THE UNDERGROUND TOP TEN POLL |
MARCH 2001 |
HEAVYWEIGHT |
|
200 lbs. & Over
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|
RANK |
FIGHTER |
POINTS |
|
1. |
Igor Vovchanchin |
338 (24) |
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2. |
Mark Coleman |
303 (9) |
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3. |
Pedro Rizzo |
242 (2) |
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4. |
Randy Couture |
203 |
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5. |
Kazuyuki Fujita |
178 |
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6. |
Mark Kerr |
127 |
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7. |
Kevin Randleman |
94 |
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8. |
Antonio Noguiera |
93 |
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9. |
Heath Herring |
69 |
|
10. |
Valentijn Overeem |
36 |
MIDDLEWEIGHT |
|
Under 200 lbs.
|
|
RANK |
FIGHTER |
POINTS |
|
1. |
Kazushi Sakuraba |
342 (27) |
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2. |
Tito Ortiz |
309 (6) |
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3. |
Vanderlei Silva |
254 |
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4. |
Frank Shamrock |
244 (2) |
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5. |
Dan Henderson |
170 |
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6. |
Renzo Gracie |
134 |
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7. |
Vitor Belfort |
101 |
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8. |
Elvis Sinosic |
83 |
|
9 (tie). |
Guy Mezger |
50 |
|
9 (tie). |
Jeremy Horn |
50 |
LIGHTWEIGHT |
|
Under 170 lbs.
|
|
RANK |
FIGHTER |
POINTS |
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1. |
Hayato Sakurai |
271 (22) |
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2. |
Dave Menne |
229 (4) |
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3. |
Jose "Pele" Landi |
209 (1) |
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4. |
Pat Miletich |
179 (2) |
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5. |
Frank Trigg |
160 |
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6. |
Carlos Newton |
151 |
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7. |
Matt Hughes |
131 |
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8. |
Fabiano Iha |
107 |
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9. |
Shonie Carter |
26 |
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10. |
Laverne Clark |
19 |
BANTAMWEIGHT |
|
Under 155 lbs.
|
|
RANK |
FIGHTER |
POINTS |
|
1. |
Jens Pulver |
190 (11) |
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2. |
Kaoru Uno |
177 (1) |
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3. |
Din Thomas |
141 (4) |
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4. |
Dennis Hallman |
127 (1) |
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5. |
Rumina Sato |
119 |
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6. |
Takanori Gomi |
67 (2) |
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7. |
Alexandre Nogueira |
59 (2) |
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8. |
Dokonjonosuke Mishima |
47 |
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9. |
Ryan Bow |
42 |
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10. |
Genki Sudo |
34 |
FIGHTERS WHO RECEIVED VOTES |
HEAVYWEIGHTS: Pete Williams (34), Josh Barnett (30), Ken Shamrock (29), Renato Babalu (16), Ricco Rodriguez (12), Gilbert Yvel (8), Bobby Hoffman (3), Semmy Schilt (2), & Carlos Barreto (2).
MIDDLEWEIGHTS: Chuck Liddell (28), Evan Tanner (27), Kiyoshi Tamura (21), Vladimir Matyushenko (15), Yuki Kondo (14), Murilo Bustamante (13), Hiromitsu Kanehara (10), Kareem Barklaev (10), Akira Shoji (6), Vernon White (5), Ricardo Almeida (3), Sanae Kikuta (2), & Ikuhisa Minowa (1).
LIGHTWEIGHTS: Nathan Marquardt (18), Tetsuji Kato (12), Steve Berger (6), Ray Cooper (5), Aaron Riley (4), Joe Hurley (2), Yves Edwards (2), & Alexandre Barros (1).
BANTANWEIGHTS: Paul Rodriguez (23), Mamoru (14), Marcio Cromada (11), Andre Pederneiras (6), John Lewis (5), & Joao Roque (1).