Monday, April 18, 2011

Welterweight Rankings

Welterweight Rankings
April 19, 2011
Just like last weeks rankings, #1 is as clear cut as Ariel Helwani against any other MMA reporter. Nick Diaz was the first ever fighter to stop Daley by strikes, how much of a boost did that give him in the rankings? Anthony Johnson easily took out Dan Hardy, see if it gave Johnson enough to crack the top 10. Where does Kampmann land after another controversial decision loss to Diego? Lastly, is Jake Shields #2 before his title shot with the king? There are many questions in this Welterweight decision, see where we believe these fighters are ranked.
Individual Rankings
Manpreet Jhass
1) Georges St. Pierre
2) Jon Fitch
3) Jake Shields
4) Nick Diaz
5) Josh Koscheck
6) BJ Penn
7) Thiago Alves
8) Diego Sanchez
9) Carlos Condit
10) Martin Kampmann

Tony Kwatra
1) Georges St. Pierre
2) Jake Shields
3) Jon Fitch
4) Nick Diaz
5) Josh Koscheck
6) BJ Penn
7) Thiago Alves
8) Martin Kampmann
9) Carlos Condit
10) Diego Sanchez

Prab Jhass
1) Georges St. Pierre
2) Jake Shields
3) Jon Fitch
4) Nick Diaz
5) BJ Penn
6) Thiago Alves
7) Josh Koscheck
8) Carlos Condit
9) Diego Sanchez
10) Dong Hyun Kim 

 1) Georges "Rush" St. Pierre - 30 Points
MMA Record: 21-2
Height: 5'10"
Reach: 76"
Fighting out of: Montreal, Quebec
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. Josh Koscheck - Unanimous Decision - UFC 124: St. Pierre vs. Koscheck - December 11, 2010

Last Loss:
vs. Matt Serra - TKO (Punches) - UFC 69: Shootout - April 7, 2007

Next Fight:
vs. Jake Shields - UFC 129: St. Pierre vs. Shields - April 29, 2011


2) Jake Shields - 26 Points
MMA Record: 26-4-1
Height: 6'0"
Reach: 72"
Fighting out of: Berkeley, California
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. Martin Kampmann - Split Decision - UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Valesquez - October 23, 2010

Last Loss:
vs. Akira Kikuchi - Unanimous Decision - Shooto: Year-End Show 2004 - December 14, 2004

Next Fight:
vs. Georges St. Pierre - UFC 129: St. Pierre vs. Shields - April 30, 2011

3) Jon Fitch - 25 Points 
MMA Record: 23-3-1
Height: 6'1"
Reach: 74"
Fighting out of: San Jose, California
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. Thiago Alves - Unanimous Decision - UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen

Last Loss:
vs. Georges St. Pierre - Unanimous Decision - UFC 87: Seek and Destroy - August 9, 2008

Next Fight:
TBD

4) Nick Diaz - 21 Points
MMA Record: 25-7
Height: 6'1"
Reach: 74"
Fighting out of: Stockton, California
Promotion: Strikeforce

Last Win:
vs. Paul Daley - TKO (Punches) - Strikeforce: Daiz vs. Daley - April 9, 2011

Last Loss:
vs. K.J. Noons - TKO (Cuts) - EliteXC: Renegade - November 10, 2007

Next Fight:
TBD

5*) Josh Koscheck - 16 Points
MMA Record: 15-5
Height: 5'10"
Reach: 73"
Fighting out of: Fresno, California
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. Paul Daley - Uanimous Decision - UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 - May 8, 2010

Last Loss:
vs. Georges St. Pierre - Uanimous Decision - UFC 124: St. Pierre vs. Koscheck - December 11, 2010

Next Fight:
TDB

5*) BJ Penn - 16 Points
MMA Record: 16-7-2
Height: 5'9"
Reach: 70"
Fighting out of: Kailua, Hawaii
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. Matt Hughes - KO (Punches) - UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida - November 20, 2010

Last Loss:
vs. Frankie Edgar - Unanimous Decision - UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 - August 28, 2010

Next Fight:
TBD

7) Thiago Alves - 13 Points
MMA Record: 18-7
Height: 5'9"
Reach: 70"
Fighting out of: Coconut Creek, California
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. John Howard - Unanimous Decision - UFC 124: St. Pierre vs. Koscheck - December 11, 2010

Last Loss:
vs. Jon Fitch - Uanimous Decision - UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen - August 7, 2010

Next Fight:
vs. Rick Story - UFC 130: Edgar vs. Maynard 3 - May 28, 2011

8) Carlos Condit - 7 Points
MMA Record: 26-5
Height: 6'2"
Reach: 76"
Fighting out of: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. Dan Hardy - KO (Punch) - UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama - October 16, 2010

Last Loss: 
vs. Martin Kampmann - Split Decision - UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann - April 1, 2009

Next Fight:
vs. Dong Hyun Kim - UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2 - July 2, 2011

9) Diego Sanchez - 6 Points
MMA Record: 23-4
Height: 5'10"
Reach: 72"
Fighting out of: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. Martin Kampmann - Unanimous Decision - UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann - March 3, 2011

Last Loss:
vs. John Hathaway - Uanimous Decision - UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans - May 29, 2010

Next Fight:
TBD

10) Martin Kampmann - 4 Points
MMA Record: 17-5
Height: 6'0"
Reach: 72"
Fighting out of: Las Vegas, Nevada
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. Paulo Thiago - Unanimous Decision - UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin - June 12, 2010

Last Loss:
vs. Diego Sanchez - Unanimous Decision - UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann - March 3, 2011

Next Fight:
vs. John Howard - UFC Live: Marquardt vs. Johnson - June 26, 2011

Honorable Mention: Dong Hyun Kim - 1 Point

There you go! Feel free to comment and we'll address it in next weeks edition of rankings when we look at the current state of the Lightweight division!

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