RANKINGS
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RANKING RULES NEWCOMER
THESE RANKINGS ARE BASED ON A COMBINATION OF FIGHTER’S RECENT
With his surprise vic-
PERFORMANCES AND OVERALL CAREER RESULTS.
tory in the DREAM
1. Victories over top fighters, as well as losses against non-ranked opponents have, obviously,
welterweight Grand Prix,
a bigger effect on the fighter’s position in the rankings.
Lithuanian fighter Marius
2.
Zaromskis earns his way
A fighter will not necessarily take the place of his opponent after a victory over
into the Top 10
a higher ranked fighter.
3. A fighter can fall in the rankings after a loss, obviously, but also if he does not
Name: Marius Zaromskis
Team: London Shootfight
fight regularly against opponents at his level.
Nickname: Whitemare
Record: 12-3-0
4. If a fighter does not fight for over a year he will be automatically removed from the rankings. Height: 176cm
Greatest wins: Sakurai & Jason
5. Although it is rare, a fighter can be ranked in two different weight categories depending
Weight: 170lb / 77 kg
High (DREAM 10)
on the circumstances.
Style: Kickboxing
RANK NAME COUNTRY TEAM
HIGHEST PREVIOUS
RANKING RANKING
NOTES
1 FEDOR EMALIENKO RED DEVIL 1 1
We missed an opportunity to see Fedor fight again, but that doesn’t take away from his status as
the greatest fighter in the world.
2 BROCK LESNAR MMAA 3 4
Brock Lesnar’s utter destruction of Frank Mir sees him climb up the ladder, as the potential that we
all knew he had becomes reality.
3 FRANK MIR LVCC 2 3
Frank Mir drops a spot, he seemed almost helpless faced with Lesnar’s power at UFC 100. Rumour
has it he’s getting right back on the horse with a fight against Kongo.
4 JOSH BARNETT CSW 3 5
Josh Barnett is one of the greatest fighters in the world, but his career has been marred by contro-
versy, the latest resulting in the death of Affliction.
5 ANDREI ARLOVSKI PITBULL 2 2
With two KO losses in a row, Arlovski is starting to look like he might be on the way out. Only time
will tell if he can still compete at the top.
WEIGHT - 265
6 A. RODRIGO NOGUEIRA BTT 1 6
Minotauro looked old and slow against Frank Mir, his career might be drawing to an end if he can’t
reinvent himself.
VY
7 RANDY COUTURE COUTURE 4 7
The fight between Randy and Nogueira will be decisive for the rankings and the future of both
men, can Couture still mix it up at the top despite his age?
HEA
8 BRETT ROGERS TEAM BISON 8 8
Undefeated in 10 fights, Brett Rogers leapt into the top 10 with a KO win over Andrei Arlovski. He
could get a chance against Fedor next.
9 CAIN VELASQUEZ AKA 9 9
Cain Velasquez comes into the rankings thanks to his impressive win over Cheick Kongo at UFC 99.
He takes on Carwin next for the number one contender spot.
10 SHANE CARWIN JACKSON’S 9 9
Carwin’s win over Gabriel Gonzaga earns him a spot in the top 10, another couple of good wins
and he is likely to get a title shot.
RANK NAME COUNTRY TEAM
HIGHEST PREVIOUS
RANKING RANKING
NOTES
1 LYOTO MACHIDA BLACK HOUSE 1 4
Lyoto improves with every fight and, so far, nobody seems to be able to counter his elusive style,
he could stay on top for a long time.
2 RASHAD EVANS
Rashad Evans, like all the recent champions, didn’t stay in the top spot for very long.
JACKSON’S 1 1
A fight with Rampage should put him right back in the running.
3 QUINTON JACKSON WOLFSLAIR 1 2
“Rampage” seems to have fought his demons and is taking his career slowly, choosing to fight
Rashad after TUF 10 instead of an immediate title shot.
4 ANDERSON SILVA BLACK HOUSE 4 -
Anderson looked frighteningly good against Forrest Griffin, and the win earns him the right to be
one of very few men ranked in two weight categories.
WEIGHT - 205
5 MAURICIO RUA RUA TEAM 1 5
A victory over Chuck Liddell saw Rua make his way back into the top 10, he’s set to fight against
Machida which could see him return to the top spot.
VY
6 FORREST GRIFFIN COUTURE 1 3
Forrest was outclassed by Anderson Silva, he fought hard but just wasn’t able to compete with
Silva’s speed and precision.
7 CHUCK LIDDELL THE PIT 1 6
Chuck’s rumoured retirement seems to have been exaggerated, his return will be interesting, he’ll
have to impress if he wants to convince fans of his ability to compete.
8 WANDERLEI SILVA COUTURE 1 7
Wanderlei is likely to be moved to the middleweight category in the coming months, if rumours of
a match with Bisping prove true.
LIGHT HEA
9 ROGERIO NOGUEIRA BLACK HOUSE 5 8
Rogerio needs to get back in the ring soon, he hasn’t fought since beating Vladimir Matyushenko
at Affliction.
10 KEITH JARDINE JACKSON’S 6 9
Jardine and Thiago Silva were both in the race for the number 10 spot, the result of their upco-
ming fight will decide the argument definitively.
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