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411 MMA Rankings 10.10.17: Heavyweight Division – Stipe Miocic, Alistair Overeem, More
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– Which fighters are eligible for these rankings? They must meet the following qualifications: fight at least once in the past 365 days or if they have not, be officially scheduled for an upcoming fight.
– A fighter serving a disciplinary suspension will not be ranked. They may return after serving their suspension. This includes fighters who may disregard their suspension locally to fight overseas.
411’s Official MMA Rankings
Heavyweight Division
1) Stipe Miocic (17-2)
Birthday: August 19, 1982
Height: 6’4
Weight: 245
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Andrei Arlovski – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit – January 2, 2016
– vs. Mark Hunt – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Miocic – May 10, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment: Miocic said last month he should be fighting again in December or January. When possible opponents came up, he named Francis Ngannou, Alistair Overeem and Alex Volkov as options. However, since then, a fight between Ngannou and Overeem has been booked for early December.
2) Alistair Overeem (43-15, 1 No Contest)
Birthday: May 17, 1980
Height: 6’5
Weight: 240
Birthday: May 17, 1980
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Andrei Arlovski – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski – May 8, 2016
– vs. Junior dos Santos – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – December 19, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Francis Ngannou – UFC 218 – December 2, 2017
3) Fabricio Werdum (22-7-1)
Birthday: July 30, 1977
Height: 6’4
Weight: 242
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 wins:
– 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
– vs. Stipe Miocic – Loss via KO (punch) – UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic – May 14, 2016
– vs. Cain Velasquez – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum – June 13, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment: Werdum was scheduled to fight Derrick Lewis Saturday but Lewis suffered a recurrence of a back injury that rendered him unable to compete. Instead, Lewis fought Harris and won via armbar in 65 seconds.
4) Mark Hunt (13-11-1, 1 NC)
Birthday: March 23, 1974
Height: 5’10
Weight: 264
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Antonio Silva – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm – November 14, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Marcin Tybura – UFC Fight Night – November 18, 2017
5) Derrick Lewis (18-5, 1 NC)
Birthday: February 7, 1985
Height: 6’3
Weight: 260
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Roy Nelson – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez – July 7, 2016
– vs. Gabriel Gonzaga – Win via KO (punches) – UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos – April 10, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment: In Lewis’ training camp before UFC 216, he dedicated time to helping his community in Houston by saving people from the floods of Hurricane Harvey. Unfortunately, he was unable to compete over the weekend due to a back injury.
6) Junior dos Santos (18-5)
Birthday: January 30, 1984
Height: 6’4
Weight: 243
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Cain Velasquez – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 166: Velasquez vs. JDS 3 – October 19, 2013
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment: JDS awaits a hearing over a potential USADA violation that forced the cancellation of a planned September fight with Francis Ngannou.
7) Francis Ngannou (10-1)
Birthday: September 5, 1986
Height: 6’4
Weight: 255
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Bojan Mihajlovic – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – July 23, 2016
– vs. Curtis Blades – Win via TKO (doctor stoppage) – UFC Fight Night – April 10, 2016
– vs. Luis Henrique – Win via KO (punch) – UFC on Fox – December 19, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Alistair Overeem – UFC 218 – December 2, 2017
8) Vitaly Minakov (20-0)
Birthday: February 6, 1985
Height: 6’3
Weight: 249
Currently fighting with: Eurasia Fight Nights
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Antonio Silva – Win via KO (punches) – Fight Nights Global 68 – June 2, 2017
– vs. DJ Linderman – Win via KO (strikes) – EFN 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
– vs. Geronimo dos Santos – Win via submission (armbar) – EFN: FIght Nights Dagestan – September 25, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
9) Alexander “Drago” Volkov (29-6)
Birthday: October 24, 1988
Height: 6’7
Weight: 235
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Denis Smoldarev – Win via submission (triangle choke) – M-1 Challenge 64 – February 19, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
10) Stefan Struve (28-9)
Birthday: February 18, 1988
Height: 6’11
Weight: 247
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Alex Volkov – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – September 2, 2017
– vs. Daniel Omielanczuk – Win via submission (Brabo choke) – UFC 204 – October 8, 2016
– vs. Antonio Silva – Win via KO (elbows) – UFC Fight Night – May 8, 2016
– vs. Jared Rosholt – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 193 – November 15, 2015
– vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 190 – August 1, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
11) Marcin “Tybur” Tybura (16-2)
Birthday: November 9, 1985
Height: 6’3
Weight: 249
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Viktor Pesta – Win via KO (head kick) – UFC Fight Night – August 6, 2016
– vs. Timothy Johnson – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – April 10, 2016
– vs. Ante Delija – Win via TKO (leg injury) – M-1 Challenge 61 – September 20, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Mark Hunt – UFC Fight Night – November 11, 2017
12) Alexey Oleynik (55-10-1)
Birthday: June 25, 1977
Height: 6’1
Weight: 240
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Jared Rosholt – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – November 22, 2014
– vs. Anthony Hamilton – Win via submission (neck crank) – UFC Fight Night – June 28, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Curtis Blaydes – UFC 217 – November 4, 2017
13) Mukhomad Vakhaev (6-4-1)
Birthday: March 22, 1990
Height: 6’0
Weight: 249
Currently fighting with: ACB
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Denis Goltsov – Win via TKO (submission to strikes) – ACB 67 – August 19, 2017
– vs. Tanner Boser – Win via decision (split) – ACB 54 – March 11, 2017
– vs. Sergei Bllostennly – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – ACB 49 – October 22, 2016
– vs. Vladimir Dalneko – Win via TKO (strikes) – ACB 38 – May 20, 2016
– vs. Vinicius Lima – Draw – ACB 26 – November 28, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
14) Blagoy Ivanov (15-1, 1 NC)
Birthday: October 9, 1986
Height: 5’11
Weight: 251
Currently fighting with: Professional Fighters League
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Smeallnho Rama – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – WSOF 21 – June 5, 2015
– vs. Alex Volkov – Loss via submission (rear naked choke) – Bellator 120 – May 17, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Caio Alencar – PFL – November 2, 2017
15) Matt Mitrione (12-5)
Birthday: July 15, 1978
Height: 6’3
Weight: 260
Currently fighting with: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Ben Rothwell – Loss via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson – June 6, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Final Note: Cain Velasquez and Josh Barnett were not eligible for this list due to inactivity.