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411’s MMA Rankings 02.05.19: Featherweight Division – Jose Aldo, Max Holloway, More
411’s Official MMA Rankings
Featherweight Division (145 lbs)
1) Max Holloway (20-3)
Height: 5’11
Birthday: December 4, 1991
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– 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
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
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) Jose Aldo (28-4)
Height: 5’7
Birthday: September 9, 1986
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Frankie Edgar – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones 2 – July 9, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment: Saturday, Aldo won consecutive fights for the first time since he beat Chad Mendes in 2014. With his recent streak, he could be just one additional win away from another UFC championship fight. As for who a next fight could be with, perhaps Ortega and Alexander Volkanovski are options.
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:
– Unknown
5) Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (28-4)
Height: 5’5
Birthday: July 7, 1987
Currently Fighting With: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Henry Corrales – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – Bellator 153 – April 22, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
6) Alexander Volkanovski (19-1)
Height: 5’6
Birthday: September 29, 1988
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Mizuto Hirota – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – June 10, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
7) Renato Moicano (13-2-1)
Height: 5’11
Birthday: May 21, 1989
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Jeremy Stephens – Win via decision (split) – UFC on Fox – April 15, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
8) 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:
– vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov – UFC 235 – March 2, 2019
9) 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
10) Emmanuel “El Matador” Sanchez (17-4)
Height: 5’9
Birthday: August 11, 1990
Currently Fighting With: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Georgi Karakhanyan – Win via decision (split) – Bellator MMA – January 21, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Ashleigh Grimshaw – Bellator 218 – March 22, 2019
Comment: Fresh off his loss to Pitbull Freire in November, Sanchez is preparing to welcome Englishman Ashleigh Grimshaw to Bellator next month. Grimshaw just turned 37 and is 20-10 in his pro career, and will look to jump right into the Bellator title mix off of Sanchez’s name.
11) 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
12) 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:
– Unknown
13) 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
14) Ricardo Lamas (19-7)
Height: 5’8
Birthday: May 21, 1982
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Darren Elkins – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – November 17, 2018
– 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
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
15) “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung (14-5)
Height: 5’9
Birthday: March 17, 1987
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Mark Hominick – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida – December 10, 2011
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
