USA TODAY/MMA Nation August 2011 Consensus Rankings: Heavyweight
by Richard Wade on Aug 26, 2011 1:55 PM EDT
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| Rank | Fighter | % | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cain Velasquez | 100 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Junior dos Santos | 95 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Alistair Overeem | 90 | Strikeforce | 3 |
| 4 | Brock Lesnar | 86 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Antonio Silva | 80 | Strikeforce | 6 |
| 6 | Fabricio Werdum | 80 | Strikeforce | 5 |
| 7 | Frank Mir | 75 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Shane Carwin | 73 | UFC | 8 |
| 9 | Josh Barnett | 60 | Strikeforce | 10 |
| 10 | Brendan Schaub | 46 | UFC | 12 |
| 11 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | 43 | UFC | 11 |
| 12 | Fedor Emelianenko | 42 | M-1 Global / Strikeforce | 9 |
| 13 | Sergei Kharitonov | 35 | Strikeforce | 14 |
| 14 | Roy Nelson | 32 | UFC | 13 |
| 15 | Cheick Kongo | 31 | UFC | 15 |
| 16 | Travis Browne | 26 | UFC | 16 |
| 17 | Matt Mitrione | 24 | UFC | 19 |
| 18 | Mike Russow | 24 | UFC | 17 |
| 19 | Cole Konrad | 22 | Bellator | 17 |
| 20 | Daniel Cormier | 21 | Strikeforce | 20 |
| 21 | Brett Rogers | 20 | Strikeforce | 22 |
| 22 | Ben Rothwell | 18 | UFC | 21 |
| 23 | Pedro Rizzo | 16 | Impact Fighting Championships | 25 |
| 24 | Stefan Struve | 15 | UFC | 23 |
| 25 | Pat Barry | 15 | UFC | 24 |
This Saturday at UFC 134, #10 Brendan Schaub looks to continue his climb up the rankings against #11 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
The Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinals will feature #9 Josh Barnett vs. #13 Sergei Kharitonov as they battle for the right to take on the winner of #5 Antonio Silva vs. #20 Daniel Cormier. I think we can all agree that Cormier vs. Kharitonov is the finals matchup we've all been rooting for all along.
Finally, UFC 135 will close out the month with #16 Travis Browne vs. Rob Broughton and #22 Ben Rothwell vs. Mark Hunt.
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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ah the standard trolling that is a few of the ballots in here
also lol at fedor falling all the way to #12. I love watching the dude fight, but the tears of his fans are just as good that I don’t mind, win or lose.
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 25, 2011 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
This is how I feel.
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I know what you mean.
I love watching the dude fight, but the tears of his fans are just as good that I don’t mind, win or lose.
It’s like telling a child that Santa isn’t real, they just don’t wanna hear it.
Learn JiuJitsu.
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He's still real to me, dammit.
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"If your [BJJ] training involves any part of you or training equipment inside any of your partner’s orifices, you’re doing it wrong." - gzl5000
by alicks on Aug 26, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex7xsCFI_c8
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by Underhand Left on Aug 26, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What a terrible division.
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by Tim Burke on Aug 26, 2011 1:49 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I am surprised the LHW outliers haven’t just moved up to HW to capture the HW crown then?? Should be a cake walk and with no weight cut to boot!
If heavyweight isn't the toughest division in the UFC, then why doesn't someone that can kick their asses move to it? They don’t even have to cut weight!!
My thoughts exactly
Seeing Cole Konrad on this list makes me cringe. I feel like the bottom 10 could be on a season of TUF compared to other divisions.
by Luffmania on Aug 26, 2011 1:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That always sticks out when checking the rankings further down than top 10. I guess top 15 is OK. But beyond that, it’s just awful. I like Cormier but other than that the 15-25 range is pathetic.
by Horselover Fat on Aug 26, 2011 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
losing three fights in a row, all by finish, one to a small LHW
still #12.
Welcome to the HW division folks.
HW is always going to be bad just because the majority of the population of humans don’t fall into that weight/height category and even less of them are capable of being athletic.
145/155 are pretty much the prime divisions as far as standard human configurations go.
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Reem being number 3 is just ridiculous to me.
I just don’t see how his resume justifies him being that high but what do I know!
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I don't even agree with #3
But in the shallow HW division its not totally out of line.
That said, if you have Overeem over Cain or JDS you are stupid.
by The so-called Beautiful on Aug 26, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Which is borderline maniacal
Actually it is maniacal.
I went whale watching the other day. I think. There were a lot of people in that lake.
Well, let's see...
Overeem is 9-0-1 over the last 3 years (aside from Lesnar and Fedor he is the only one to even face 3 top-10 opponents during that span, and the only one not to lose to at least one of them) he decisioned the consensus #3 fighter and utterly wrecked two then #8 fighters (Cro Cop and Rogers, although the Cro Cop fight was declared an NC).
Besides, aside from JDS, all of the UFC top-10 guys rankings were built on a foundation of Mir and Zombie-Nog.
So, particularly in the tissue thin HW division, it is easily justified.
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by The American Ronin on Aug 27, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
is it bad that the only part of this article that made me giddy
was being reminded that Mark Hunt is fighting soon?
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How long is Rogers going to hang onto his win over Arlovski as a justification for a top 25 ranking?
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I wonder if he'll even get to fight again.
He should be locked up for a good long while.
by The so-called Beautiful on Aug 26, 2011 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes. Should be dropped off the list pretty soon, he won’t be fighting for a long time.
by Horselover Fat on Aug 26, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
au contraire! he very well may get into a fight in prison, you never know.
If heavyweight isn't the toughest division in the UFC, then why doesn't someone that can kick their asses move to it? They don’t even have to cut weight!!
Would it still be at heavyweight, though?
Or would they all be openweight fights?
"So even though it’s the gayest sport ever, MMA is still the best sport ever. I love my gay sport." - Wrestling Uber Alles
"If your [BJJ] training involves any part of you or training equipment inside any of your partner’s orifices, you’re doing it wrong." - gzl5000
I'd like to see
Overeem in the UFC
Bigfoot or Kharitonov win the GP
Bigfoot vs Werdum rematch
PACIFIC RIM
in theaters
July 12th, 2013
Russow only has one loss to Kharitonov
and is on a 10-fight win streak, the latest being Jon Madsen who turned out to be a pretty decent HW.
I did drop Rogers completely though.
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by Dallas Winston on Aug 27, 2011 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Haha, EDIT:
I still have Rogers in there.
"Who do you bow down to you? Does your God come in a capsule or on a plate?"
by Dallas Winston on Aug 27, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
No big problems with this list.
Fedor could fall a little farther, IMO. Probably to the 15 range.
I’d also have Dave Herman in instead of Pat Barry, but that ins’t a big deal.
I have Herman at 22
But Barry at 16 behind Kongo and Travis Browne at 17.
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by Dallas Winston on Aug 27, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, #20 obliterated #5
LOL HW Rankings!
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