H.I.'s Top 10 UFC Rankings - 2/8/2016

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MY Top 10 UFC Rankings(Heavy-Strawweight)
- = next opponent
© = champion & title fight


Notes:

+ Fighters who have yet to fight in new division stay ranked in old division until fight in new division happens.

+ UFC's official rankings are placed next to fighters. Number will be placed next to my ranking in ().



Heavyweight(207-265 lbs):
- Big Ben Rothwell continued his climb to the top of the division by most recently making himself the first man to submit Josh Barnett in MMA.


Changes: Rothwell(previously #7)

10(10). Frank Mir [18-10] - Mark Hunt @ UFC Fight Night 84

9(9). Mark Hunt [11-10-1] - Frank Mir @ UFC Fight Night 84

8(7). Travis Browne [18-3-1]

7(5). Junior Dos Santos [17-4] - Ben Rothwell @ UFC Fight Night 86

6(5). Andrei Arlovski [25-11]

5(3). Alistair Overeem [40-14]

4(2). Stipe Miocic [14-2] - (C)Fabricio Werdum @ UFC 198

3(4). Ben Rothwell [36-9] - Junior Dos Santos @ UFC Fight Night 86

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2(1). Cain Velasquez [13-2]

1(C). Fabricio Werdum [20-5-1] - Stipe Miocic @ UFC 198



Light Heavyweight(205 lbs):
- At UFC on Fox 18, Anthony "Rumble" Johnson made quick work of Ryan Bader...finishing him by KO in the very first round.


Changes: Bader & Teixeira swap.

10(NR). Quinton "Rampage" Jackson [36-11]

9(9). Jimi Manuwa [15-2]

8(8). Mauricio "Shogun" Rua [23-10] - (7)Rashad Evans @ UFC on Fox 19

7(6). Ovince Saint Preux [19-7]

6(5). Ryan Bader [20-5]

5(4). Glover Teixeira [24-4]

4(3). Alexander Gustafsson [16-4]

3(2). Anthony Johnson [21-5]

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2(C). Daniel Cormier [17-1] - Jon Jones @ UFC 197

1(1). Jon Jones [21-1] - (C)Daniel Cormier @ UFC 197



Middleweight(185 lbs):
- A whole bunch of match ups are on the horizon in the division. Next on the agenda is Michael Bisping vs Anderson Silva.

Changes: None.

10(8). Robert Whittaker [15-4] - (12)Rafael Natal @ UFC 197

9(5). Tim Kennedy [18-5]

8(10). Thales Leites [25-5] - (9)Gegard Mousasi @ UFC Fight Night 83

7(6). Michael Bisping [27-7] - (7)Anderson Silva @ UFC Fight Night 83

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6(4). Lyoto Machida [22-7] - (14)Dan Henderson @ UFC on Fox 19

5(3). Vitor Belfort [25-11] - Jacare Souza @ UFC 198

4(2). Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza [22-4] - Vitor Belfort @ UFC 198

3(NR). Yoel Romero [11-1]

2(1). Chris Weidman [13-1] - (C)Luke Rockhold @ UFC 199

1(C). Luke Rockhold [15-2] - Chris Weidman @ UFC 199



Welterweight(170 lbs):
- A new WW star has emerged in the form of a man known as Wonderboy! Stephen Thompson defeated former champion Johny Hendricks via RD1 TKO.


Changes: Thompson(prev. #9)

10(9). Neil Magny [17-4] - (NR)Hector Lombard @ UFC Fight Night 84

9(8). Dong Hyun Kim [21-3-1]

8(7). Matt Brown [22-13] - Demian Maia @ UFC 198

7(4). Carlos Condit [30-9]

6(6). Demian Maia [22-6] - Matt Brown @ UFC 198

5(2). Tyron Woodley [14-3]

4(5). Johny Hendricks [17-4]

3(3). Stephen Thompson [12-1]

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2(1). Rory MacDonald [18-3]

1(C). Robbie Lawler [27-10]



Lightweight(155 lbs):
- Tony Ferguson & Khabib Nurmagomedov have been booked to fight once again. This time in a five round main event.


Changes: None.

10(7). Michael Johnson [16-10]

9(6). Nate Diaz [18-10]

8(9). Beneil Dariush [12-1] - (13)Michael Chiesa @ UFC on Fox 19

7(8). Edson Barboza [16-4]

6(3). Anthony Pettis [18-4]

5(1). Eddie Alvarez [27-4]

4(4). Tony Ferguson [20-3] - Khabib Nurmagomedov @ UFC on Fox 19

3(5). Donald Cerrone [28-7] - WW: (NR)Alex Oliveira @ UFC Fight Night 82

2(2). Khabib Nurmagomedov [22-0] - Tony Ferguson @ UFC on Fox 19

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1(C). Rafael Dos Anjos [25-7] - (NR)Conor McGregor @ UFC 197



Featherweight(145 lbs):
- Cub Swanson isn't retiring after all. He'll be stepping back into the octagon to square off with Hacran Dias at UFC on Fox 19.


Changes: None.

10(8). Dennis Bermudez [14-5]

9(9). Jeremy Stephens [24-12]

8(6). Cub Swanson [21-6] - (10)Hacran Dias @ UFC on Fox 19

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7(7). Charles Oliveira [21-5]

6(5). Ricardo Lamas [16-4]

5(4). Max Holloway [15-3]

4(3). Chad Mendes [17-4]

3(2). Frankie Edgar [20-4-1]

2(1). Jose Aldo [25-2]

1(C). Conor McGregor [19-2] - LW: Rafael Dos Anjos @ UFC 197



Bantamweight(135 lbs):
- Jimmie Rivera showed he's a legit prospect as he handled Iuri Alcantara at UFC on Fox 18.


Changes: Jimmie Rivera enters, Eduardo exits

10(13). Jimmie Rivera [19-1]

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9(7). Thomas Almeida [21-0]

8(8). Bryan Caraway [20-7]

7(6). Michael McDonald [17-3]

6(5). Aljamain Sterling [12-0]

5(3). Urijah Faber [33-8]

4(4). Raphael Assuncao [23-4]

3(2). Renan Barao [33-3]

2(1). TJ Dillashaw [12-3]

1(C). Dominick Cruz [21-1]



Women's Bantamweight:
- Newcomer Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko has burst on to the scene & is now preparing for a possible title eliminator as she faces off against Amanda Nunes at UFC 197.


Changes: None.

10(5). Julianna Pena [7-2]

9(6). Sara McMann [8-3]

8(10). Sarah Kaufman [17-4]

7(11). Valentina Shevchenko [12-1] - Amanda Nunes @ UFC 197

6(NR). Alexis Davis [17-6]

5(4). Amanda Nunes [11-4] - Valentina Shevchenko @ UFC 197

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4(3). Cat Zingano [9-1]

3(2). Miesha Tate [17-5] - (C)Holly Holm @ UFC 197

2(1). Ronda Rousey [12-1]

1(C). Holly Holm [10-0] - Miesha Tate @ UFC 197



Flyweight(125lbs):
- Demetrious Johnson has just about cleared out the division. Perhaps his final challenge for him will be undefeated Olympic Gold medalist, Henry Cejudo.


Changes: Reis enters, Ortiz exits

10(8). Zach Makovsky [19-7]

9(9). Wilson Reis [20-6]

8(7). John Moraga [16-4]

7(6). Kyoji Horiguchi [16-2]

6(4). Ian McCall [13-5-1]

5(5). Jussier "Formiga" da Silva [18-4]

4(3). Henry Cejudo [10-0] - (C)Demetrious Johnson @ UFC 197

3(2). John Dodson [17-7]

2(1). Joseph Benavidez [24-4]

1(C). Demetrious Johnson [23-2-1] - Henry Cejudo @ UFC 197

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Strawweight(115lbs):
- A rematch between Rose & Tecia has been scheduled. UFC on Fox 19 is the stage.

Changes: None.

10(11). Randa Markos [5-3]

9(5). Jessica Penne [12-3]

8(6). Valerie Letourneau [8-4]

7(3). Rose Namajunas [4-2] - Tecia Torres @ UFC on Fox 19

6(4). Tecia Torres [7-0] - Rose Namajunas @ UFC on Fox 19

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5(13). Jessica Aguilar [19-5] - (14)Juliana Lima @ UFC 198

4(12). Karolina Kowalkiewicz [8-0]

3(2). Carla Esparza [10-3]

2(1). Claudia Gadelha [13-1] - (C)Joanna Jedrzejczyk @ The Ultimate Finale 23

1(C). Joanna Jedrzejczyk [11-0] - Claudia Gadelha @ The Ultimate Finale 23
 
The middleweight rankings perplex me for a number of reasons. Can't really get with Caraway over Almeida and Rose is too low. But I enjoyed reading, those were the only things that stuck out to me at first glance.
 
Frank Mir isn't high enough.
 
Does it make me a bad person to not give a shit what some guy on sherdogs top ten looks like?
 
The middleweight rankings perplex me for a number of reasons. Can't really get with Caraway over Almeida and Rose is too low. But I enjoyed reading, those were the only things that stuck out to me at first glance.
Thanks for the feedback, bud! Much appreciated :)


Frank Mir isn't high enough.
He never is... Frank = lineal #1.


Does it make me a bad person to not give a shit what some guy on sherdogs top ten looks like?
Definitely.

Dubs, IMO.
 
Does it make me a bad person to not give a shit what some guy on sherdogs top ten looks like?
Yes. But more importantly, it makes you a bad person for stating it in the thread he worked so hard to create.
 
Yes. But more importantly, it makes you a bad person for stating it in the thread he worked so hard to create.
Certainly... These aren't just any rankings after all... :p


I miss seeing dubs. I'm sure you guys have put them on people but the yellow cards are certainly missed.
We're working on bringing them back.....still...lol. There are still people who get dubbed though. Right now, all we see is a little box with an x in it for the symbol. Not the same. Not the same at all...
 
Noticed you snuck Randa in your top 10, well played my friend, well played indeed.
 
Don't understand how KK is ranked #4 in WSW with one win over #10 ranked Markoz
 
And she never should.
Hope she works her striking at TriStar, she was "right hand" happy in her last fight and got badly out struck.
I disagree with badly. At least in the fight as a whole... She was pretty much a one shot warrior for the whole third though...was upsetting.
 
Oh yeah, in case I didn't make it clear, I'm in. Tomorrow's a busy day but I can squeeze in HI's rankings for sure.
 
The 125ers look like some kind of dwarf amputees in that picture.
 
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I like what you did with Romero

I agree Johnny is number 1 even without the belt.

When is Tumerov going to break into you're top ten?

If Cain can't compete for long does he deserve the #2 slot for?

With a win over Andersen how high does Bisping rise?

I think Hendricks, Woodley, Maia should be Woodley, Maia, Hendricks.

If JDS smokes Rothwell how does that shake up your rankings?


Nice work for a transient baby
 
Nice lists, although some of those fighters have been out or taking irrelevant fights for so long it's almost weird to see them there... Rashad, Esperza and Carraway really stand out... Also, you've always rated Bader and Hendricks much more than I have, but you've obviously put a lot of thought into your lists!
 
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