Anatomy of An Upset: How TJ Dillashaw Did The Impossible Against Renan Barão
By Raphael Garcia Even in a month where the upset has become commonplace in mixed martial arts, the world couldn’t help but be shocked at the...
May 2014
First and Worst: Week of May 19 – May 25, 2014
By Adam Martin First and Worst is an ongoing series for MMARatings.net, where every week Adam will make his pick for the best and worst newly-announced...
Fight Fixin’: Post-UFC 173 Losers Edition
By Adam Martin Fight Fixin’ is a fantasy matchmaking article that comes out after every major event and features possible matchups for main card winners and/or...
Fight of the Week Finalists (for week ending 5/25/2014)
By Michael Ford Last week gave us the UFC 173 card. And according to the viewing (and rating) public, these were last week’s best fights: What...
Men’s Flyweight (125) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Demetrious Johnson #2 Joseph Benavidez #3 John Dodson #4 Ian McCall #5 John Moraga #6 Ali Bagautinov #7 Jussier “Formiga” da Silva #8 Kyoji Horiguchi...
Men’s Bantamweight (135) Top 15 Rankings
#1 TJ Dillashaw #2 Renan Barão #3 Urijah Faber #4 Raphael Assunção #5 Michael McDonald #6 Johnny Eduardo #7 Eddie Wineland #8 Iuri Alcantara #9 Brad...
Men’s Featherweight (145) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Jose Aldo #2 Chad Mendes #3 Frankie Edgar #4 Ricardo Lamas #5 Cub Swanson #6 Pat Curran #7 Daniel Straus #8 Patricio Freire #9 Jeremy...
Men’s Lightweight (155) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Anthony Pettis #2 Benson Henderson #3 Gilbert Melendez #4 Josh Thomson #5 Eddie Alvarez #6 Nate Diaz #7 Khabib Nurmagomedov #8 Will Brooks #9 Michael...
Men’s Welterweight (170) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Georges St. Pierre #2 Johny Hendricks #3 Robbie Lawler #4 Hector Lombard #5 Tyron Woodley #6 Carlos Condit #7 Rory MacDonald #8 Jake Shields #9...
Men’s Middleweight (185) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Chris Weidman #2 Anderson Silva #3 Lyoto Machida #4 Luke Rockhold #5 Gegard Mousasi #6 Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza #7 Francis Carmont #8 Constantinos Philippou #9...
Men’s Light Heavyweight (205) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Jon Jones #2 Alexander Gustafsson #3 Daniel Cormier #4 Anthony Johnson #5 Phil Davis #6 Lyoto Machida #7 Rashad Evans #8 Vitor Belfort #9 Dan...
Men’s Heavyweight (265) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Cain Velasquez #2 Junior Dos Santos #3 Daniel Cormier #4 Fabricio Werdum #5 Antonio Silva #6
Fights To Make After UFC 173
By Raphael Garcia UFC 173 was considered a weak offering by the Ultimate Fighting Championship,as well as a poor card to kick off the summer. However,...
MMA Ratings Podcast: 5.25.2014
By Raphael Garcia By Roy Billington MMA Ratings writers Raphael Garcia and Roy Billington return to talk about the major upset at UFC 173 and everything...
UFC 173 Post-Fight Press Conference
UFC 173: Barão vs. Dillashaw (formerly UFC 173: Weidman vs. Machida, UFC 173: Weidman vs. Belfort) took place on May 24, 2014 at MGM Grand Garden...
UFC 173: Barão vs. Dillashaw
UFC 173: Barão vs. Dillashaw (formerly UFC 173: Weidman vs. Machida, UFC 173: Weidman vs. Belfort) took place on May 24, 2014 at MGM Grand Garden...
Renan Barão vs. TJ Dillashaw
UFC 173 • Renan Barão vs. TJ Dillashaw (UFC Bantamweight Championship): TJ Dillashaw def. Renan Barão via TKO (strikes) at 2:26 of Round 5. Click the...
Daniel Cormier vs. Dan Henderson
UFC 173 • Daniel Cormier vs. Dan Henderson: Daniel Cormier def. Dan Henderson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:53 of Round 3. Click the stars to...
Jake Ellenberger vs. Robbie Lawler
UFC 173 • Jake Ellenberger vs. Robbie Lawler: Robbie Lawler def. Jake Ellenberger via TKO (strikes) at 3:06 of Round 3. Click the stars to rate...
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Francisco Rivera
UFC 173 • Takeya Mizugaki vs. Francisco Rivera: Takeya Mizugaki def. Francisco Rivera via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27). Click the stars to rate this fight....