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Friday, June 19, 2009
June 19, 2009: We are proud to announce the launch of the Independent World MMA Rankings. Some of the best and most knowledgeable MMA writers from across the MMA media landscape have come together to form one independent voting panel. These voting panel members are, in alphabetical order: Zach Arnold (FightOpinion); Nicholas Bailey (MMA Ratings); Jared Barnes (Houston Chronicle); Jordan Breen (Sherdog); Jim Genia (Full Contact Fighter, MMA Memories, and MMA Journalist Blog); Jesse Holland (MMA Mania); Robert Joyner (MMA Payout); Todd Martin (CBS Sportsline); Zac Robinson (Sports by the Numbers MMA; Michael David Smith (AOL Fanhouse); Jonathan Snowden (Author of "Total MMA: Inside Ultimate Fighting"); Joshua Stein (MMA Opinion), Ivan Trembow (Freelance); and Dave Walsh (Total MMA). These rankings are independent of any single MMA media outlet or sanctioning body, and are published on multiple web sites. The rankings are tabulated on a monthly basis in each of the top seven weight classes of MMA, from heavyweight to bantamweight, with fighters receiving ten points for a first-place vote, nine points for a second-place vote, and so on. The rankings are based purely on the votes of the members of the voting panel, with nobody's vote counting more than anybody else's vote, and no computerized voting. The voters are instructed to vote primarily based on fighters' actual accomplishments in the cage/ring (the quality of opposition that they've actually beaten), not based on a broad, subjective perception of which fighters would theoretically win fantasy match-ups. Special thanks to Eric Kamander, Zach Arnold, and Joshua Stein for their invaluable help with this project, and special thanks to Garrett Bailey for designing our logo. Inactivity: Fighters who have not fought in the past 12 months are not eligible to be ranked, and will regain their eligibility the next time they fight. Disciplinary Suspensions: Fighters who are currently serving disciplinary suspensions are not eligible to be ranked. Changing Weight Classes: When a fighter announces that he is leaving one weight class in order to fight in another weight class, the fighter is not eligible to be ranked in the new weight class until he has his first fight in the new weight class. Catch Weight Fights: When fights are contested at weights that are in between the limits of the various weight classes, they are considered to be in the higher weight class. The weight limits for each weight class are listed at the top of the rankings for each weight class. June 2009 Independent World MMA Rankings Heavyweight Rankings (206 to 265 lbs.) 1. Fedor Emelianenko (30-1, 1 No Contest) 2. Frank Mir (12-3) 3. Josh Barnett (24-5) 4. Brock Lesnar (3-1) 5. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (31-5-1, 1 No Contest) 6. Randy Couture (16-9) 7. Alistair Overeem (29-11, 1 No Contest) 8. Shane Carwin (11-0) 9. Brett Rogers (10-0) 10. Andrei Arlovski (15-7) Light Heavyweight Rankings (186 to 205 lbs.) 1. Lyoto Machida (15-0) 2. Rashad Evans (13-1-1) 3. Quinton Jackson (30-7) 4. Forrest Griffin (16-5) 5. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (18-3) 6. Rich Franklin (25-4, 1 No Contest) 7. Keith Jardine (14-5-1) 8. Dan Henderson (24-7) 9. Renato "Babalu" Sobral (32-8) 10. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (17-3) Middleweight Rankings (171 to 185 lbs.) 1. Anderson Silva (24-4) 2. Yushin Okami 23-4) 3. Nathan Marquardt (28-8-2) 4. Demian Maia (10-0) 5. Dan Henderson (24-7) 6. Jorge Santiago (21-7) 7. Gegard Mousasi (25-2-1) 8. Robbie Lawler (16-5, 1 No Contest) 9. Vitor Belfort (18-8) 10. Thales Leites (14-2) Welterweight Rankings (156 to 170 lbs.) 1. Georges St. Pierre (18-2) 2. Thiago Alves (16-3) 3. Jon Fitch (18-3, 1 No Contest) 4. Jake Shields (23-4-1) 5. Matt Hughes (43-7) 6. Josh Koscheck (12-4) 7. Martin Kampmann (15-2) 8. Mike Swick (14-2) 9. Carlos Condit (22-5) 10. Paulo Thiago (11-0) Lightweight Rankings (146 to 155 lbs.) 1. B.J. Penn (13-5-1) 2. Kenny Florian (11-3) 3. Shinya Aoki (20-4, 1 No Contest) 4. Eddie Alvarez (17-2) 5. Joachim Hansen (19-7-1) 6. Tatsuya Kawajiri (24-5-2) 7. Frankie Edgar (10-1) 8. Josh Thomson (16-2) 9. Satoru Kitaoka (25-8-9) 10. Gray Maynard (7-0, 1 No Contest) Featherweight Rankings (136 to 145 lbs.) 1. Mike Brown (22-4) 2. Urijah Faber (22-3) 3. Wagnney Fabiano (12-1) 4. Jose Aldo (15-1) 5. Hatsu Hioki (19-3-2) 6. Leonard Garcia (12-4) 7. "Lion" Takeshi Inoue (16-3) 8. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto (17-2) 9. Dokonjonosuke Mishima (19-6-2) 10. Raphael Assuncao (13-1) Bantamweight Rankings (126 to 135 lbs.) 1. Miguel Torres (37-1) 2. Brian Bowles (7-0) 3. Takeya Mizugaki (11-3-2) 4. Masakatsu Ueda (9-0-2) 5. Joseph Benavidez (10-0) 6. Akitoshi Tamura (14-7-2) 7. Will Ribeiro (10-2) 8. Rani Yahya (14-4) 9. Damacio Page (11-4) 10. Manny Tapia (10-2-1) Labels: Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Send your feedback, questions, or hate mail to ivan@ivansblog.com If you're looking for all of the content from my other site, Master Gamer, you can find it here. |