prozacnation1978
1/2/09 9:55:01PM
every month i do a top 10 in each weight class at the end of each month, in a 12 month cycle jan is not the first month but the last month, meaning the rankings of the fights in dec reflect jan rankings
at the end of the year i tally up the points
simple
#1 is champ equals 5 points
2nd 4 points 3rd 3 points, 4th 2 points, 5th 1 point
i do top 10 but only top5 get points
this year there were 3 fighters who maxed out 60/60 points being
anderson silva, gsp and bj penn
ranking points
60-50 champ
49- 39 top contender status
38-18 contender
18-3 running with the pack
this is what i got for the year based on my ranks
heavyweight class
champ antonio noguierra
contender werdum, mir, gonzaga
running with pack couture, vera, lesnar, kongo, andre arlovski
remember some of them are out of the ufc, some dropped weight class and couture came back, that is why their rank is what it is
lightheavy
champ griffin by a point
top contender jackson
contender machida
running with the pack lidell, rua, evans,
middle
champ silva topped out
top contender okami
contender henderson and marquadt
running with pack franklin, bisping
welter
champ gsp topped out
top contender john fitch by a point
contender thiago alves,
running with pack there were alot, kos, sanchez, swick, davis, hughes, serra,
light
champ penn topped out
top contender kenny florian
contender sean sherk, roger huerta, tyson griffin
running with pack joe stevenson, nate diaz
i had fun doing it, first month will be feb based out ufc 93 and 94
remember some guys were injured, changed weight classes like vera, franklin
came back or left ufc like arlovski and werdum,
2009 should see new fighters enter in like cain velasquez damien maia,
bisping, diego sanchez at light weight, frank mir and rashad get more points, i think rua might make a move while others like
chuck lidell, hughes, serra, huerta stevenson might fade out
guys to look for
heavy
dos santos, and carwin
lightheavy rua, evans and machida to moveup
middle maia, bisping and miller
welter hazlette, and martin kampman
light sanchez, diaz, guida or maynard