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411 MMA Rankings 09.04.18: Heavyweight Division – Brock Lesnar, Daniel Cormier, More
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411’s Official MMA Rankings
Heavyweight Division
1) Daniel Cormier (21-1, 1 NC)
Birthday: March 20, 1979
Height: 5’9
Weight: 239
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Stipe Miocic – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 226 – July 7, 2018
– vs. Volkan Oezdemir – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 220 – January 20, 2018
– vs. Jon Jones – No Contest (originally a loss via TKO) – UFC 214 – July 29, 2017
– vs. Anthony Johnson – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC 210 – April 8, 2017
– vs. Anderson Silva – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 200 – July 9, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment: It appears Cormier is in fact waiting on Brock Lesnar to become eligible under USADA so they can headline a UFC show early next year. Lesnar must go through several months worth of random drug testing to return to action while he’s also juggling WWE dates. It’s also been reported that if for any reason Lesnar is unable to fight, Cormier would end up defending the heavyweight title in a rematch with Stipe Miocic.
2) Stipe Miocic (18-3)
Birthday: August 19, 1982
Height: 6’4
Weight: 245
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem – September 10, 2016
– vs. Fabricio Werdum – Win via KO (punch) – UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic – May 14, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
3) Alexander “Drago” Volkov (30-6)
Birthday: October 24, 1988
Height: 6’7
Weight: 235
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Fabricio Werdum – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – March 17, 2018
– vs. Stefan Struve – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – September 2, 2017
– vs. Roy Nelson – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on Fox – April 15, 2017
– vs. Timothy Johnson – Win via decision (split) – UFC Fight Night – November 19, 2016
– vs. Attila Vegh – Win via KO (strikes) – M-1 Challenge 68 – June 16, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Derrick Lewis – UFC 229 – October 6, 2018
4) Derrick Lewis (20-5, 1 NC)
Birthday: February 7, 1985
Height: 6’3
Weight: 260
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Francis Ngannou – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 226 – July 7, 2016
– vs. Marcin Tybura – Win via KO (punches) – UFC Fight Night – February 18, 2018
– vs. Mark Hunt – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – June 10, 2017
– vs. Travis Browne – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – February 19, 2017
– vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – December 9, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Alexander Volkov – UFC 229 – October 6, 2018
5) Francis Ngannou (11-3)
Birthday: September 5, 1986
Height: 6’4
Weight: 255
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Derrick Lewis – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 226 – July 7, 2016
– vs. Stipe Miocic – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 220 – January 20, 2018
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Win via KO (punch) – UFC 218 – December 2, 2017
– vs. Andrei Arlovski – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – January 28, 2017
– vs. Anthony Hamilton – Win via submission (Kimura) – UFC Fight Night – December 9, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Curtis Blades – UFC Fight Night – November 24, 2018
6) Alistair Overeem (43-17, 1 No Contest)
Birthday: May 17, 1980
Height: 6’5
Weight: 240
Birthday: May 17, 1980
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Curtis Blaydes – Loss via TKO (elbows) – UFC 225 – June 9, 2018
– vs. Francis Ngannou – Loss via KO (punch) – UFC 218 – December 2, 2017
– vs. Fabricio Werdum – Win via decision (split) – UFC 213 – July 8, 2017
– vs. Mark Hunt – Win via KO (knee) – UFC 209 – March 4, 2017
– vs. Stipe Miocic – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem – September 10, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
7) Fabricio Werdum (23-8-1)
Birthday: July 30, 1977
Height: 6’4
Weight: 242
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 wins:
– vs. Alexander Volkov – Loss via KO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – March 17, 2018
– vs. Marcin Tybura – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – November 18, 2017
– vs. Walt Harris – Win via submission (armbar) – UFC 216 – October 7, 2017
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Loss via decision (split) – UFC 213 – July 8, 2017
– vs. Travis Browne – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem – September 10, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
8) Curtis Blaydes (10-1, 1 NC)
Birthday: February 18, 1991
Height: 6’4
Weight: 250
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Win via TKO (elbows) – UFC 225 – June 9, 2018
– vs. Mark Hunt – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 221 – February 10, 2018
– vs. Alexey Oleynik – Win via TKO (doctor stoppage) – UFC 217 – November 4, 2017
– vs. Daniel Omielanczuk – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 213 – July 8, 2017
– vs. Adam Milstead – No Contest (originally a Blaydes win via TKO overturned due to marijuana) – UFC Fight Night – February 4, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Francis Ngannou – UFC Fight Night – November 24, 2018
9) Junior dos Santos (19-5)
Birthday: January 30, 1984
Height: 6’4
Weight: 243
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Blagoi Ivanov – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – July 14, 2018
– vs. Stipe Miocic – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 211 – May 13, 2017
– vs. Ben Rothwell – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – April 10, 2016
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – December 19, 2015
– vs. Stipe Miocic – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on FOX: dos Santos vs. Miocic – December 13, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment: JDS returned to action after more than a year of inactivity and defeated Blagoi Ivanov in a five round unanimous decision. He’s looking for a fight to get him back into title contention, but I’d be surprised if Stipe Miocic was that fight.
10) Vitaly Minakov (21-0)
Birthday: February 6, 1985
Height: 6’3
Weight: 249
Currently fighting with: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Peter Graham – Win via submission (armor) – EFN 50 – June 17, 2016
– vs. Josh Copeland – Win via submission (Kimura) – EFN: Fight Nights Moscow – December 11, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment: In what has proved to be a weird turn of events, former Bellator heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov has signed a new contract to return to the promotion. He last competed in America in 2014 (on the heels of wins over Alex Volkov and Cheick Kongo). He chose to return to Russia the following year and won his last seven fights. During that stretch, Bellator vacated his championship and they’re currently in the process of crowning a new champion via their tournament. They have reportedly said that Volkov would fight a heavyweight and with a win, he would get a shot at the new champion late in 2019.
11) Mark Hunt (13-12-1, 1 NC)
Birthday: March 23, 1974
Height: 5’10
Weight: 264
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Curtis Blaydes – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 221 – February 10, 2018
– vs. Derrick Lewis – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – June 10, 2017
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Loss via KO (knee) – UFC 209 – March 4, 2017
– vs. Brock Lesnar – No Contest (originally, unanimous decision loss) – UFC 200 – July 9, 2016
– vs. Frank Mir – Win via KO (punch) – UFC Fight Night – March 20, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Alexey Oleynik – UFC Fight Night – September 15, 2018
12) Alexey Oleynik (56-11-1)
Birthday: June 25, 1977
Height: 6’1
Weight: 240
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Junior Albini – Win via submission (Ezekiel choke) — UFC 224 – May 12, 2018
– vs. Curtis Blaydes – Loss via TKO (doctor stoppage) – UFC 217 – November 4, 2017
– vs. Travis Browne – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC 213 – July 8, 2017
– vs. Viktor Pesta – Win via submission (Ezekiel choke) – UFC Fight Night – January 15, 2017
– vs. Daniel Omielanczuk – Loss via decision (split) – UFC Fight Night – July 13, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Mark Hunt – UFC Fight Night – September 15, 2018
13) Marcin “Tybur” Tybura (17-4)
Birthday: November 9, 1985
Height: 6’3
Weight: 249
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Stefan Struve – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – July 22, 2018
– vs. Derrick Lewis – Loss via KO (punches) – UFC Fight Night – February 18, 2018
– vs. Fabricio Werdum – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – November 18, 2017
– vs. Andrei Arlovski – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – June 17, 2017
– vs. Luis Henrique Barbosa de Oliveira – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 209 – March 4, 2017
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
14) Matt Mitrione (13-5)
Birthday: July 15, 1978
Height: 6’3
Weight: 260
Currently fighting with: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Roy Nelson – Win via decision (split) – Bellator 194 – February 16, 2018
– vs. Fedor Emelianenko – Win via TKO (strikes) – Bellator 180 – June 24, 2017
– vs. Oll Thompson – Win via TKO (strikes) – Bellator 158 – July 16, 2016
– vs. Carl Seumanutafa – Win via KO (punch) – Bellator 157 – June 24, 2016
– vs. Travis Browne – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – January 17, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Ryan Bader – Bellator 207 – October 12, 2018
Comment: The semifinals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix will take place next month across two nights next month. October 12th in Connecticut will feature Mitrione and Bader while October 13th in New York showcases Fedor Emelianenko and Chael Sonnen.
15) Blagoy Ivanov (16-2, 1 NC)
Birthday: October 9, 1986
Height: 5’11
Weight: 251
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Junior dos Santos – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – July 14, 2018
– vs. Caio Alencar – Win via decision (unanimous) – PFL – November 2, 2017
– vs. Shawn Jordan – Win via TKO (strikes) – WSOF 35 – March 18, 2017
– vs. Josh Copeland – Win via decision (unanimous) – WSOF 31 – June 17, 2016
– vs. Derrick Mehmen – Win via TKO (strikes) – WSOF 24 – October 17, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
