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411’s MMA Rankings 08.28.18: Featherweight Division – Jose Aldo, Franke Edgar, More
411’s Official MMA Rankings
Featherweight Division (145 lbs)
1) Max Holloway (19-3)
Height: 5’11
Birthday: December 4, 1991
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Jose Aldo – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 218 – December 2, 2017
– vs. Jose Aldo – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 212 – June 3, 2017
– vs. Anthony Pettis – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 206 – December 10, 2016
– vs. Ricardo Lamas – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping – June 4, 2016
– vs. Jeremy Stephens – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor – December 12, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Brian Ortega – UFC 231 – December 8, 2018
Comment: Holloway had been set to defend the UFC featherweight championship earlier this summer but a health scare (concussion-like symptoms) resulted in the fight being canceled. Thankfully, Max has improved and the bout is in the process of being made official for Toronto.
2) Brian Ortega (14-0, 1 NC)
Height: 5’10
Birthday: February 21, 1991
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Diego Brandao – Win via submission (triangle choke) – UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit – January 2, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Max Holloway – UFC 231 – December 8, 2018
3) Jose Aldo (27-4)
Height: 5’7
Birthday: September 9, 1986
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Jeremy Stephens – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – July 28, 2018
– vs. Max Holloway – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 218 – December 2, 2017
– vs. Max Holloway – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 212 – June 3, 2017
– vs. Frankie Edgar – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones 2 – July 9, 2016
– vs. Conor McGregor – Loss via KO (punch) – UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor – December 12, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
4) Frankie Edgar (23–6-1)
Height: 5’6
Birthday: October 16, 1981
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 6 fights:
– vs. Cub Swanson – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – April 21. 2018
– vs. Brian Ortega – Loss via KO (punch) – UFC 222 – March 3, 2018
– vs. Yair Rodriguez – Win via TKO (doctor stoppage) – UFC 211 – May 13, 2017
– vs. Jeremy Stephens – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 205 – November 12, 2016
– vs. Jose Aldo – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones 2 – July 9, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Chan Sung Jung – UFC Fight Night – November 10, 2018
Comment: A significantly intriguing fight has been booked as the main event of a UFC Fight Night card this November in Denver. Chan Sung Jung, “The Korean Zombie,” returns to action for the first time since February 2017 (a knee injury has kept him out of action) to meet former champion Frankie Edgar. TKZ has only one fight over the last five years due in large part to his commitment to military service in South Korea (and of late, the injury). In his last fight, he knocked out Dennis Bermudez in under three minutes. Meanwhile, Edgar is trying to get back into a title fight. A win for either man should go a long way in deciding who will be the top contender in this division entering 2019.
5) Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (27-4)
Height: 5’5
Birthday: July 7, 1987
Currently Fighting With: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Benson Henderson – Loss via TKO (leg injury) – Bellator 160 – August 26, 2016
– vs. Henry Corrales – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – Bellator 153 – April 22, 2016
– vs. Daniel Straus – Loss via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 145 – November 6, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Emmanuel Sanchez – Bellator 209 – November 15, 2018
6) Renato Moicano (13-1-1)
Height: 5’11
Birthday: May 21, 1989
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Cub Swanson – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC 227 – August 4, 2018
– vs. Calvin Kattar – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 223 – April 7, 2018
– vs. Brian Ortega – Loss via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC 214 – July 29, 2017
– vs. Jeremy Stephens – Win via decision (split) – UFC on Fox – April 15, 2017
– vs. Zubaira Tukhugov – Win via decision (split) – UFC 198 – May 14, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
7) Jeremy “Lil’ Heathen” Stephens (28-15)
Height: 5’9
Birthday: May 26, 1986
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Jose Aldo – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – July 28, 2018
– vs. Josh Emmett – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – February 24, 2018
– vs. Doo Ho Choi – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – January 14, 2018
– vs. Gilbert Melendez – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 215 – September 9, 2017
– vs. Renato Moicano – Loss via decision (split) -UFC on Fox – April 15, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
8) Darren Elkins (24-6)
Height: 5’9
Birthday: May 16, 1984
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Alexander Volkanovski – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – July 14, 2018
– vs. Michael Johnson – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC Fight Night – January 14, 2018
– vs. Dennis Bermudez – Win via decision (split) – UFC on Fox – July 22, 2017
– vs. Mirsad Bektic – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC 209 – March 4, 2017
vs. Godofredo Pepey – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on Fox – July 23, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
9) Alexander Volkanovski
Height: 5’6
Birthday: September 29, 1988
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Darren Elkins – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – July 14, 2018
– vs. Jeremy Kennedy – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 221 – February 10, 2018
– vs. Shane Young – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – November 18, 2017
– vs. Mizuto Hirota – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – June 10, 2017
– vs. Yusuke Kasuya – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – November 26, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
10) Mirsad Bektic (13-1)
Height: 5’8
Birthday: February 16, 1991
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Ricardo Lamas – Win via decision (split) – UFC 225 – June 9, 2018
– vs. Godofredo Castro – Win via KO (body punch) – UFC on Fox – January 27, 2018
– vs. Darren Elkins – Loss via KO (strikes) – UFC 209 – March 4, 2017
– vs. Russell Doane – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC 204 – October 8, 2016
– vs. Lucas Martins – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves – May 30, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
11) Emmanuel “El Matador” Sanchez (17-3)
Height: 5’9
Birthday: August 11, 1990
Currently Fighting With: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Marcos Galvao – Win via decision (unanimous) – Bellator MMA – March 31, 2017
– vs. Georgi Karakhanyan – Win via decision (split) – Bellator MMA – January 21, 2017
– vs. Daniel Weichel – Loss via decision (split) – Bellator MMA – July 22, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Pitbull Freire – Bellator 209 – November 15, 2018
12) Josh Emmett (13-2)
Height: 5’6
Birthday: March 4, 1985
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Felipe Arantes – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – October 21, 2017
– vs. Desmond Green – Loss via decision (split) – UFC 210 – April 8, 2017
– vs. Scott Holtzman – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on Fox – December 17, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
13) Daniel “The Weasel” Weichel (39-10)
Height: 5’10
Birthday: November 22, 1984
Currently Fighting With: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Patricio Pitbull Freire – Loss via decision (split) – Bellator 203 – July 14, 2018
– vs. John Teixeira Conceicao – Win via decision (split) – Bellator 177 – April 14, 2017
– vs. Brian Moore – Win via submission (arm triangle choke) – Bellator 169 – December 16, 2016
– vs. Emmanuel Sanchez – Win via decision (split) – Bellator 159 – July 22, 2016
– vs. Georgi Karakhanyan – Win via decision (unanimous) – December 4, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
14) Cub Swanson (25-10)
Height: 5’7
Birthday: November 2, 1983
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Renato Moicano – Loss via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC 227 – August 4, 2018
– vs. Frankie Edgar – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – April 21, 2018
– vs. Brian Ortega – Loss via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC Fight Night – December 9, 2017
– vs. Artem Lobov – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – April 22, 2017
– vs. Doo Ho Choi – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 206 – December 10, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
15) Ricardo Lamas (18-7)
Height: 5’8
Birthday: May 21, 1982
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Mirsad Bektic – Loss via decision (split) – UFC 225 – June 9, 2018
– vs. Josh Emmett – Loss via KO (punch) – UFC on Fox – December 16, 2017
– vs. Jason Knight – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 214 – July 29, 2017
– vs. Charles Oliveira – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC TUF Finale – November 5, 2016
– vs. Max Holloway – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping – June 4, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
