It's Time To Vote! FIGHT FORUM'S Official UFC Rankings

Heatwaves · 03-04-2008, 07:39 PM

Your Vote Counts! It’s time for Fight Forum members to gather and rank the TOP 10 UFC fighters for each weight class.

Here are the rules for those of you who are unfamiliar:

1. Around the last week of every month, I’ll post a new thread for all Fight Forum members (mods are welcome as well) to rank their Top 10 UFC Fighters for each division.

2. Member rankings will end on Monday, March 10th at 8:00 PM PST. I’ll then calculate all of the votes from each participating member to determine that month’s “Fight Forum Member’s Official UFC Rankings” and post a new thread with the official results of the Top 10 fighters in each weight class.

3. If you’re wondering how the calculations will be made, I’ll assign points for the ranking you give them. I.E. 10 points for 1st, 9 pts for 2nd, on down to 1 pt for 10th. The fighter with the most collective points in a particular weight class will be ranked 1st overall and so on.

4. Since you’re posting your Top 10 list for all to see, please maintain your integrity and vote with as little bias as possible.

5. The UFC rankings are intended to be for the upcoming month, not all-time. For rankings to be included in the overall results, all fighters must either have fought in the UFC within the last 12 months, have a current UFC fight scheduled or be signed to a new UFC contract, thereby qualifying their intentions to fight in the UFC in the near future.

6. For rankings to count, you must rank all ten fighters for each weight class. If you only rank six fighters at MW, for example, your rankings will not be included in the final tally.

7. You may edit your rankings after you first make them. If you edit, however, you must PM me to let me know that you’ve done so. I usually tally the rankings on a daily basis, so if you edit them later and don’t notify me, I will not know and your previous rankings will remain.

Since March's event already took place this month, these rankings will be for both March and April. The next voting thread won't be until after UFC 83.

NOTE: Randy Couture is still ineligible for voting since his future with the UFC is in doubt.

Here are my rankings for March/April:
(my prior month’s rankings are in parentheses)

HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (1)
2. Tim Sylvia (2)
3. Andrei Arlovski (3)
4. Brandon Vera (4)
5. Fabricio Werdum (6)
6. Gabriel Gonzaga (7)
7. Frank Mir (8)
8. Heath Herring (-)
9. Cheik Kongo (5)
10. Brock Lesnar (-)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Quinton Jackson (1)
2. Lyoto Machida (2)
3. Chuck Liddell (3)
4. Mauricio Rua (4)
5. Thiago Silva (5)
6. Wanderlei Silva (6)
7. Forrest Griffin (7)
8. Tito Ortiz (8)
9. Rashad Evans (9)
10. Keith Jardine (10)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
1. Anderson Silva (1)
2. Dan Henderson (2)
3. Rich Franklin (3)
4. Nate Marquardt (4)
5. Yushin Okami (5)
6. Martin Kampmann (6)
7. Thales Leites (7)
8. Chris Leben (-)
9. Dean Lister (9)
10. Ricardo Almeida (10)

*(even though Okami won and Hendo lost, I still think #2-4 are all better than Okami -- though it's pretty much inarguable that Okami is now the #1 challenger).

WELTERWEIGHT
1. George St. Pierre (1)
2. Matt Hughes (2)
3. Jon Fitch (3)
4. Josh Koscheck (5)
5. Diego Sanchez (6)
6. Karo Parysian (4)
7. Marcus Davis (7)
8. Matt Serra (8)
9. Thiago Alves (9)
10. Mike Swick (10)

LIGHTWEIGHT
1. Sean Sherk (1)
2. BJ Penn (2)
3. Joe Stevenson (3)
4. Roger Huerta (4)
5. Kenny Florian (5)
6. Kurt Pellegrino (6)
7. Frank Edgar (7)
8. Tyson Griffin (8)
9. Clay Guida (9)
10. Mac Danzig (10)

Your turn to vote.

Heatwaves · 03-04-2008, 07:47 PM

^^^ BTW... I should also note that I've included AA in the above rankings since he technically hasn't left the UFC yet. This could change over the next couple of months.

As always, I’ve included a list of UFC fighters for those who don’t want to overlook fighters. This isn’t intended to be a 100% comprehensive list, it’s merely a guideline of some of the more notable or recent UFC fighters. I’ve also included their overall records, their UFC records and their current overall win/loss streak, based upon sherdog fight data.

Heavyweight
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 31-4-1, 2-0 UFC: streak +3
Gabriel Gonzaga 8-3, 4-2 UFC: streak -2
Tim Sylvia 24-4, 9-4 UFC: streak -1
Andrei Arlovski 12-5, 9-4 UFC: streak +3
Brandon Vera 8-1, 4-1 UFC: streak -1
Fabricio Werdum 10-3-1, 1-1 UFC: streak +1
Jake O’Brien 10-1, 3-1 UFC: streak -1
Heath Herring 28-13, 2-2 UFC: streak +1
Cheick Kongo 11-4-1, 4-2 UFC: streak -1
Frank Mir 11-3, 9-3 UFC: streak +2
Justin McCully 8-3-2, 1-0 UFC: streak +4
Eddie Sanchez 8-1, 3-1 UFC: streak +2
Antoni Hardonk 6-4, 2-2 UFC: streak +1
Brock Lesnar 1-1, 0-1 UFC: streak -1

Lt Heavyweight
Quinton Jackson 28-6, 3-0 UFC: streak +6
Chuck Liddell 21-5, 16-4 UFC: streak +1
Mauricio Rua 16-3, 0-1 UFC: streak -1
Wanderlei Silva 31-8-1, 1-3 UFC: streak -3
Tito Ortiz 15-5-1, 14-5-1 UFC: streak tie
Rashad Evans 11-0-1, 6-0-1 UFC: streak +1
Lyoto Machida 12-0, 4-0 UFC: streak +12
Jason Lambert 23-7, 4-2 UFC: streak -1
Rameau Sokoudjou 4-2, 0-1 UFC: streak -1
Keith Jardine 13-3-1, 5-2 UFC: streak +1
Thiago Silva 12-0, 3-0 UFC: streak +12
Forrest Griffin 15-4, 6-2 UFC: streak +2
Wilson Gouveia 10-4, 4-1 UFC: streak +4
Stephan Bonnar 11-4, 5-3 UFC: streak +2
Houston Alexander 8-2, 2-1 UFC: streak -1
Matt Hamill 3-1, 3-1 UFC: streak -1
David Heath 7-3, 2-3 UFC: streak -3
Mike Nickels 5-2, 1-1 UFC: streak -1
Eric Schafer 7-3-2, 1-2 UFC: streak –2
Tim Boetsch 7-1, 1-0 UFC: streak +1

Middleweight
Anderson Silva 21-4, 6-0 UFC: streak +7
Dan Henderson 25-7, 2-2 UFC: streak -2
Nathan Marquardt 26-7-2, 5-1 UFC: streak +1
Rich Franklin 22-3, 9-2 UFC: streak -1
Michael Bisping 14-1, 4-1 UFC: streak -1
Yushin Okami 22-4, 6-1 UFC: streak +2
Martin Kampmann 15-2, 3-0 UFC: streak +8
Kendall Grove 8-5, 3-2 UFC: streak -2
Jason McDonald 19-9, 3-2 UFC: streak -1
Terry Martin 16-4, 2-4 UFC: streak -2
Dean Lister 9-5, 2-1 UFC: streak -1
Thales Leites 12-1, 3-1 UFC: streak +3
Alan Belcher 11-3, 3-2 UFC: streak +2
Kalib Starnes 8-2-1, 2-2 UFC: streak -1
Ivan Salaverry 12-5, 3-2 UFC: streak -1
Ed Herman 14-5, 3-2 UFC: streak +3
Chris Leben 17-4, 7-3 UFC: streak +1
Travis Lutter 9-4, 2-3 UFC: streak -1
Patrick Cote 12-4, 3-4 UFC: streak -1
Drew McFedries 6-3, 2-2 UFC: streak -1
Nate Quarry 9-2, 4-1 UFC; streak +1
Demian Maia 6-0, 1-0 UFC; streak +6
Akihiro Gono 28-12-7, 1-0 UFC; streak +2
Evan Tanner 32-7, 9-5 UFC; streak -1
Alessio Sakara 12-7, 3-4 UFC: streak -1
Jorge Rivera 15-6, 4-4 UFC: streak +1
Marvin Eastman 15-7-1, 1-1 UFC: streak +2
Jeremy Horn 79-17-5, 6-5 UFC: streak -2

Welterweight
Matt Hughes 41-6, 15-4 UFC: streak -1
George St. Pierre 15-2, 9-2 UFC: streak +2
Diego Sanchez 18-2, 7-2 UFC: streak +1
Josh Koscheck 10-2, 8-2 UFC: streak +1
Jon Fitch 16-2, 8-0 UFC: streak +15
Karo Parisian 18-4, 8-2 UFC: streak +3
Matt Serra 9-4, 6-4 UFC: streak +2
Mike Swick 11-2, 6-1 UFC: streak +1
Josh Burkman 9-5, 5-3 UFC: streak -2
Marcus Davis 13-3, 5-1 UFC: streak +10
Thiago Alves 13-3, 6-2 UFC: streak +4
Paul Taylor 8-3-1, 1-2 UFC: streak -2
Paul Kelly 7-0, 1-0 UFC: streak +7
Tamdan McCrory 8-1, 1-1 UFC: streak -1
Kuniyoshi Hironaka 11-4, 1-2 UFC: streak -1
Chris Lytle 25-15-5, 4-7 UFC: streak +1
Roan Carneiro 11-6, 1-1 UFC : streak –1
Forrest Petz 13-5, 2-3 UFC: streak -1
Anthony Johnson 4-1, 1-1 UFC: streak -1
Luke Cummo 6-5, 3-3 UFC: streak -1
Luigi Fiorivanti 12-3, 3-3 UFC: streak +2
Ryo Chonan 14-8, 0-1 UFC: streak -1
Tommy Speer 9-2, 0-1 UFC: streak -1
Dustin Hazelett 10-4, 3-2 UFC: streak -1

Lightweight
Sean Sherk 32-2-1, 5-2 UFC: streak +3
BJ Penn 12-4-1, 7-3-1 UFC: streak +2
Roger Huerta 20-1-1, 6-0 UFC: streak +16
Joe Stevenson 28-8, 5-2 UFC: streak -1
Kenny Florian 7-3, 6-2 UFC: streak +3
Spencer Fisher 20-4, 5-3 UFC: streak -1
Kurt Pellegrino 11-3, 3-2 UFC: streak +1
Din Thomas 20-7, 5-3 UFC: streak -1
Marcus Aurelio 15-5, 1-1 UFC: streak +1
Thiago Tavares 14-1, 3-1 UFC: streak +1
Mac Danzig 17-4-1, 1-0 UFC: streak +1
Gleison Tibau 15-5, 3-2 UFC: streak -1
Terry Etim 9-1, 1-1 UFC: streak -1
Sam Stout 12-3-1, 2-2 UFC: streak +1
Jamie Varner 12-2, 1-1 UFC: streak +1
Frank Edgar 8-0, 3-0 UFC: streak +8
Jorge Gurgel 12-3, 3-2 UFC: streak +1
Alvin Robinson 9-3, 1-2 UFC: streak -1
Manny Gamburyian 6-2, 1-1 UFC: streak +1
Nate Diaz 8-2, 3-0 UFC: streak +3
Joe Lauzon 16-3, 3-0 UFC: streak +6
Gray Maynard 4-0, 2-0 UFC: streak +4
Clay Guida 22-9, 1-3 UFC: streak -1
Tyson Griffin 11-1, 4-1 UFC: streak +3
Cole Miller 13-3, 2-1 UFC: streak -1
Matt Wiman 9-3, 3-1 UFC: streak +3
Matt Grice 9-1, 1-1 UFC: streak +1
Jeremy Stephens 10-2, 2-1 UFC: streak +2 –1
Rob Emerson 7-6, 1-0 UFC: streak +5
Corey Hill 1-0, 1-0 UFC: streak +1

HaVoK · 03-04-2008, 08:10 PM

Heavyweight
1. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
2. Andrei Arlovski
3. Fabricio Werdum
4. Brandon Vera
5. Tim Sylvia
6. Frank Mir
7. Gabriel Gonzaga
8. Heath Herring
9. Cheik Kongo
10. Brock Lesnar

Light Heavyweight
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Lyoto Machida
3. Forrest Griffin
4. Chuck Liddell
5. Keith Jardine
6. Mauricio Rua
7. Rashad Evans
8. Tito Ortiz
9. Wanderlei Silva
10. Thiago Silva

Middleweight
1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Rich Franklin
4. Nate Marquardt
5. Yushin Okami
6. Martin Kampmann
7. Michael Bisping
8. Thales Leites
9. Ed Herman
10. Jeremy Horn

Welterweight
1. George St. Pierre
2. Jon Fitch
3. Karo Parisyan
4. Diego Sanchez
5. Matt Hughes
6. Josh Koscheck
7. Mike Swick
8. Matt Serra
9. Marcus Davis
10. Thaigo Alves

Lighweight
1. BJ Penn
2. Sean Sherk
3. Kenny Florian
4. Joe Stevenson
5. Roger Huerta
6. Frank Edgar
7. Joe Lauzon
8. Nate Diaz
9. Din Thomas
10. Spencer Fisher

kev0 · 03-04-2008, 08:16 PM

HW
1: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
2: Tim Sylvia
3: Andrei Arlovski
4: Fabricio Werdum
5: Gabriel Gonzaga
6: Heath Herring
7: Brandon Vera
8: Cheick Kongo
9: Frank Mir
10: Eddie Sanchez

LHW
1: Rampage Jackson
2: Chuck Liddell
3. Lyoto Machida
4: Forrest Griffin
5: Mauricio Rua
6: Keith Jardine
7: Wanderlei Silva
8: Rashad Evans
9: Tito Ortiz
10: Thiago Silva

MW
1: Anderson Silva
2: Dan Henderson
3: Rich Franklin
4: Yushin Okami
5: Nate Marquardt
6: Martin Kampmann
7: Thales Leites
8: Jason MacDonald
9: Travis Lutter
10: Patrick Cote

WW
1: George St. Pierre
2: Matt Hughes
3: Jon Fitch
4: Matt Serra
5: Josh Koscheck
6: Diego Sanchez
7: Karo Parysian
8: Marcus Davis
9: Thaigo Alves
10: Mike Swick

LW
1: BJ Penn
2: Sean Sherk
3: Joe Stevenson
4: Roger Huerta
5: Kenny Florian
6: Frank Edgar
7: Tyson Griffin
8: Joe Lauzon
9: Kurt Pellegrino
10: Nate Diaz

FatCat · 03-04-2008, 09:56 PM

HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera
2. Tim Sylvia
3. Andrei Arlovski
4. Fabricio Werdum
5. Gabriel Gonzaga
6. Brandon Vera
7. Heath Herring
8. Cheick Kongo
9. Frank Mir
10. Jake O'Brien

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Lyoto Machida
3. Keith Jardine
4. Chuck Liddell
5. Wanderlei Silva
6. Forrest Griffin
7. Mauricio Rua
8. Rashad Evans
9. Tito Ortiz
10. Thiago Silva

MIDDLEWEIGHT
1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Nate Marquardt
4. Rich Franklin
5. Yushin Okami
6. Patrick Cote
7. Thales Leites
8. Ricardo Almeida
9. Alan Belcher
10. Chris Leben

WELTERWEIGHT
1. George St. Pierre
2. Jon Fitch
3. Matt Serra
4. Josh Koscheck
5. Matt Hughes
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Karo Parysian
8. Marcus Davis
9. Thiago Alves
10. Chris Lytle

LIGHTWEIGHT
1. BJ Penn
2. Sean Sherk
3. Frank Edgar
4. Kenny Florian
5. Joe Stevenson
6. Tyson Griffin
7. Roger Huerta
8. Clay Guida
9. Spencer Fisher
10. Thiago Tavares

Rumbin · 03-04-2008, 10:07 PM

Havoc: Brock Lesner ranked who is 0-1 in the UFC? Spencer Fisher, Thomas, Lauzon, Diaz over Tyson Griffin who is unranked? Are you kidding me?

Anyone not ranking Thiago Tavares ahead of Lauzon, Diaz, Fisher, Thomas, Pellegrino, etc are MINDBOGGLING.

Heavyweight
1. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
2. Fabricio Werdum
3. Tim Sylvia
4. Brandon Vera
5. Andrei Arlovski
6. Gabriel Gonzaga
7. Frank Mir
8. Heath Herring
9. Cheik Kongo
10. Jake O'Brien

Light Heavyweight
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Lyoto Machida
3. Rashad Evans
4. Keith Jardine
5. Chuck Liddell
6. Forrest Griffin
7. Mauricio Rua
8. Wanderlei Silva
9. Thiago Silva
10. Wilson Gouveia

Middleweight
1. Anderson Silva
2. Yushin Okami
3. Dan Henderson
4. Nate Marquardt
5. Rich Franklin
6. Martin Kampmann
7. Patrick Cote
8. Chris Leben
9. Ed Herman
10. Drew McFedries

Welterweight
1. George St. Pierre
2. Jon Fitch
3. Karo Parisyan
4. Josh Koscheck
5. Matt Hughes
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Matt Serra
8. Thiago Alves
9. Mike Swick
10. Marcus Davis

Lighweight
1. BJ Penn
2. Sean Sherk
3. Kenny Florian
4. Joe Stevenson
5. Frank Edgar
6. Tyson Griffin
7. Roger Huerta
8. Clay Guida
9. Thiago Tavares
10. Nate Diaz

Saskabush · 03-04-2008, 10:34 PM

HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
2. Tim Sylvia
3. Andrei Arlovski
4. Fabricio Werdum
5. Heath Herring
6. Brandon Vera
7. Cheick Kongo
8. Frank Mir
9. Gabriel Gonzaga
10. Jake O'Brien

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Mauricio Rua
3. Lyoto Machida
4. Chuck Liddell
5. Wanderlei Silva
6. Rashad Evans
7. Thiago Silva
8. Tito Ortiz
9. Keith Jardine
10. Forrest Griffin

MIDDLEWEIGHT
1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Rich Franklin
4. Yushin Okami
5. Nate Marquardt
6. Travis Lutter
7. Thales Leites
8. Martin Kampmann
9. Patrick Cote
10. Chris Leben

WELTERWEIGHT
1. George St. Pierre
2. Matt Hughes
3. Jon Fitch
4. Karo Parysian
5. Josh Koscheck
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Marcus Davis
8. Matt Serra
9. Thiago Alves
10. Ryo Chonan

LIGHTWEIGHT
1. Sean Sherk
2. BJ Penn
3. Kenny Florian
4. Joe Stevenson
5. Frankie Edgar
6. Roger Huerta
7. Tyson Griffin
8. Kurt Pellegrino
9. Clay Guida
10. Thiago Tavares

HaVoK · 03-04-2008, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rumbin

Havoc: Brock Lesner ranked who is 0-1 in the UFC? Spencer Fisher, Thomas, Lauzon, Diaz over Tyson Griffin who is unranked? Are you kidding me?

Anyone not ranking Thiago Tavares ahead of Lauzon, Diaz, Fisher, Thomas, Pellegrino, etc are MINDBOGGLING.

Heavyweight
1. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
2. Fabricio Werdum
3. Tim Sylvia
4. Brandon Vera
5. Andrei Arlovski
6. Gabriel Gonzaga
7. Frank Mir
8. Heath Herring
9. Cheik Kongo
10. Jake O'Brien

Rumpkin: I honestly forgot about Tyson Griffin for a milisec, excuse me. As for Lesnar, yes I do think he could beat the unranked Heavyweights in the UFC in my book. As for your rankings......Werdum at 2nd? Are you kidding me? Rankings are opinions, don't try and nitpick others just let it be.

giguer · 03-05-2008, 12:01 AM

Heavyweight
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Andrei Arlovski
Gabriel Gonzaga
Tim Sylvia
Brandon Vera
Fabricio Werdum
Heath Herring
Cheick Kongo
Frank Mir
Brock Lesnar

Lt Heavyweight
Quinton Jackson
Lyoto Machida
Chuck Liddell
Mauricio Rua
Wanderlei Silva
Thiago Silva
Forrest Griffin
Keith Jardine
Tito Ortiz
Rashad Evans

Middleweight
Anderson Silva
Yushin Okami
Nate Marquardt
Rich Franklin
Dan Henderson
Patrick Cote
Thales Leites
Ricardo Almeida
Alan Belcher
Chris Leben

Welterweight
George St. Pierre
Jon Fitch
Karo Parisyan
Josh Koscheck
Matt Hughes
Diego Sanchez
Matt Serra
Thiago Alves
Mike Swick
Marcus Davis

Lightweight
BJ Penn
Sean Sherk
Kenny Florian
Roger Huerta
Joe Stevenson
Clay Guida
Nate Diaz
Frank Edgar
Tyson Griffin
Thiago Tavares

Rumbin · 03-05-2008, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HaVoK

Rumpkin: I honestly forgot about Tyson Griffin for a milisec, excuse me. As for Lesnar, yes I do think he could beat the unranked Heavyweights in the UFC in my book. As for your rankings......Werdum at 2nd? Are you kidding me? Rankings are opinions, don't try and nitpick others just let it be.

Sorry man more of a question then anything. Understood, but never forget Tyson Griffin!

The UFC HW division isnt as bad as people make it out to be IMO. Nog is one of the best fighters who has ever gotten in a cage or ring, but 2-8 is a toss up. Hell, you could put Sylvia #2. I just think Werdum knocking off Napao, who was on the fast track to being a world wide top 5 HW was a HUGE win.

Any reason you guys are still ranking Tito over Gouviea and Thiago thou?

HaVoK · 03-05-2008, 02:08 AM

I still honestly believe he is a Top 10 LHW in the UFC, just like I believe Wanderlei is. Even though Wanderlei has lost his last 3 fights he is still in most people's Top 10, why not Tito?

No hard feelings...even though you're a Gator fan.

<---- Huge LSU fan

FatCat · 03-05-2008, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rumbin

Any reason you guys are still ranking Tito over Gouviea and Thiago thou?

Thiago has done nothing so far in the UFC except beat someone with zero ground game, and look completely sloppy beating a no name. Gouviea seems to have poor cardio and someone with say a 1/2 decent chin and a good wrestling game should have no problem holding him down and grinding out a decision (insert Tito).

As for your previous question about Tavares, he looked like crap last time out. Real bad. Led me to believe that Fischer could keep the fight standing and point out a decision on the feet. I hope he'd prove me wrong, because unlike Silva and Gouviea, Tavares has actually shown signs of brilliance in the Octagon.

Those are my reasons though, you have to beat someone to get on the list. When Silva beats someone, I'll think about moving him up. As for Gouviea, sure he beat Lambert, but he was losing that fight until he caught him so I still need to see more from him. Had he been in shape, he might have won a decision over Jardine too, but to be a top ranked fighter, you have to come in shape every time out. He doesn't.

Mulla · 03-05-2008, 08:23 AM

Heavyweight
1. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
2. Tim Sylvia
3. Andrei Arlovski
4. Fabricio Werdum
5. Gabriel Gonzaga
6. Heath Herring
7. Cheick Kongo
8. Brandon Vera
9. Jake O’Brien
10. Frank Mir

Lt Heavyweight
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Keith Jardine
3. Forrest Griffin
4. Lyoto Machida
5. Chuck Liddell
6. Mauricio Rua
7. Wanderlei Silva
8. Rashad Evans
9. Thiago Silva
10. Wilson Gouveia

Middleweight
1. Anderson Silva
2. Rich Franklin
3. Nathan Marquardt
4. Yushin Okami
5. Dan Henderson
6. Martin Kampmann
7. Thales Leites
8. Patrick Cote
9. Jason McDonald
10. Travis Lutter

Welterweight
1. Matt Serra
2. George St. Pierre
3. Jon Fitch
4. Matt Hughes
5. Josh Koscheck
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Karo Parisian
8. Thiago Alves
9. Marcus Davis
10. Roan Carneiro

Lightweight
1. BJ Penn
2. Sean Sherk
3. Joe Stevenson
4. Kenny Florian
5. Frank Edgar
6. Roger Huerta
7. Tyson Griffin
8. Joe Lauzon
9. Clay Guida
10. Kurt Pellegrino

bayouboy · 03-05-2008, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HaVoK

Rumpkin: I honestly forgot about Tyson Griffin for a milisec, excuse me. As for Lesnar, yes I do think he could beat the unranked Heavyweights in the UFC in my book. As for your rankings......Werdum at 2nd? Are you kidding me? Rankings are opinions, don't try and nitpick others just let it be.

I actually like that others question the rankings. I like the know the reason why someone would put Diego above Kos and both of them above Hughes.

Toshinden · 03-05-2008, 08:20 PM

Heavyweight:

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Tim Sylvia
Andrei Arlovski
Fabricio Werdum
Gabriel Gonzaga
Heath Herring
Cheick Kongo
Mirko ‘ Cro Cop ’ Filopovic
Frank Mir
Brock Lesnar

Light Heavyweight:

Quinton Jackson
Lyoto Machida
Forrest Griffin
Chuck Liddell
Keith Jardine
Wanderlei Silva
Mauricio Rua
Rameau Sokoudjou
Tito Ortiz
Jason Lambert

Middleweight:

Anderson Silva
Dan Henderson
Rich Franklin
Yushin Okami
Nathan Marquardt
Travis Lutter
Jason McDonald
Patrick Cote
Martin Kampmann
Drew McFedries

Welterweight:

Georges St. Pierre
Matt Serra
Jon Fitch
Matt Hughes
Karo Parysian
Josh Koscheck
Diego Sanchez
Marcus Davis
Mike Swick
Josh Burkman

Lightweight:

Sean Sherk
BJ Penn
Kenny Florian
Joe Stevenson
Roger Huerta
Clay Guida
Frank Edgar
Tyson Griffin
Joe Lauzon
Din Thomas

The Heavyweight division got a little harder to rank after 82

takeAnap · 03-05-2008, 11:26 PM

Heavyweight

1. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
2. Tim Sylvia
3. Andrei Arlovski
4. Fabricio Werdum
5. Heath Herring
6. Frank Mir
7. Brandon Vera
8. Gabriel Gonzaga
9. Cheick Kongo
10. Jake O'Brien

Light Heavyweight

1. Quinton Jackson
2. Chuck Liddell
3. Lyoto Machida
4. Forrest Griffin
5. Wanderlei Silva
6. Keith Jardine
7. Thiago Silva
8. Mauricio Rua
9. Rashad Evans
10. Tito Ortiz

Middleweight

1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Rich Franklin
4. Nathan Marquardt
5. Yushin Okami
6. Martin Kampmann
7. Thales Leites
8. Chris Leben
9. Ed Herman
10. Michael Bisping

Welterweight

1. George St. Pierre
2. Jon Fitch
3. Matt Hughes
4. Josh Koscheck
5. Karo Parysian
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Matt Serra
8. Marcus Davis
9. Thiago Alves
10. Chris Lytle

Lightweight

1. BJ Penn
2. Sean Sherk
3. Kenny Florian
4. Joe Stevenson
5. Roger Huerta
6. Frank Edgar
7. Tyson Griffin
8. Clay Guida
9. Nate Diaz
10. Joe Lauzon

Heatwaves · 03-06-2008, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bayouboy

I actually like that others question the rankings. I like the know the reason why someone would put Diego above Kos and both of them above Hughes.

Diego and Kos are 1-1 against one another, so that's not that farfetched. Over Hughes, however?... perhaps Hughes just lost the use of his legs in a bizarre gardening accident that we didn't hear about.

I'm with you, I enjoy when people call each other out on the rankings. I have no problem providing my own rationale. This month, the HW fustercluck is particularly interesting. I believe that Brock Lesnar can easily be argued as a Top 10 HW, when Eddie Sanchez is the alternative.

Rumbin · 03-06-2008, 12:57 AM

Toshindin, any rationale for your bottom 3 at LHW? Curious

asronn · 03-06-2008, 11:50 AM

HW
1: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
2: Tim Sylvia
3: Andrei Arlovski
4: Fabricio Werdum
5: Gabriel Gonzaga
6: Heath Herring
7: Brandon Vera
8: Cheick Kongo
9: Frank Mir
10: Eddie Sanchez

Lt Heavyweight
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Lyoto Machida
3. Keith Jardine
4. Forrest Griffin
5. Chuck Liddell
6. Mauricio Rua
7. Wanderlei Silva
8. Rashad Evans
9. Tito Ortiz
10. Wilson Gouveia

Middleweight

1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Rich Franklin
4. Nathan Marquardt
5. Yushin Okami
6. Martin Kampmann
7. Thales Leites
8. Chris Leben
9. Ed Herman
10. Michael Bisping

Welterweight
1. Matt Serra
2. George St. Pierre
3. Jon Fitch
4. Matt Hughes
5. Josh Koscheck
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Karo Parisian
8. Thiago Alves
9. Marcus Davis
10. Roan Carneiro

Lightweight
1. BJ Penn
2. Sean Sherk
3. Joe Stevenson
4. Kenny Florian
5. Frank Edgar
6. Din Thomas
7. Tyson Griffin
8. Joe Lauzon
9. Clay Guida
10. Kurt Pellegrino

FightFan76 · 03-06-2008, 02:15 PM

After last event was really looking foward to the rankings.....

Heavyweight
1.) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira : New champ & very deserving of top spot
2.) Tim Sylvia : tough loss against Nog but still top 2
3.) Andrei Arlovski : Dominating win puts him back on map
4.) Fabricio Werdum : Nice win over Napo moves him
5.) Brandon Vera : Will continue to fall if I dont see him fight soon
6.) Heath Herring : Showed nice versatility in win over Kongo moves him up
7.) Frank Mir : Nice win over inexperienced Lesnar,stays top 10 if really back
8.) Cheick Kongo : Moved down for loss to Herring
9.) Jake O’Brien : On way out of top 10 after loss
10.) Gabriel Gonzaga : Stays in top 10 b/c I cant think of anyone else

Lt Heavyweight
1.) Quinton Jackson : He is the champ
2.) Lyoto Machida : Deserves title shot w/o Tito fight
3.) Kieth Jardine : Beat Wandy will put him in great spot
4.) Forrest Griffin : He has earned a top 5 spot, title shot should tell alot
5.) Chuck Liddell : possible Evans fight may give him title shot w/ win
6.) Wanderlei Silva : Can get back on track w/ win over Jardine
7.) Rashad Evans : Beat Chuck and move up list fast
8.) Thiago Silva : He was impressive against HA
9.) Mauricio Rua : Injury damages status
10.) Matt Hammil : Unlimited potential but still needs experience

Middleweight
1.) Anderson Silva : p4p best MMA fighter IMHO
2.) Dan Henderson : still 2nd best MW in world after loss
3.) Rich Franklin : tuff fight w/ Lutter coming up
4.) Yushin Okami : nice win over Tanner keeps him in contention
5.) Nathan Marquardt : Well rounded fighter nice win over Horn
6.) Chris Leben : Another nice win, give him Cote or Bisping please
7.) Jason McDonald : moves up in Kampman's spot b/c of inactivity
8.) Patrick Cote : Impressive win over Mcfredries, he is on role
9.) Michael Bisping : McCarthy match really wont say much unless he loses
10.) Travis Lutter : Beat Franklin and move up fast

Welterweight
1.) GSP : the best out if 2 w/ a title; best WW in the world IMHO
2.) Matt Serra : beat GSP again and he will top this list
3.) Jon Fitch : despite lackluster win still the 2nd best all-round fighter in WW
4.) Josh Koscheck : Still top 4 after loss
5.) Matt Hughes : tough as nails but out-classed by GSP
6.) Diego Sanchez : Nice winin 82 but still long way to go
7.) Karo Parisian : Win against Alves will help his cause tremdously
8.) Marcus Davis : Win against Swick will prove his legitimously
9.) Mike Swick : Beating Davis would be a huge win for him after weak perfor
10.) Josh Burkman : Unimpressive loss even worse than unimpressive win

Lightweight
1.) BJ Penn : Left no doubt who is the #1 LW
2.) Frank Edgar : strung together some decent wins
3.) Joe Stevenson : completely outclassed by BJ but still solid fighter
4.) Roger Huerta : shows heart and determination in win over Guida
5.) Kenny Florian : Win against Lauzon and earn some respect
6.) Tyson Griffin : Not very impressive in last win but he is due 1 bad fight
7.) Clay Guida : good hard nosed LW
8.) T