Heavyweight Division Rankings

March 29, 2011

Every Tuesday we will be putting out our perspective of the top 10 fighters in every division. It will change weekly in terms of divisions and the first one we are starting off with is the Heavyweight division. It will go down from there with next week being Light Heavyweight then Middleweight and so on. By the time we get back to Heavyweight there should have been enough that happened to shake up the rankings, even slightly. So check back every Tuesday to get our opinion on who we think are the top 10 fighters of every division.

The recent happenings in the Heavyweight division have not been that exciting recently as there have not been any huge heavyweight fights in the past month. Although Brendan Schaub did KO Cro Cop, did that victory warrant him a spot in the top 10? Let's find out!

This is how each member of our team ranked the division and points were given to each fighter based on their ranking. First place received ten points, second place received nine, third place eight, and so on.

Manpreet Jhass

1) Cain Valesquez

2) Junior Dos Santos

3) Brock Lesnar

4) Fabricio Werdum

5) Shane Carwin

6) Antonio Silva

7) Alistair Overeem

8) Fedor Emelianenko

9) Frank Mir

10) Roy Nelson

Tony Kwatra

1) Cain Valesquez

2) Junior Dos Santos

3) Fabricio Werdum

4) Brock Lesnar

5) Shane Carwin

6) Frank Mir

7) Antonio Silva

8) Fedor Emelianenko

9) Alistair Overeem

10) Roy Nelson

Prab Jhass

1) Cain Valesquez

2) Junior Dos Santos

3) Fabricio Werdum

4) Brock Lesnar

5) Shane Carwin

6) Alistair Overeem

7) Antonio Silva

8) Fedor Emelianenko

9) Frank Mir

10) Brendan Schaub

1) Cain Valesquez - 30 Points

MMA Record: 9-0

Height: 6'1"

Reach: 77"

Fighting out of: San Jose, California

Promotion: UFC

Last Win: 

vs. Brock Lesnar - TKO (Strikes) - UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez - October 23, 2010

Last Loss:

N/A

Next Fight:

TBD

2)Juniour Dos Santos - 27 Points

MMA Record: 12-1

Height: 6'4"

Reach: 77"

Fighting out of: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Promotion: UFC

Last Win:

vs. Roy Nelson - Unanimous Decision - UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen - August 7, 2010

Last Loss:

vs. Joaquin Ferreira - Submission (Armbar) - MTL Final - November 10, 2007

Next Fight:

vs. Brock Lesnar - UFC 131 - June 11, 2011

3) Fabricio Werdum - 23 Points

MMA Record: 14-4-1

Height: 6'4"

Reach: 77"

Fighting out of: Porto Alegre, Brazil

Promotion: Strikeforce

Last Win:

vs. Fedor Emelianenko - Submission (Triangle/Armbar) - Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum - June 26, 2010

Last Loss:

vs. Junior Dos Santos - KO (Punches) - UFC 90 - October 25, 2008

Next Fight:

vs. Alistair Overeem - Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum - June 18, 2011

4) Brock Lesnar - 22 Points

MMA Record: 5-2

Height: 6'3"

Reach: 81"

Fighting out of: Alexandria, Minnesota

Promotion: UFC

Last Win:

vs. Shane Carwin - Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) - UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin - July 3, 2010

Last Loss:

vs. Cain Valesquez - TKO (Strikes) - UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Valesquez - October 23, 2010

Next Fight:

vs. Junior Dos Santos - UFC 131 - June 11, 2011

5) Shane Carwin - 18 Points

MMA Record: 12-1

Height: 6'1"

Reach: 80"

Fighting out of: Denver, Colorado

Promotion: UFC

Last Win:

vs. Frank Mir - KO (Punches) - UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy - March 27, 2010

Last Loss:

vs. Brock Lesnar - Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) - UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin - July 3, 2010

Next Fight:

vs. Jon Olav Einemo - UFC 131 - June 11, 2011

6) Antonio Silva - 13 Points

MMA Record: 16-2

Height: 6'4"

Reach: 82"

Fighting out of: Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil

Promotion: Strikeforce

Last Win:

vs. Fedor Emelienanko - TKO (Doctor Stoppage) - Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva - February 12, 2011

Last Loss:

vs. Fabricio Werdum - Unanimous Decision - Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rogers - November 7, 2009

Next Fight: 

TBD

7) Alistair Overeem - 11 Points

MMA Record: 34-11

Height: 6'5"

Reach: 81.5"

Fighting out of: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Promotion: Strikeforce

Last Win:

vs. Todd Duffee - KO (Punches) - Dynamite!! 2010 - December 31, 2010

Last Loss:

vs. Sergei Kharitonov - KO (Punch) - K1 Hero's Tournament Final - September 17, 2007

Next Fight:

vs. Fabricio Werdum - Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum - June 18, 2011

8) Fedor Emelianenko - 9 Points

MMA Record: 31-3

Height: 6'0"

Reach: 74"

Fighting out of: Stary Oskol, Belgorod, Russia

Promotion: Strikeforce

Last Win:

vs. Brett Rogers - TKO (Strikes) - Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rogers - November 7, 2009

Last Loss:

vs. Antonio Silva - TKO (Doctor Stoppage) - Strikeforce/M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Silva - February 12, 2011

Next Fight:

TBD

9) Frank Mir - 9 Points

MMA Record: 14-5

Height: 6'3"

Reach: 79"

Fighting out of: Las Vegas, Nevada

Promotion: UFC

Last Win:

vs. Mirko Filipovic - KO (Knee) - UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop - September 25, 2010

Last Loss:

vs. Shane Carwin - KO (Punches) - UFC 11: St. Pierre vs. Hardy - March 27, 2010

Next fight:

vs. Roy Nelson - UFC 130: Edgar vs. Maynard 3 - May 28, 2011

10) Roy Nelson - 2 Points

MMA Record: 15-5

Height: 6'0"

Reach: 74"

Fighting out of: Las Vegas, Nevada

Promotion: UFC

Last Win:

vs. Stefan Struve - TKO (Punches) - UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi - March 31, 2010

Last Loss:

vs. Junior Dos Santos - Unanimous Decision - UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen - August 7, 2010

Next Fight:

vs. Frank Mir - UFC 130: Edgar vs. Maynard 3 - May 28, 2011

Honourable Mention: Brendan Schaub - 1 Point

There you go! Leave comments, suggestions, hate, whatever you so please and we will gladly respond to it on our next weeks rankings!