Yes, we know that you don't agree with every spot, but until you join the voting team, your opinion isn't being accounted for. So join the team now. :)
I just can not believe that Sylvia and Andre are in the top 10. Only reason is because they are the fighting for the hw belt in the UFC. It is respect for the UFC not them as fighters. I can not believe anyone thinks Tim can beat Barnett, Barnett is the best American hw and that is why he is in Japan along with all the best fighters in the world including another American all star Dan "Hollywood" Henderson. Only exceptions to that Hughes.
You can consider Shogun a "placeholder" if you wish.
People have different takes on whether or not fighter's past in another division carries with them.
Certainly we saw Couture's HW credentials translate into an immediate title shot at LHW. Same for BJ Penn.
Given that Shogun last fought at HW, the question becomes... do we ignore everything he's done lately? Some say yes, some say no. I don't think there's a right answer.
If we're getting technical, he and Overeem probably weighed at least 220 when they entered the ring against each other. With Shogun's win over Overeem, maybe Shogun is worthy of a lower spot.
Do you mean considering Shogun a HW makes no sense, or putting him in the top 20 makes no sense?
As I mentioned, I can live with the notion that he shouldn't factor in on the HW top 20, but I'd have to think we must call him a HW, just like we do for anyone else who moves to another weight.
I'm not positive, but I think a lot of people give more weight to what has happened most recently.
If two guys are 1-1 versus each other, most of the time I see the person who won the most recent match ranked higher.
For me personally, I like to look at what else they have done recently, and kind of score each guy on a "big picture" basis.
I'd say (Sims, Block, Telligman, Assuerio) is a VERY slight bit better than (Matyushenko, Cabbage, Eilers, Buentello). It's razor-thin though.
You bring up a good point about the combination of the two fights showing more dominance in favour of Andrei though.
A related example is Wanderlei and Arona. In their two matches, Arona is actually ahead on the judges' cards 4-2, yet most rank Wanderlei higher because he won the most recent match.
I just don't think it makes sense to rank Shogun at HW because he has fought almost all his fights except his last one at LHW. The opponents he can be compared to in order to prove where he ranks are at LHW.
he has not beaten a single HW fighter
At any rate a fighter who is 0-1 in a weight class does not belong on a list of top rankings for that weight class regardless what he has done in other divisions
at any rate, I respect what you are doing. rankings are fun and yours overall aren't bad except for including Shogun a glaring error