USA TODAY/MMA Nation September 2011 Consensus Rankings: Heavyweight
by Richard Wade on Sep 30, 2011 11:30 AM 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 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Brock Lesnar | 86 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Fabricio Werdum | 79 | Strikeforce | 6 |
| 6 | Frank Mir | 74 | UFC | 7 |
| 7 | Shane Carwin | 73 | UFC | 8 |
| 8 | Josh Barnett | 68 | Strikeforce | 9 |
| 9 | Daniel Cormier | 67 | Strikeforce | 20 |
| 10 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | 64 | UFC | 11 |
| 11 | Antonio Silva | 46 | Strikeforce | 5 |
| 12 | Fedor Emelianenko | 39 | M-1 | 12 |
| 13 | Cheick Kongo | 33 | UFC | 15 |
| 14 | Brendan Schaub | 31 | UFC | 10 |
| 15 | Roy Nelson | 28 | UFC | 14 |
| 16 | Sergei Kharitonov | 25 | Strikeforce | 13 |
| 16 | Travis Browne | 25 | UFC | 16 |
| 18 | Matt Mitrione | 23 | UFC | 17 |
| 19 | Mike Russow | 22 | UFC | 18 |
| 20 | Cole Konrad | 22 | Bellator | 19 |
| 21 | Mark Hunt | 16 | UFC | NR |
| 22 | Pat Barry | 14 | UFC | 25 |
| 23 | Stefan Struve | 14 | UFC | 24 |
| 23 | Shane del Rosario | 14 | Strikeforce | 27 |
| 25 | Mirko Filipovic | 13 | UFC | 27 |
#1 Cain Velasquez will defend his belt against #2 Junior dos Santos as they headline the UFC's first ever appearance on network television.
UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson this weekend will feature #22 Pat Barry vs. #23 Stefan Struve as they struggle to remain relevant in the admittedly shallow heavyweight division.
And somehow, those two fights make up all of the relevant heavyweight bouts scheduled between now and the next edition of these rankings.
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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3 Alistair Overeem 90 UFC 3
Not going to lie, that UFC put a smile on my face.
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by Tim Bernier on Sep 29, 2011 6:27 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
thank god brett rogers is finally off this list
Fine! I'll go build my own lunar lander, with blackjack and hookers. In fact, forget the lunar lander and the blackjack.
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I expect Shaub to drop more he got embarrased.
WAR NOG in the top ten!!! still!
Mark Hunt vs the Barry/Struve winner anyone?
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id like to see that
or hunt vs mitrione in a battle of best walk off ko
Fine! I'll go build my own lunar lander, with blackjack and hookers. In fact, forget the lunar lander and the blackjack.
PRIDE fan boy
i think 3 is the right spot for lesner
Fine! I'll go build my own lunar lander, with blackjack and hookers. In fact, forget the lunar lander and the blackjack.
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Thankfully,
this issue will be resolved to everyone’s satisfaction soon.
by Lauren J Darkbloom on Sep 30, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
No higher than 5 for Brock. He was really exposed recently. A nice performance against Overeem puts him at 2 behind Cain / JDS winner.
by Johnnynumber5 on Sep 30, 2011 3:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Fine! I'll go build my own lunar lander, with blackjack and hookers. In fact, forget the lunar lander and the blackjack.
PRIDE fan boy
by gxc on Sep 30, 2011 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
AUCKLAND LEGDROP!
"Fuck your MOTHERRRRRRRR!!!!!"
by Nightmare_wears_prada on Sep 30, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Someone ranked Dan Henderson in top 10 in heavyweights?
"Fuck your MOTHERRRRRRRR!!!!!"
by Nightmare_wears_prada on Sep 30, 2011 12:45 PM EDT reply actions
they have a fixed metric
For how people are ranked. Gotta stick with the formula
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by Cory Braiterman on Sep 30, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Not really. You're thinking of Fight Matrix. MMA Ratings doesn't do that.
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by Richard Wade on Sep 30, 2011 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Top 10 HW matches that UFC can put on.
Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos is already on, UFC on FOX. Alistair Overeem vs Brock Lesnar for UFC 141. They should put on Fabricio Werdum vs Frank Mir in the near future, maybe UFC 145. Barnett and Cormier will now meet in a grand prix final contest in early 2012. Barnett will lose the GP final, UFC can make Shane Carwin vs Josh Barnett happen at UFC 146. Daniel cormier wins Strikeforce GP and UFC gives us, Daniel Cormier vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
PS
I want to see Mark Hunt vs Stefan Struve, after Struve beats Barry.
I was thinking
Werdum vs Carwin would be a good/relevant HW clash to headline or co-headline UFC 140. The timing would work as well with Werdum stating he would like to fight in december.
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Schaub should definately be before Bigfoot
other than that everything is dandy.
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gonzaga..mirko..
not saying much but look at who big foot beat besides fedor
Fine! I'll go build my own lunar lander, with blackjack and hookers. In fact, forget the lunar lander and the blackjack.
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Daniel Cormier
Is the 4th or 5th best HW in my opinion. I say it’s:
1. JDS
2. Velasquez
3. Overeem
4. Cormier
5. Lestard
by Johnnynumber5 on Sep 30, 2011 3:35 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I agree,
although he hasn’t really done enough to justify ranking him there, I would put money on him heads-up against any HW possibly excepting Cain…
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by The American Ronin on Oct 1, 2011 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Fedor and Konrad
are the only 2 top 25 heavyweights not with Zuffa.
I would expect Fedor to drop a bit more as time goes on…he isn’t taking on Monson until the end of November. I imagine beyond that he has to be pretty close to retirement.
Konrad is gonna keep being Konrad…but I wouldn’t be surprised if some ranking leapfrogging gets him out of the top 25.
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