USAT/SBN January 2010 MMA Consensus Rankings
by Kid Nate on Jan 28, 2010 9:06 AM EST
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The first USA TODAY/Sports Blog Nation MMA Consensus Rankings of the new year are now live. Be sure and pick up a hard copy of USA TODAY tomorrow morning to see them in print.
Based on the premise that all MMA rankings are subjective but that it’s still useful and informative to know who the MMA community as a whole ranks as the best fighters in MMA, we collect and average the rankings of the top MMA sources 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.
Admittedly, most of the divisions have been relatively quiet at the highest levels, due to the plague of locusts that befell the UFC in the Fall and Winter, but there's been some movement nonetheless. Check out the USA TODAY/Sports Blog Nation MMA Consensus Rankings to see who's rising and who's falling.
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It’s embarrassing to the sport.. Even more so that he moved up 3 spots since last time. What the hell.
Even if it wasn't Mercer,
you beat Tim Sylvia, you get ranked.. but yes, i do get your points.
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 28, 2010 12:08 AM EST up reply actions
Just Beautiful...
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Jan 28, 2010 12:43 AM EST up reply actions
….1 punch and you’re ranked 20th in the world? I guess Kimbo can’t be far behind, he beat Mercer by guillotine in an “exhibition”.
would it have been different if he was beating Sylvia with 10 punches?
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 28, 2010 12:48 AM EST up reply actions
I was gonna put “1 lucky punch”, but it being ray mercer and with his boxing background, that wouldn’t be the case. I think his ranking would be more justified if we were able to see his fighting abilities displayed for more than 9 second, and not just 1 punch.
well rankings are based mostly on the record (win/loss), and less about potential or abilities...
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 28, 2010 1:20 AM EST up reply actions
Oh rankings. How silly you are, have been and always will be.
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by Cory Braiterman on Jan 28, 2010 12:36 AM EST reply actions
lol I like that George Sotiropoulos is ranked at welterweight but not at lightweight,
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
by Sam Cupitt on Jan 28, 2010 2:28 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Until Fight Magazine can satisfactorily explain why they continue to rank Semmy Schilt in the top 25 (currently ranked 14th), I think BE should seriously reconsider using them as a source for the meta-rankings. With Ray Mercer I can at least see why his ranking might make sense to a computer.
…and they don’t have Mamed Khalidov in top 100. BS
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I just checked and it seems they use mixedmartialarts.com database, which is absolutely useless in terms of non-USA results. I think Fight magazine should be excluded from Consensus rankings.
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Weird that Santiago has somehow moved ahead of Khalidov in the MW consensus rankings, too.
by Chris Nelson on Jan 28, 2010 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
sad to see Forrest move down a spot...
but I like that Gegard is moving up.
"Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy motherf**ker" - Jules Winnfield
congratulation's to bloody elbow and it's staff and writer's.
i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 28, 2010 8:28 AM EST reply actions
explain the rationale...
… for ranking A.Silva 3 spots behind F.Griffin in the LHW rankings. what, you think Griffin wasn’t embarrassed enough when they met in Philly?
subjectivity is one thing. ignorance of the sport is another.
The rationale is that not all sites will have silva ranked at lhw. And even if they did, 2 fights is going to make him a top 5 fighter?
Subjectivity is one thing. ignorance of how these rankings work is another.
by Phildo on Jan 28, 2010 12:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Subjectivity is one thing. ignorance of how these rankings work is another.
PHILDOWNED
by Chris Nelson on Jan 28, 2010 12:25 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
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