet. Bisping needs to be put around Maia at best. Hardy is ranked to high both KOS and Paulo are well ahead of him on schedule strength and wins. These fighters are the biggest issue on your ranking system that I see.
And another thing you shouldn’t call it the the very unofficial ranking a alot will just go look at the rankings and laugh not realizing how you are ranking the fighters. I don’t know what you should call it, something like “MMA Merit Rankings” And explain in the first sentence how the rankings work.
"He broke tim sylvia’s arm…...So what?" – Brock Lesnar
i can see Bader and Cain being as high as they are undefeated
I think Cains opponnent in Kongo and Rothwell are tougher then Carwins (one good opponent) Gonzo, and JDS’s Werdum and (nowadays) Cro Cop and Yvel.
i will agree that Bisping and Hughes are bit high, but Hardy seems ok because he hasn’t lost in a good while, and the dominant wins over Markham and Swick stick out like a sore thumb.. Kos has lost 2 of his last 5 right? I think Hardy is 6 straight.
My breakout fighter for this coming year: Terry Etim
Upset of the Year: John Hathaway over Diego Sanchez
only UFC
I was wondering where Hendo was at first, then i realized these were UFC only rankings.
"Matt Hughes and his brother used to pound each other out behind the barn."
-The legendary Mike Goldberg
Who's still on there that I missed?
If you see any names that are already fighting in other orgs let me know.
by ShowMeYourJits on Feb 9, 2010 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
Kos was above Hughes until the loss to Paulo Thiago
Thaigo was a virtual unknown at the time and had not beaten anybody of note up until then. Getting upset loses you more points then if you lost to somebody ranked higher then you.
by ShowMeYourJits on Feb 9, 2010 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
OK, I'm a tard, posting before reading, my appologies
by Ultimate Fighter on Feb 9, 2010 3:47 AM EST reply actions
there is one of these comments everytime SMYJ post these
your not alone buddy.
I bet against both Paulo Thiago and Mark Coleman:
- THiago impressed the sh1t out of me.
- Coleman you owe me $20 bucks.
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what’s the name of the fighter saw in the nfl betting online club.?
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