Minakov is ahead of Emelianenko by 30 positions. MMA fighter rating

Legendary fighter Fedor Emelianenko remained in 44th place in the February ranking best fighters peace among the heavyweights.

The legendary Russian mixed style fighter, 39-year-old Fedor Emelianenko, remained in 44th place in the February ranking of the best heavyweight fighters in the world.

As before, not a single Russian fighter is in the TOP 10 of his weight category. Best result Bellator champion Andrey Koreshkov, who ranks 14th in welterweight.

The Fightmatrix fighter rating is calculated in the same way as the FIFA rating in football. If you defeat a strong opponent, you get more points. If you defeat the weak, you get few points or nothing at all.

Who rose the most among the Russians?

Welterweight Alexander Yakovlev broke into the top 50 in the rankings of his weight category. This happened thanks to a convincing knockout victory over George Sullivan. On this moment Sasha takes 33rd place.

Heavyweight Evgeniy Erokhin rose to 30th place in the ranking of his division. Already on February 7th he will fight against Brandon Cash at the WSOF GC2 tournament, following the results of which he will claim a place much higher.

Who can rise to the top 10 in the near future?

Bellator champion Andrey Koreshkov has a chance to get into the top 10 in April. If he defeats ex-UFC champion Benson Henderson, then at least the tenth place will be a Russian fighter.

Flyweight representative AliBagautinov also has a good chance of making the top 10. If he wins next opponent(not yet known), it will most likely rise in the rankings.

Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov could also return to the top if next battle will defeat Tony Ferguson.

Heavy weight

1. Fabrizio Werdum (Brazil, 20 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw)

2. Cain Velasquez (USA, 13-2)

3. Alistair Overeem (Holland, 34-14)

4. Junior dos Santos (Brazil, 17-4)

5. Stipe Miocic (USA, 14-2)

6. Andrey Orlovsky (Belarus, 25-11)

7. Ben Rothwell (USA, 36-9)

8. Mark Hunt ( New Zealand, 11-10-1)

9. Travis Brown (USA, 18-3-1)

10. Frank Mir (USA, 18-10)

14 . Vitaly Minakov (Russia, 17-0)

17. Alexey Oleinik (Ukraine/Russia, 55-9-1)

19 . Denis Goltsov (Russia, 16-4)

20. Sergei Kharitonov (Russia, 24-6)

26. Ruslan Magomedov (Russia, 14-1)

29. Alexander Volkov (Russia, 24-6)

30. Evgeniy Erokhin (Russia, 13-4)

44. Fedor Emelianenko (Russia, 35-4)

46. ​​Sergei Pavlovich (Russia, 6-0)

48. Konstantin Erokhin (Russia, 9-3)

55. Vadim Nemkov (Russia, 5-1)

64. Shamil Abdurakhimov (Russia, 15-4)

88. Salimgirey Rasulov (Russia, 14-6)

Light Heavyweight

1. Jon Jones (USA, 21-1)

2. Daniel Cormier (USA, 17-1)

3. Anthony Johnson (USA, 21-5)

4. Ryan Bader (USA, 20-5)

5. Phil Davis (USA, 15-3)

6. Alexander Gustafsson (Sweden, 16-4)

7. Glover Teixeira (Brazil, 24-4)

8. Rashad Evans (USA, 21-4-1)

9. Liam McGeary (Great Britain, 11-0)

10. Quinton Jackson (USA, 36-11)

21. Viktor Nemkov (Russia, 23-5)

29. Maxim Grishin (Russia, 21-6)

33.Shamil Gamzatov (Russia, 1-0)

47. Gadzhimurad Antigulov (Russia, 16-4)

61. Abdul-Kerim Edilov (Russia, 16-4)

62. Shamil Nurmagomedov (Russia, 19-3)

72. Mikhail Mokhnatkin (Russia,8-1-1)

83. Muslim Makhmudov (Russia, 8-2)

85. Rashid Yusupov (Russia, 5-2)

Average weight

1. Luke Rockhold (USA, 15-2)

2. Chris Wideman (USA, 13-1)

3. Yol Romero (Cuba, 11-1)

4. Vitor Belfort (Brazil, 25-11)

5. Ronaldo Souza (Brazil, 22-4)

6. Lyoto Machida (Brazil, 22-7)

7. Gegard Mousasi (Armenia/Holland, 37-6-2)

8. Robert Whittaker (Australia, 15-4)

9. Michael Bisping (Great Britain, 27-7)

10. Uriah Hall (USA, 12-6)

…

22. Ramazan Emeev (Russia, 13-3)

26. Alexander Shlemenko (Russia, 51-9)

34. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (Russia, 27-3)

40. Anatoly Tokov (Russia, 22-1)

50. Alexey Butorin (10-0)

55. Vitaly Bigdash (8-0)

74. Vagab Vagabov (Russia, 20-0)

80. Mikhail Kolobegov (Russia, 9-3)

82. Vladimir Mineev (Russia, 5-0)

Welterweight

1. Robbie Lauler (USA, 27-10)

2. Johny Hendrix (USA, 17-3)

3. Rory MacDonald (Canada, 18-3)

4. Tyron Woodley (USA, 15-3)

5. Rousimar Palhares (Brazil, 18-6)

6. Carlos Condit (USA, 30-9)

7. Demian Maia (Brazil, 22-6)

8. Hector Lombard (Cuba, 34-4-1)

9. Matt Brown (USA, 20-13)

10. Ben Henderson (USA, 23-5)

14. Andrey Koreshkov (Russia, 18-1)

21. Albert Tumenov (Russia, 17-2)

33.Alexander Yakovlev (Russia, 23-6-1)

59. Beslan Isaev (Russia, 33-7)

66. Alexey Kunchenko (Russia, 12-0)

72. Omari Akhmedov (Russia, 15-3)

89. Albert Duraev (Russia, 8-3)

92. Abubakar Vagaev (Russia, 10-1)

A light weight

1. Rafael dos Anjos (Brazil, 25-7)

2. Donald Cerrone (USA, 28-7)

3. Eddie Alvarez (USA, 27-4)

4. Anthony Pettis (USA, 18-4)

5. Will Brooks (USA, 17-1)

6. Tony Ferguson (USA, 20-3)

7. Gilbert Melendez (USA, 22-5)

8. Beneil Dariush (USA, 12-1)

9. Al Iaquinta (USA, 13-3-1)

10. Nate Diaz (USA, 18-10)

15. Rashid Magomedov (Russia, 19-1)

27. Alexander Sarnavsky (Russia, 32-3)

32. Rustam Khabilov (Russia, 17-3)

38. Magomed Mustafaev (Russia, 13-1)

39. Mairbek Taisumov (Russia, 24-5)

67. Oleg Bagov (Russia, 20-8)

83. Eduard Vartanyan (Russia, 12-2)

85. Ramazan Esenbaev (Russia, 9-1-1)

91.Husein Khaliev (Russia, 14-1)

Feather-weight

1. Conor McGregor (Ireland, 19-2)

2. Frankie Edgar (USA, 20-4-1)

3. Jose Aldo (Brazil, 25-2)

4. Max Holloway (USA, 15-3)

5. Daniel Straus (USA, 24-6)

6. Chad Mendes (USA, 17-4)

7. Patrico Freire (Brazil, 24-3)

8. Charles Oliveira (Brazil, 21-5)

9. Ricardo Lamas (USA, 16-4)

10. Daniel Weichel (Germany, 36-9)

19. Marat Gafurov (Russia, 13-0)

37. Murad Machaev (Russia, 18-1)

45. Rasul Mirzaev (Russia, 14-0)

46. ​​Zubaira Tukhugov (Russia, 18-3)

72. Magomed Idrisov (Russia, 6-0)

90. Salman Zhamaldaev (Russia, 10-1)

Bantamweight

1. Dominick Cruz (USA, 21-1)

2. TJ Dillashaw (USA, 12-3)

3. Uriah Faber (USA, 33-8)

4. Renan Barao (Brazil, 33-3)

5. Bibiano Fernandez (19-3)

6. Eduardo Dantas (Brazil, 17-4)

7. Marlon Moraes (Brazil, 15-4-1)

8. Jimmie Rivera (USA, 19-1)

9. Aljamin Sterling (USA, 12-0)

10. Marcos Galvao (Brazil, 17-6-1)

56. Timur Valiev (Russia, 10-1)

60. Magomed Magomedov (Russia, 12-1)

70. Rakhman Dudayev (Russia, 16-3)

80. Petr Yan (Russia, 5-0)

84. Mikhail Malyutin (Russia, 31-12)

Flyweight

1. Demetrius Johnson (USA, 23-2-1)

2. Joseph Benavidez (USA, 23-4)

3. John Dodson (USA, 17-7)

4. Henry Sejudo (USA, 10-0)

5. Jussier da Silva (Brazil, 18-4)

6. Louis Smolka (USA, 10-1)

7. Kueji Horiguchi (Japan, 16-2)

8. Wilson Reis (Brazil, 20-6)

9. Zach Makowski (USA, 19-6)

10. Ray Borg (USA, 9-1)

15. Ali Bagautinov (Russia, 13-4)

48. Velimurad Alkhasov (Russia, 4-0)

83. Yunus Evloev (Russia, 18-7)

Shlemenko is in the fourth ten, Fedor is in the top 20. Rating of MMA fighters for November

Alexander Shlemenko has slipped into the fourth ten in the middleweight rankings, Khabib Nurmagomedov holds first position in the lightweight division, Fedor and Alexander Emelianenko are in the top 30 of the heavy division.

Fighter ratings are calculated in the same way as FIFA ratings in football. If you defeat a strong opponent, you get more points. If you defeat a weak one, you get few points or nothing at all. If you don’t fight for two years, you drop out of the rankings. This rating calculates points for all fighters in the world, not just UFC mix fighters.

P.S. If a fighter is in last battle changed the weight category, then he will be rated in this division.

Heavy weight

1. Daniel Cormier (USA, 22 wins - 1 loss)
2. Stipe Miocic (USA, 18-3)
3. Derrick Lewis (USA, 21-6)
4. Curtis Blaydes (USA, 10-1)
5. Ryan Bader (USA, 26-5)
6. Francis Ngannou (France, 11-3)
7. Alistair Overeem (Holland, 43-17)
8. Alexander Volkov (Russia, 30-7)
9. Junior Dos Santos (Brazil, 19-5)
10. Alexey Oleynik (Russia, 59-11-1)
…

15. Vitaly Minakov (Russia, 21-0)
18. Sergei Kharitonov (Russia, 29-7)
19. Fedor Emelianenko (Russia, 38-5)
21. Shamil Abdurakhimov (Russia, 19-5)
22. Ivan Shtyrkov (Russia, 14-0-1)
26. Alexander Emelianenko (Russia, 28-7-1)
30. Muhumat Vakhaev (Russia, 7-4-1)
32. Denis Goltsov (Russia, 22-5)
33. Sergei Pavlovich (Russia, 12-0)
35. Salimgerey Rasulov (Russia, 17-7)
39. Evgeny Goncharov (Russia, 14-2)
49. Mikhail Mokhnatkin (Russia, 11-2-2)
52. Dmitry Sosnovsky (Russia, 11-0)
58. Evgeny Erokhin (Russia, 19-6)
62. Zelimkhan Umiev (Russia, 11-2)
65. Valentin Moldavsky (Russia, 8-1)
93. Kirill Sidelnikov (Russia, 11-5)
98. Konstantin Andreytsev (Russia, 11-8)
100. Alikhan Vakhaev (Russia, 8-2)

Alexander Volkov

Light Heavyweight

1. Phil Davis (USA, 19-4)
2. Anthony Smith (USA, 31-13)
3. Corey Anderson (USA, 11-4)
4. Glover Teixeira (Brazil, 27-7)
5. Jan Blachowicz (Poland, 23-7)
6. Volkan Oezdemir (Switzerland, 15-3)
7. Ilir Latifi (Sweden, 14-5)
8. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Brazil, 23-8)
9. Tomasz Narkun (Poland, 15-2)
10. Linton Vassell (Great Britain, 18-7)
…

14. Vadim Nemkov (Russia, 9-2)
19. Nikita Krylov (Russia, 24-6)
22. Maxim Grishin (Russia, 28-7-1)
25. Mikhail Zayats (Russia, 24-8)
31. Rashid Yusupov (Russia, 10-1)
33. Artur Astakhov (Russia, 16-5)
39. Khadis Ibragimov (Russia, 7-0)
40. Magomed Ankalaev (Russia, 10-1)
41. Viktor Nemkov (Russia, 25-7)
49. Batraz Agnaev (Russia, 4-1)
50. Bozigit Ataev (Russia, 20-3)
55. Gadzhimurad Antigulov (Russia, 20-5)
56. Alexey Butorin (Russia, 13-3)
58. Kurban Omarov (Russia, 10-1)
60. Zaurbek Bashaev (Russia, 6-1)
78. Amirkhan Guliyev (Russia, 9-1)
79. Muslim Magomedov (Russia, 3-0)
85. Vitaly Bigdash (Russia, 9-2)
86. Maxim Futin (Russia, 7-6-1)
89. Shamil Akhmedov (Russia, 6-0)
94. Mikhail Tsarev (Russia, 32-7)
96. Mikhail Ragozin (Russia, 11-3)
97. Abdul-Kerim Edilov (Russia, 17-4)
99. Mikhail Kolobegov (Russia, 13-3)
100. Saparbek Safarov (Russia, 8-2)

Vadim Nemkov

Average weight

1. Robert Whittaker (Australia, 20-4)
2. Georges St-Pierre (Canada, 26-2)
3. Yoel Romero (Cuba, 13-3)
4. Gegard Mousasi (Holland, 45-6-2)
5. Kelvin Gastelum (USA, 15-3)
6. Ronaldo Souza (Brazil, 26-6)
7. Luke Rockhold (USA, 16-4)
8. Chris Wideman (USA, 14-4)
9. Israel Adesanya (Nigeria, 15-0)
10. Paulo Henrique Costa (Brazil, 12-0)
…

27. Albert Duraev (Russia, 12-3)
28. Anatoly Tokov (Russia, 27-2)
29. Khalid Murtazaliev (Russia, 14-2)
35. Alexander Shlemenko (Russia, 56-12)
37. Shamil Gamzatov (Russia, 13-0)
48. Vladimir Mineev (Russia, 11-1-1)
49. Artem Frolov (Russia, 11-1)
55. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (Russia, 32-6)
57. Omari Akhmedov (Russia, 17-4-1)
58. Ibragim Chuzhigaev (Russia, 12-5)
63. Salamu Abdurakhmanov (Russia, 10-1)
64. Gamzat Khiramagomedov (Russia, 7-0)
65. Sergey Martynov (Russia, 11-2)
68. Roman Kopylov (Russia, 6-0)
70. Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev (Russia, 10-1)
71. Magomed Ismailov (Russia, 14-2-1)
80. Ayub Gimbatov (Russia, 9-1)
91. Gasan Umalatov (Russia, 18-6-2)
96. Shamil Abdulaev (Russia, 10-1)
100. Valery Myasnikov (Russia, 14-1-2)

Albert Duraev

Welterweight

1. Tyron Woodley (USA, 19-3-1)
2. Colby Covington (USA, 14-1)
3. Rafael dos Anjos (Brazil, 28-10)
4. Darren Till (Great Britain, 17-1-1)
5. Stephen Thompson (USA, 14-3-1)
6. Kamaru Usman (USA, 13-1)
7. Robbie Lawler (USA, 28-12)
8. Rory MacDonald (Canada, 20-5)
9. Jorge Masvidal (USA, 32-13)
10. Neil Magny (USA, 21-6)

18. Ramazan Emeev (Russia, 18-3)
25. Andrey Koreshkov (Russia, 21-3)
36. Alexey Kunchenko (Russia, 19-0)
39. Albert Tumenov (Russia, 20-4)
47. Nikolay Aleksakhin (Russia, 22-5)
51. Aliaskhab Khizriev (Russia, 11-0)
53. Mukhamed Berkhamov (Russia, 12-1)
57. Magomed Magomedkerimov (Russia, 23-5)
69. Murad Abdulaev (Russia, 18-6)
83. Muslim Salikhov (Russia, 14-2)

Ramazan Emeev

A light weight

1. Khabib Nurmagomedov (Russia, 27-0)
2. Tony Ferguson (USA, 24-3)
3. Dustin Poirier (USA, 24-5)
4. Eddie Alvarez (USA, 29-6)
5. Conor McGregor (Ireland, 21-4)
6. Kevin Lee (USA, 17-3)
7. Patricky Freire (Brazil, 20-8)
8. Anthony Pettis (USA, 21-8)
9. Justin Gaethje (USA, 19-2)
10. Edson Barbosa (Brazil, 19-6)

18. Rustam Khabilov (Russia, 23-3)
20. Islam Makhachev (Russia, 16-1)
24. Rashid Magomedov (Russia, 22-2-1)
26. Akhmed Aliyev (Russia, 17-4)
27. Mairbek Taisumov (Russia, 27-5)
29. Ali Bagov (Russia, 27-10)
41. Khusein Khaliev (Russia, 19-1)
42. Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (Russia, 15-2)
43. Eduard Vartanyan (Russia, 18-4)
50. Shamil Zavurov (Russia, 35-5-1)
58. Islam Mamedov (Russia, 16-2)
59. Yusuf Raisov (Russia, 14-1)
61. Alexander Shabliy (Russia, 18-3)
64. Andrey Koshkin (Russia, 18-6)
65. Amirkhan Adaev (Russia, 14-3)
76. Damir Ismagulov (Russia, 16-2)
87. Alexander Sarnavsky (Russia, 36-7)
88. Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov (Russia, 10-4)
96. Musa Khamanaev (Russia, 18-6)
100. Arman Tsarukyan (Russia, 13-1)

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Feather-weight

1. Max Holloway (USA, 19-3)
2. Brian Ortega (USA, 14-0)
3. Jose Aldo (Brazil, 27-4)
4. Frankie Edgar (USA, 23-6-1)
5. Jeremy Stephens (USA, 28-15)
6. Chad Mendes (USA, 18-4)
7. Patricio Freire (Brazil, 27-4)
8. Renato Carneiro (Brazil, 13-1-1)
9. Alexander Volkanovski (Australia, 18-1)
10. Josh Emment (USA, 13-2)

27. Salaman Zhamaldaev (Russia, 16-1)
30. Zabit Magomedsharipov (Russia, 16-1)
44. Marat Balaev (Russia, 10-1)
51. Timur Valiev (Russia, 14-2)
52. Rasul Mirzaev (Russia, 18-1)
53. Mukhamed Kokov (Russia, 14-3)
59. Murad Machaev (Russia, 22-3)
68. Islam Isaev (Russia, 8-2)
71. Adlan Bataev (Russia, 11-1)
74. Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (Russia, 28-8)
78. Kurban Taigibov (Russia, 8-1)
79. Magomed Unisilau (Russia, 6-0)
86. Magomed Idrisov (Russia, 8-2)
91. Movlid Khaibulaev (Russia, 13-0)
97. Alexey Polpudnikov (Russia, 26-5-1)

Salaman Zhamaldaev

Bantamweight

1. TJ Dillashaw (USA, 16-3)
2. Marlon Moraes (Brazil, 21-5-1)
3. Cody Garbrandt (USA, 11-2)
4. John Lineker (Brazil, 31-8)
5. Rafael Assuncao (Brazil, 27-5)
6. Jimmie Rivera (USA, 22-2)
7. Ajamian Sterling (USA, 16-3)
8. Kuoji Horiguchi (Japan, 25-2)
9. John Dodson (USA, 20-10)
10. Pedro Munhoz (Brazil, 16-3)
…

16. Petr Yan (Russia, 10-1)
28. Movsar Evloev (Russia, 10-0)
31. Rustam Kerimov (Russia, 11-0)
33. Abdul-Rakhman Dudayev (Russia, 21-4)
34. Magomed Magomedov (Russia, 15-2)
49. Abdul-Rakhman Temirov (Russia, 12-3)
50. Oleg Borisov (Russia, 21-3-1)
55. Denis Lavrentiev (Russia, 6-0)
58. Khusein Askhabov (Russia, 15-0)
66. Murad Kalamov (Russia, 9-2)
74. Mikhail Malyutin (Russia, 35-14)
99. Khusein Shaykhaev (Russia, 7-0)

Petr Yan

Flyweight

1. Henry Cejudo (USA, 13-2)
2. Demetrius Johnson (USA, 27-3-1)
3. Jussier da Silva (Brazil, 22-5)
4. Sergio Pettis (USA, 17-4)
5. Joseph Benavidez (USA, 25-5)
6. Dustin Ortiz (USA, 19-7)
7. Deiveson Figuereiro (Brazil, 15-0)
8. Ray Borg (USA, 11-3)
9. Alexandre Patoya (Brazil, 19-3)
10. Askar Askarov (Russia, 10-0)

14. Said Nurmagomedov (Russia, 12-1)
15. Ali Bagautinov (Russia, 18-6)
23. Yunus Evloev (Russia, 23-8)
25. Azamat Kerefov (Russia, 10-0)
30. Magomed Bibulatov (Russia, 14-1)
33. Velimurad Alkhasov (Russia, 5-0)
40. Tagir Ulanbekov (Russia, 6-1)
46. ​​Rasul Albaskhanov (Russia, 8-3)
52. Murad Magomedov (Russia, 8-0)
62. Goga Shamatava (Russia, 14-5)
63. Valery Khazhirokov (Russia, 4-1)
73. Vartan Asatryan (Russia, 14-8)
81. Mansur Khatuev (Russia, 7-0)
82. Murad Zeinulabidov (Russia, 18-3)
89. Aren Akopyan (Russia, 9-2-1)
92. Abdulla Aliyev (Russia, 6-1)
95. Kurban Gadzhiev (Russia, 14-3)

Askar Askarov

The best regardless of weight categories

1. Daniel Cormier (USA)
2. Max Holloway (USA)
3. TJ Dillashaw (USA)
4. Tyron Woodley (USA)
5. Robert Whittaker (Australia)
6. Henry Cejudo (USA)
7. Demetrius Johnson (USA)
8. Khabib Nurmagomedov (Russia)
9. Tony Ferguson (USA)
10. Stipe Miocic (USA)
11. Georges St. Pierre (Canada)
12. Phil Davis (USA)
13. Colby Covington (USA)
14. Bayan Ortega (USA)
15. Dustin Poirier (USA)

Modern mixed martial arts are increasingly taking on the form of an entertainment show, which is beginning to prevail over the sports component of MMA. The leadership of large organizations is increasingly paying attention to the bright image of a fighter and his charisma, rather than to his fighting qualities. If you know how to speak well, don't get flustered in front of the camera and can easily insult your opponent, then, all other things being equal, your chance of getting a big fight or getting to the title doubles.

It is not surprising that in these realities, one of the important factors for the promotion of a fighter and the development of his career is the number of subscribers in in social networks, no matter how funny it may sound. If millions of people follow you on the same Instagram, they see you every day on the screens of their devices, scrolling through their feed in the morning, which means they will be aware of when you have next fight and at a minimum, they will be interested in the result of this battle. In fact, in the century information technologies, subscribers, this is the liveliest audience and its number directly affects the financial success of a fighter. As you may have guessed, today we will talk about the most popular fighters on the Internet.

10. Paige VanZant

Instagram: 1.9 million

Twitter: 300 thousand

Total reach: 2.2 million

Our ranking opens with the cutie from the UFC flyweight division, Paige VanZant. Not many people follow her on Twitter, but her Instagram audience is almost 2 million people, which makes sense: most people are more interested in VanZant's racy photos than her tweets. Two million is not bad for a girl with a 4-3 UFC record. The charismatic 24-year-old gained her greatest popularity when she was riding a three-fight winning streak in the UFC, but then lost to Rose Namajunas in a veritable bloodbath. However, Paige's level of popularity has not dropped, quite the opposite. The reason for this is that after the first defeat, the athlete took part in the American television project “Dancing with the Stars”, and not only took part, but won the final of season 22. Some time later, VanZant released an autobiographical book in which she admitted that she was a victim of gang rape at school. Great PR. Since then, Paige's popularity on social media has increased, as has her breast size, following silicone implant surgery.

9. Daniel Cormier

Instagram: 1.8 million
Twitter: 700 thousand
Total reach: 2.5 million

In ninth place is the greatest UFC fighter regardless of weight categories, light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. DC has fewer Instagram followers than Paige VanZant, but has surpassed her in Twitter followers. The two-weight champion and his career, information about which often appears on Twitter, are followed by many people. Daniel Cormier's Instagram is all about belts, belts, training, training, and more training. Oh yes, and some family photos. It is worth noting that Cormier gained the lion's share of popularity by winning the champion belt in heavyweight, in a fight with Stipe Miocic. Until this point, Cormier was not in the top ten.

8. Jose Aldo

Instagram: 2 million
Twitter: 900 thousand
Total reach: 2.9 million

Jose Aldo has an obscenely large following on Twitter. His tweets are read by more than 900 thousand people, most of whom are probably Brazilian. He gained a significant part of this audience in 2015, during a fierce confrontation with Conor McGregor, whom only the deaf had not heard of at that time. Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians subscribed to their compatriot out of patriotic convictions, in the hope that he would defend the honor of the country in a battle with the arrogant Irishman. Didn't defend it. Now the popularity of the Brazilian ex-champion in social media. networks has faded significantly, and in the UFC they no longer pay as much attention to him as before.

7. Nate Diaz

Instagram: 2.6 million
Twitter: 1.1 million
Total reach: 3.7 million

In seventh place is the infamous UFC fighter from Stockton, Nate Diaz. And again, not without the help of Conor McGregor. It's no secret that Diaz gained the lion's share of his current popularity (quite deservedly) by strangling Conor McGregor in 2016, inflicting his first defeat in the UFC. However, the Diaz brothers were popular in the states before. More than a million people read the younger Diaz's stoned tweets. Nate, every now and then, will say something that the whole MMA world then discusses. Show up at a press conference for an upcoming fight and then tweet "I will not fight on this show. Fuck the UFC!" - it's his style. In almost all the photos on Instagram, Diaz shows off with his training buddies, and Diaz has practically no eyes in these photos.

6. Georges St. Pierre

Instagram: 2 million
Twitter: 1.95 million
Total reach: 3.95 million

Georges St-Pierre is a true superstar in Canada. Even those who are not even close to the UFC know him there. St. Pierre is one of the greatest fighters in mixed martial arts history, so it would be surprising if he wasn't on this list. Despite being retired, the former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion remains one of the most popular fighters in the world. His kindness, respect and human simplicity appeal to many fans, so it is not surprising that two million people follow him on Instagram and almost the same number read his Twitter. He has a lot of regular workout photos on Instagram, but his legendary status means that you can find other, more interesting photos, with no less legendary people.

5. Jon Jones

Instagram: 3 million
Twitter: 2.05 million
Total reach: 5.05 million

Jon "Bones" Jones surpassed Daniel Cormier this time too. The former light heavyweight champion opens the top five. Jones' total follower count is twice that of Cormier. Jones is quite a controversial figure in the MMA world. On the one hand, this is a phenomenal fighter who destroyed all the opponents in the cage that he met and became the youngest champion in UFC history. The other side is marred by Jones' legal troubles, failed drug tests and a penchant for drinking and drinking. Jones' Instagram is full of cool workout videos and motivational quotes, from Gandhi to the Bible, while at the same time replete with "candid" messages to all his haters.

4. Anderson Silva

Instagram: 2.9 million
Twitter: 7.9 million
Total reach: 10.8 million

And in fourth place in the ranking is the first and only fighter whose Twitter audience exceeds the audience on Instagram, almost three times as much. It is not clear what is causing this gap. Last year, “The Spider” failed a doping test for the second time, which led to the cancellation of his fight against Kelvin Gastelum. Silva's suspension ends this November, so the legendary former middleweight champion is set to return to the Octagon this year and aims to fight Conor McGregor. Despite his problems with the anti-doping agency USADA, Anderson Silva remains one of the most exciting, outstanding and memorable fighters in the history of mixed martial arts. Judging by his Instagram, Spider simply loves to train and play airsoft.

Sherdog is perhaps the most authoritative website in the MMA universe, the UFC is the world's largest MMA promotion - and their MMA fighter rankings. The main hopes of Russian MMA fans, the best of the best, according to experts and fans of mixed martial arts.

Pound-4-pound Sherdog rankings

One of the most authoritative rating compilers MMA fighters For many years now, Sherdog has been an American website covering events in the world of mixed martial arts. Sherdog is a regular content provider for ESPN. The latest world ranking of MMA fighters, regardless of weight category, was proposed by Sherdog on January 9, 2018. It was led by Demetrious Johnson, who was awarded the title of “Submission of the Year 2017” for his fight with Ray Borg. Johnson managed to finish the fight ahead of schedule with a spectacular painful hold on left hand opponent.

1. Max Holloway.
2. Daniel Cormier.
3. Connor McGregor.
4. Tyron Woodley.
5. Stipe Miocic.
6. Tony Ferguson.
7. Rafael Dosantos.
8. TJ Dillashaw.
9. Robert Whittaker.

Sherdog did not bypass and better half universe of mixed martial arts. The first place in the overall ranking of women's MMA fighters at the end of 2017 was taken by Amanda Nunes, who took the belt from Ronda Rousey, crushing her opponent within the first 48 seconds of the fight. Amanda managed to defend her title in a duel with Valentina Shevchenko. By the way, an athlete from Kyrgyzstan also managed to get into Sherdog rating, unlike Nunez's lady love Nina Ansaroff.

1. Amanda Nunez.
2. Christian Giustino.
3. Rose Namajunas.
4. Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
5. Jessica Andrade.
6. Claudia Gadelha.
7. Valentina Shevchenko.
8. Jennifer Maya.
9. Ayaka Hamasaki.
10. Julia Budd.

UFC fighter rankings (men)

The UFC organization, a trendsetter in the world of mixed martial arts, compiles ratings of MMA fighters by weight category. In total, the organization represents 8 men's scales. Today, the UFC has the largest number of the most famous and professional fighters from all over the world.

Flyweight (less than 57 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Demetrius Johnson.

1. Joseph Benavides.
2. Henry Cejudo.
3. Ray Borg.
4. Jussier da Silva (Formiga).
5. Sergio Pettis.
6. Wilson Race.
7. Brandon Moreno.
8. Ben Nguyen.
9. John Moraga.
10. Dustin Ortiz.

Russian flyweight fighter Magomed (Chaborz) Bibulatov is currently ranked 13th in the rankings.

Bantamweight(57-61 kg):

THE CHAMPION - TJ Dillashaw.

1. Cody Garbrandt.
2. Dominick Cruz.
3. Rafael Assuncao.
4. Jimmy Rivera.
5. Marlon Moraes.
6. John Lineker.
7. Brian Caraway.
8. John Dodson.
9. Aljamain Sterling.
10. Thomas Almeida.

Featherweight (61-66 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Max Holloway.

1. Jose Aldo.
2. Frankie Edgar.
3. Brian Ortega.
4. Josh Emmett.
5. Cub Swanson.
6. Ricardo Lamas.
7. Chen Sun Jang.
8. Jeremy Stephens.
9. Darren Elkins.
10. Yair Rodriguez.

Three Russians compete in the featherweight division: Artem (Russian Hammer) Lobov, Zabit Magomedsharipov, Zubaira (Warrior) Tukhugov. At the moment, none of these athletes are in the TOP 15 rankings.

Light weight (66-70 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Connor McGregor.

1. Tony Ferguson.
2. Eddie Alvarez.
3. Edison Barbosa.
4. Justin Gaethje.
5. Dustin Poirier.
6. Kevin Lee.
7. Nate Diaz.
8. Michael Chiesa.
9. Al Iaquinta.

The lightweight category is one of the favorites for Russian mixed martial arts fans. The reason for this is the rich representation of our compatriots. In addition to Khabib (Eagle) Nurmagomedov, who is in second position in the ranking and has a real chance of soon fighting for the championship title with Connor McGregor, in the lightweight UFC categories Magomed Mustafaev, Mairbek (Beckan) Taisumov, Rustam (Tiger) Khabilov, Rashid (Highlander) Magomedov, Islam Makhachev are fighting. These fighters are currently not included in the TOP 15 of the rating.

Welterweight (70-77 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Tyron Woodley

1. Stephen Thompson.
2. Rafael Dom Anjos.
3. Colby Covington.
4. Robbie Lawler.
5. Demin Maya.
6. George Masvidal.
7. Darren Till.
8. Neil Magny.
9. Usman's camera.
10. Santiago Ponzinibbio.

In the welterweight division there are 4 Russian fighters: Sultan Aliyev, Adam Khaliyev (has not yet had a single fight in the UFC), Muslim (King of Kung Fu) Salikhov, Alexander (Thunder of the North) Yakovlev. Currently, athletes are not included in the TOP 15 rankings.

Average weight(77-84 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Robert Whittaker.

1. Yoel Romero.
2. Luke Rockhold.
3. Dakare Souza.
4. Georges Saint-Pierre.
5. Chris Weidman.
6. Kelvin Gastelum.
7. Michael Bisping.
8. Derek Brunson.
9. David Branch.
10. Uriah Hall.

Fighters from Russia Omari (Wolverine) Akhmedov and Ramazan (Highlander) Emeev are currently not included in the TOP 15 of the rating.

Light heavyweight (84-93 kg):

1. Alexander Gustaffson.
2. Volkan Oezdemir.
3. Clover Teixeira.
4. Jimi Manuwa.
5. Queens Saint Preux.
6. Mauricio Rua.
7. Misha Chirkunov.
8. Corey Anderson.
9. Ilir Latifi.
10. Patrick Cummins.

Russian representation in the UFC light heavyweight division is limited to four fighters. Gadzhimurad Antigulov currently ranks 13th in the UFC light heavyweight MMA rankings, Abdul-Kerim Edilov is not in the TOP 15. Magomed Ankalaev and Azamat Murzakanov have not yet fought a single fight in the UFC.

Heavy weight (93-120 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Stipe Miocic.

1. Francis Ngannou.
2. Alistair Overeem.
3. Fabricio Werdum.
4. Cain Velasquez.
5. Michael Hunt.
6. Derrick Lewis.
7. Alexander Volkov.
8. Marcin Tybura.
9. Curtis Blades.
10. Stefan Struve.

Perhaps the most spectacular sport in MMA is heavyweight fights. Moreover, the Russians have someone to cheer for: two athletes from Russia are in the TOP 15 of the UFC MMA heavyweight ranking (Alexander (Drago) Volkov is seventh, Alexey (Boa) Oleynik is eleventh). Shamil (Abrek) Abdurakhimov, Ruslan (Leopard) Magomedov, Dmitry (the Lifeguard) Smolyakov, as well as Andrei (Pit Bull) Orlovsky - a fighter originally from Belarus who competes in the UFC for Russia - are currently located below the 15th line of the rating. Dmitry Sosnovsky has not yet had a single fight.

UFC fighter rankings (ladies)

Female fighters in the UFC compete in 4 weight categories: minimum, flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight.

Minimum weight (48-52 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Rose Namajunas.

1. Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
2. Jessica Andrade.
3. Claudia Gadelha.
4. Caroline Kowalkiewicz.
5. Tisha Torres.
6. Carla Esparza.
7. Michelle Waterson.
8. Cynthia Calvillo.
9. Felice Herrig.
10. Alexa Grasso.

Flyweight (53-57 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Nicco Montano.

1. Ciyara Eubanks.
2. Lauren Murphy.
3. Alexis Davis.
4. Roxana Modafferi.
5. Barb Honchak.
6. Liz Carmouche.
7. Jessica-Rose Clark.
8. Montana De La Rosa.
9. Mara Romero Borello.
10. Jessica Eye.

Bantamweight (57-61 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Amanda Nunis.

1. Valentina Shevchenko.
2. Holly Holm.
3. Juliana Pena.
4. Raquel Pennington.
5. Germaine de Randamie.
6. Kathleen Vieira.
7. Kat Zingano.
8. Sarah McMann.
9. Ronda Rousey.
10. Marion Renault.

An athlete from Russia, Yana Kunitskaya, registered in the bantamweight category, has not yet had a single fight in the UFC. However, Russian fans of mixed martial arts are waiting for the appearance of not only Yana on the card, but also the fighter from Kyrgyzstan Valentina Shevchenko. At the moment, Valentina is hot on the heels of Amanda Nunis and is the main contender for a title shot.

Featherweight (61-66 kg):

The UFC featherweight division currently has three fighters on the women's card. Christine Giustino holds the belt; Megan Anderson has not yet fought a single fight; Another athlete competing in the featherweight division is Tonya Evinger.

Ratings of Russian MMA fighters. "Nova Sport"

Here is the rating of Russian MMA fighters according to Nova Sport (the best are determined in each weight category). The first place among Russian heavyweights is currently occupied by UFC fighter Alexander Volkov. He became the champion of Bellator, M-1. Immediately behind him is Vitaly Minakov, a former Bellator champion who has not lost a single fight in his entire career (most of Vitaly’s victories came by submission or knockout).

The best light heavyweight fighter is Rashid Yusupov. In second place is Viktor Nemkov, whom Yusupov defeated in 2016. title fight for the title of M-1 champion.

The leader among Russians in the middle weight category is Alexander Shlemenko. The fighter runs his own school, “Storm” (this is the nickname the athlete chose for himself). Alexander became the Bellator champion (defended the title three times), won the M-1 Grand Prix series. UFC fighter Ramazan Emeev is breathing down his back.

Andrey Koreshkov, a student of the Storm school, is recognized as a trendsetter in the welterweight division. Andrey became the Bellator champion, just like his teacher. The second in the ranking of Russian MMA fighters in the welterweight category is Albert Tumenov.

The undoubted leader in the lightweight division is Khabib Nurmagomedov. Khabib recently won a landslide victory at UFC 219 over Edison Barboza and has a real chance of not only fighting one of the world’s top MMA stars, Condor McGregor, but also defeating the American. Khabib is followed by another UFC fighter - Rustam Khabilov.

The hope of the Russians in the featherweight division is Magomed Idrisov. He became the M-1 champion, sensationally defeating Slovakian Ivan Buchinger. Salman Zhamaldaev is preparing to emerge from the shadows.

Petr Yan takes first place in the ranking among bantamweight fighters. The athlete managed to defeat Magomed Magomedov in the ASV league and take the championship belt. The strongest league is interested in Ian UFC world. The second is Bekbulat Magomedov.

The Russian leader in the flyweight division is UFC fighter Magomed Bibulatov. The second line of the rating belongs to Askar Askarov.

My rating was " Soviet sport". The online publication conducted a survey among users based on the results of 2017. As a result, places from first to fifth, regardless of weight category, went to Khabib Nurmagomedov, Eduard Vartanyan, Alexander Shlemenko, Sergei Pavlovich and Vitaly Minakov, respectively.

Information about the Fightmatrix MMA Rankings

Current MMA Professional Fighter Rankings - unbiased, objective, software-generated. Updated weekly, with up to 650 fighters listed per weight division.

The rankings on this site are software generated, produced by a proprietary engine (CIRRS – Combat Intelli-Rating and Ranking System) and are based only on official results. There is no human intervention involved, which means that all bouts are considered in chronological order to determine the current rankings. The idea is to provide a list that is comparable to the “popular thought” without bias. However, there are some prediction-based elements. So in summary, you could say the system is a hybrid of popular thought and prediction analysis. Use this data to guide your decision when considering a fighter’s moneyline.

The following notes are important to consider when viewing the rankings.

• These are CURRENT rankings. The more recent a result, the more impact it has on a fighter’s ranking.
• A fighter must have a professional MMA bout in the previous 450 days to be listed.
• As of 11/01/2009, current ranking points are division-adjusted. They were never and are still not division-specific. Some adjustments are made on a per-divisional basis to protect against inexperienced divisional outliers. The exact adjustment varies depending on divisions, recent division-specific performances and direction moved, but a male fighter moving up one division will lose approximately 17%. Male fighters will gain approximately 17% upon moving down a division. This percentage varies slightly depending on the divisions in question as well as other factors. The factor is approximately 1/2 stronger for female fighters.
• A fighter can only appear in one division at a time and is almost always placed in the division in which they last fought. It is rare, but sometimes we make exceptions if we feel that the move is temporary and the fighter accomplishes nothing there (Example: Matt Lindland jumping two divisions to lose to Fedor).
• The winner is always placed above the loser, regardless of the outcome.
• A bout’s winner can lose points, if for example, they only manage a close win over a much lower rated fighter. In addition, the loser will gain points in this scenario.
• There is a special factor involved in championship bouts for certain organizations and divisions. Historically, inclusion has been dependent on those that ensure that top-ranked competition within the respective fighter pools (typically East / West) vie for the titles on a consistent basis, which meant a maximum of 2 titles per division at any given point. This was restricted to titles competed for in divisions governed by a clear organizational leader in this division and fighter pool, where there was also clear divisional competition from other organizations in said division & pool. Moving forward from 2013, this will be restricted to 1 per division regardless of pool grandfather unlessed in. This is due to the increased length of the matches, opposition obligations, and prestige of the lineage. It also helps with problems caused by global talent pool separation and assists in data confirmation. The factor applies to historical PRIDE title bouts, King of Pancrase Open-weight (until Mezger vacates), RINGS Absolute/Open-Weight Tournament Finals (until PRIDE HW title is created), Shooto (115,123,132,143), DREAM (155,185), Strike Force Women (135,145), Invicta Women (105,125,145 pre-UFC only), UFC Women (115,125,135,145), Tachi (125 / pre-UFC only), RIZIN (105). This factor CAN (but not always) result in a higher amount of combined total points. This factor was strongest prior to 2006, but has been weakened progressively since due to the decreased need as part of the reasoning for the bonus is being phased out as the pools of fighters intermingle on a more consistent basis.
• A ranked fighter may appear to lose or gain points for no reason at all. The reasons for this may include: historical bout additions & changes and/or quality performance decay penalties.
• Injury-related TKOs are not treated differently then standard TKOs. A TKO is a TKO.
• Rather than being overly concerned with the actual placement of the fighters, take a look at their points. Often times, the point differences between two rankings are very slim, and this means that their placements are really a “toss up”.
• Community adjustments will be made at the start of every half-year, starting with 2012, that will control country populations that have a propensity of being over- or underrated. Confirmation will be based on retroactive analysis of prior data. Partial adjustment will be made retroactively to past years.
• Post-rating blocking is now used to prevent losing fighters from passing above the rank of fighters who recently beat them, unless they fulfill certain requirements. Remaining blocks expire after 540 days.
• Fighters cannot be rated more than three times above the adjusted current rating of the highest rated fighter in which they beat or 1/3rd higher than that rating of the highest rated fighter in which they drew with in the past 1080 days within their current division — max penalty of 1/3rd and final rating cannot be less than 3x the starter rating. Partial credit is given in cases where close losses to quality fighters are present. This does not apply to generated ratings prior to 2004. There is also a reciprocal version of this that handles the opposite situation, but only in extreme circumstances.
• “Hometown ceiling” is in place for those in countries w/sufficient data and observed home advantages that have very little reach outside of the respective populations (aka: hardly anyone highly ranked seems to leave). Factor is very similar to the one explained above for divisional outliers.
• Starting 14/12/2013, all “The Ultimate Fighter” professional exhibition bouts will be considered retroactively in the Current MMA rankings. These bouts will affect ratings at a slightly reduced amount in comparison to professional non-exhibition bouts. These bouts will not be considered in all-time rankings and bouts will not cause fighters to move divisions unless the TUF season definitively results in a new divisional champion.