(Jardine ponders the complexities of losing a fight but climbing in the rankings.)
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There is one instance in which a fighter can win a bout but drop in the rankings and that is when he defeats a lower-ranked fighter by majority or split decision. It happened last week after Noons vs. Heun at Strikeforce: Live, and it happened last night to Matt Hamill. “The Hammer” came in to the fight as the #14-ranked Light Heavyweight and left the Octagon at #17 after defeating Keith Jardine. Because Hamill benefited from his DQ win over Jon Jones, it will likely take one more fight, win or lose, for him to settle into a truly accurate spot at 205. “The Dean of Mean” improved his standing from #34 to #24, but that still might not save his contract from the UFC chopping block after four straight losses.
Chris Leben did himself a huge favor by violently stopping Aaron Simpson’s ascent. Leben moves from #50 to #27 in our Middleweight Rankings with the KO win, while Simpson falls from #23 to #47. After notching their third qualifying fights, Kyle Noke enters our 185-pound rankings at #55 and Seth Baczynski is now the 97th-ranked middleweight.
In 155-pound action, Dennis Siver climbs from #40 to #21 in our Lightweight Rankings with his win over Spencer Fisher, who drops from #23 to #43. John Gunderson moves from #101 to #72 in our Lightweight Rankings with his win over Mark Holst. No other ranked fighters appeared on the card.
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