Is Eddie Alvarez a top 5 LW?

[The Legendary Scarface]

Off the top of my head I would say yes.

I'm driving so I don't feel like posting his record and accomplishments and all that shit but what do you guys think?

Why or why not?

EDIT : Yes, I meant ALL TIME my bad

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

Currently no. All time, I would probably put him in the top 5, towards the end. He was a top 10 fighter at LW for something like 10 years and has a lot of top 10-20 wins over his career.

Fightmatrix has him as 2nd all time, I would put him in the 3-5 range.

http://www.fightmatrix.com/all-time-mma-rankings/all-time-lightweight/

 

[WeedLordBonerHitler]

Eddie's Wife the GOAT screamer during his fights!



A fire alarm fire she is though!

 

[BHR]

no. dudes a manlet hes as tall as edgar and he let all the conor haters down aswell

who da fuk he got wins over rda and gayche? it was rda last fight at lw he was having problems making that weight even before that fight thats why ufc matched conor with him prior and it was fluke. gayche isnt elite but probably eddies best performance

 

[Mad Monk]

Hell yeah. He’s an ATG lightweight
Arguably the greatest.
Pettis
Melendez
Gaethje
Chandler
Aoki
Curran
Pitbull
RDA
That’s a stellar resume at lightweight.
One of the greatest/underrated lightweights ever.

 

[Rygu]

Right now, definitely not.

He's coming off a TKO loss to a guy without a Wikipedia page.

 

[Ube]

He’s won belts everywhere so hmm

 

[Gambit MMA]

all time maybe

right now hes barely top 10

 

[zuul]

This is from Fight Matrix and I have no idea what the points after the rankings are based on but it gives you a good reference point of all the fighters who could be in the top 5.

Rank Fighter Record All-Time

1 B.J. Penn 16-14-2
7210

2 Eddie Alvarez 29-7-0
6775

3 Ben Henderson 27-8-0
6168

4 Frankie Edgar 23-6-1
5818

5 Takanori Gomi 36-15-0
5196

6 Anthony Pettis 22-8-0
4872

7 Rafael dos Anjos 29-12-0
4714

8 Shinya Aoki 43-9-0
4461

9 Tony Ferguson 25-3-0
3908

10 Gilbert Melendez 22-7-0
3706

11 Khabib Nurmagomedov 27-0-0
3634

12 Dustin Poirier 25-5-0
3485

13 Jens Pulver 27-19-1
3225

14 Vitor Ribeiro 20-5-0
3209

15 Joachim Hansen 23-14-1
3103

16 Donald Cerrone 36-12-0
2246

17 Tatsuya Kawajiri 36-13-2
2119

18 Gray Maynard 13-7-1
2009

19 Caol Uno 33-20-5
1796

20 Rumina Sato 26-17-2
1780

21 Michael Chandler 19-5-0
1718

22 Marcus Aurelio 22-10-0
1661

23 Yves Edwards 42-22-1
1642

24 Conor McGregor 21-4-0
1638

25 Kenny Florian 14-6-0
1502

26 Gesias Cavalcante 21-12-1
1434

27 Edson Barboza 20-7-0
1334

28 Sean Sherk 36-4-1
1209

29 Clay Guida 35-18-0
1187

30 Will Brooks 20-4-1
1033

31 Takafumi Ito 40-36-13
993

32 Dokonjonosuke Mishima 21-7-2
971

33 Nate Diaz 19-11-0
961

34 Mitsuhiro Ishida 20-8-1
911

35 Josh Thomson 22-9-0
834

I don't know who I would put in my top 5 but Alvarez (The Hellboy fight alone damn near guaranteed him a spot) would be in it.

 

[hbreakfriday]

Hell yeah. He’s an ATG lightweight
Arguably the greatest.
Pettis
Melendez
Gaethje
Chandler
Aoki
Curran
Pitbull
RDA
That’s a stellar resume at lightweight.
One of the greatest/underrated lightweights ever.

A few of those wins are dodgy split decisions and Chandler's win over him was far more decisive than vice versa.

 

[WarFan90]

This is from Fight Matrix and I have no idea what the points after the rankings are based on but it gives you a good reference point of all the fighters who could be in the top 5.

Rank Fighter Record All-Time

1 B.J. Penn 16-14-2
7210

2 Eddie Alvarez 29-7-0
6775

3 Ben Henderson 27-8-0
6168

4 Frankie Edgar 23-6-1
5818

5 Takanori Gomi 36-15-0
5196

6 Anthony Pettis 22-8-0
4872

7 Rafael dos Anjos 29-12-0
4714

8 Shinya Aoki 43-9-0
4461

9 Tony Ferguson 25-3-0
3908

10 Gilbert Melendez 22-7-0
3706

11 Khabib Nurmagomedov 27-0-0
3634

12 Dustin Poirier 25-5-0
3485

13 Jens Pulver 27-19-1
3225

14 Vitor Ribeiro 20-5-0
3209

15 Joachim Hansen 23-14-1
3103

16 Donald Cerrone 36-12-0
2246

17 Tatsuya Kawajiri 36-13-2
2119

18 Gray Maynard 13-7-1
2009

19 Caol Uno 33-20-5
1796

20 Rumina Sato 26-17-2
1780

21 Michael Chandler 19-5-0
1718

22 Marcus Aurelio 22-10-0
1661

23 Yves Edwards 42-22-1
1642

24 Conor McGregor 21-4-0
1638

25 Kenny Florian 14-6-0
1502

26 Gesias Cavalcante 21-12-1
1434

27 Edson Barboza 20-7-0
1334

28 Sean Sherk 36-4-1
1209

29 Clay Guida 35-18-0
1187

30 Will Brooks 20-4-1
1033

31 Takafumi Ito 40-36-13
993

32 Dokonjonosuke Mishima 21-7-2
971

33 Nate Diaz 19-11-0
961

34 Mitsuhiro Ishida 20-8-1
911

35 Josh Thomson 22-9-0
834

I don't know who I would put in my top 5 but Alvarez (The Hellboy fight alone damn near guaranteed him a spot) would be in it.

That ranking is so insane I don't know where to begin

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

A few of those wins are dodgy split decisions and Chandler's win over him was far more decisive than vice versa.

The only one I thought he lost of those he listed is Chandler. The Pettis fight was close but I don't think i've ever seen someone win a fight in the UFC with their back on the cage so much and not much damage or sub attempts.

 

[WarFan90]

That ranking is so insane I don't know where to begin

I'm a fan but how does Connor even rank after 2 fights

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

That ranking is so insane I don't know where to begin

The FAQ page explains their ranking system, it's mostly based on quality of opposition. Wins over higher ranked fighters means more, losing to higher ranked fighters hurts less while losing to lower raked fighters hurts more. I think they also factor in how they win and give credit to past work in another division, but not exactly sure on the formula.
http://www.fightmatrix.com/faq/

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

I'm a fan but how does Connor even rank after 2 fights

I think it's cause he's only fought the number 1 ranked guys at LW(Alvarez and Khabib). I agree that's a bit weird but at least it's only 24th.

 

[I am your real dad]

At one time he was. He ko'd RDA and was UFC LW champ.

He has got too much mileage on him now.

 

[WarFan90]

I'm a fan but how does Connor even rank after 2 fights

What is requirement for making your own posts anyone please????

 

[Franklin U.]

Today- hell no. Top 10 - no. Top 15 - idk, honestly TODAY - Probably just outside 15.. apologies to Eddie supporters but just one mans opinion-

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

Today- hell no. Top 10 - no. Top 15 - idk, honestly TODAY - Probably just outside 15.. apologies to Eddie supporters but just one mans opinion-

I'm an Alvarez fan, I think anything between top 15-20ish is fair. I think with him being in One now and his age I think the best ranking he could get to by becoming their champion is in the 7-15 range.

 

[King in the North]

no. dudes a manlet hes as tall as edgar and he let all the conor haters down aswell

who da fuk he got wins over rda and gayche? it was rda last fight at lw he was having problems making that weight even before that fight thats why ufc matched conor with him prior and it was fluke. gayche isnt elite but probable eddies best performance

Learn how to spell Gaethje you fucking can.

Also it wasn’t RDA’s last fight at 155. Quit being a bozo.