USA TODAY/MMA Nation November 2011 Consensus Rankings: Heavyweight
by Richard Wade on Dec 2, 2011 1:41 PM EST
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| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junior dos Santos | 400 | UFC | 2 |
| 2 | Cain Velasquez | 382 | UFC | 1 |
| 3 | Alistair Overeem | 364 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Brock Lesnar | 330 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Fabricio Werdum | 325 | Strikeforce | 5 |
| 6 | Frank Mir | 304 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Shane Carwin | 287 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Daniel Cormier | 276 | Strikeforce | 9 |
| 9 | Josh Barnett | 265 | Strikeforce | 8 |
| 10 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | 248 | UFC | 10 |
| 11 | Antonio Silva | 186 | Strikeforce | 11 |
| 12 | Fedor Emelianenko | 166 | M-1 Global | 12 |
| 13 | Cheick Kongo | 132 | UFC | 13 |
| 14 | Brendan Schaub | 122 | UFC | 14 |
| 14 | Roy Nelson | 122 | UFC | 15 |
| 16 | Sergei Kharitonov | 105 | Strikeforce | 17 |
| 17 | Travis Browne | 102 | UFC | 16 |
| 18 | Mike Russow | 97 | UFC | 19 |
| 19 | Cole Konrad | 87 | Bellator | 20 |
| 20 | Matt Mitrione | 74 | UFC | 18 |
| 21 | Stefan Struve | 70 | UFC | 22 |
| 22 | Mark Hunt | 69 | UFC | 21 |
| 23 | Pat Barry | 57 | UFC | 25 |
| 24 | Dan Henderson | 56 | UFC | 26 |
| 25 | Gabriel Gonzaga | 55 | Reality Fighting | 23 |
Upcoming Fights:
#3 Alistair Overeem vs. #4 Brock Lesnart at UFC 141
#5 Fabricio Werdum vs. #14 Roy Nelson at UFC 143
#12 Fedor Emelianenko vs. Satoshi Ishii at DREAM NYE
#13 Cheick Kongo vs. #22 Mark Hunt at UFC 144
#18 Mike Russow vs. John Olav Einemo at UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis
#21 Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman at UFC on Fuel TV 1
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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Surprisingly few nits to pick this time around
Still amusing to see Schaub over Nelson, Subo’s hate for Konrad, Barnett and Fedor.
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Those are the best rankings
But I’ll Make shane carwin 6 and frank mir 7(since he ko mir), and nelson over schaub(same reason), and I dont understant why minotauro is so low but I know is gonna change when he beats Mir in the rematch.
This.
I’m a huge Frank fan but he needs to switch with Carwin. But I think Big Nog is in the right place for now. We’ll see after his rematch with Frank but he’s still top 10.
by The Armchair Juggernaut on Dec 2, 2011 2:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Probably came to the wrong place then.
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One person ranking Hendo 7th is enough for him to make the list? Damn. The averaging system is flawed.
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How did MMA Rankings
not have Brock in the top 10???
Yeah
How is Fedor ranked ELEVEN spots ahead of Hendo???
Just Breed!
by ScoreCardOTN on Dec 2, 2011 2:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Fedor was the only guy allowed to lose 3 straight fights and STAY in the top 12
The fact that he is STILL there is still kind of unfair.
Switch Mir and Carwin
Werdum should probably be below Carwin and Mir
Switch Nelson and Schaub
Kharitonov should be lower
Konrad should be lower
Gonzaga shouldn’t have re-entered the top 25 with one win, in my opinion.
"You got Floyd Mayweather making 25 million dollars...he can't stop the double leg." - Nick Diaz
it seems silly
that Dan Henderson is on this list….
by Beast Infection on Dec 3, 2011 12:08 AM EST reply actions
It is silly.
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