411 MMA Rankings 02.23.10: Heavyweight Division

Posted by Jonathan Solomon on 02.23.2010

Brock Lesnar is set to return, but is he still the #2 heavyweight in MMA? Cain Velasquez dominated Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 110, now is he a top three fighter? Is Fedor Emelianenko the unanimous number one heavyweight? Josh Barnett is gone so we have a brand new ranked heavyweight, read on to find out who in the 411 MMA Rankings.

Welcome to the final edition of the 411 MMA Rankings in February in the wake of UFC 110. Over the weekend, we saw last month's number four ranked Minotauro Nogueira be knocked out by #6 ranked Cain Velasquez. The question the 411 MMA writers asked themselves was whether Velasquez's performance was good enough to bounce Frank Mir from the top three. As for Big Nog, legend has fallen out of the top five this month for the first time ever. History is punching us in the face with that fact.

Speaking off first time ever, Josh Barnett is not ranked this month due to inactivity. He has not fought in over a year and has no fight officially scheduled. He will not return until he fights again or has a fight scheduled. There has been some talk of Barnett possibly signing with Strikeforce but I would guess if he returns to MMA, it would be in Japan. Then again, if he wants to fight Fedor, right now the only option would be Strikeforce.

Next month we will see two of the top five ranked fighters square off when Frank Mir battles Shane Carwin at UFC 111 in Newark, New Jersey. Frank Mir is hell bent on getting another crack at Brock Lesnar, he will either be 110% focused on beating Carwin (and staying healthy) or he may be so fraught with thoughts about Lesnar, he could underestimate Carwin.

Another story to pay attention to is when Fedor Emelianenko will fight again. Strikeforce has not been forthcoming with a lot of details about their next major show but rumors say the main event will be the middleweight title fight. If that is the case, perhaps we may see Fedor fight heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem sooner than later. If not, bad move on Strikeforce's part to not have their biggest fighter take part on their second CBS show. Again, until a press release hits, it's all about rumors.


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Here's some feedback to last week's welterweight rankings.

From Tom:
I do not agree with Koscheck over Thiago.
a)Thiago beat Koscheck (call it a lucky punch or not, the man knocked Kos out)
b)Thiago's destruction of Swick was ten times more impressive than Koscheck's over Rumble. I literally watched that fight tonight on Unleashed, and was thoroughly unimpressed by KOS 2.0 (more like Kos Vista)
It's semantics really. Josh Koscheck has consistently been the #4 welterweight over the past year. From that one knockout (flash KO, by the way), does he deserve to drop significantly? Does Paulo Thiago deserve to be the number four welterweight? I don't think so, not right now. For the impressive win over Swick and the KO of Koscheck, Thiago won an lackluster decision over Jacob Volkmann.


From GlassJaw:
If Matt Serra can KO GSP, does a naturally bigger and stronger guy with much more technically accurate boxing stand a chance to beat him? Yep.
Of course, but how many lucky punches can knock out GSP? Do you think Hardy has more power than Matt Serra? I guess we shall find out next month.


From mae:
i'd put paulo thiago at number 3..he has the least losses on anyone in this list and the only loss is against a guy who is on the 2nd longest win streak in UFC history

i'm not sure if he'd beat thiago alves but would love to see that fight
I'm not sure Thiago should be at 3, over Thiago Alves. I'm pretty confident in the top three since Alves ran through most (besides Fitch and GSP). Thiago still needs to put a couple of impressive wins back-to-back.

From John:
JESUS! Id have thiago way higher, but thats cool.

Whats not cool is that he is above dan hardy? Hardy won a decision over swick, a decision over Marcus Davis? and NOTHING else. Thaigo has a stoppage ove swick and koscheck. That alone, despite a loss to fitch is grounds for having him above hardy
A lot of Thiago love all of a sudden. You have a point that perhaps Thiago should be above Hardy with more finishes, but Hardy is on a nice winning streak. That has to count for something, rihgt?

From Uchu:
Thiago should be higher on that list...
When it rains, it pours.


From Mr. or Ms. Logic:
"biggest fight of the year so far occurred at Strikeforce: Miami nearly three weeks ago when Nick Diaz pummeled DREAM welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis. In the process, Diaz became the first Strikeforce welterweight champion (although he could not care less about belts) and is the clear #1 non-UFC 170er in the world"

IF SO Can you explain US WHY Diaz is ONLY NUMBER 6 AFTER THIS Behind FOUR UFC GUYS Who lost ONCE The past ten months while Diaz did NOT ?
Nick Diaz, you want him to be the #2 ranked welterweight? First of all, this was Diaz's first fight in years at welterweight. Why should he automatically jump over Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves? For all the greatness Diaz has shown in his Strikeforce run, he still does not have a top of the line list of opponents, no offense.

From GSP WW King:
If GSP Improved to the point he is the equivalent of Anderson Silva at WW does a naturally bigger and stronger guy with much more technically accurate boxing stand a chance to beat him? NO
Nobody has ever accused Silva of being mentally weak. Then again, I think those claims about GSP went out the window years ago.

From K. Bett:
I might rank Diaz at 4 and move Kos a spot down I could go either way with Daley being above Hardy.

Kos has fought tougher competition but he also lost to the best guy either's fought, I wouldn't put anybody Kos has beat above semi-retired Frank Shamrock.
Diaz at 4? He has looked great but there is no string of welterweight fights right now. If he can build on the Zaromskis win, then I'm all for him moving on up, but I don't know if a fight with Sakurai will do it.

From stronelis:
Daley over Diaz is a travesty. Daley is impressive sure but Diaz would absolutely handle him. Hell I think Diaz should be over Koscheck too seeing as his skill level is significantly higher, but the realist in me knows that should they ever meet that Kos would just lay on him for 3 straight rounds, so fine whatever put that autistic muppet in 4th. But Daley over Diaz, I demand an explanation sir.
I'd think Daley has just as much power in his hands as Diaz does. Daley is a Muay Thai fighter so he should be able to do well with Diaz and his volume of strikes. However, Diaz does have the clear advantage on the ground but when have we seen him use it in recent fights? Daley would have a chance, but I'd probably favor Diaz, too. As for the ranking, Daley has knocked out a top contender and an up and comer. Diaz knocked out a top contender, too. Also figure that Diaz was ranked around 10 or 12 prior to his recent win so he had a big jump as it is.

From Brian:
I cannot figure out why Paul Daley is so high. Maybe closer to 9 or 10 but # 5 seems way too high. He hasn't really fought anyone in the top so how can he be in the top?
When Daley fought Kampmann, he was a top 10 fighter. So Daley gets the bump from that and certainly was not going to drop after his KO of Hazelett. The majority of voters had Daley at 7 but the numbers broke his way.

From Jared B.:
Would you really say Koscheck was knocked out in the Thiago fight? Come on, that was a terrible stoppage. Koscheck and Thiago both deserve to be ranked pretty high though.
It was a great stoppage. Koshceck was OUT, maybe for 10-20 seconds, but he was OUT. It was a typical flash knockout. Both do deserve to be ranked high, definitely.

From 401k:
Talk about wiping out a division..Numbers 2,3,and 4 have already been destroyed, and the rest of the list outside Diaz pose any threat.. If not an immediate super fight, GSP should at least test the waters at 185..
You're not kidding, GSP is the definition of a dominant champion.

From Rush Nuthugger:
Hardy is 2 inches taller than St. Pierre but his all around game isn't nearly as good. Comparing St. Pierre now to when he fought Serra is idiotic. Also, if Thiago Alves (who is a middleweight) couldn't knock St. Pierre out I don't like Hardy's chances. With his wrestling advantage St. Pierre will dictate where this fight takes place.
So you don't believe Hardy and his wrestling training will do much for his chances on the ground? *laughs*

From A. Coolman:
With #2 v. #3 and then #4 v. #5 fighting the rankings are definitely going to be shaken up soon. The one thing that will not change, however, is KING GSP at the top of the mountain
Dan Hardy may make you a liar.

From mae:
good point, the rankings should be shaken up a lot with all the top guys fighting

the welterweight division is MUCH stronger than the lightweight and middleweight divisions. no one can touch GSP at the moment, but if you put alves fitch or koscheck against the top MW or LW fighters, they would destroy them
I think the lightweight division is pretty deep but obviously B.J. Penn is the top guy BY FAR. With the welterweights, you can barely make it out of the top 10 with legitimate top guys.



Thank you all for the words/questions/feedback/comments from last week. As always, they are much appreciated.

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Heavyweight Rankings from Last Year (02/17/2009)

1. Fedor Emelianenko

2. Josh Barnett

3. Frank Mir

4. Brock Lesnar

5. Andrei Arlvoski

6. Randy Couture

7. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria

8. Gabriel Gonzaga

9. Alistair Overeem

10. Cheick Kongo

11. Cain Velasquez

12. Tim Sylvia

13. Fabricio Werdum

14. Mirko Cro Cop

15. Aleksander Emelianenko

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THE CREW

The 411 MMA staff has decided to pull back the curtain and reveal the great 411 Oz. After some consideration, for the the first time in the soon-to-be two-year history of 411 MMA Rankings that you will be able to see which knucklehead put which fighter where.

So here are the nuts and bolts, the breakdown of the rankings from your favorite 411 MMA personalities:

Daniel Bonnizzio 1) Fedor Emelianenko 2) Brock Lesnar 3) Frank Mir 4) Cain Velasquez 5) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria 6) Shane Carwin 7) Junior dos Santos 8) Fabricio Werdum 9) Brett Rogers 10) Andrei Arlovski 11) Antonio Silva 12) Gabriel Gonzaga 13) Ben Rothwell 14) Roy Nelson 15) Stefan Struve	Samer Kadi 1-Fedor 2-Lesnar 3-Mir 4-Velasquez 5-Nogueira 6-Carwin 7-Dos Santos 8-Overeem 9-Werdum 10-Rogers 11-Arlovski 12-Gonzaga 13-Big Foot Silva 14-Roy Nelson 15-Cheick Kongo	Scott Kuczkowski 1-Fedor 2-Lesnar 3-Mir 4-Velasquez 5-Carwin 6-Dos Santos 7-Nogueira 8-Overeem 9-Werdum 10-Rogers 11-Arlovski 12-Gonzaga 13-Big Foot Silva 14-Roy Nelson 15-Stefan Struve
Larry Csonka 1. Fedor Emelianenko 2. Brock Lesnar 3. Frank Mir 4. Cain Velasquez 5. Shane Carwin 6. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria 7. Junior dos Santos 8. Fabricio Werdum 9 Brett Rogers 10. Roy Nelson 11. Gabriel Gonzaga 12. Antonio Silva 13. Andrei Arlovski 14. Cheick Kongo 15. Stefan Struve	Jeffrey Harris 1-Brock Lesnar 2-Cain Velasquez 3-Frank Mir 4-Fedor Emelianenko 5-Shane Carwin 6-Junior dos Santos 7-Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 8-Fabricio Werdum 9-Alistair Overeem 10-Brett Rogers 11-Andrei Arlovski 12-Gabriel Gonzaga 13-Roy Nelson 14-Stefan Struve 15-Antonio Silva	Todd Bergmann 1. Fedor Emelianenko 2. Brock Lesnar 3. Frank Mir 4. Cain Velasquez 5. Shane Carwin 6. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria 7. Junior dos Santos 8. Alistair Overeem 9 Brett Rogers 10. Fabricio Werdum 11. Gabriel Gonzaga 12. Antonio Silva 13. Andrei Arlovski 14. Roy Nelson 15. Stefan Struve
Jonathan Solomon 1. Fedor 2. Brock Lesnar 3. Cain Velasquez 4. Frank Mir 5. Junior Dos Santos 6. Shane Carwin 7. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 8. Fabricio Werdum 9. Alistair Overeem 10. Brett Rogers 11. Andrei Arlovski 12. Ben Rothwell 13. Gabriel Gonzaga 14. Stefan Struve 15. Dave Herman

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411's Official MMA Rankings

Heavyweight Division





1) Fedor Emelianenko (30-1)

Height: 6'0

Weight: 233

Currently fighting with: Strikeforce

Last 5 fights:

- vs. Brett Rogers - Win via TKO (strikes) - Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers - November 7, 2009

- vs. Andrei Arlovski - Win via KO (punch) - Affliction: Day of Reckoning - January 24, 2009

- vs. Tim Sylvia - Win via submission (rear naked choke) - Affliction: Banned - July 19, 2008

- vs. Hong Man Choi - Win via submission (arm bar) - Yarennoka - New Year's Eve 2007 - December 31, 2007

- vs. Matt Lindland - Win via submission (arm bar) - BodogFight: Clash of the Nations - April 14, 2007

Next scheduled appearance:

- vs. Fabricio Werdum- Strikeforce on CBS - April 17, 2010 (unofficial)

Comment: Word is Fedor has not begun training for the potential April fight because it has not been confirmed to him. Strikeforce has been lacking in terms of information but The Last Emperor is still expected to fight Werdum on the CBS show. However, there are some rumors that say the main event of the show will be the title fight between Jake Shields and Dan Henderson with Fedor not fighting on the card. Nobody knows for sure until Strikeforce tells us.

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2) Brock Lesnar (4-1)

Height: 6'2

Weight: 265

Birthday: July 12, 1977

Currently Fighting With: UFC

Last 5 fights:

- vs. Frank Mir - Win via TKO (punches) - UFC 100 - July 11, 2009

- vs. Randy Couture - Win via TKO (punches) - UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar - November 15, 2008

- vs. Heath Herring - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 87: Seek And Destroy - August 9, 2008

- vs. Frank Mir - Loss via submission (kneebar) - UFC 81: Breaking Point - February 2, 2008

- vs. Min Soo Kim - Win via submission (strikes) - K1 HERO's - Dynamite!! USA - June 2, 2007

Next scheduled appearance:

- Unknown

Comment: Lesnar must now wait to see who he will fight. By most accounts, he will fight the winner of the Frank Mir/Shane Carwin fight assuming they are healthy. If not, he will likely fight Cain Velasquez. Velasquez has already predicted a "war" should he get to fight Lesnar.

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3) Frank Mir (13-4)

Height: 6'1

Weight: 240

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

- vs. Cheick Kongo - Win via TKO (punches) - UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez - December 12, 2009

- vs. Brock Lesnar - Loss via TKO (punches) - UFC 100 - July 11, 2009

- vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - Win via TKO (punches) - UFC 92: Ultimate 2008 - December 27, 2008

- vs. Brock Lesnar - Win via submission (knee bar) - UFC 81: Breaking Point - February 2, 2008

- vs. Antoni Hardonk - Win via submission (kimura) - UFC 74: Respect - August 25, 2007

Next scheduled appearance:

- vs. Shane Carwin - UFC 111 - March 27, 2010

Comment: Mir narrowly gets to keep hold of the third spot in the rankings. With Velasquez's dominating performance over Big Nog, Mir must defeat Shane Carwin if he wants to get that opportunity to "kill" Brock Lesnar.

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4) Cain Velasquez (8-0)

Height: 6'2

Weight: 242

Currently Fighting With: UFC

Last 5 fights:

- vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - Win via KO (punch) - UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez - February 20, 2010

- vs. Ben Rothwell - Win via TKO (strikes) - UFC 104 - October 24, 2009

- vs. Cheick Kongo - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 99: The Comeback - June 13, 2009

- vs. Denis Stojnic - Win via TKO (strikes) - UFC Fight Night 17 - February 7, 2009

- vs. Jake O'Brien - Win via TKO (strikes) - UFC: Silva vs. Irvin - July 19, 2008

Next scheduled appearance:

- Unknown

Comment: Velasquez looked every bit of the monster that his training reputation makes him to be. He never had to use his tremendous wrestling background to defeat the legendary Big Nog, instead using the speed of his hands with boxing to take him out. Combining those hands with that domineering ground control, he may be the most dangerous heavyweight fighter in the UFC.

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5) Shane Carwin (11-0)

Height: 6'1

Weight: 259

Currently Fighting With: UFC

Last 5 fights:

- vs. Gabriel Gonzaga - Win via KO (punch) - UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine - March 7, 2009

- vs. Neil Wain - Win via TKO (strikes) - UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben - October 18, 2008

- vs. Christian Wellisch - Win via KO (punch) - UFC 84: Ill Will - May 24, 2008

- vs. Sherman Pendergarst - win via TKO (strikes) - Ring of Fire 31: Undisputed - December 1, 2007

- vs. Rex Richards - Win via submission (guillotine choke) - Art of War 4 - October 27, 2007

Next scheduled appearance:

- vs. Frank Mir - UFC 111 - March 27, 2010

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6) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-6-1)

Height: 6'3

Weight: 231

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

- vs. Cain Velasquez - Loss via KO (punch) - UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez - February 20, 2010

- vs. Randy Couture - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira - August 29, 2009

- vs. Frank Mir - Loss via TKO (punches) - UFC 92: Ultimate 2008 - December 27, 2008

- vs. Tim Sylvia - Win via submission (guillotine choke) - UFC 81: Breaking Point - February 2, 2008

- vs. Heath Herring - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 73: Stacked - July 7th, 2007

Next scheduled appearance:

- Unknown

Comment: Unlike his first TKO loss, Big Nog does not have a serious illness to blame. Simply put, he was too slow to stand and bang with Cain Velasquez. It was amazing to see that unfold because just six months ago, we watched him look great against Randy Couture in a tough fight. Does this mean Big Nog's days of being a top heavyweight are over? Not for nothing, but doesn't this make Fedor all the more impressive?

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7) Junior dos Santos (10-1)

Height: 6'4

Weight: 243

Currently Fighting With: UFC

Last 5 fights:

- vs. Gilbert Yvel - Win via TKO (punches) - UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva - January 2, 2010

- vs. Mirko Cro Cop - Win via submission (strikes) - UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort - September 19, 2009

- vs. Stefan Struve - Win via TKO (punches) - UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson - February 20, 2009

- vs. Fabricio Werdum - Win via KO (uppercut) - UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote - October 25, 2008

- vs. Geronimo dos Santos - Win via TKO (cut) - Demo Fight 3 - May 24, 2008

Next scheduled appearance:

- vs. Gabriel Gonzaga - UFC on Versus - March 21, 2010

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8) Fabricio Werdum (13-4-1)

Height: 6'4

Weight: 242

Currently fighting with: Strikeforce

Last 5 wins:

- vs. Antonio Silva - Win via decision (unanimous) - Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers - November 7, 2009

- vs. Mike Kyle - Win via submission (guillotine choke) - Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg - August 15, 2009

- vs. Junior dos Santos - Loss via TKO (punches) - UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote - October 25, 2008

- vs. Brandon Vera - Win via TKO (punches) - UFC 85: Bedlam - June 7, 2008

- vs. Gabriel Gonzaga - Win via TKO (punches) - UFC 80: Rapid Fire - January 19, 2008

Next scheduled appearance:

- vs. Fedor Emelianenko - Strikeforce on CBS - April 17, 2010 (unofficial)

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9) Brett Rogers (10-1)

Height: 6'5

Weight: 265

Currently Fighting With: Strikeforce

Last 5 fights:

- vs. Fedor Emelianenko - Loss via TKO (strikes) - Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers - November 7, 2009

- vs. Andrei Arlovski - Win via TKO (strikes) - Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields - June 6, 2009

- vs. Abongo Humphrey - Win via TKO (strikes) - Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz - April 11, 2009

- vs. Jon Murphy - Win via TKO (strikes) - EliteXC: Primetime - May 31, 2008

- vs. James Thompson - Win via KO (punch) - EliteXC: Street Certified - February 16, 2008

Next scheduled appearance:

- Unknown

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10) Alistair Overeem (31-11)

Height: 6'5

Weight: 205

Birthday: May 17, 1980

Currently Fighting With: DREAM, "Strikeforce"

Last 5 fights:

- vs. Kazuyuki Fujita - Win via KO (knee) - K-1 Dynamite!! 2009 - December 31, 2009

- vs. James Thompson - Win via submission (guillotine choek) - DREAM 12 - October 25, 2009

- vs. Tony Sylvester - Win via submission (guillotine choke) - Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights - October 17, 2009

- vs. Gary Goodridge - Win via submission (kimura) - Glory 10: Battle of Arnhem - November 9, 2008

- vs. Mirko Cro Cop - No Contest (knee to the groin) - DREAM 6 - September 23, 2008

Next scheduled appearance:

- Unknown

Comment: Who the hell knows when he will have a serious MMA fight again? He claims he WILL fight Fedor at some point this year, but it falls into the category of believe it when you see it.

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11) Andrei Arlovski (13-7)

Height: 6'4

Weight: 240

Currently fighting with: Free Agent

Last 5 fights:

- vs. Brett Rogers - Loss via TKO (strikes) - Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields - June 6, 2009

- vs. Fedor Emelianenko - Loss via KO (punch) - Affliction: Day of Reckoning - January 24, 2009

- vs. Roy Nelson - Win via KO (punch) - EliteXC: Heat - October 4, 2008

- vs. Ben Rothwell - Win via KO (punches) - Affliction: Banned - July 19, 2008

- vs. Jake O'Brien - Win via TKO (punches) - UFC 82: Pride of a Champion - March 1, 2008

Next scheduled appearance:

- Unknown

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12) Gabriel Gonzaga (11-4)

Height: 6'2

Weight: 252

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

- vs. Chris Tuchscherer - Win via TKO (punches) - UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira - August 29, 2009

- vs. Shane Carwin - Loss via KO (punch) - UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine - March 7, 2009

- vs. Josh Hendricks - Win via KO (punches) - UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar - November 15, 2008

- vs. Justin McCully - Win via submission (kimura) - UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin - July 5, 2008

- vs. Fabricio Werdum - Loss via TKO (punches) - UFC 80: Rapid Fire - January 19, 2008

Next scheduled appearance:

- vs. Junior dos Santos - UFC on Versus - March 21, 2010

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13) Antonio Silva (13-2)

Height: 6'4

Weight: 263

Currently fighting with: Strikeforce

Last 5 fights:

- vs. Fabricio Werdum - Loss via decision (unanimous) - Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers - November 7, 2009

- vs. Jim York - Win via submission (Arm Triangle choke) - Sengoku 10 - September 23, 2009

- vs. Yoshihiro Nakao - Win via TKO (injury) - Sengoku no Ran 2009 - January 4, 2009

- vs. Justin Eilers - Win via TKO (strikes) - EliteXC: Unfinished Business - July 26, 2008

- vs. Ricco Rodriguez - Win via decision (split) - EliteXC: Street Certified - February 16, 2008

Next scheduled appearance:

- Unknown

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14) Roy Nelson (14-4)

Height: 6'0

Weight: 264

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

- vs. Brendan Schaub - Win via KO (punch) - TUF 10 Finale - December 5, 2009

- vs. Jeff Monson - Loss via decision (unanimous) - March Badness - March 21, 2009

- vs. Andrei Arlovski - Loss via KO (punch) - EXC: Heat - October 4, 2008

- vs. Brad Imes - Win via TKO (strikes) - IFL - Conn. - May 16, 2008

- vs. Fabiano Scherner - Win via TKO (strikes) - IFL - Las Vegas - February 29, 2008

Next scheduled appearance:

- vs. Stefan Struve - UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi - March 31, 2010

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15) Stefan Struve (19-3)

Height: 6'11

Weight: 247

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

- vs. Paul Buentello - Win via decision (majority) - UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez - December 12, 2009

- vs. Chase Gormley - Win via submission (triangle choke) - UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun - October 24, 2008

- vs. Denis Stojnic - Win via submission (rear naked choke) - UFC 99: The Comeback - June 13, 2008

- vs. Junior dos Santos - Loss via TKO (strikes) - UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson - February 20, 2008

- vs. Mario Neto - Win via submission (rear naked choke) - CG 10 - Clash of the Titans - November 29, 2008

Next scheduled appearance:

- vs. Roy Nelson - UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi - March 31, 2010




Closing Comments: Others receiving votes include Ben Rothwell, Cheick Kongo and Dave herman


Josh Barnett was not eligible to ranked due to the fact he has not fought since January 2009. He will be eligible to be ranked as soon as he has a fight officially booked.