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411’s Featherweight MMA Rankings: Alexander Volkanovski, Max Halloway, More
411’s Official MMA Rankings
Featherweight Division (145 lbs)
1) Alexander Volkanovski (22-1)
Height: 5’6
Birthday: September 29, 1988
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Max Holloway – Win via decision (split) – UFC 251 – July 11, 2020
– vs. Max Holloway – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 245 – December 14, 2019
– vs. Jose Aldo – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 237 – May 10, 2019
– vs. Chad Mendes – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 232 – December 29, 2018
– vs. Darren Elkins – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – July 14, 2018
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment: If Volkanovski hoped to win in a more decisive fashion at UFC 251, he wasn’t successful. In his first title defense against former champ Max Holloway, Volkanovski ended up with the win thanks in large part to the final round. For all three judges, it was 2-2 heading into the fifth round with Holloway the winner of the first two rounds and the champion taking the middle two rounds.
2) Max Holloway (21-5)
Height: 5’11
Birthday: December 4, 1991
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Alexander Volkanovski – Loss via decision (split) – UFC 251 – July 11, 2020
– vs. Alexander Volkanovski – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 245 – December 14, 2019
– vs. Frankie Edgar – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 240 – July 27, 2019
– vs. Dustin Poirier – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 236 – April 13, 2019
– vs. Brian Ortega – Win via TKO (doctor stoppage) – UFC 231 – December 8, 2018
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
3) Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (30-4)
Height: 5’5
Birthday: July 7, 1987
Currently Fighting With: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Juan Archuleta – Win via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 228 – September 28, 2019
– vs. Michael Chandler – Win via TKO (strikes) – Bellator 221 – May 11, 2019
– vs. Emmanuel Sanchez – Win via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 209 – November 15, 2018
– vs. Daniel Weichel – Win via decision (split) – Bellator MMA – July 14, 2018
– vs. Daniel Straus – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – Bellator 178 – April 21, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
4) Josh Emmett (16-2)
Height: 5’6
Birthday: March 4, 1985
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Shane Burgos – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on ESPN – June 20, 2020
– vs. Mirsad Bektic – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – July 13, 2019
– vs. Michael Johnson – Win via KO (punch) – UFC on ESPN 2 – March 30, 2019
– vs. Jeremy Stephens – Loss via KO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – February 24, 2018
– vs. Ricardo Lamas – Win via KO (punch) – UFC on Fox – December 16, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment: Emmett showed tremendous heart in his decision win over Shane Burgos last month. Early in the first round, he tore the ACL in his left knee but fought on. The injury will prevent him from returning to action before the end of the year and that is the only thing keeping his momentum in check.
5) Zabit Magomedsharipov (18-1)
Height: 6’1
Birthday: March 1, 1991
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Calvin Kattar – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – November 9, 2019
– vs. Jeremy Stephens – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 235 – March 2, 2019
– vs. Brandon Davis – Win via submission (kneeler) – UFC 228 – September 8, 2018
– vs. Kyle Bochniak – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 223 – April 7, 2018
– vs. Sheymon Moraes – Win via submission (anaconda choke) – UFC Fight Night – November 25, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
6) Yair Rodriguez (12-2, 1 NC)
Height: 5’11
Birthday: October 6, 1992
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Jeremy Stephens – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on ESPN – October 18, 2019
– vs. Jeremy Stephens – No Contest (accidental eye poke) – UFC Fight Night – September 21, 2019
– vs. Chan Sung Jung – Win via KO (elbow) – UFC Fight Night – November 10, 2018
– vs. Frankie Edgar – Loss via TKO (doctor stoppage) – UFC 211 – May 13, 2017
– vs. B.J. Penn – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – January 15, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
7) “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung (16-5)
Height: 5’9
Birthday: March 17, 1987
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Frankie Edgar – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC on ESPN – December 21, 2019
– vs. Renato Moicano – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – June 22, 2019
– vs. Yair Rodriguez – Loss via KO (elbow) – UFC Fight Night – November 10, 2018
– vs. Dennis Bermudez – Win via KO (punch) – UFC Fight Night – February 4, 2017
– vs. Jose Aldo – Loss via TKO (punches) – UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie – August 3, 2013
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrrF7hvyx9s
8) Brian Ortega (14-1, 1 NC)
Height: 5’10
Birthday: February 21, 1991
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Max Holloway – Loss via TKO (doctor stoppage) – UFC 231 – December 8, 2018
– vs. Frankie Edgar – Win via KO (punch) – UFC 222 – March 3, 2018
– vs. Cub Swanson – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC Fight Night – December 9, 2017
– vs. Renato Moicano – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC 214 – July 29, 2017
– vs. Clay Guida – Win via KO (knee) – UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping – June 4, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
9) Emmanuel “El Matador” Sanchez (19-4)
Height: 5’9
Birthday: August 11, 1990
Currently Fighting With: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Tywan Claxton – Win via submission (triangle choke) – Bellator 226 – September 7, 2019
– vs. Georgi Karakhanyan – Win via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 218 – March 22, 2019
– vs. Pitbull Freire – Loss via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 209 – November 15, 2018
– vs. Sam Sicilia – Win via submission (arm triangle choke) – Bellator 198 – April 28, 2018
– vs. Daniel Straus – Win via submission (triangle choke) – Bellator MMA – October 6, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
10) Mateusz Gamrot (16-0, 1 NC)
Height: 5’10
Birthday: December 11, 1990
Currently Fighting With: KSW
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Norman Parke – Win via TKO (doctor stoppage) – KSW 53 – July 11, 2020
– vs. Kleber Koike Erbst – Win via decision (unanimous) – KSW 46 – December 1, 2018
– vs. Grzegorz Szulakowski – Win via submission (Keylock) – KSW 42 – March 3, 2018
– vs. Norman Parke – No Contest (eye poke) – KSW 40 – October 22, 2017
– vs. Norman Parke – Win via decision (unanimous) – KSW 39 – May 27, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
11) Dan Ige (13-2)
Height: 5’7
Birthday: August 6, 1991
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Mirsad Bektic – Win via decision (split) – UFC 247 – February 8, 2020
– vs. Kevin Aguilar – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – June 22, 2019
– vs. Danny Henry – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC Fight Night – March 16, 2019
– vs. Jordan Griffin – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on Fox – December 15, 2018
– vs. Mike Santiago – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 225 – June 9, 2018
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Calvin Kattar – UFC on ESPN – July 15, 2020
Comment: Tomorrow night (Wednesday) the UFC is back on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi with a featherweight main event between Ige and Kattar. Kattar finished Jeremy Stephens in May while Ice is unbeaten since June 2018.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMJxj0aqajU
12) Calvin Kattar (21-4)
Height: 5’11
Birthday: March 26, 1988
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Jeremy Stephens – Win via KO (elbows) – UFC 249 – May 9, 2020
– vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – November 9, 2019
– vs. Ricardo Lamas – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 238 – June 8, 2019
– vs. Chris Fishgold – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – October 27, 2018
– vs. Renato Carneiro – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 223 – April 7, 2018
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Dan Ige – UFC on ESPN – July 15, 2020
13) Shane Burgos (13-2)
Height: 5’11
Birthday: March 19, 1991
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Josh Emmett – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC on ESPN – June 20, 2020
– vs. Makwan Amirkhani – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 244 – November 2, 2019
– vs. Cub Swanson – Win via decision (split) – UFC Fight Night – May 4, 2019
– vs. Kurt Holobaugh – Win via submission (armbar) – UFC 230 – November 3, 2018
– vs. Calvin Kattar – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 220 – January 20, 2018
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
14) Sodiq Yusuff (11-1)
Height: 5’9
Birthday: May 19, 1993
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Andre Fili – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 246 – January 18, 2020
– vs. Gabriel Benitez – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 241 – August 17, 2019
– vs. Sheymon Moraes – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on ESPN – March 30, 2019
– vs. Suman Mokhtarian – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – December 1, 2018
– vs. Mike Davis – Win via decision (unanimous) – DW Tuesday Night Series – July 24, 2018
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
15) Arnold “Almighty” Allen (16-1)
Height: 5’9
Birthday: January 17, 1994
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Nik Lentz – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – January 25, 2020
– vs. Gilbert Melendez – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 239 – July 6, 2019
– vs. Jordan Rinaldi – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – March 16, 2019
– vs. Mads Burnell – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC Fight Night – May 27, 2018
– vs. Makwan Amirkhani – Win via decision (split) – UFC Fight Night – March 18, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
