UFC 137 Results: Scott Jorgensen and the Top 10 Bantamweights in the UFC
On Saturday night, Scott Jorgensen took on Jeff Curran on the main card of UFC 137
Jorgensen was able to win the fight via unanimous decision, and keep his hopes of a second shot at Dominick Cruz alive.
Jorgensen has now gone 2-0 since the loss to Cruz, and is 7-1 in his last eight fights.
With another win, Jorgensen will likely get a shot at Cruz, but where does he rank now?
No. 10: Brad Pickett
1 of 10Brad Pickett kicks the list off at No. 10.
Some may be surprised to see him here, as he has a win over Demetrious Johnson on his record, but a loss to Scott Jorgensen, coupled with a long layoff since his last fight, sent Pickett toppling down the ranks.
Pickett rebounded after the loss, earning a unanimous decision over Ivan Menjivar back in December.
He returns at UFC 138 to take on Renan Barao.
No. 9: Eddie Wineland
2 of 10Eddie Wineland is a former WEC bantamweight champion, but has proved unable to compete with the top bantamweights these days.
In his final WEC fight, Wineland won KO of the night with a slam victory over Ken Stone.
Since then, in two UFC fights, Wineland has dropped unanimous decisions to Urijah Faber and Joseph Benavidez.
That's some tough competition, but two losses are still two losses—unless your name is Dan Hardy.
No. 8: Renan Barao
3 of 10Renan Barao is the holder of one of the most impressive unbeaten streaks in MMA, as his record of 26-1 [1 NC] stands for itself.
His only career loss was in his first pro fight. So that's 27 fights without a loss, not bad.
Barao is 3-0 under ZUFFA, with two submission and a decision.
His next fight will be against Brad Pickett at UFC 138.
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No. 7: Miguel Torres
4 of 10Miguel Torres is the former bantamweight champion, but is another fighter who has proven to be unable to keep up with this generation of bantamweights.
At his peak, Torres had a record of 36-1, but over his past five fights, that has dropped to 38-4, as he has suffered losses to Brian Bowles, Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson.
All of those men are top 5 bantamweights, and they are pushing Torres towards the door.
He is still a dangerous bantamweight, but he's not the same fighter he was.
His next fight will be against Nick Pace at UFC 139.
No. 6: Scott Jorgensen
5 of 10Scott Jorgensen is a top bantamweight, but may not ever have what it takes to become the champion—at least as long as Dominick Cruz has a say.
Jorgensen fought Cruz at WEC 53, and lost every round on the scorecards.
In his ZUFFA career, Jorgensen is 9-3, including a win over Jeff Curran on Saturday night, so he's definitely a top fighter, just not quite at the top of his game yet.
His next fight will likely be against a top five bantamweight.
No. 5: Demetrious Johnson
6 of 10He was already ranked about here before losing to Cruz, so him losing here should be no surprise.
Johnson put up a good fight, but in the end, he dropped the unanimous decision to Dominick Cruz.
With wins over Kid Yamamoto and Miguel Torres, Johnson is a top bantamweight, but he could be a champ at flyweight.
Hear that Uncle Dana? We need the flyweight class. For Johnson's sake.
No. 4: Brian Bowles
7 of 10Brian Bowles is the former WEC bantamweight champion, and is another fighter who has already been defeated by Dominick Cruz.
Bowles was outclassed in the two rounds against Cruz, before a doctor stoppage due to a broken hand suffered by Bowles.
Since that loss, Bowles has won two straight over Damacio Page and Takeya Mizugaki, and now finds himself in a No. 1 contender match against Urijah Faber at UFC 139.
A win against Faber, and Bowles gets a chance to avenge his only career loss.
No. 3: Urijah Faber
8 of 10Urijah Faber is clearly the No. 3 bantamweight fighter in the UFC today.
Faber is the former longtime WEC featherweight champion, but title fights have been less than kind to him lately, as he is 0-4 in his last four title fights.
Most recently, he dropped a competitive unanimous decision to Dominick Cruz at UFC 132, where it was the headlining bout.
His next fight will be a No. 1 contender bout against Brian Bowles at UFC 139.
No. 2: Joseph Benavidez
9 of 10No real surprise having Benavidez as the No. 2 bantamweight—at least I'd assume so.
Benavidez is 15-2 in his career, and both of his losses have been to the champ, Dominick Cruz.
One would expect that Faber and Benavidez would be facing off in the No. 1 contender match, but unfortunately, they train together and do not want to fight.
I smell a Koscheck-Fitch situation.
Benavidez is a prime candidate for a drop to the flyweight division when it is added to the UFC.
No. 1: Dominick Cruz
10 of 10Duh.
Cruz is the current champion, and he is well on his way to cleaning out the bantamweight division.
Cruz has defeated No. 2 (twice), No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 on this list. What's left for him?
Well, next for him will be a rematch with either Urijah Faber or Brian Bowles, as the winner of that is next in line for a shot at his UFC belt.
After that, maybe a super fight with featherweight champion Jose Aldo...
We can only hope.
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