FightLines: UFC Lightweights

by Mike Fagan on Mar 12, 2009 4:47 PM EDT in MMA News

THOMAS > GUIDA > DIAZ > NEER > THOMAS

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I'm taking a different approach this month. Instead of rounding up the best 25 fighters and branching out from there, we're looking at every UFC lightweight fight over the last three years (TUF 8 excluded by error, other isolated fights may be missing as well).

There's not much to add because I think the graph does a good job speaking for itself. I think you get a pretty good picture of the state of the division. Interested to read the reader comments.

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Din Thomas

Din Thomas in the Lightweight rankings is irrelevant, as he has dropped to Featherweight, having most recently beating Dustin Pierkin at 145lbs.

"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard

by Brett Jones on Mar 12, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions

Thomas fighting at 145 is irrelevant for our purposes. He still has fights at 155 in the UFC, and we’re including everything over the past 3 years.

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by Mike Fagan on Mar 12, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m guessing you don’t take into accounts fights at other weights even if both fighters later dropped?

Putting Bielkheden under Sanchez would clear up that section of the chart.

by Michaelthebox on Mar 12, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions

This is not rankings. And he is totally relevant in a beat loop. And relevant in 155 fights in the past three years.

by szucconi on Mar 12, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions

The Loop

Remove Thomas, and the loop disappears. It would provide a clearer path.

"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard

by Brett Jones on Mar 12, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions

but the fights were at 155, so they are relevent even if he dropped.

by szucconi on Mar 12, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions

This.

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by Mike Fagan on Mar 12, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions

For example, Pulvers win over Garcia at 145 is not listed even though they are both on the graph.

by szucconi on Mar 12, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Whaaa...??

You mean Huerta over Garcia at 155?

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by The_Gaijin on Mar 12, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions

What? no, I did mean it the other way around though, Garcia over Pulver in the WEC at 145, is not on the list.

by szucconi on Mar 12, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Ah. Gotcha.

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by The_Gaijin on Mar 12, 2009 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions

While doing the a graph for the LHWs, I noticed Huerta/Garcia was mislabeled in my database and wasn’t included. Doesn’t affect the graph too much though.

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by Mike Fagan on Mar 12, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions

yep it doesnt work

by bearcox13 on Mar 12, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions

Google
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That's great, but how does it affect Lyoto Machida?

by beery_pbr on Mar 12, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions

reload it, its there

by Michaelthebox on Mar 12, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions

still not getting it. sorry tried 3x

That's great, but how does it affect Lyoto Machida?

by beery_pbr on Mar 12, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions

there we go

That's great, but how does it affect Lyoto Machida?

by beery_pbr on Mar 12, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Sorry about the original link, it worked for me. Everything should be in order now.

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by Mike Fagan on Mar 12, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions

This captures the division much better than rankings: it’s totally fucked up.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Mar 12, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions

Good post...

Ehh about the UFC LW picture.

It’s basically BJ (who has only beat Sherk and Stevenson as a LW in a few years) and Sherk (who has beaten everyone else, but was beaten by BJ).

by MMASuPreMaCy on Mar 12, 2009 3:44 PM EDT reply actions

Surprise, surprise.

A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.

by iiowyn on Mar 12, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Why are

Bielkheden and Liaudin at the top left?

by rainmaker6 on Mar 12, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions

They’ve only had the one fight against each other. The software I use just places two node clusters at the top like that. There’s no significance in the placement. It’s best to think of it as it’s own entity.

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by Mike Fagan on Mar 12, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions