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411 MMA Rankings 08.22.17: Heavyweight Division – Alistair Overeem, Stipe Miocic, 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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTpVWh3sL6Y
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: Unsubstantiated reports have had Stipe defending his title next against Cain Velasquez in October. However, nothing has been confirmed yet and publicly, Stipe does not appear ready to sign for his next fight until other contractual issues are dealt with.
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:
– Unknown
3) Fabricio Werdum (21-7-1)
Birthday: July 30, 1977
Height: 6’4
Weight: 242
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 wins:
– 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
– vs. Mark Hunt – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 180: Hunt vs. Werdum – November 15, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Derrick Lewis – UFC 216 – October 7, 2017
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 11, 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:
– vs. Fabricio Werdum – UFC 216 – October 7, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-9FtBZBmyU
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 was notified last week of a failed drug test taken between fights recently. He had been set to fight in two weeks against Francis Ngannou but has been removed from the show as a result of the notice. He has not yet been officially suspended.
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. TBA – UFC 215 – September 9, 2017
Comment: Hoping he still has a payday at UFC 215, Francis has called out Alistair Overeem to fight him on short notice. Unlikely that anything will come of his challenge over the next two weeks, it’s probable he will have to wait for a fight in the fall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6U9CSfHNTI
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbVq0CqWF3U
9) Alexander “Drago” Volkov (28-6)
Birthday: October 24, 1988
Height: 6’7
Weight: 235
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Cheick Kongo – Loss via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 139 – June 26, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Stefan Struve – UFC Fight Night – September 2, 2017
10) Stefan Struve (28-8)
Birthday: February 18, 1988
Height: 6’11
Weight: 247
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– 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
– vs. Alistair Overeem – Loss via KO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – December 13, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Alex Volkov – UFC Fight Night – September 2, 2017
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2U2FKHDEic
12) Josh Barnett (35-8)
Birthday: November 10, 1977
Height: 6’4
Weight: 240
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Andrei Arlovski – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC Fight Night – September 3, 2016
– vs. Ben Rothwell – Loss via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC on Fox – January 30, 2016
– vs. Roy Nelson – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – September 26, 2015
– vs. Travis Browne – Loss via KO (elbows) – UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2 – December 28, 2013
– vs. Frank Mir – Win via TKO (knee) – UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2 – August 31, 2013
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSuXiTZ9EYA
13) 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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb5Kfhbwh7k
14) 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
Comment: Vakhaev became the new ACB heavyweight champion after his fourth-round upset TKO win over Denis Koltsov over the weekend.
15) 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:
– Unknown
Final Note:
Cain Velasquez was removed from the rankings because he has been inactive for more than a year and has no official upcoming fight.
