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The SA Media MMA Rankings have been released. CageSide, MMA Gang, Muay Guy Blog, PrettyTuffZA, Smacktalk, LW Mag, MMA Blog SA, MMA Fundi and MMA Talk submitted their rankings on EFC Worldwide fighters based on their results and performances in each weight division. See the final results and info below:
It is very interesting to note that losing a title fight significantly drops a fighter in the rankings as can be evidenced in both Sibusiso Mdoko and Francois Groenewald’s drop of three positions each. This has also helped push Costa Ioannou higher in the rankings even though he did not fight at EFC 34.
Demarte Pena also moved to the top of the Pound for Pound rankings finally.
Also interesting is that putting in a good performance can catapult a fighter up the rankings, prime examples of this is Tumisang Madiba and Warren Allison who moved up two places. Tumisang is still undefeated and riding a three fight win streak. Warren himself is on a four fight win streak now. Dalcha Lungiambula has himself moved up three places but the additional place was the removal of Fraser Opie from the EFC Worldwide roster. Nonetheless his performance against Pete Motaung did certainly impress the contributors.
We also have five fighters dropping out of the rankings, some completely:
- Saxon Delafield (LW)
- Fraser Opie (LHW)
- Ricky Misholas (HW)
- Costa Ioannou & Jeremy Smith (Pound for Pound)
The following fighters have now moved up into the rankings (Honourable Mentions):
- Matthew Buirski(FW)
- Ian Visser (LHW)
- Wesley Hawkey(Pound for Pound)
SA Media MMA Rankings
Ranking Methodology:
- The current EFC champion will always be ranked at the top of their weight class. (No other Promotions have champions, rankings methodology to be updated once scenario is reached)
- The fighters nominated will be ranked from #1 Contender to #5.
- The weighting scale applied is as follows: The number one contender will be allocated 10 points, second will be allocated 8 points etc. all the way down to 2 points for the fifth fighter.
- Where the total scores are even for any fighters, a decider is invoked in this order of priority:
- 1. Current Win Streak Total (if valid)
- 2. Previous fight between them result (if valid)
- 3. Previous Title Fight or Champion
If all above cannot provide resolution, a separate vote will be taken between the submitters, if that is still even then the total EFC fight record win/loss ratio takes effect as the decider. If that still fails a coin toss will occur.
Weight Division Ranking Criteria:
- Fighter must have fought in the previous 24 months.
- Fighter can only be ranked in one weight class, their primary one.
- Fighter cannot be ranked in a new weight class, unless at least one fight has taken place at that weight. Exceptions do apply in certain case by case scenarios.
- Missed weight does not count as a new weight class qualifier.
- There can only be one fighter per ranking in a weight class, Pound for Pound can allow a ranking to be shared.
Pound for Pound Ranking Criteria:
- Fighter must have fought in the previous 24 months.
- Only five fighters to be submitted for Pound for Pound list, a fighter does not need to be a champion to be nominated for this list
- Same weighting scale to be applied to this list as per above.
Compiled by @remybfg10k
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