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411 Heavyweight MMA Rankings: Francis Ngannou, Andrei Arlovski, More
411’s Official MMA Rankings
Heavyweight Division
1) Stipe Miocic (20-3)
Birthday: August 19, 1982
Height: 6’4
Weight: 245
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Daniel Cormier – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 252 – August 15, 2020
– vs. Daniel Cormier – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 241 – August 17, 2019
– vs. Daniel Cormier – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 226 – July 7, 2018
– vs. Francis Ngannou – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 220 – January 20, 2018
– vs. Junior dos Santos – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 211 – May 13, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
2) Francis Ngannou (15-3)
Birthday: September 5, 1986
Height: 6’4
Weight: 255
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC 249 – May 9, 2020
– vs. Junior dos Santos – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 239 – July 6, 2019
– vs. Cain Velasquez – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC on ESPN – February 17, 2019
– vs. Curtis Blades – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – November 24, 2018
– vs. Derrick Lewis – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 226 – July 7, 2018
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
3) Curtis Blaydes (14-2, 1 NC)
Birthday: February 18, 1991
Height: 6’4
Weight: 250
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Alexander Volkov – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – June 20, 2020
– vs. Junior dos Santos – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – January 25, 2020
– vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 242 – September 7, 2019
– vs. Justin Willis – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – March 23, 2019
– vs. Francis Ngannou – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – November 24, 2018
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
4) Jairzinho Rozenstruik (11-1)
Birthday: March 17, 1988
Height: 6’2
Weight: 248
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Junior dos Santos – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 252 – August 15, 2020
– vs. Francis Ngannou – Loss via KO (strikes) – UFC 249 – May 9, 2020
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Win via KO (punch) – UFC on ESPN – December 7, 2019
– vs. Andrei Arlovski – Win via KO (punch) – UFC 244 – November 2, 2019
– vs. Allen Crowder – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – June 22, 2019
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
5) Derrick Lewis (24-7, 1 NC)
Birthday: February 7, 1985
Height: 6’3
Weight: 260
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Alexey Oleynik – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – August 8, 2020
– vs. Ilir Latifi – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 247 – February 8, 2020
– vs. Blagoy Ivanov – Win via decision (split) – UFC 244 – November 2, 2019
– vs. Junior dos Santos – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – March 9, 2019
– vs. Daniel Cormier – Loss via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC 230 – November 3, 2018
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
6) Alexander “Drago” Volkov (32-8)
Birthday: October 24, 1988
Height: 6’7
Weight: 235
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Walt Harris – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 254 – October 24, 2020
– vs. Curtis Blaydes – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – June 20, 2020
– vs. Greg Hardy – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – November 9, 2019
– vs. Derrick Lewis – Loss via KO (strikes) – UFC 229 – October 6, 2018
– vs. Fabricio Werdum – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – March 17, 2018
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Alistair Overeem – UFC Fight Night – February 6, 2021
7) Alistair Overeem (47-18, 1 No Contest)
Birthday: May 17, 1980
Height: 6’5
Weight: 240
Birthday: May 17, 1980
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Augusto Sakai – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – September 5, 2020
– vs. Walt Harris – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – Nat 16, 2020
– vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik – Loss via KO (punch) – UFC on ESPN – December 7, 2019
– vs. Alexey Oleynik – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – April 20, 2019
– vs. Sergey Pavlovich – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – November 24, 2018
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Alexander Volkov – UFC Fight Night – February 6, 2021
8) Augusto Sakai (15-2-1)
Birthday: May 19, 1991
Height: 6’3
Weight: 264
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – September 5, 2020
– vs. Blagoy Ivanov – Win via decision (split) – UFC on ESPN – May 30, 2020
– vs. Marcin Tybura – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – September 14, 2019
– vs. Andrei Arlovski – Win via decision (split) – UFC Fight Night – April 27, 2019
– vs. Chase Sherman – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – September 22, 2018
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
9) Junior dos Santos (21-8)
Birthday: January 30, 1984
Height: 6’4
Weight: 243
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 252 – August 15, 2020
– vs. Curtis Blaydes – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – January 25, 2020
– vs. Francis Ngannou – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 239 – July 6, 2019
– vs. Derrick Lewis – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – March 9, 2019
– vs. Tai Tuivasa – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – December 1, 2018
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Ciryl Gane – UFC 256 – December 12, 2020
10) Alexey Oleynik (59-14-1)
Birthday: June 25, 1977
Height: 6’1
Weight: 240
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Derrick Lewis – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – August 8, 2020
– vs. Fabricio Werdum – Win via decision (split) – UFC 249 – May 9, 2020
– vs. Maurice Greene – Win via submission (armbar) – UFC 46 – January 18, 2020
– vs. Walt Harris – Loss via KO (knee) – UFC on ESPN – July 20, 2019
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – April 20, 2019
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Chris Daukaus – UFC Fight Night – February 20, 2021
11) Blagoy Ivanov (18-4, 1 NC)
Birthday: October 9, 1986
Height: 5’11
Weight: 251
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Augusto Sakai – Loss via decision (split) – UFC on ESPN – May 30, 2020
– vs. Derrick Lewis – Loss via decision (split) – UFC 244 – November 2, 2019
– vs. Tai Tuivasa – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 238 – June 8, 2019
– vs. Ben Rothwell – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – March 9, 2019
– vs. Junior dos Santos – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – July 14, 2018
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
12) Marcin “Tybur” Tybura (20-6)
Birthday: November 9, 1985
Height: 6’3
Weight: 249
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Ben Rothwell – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – October 10, 2020
– vs. Maxim Grishin – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 251 – July 11, 2020
– vs. Sergey Spivak – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – February 29, 2020
– vs. Augusto Sakai – Loss via KO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – September 14, 2019
– vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – April 20, 2019
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Greg Hardy – UFC Fight Night – December 19, 2020
Comment: An interesting question – if Greg Hardy beats Marcin Tybura later this month, should he be considered among the best 15 heavyweights in the world? By all accounts, the only reason Tybura loses this fight is if he gets knocked out. Surely, with nine years fighting professionally under his belt, Tybura wouldn’t be the first ranked heavyweight to become a stepping stone to Hardy. At the same token, why is Tybura, on a three-fight win streak, signing to fight Hardy? It’s a co-main event and the highest profile fight for Tybura since he lost to Derrick Lewis in 2018 (around the time Hardy had his first pro MMA fight). Will it backfire for him?
13) Walt Harris (13-9, 1 NC)
Birthday: June 10, 1983
Height: 6’5
Weight: 250
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Alexander Volkov – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 254 – October 24, 2020
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – Nat 16, 2020
– vs. Aleksei Oleinik – Win via KO (knee) – UFC on ESPN – July 20, 2019
– vs. Sergey Spivak – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – May 4, 2019
– vs. Andrei Arlovski – No Contest (win for Harris overturned due to banned substance) – UFC 232 – December 29, 2018
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
14) Andrei “Pitbull” Arlovski (30-19, 2 NC)
Birthday: February 4, 1979
Height: 6’4
Weight: 245
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Tanner Boser – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on ESPN – November 7, 2020
– vs. Philipe Lins – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – May 13, 2020
– vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik – Loss via KO (punch) – UFC 244 – November 2, 2019
– vs. Ben Rothwell – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on ESPN – July 20, 2019
– vs. Augusto Sakai – Loss via decision (split) – UFC Fight Night – April 27, 2019
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
15) Vitaly Minakov (22-1)
Birthday: February 6, 1985
Height: 6’3
Weight: 249
Currently fighting with: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Timothy Johnson – Win via KO (strikes) – Bellator 225 – August 24, 2019
– vs. Cheick Kongo – Loss via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 216 – February 16, 2019
– vs. Tony Johnson – Win via TKO (strikes) – Fight Nights Global – December 16, 2017
– vs. Antonio Silva – Win via KO (punches) – Fight Nights Global 68 – June 2, 2017
– vs. DJ Linderman – Win via KO (strikes) – Fight Nights Global 59 – February 23, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
