USAT/SBN November Consensus MMA Rankings: Featherweight
by Luke Thomas on Nov 20, 2009 2:59 PM EST
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| Rank | Fighter | % | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Brown | 100 | WEC | 1 |
| 2 | Urijah Faber | 90 | WEC | 2 |
| 3 | Jose Aldo | 84 | WEC | 3 |
| 4 | Bibiano Fernandes | 75 | DREAM | 5 |
| 5 | Hatsu Hioki | 73 | WVR | 4 |
| 6 | Leonard Garcia | 71 | WEC | 7 |
| 7 | Rafael Assuncao | 59 | WEC | 6 |
| 8 | Marlon Sandro | 55 | WVR | 11 |
| 9 | Michihiro Omigawa | 54 | WVR | 19 |
| 10 | Mackens Semerzier | 48 | WEC | 10 |
| 11 | Hiroyuki Takaya | 46 | DREAM | 12 |
| 12 | Wagnney Fabiano | 43 | WEC | 8 |
| 12 | Josh Grispi | 43 | WEC | 13 |
| 14 | Masanori Kanehara | 39 | WVR | 17 |
| 15 | Takeshi Inoue | 37 | Vale Tudo Japan | 9 |
| 16 | Joe Soto | 34 | Tachi Palace Fights | 15 |
| 17 | Yuji Hoshino | 31 | WVR | 14 |
| 18 | Norifumi Yamamoto | 26 | DREAM | 16 |
| 19 | Takafumi Otsuka | 25 | DEEP | 18 |
| 20 | Joe Warren | 20 | DREAM | 26 |
| 21 | Jameel Massouh | 19 | WEC | 19 |
| 22 | Deividas Taurosevicius | 17 | WEC | NR |
| 23 | Chan Sung Jung | 15 | WVR | 30 |
| 24 | Luis Palomino | 15 | G-Force Fights | NR |
| 25 | Masakazu Imanari | 14 | DEEP | 22 |
| 25 | Kazuyuki Miyata | 14 | DREAM | 25 |
Old Man Strength still rules the day.
American Top Team's #1 Mike Thomas Brown may be 34 but continues to be the top-ranked fighter in MMA's featherweight division. As of the time of this writing, he is set to defend his title against #3 Jose Aldo at WEC 44 on November 18th in Las Vegas. As many have suggested, no one has truly challenged the Novia Uniao black belt, but the rising Aldo has also never faced the type of fighter that Brown is nor this level of competitor in professional MMA.
If you follow him on Twitter, then you know #2 Urijah Faber is back in the gym and training like a mad man after breaking his hand against #1 Mike Brown in their epic rematch. The Team Alpha Male leader is set to take on #7 Rafael Assuncao at WEC 46.
Making a monster leap into the top five for the second time is DREAM's Featherweight Grand Prix winner #4 Bibiano Fernandes who bested Joe Warren and #11 Hiroyuki Takaya at DREAM's October 6th show.
"The Iron Broomstick" in #5 Hatsu Hioki drops a spot after getting robbed by the judges in his loss to #9 Michihiro Omigawa at Sengoku's November 7th show. Omigawa was supposed to challenge #14 Masanori Kanehara for the title on New Year's Eve, but no word yet as to whether the bout is scrapped.
After besting #21 Jameel Massouh at WEC 42, Greg Jackson-product #6 Leonard Garcia climbs one spot to six. As of the time of this writing, he is set to take on recent featherweight convert Manny Gamburyan at WEC 44.
Landing himself back in the top ten is the Featherweight King of Pancrase #8 Marlon Sandro. After being robbed in a decision loss to Omigawa, the Brazilian rebounded at Sengoku's November show where he knocked out #17 Yuji Hoshino in the first round.
After a shocking triangle choke win, #10 Mackens Semerzier is still sitting in the top ten by besting Novia Unaio product #12 Wagnney Fabiano at WEC 43. As for Semerzier, we don't know when he'll return to action, but it's likely to be sooner rather than later as he sustained virtually no damage in his WEC debut.
Based on the premise that all MMA rankings are subjective but that it’s still useful and informative to know who the online MMA community as a whole ranks as the best fighters in MMA, we collect and average the rankings of the top MMA websites to produce our consensus rankings.
We compile the top MMA rankings from each of our sources and award 25 points for a first place ranking, 16 for a 10th place ranking, 1 for a 25th place ranking. A formula is used to "normalize" the data so all fighters are awarded points from those lists that do not include a full 25 fighters. This formula ensures that each ranking site awards the same number of total points regardless of how many fighters they choose to rank. Each fighter’s total is divided by the number of possible points to determine their standing in the Consensus Rankings.
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Looks like we’ll have a new #1 in December.
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by Richard Wade on Nov 20, 2009 12:20 AM EST up reply actions
A) please read the accompanying article which explains that at the time of compilation Brown v. Aldo had yet to happen
B) please understand that these are not our ratings but rather are a compilation of various respected websites into a fancy formula. So since the fight happened Wednesday…those sites will not have updated theirs.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Nov 20, 2009 5:18 PM EST up reply actions
Mackens Sermerzier
As for Semerzier, we don’t know when he’ll return to action, but it’s likely to be sooner rather than later as he sustained virtually no damage in his WEC debut.
January 10, 2010 v. Deividas Taurosevicius.
...Behold, a pale horse. The man that sat upon it was Wieters, and hell followed with him.
"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard
Honest to goodness, I just rewatched the Semerzier fight last night and his match with Taurosevicius is as exciting to me as anything on the table right now.
That entire show, WEC 46, is amazing:
Jamie Varner v. Ben Henderson
Urijah Faber v. Rafael Assuncao
Charlie Valencia v. Akitoshi Tamura
Mackens Semerzier v. Deividas Taurosevicius
...Behold, a pale horse. The man that sat upon it was Wieters, and hell followed with him.
"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard
For me the questions around Mackens is how big injury or illness played a role in his last fight. Late money came in on Mackens indicating possibly information that made him a good value. And info that late would seem to be injury or illness on Fabiano. Could be nothing, but I am prepared for a let down.
Don’t you think we would have heard about an injury to Fabiano by now?
...Behold, a pale horse. The man that sat upon it was Wieters, and hell followed with him.
"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard
No. When a guy claims injury AFTER an upset loss, what people jump too is that it’s just an excuse. I think there is a set of guys who take there lumps and keep there mouth shut.
Nothing about that fight indicated that Fabiano was injured. This wasn’t Mir v. Nogueira where Nogueira looked like a zombie.
Fabiano had Semerzier down and was trying to pass his guard, knee blocking off Semerzier’s leg, and he let his posture drop. As soon as Fabiano did that, Semerzier exploded his hips up and threw his legs around Fabiano with a level of control I wish I had.
Fabiano simply didn’t have time to react to a move he almost certainly did not expect to be caught in.
...Behold, a pale horse. The man that sat upon it was Wieters, and hell followed with him.
"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard
My hunch has nothing to do with the fight. Everything about the fight indicated Semerzier was for real and I saw nothing to say Fabiano was hurt. I learned of the line move later and made a mental note that maybe there was something more then just two fighters fighting at there peak. Nothing more then hunch based on something other then fighting.
Omigawa didn’t beat Hioki.
I specializes in grammar fail.
by a tommy point on Nov 20, 2009 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
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