How do you rank Alex Pereira in the best LHW fighters list?

[Tweak896]

It's weird because I think Pereira would destroy most of the top LHWs because most are strikers, but his resume is thin in comparison.

By total title defenses including Pride defenses, he's after Jones 11, Tito 5, Wanderlei 4, Chuck 4, DC 3. So tied with DC. Below is Rampage 2 and Machida 1. LHW has so many great fighters it's so hard to rank them besides Jones at top.

 

[DanDragon Machi]

1. Jones
2. Shogun
3. Wanderlei
4. Rampage
5. Chuck
6. Machida
7. DC
8. Randy
9. Lil Nog
10. Hendo
11. Tito
12. Rashad
13. Poatan


Poatan is still great. He just didn't fight very well last night against Ankalaev. Poatan did show great takedown defense last night but I think most people would predict guys like Rashad and Randy to take Poatan down and keep him there all night.

Wanderlei, DC, Randy and Hendo are super special because they can also defeat Heavyweights. Wand and Hendo are even more special because they were able to cut down to 185 which shows they were never big guys to begin with.

Shogun, Wanderlei and Rampage were better fighters than DC? wow

 

[knock_you_out]

#11

 

[BangBang]

Ask immediately after a loss for maximal effect.....!

 

[TJH Exitium]

Not going to rank him against history's greats, but I think he wins the rematch

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

I generally agree but Rumble X 2, Jones X 2 and prime Gus were a lot tougher than Poatan beating one-dimensional strikers like Hill and Jiri X 2. But some of Cormier's wins, like ancient versions of Hendo and Anderson Silva (who spent most of their careers at MW) were pretty weak.

rumble was a more one-dimensional striker than anyone pereira has fought. i dont think "one-dimensional" is the word i'd use.

 

[mkt]

rumble was a more one-dimensional striker than anyone pereira has fought. i dont think "one-dimensional" is the word i'd use.

Nope. Rumble had wins via punches and head kicks. He was anything but a mindless headhunter like Jiri. He was a talented and technical striker who even beat prime-ish Arlovksi at HW. He also did this, something no one else ever did and I'm sure Poatan wouldn't do against the same fighters.

Thread 'Crazy Stat about Rumble at LHW'

Apr 27, 2024

I posted this elsewhere, but thought it was worth its own thread.

Rumble KO'd Glover, prime Gus, Bader and Little Nog (who was coming off wins over Tito and Rashad) in less than 5 minutes if you count all the fights. You could fit all that in a single round. Put another way, that's 4 KO/TKO's with an average fight length of just over 1 minute. With the possible exception of Little Nog (who was stilll good at the time), they were all very solid/contender-level LHWs.

He also finished Manuwa seconds into the 2nd round.

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[fries in the bag]

Maybe in the Shogun and Machida level? Gustafsson and Rumble level?

IMO:

Jones
DC
Gustafsson, Rumble
Liddell, Machida, Shogun, Alex
Hendo, Wanderlei, Couture, Rashad, Ank

stop putting that short fat fuck dc above people like ank

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

Shogun, Wanderlei and Rampage were better fighters than DC? wow

at 205? yes. shogun's 2005 was better than anything dc did at 205. wanderlei and rampage need no explanation.

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

Nope. Rumble had wins via punches and head kicks.

so two dimensions. jiri has knee ko's, punch ko's, spinning elbow ko's. body shot KO's.

He was anything but a mindless headhunter like Jiri. He was a talented and technical striker who even beat prime-ish Arlovksi at HW.

two things, if jiri is a mindless headhunter, rumble wrote the book on mindless headhunting. i've never even seen rumble throw a body shot. second, you're clearly trolling if you pretend arlovski was in his prime in 2013 lmao

He also did this, something no one else ever did and I'm sure Poatan wouldn't do against the same fighters.

Thread 'Crazy Stat about Rumble at LHW'

Apr 27, 2024

I posted this elsewhere, but thought it was worth its own thread.

Rumble KO'd Glover, prime Gus, Bader and Little Nog (who was coming off wins over Tito and Rashad) in less than 5 minutes if you count all the fights. You could fit all that in a single round. Put another way, that's 4 KO/TKO's with an average fight length of just over 1 minute. With the possible exception of Little Nog (who was stilll good at the time), they were all very solid/contender-level LHWs.

He also finished Manuwa seconds into the 2nd round.

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i legitimately don't care. i never said he wasn't good. but he's as one-dimensional as any striker in the history of the division.