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Q1 2011 | Q2 2011 | Q3 2011 | Q4 2011
Q1 2011 Fighter Rankings
Pro Fighters
| Pound for Pound Top 10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Adam Schindler | 4 oz Fight Club | 1.5 |
| 2 | 2 | Mike Bronzoulis | Paradigm Training Center | 2.83 |
| 3 | 4 | Andrew Craig | Team Tooke | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Pineda | 4 oz Fight Club | 4.33 |
| 5 | 5 | Brian Melancon | Paradigm Training Center | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | Chad Robichaux | Gracie Barra North Houston | 5.17 |
| 7 | 7 | Ray Blodgett | Elite MMA-Houston | 7.83 |
| 8 | - | Derek Lewis | Silverback Mixed Martial Arts | 9.67 |
| - | Ike Villanueva | Team Tooke | 9.67 | |
| 10 | - | Angel Huerta | 10 | |
| - | Todd Moore | Gracie Barra North Houston | 10 | |
| Bantamweight (126 – 135lbs) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Chad Robichaux | Gracie Barra The Woodlands | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Angel Huerta | 2.33 | |
| 3 | 2 | Steve Garcia | 4 oz Fight Club | 2.67 |
| 4 | 4 | Domingo Pilarte | Revolution Dojo | 4.17 |
| 5 | - | Humberto DeLeon | Bushi Ban | 5.83 |
| 6 | - | Steven Peterson | 6.17 | |
| 7 | 6 | Nate Garza | Rocky Long MMA | 7.17 |
| 8 | 5 | Gerzan Chaw | Bushi Ban | 7.17 |
| 9 | 7 | Frank Ortega | Star Jiu-Jitsu | 8 |
| 10 | 9 | Warren Stewart | 9.83 | |
| Featherweight (136 – 145lbs) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Daniel Pineda | 4 oz Fight Club | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Tim Snyder | Paradigm Training Center | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | Vinicius (Draculino) Magalhaes | Gracie Barra Texas | 3.67 |
| 4 | 2 | Alex Black | Bushi Ban | 4.5 |
| 5 | 5 | Greg Bellomy | Gracie Barra Texas | 5.67 |
| 6 | 6 | Kevin Fanning | 646 MMA | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Arron Barringer | Gracie Barra North Houston | 6 |
| 8 | 8 | Jeremy Mahon | 4 oz Fight Club | 6.17 |
| 9 | 9 | Rocky Long | Rocky Long MMA | 6.83 |
| 10 | 10 | Prince Ho | Paradigm Training Center | 9 |
| Lightweight (146 – 155lbs) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Adam Schindler | 4 oz Fight Club | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Ray Blodgett | Elite MMA-Houston | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | Todd Moore | Gracie Barra North Houston | 3.5 |
| 4 | - | Levi Forrest | Gracie Barra North Houston | 4.67 |
| 5 | 6 | Jesus Rivera | 4 oz Fight Club | 6.17 |
| 6 | 7 | Jose Santibanez | Silverback Mixed Martial Arts | 6.83 |
| 7 | 8 | Marc Ramirez | Urban Jungle | 7 |
| 8 | - | Justin Reiswerg | Bam Bam Martial Arts | 7.3 |
| 9 | 5 | Rey Trujillo | 8.3 | |
| 10 | 10 | Lee Higgins | 9.67 | |
| Welterweight (156 – 170lbs) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Mike Bronzoulis | Paradigm Training Center | 1 |
| 2 | - | Brian Melancon | Paradigm Training Center | 2.67 |
| 3 | 3 | Alex Cisne | West Side MMA | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Antonio Flores | 4.83 | |
| 5 | - | Derrick Krantz | 6.83 | |
| 6 | 10 | John Malbrough | Kingwood MMA | 7.33 |
| 7 | - | Jeff Rexroad | Paradigm Training Center | 7.17 |
| 8 | 8 | Jordan Rivas | Elite MMA-Houston | 7.67 |
| 9 | - | Joe Chritopher | 8 | |
| 10 | - | Alex Morono | Gracie Barra North Houston | 8.67 |
| Middleweight (171 – 185 lbs) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 2 | Andrew Craig | Team Tooke | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | William (Bubba) Bush | BVMMA | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | Jon Kirk | 4 oz Fight Club | 2.5 |
| 4 | 4 | Chris Spicer | 4.33 | |
| 5 | - | Pat Bierschwale | West Side MMA | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | Noel Ligon | Mousel’s MMA | 6.33 |
| 7 | 5 | Jonathan Mack | Rocky Long MMA | 7.5 |
| 8 | - | Jeremy Morris | 646 MMA | 7.5 |
| 9 | - | Terrance Ferguson | West Side MMA | 7.67 |
| 10 | 8 | Larry Hopkins | Silverback Mixed Martial Arts | 10 |
| Light Heavyweight (186 – 205 lbs) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Ike Villanueva | Team Tooke | 1.33 |
| 2 | 2 | Artenas Young | Hoger MMA | 1.83 |
| 3 | 3 | Justin Ledet | Submission Boxing Academy | 3 |
| 4 | - | Larry Crowe | Silverback Mixed Martial Arts | 4.83 |
| 5 | 8 | Jared Taylor | 5.67 | |
| 6 | 9 | Joshua Foster | 6.33 | |
| 7 | 4 | Chad Cook | Gracie Barra Texas | 6.5 |
| 8 | 5 | Brian Lightfoot | Gracie Barra Texas | 7.33 |
| 9 | 7 | John King | 9.17 | |
| 10 | - | Lex Pappas | Gold Team Fighters Houston | 10.17 |
| Heavyweights (206 lbs+) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Derek Lewis | Silverback Mixed Martial Arts | 1.33 |
| 2 | 2 | Sam Hoger | Hoger MMA | 1.67 |
| 3 | 3 | Taylor Hebert | Gracie Barra Texas | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Patrick Miller | 4.33 | |
| 5 | 4 | Jason David Frank | Rising Sun Karate | 4.83 |
| 6 | 8 | Dale Mitchell | Silverback Mixed Martial Arts | 5.5 |
| 7 | 5 | Nick Mitchell | Rocky Long MMA | 7.5 |
| 8 | - | Rakim Cleveland | 4 oz Fight Club | 8.17 |
| 9 | - | Chance Hamilton | 8.5 | |
| 10 | 9 | Miguel Guerra | 9.67 | |
Amateur Fighters
| Pound for Pound Top 10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 5 | Colin Wright | Paradigm Training Center | 2 |
| 2 | 6 | Cody Phillips | Bam Bam Martial Arts | 3.67 |
| 3 | 4 | G Moreira | Team Tooke | 4.17 |
| 4 | 8 | Joe Trevino | 4 oz Fight Club | 5.5 |
| 5 | 1 | Michael Lytle | AXS | 5.5 |
| 6 | 9 | Levi West | Team Tooke | 5.83 |
| 7 | - | Evert Gutierrez | Paradigm Training Center | 7 |
| 8 | - | Aaron Croon | Team Tooke | 7.67 |
| 9 | - | Hossan Walker | One 2 One | 8 |
| 10 | - | Manny Lozoya | Bushi Ban | 8.33 |
| Flyweight (125lbs) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Joe Trevino | 4 oz Fight Club | 1 |
| 2 | - | Jacob Silva | Silverback Mixed Martial Arts | 2.17 |
| 3 | - | Matt Thompson | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | Martin Garcia | Gracie Barra Texas | 3.67 |
| 5 | ||||
| Bantamweight (135lbs) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 2 | Colin Wright | Paradigm Training Center | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | Manny Lozoya | Bushi Ban | 2.33 |
| 3 | 3 | Rodrigo Rodriguez | CTC | 3.17 |
| 4 | - | Paul Reyes | 4 | |
| 5 | 5 | David Armas | Silverback Mixed Martial Arts | 4.5 |
| Featherweight (145lbs) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Aaron Croon | Team Tooke | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Jose Martinez | Gracie Barra The Woodlands | 2.67 |
| 3 | 3 | Corey Garcia | Bushi Ban | 3.17 |
| 4 | - | Luis Ibarra | 3.5 | |
| 5 | 5 | Shelby Sheehan | Gracie Barra Texas | 5 |
| Lightweight (155lbs) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 2 | Cody Phillips | Bam Bam Martial Arts | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Lytle | AXS | 2.17 |
| 3 | 2 | Hossan Walker | One 2 One | 3.5 |
| 4 | 3 | Olya Sinboyla | Hoger MMA | 4.17 |
| 5 | - | Shawn Pivonka | 4.83 | |
| Welterweight (170lbs) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Gil Moreira | Team Tooke | 1.67 |
| 2 | 2 | Levi West | Team Tooke | 1.83 |
| 3 | - | Evert Gutierrez | Paradigm Training Center | 3.17 |
| 4 | 5 | Sean Holden | 4.17 | |
| 5 | 3 | Corey Allmand | Hoger MMA | 5 |
| Middleweight (185lbs) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 2 | John Thibeault | 4 oz Fight Club | 1.17 |
| 2 | 3 | Kaleb Cummins | Death Row MMA | 1.83 |
| 3 | 4 | Justin Castillo | Team Tooke | 3.5 |
| 4 | - | Ward Hohmann | 4.17 | |
| 5 | - | Jeremy Hunter | Kingwood MMA | 5 |
| Light Heavyweight (205lbs) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | - | Matthew Jones | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | Chris Avila | 4 oz Fight Club | 2 |
| 3 | - | Terrell Henson | 3.33 | |
| 4 | - | Ray Burgos | Hoger MMA | 3.67 |
| 5 | ||||
| Heavyweights (206lbs+) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Gym | Avg Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Ellis Boyd | BVMMA | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Josh Booty | 2 | |
| 3 | 4 | Court Caspary | Hoger MMA | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | Davis Fleming | Gracie Barra The Woodlands | 4 |
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What the…. where’s my popcorn image go. Ah guess it doesn’t work here.
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Did I read correctly that Ike is a member of Team Tooke or was this a typo ?
You read that correctly Jermaine
Wow. Seems like alotta people are making moves these days.
Jonathon Harris not even ranked????
My guess would be a loss + the addition of 4 new highly regarded 170′ers was the culprit. Not saying I agree or disagree, just trying to make sense of it.
I get it. I actually have to fight to be ranked. Don’t know where you came up with your standards but your overlooking the greatest that never was…. Just saying….
Brett Boyce
Tallest bantamweight ever, IMO.
some interesting movement
I thought the same thing in the lavatory just a few minutes ago.
Sooooo many good match-up possibilities out there now! I LOVE HOUSTON MMA!!!!!!
gotta love houston MMA!!!
Ouch!!!
I’d love to see some of the matchups within the pro 135′s and also matchups within the pro 170′s. How about Chad Robicheaux vs Angel Huerta or Steve Garcia!!! Who you got? Also what about either Melancon or Bronzoulis vs Alex Cisne!!! Who you got?
Let’s make these happen!
With a multi-fight deal with Bellator, chances are Chad won’t be fighting in Houston for while. HOWEVER…I WOULD LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE to see Huerta vs Garcia. That would PROBABLY end up being a strong contender for fight of the year.
Ammy wise, I think the fight that HAS to happen is Wright vs Lozoya.
4oz has 10 different guys in top ten in weight class and 4 guys in top ten pound for pound….numbers dont lie
IVoz
But men and women do
IV oz. and B3….damn strong.
homada homada homada!!!
Out of sight out of mind?
texted you sir
There is no doubt in my mind that is what happened. I don’t go on record often, but I will say I disagreed with the overall panel results on this one.
That’s the spirit! Damn politics, go on record once in awhile!
Schindler is the bomb no doubt, but people forget that Krantz beat him pretty bad when he was fighting at 155.
JDF ranked #4 heavyweight is laughable. But, I understand its a difficult job and overall all the heavyweights are weak in Houston. Would love to see Sam take out Derrick, but that isn’t going to happen.
The only loss I know of on Adam Schindlers record is Derek Campos and that was a decision.
^ Here is video citing footage from that fight via Krantz’s Team 515. – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4haVY64mEQ8
Forum discussion on the Krantz/Schindler fight – http://www.txmma.com/forum/mixed-martial-arts-combat-sports/derrick-krantz-defeats-adam-schindler/
Krantz beat Schindler by ground in pound in round 2 of a fight in Shreveport, La. Unfortunately for Derrick the results were never submitted. I’m sure it’s on video somewhere.
Not taking anything away from Schindler. He is a stud for sure.
i had heard this before but couldn’t find any records of it
im just glad carl sagan isnt dead
I saved 15% on my insurance by switching to Geico.
Luiz Azeredo beat Anderson Silva pretty bad early in his career too. Doesn’t mean crap. Both Krantz and Shindler look like they’re 16 years old in that video and it looks like the fight was in someone’s garage. The Krantz kid is a stud too, saw his fight at King of Kombat when he beat that ass. The little dude that wears the stocking hat and runs 515 is a complete tool though.
The fight was in June of 2009. It was an outside venue.
Is it me or if you fight for 4oz you automatically get ranked?
If you fight for 4oz, you automatically become GOOD.
Derrick over Sam………..NICE
Man Jeremy and Bobby are my boys Ive known them for years I was fucking with them by saying that.
lol at peanut ! yes you get ranked here, so everybody get over here asap !
Well if you don’t rank them Jeremy will doing a whack a mole on the top of your head.
i heard if you dont rank them then they send the gnome after you
Gnome didnt weigh enough to make the “pound for pound” cuz he only weighs “4ozs” and yeah WACK A MOLE JERK EM OFF is what the haters get !