Rankings Update #6: Weichel Wins Tournament

Results over the weekend:


Bellator 119

Daniel Weichel #16 beat Desmond Green by submission (rear-naked choke)









UFC Fight Night 40

Costas Philippou #10 beat Lorenz Larkin #16 by Knockout (punches)

Kyoji Horiguchi beat Darrell Montague #24 by Unanimous Decision

Johnny Eduardo beat Eddie Wineland #3 by Knockout (punches)

Nik Lentz #14 beat Manny Gamburyan #23 by Unanimous Decision

MMA World Middleweight Rankings #6

1. Chris Weidman

 W-Anderson Silva (TKO)
 W-Anderson Silva (KO)
 W-Mark Munoz (KO)
 W-Demian Maia (UD)
 W-Tom Lawlor (SUB)




2. Anderson Silva 

  L-Chris Weidman (TKO)
  L-Chris Weidman (KO)
  W-Chael Sonnen (TKO)
  W-Yushin Okami (TKO)
  W-Vitor Belfort (KO)




3. Lyoto Machida 

  W-Gegard Mousasi (UD)
  W-Mark Munoz (KO)







4. Vitor Belfort 

  W-Luke Rockhold (TKO)
  W-Michael Bisping (TKO)
  W-Yoshihiro Akiyama (KO)
  L-Anderson Silva (KO)
  W-Matt Lindland (KO)




5. Gegard Mousasi

  L-Lyoto Machida (UD)
  W-Ronaldo Souza (KO)
  W-Melvin Manhoef (SUB)
  W-Yoon Dong Sik (UD)
  W-Denis Kang (SUB)




6. Luke Rockhold 

  W-Tim Boetsch (SUB)
  W-Costas Philippou (TKO)
  L-Vitor Belfort (TKO)
  W-Tim Kennedy (UD)
  W-Keith Jardine (KO)
  



7. Ronaldo Souza 

 W-Francis Carmont (UD)
 W-Yushin Okami (TKO)
 W-Chris Camozzi (SUB)
 W-Ed Herman (SUB)
 W-Derek Brunson (TKO)




8. Mark Munoz 

 L-Lyoto Machida (KO)
 W-Tim Boetsch (UD)
 L-Chris Weidman (KO)
 W-Chris Leben (TKO)
 W-Demian Maia (UD)




9. Francis Carmont 

 L-Ronaldo Souza (UD)
 W-Costas Philippou (UD)
 W-Lorenz Larkin (UD)
 W-Tom Lawlor (SD)
 W-Karlos Vemola (SUB)




10. Costas Philippou 

 W-Lorenz Larkin (KO) 
 L-Luke Rockhold (TKO)
 L-Francis Carmont (UD)
 W-Tim Boetsch (TKO)
 W-Riki Fukuda (UD)
  



11. Tim Boetsch 

 L-Luke Rockhold (SUB)
 W-CB Dollaway (UD) 
 L-Mark Munoz (UD)
 L-Costas Philippou (TKO)
 W-Hector Lombard (SD)




12. Yushin Okami

 W-Svetoslav Savov (SUB)
 L-Ronaldo Souza (TKO)
 W-Hector Lombard (SD)
 W-Alan Belcher (UD)
 W-Buddy Roberts (TKO)




13. Yoel Romero 

 W-Brad Tavares (UD)
 W-Derek Brunson (KO)
 W-Ronny Markes (KO)
 W-Cliffard Starkes (KO)





14. Brad Tavares 


 L-Yoel Romero (UD)
 W-Lorenz Larkin (UD)
 W-Bubba McDaniel (UD)
 W-Riki Fukuda (UD)
 W-Tom Watson (SD)



15. Tim Kennedy 

 W-Michael Bisping (UD)                
 W-Rafael Natal (KO)
 W-Roger Gracie (UD)
 W-Trevor Smith (SUB)
 L-Luke Rockhold (UD)
                



16. Lorenz Larkin 

 L-Costas Philippou (KO) 
 L-Brad Tavares (UD)
 W-Chris Camozzi (UD)
 L-Francis Carmont (UD)
 W-Robbie Lawler (UD)




17. Michael Bisping 

 L-Tim Kennedy (UD)                
 W-Alan Belcher (TD)
 L-Vitor Belfort (TKO)
 W-Brian Stann (UD)
 L-Chael Sonnen (UD)
                



18. Thales Leites 

 W-Trevor Smith (TKO)
 W-Ed Herman (UD)
 W-Tom Watson (UD)
 W-Matt Horwich (SUB)
 W-Jeremy Horn (SD)
                



19. Mamed Khalidov 

  W-Ryuta Sakurai (SUB)
  W-Kendall Grove (SUB)
  W-Rodney Wallace (TKO)
  W-Jesse Taylor (SUB)
  W-Matt Lindland (SUB)




20. Luke Barnatt 

  W-Mats Nilsson (TKO)
  W-Andrew Craig (SUB)
  W-Collin Hart (UD)
  W-Matteo Piran (TKO)
  W-Chris Harman (SUB)




21. CB Dollaway

  W-Cezar Ferreira (TKO) 
  L-Tim Boetsch (UD)
  W-Daniel Sarafian (SD)
  W-Jason Miller (UD)
  L-Jared Hamman (KO)




22. Jesse Taylor 

  W-Elvis Mutapcic (UD)
  W-John Phillips (SUB)
  W-Kendall Grove (UD)
  W-Chris Fields (SUB)
  W-Marcel Fortuna (UD)




23. Elvis Mutapcic

  L-Jesse Taylor (UD)
  W-Sam Alvey (UD)
  W-Joseph Henle (TKO)
  W-Jacen Flynn (TKO)
  W-Keenan Curry (SUB)




24. Antonio Braga Neto 

  W-Anthony Smith (SUB)
  W-Brock Larsen (SUB)
  W-Maiquel Falcao (SUB)
  W-Douglas Cristian (SUB)
  L-Ryo Kawamura (UD)




25. Alexander Shlemenko

  W-Brennan Ward (SUB)
  W-Doug Marshall (TKO)
  W-Brett Cooper (UD)
  W-Maiquel Falcao (TKO)
  W-Anthony Ruiz (UD)




Ineligible

Cung Le 

                   Inactive








Rich Franklin 


                   Inactive

Alan Belcher 

                   Inactive

UFC Fight Night 40 & Bellator 119

Preview for Mondays Rankings 6th Edition: six fights that could effect the rankings

Bellator 119

Featherweights: Daniel Weichel #16 vs. Desmond Green 

If Green wins Fabricio Guerreiro and Frodo Khasbulaev will also enter the top 25 featherweight rankings as well since Green lost to Guerreiro and Guerreiro lost to Khasbulaev. If Weichel beats Green everything stays the same.

UFC Fight Night 40

Welterweights: Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva

If Silva wins he could be ranked at #25 if he wins more impressively than Seth Baczynski #25 who submitted Brown for his #25 spot. If Brown beats Silva everything stays the same since Brown lost to Baczynski who is occupying the last spot in the current top 25 welterweight rankings.

Middleweights: Costa Philippou #10 vs. Lorenz Larkin #16 

If Larkin beats Philippou both Brad Tavares #14 and Yoel Romero #13 will benefit from it since Larkin lost to Tavares and Tavares lost to Romero. If Philippou beats Larkin everything stays the same.

Flyweights: Darrell Montague #24 vs. Kyoji Horiguchi

If Horiguchi beats Montague he will enter the top 25 flyweight rankings. If Montague beats Horiguchi everything stays the same. 

Bantamweights: Eddie Wineland #3 vs. Johnny Eduardo

If Eduardo upsets Wineland he will enter the top 25 bantamweight rankings and Raphael Assuncao #23 will benefit from it too since he beat Eduardo. If Wineland beats Eduardo as expected then everything stays the same. 

Featherweights: Nik Lentz #14 vs. Manny Gamburyan #23

If Gamburyan beats Lentz then it will avenge his loss to Diego Nunes #21 who beat him by decision because Lentz beat Nunes. Dennis Siver #15 will also benefit from Gamburyan beating Lentz too since he beat Gamburyan and is currently ranked below Lentz. If Lentz beats Gamburyan everything stays the same.