USAT/SBN June 2011 MMA Consensus Rankings: Bantamweight

by Richard Wade on Jul 1, 2011 3:50 PM EDT in MMA Rankings

Rank	Fighter	%	Promotion	Last Rank
1	Dominick Cruz	100	UFC	1
2	Joseph Benavidez	93	UFC	2
3	Brian Bowles	91	UFC	3
4	Urijah Faber	89	UFC	4
5	Scott Jorgensen	82	UFC	6
6	Demetrious Johnson	80	UFC	9
7	Miguel Torres	67	UFC	5
8	Takeya Mizugaki	61	UFC	7
9	Brad Pickett	58	UFC	8
10	Masakatsu Ueda	50	Shooto	10
11	Wagnney Fabiano	40	UFC	11
12	Eddie Wineland	34	UFC	12
13	Michael McDonald	33	UFC	14
14	Damacio Page	28	UFC	13
15	Masakazu Imanari	30	DREAM	19
16	Renan Barao	28	UFC	15
17	Zach Makovsky	25	Bellator	16
18	Antonio Banuelos	20	UFC	18
19	Takafumi Otsuka	19	DEEP	22
20	Charlie Valencia	18	UFC	17
21	Shuichiro Katsumura	17	Shooto	24
22	Akitoshi Tamura	15	WVR	23
23	Joe Warren	15	Bellator	21
23	Ian Loveland	15	UFC	27
25	Hiroshi Nakamura	15	DEEP	20

#1 Dominick Cruz is set to defend his belt and his #1 ranking this Saturday night against #4 Urijah Faber at UFC 132 in Las Vegas.

UFC 132 will also feature a clash between top bantamweights #3 Brian Bowles and #8 Takeya Mizugaki in what is likely a bigger mismatch than the rankings would suggest.

#5 Scott Jorgensen moved up a spot this month after dispatching unranked Ken Stone at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale in his Octagon debut.

#6 Demetrious Johnson rose three spots and #7 Miguel Torres fell two following Johnson's semi-controversial decision victory at UFC 130.

UFC 130 also saw #13 Michael McDonald and #16 Renan Barao pick up victories over unranked opposition.

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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Interesting double ranking for Warren

I wonder how much that will change if/when he gets the 135 Bellator strap, too.

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by Cory Braiterman on Jun 29, 2011 6:45 PM EDT reply actions

Fight Matrix only ranks a guy in the class he most recently competed in.

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by Richard Wade on Jun 29, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions

i wasn't referring specifically about that

more that he is ranked 23rd here and 10th in featherweight.

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by Cory Braiterman on Jun 29, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions

But that's why. Only FM is ranking him at this class.

Bolts from the Blue // "I eat cereal out of a giant novelty wine glass because it makes me feel fancy." - Britney Wade
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by Richard Wade on Jun 29, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions

not to much to complain about here

i personally have Urijah at #2, but i can’t argue with him being at #4

I still have Torres ranked ahead of Johnson, and have Wineland a little higher.

Honestly the only minor complaint that i have is why is Charlie Valencia ranked but not Ivan Menjivar? If i’m not mistaked Menjivar TKOed Valencia at UFC 129 which subsequently let to Valencias release from the UFC.

Also, you guys should list Wagney Fabiano as a Free Agent seeing as how Zuffa released him after the Benevidez loss

by darkotto23 on Jul 1, 2011 3:03 PM EDT reply actions

Ivan isn't ranked when he just killed Valencia. Fabiano is still waaaay to high and isn't even in the UFC anymore because he looks like a turd at this weight

is slow and has no cardio, and yet gets sub’d on the regular when that is his only real threat. The dude should be ranked 24. Not 11. The IFL 145 pound title was a long time ago.

Eddie Wineland is still too low.

BW rankings still reflect the fact half those polled don’t know shit about BW’s.

by Urijah Bieber on Jul 2, 2011 11:45 AM EDT reply actions