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411 MMA Rankings 04.25.17: Heavyweight Division
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411’s MMA Ranking Rules
– Which fighters are eligible for these rankings? They must meet the following qualifications: fight at least once in the past 365 days or if they have not, be officially scheduled for an upcoming fight.
– A fighter serving a disciplinary suspension will not be ranked. They can return when they have served their suspension or in the event it is rescinded. This includes fighters who may disregard their suspension locally to fight overseas.
– If a fighter appears on just a single ballot, and in the top ten, five points will be deducted to balance between other fighters who may be ranked lower, but appear on a greater amount of ballots.
411’s Official MMA Rankings
Heavyweight Division
1) Stipe Miocic (16-2)
Birthday: August 19, 1982
Height: 6’4
Weight: 245
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem – September 10, 2016
– vs. Fabricio Werdum – Win via KO (punch) – UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic – May 14, 2016
– vs. Andrei Arlovski – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit – January 2, 2016
– vs. Mark Hunt – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Miocic – May 10, 2015
– vs. Junior dos Santos – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC on FOX: dos Santos vs. Miocic – December 13, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Junior dos Santos – UFC 211 – May 13, 2017
2) Fabricio Werdum (21-6-1)
Birthday: July 30, 1977
Height: 6’4
Weight: 242
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 wins:
– vs. Travis Browne – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem – September 10, 2016
– vs. Stipe Miocic – Loss via KO (punch) – UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic – May 14, 2016
– vs. Cain Velasquez – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum – June 13, 2015
– vs. Mark Hunt – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 180: Hunt vs. Werdum – November 15, 2014
– vs. Travis Browne – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne – April 19, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Alistair Overeem – UFC 211 – May 13, 2017
3) Alistair Overeem (42-15, 1 No Contest)
Birthday: May 17, 1980
Height: 6’5
Weight: 240
Birthday: May 17, 1980
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Mark Hunt – Win via KO (knee) – UFC 209 – March 4, 2017
– vs. Stipe Miocic – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem – September 10, 2016
– vs. Andrei Arlovski – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski – May 8, 2016
– vs. Junior dos Santos – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – December 19, 2015
– vs. Roy Nelson – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos – March 14, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Fabricio Werdum – UFC 211 – May 13, 2017
4) Cain Velasquez (14-2)
Birthday: July 28, 1982
Height: 6’2
Weight: 242
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Travis Browne – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 200 – July 9, 2016
– vs. Fabricio Werdum – Loss via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum – June 13, 2015
– vs. Junior dos Santos – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 166: Velasquez vs. JDS 3 – October 19, 2013
– vs. Antonio Silva – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva 2 – May 25, 2013
– vs. Junior dos Santos – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 – December 29, 2012
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
5) Junior dos Santos (18-4)
Birthday: January 30, 1984
Height: 6’4
Weight: 243
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Ben Rothwell – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – April 10, 2016
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – December 19, 2015
– vs. Stipe Miocic – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on FOX: dos Santos vs. Miocic – December 13, 2014
– vs. Cain Velasquez – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 166: Velasquez vs. JDS 3 – October 19, 2013
– vs. Mark Hunt – Win via KO (spinning heel kick and punches) – UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva 2 – May 25, 2013
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Stipe Miocic – UFC 211 – May 13, 2017
6) Derrick Lewis (18-4, 1 NC)
Birthday: February 7, 1985
Height: 6’3
Weight: 260
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Travis Browne – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – February 19, 2017
– vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – December 9, 2016
– vs. Roy Nelson – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez – July 7, 2016
– vs. Gabriel Gonzaga – Win via KO (punches) – UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos – April 10, 2016
– vs. Damian Grabowski – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson – February 6, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Mark Hunt – UFC Fight Night – June 10, 2017
7) Mark Hunt (12-11-1, 1 NC)
Birthday: March 23, 1974
Height: 5’10
Weight: 264
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Loss via KO (knee) – UFC 209 – March 4, 2017
– vs. Brock Lesnar – No Contest (originally, unanimous decision loss) – UFC 200 – July 9, 2016
– vs. Frank Mir – Win via KO (punch) – UFC Fight Night – March 20, 2016
– vs. Antonio Silva – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm – November 14, 2015
– vs. Stipe Miocic – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Miocic – May 10, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Derrick Lewis – UFC Fight Night – June 10, 2017
8) Ben Rothwell (36-10)
Birthday: October 17, 1981
Height: 6’4
Weight: 262
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Junior dos Santos – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – April 10, 2016
– vs. Josh Barnett – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC on Fox – January 30, 2016
– vs. Matt Mitrione – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson – June 6, 2015
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – September 5, 2014
– vs. Brandon Vera – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2 – August 31, 2013
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment: Rothwell has been flagged for a potential violation of the Anti-Doping Policy by USADA, for a sample he took on February 6th. This would mark the second time Rothwell has faced disciplinary action for failing a drug test. In 2013 (pre-USADA) he served a suspension for elevated levels of testosterone.
9) Josh Barnett (35-8)
Birthday: November 10, 1977
Height: 6’4
Weight: 240
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Andrei Arlovski – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC Fight Night – September 3, 2016
– vs. Ben Rothwell – Loss via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC on Fox – January 30, 2016
– vs. Roy Nelson – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – September 26, 2015
– vs. Travis Browne – Loss via KO (elbows) – UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2 – December 28, 2013
– vs. Frank Mir – Win via TKO (knee) – UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2 – August 31, 2013
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment: Barnett is facing a suspension for an out-of-competition drug test he took back in December.
10) Francis Ngannou (10-1)
Birthday: September 5, 1986
Height: 6’4
Weight: 255
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Andrei Arlovski – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – January 28, 2017
– vs. Anthony Hamilton – Win via submission (Kimura) – UFC Fight Night – December 9, 2016
– vs. Bojan Mihajlovic – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – July 23, 2016
– vs. Curtis Blades – Win via TKO (doctor stoppage) – UFC Fight Night – April 10, 2016
– vs. Luis Henrique – Win via KO (punch) – UFC on Fox – December 19, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
11) Vitaly Minakov (19-0)
Birthday: February 6, 1985
Height: 6’3
Weight: 249
Currently fighting with: Eurasia Fight Nights
Last 5 fights:
– vs. DJ Linderman – Win via KO (strikes) – EFN 59 – February 23, 2017
– vs. Peter Graham – Win via submission (armor) – EFN 50 – June 17, 2016
– vs. Josh Copeland – Win via submission (Kimura) – EFN: Fight Nights Moscow – December 11, 2015
– vs. Geronimo dos Santos – Win via submission (armbar) – EFN: FIght Nights Dagestan – September 25, 2015
– vs. Adam Maciejewski – Win via TKO (strikes) – Fight Nights: Sochi – July 31, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
12) Alexander “Drago” Volkov (28-6)
Birthday: October 24, 1988
Height: 6’7
Weight: 235
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Roy Nelson – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on Fox – April 15, 2017
– vs. Timothy Johnson – Win via decision (split) – UFC Fight Night – November 19, 2016
– vs. Attila Vegh – Win via KO (strikes) – M-1 Challenge 68 – June 16, 2016
– vs. Denis Smoldarev – Win via submission (triangle choke) – M-1 Challenge 64 – February 19, 2016
– vs. Cheick Kongo – Loss via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 139 – June 26, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
13) Stefan Struve (28-8)
Birthday: February 18, 1988
Height: 6’11
Weight: 247
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Daniel Omielanczuk – Win via submission (Brabo choke) – UFC 204 – October 8, 2016
– vs. Antonio Silva – Win via KO (elbows) – UFC Fight Night – May 8, 2016
– vs. Jared Rosholt – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 193 – November 15, 2015
– vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 190 – August 1, 2015
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Loss via KO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – December 13, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
14) Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 No Contest)
Birthday: September 28, 1976
Height: 6’0
Weight: 225
Currently fighting with: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Fabio Maldonado – Win via decision (split) – Fight Nights Global – June 17, 2016
– vs. Jaideep Singh – Win via TKO (strikes) – Rizin MMA – December 31, 2015
– vs. Pedro Rizzo – Win via KO (punches) – M-1 Global – June 21, 2012
– vs. Satoshi Ishii – Win via KO (punches) – Dream: Fight for Japan – December 31, 2011
– vs. Jeff Monson – Win via decision (unanimous) – M-1 Global – November 20, 2011
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Matt Mitrione – Bellator 180 – June 24, 2017
15) Marcin “Tybur” Tybura (15-2)
Birthday: November 9, 1985
Height: 6’3
Weight: 249
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Luis Henrique Barbosa de Oliveira – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 209 – March 4, 2017
– vs. Viktor Pesta – Win via KO (head kick) – UFC Fight Night – August 6, 2016
– vs. Timothy Johnson – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – April 10, 2016
– vs. Ante Delija – Win via TKO (leg injury) – M-1 Challenge 61 – September 20, 2015
– vs. Stephan Puetz – Loss via TKO (doctor stoppage) – M-1 Challenge 57 – May 2, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Andrei Arlovski – UFC Fight Night – June 17, 2017