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411’s MMA Rankings 07.30.19: Featherweight Division – Max Holloway, Jose Aldo, More
411’s Official MMA Rankings
Featherweight Division (145 lbs)
1) Max Holloway (21-4)
Height: 5’11
Birthday: December 4, 1991
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Jose Aldo – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 218 – December 2, 2017
– vs. Jose Aldo – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 212 – June 3, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment: Holloway defended the UFC featherweight title for the third time and once again, was never in any danger doing so. Alexander Volkanovski should be the next man up later this year, if everyone remains healthy.
There’s been lots of talk on UFC broadcasts of late proclaiming Max as the best featherweight of all-time. Clearly, there is hyperbole on those broadcasts as they’re fixated on the here and now. Jose Aldo has not been champion since 2015, but he remains the best ever at 145-pounds. From his WEC days to the UFC, he defended the championship nine times before he was knocked out. Holloway may well exceed that mark in the years ahead, but give the 27-year-old time to grow.
2) 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
3) Alexander Volkanovski (20-1)
Height: 5’6
Birthday: September 29, 1988
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– 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
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
4) Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (29-4)
Height: 5’5
Birthday: July 7, 1987
Currently Fighting With: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Benson Henderson – Loss via TKO (leg injury) – Bellator 160 – August 26, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Juan Archuleta – Bellator 228 – September 28, 2019
Comment: Champ champ Pitbull Freire kicks off the first round of the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix in September. He’ll do so defending the featherweight title against 23-1 Juan Archuleta. If the champion adds the tournament crown to his collection, it means he’ll have defended the division title three times in the process.
5) Jose Aldo (28-5)
Height: 5’7
Birthday: September 9, 1986
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Alexander Volkanovski – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 237 – May 10, 2019
– vs. Renato Moicano – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – February 2, 2019
– 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
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
6) Frankie Edgar (23–7-1)
Height: 5’6
Birthday: October 16, 1981
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 6 fights:
– vs. Max Holloway – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 240 – July 27, 2019
– 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
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
7) Josh Emmett (15-2)
Height: 5’6
Birthday: March 4, 1985
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Felipe Arantes – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – October 21, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment:Emmett is back having had two fights this year after missing more than a year due to injury. He could be the most dangerous knockout artist in the featherweight division, though The Korean Zombie and others may beg to differ.
8) Zabit Magomedsharipov (17-1)
Height: 6’1
Birthday: March 1, 1991
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Mike Santiago – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC Fight Night – September 2, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
9) Jeremy “Lil’ Heathen” Stephens (28-16)
Height: 5’9
Birthday: May 26, 1986
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 235 – March 2, 2019
– 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
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Yair Rodriguez – UFC Fight Night – September 21, 2019
10) Yair Rodriguez (11-2)
Height: 5’11
Birthday: October 6, 1992
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Alex Caceres – Win via decision (split) – UFC Fight Night – August 6, 2016
– vs. Andre Fili – Win via KO (flying head kick) – UFC 197 – April 23, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Jeremy Stephens – UFC Fight Night – September 21, 2019
11) “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung (15-5)
Height: 5’9
Birthday: March 17, 1987
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Dustin Poirier – Win via submission (D’arce choke) – UFC on Fuel: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier – May 15, 2012
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
12) Emmanuel “El Matador” Sanchez (18-4)
Height: 5’9
Birthday: August 11, 1990
Currently Fighting With: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Marcos Galvao – Win via decision (unanimous) – Bellator MMA – March 31, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Tywan Claxton – Bellator 226 – September 7, 2019
13) Mateusz Gamrot (15-0, 1 NC)
Height: 5’10
Birthday: December 11, 1990
Currently Fighting With: KSW
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Renato Gomes Gabriel – Win via submission (heel hook) – KSW 36 – October 1, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
14) Renato Moicano (13-3-1)
Height: 5’11
Birthday: May 21, 1989
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Chan Sung Jung – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – June 22, 2019
– vs. Jose Aldo – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – February 2, 2019
– 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
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
15) Mirsad Bektic (13-2)
Height: 5’8
Birthday: February 16, 1991
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Josh Emmett – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – July 13, 2019
– 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
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
