{"id":611469,"date":"2017-01-20T07:53:14","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T12:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=611469"},"modified":"2017-01-20T07:53:14","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T12:53:14","slug":"the-rankings-the-flyweights-jan-20-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/the-rankings-the-flyweights-jan-20-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rankings: The Flyweights: Jan 20, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n The Rankings are just that – The MMA Manifesto’s rankings of the best fighters in mixed martial arts today.\u00a0\u00a0Check back every Monday and Friday for our rankings of a different weight class.\u00a0\u00a0Next up: The Flyweights Rankings.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Voting Panel: Jeff Fox,\u00a0<\/strong>Daniel Vreeland, Ryan MacDonald, and\u00a0Ricky Leone.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n *stipulations: 1) any fighter currently suspended or 2) inactive for at least 12 months (without an upcoming fight scheduled) are excluded from the rankings<\/strong><\/p>\n (click on fighter’s name for detailed scouting report)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1) (Last ranking: 1)\u00a0Demetrious Johnson<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0UFC Flyweight Champion – 40 points (out of a possible 40)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a> \u00a0Record: <\/strong>25-2-1 Tim Elliott put up a good fight, but Mighty Mouse still easily won four rounds to one. \u00a0Yes, he’s that good.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2) (2) \u00a0Joseph Benavidez<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– UFC – 36 points<\/strong> Was his big win over Henry Cejudo enough to get Joe Jitsu a third shot at UFC gold?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3) (3) Henry Cejudo<\/a>\u00a0–<\/strong>\u00a0UFC – 31 points\u00a0<\/strong> It was controversial, but officially Cejudo is now on a two-fight losing streak.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4) (4) Kyoji Horiguchi\u00a0–\u00a0UFC – 29 points Supernova has reeled off three-straight wins since losing to Mighty Mouse.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5) (5) Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva – UFC – 22 points<\/strong> Four wins out of his last five fights, all versus top talent, for Formiga.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6) (6) Wilson Reis\u00a0–\u00a0UFC – 21 points Will Reis ever get his title shot now?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7) (tied) (7) Ali Bagautinov –<\/strong>\u00a0UFC – 8 points Only one win in his last four fights for the former title challenger.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7) (tied) (NR) Tim Elliott –<\/strong>\u00a0UFC – 8 points Sometimes a loss is a win. \u00a0That is the case with Elliott’s performance against the champ.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9) (7) Brandon Moreno – UFC\u00a0– 6 points Moreno looks like he’s going to be sticking around with the elite of the flyweight division for a while.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10) (tied) (10) Magomed Bibulatov\u00a0– WSOF Flyweight Champion – 5 points 13 up, 13 down for the WSOF champ.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10) (tied) (10) John Moraga<\/a> – UFC\u00a0– 5 points Moraga hasn’t won a fight in over two years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bubbling under: Ben Nguyen, Sergio Pettis<\/a>, Ian McCall,\u00a0Ray Borg<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rankings:<\/strong><\/p>\n Heavyweights<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Check back on Monday for our Women’s Bantamweight rankings.<\/strong><\/em><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Rankings are just that – The MMA Manifesto’s rankings of the best fighters in mixed martial arts today.\u00a0\u00a0Check back…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12504,543583741],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Flyweight Rankings<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n(Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u00a0Last Five Fights:\u00a0<\/strong>5-0
\n\u00a0Record vs Top 10: <\/strong>7-0 (W-Elliott, W-Cejudo, W-Horiguchi, W-Bagautinov, W-Benavidez, W-Moraga, W-Benavidez)
\n\u00a0Next Fight:\u00a0<\/strong>TBA<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Record: <\/strong>25-4
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Last Five Fights:<\/strong>\u00a05-0
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Record vs Top 10: <\/strong>5-2 (W-Cejudo, W-Bagautinov, W-Moraga, L-Johnson, W-Elliott, W-Formiga, L-Johnson)
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Next Fight: <\/strong>TBA<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Record: <\/strong>10-2
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Last Five Fights:\u00a0<\/strong>3-2
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Record vs Top 10: <\/strong>1-2 (L-Benavidez, L-Johnson, W-Formiga)
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Next Fight:<\/strong>\u00a0TBA<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Record:\u00a0<\/strong>18-2
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Last Five Fights: <\/strong>4-1
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Record vs Top 10: <\/strong>1-1 (W-Bagautinov, L-Johnson)
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Next Fight:\u00a0<\/strong>TBA
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Record:\u00a0<\/strong>19-3
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Last Five Fights:\u00a0<\/strong>4-1
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Record vs Top 10:<\/strong>\u00a02-2 (L-Cejudo, W-Reis, W-Makovsky, L-Benavidez)
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Next Fight:\u00a0<\/strong>TBA<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Record: <\/strong>21-6
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Last Five Fights:\u00a0<\/strong>4-1
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Record vs Top 10: <\/strong>0-1 (L-Formiga)
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Next Fight:\u00a0<\/strong>vs Ulka Sasaki – UFC 208 – Feb 11th
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Record:\u00a0<\/strong>14-5
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Last Five Fights:\u00a0<\/strong>2-3
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Record vs Top 10: <\/strong>1-3 (L-Horiguchi, L-Benavidez, L-Johnson, W-Elliott)
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Next Fight:\u00a0<\/strong>TBA<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Record:\u00a0<\/strong>13-7-1
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Last Five Fights:\u00a0<\/strong>3-2
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Record vs Top 10: <\/strong>0-3 (L-Elliott, L-Benavidez, L-Bagautinov)
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Next Fight:\u00a0<\/strong>TBA<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Record:\u00a0<\/strong>13-3
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Last Five Fights:\u00a0<\/strong>5-0
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Record vs Top 10:\u00a0<\/strong>0-0
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Next Fight:\u00a0<\/strong>TBA
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Record:\u00a0<\/strong>13-0
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Last Five Fights:\u00a0<\/strong>5-0
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Record vs Top 10:\u00a0<\/strong>0-0
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Next Fight:\u00a0<\/strong>TBA
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Record:\u00a0<\/strong>16-6
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Last Five Fights:\u00a0<\/strong>2-3
\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Record vs Top 10:\u00a0<\/strong>0-2 (L-Benavidez, L-Johnson)
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Next Fight: \u00a0<\/strong>TBA
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Light Heavyweights<\/a>
\n<\/a>Middleweights<\/a>
\n<\/a>Welterweights<\/a>
\n<\/a>Lightweights<\/a>
\n<\/a>Featherweights<\/a>
\n<\/a>Bantamweights<\/a>
\n<\/a>Women\u2019s Bantamweights<\/a>
\nWomen\u2019s Strawweights<\/a>
\nPound for Pound
\n<\/a>Non-UFC\u00a0Fighters<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n