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

stillstanding · 08-22-2008, 08:03 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 September 2. 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, just edit your post. I will tally the votes at the on September 3. So September 2nd is the deadline

Sonic Death Monkey · 08-22-2008, 08:14 PM

Cool, I think A.Silva is one of the better fighters in MW.

riversideblues · 08-22-2008, 10:42 PM

I think it would be fun to do a p4p all time thread one of these days

stillstanding · 08-22-2008, 11:03 PM

You know, that would be a great idea. Say maybe top 5? I think I'll do that if everyone thinks it is a good idea. Every two months would probably be a good space time to vote.

Harms · 08-23-2008, 01:08 AM

HW
1. Big Nog (1)
2. Frank Mir (2)
3. Fabricio Werdum (3)
4. Gabriel Gonzaga(4)
5. Cheick Kongo (5)
6.Cain Velasquez(6)
7. Justin Mcully(8)
8. Eddie Sanchez(9)
9. Shawn Carwin (10)
10. Brock Lesnar (-)

LHW
1. Forrest Griffen (1)
2. Lyoto Machida (2)
3. Rampage Jackson (3)
4. Chuck Liddell (4)
5. Wanderlei Silva(5)
6. Shogun Rua (6)
7. Rashad Evans (7)
8. Thiago Silva (8)
9. Keith Jardine (9)
10. Sokudjou (10)

MW
1. Anderson Silva (1)
2. Yushin Okami (2)
3. Dan Henderson (3)
4. Thales Leites (4)
5. Martin Kampmann (5)
6. Rich Franklin(6)
7. Patrick Cote (7)
8. Nate Marquardt(8)
9. Damien Maia (-)
10. Michael Bisping (10)

WW
1. Georges St. Pierre (1)
2. John Fitch (2)
3. Diego Sanchez (3)
4. Josh Koscheck (4)
5. Thiago Alves (5)
6. Mike Swick(6)
7. Matt Hughes (7)
8. Marcus Davis (8)
9. Karo Paryisan(9)
10. Matt Serra(10)

LW
1. Bj Penn(1)
5. Kenny Florian (2)
3. Joe Stevenson (4)
4. Roger Huerta (3)
5. Sean Sherk (5)
6. Tyson Griffen (6)
7. Spencer Fisher (7)
8. Clay Guida (8)
9. Mac Danzig (9)
10. Nate Diaz (10)

() denotes my rankings from last month

kev0 · 08-24-2008, 09:06 PM

HW
1: Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera
2: Fabricio Werdum
3: Gabriel Gonzaga
4: Cheick Kongo
5: Heath Herring
6: Frank Mir
7: Cain Velasquez
8: Brock Lesnar
9: Mark Coleman
10: Antoni Hardonk

LHW
1: Forrest Griffin
2: Rampage Jackson
3: Chuck Liddel
4: Lyoto Machida
5: Wanderlei Silva
6: Mauricio Rua
7: Keith Jardine
8: Rashad Evans
9: Thiago Silva
10: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

MW
1: Anderson Silva
2: Rich Franklin
3: Dan Henderson
4: Yushin Okami
5: Martin Kampmann
6: Patrick Cote
7: Thales Leites
8: Michael Bisping
9: Demian Maia
10: Nate Marquardt

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

LHW
1: BJ Penn
2: Sean Sherk
3: Kenny Florian
4: Joe Stevenson
5: Roger Huerta
6: Tyson Griffin
7: Nate Diaz
8: Joe Lauzon
9: Mac Danzig
10: Gray Maynard

asronn · 08-24-2008, 09:24 PM

HW
1. Noguera
2: Fabricio Werdum
3: Gabriel Gonzaga
4: Cheick Kongo
5: Heath Herring
6: Frank Mir
7: Cain Velasquez
8: Brock Lesnar
9: Mark Coleman
10: Antoni Hardonk

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

I wanted to put Anderson higher but I need him to beat a top 10 guy 1st
MW
1: Anderson Silva
2: Rich Franklin
3: Dan Henderson
4: Yushin Okami
5: Martin Kampmann
6: Patrick Cote
7: Nate Marquardt
8: Michael Bisping
9: Demian Maia
10: Kendal Grove

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

LHW
1: BJ Penn
2: Sean Sherk
3: Kenny Florian
4: Joe Stevenson
5: Frankie Edgar
6: Tyson Griffin
7: Nate Diaz
8: Joe Lauzon
9: Mac Danzig
10: Gray Maynard

GnPMMA28 · 08-24-2008, 11:00 PM

HW
1. Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera
2. Frank Mir
3. Brock Lesnar
4. Cain Velasquez
5. Fabricio Werdrum
6. Heath Herring
7. Cheik Kongo
8. Shane Carwin
9. Antoni Hadonk
10. Gabriel Gonzaga

LHW
1. Forrest Griffin
2. Wanderlei Silva
3. Quinton Jackson
4. Rashaad Evans
5. Chuck Liddell
6. Matt Hammil
7. Lyoto Machida
8. Thiago Silva
9. Keith Jardine
10. Brandon Vera

MW
1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Michael Bisping
4. Rich Franklin
5. Yushin Okami
6. Nate Marquardt
7. Damian Maia
8. Thales Leites
9. Patrick Cote
10. Martin Kampmann

WW
1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Josh Koscheck
3. Jon Fitch
4. Diego Sanchez
5. Thiago Alves
6. Mike Swick
7. Matt Hughes
8. Yoshiyoki Yoshida
9. Dustin Hazelett
10. Marcus Davis

LW
1. BJ Penn
2. Sean Sherk
3. Kenny Florian
4. Gray Maynard
5. Tyson Griffin
6. Roger Huerta
7. Clay Guida
8. Frankie Edgar
9. Joe Stevenson
10. Rich Clemente

Ninjamonkey · 08-28-2008, 07:30 PM

HW
1. Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera
2. Fabricio Werdum
3. Frank Mir
4. Gabriel Gonzaga
5. Cheick Kongo
6. Cain Velasquez
7. Brock Lesnar
8. Jake O'brien
9. Antoni Hardonk
10. Heath Herring

LHW
1. Forrest Griffen
2. Lyoto Machida
3. Rampage Jackson
4. Chuck Liddell
5. Wanderlei Silva
6. Thiago Silva
7. Rashad Evans
8. Keith Jardine
9. Mauricio Rua
10. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

MW
1. Anderson Silva
2. Rich Franklin
3. Dan Henderson
4. Yushin Okami
5. Patrick Cote
6. Thales Leites
7. Martin Kampmann
8. Nate Marquardt
9. Michael Bisping
10. Demian Maia

WW
1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Jon Fitch
3. Thiago Alves
4. Josh Koscheck
5. Matt Hughes
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Karo Parysian
8. Yoshiyoki Yoshida
9. Dustin Hazelett
10. Matt Serra

LW
1. BJ Penn
2. Sean Sherk
3. Kenny Florian
4. Joe Stevenson
5. Gray Maynard
6. Frankie Edgar
7. Hermes Franca
8. Roger Huerta
9. Rich Clementi
10. Nate Diaz

Mulla · 08-29-2008, 08:40 AM

HW:

1. Big Nog
2. Fabricio Werdum
3. Gabriel Gonzaga
4. Brock Lesnar
5. Heath Herring
6. Cheik Kongo
7. Cain Velasquez
8. Antoni Hardonk
9. Shane Carwin
10. Jake O'Brien

LHW:

1. Forrest Griffin
2. Lyoto Machida
3. Rampage Jackson
4. Chuck Liddell
5. Wanderlei Silva
6. Keith Jardine
7. Shogun Rua
8. Thiago Silva
9. Rashad Evans
10. Matt Hamill

MW:

1. Anderson Silva
2. Rich Franklin
3. Yushin Okami
4. Thales Leitas
5. Nate Marquardt
6. Patrick Cote
7. Martin Kampmann
8. Dan Henderson
9. Damien Maia
10. Mike Bisping

WW:

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

LW:

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

WanderleiSliver · 08-29-2008, 09:03 AM

Heavyweight

1. Randy Couture
2. Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera
3. Fabricio Werdum
4. Frank Mir
5. Gabriel Gonzaga
6. Cain Velasquez
7. Brock Lesnar
8. Cheick Kongo
9. Heath Herring
10. Antoni Hardonk

Lightheavyweight

1. Forrest Griffin
2. Quinton Jackson
3. Lyoto Machida
4. Wanderlei Silva
5. Rashad Evans
6. Chuck Liddell
7. Thiago Silva
8. Keith Jardine
9. Rich Frankin
10. Matt Hamill

Middleweight

1.Anderson Silva
2. Yushin Okami
3. Patrick Cote
4. Dan Henderson
5. Thales Leites
6. Nate Marquardt
7. Michael Bisping
8. Damien Maia
9. Rousimar Palhares
10. Martin Kampann

Welterweight

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

Lightweight

1. BJ Penn
2. Kenny Florian
3. Sean Sherk
4. Joe Stevenson
5. Tyson Griffin
6. Frankie Edgar
7. Roger Huerta
8. Gray Maynard
9. Hermes Franca
10. Nate Diaz

takeAnap · 08-31-2008, 03:29 AM

HW
1. Big Nog
2. Frank Mir
3. Fabricio Werdum
4. Cain Velasquez
5. Brock Lesnar
6. Cheick Kongo
7. Gabriel Gonzaga
8. Antoni Hardonk
9. Heath Herring
10. Jake O'Brien

LHW
1. Forrest Griffin
2. Lyoto Machida
3. Rampage Jackson
4. Chuck Liddel
5. Wanderlei Silva
6. Rashad Evans
7. Thiago Silva
8. Keith Jardine
9. Shogun Rua
10. Brandon Vera

MW
1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Rich Franklin
4. Patrick Cote
5. Yoshin Okami
6. Michael Bisping
7. Nate Marquardt
8. Damien Maia
9. Thales Leites
10. Martin Kampmann

WW
1. GSP
2. Jon Fitch
3. Thiago Alves
4. Josh Koshcheck
5. Diego Sanchez
6. Matt Hughes
7. Mike Swick
8. Matt Serra
9. Karo Parisyian
10. Marcus Davis

LW
1. BJ Penn
2. Kenny Florian
3. Shawn Sherk
4. Joe Stevenson
5. Tyson Griffin
6. Gray Maynard
7. Roger Huerta
8. Frankie Edgar
9. Nate Diaz
10. Clay Guida

T-Bone · 09-02-2008, 11:37 AM

HW
# 1 is RANDY...he's in the UFC now, right....with the belt?
2. Nog
3. Werdum
4. Gonzaga
5. Mir
6. Velasquez
7. Carwin
8. Lesnar
9. Kongo
10. Herring

LHW
1. Forrest
2. Rampage
3. Machida
4. Chuck
5. Wandy
6. Shogun
7. Sokoudjou
8. Jardine
9. Thiago
10. Vera

MW
1. A.Silva
2. Henderson
3. Ace
4. Okami
5. Marquardt
6. Cote
7. Kampmann
8. Leites
9. Maia
10. Bisping

WW
1. GSP
2. Fitch
3. Thiago
4. Koscheck
5. Diego
6. Karo
7. Swick
8. M.Davis
9. Hazelett
10. Serra

LW
1. BJ
2. Florian
3. Sherk
4. Stevenson
5. T.Griffin
6. Edgar
7. Huerta
8. Nate Diaz
9. Danzig
10. Maynard

stillstanding · 09-02-2008, 09:39 PM

my rankings. Remember guys (and girls), I'm tallying up the votes tomorrow night so hurry up and get them in

HW
1. Randy
2. Nog
3. Mir
4. Werdum
5. Lesnar
6. Gonzaga
7. Herring
8. Kongo
9. Valasquez
10. Carwin

LHW
1. Griffin
2. Rampage
3. Liddell
4. Wanderlei
5. Machida
6. Vera
7. Jardine
8. Sokodjou
9. Thiago Silva
10. Shogun

MW
1. A. Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Rich Franklin
4. Okami
5. Marquardt
6. Bisping
7. Leben
8. Cote
9. Kampmann
10. Maia

WW
1. GSP
2. Fitch
3. Alves
4. Koscheck
5. Sanchez
6. Hughes
7. Swick
8. Serra
9. Karo
10. Davis

LW
1. Penn
2. Florian
3. Sherk
4. Stevenson
5. Griffin
6. Edgar
7. Huerta
8. Guida
9. N. Diaz
10. Maynard

FightFan76 · 09-07-2008, 11:14 AM

Fight Forum Rankings
After last night was really looking foward to the rankings.....

Heavyweight
1.) Randy Couture: hes back and the recognized champ
2.) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira : hate moving him down but his chance will come
3.) Fabricio Werdum : hopefully he gets a solid next fight
4.) Frank Mir : We will see how good he is in next fight
5.) Cheick Kongo : shot at Lesnar would have been interesting
6.) Cain Velasquez : Wow, this guy is a legitimate HW
7.) Gabriel Gonzaga : Stays in top 10 b/c I cant think of anyone else
8.) Brock Lesnar : title shot already, skies the limit.....
9.) Heath Herring : Beating Brock would be big in most eyes
10.) Mark Coleman : Gettin pretty thin at HW

Lt Heavyweight
1.) Forrest Griffin : The new champ and deserving of top spot
2.) Quinton Jackson : #2 but still great, needs to get head strait though
3.) Lyoto Machida : Hate to move him down but Forrest’s leap forces my hand
4.) Rashad Evans : Nice win over Chuck, credit is due
5.) Wanderlei Silva : KO of Jardine puts him in the mix
6.) Thiago Silva : Beat Machida and leap atleast 1 fighter
7.) Chuck Liddell : on his way out IMO
8.) Brandon Vera: impressive last fight or not he will be a force
9.) Rich Franklin : Quality 1st win back at LHW
10.) Matt Hammil : He lost but still is a quality LHW lacking experience

Middleweight
1.) Anderson Silva : p4p best MMA fighter IMHO
2.) Dan Henderson : nice win over quality MW Palhares
3.) Yushin Okami : nice win over Tanner keeps him in contention
4.) Nathan Marquardt : Well rounded fighter nice win over Kampman
5.) Rousimar Palhares : Impressive despite loss
6.) Chris Leben : Bisping fight will be nice
7.) Damien Maia : Nice win over McDonald
8.) Patrick Cote : Possible title shot presents big opportunity
9.) Michael Bisping : Leben will be the test to measure Bisping
10.) Jason McDonald : nice bounce back over Lambert

Welterweight
1.) GSP : Nice win over Fitch, possible super fight w/ Penn next
2.) Jon Fitch : tough loss to GSP but still #2
3.) Josh Koscheck : On a roll and in the mix
4.) Thiago Alves : Nice KO wins against Karo/Hughes
5.) Diego Sanchez : fight w/ Alves big indicator for Diego
6.) Matt Hughes : tough as nails but out-classed by GSP/Alves
7.) Karo Parisian : just needs to win
8.) Mike Swick : 2 wins (1 quality) away from serious contention IMO
9.) Marcus Davis : loss to Swick didnt hurt too much
10.) Matt Serra : huge hill to climb after loss

Lightweight
1.) BJ Penn : Left no doubt who is the #1 LW
2.) Kenny Florian : Nice win over Huerta
3.) Joe Stevenson : completely outclassed by BJ but still solid fighter
4.) Roger Huerta : tough loss but didnt lose credibility IMO
5.) Nate Diaz : stickin my neck out a little by puttin him in top 5
6.) Tyson Griffin : win over Sherk would be huge
7.) Frankie Edgar : Win over Franca creates credibility
8.) Matt Danzig : exceptional technical fighter, big fight w/ Guida next
9.) Sean Sherk : win over Griffin would be nice for him
10.) Gray Maynard : Win over Edgar justifies top 10 in the least

stillstanding · 09-07-2008, 06:28 PM

Yeah guys, I don't have internet connection at the college....yet. I really want to applogize for not getting these rankings done. I am thinking of scratching this months due to the new situation in the HW division (Randy), the lateness of the tallying, and the aftermath of last nights fights.

I'll be back to try again around the 18th or 19th of this month. Again to all the great Fight Forum members that put there work into coming up with a ranking, I appologize.

Stillstanding

WanderleiSliver · 09-07-2008, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stillstanding

Yeah guys, I don't have internet connection at the college....yet. I really want to applogize for not getting these rankings done. I am thinking of scratching this months due to the new situation in the HW division (Randy), the lateness of the tallying, and the aftermath of last nights fights.

I'll be back to try again around the 18th or 19th of this month. Again to all the great Fight Forum members that put there work into coming up with a ranking, I appologize.

Stillstanding

No problem, easy to just save them and paste them in later on, plus with UFN coming up some of my LW rankings will no doubt need tweaked.

TheSteveOfMean · 09-09-2008, 06:21 PM

I've been on holiday so haven't picked, seeing as it's been extended I guess I'll wait a while.

Badfish · 09-11-2008, 06:15 PM

Fightfan76: It's great how you give a 1 sentence synapsis for each fighter and why they are placed where they are in the rankings. Props to you. I find it interesting.

Stillstanding: So we can post our picks after UFN?

stillstanding · 09-12-2008, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Badfish

Fightfan76: It's great how you give a 1 sentence synapsis for each fighter and why they are placed where they are in the rankings. Props to you. I find it interesting.

Stillstanding: So we can post our picks after UFN?

No, It goes by month to month basis. I'll put this back up on Sept18. That will give more than a week to put in votes. This time, I won't **** it up for everyone.