I think the loss to DC stands out to me...have to take that into account right? Izzy hasn’t needed to go with anyone multiple times cause he’s never lost.Israel's last 5 fights: Anderson, Kelvin, Whittaker, Yoel, and Costa.
Stipe's last 5 fights: JDS, Big Frank, and DC x3 (one loss).
Also Israel's been far more active. Not much issue with Israel being ahead of Stipe in a P4P ranking.
I would have Usman above both Izzy and Stipe.1. Jones
2. Khabib
3. Adesanya
4. Miocic
5. Usman
Adesanya has overtaken stipe. do you think the Paulo and Kelvin wins count for more than beating DC x2 and Ngannou ?
I think the loss to DC stands out to me...have to take that into account right? Izzy hasn’t needed to go with anyone multiple times cause he’s never lost.
Ok, I mean, that’s a very one sided take.Anderson win is a joke (he was old, past prime). He arguably lost to Romero, I scored it for Yoel. Gastelum was a close fight that hasn't aged well.
On the other hand Izzy is undefeated in the UFC, that's the only reason he's ranked higher imo. I'd put Stipe 3rd personally.
Ok, I mean, that’s a very one sided take.
KG was obviously in much better form vs Izzy than he has been after, and he’s always struggled with motivation, so it’s not surprising his next performances were confusing.
If you scored the Yoel fight that way you’re doing it wrong
I'm out of likes but "like" this.Israel's last 5 fights: Anderson, Kelvin, Whittaker, Yoel, and Costa.
Stipe's last 5 fights: JDS, Big Frank, and DC x3 (one loss).
Also Israel's been far more active. Not much issue with Israel being ahead of Stipe in a P4P ranking.
Also this.Adesanya is undefeated and more active than stipet who has only fought 2 fighters in 2 years.
Anderson win is a joke (he was old, past prime). He arguably lost to Romero, I scored it for Yoel.
You seriously think Izzy's win of Anderson Silva in his second to last fight before being TKO'd by a leg kick via Cannonier should count for anything significant?
http://www.mmadecisions.com/decision/10985/Israel-Adesanya-vs-Yoel-Romero
also that ^ about 40% of people scored it for Romero on media cards and one was a draw. It was an extremely uneventful fight, idk why people think Izzy definitely won that fight, he didn't. That fight was closer than Hendricks-GSP easily, it was closer than Reyes-Jones imo. I'm sure no one has rewatched it so we're all going off night of scoring, but I recall scoring it for Romero 48-47 barely. Could it go 48-47 for Izzy? Sure. But it was a horrible fight.
I think the loss to DC stands out to me...have to take that into account right? Izzy hasn’t needed to go with anyone multiple times cause he’s never lost.