MMA Writers' Top 10

whaledog · 02-09-2001, 05:20 AM

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MEDIA TOP 10*

*This poll is not directly associated with ADCC and should not be confused with the MMA Writers' Top 10. (I made a typo in the message title)

OFFICIAL AS OF FEBRUARY 7th, 2001

HEAVYWEIGHT 200 & up

1. Mark Coleman (6) 105
2. Igor Vovchanchin (5) 104
3. Randy Couture 83
4. Pedro Rizzo 67
5. Kazuyuki Fujita 56
6. Kevin Randleman 54
7. Mark Kerr 44
8. Heath Herring 34
9. Josh Barnett 18
10. R. Babalu 11

Other fighters receiving votes: Gilbert Yvel, Mikhail Illoukhine, Pete Williams, Ricco Rodriguez, Ken Shamrock, Semmy Schilt, T. Kosaka

MIDDLEWEIGHTS 170 to 199.9

1. Kazushi Sakuraba (11) 110
2. Tito Ortiz 94
3. Vanderlei Silva 83
4. Frank Shamrock 82
5. Jeremy Horn 49
6. Dan Henderson 46
7. Evan Tanner 28
8. Allan Goes 27
9. Renzo Gracie 22
10. Chuck Liddell 10

Other fighters receiving votes: M. Bustamante, G. Mezger, Rickson Gracie, Tamura, R. Almeida, Akira Shoji, Yuki Kondo

LIGHTWEIGHTS 155 to 169.9

1. Hayato Sakurai (9) 107
2. Pat Miletich 82
3. Carlos Newton (1) 68
4. Dave Menne (1) 66
4. Pele 66
4. Matt Hughes 66
7. Frank Trigg 51
8. Dennis Hallman* 38
9. Kato 21
10. Fabiano Iha 17

*Dennis Hallman will be ranked as a bantamweight fighter in the next poll.

Other fighters receiving votes: S. Kawakatsu, Alex Cook, A. Barros, Nathan Marquardet, Ray Cooper, Laverne Clark

BANTAMWEIGHTS 154.9 & under
1. Kauro Uno (9) 108
2. Alexandre Nogueira (1) 77
3. Rumina Sato 71
4. Jens Pulver (1) 70
5. Din Thomas 62
6. Takanori Gomi 58
7. D. Mashima 34
8. Nauya, Uematsu 27
9. Royler Gracie 23
10. Ryan Bow 15

Other fighters receiving votes: Joao Roque, Marcio Babosa, Dennis Hallman, D. Hallman, John Lewis, Momoru,

Numbers in brackets indicate 1st place votes.

POUND FOR POUND

1. Kazushi Sakuraba 104
2. Hayato "Mach" Sakurai 85
3. Igor Vovchanchin 63
4. Frank Shamrock 58
5. Mark Coleman 53
6. Kaoru Uno 48
7. Tito Ortiz 45
8. Alexandre Franca Nogueira 32
9. Randy Couture 23
10. Vanderlei Silva 20

Voting in the February poll:

Andreh Anderson - http://news.adcombat.com
Ryan Graham - Fighters Database
Josh Gross - Full Contact Fighter Magazine
Josh Hedges - http://www.ufighting.com
Stephen Quadros - MMA Broadcaster/Writer
Matt Palmer - TMA Newsletter
Garret Poe - http://www.sherdog.com
Jake Rossen - http://www.ign.com
Sean Shelby - http://www.grapplersworld.com
Jeff Sherwood - http://www.sherdog.com
Jeff Thaler - Freelance MMA writer

[Edited by whaledog on 02-09-2001 at 11:08 AM]

Hookah Smokin Caterpillar · 02-09-2001, 03:31 PM

Polls like this never satisfy anyone, like in my case: Why is Coleman higher then Igor? Why is Renzo so low? Why is Silva so high?

SweepEm · 02-10-2001, 05:32 AM

It's all a matter of opinion.

If you would be able to assemble all the top 10's and have a tournament, I doubt if they would win, according to their ranking. Seems that the list is fairly accurate and there is always going to be debate as to who should be place where, but overall, if you just put the top 10 together, it's a good representation of the who's who in MMA.

Patterson · 02-10-2001, 05:37 AM

Silva is amazingly great... What I don't get is why anyone voted for Rickson and why Miletich and Newton were above Menne and Pele. Miletich at #2? Please...

whaledog · 02-10-2001, 07:48 AM

SweepEm,

I can always count on you.

SweepEm · 02-11-2001, 12:21 AM

always dude,

we can always watch each other's back

sccr06 · 02-11-2001, 02:13 AM

I am just happy to see a ranking system finally being used!

02-09-2001, 03:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hookah Smokin Caterpillar Novice Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 393 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Polls like this never satisfy anyone, like in my case: Why is Coleman higher then Igor? Why is Renzo so low? Why is Silva so high? __________________ "Living is easy with eyes closed, Misunderstanding all you see, Its getting hard to be someone but it all works out, It doesn't matter much to me..." - Lennon, John

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02-09-2001, 05:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
whaledog Novice Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 37 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MEDIA TOP 10* This poll is not directly associated with ADCC and should not be confused with the MMA Writers' Top 10. (I made a typo in the message title) OFFICIAL AS OF FEBRUARY 7th, 2001 HEAVYWEIGHT 200 & up 1. Mark Coleman (6) 105 2. Igor Vovchanchin (5) 104 3. Randy Couture 83 4. Pedro Rizzo 67 5. Kazuyuki Fujita 56 6. Kevin Randleman 54 7. Mark Kerr 44 8. Heath Herring 34 9. Josh Barnett 18 10. R. Babalu 11 Other fighters receiving votes: Gilbert Yvel, Mikhail Illoukhine, Pete Williams, Ricco Rodriguez, Ken Shamrock, Semmy Schilt, T. Kosaka MIDDLEWEIGHTS 170 to 199.9 1. Kazushi Sakuraba (11) 110 2. Tito Ortiz 94 3. Vanderlei Silva 83 4. Frank Shamrock 82 5. Jeremy Horn 49 6. Dan Henderson 46 7. Evan Tanner 28 8. Allan Goes 27 9. Renzo Gracie 22 10. Chuck Liddell 10 Other fighters receiving votes: M. Bustamante, G. Mezger, Rickson Gracie, Tamura, R. Almeida, Akira Shoji, Yuki Kondo LIGHTWEIGHTS 155 to 169.9 1. Hayato Sakurai (9) 107 2. Pat Miletich 82 3. Carlos Newton (1) 68 4. Dave Menne (1) 66 4. Pele 66 4. Matt Hughes 66 7. Frank Trigg 51 8. Dennis Hallman 38 9. Kato 21 10. Fabiano Iha 17 *Dennis Hallman will be ranked as a bantamweight fighter in the next poll. Other fighters receiving votes: S. Kawakatsu, Alex Cook, A. Barros, Nathan Marquardet, Ray Cooper, Laverne Clark BANTAMWEIGHTS 154.9 & under 1. Kauro Uno (9) 108 2. Alexandre Nogueira (1) 77 3. Rumina Sato 71 4. Jens Pulver (1) 70 5. Din Thomas 62 6. Takanori Gomi 58 7. D. Mashima 34 8. Nauya, Uematsu 27 9. Royler Gracie 23 10. Ryan Bow 15 Other fighters receiving votes: Joao Roque, Marcio Babosa, Dennis Hallman, D. Hallman, John Lewis, Momoru, Numbers in brackets indicate 1st place votes. POUND FOR POUND 1. Kazushi Sakuraba 104 2. Hayato "Mach" Sakurai 85 3. Igor Vovchanchin 63 4. Frank Shamrock 58 5. Mark Coleman 53 6. Kaoru Uno 48 7. Tito Ortiz 45 8. Alexandre Franca Nogueira 32 9. Randy Couture 23 10. Vanderlei Silva 20 Voting in the February poll: Andreh Anderson - http://news.adcombat.com Ryan Graham - Fighters Database Josh Gross - Full Contact Fighter Magazine Josh Hedges - http://www.ufighting.com Stephen Quadros - MMA Broadcaster/Writer Matt Palmer - TMA Newsletter Garret Poe - http://www.sherdog.com Jake Rossen - http://www.ign.com Sean Shelby - http://www.grapplersworld.com Jeff Sherwood - http://www.sherdog.com Jeff Thaler - Freelance MMA writer [Edited by whaledog on 02-09-2001 at 11:08 AM]

02-10-2001, 05:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
SweepEm Master Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,846 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's all a matter of opinion. If you would be able to assemble all the top 10's and have a tournament, I doubt if they would win, according to their ranking. Seems that the list is fairly accurate and there is always going to be debate as to who should be place where, but overall, if you just put the top 10 together, it's a good representation of the who's who in MMA.

02-10-2001, 05:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Patterson Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: northern california Posts: 317 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Silva is amazingly great... What I don't get is why anyone voted for Rickson and why Miletich and Newton were above Menne and Pele. Miletich at #2? Please...

02-10-2001, 07:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
whaledog Novice Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 37 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	SweepEm, I can always count on you.

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SweepEm Master Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,846 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	always dude, we can always watch each other's back

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