First time Linland was Ranked #1....
MW - 2003 - Feb 7 - MMA Collective **Composite Rankings**
1.MATT 'THE LAW' LINDLAND
2.MURILO BUSTAMANTE
3.PAULO FILHO
4.PHIL 'NEW YORK BADASS' BARONI
5.STEVE 'LIONHEART' VIGNEAULT
6.AKIHIRO GONO
7.ANDRE SEMENOV
8.PHILLIP MILLER
9.KAZUSHI SAKURABA
10.DAVID 'THE CROW' LOISEAU
MW - 2003 - DEC - Fighters & Broadcasters Poll
1. Matt Lindland - 89 pts(3)
2. Murilo Bustamante - 84 pts(4)
3. Sakuraba - 70 pts(3)
4. Evan Tanner - 44 pts
5. Phil Baroni - 43 pts
6. Anderson Silva - 33 pts
7. Jorge Rivera - 32 pts
8. Paulo Filho - 25 pts
9. Niko Vitale - 23 pts
10.Phillip Miller - 21 pts
Others receiving votes - Tony Fryklund (20), Joe Doerksen (17), Dave Menne (16), Lee Murray (14), Benji Radach (13), David Loiseau (5), Jermaine Andre (4)
Last time Lindland was Ranked #1....
MW - 2007 - Jun 27 - Weekly
1. Matt Lindland
2. Anderson Silva
3. Paulo Filho
4. Rich Franklin
5. Dan Henderson
6. Denis Kang
7. Nathan Marquardt
8. Robbie Lawler
9. Kazuo Misaki
10. Frank Trigg