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Computer Generated Power Rankings 2003-2004
I posted a thread earlier listing the top 10 fighters of '05, '06, and '07. I got a good response so I decided I would go a couple mores yrs back.
Here are the top 10 fighters of 2003 and 2004 according to my computer generated power rankings system. The system works pretty simple. Fighters are divided up into 4 catagories: Top 5, Top 10, Top 20, and Unranked. You get more points for defeating higher ranked opponents and lose fewer points when being defeated by a highter ranked opponent. That means if you beat lets say Fedor, you get a large number of points and conversly if that same fighter is defeated by Fedor he loses a small number of points.
Fighters also gain and lose bonus points when fights end by sub or ko. Belts also yield bonus points. There is also a very complicated "wieght factor" built in for those fighting outside of their weight class.
Now I know what most of you are thinking....well who decides the rankings?? The sad truth is that rankings period whether general or point based will always have a tinge of bias and subjectivness. So consequently this system is only as good as your rankings. I tried to use the most generally accepted rankings. I started sticking to Sherdogs top 10 when they created theirs. So I will say right from the start that this is not a perfect system, but then again who's is?. Well here they are.
2003
1. Wanderlei Silva - 525 pts
Wins: Kazushi Sakuraba (Top 20) via TKO - 125 pts
HideHiko Yoshida (Top 20) via Dec - 100 pts
Quinton Jackson (Top 5) via KO - 250 pts
Bonus Pts: 2003 Pride MWGP - 50 pts
2. Randy Couture - 500 pts
Wins: Chuck Liddell (Top 5) via TKO - 250 pts
Tito Ortiz (Top 5)
Bonus Pts: UFC LHW Belt - 50 pts
3. Fedor Emelianenko - 480 pts
Wins: Egidijus Valaviscious (Unranked) via Sub - 35 pts
Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera (Top 5) via Dec - 200 pts
Kazuyuki Fujita (Top 20) via Sub - 125 pts
Gary Goodridge (Unranked) via TKO - 35 pts
Yuji Nagata (Unranked) via TKO - 35 pts
Bonus Pts: Pride HW Belt - 50 pts
4. Quinton Jackson - 455 pts
Wins: Kevin Randleman (Unranked) via KO - 35 pts
Mikhail Illoukhine (Unranked) via Sub - 35 pts
Murilo Bustamante (Top 10 MW) via Dec - 140 pts
Chuck Liddell (Top 5) via TKO - 250 pts
Ikuhisa Minowa (Unranked) via TKO - 35 pts
Losses: Wanderlei Silva (Top 5) via KO - (-40) pts
5. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - 425 pts
Wins: Ricco Rodriguez (Top 5) via Dec - 200 pts
Mirko Filipovic (Top 5) via Sub - 250 pts
Losses: Fedor Emelienenko (Top 5) via Dec - (-25) pts
6. Matt Hughes - 390 pts
Wins: Sean Sherk (Top 5) via Dec - 200 pts
Frank Trigg (Top 10) via Sub - 190 pts
7. Tim Sylvia - 300 pts
Wins: Ricco Rodriguez (Top 5) via KO - 250 pts
Bonus Pts: UFC HW Belt - 50 pts
8. Dan Henderson - 285 pts
Wins: Shungo Oyama (Unranked) via TKO - 35 pts
Murilo Bustamante (Top 5) via KO - 250 pts
9. Joachim Hansen - 250 pts
Wins: Takanori Gomi (Top 5) via Dec - 200 pts
Bonus Pts: Shooto WelterWeight Belt - 50 pts
10. BJ Penn - 250 pts
Wins: Takanori Gomi (Top 5) via Sub - 250 pts
2004
1. BJ Penn - 590 pts
Wins: Matt Hughes (top 5) via Sub - 250 pts
Duane Ludwig (Top 10) via Sub - 190 pts
Rodgrio Gracie (Top 20) via Dec - 100 pts
Bonus Pts: UFC WW Belt - 50 pts
2. Takanori Gomi - 580 pts
Wins: Jadson Costa (Unranked) via TKO - 35 pts
Ralph Gracie (Unranked) via TKO - 35 pts
Fabio Mello (Unranked) via TKO - 35 pts
Tatsuya Kawajiri (Top 5) via Sub - 250 pts
Charles Bennett (Unranked) via Sub - 35 pts
Jens Pulver (Top 10) via TKO - 190 pts
3. Mirko Filipovic - 475 pts
Wins: Ron Waterman (Unranked) via TKO - 35 pts
Yoshihiso Yamammoto (unranked) via TKO - 35 pts
Hiromitsu Kanehara (Unranked) via TKO - 35 pts
Alexander Emelianenko (Top 20) via KO - 125 pts
Josh Barnett (Top 5) via Sub - 250 pts
Kevin Randleman (Top 20) - 125 pts
Losses: Kevin Randleman (Unranked) via KO - (-150)
4. Fedor Emelianenko - 395
Wins: Mark Coleman (Unranked) via Sub - 35 pts
Kevin Randleman (Top 20) via Sub - 125 pts
Naoya Ogawa (Unranked) via Sub - 35 pts
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Top 5) via Dec - 200 pts
Bonus Pts: 2004 Pride HWGP - 50 pts
5. Anderson Silva - 370 pts
Wins: Curtis Stout (Unranked) via KO - 35 pts
Jeremy Horn (Top 10) via Dec - 150 pts
Jorge Rivera (Top 20) via TKO - 125 pts
Lee Murray (Top 10) via Dec - 190 pts
Losses: Ryo Chonan (Top 20) via Sub - (-115)
6. Yves Edwards - 320 pts
Wins: Deshaun Johnson (Unranked) via Dec - 20 pts
Hermes Franca (Top 20) via Dec - 100 pts
Josh Thompson (Top 10) via KO - 190 pts
Naoyuki Kotani (Unranked) via TKO - 35 pts
Losses: Joachim Hansen (Top 5) via Dec - (-25)
7. Dan Henderson - 305 pts
Wins: Akihiro Gono (Unranked) via KO - 35 pts
Ryo Chonan (Top 20) via KO - 125 pts
Kazuhiro Nakamura (Top 20) via TKO - 125 pts
Yuki Kondo (Unranked) via Dec - 20 pts
8. Vitor Belfort - 295 pts
Wins: Randy Couture (Top 5) via TKO - 250 pts
Anthony Rea (Unranked) via KO - 35 pts
Losses: Randy Couture (Top 5) via TKO - (-40) pts
Bonus Pts: UFC LHW Title
9. Matt Hughes - 280 pts
Wins: Renato Verissimo (Unranked) via Dec - 20 pts
Georges St. Pierre (Top 5) via Sub - 250 pts
Losses: BJ Penn (Top 5) via Sub - (-40) pts
Bonus Pts: UFC WW Belt - 50 pts
10. Wanderlei Silva - 245 pts
Wins: Ikuhisa Minowa (Unranked) via KO - 35 pts
Yuki Kondo (Unranked) via KO - 35 pts
Quinton Jackson (Top 5) via KO - 250 pts
Losses: Mark Hunt (Top 10) via Dec - (-75)
Thoughts??
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