If a HW tournament was made by seeding the current top 16, how would it go?

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Hypothetically, of course, if a tourney was announced tomorrow, who would win? Would there be any surprises?

On the UFC site, the top 16 of HW are in this order:

1: Miocic
2. Ngannou
3. Blaydes
4. Volkov
5. Overeem
6. Lewis
7. Hunt
8. JDS
9. Tybura
10. Tuivasa
11. Oleinik
12. Arlovski
13. Struve
14. Abdurakhimov
15. Willis
16. Albini

Round 1 would be:

Fight 1: Miocic (1) vs. Albini (16)
Fight 2: JDS (8) vs. Tybura (9)
Fight 3: Volkov (4) vs. Struve (13)
Fight 4: Overeem (5) vs. Arlovski (12)

Fight 5: Ngannou (2) vs. Willis (15)
Fight 6: Hunt (7) vs. Tuivasa (10)
Fight 7: Blaydes (3) vs. Abdurakhimov (14)
Fight 8: Lewis (6) vs. Oleinik (11)

Round 2:
Fight 9: Winner of fight 1 vs Winner of fight 2
Fight 10: Winner of fight 3 vs Winner of fight 4

Fight 11: Winner of fight 5 vs Winner of fight 6
Fight 12: Winner of fight 7 vs Winner of fight 8

Semi Finals:
Fight 13: Winner of fight 9 vs Winner of fight 10
Fight 14: Winner of fight 11 vs Winner of fight 12

Final
Fight 15: Winner of fight 13 vs. Winner of fight 14

(Editted to show brackets. thanks @CerebralKnievel)
 
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Of course there would be a few surprises. It’s MMA and the heavyweight division. Anyone can get clipped.

Would be awesome though if they held one.
 
Fun thread. You should indicate the bracket, though. Miocic and Blaydes would be fights 1 and 4. Ngannou and Volkov would be fights 5 and 8.
 
The problem with this (or tournament style) is injuries. It'd be as if when an injury occurred to an NBA player, the entire team had to bow out.
 
make it a one night tournament and I'd be down to watch.
 
Round 1:
1: Miocic def. Albini via 2nd round TKO
2: Ngannou def. Willis via 1st round KO
3: Blaydes def. Abdurakhimov via 2nd round TKO
4: Volkov def. Struve via 3rd round TKO
5: Overeem def. Arlovski via 2nd round TKO
6: Lewis def. Oleinik via 1st round TKO
7: Hunt def. Tuivasa via 2nd round TKO
8: Dos Santos def. Tybura via 3rd round TKO

Round 2:
9: Miocic def. Dos Santos via 1st round KO
10: Ngannou def. Hunt via 1st round KO
11: Blaydes def. Lewis via decision
12: Volkov def. Overeem via 3rd round TKO

Semi Finals:
13: Miocic def. Volkov via decision
14: Blaydes def. Ngannou via decision

Finals:
15: Miocic def. Blaydes via 3rd round TKO
 
Fun thread. You should indicate the bracket, though. Miocic and Blaydes would be fights 1 and 4. Ngannou and Volkov would be fights 5 and 8.
Good thinking. I just made highest vs lowest throughout, I've fixed the OP.

Round 1:
1: Miocic def. Albini via 2nd round TKO
2: Ngannou def. Willis via 1st round KO
3: Blaydes def. Abdurakhimov via 2nd round TKO
4: Volkov def. Struve via 3rd round TKO
5: Overeem def. Arlovski via 2nd round TKO
6: Lewis def. Oleinik via 1st round TKO
7: Hunt def. Tuivasa via 2nd round TKO
8: Dos Santos def. Tybura via 3rd round TKO

Round 2:
9: Miocic def. Dos Santos via 1st round KO
10: Ngannou def. Hunt via 1st round KO
11: Blaydes def. Lewis via decision
12: Volkov def. Overeem via 3rd round TKO

Semi Finals:
13: Miocic def. Volkov via decision
14: Blaydes def. Ngannou via decision

Finals:
15: Miocic def. Blaydes via 3rd round TKO

Good predictions and very similar to my own. I actually thought Arlovski could catch Overeem's chin but then get decisioned by Volkov. (I've editted the OP to show brackets now but yours prediction still works)
 
Cormier come in as an alternate, and wins the whole thing. Just like the Strikeforce grand prix<DCWhoa>
 
I don't know what would happen. But I would love to watch this. Good thread TS.
 
Make it the next season of TUF. That format would be the only way it would not take 5 years to complete such a tourney.
 
I loved making pride tournaments in ufc undisputed 3
 
If you include werdum then I'd say it would be him and either stipe or Cain in the finals
 
The problem with this (or tournament style) is injuries. It'd be as if when an injury occurred to an NBA player, the entire team had to bow out.

Injuries or they get busted for drugs, then the bracket is fucked
 
I don't know what would happen unless they let chael p enter the tourney. Then the results are obvious.
 
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