Fedor is BY FAR the Longest Reigning Consensus #1 Ranked HW

[CoffeeAndBeer]

Will anyone ever beat that?


Historic look at every Consensus #1 Heavyweight in the world and their reign; based on MMA Rankings complied dating back to the late 1990s. Before Mark Kerr, there weren't many Ranking Org, nor was there a "consensus" until around December of 1998.

The write-ups included are from the Rankings Orgs at the time (from that month) the fighter took over the Consensus #1 Ranking.

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Mark Kerr -- 0 years, 11 months

HW - 1998 - Dec 5? - Domingo's NHB Rankings
1. Mark Kerr - Mark Kerr is possibly the most destructive force in NHB fighting today. He is/was an Olympic caliber wrestler (he tied with Coleman in '92), plus he has adapted well with various submissions, strikes, and positions from BJJ as well as Muay Thai. Kerr's wins of note came over: Paul Varelans, Maestre Hulk, Fabio Gurgel, Dan Bobish and Duane Cason. Kerr defeated Branko Cikatic via disqualification at Pride-2, "The" Pedro at Pride-3, and Hugo Duarte at Pride-4. Kerr is the most active top tier fighter in the biz right now, and his competition has been good for the most part. The current rumor mill has him facing Vovchanchin at Pride-5.

0 Wins vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span

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Igor Vovchanchyn -- 0 years, 7 months*

HW - 1999 - OCT/NOV - Black Belt Magazine/Stephen Quadros (published Jan 2000)
1. Igor Vovchanchin (Ukrain) -- He out-gunned former top dog Mark Kerr to achieve a controversial "no contest." he earned a split decision over Carlos Barreto, beat up Akira Shoji and defeated Gary Goodridge with a technical knockout. He owns the best record in the over-200-pounds category and is the winner of five eight-man NHB tournaments. At 5 feet 6 inches and 235 pounds, he is a small guy with a big punch.

1 to 3 Wins vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span*

*Igor was intermittently #1 during Coleman's subsequent reign

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Mark Coleman -- 1 year, 5 months

HW - 2000 - MAY^ - Sav's NHB-Chris Savarese
1.Mark Coleman: The "Hammer" is back w/ a brand new attitude. The former UFC Champ wins the prestigeous Pride GP 2000 to get back in the top 5. Handled Morais,Shoji and the always tough Igor V. with ease. Has many good wins in his career. Also has beaten Frye and Severn.

1 Win vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span

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Minotauro Nogueira -- 1 year, 6 months

HW - 2001 - OCT (13?) - MMA Media
1. Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira (137)
[no cool write-up, but here are the...] Voters in this month's poll: Aaron Crecy (USA) Full Contact Fighter, Tom Gerbasi (USA) www.Maxfighting.com, Ryan Graham (USA) Freelance MMA writer, Josh Gross (USA) Full Contact Fighter Magazine, Hidetake "Shimauo" Hirashima (JAPAN) Shooto World Network www.shooto.net/en.htm, Hideto Ida (JAPAN) www.Boutreview.com, Yoshinori Ihara (JAPAN) www.Boutreview.com, Anthony Lynch (USA) www.freestylefights.com, Garrett Poe (USA) www.sherdog.com, Marcel Remkhelawan (Holland) De Aktuel Magazine, Jake Rossen (USA) Freelance MMA Writer, Sean Shelby (USA) www.grapplersworld.com, Jeff Sherwood (USA) www.sherdog.com,Russell Taylor (CANADA) www.fightcenter.com, Jeff Thaler (USA) Freelance MMA writer

3 Win vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span

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Fedor Emelianenko -- 7 years, 3 months

HW - 2003 - APR - Fighters & Broadcasters Poll
1. Emelianeko Fedor - 108 Points - (11 first place votes) ...
Voters include:
Fighters - Josh Barnett, Steve Berger, Chris Brennan,Yves Edwards, Dan Henderson, Matt Lindland, Duane Ludwig, Nathan Marquardt, Pat Miletich, Sean Sherk,Pete Spratt, Evan Tanner, Din Thomas;
Broadcasters - Jeff Osborne (Hook N Shoot and UFC); Ryan Bennett (UFC, IFC and WEC), Monte Cox (Extreme Challenge), J.T. McCarthy (UCC), Joe Ferraro (UCC), Joel Goulet, Jeff Marek - Mojo Radio.

10 Wins vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span

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Brock Lesnar -- 0 years, 4 months

HW - 2010 - Jul 6 - L.A. Times MMA/Todd Martin
1. Brock Lesnar - It was a chaotic month for heavyweight MMA, highlighted by the surprising submission defeat of the great Fedor Emelianenko and a wild UFC title fight between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin. Lesnar now reigns as the heavyweight division's best. Velasquez and Dos Santos will be the next challengers for the UFC heavyweight title. Werdum skyrockets up the rankings but Fedor may have the chance to redeem himself and avenge that loss.

1 Win vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span

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Cain Velasquez -- 1 year, 1 month (1st stint)

HW - 2010 - Oct 29 - Bloody Elbow-USAToday Consensus
1. Cain Velasquez - 98 (UFC)
Obviously the epic news this month is the rise of #1 Cain Velasquez after his demolition of #2 Brock Lesnar at UFC 121. He'll defend his title against #5 Junior dos Santos in early 2011.

1 Win vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span

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Junior Cigano -- 1 year, 1 month

HW - 2011 - Nov 22 - Sherdog
1. JUNIOR DOS SANTOS (14-1) Despite suffering a serious knee injury only 11 days prior, dos Santos did on Nov. 12 what no heavyweight before him could: stop Cain Velasquez. Now perched atop the ranks as the MMA world's best big man, "Cigano" may undergo surgery before defending his UFC title against the winner of Dec. 30's Brock Lesnar-Alistair Overeem clash.

2 Wins vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span

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Cain Velasquez -- 2 years, 6 months (2nd stint; 3 yrs, 7 mos)

HW - 2013 - Jan 15 - ESPN
1. Cain Velasquez - It was a hard paddle back to face JDS, and this time he wasn't going to squander anything. Velasquez looked as good as he ever has. The question now is: Can he be the dominant heavyweight champion that sustains?

3 Wins vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span

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Fabricio Werdum -- 0 years, 11 months

HW - 2015 - Jun 16 - MMA Junkie/USAToday
1. Fabricio Werdum - Fabricio Werdum looked downright fantastic in his UFC 188 win over Cain Velasquez. As the man who also beat Fedor Emelianenko, is Werdum the greatest heavyweight of all time?

1 Win vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span

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Stipe Miocic -- 1 years, 2 months...

HW - 2016 - May 15 - Sherdog

1. Stipe Miocic (15-2) -It has been 52 years since the city of Cleveland had any kind of major sports championship, but in front of 45,000 Brazilian fans in Curitiba, Miocic snapped that streak by taking Fabricio Werdum’s UFC heavyweight championship with a beautiful right hook. The Strong Style Fight Team product is now staring down the barrel of challenges from the likes of Cain Velasquez, Travis Browne and Alistair Overeem in his first potential title defense.

3 Win vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span



note: Before Mark Kerr there was no real "consensus" as to who was #1; based on the archived rankings I've gathered.

 

[melvinj0]

He is one of the greatest for a reason.

 

[TheRuthlessOne]

how many title defenses did he have

 

[CoffeeAndBeer]

HW "Champs" who were NEVER CONSENSUS #1...

• Randy Couture - UFC
• Kevin Randleman - UFC
• Maurice Smith - UFC
• Josh Barnett - UFC
• Frank Mir - UFC
• Andre Arlovski - UFC
• Tim Sylvia - UFC
• Alistair Overeem - Strikeforce
• Ricco Rodriguez - UFC
• Daniel Cormier - Strikeforce GP

For a little perspective.

 

[MilesAbove]

how many title defenses did he have

How many times was GSP finished in his prime? How many fights did GSP finish as Champ? How many larger fighters did GSP take on?

We can play games all day.

 

[Drake]

Cain cheated.

 

[TheRuthlessOne]

How many times was GSP finished in his prime? How many fights did GSP finish as Champ? How many larger fighters did GSP take on?

We can play games all day.

Fedor has 7 top 5 wins

GSP has 17

coffeeandbeer knows, he made the GSP top 5 thread back in 2013 that I have archived

 

[MilesAbove]

Fedor has 7 top 5 wins

GSP has 17

GSP also had a marketing campaign designed to prop fighters and no splintering of talent. He also was finished twice in his prime (in case you can't count) and wasn't able to finish.

Fedor is GOAT. GSP was a great fighter.

 

[TheRuthlessOne]

GSP also had a marketing campaign designed to prop fighters and no splintering of talent. He also was finished twice in his prime (in case you can't count) and wasn't able to finish.

Fedor is GOAT. GSP was a great fighter.

Both are great. I just like having a lil fun

rankings don't mean shit anyways

 

[CoffeeAndBeer]

Fedor has 7 top 5 wins

GSP has 17

coffeeandbeer knows, he made the GSP top 5 thread back in 2013 that I have archived

Heavyweight, though. That's what this thread's about.

 

[MilesAbove]

Both are great. I just like having a lil fun

Then do not play twister. It is the worst.

 

[7437]

Then do not play twister. It is the worst.

Nah, monopoly is still the GOAT of being an utterly shit game.

 

[SavageAngel]

how many title defenses did he have

4 Pride defenses and 1 WAMMA defense or whatever that belt was.

Fedor is as legit as they come. People trying to discredit him have no life.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

How many times was GSP finished in his prime? How many fights did GSP finish as Champ? How many larger fighters did GSP take on?

We can play games all day.

Did fedor lose to Werdum when he was 33? I'd argue that is prime age. Would also argue GSP wasn't in his prime when he lost to Hughes.

What does finishes have to do with anything? - his job was to win and, he did.

 

[MilesAbove]

Nah, monopoly is still the GOAT of being an utterly shit game.

Then I think you're playing it wrong, lol. I always make deals, force people into unfair loans. 100% steal money. it's what reminds me how capitalism works,

Did fedor lose to Werdum when he was 33? I'd argue that is prime age. Would also argue GSP wasn't in his prime when he lost to Hughes.

What does finishes have to do with anything? - his job was to win and, he did.

I'm not calling age a prime. GSP was clearly in his prime during his loss to Hughes and 110% for sure when Serra finished him. At the bear minimum he lost once in his prime and couldn't finish competition in his prime.

Don't know if you noticed, but HW primes are usually faster than everyone else... due to giant gorillas punching you in the face.

 

[pjswmkj]

Then I think you're playing it wrong, lol. I always make deals, force people into unfair loans. 100% steal money. it's what reminds me how capitalism works,



I'm not calling age a prime. GSP was clearly in his prime during his loss to Hughes and 110% for sure when Serra finished him. At the bear minimum he lost once in his prime and couldn't finish competition in his prime.

Don't know if you noticed, but HW primes are usually faster than everyone else... due to giant gorillas punching you in the face.

Dude gsp avenged his losses. He's beaten the past, the present, and the future.

 

[MilesAbove]

Dude gsp avenged his losses. He's beaten the past, the present, and the future.

This is one of those things I can never understand about MMA fans. So what? Seriously.... so what? He lost.... twice... in his prime. He can dick punch Serra every day for the rest of his life and it doesn't mean he didn't lose to Serra.

Punched so much he tapped.

 

[Cake4Breakfast]

When a guy finishes a fight he just has an aura that a guy who won a decision just doesn't have, that is why so many people thought more highly of Silva than of GSP. Fedor found a way to finish a lot of fights, 26/34 wins were finishes. He took risks and left a strong impression on the people who watched him.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Then I think you're playing it wrong, lol. I always make deals, force people into unfair loans. 100% steal money. it's what reminds me how capitalism works,



I'm not calling age a prime. GSP was clearly in his prime during his loss to Hughes and 110% for sure when Serra finished him. At the bear minimum he lost once in his prime and couldn't finish competition in his prime.

Don't know if you noticed, but HW primes are usually faster than everyone else... due to giant gorillas punching you in the face.

How do you explain the average age of the TOP 5 HW's being 34.2? Are you saying none of those guys are in their primes? Same age Fedor was when he lost

 

[Cake4Breakfast]

This is one of those things I can never understand about MMA fans. So what? Seriously.... so what? He lost.... twice... in his prime. He can dick punch Serra every day for the rest of his life and it doesn't mean he didn't lose to Serra.

Punched so much he tapped.

Seriously, you don't understand why avenging a loss matters, or are you just being dramatic? It is about replication. GSP lost to Serra yeah, but he destroyed him in the rematch in a way that showed how fluky that loss was. The Serra rematch was gsp's next fight after crushing Hughes for the second time. GSP was amazing, and there is no shame in tapping to strikes to save your brain when you are too addled to fight but your brain will not yet go to sleep involuntarily.