An interesting note. This may be the first time that all fighters in a UFC card are ranked in the current rankings. There are also no fighters coming off of a 15+ month term of inactivity.
There are a few changing of the guard possibilities here, with undefeated fighters that have never tied or lost a decision on a single scorecard, a marker that we highly respect – Dunham/Aurelio, Duffee/Hague, and Simpson/Herman.
Heavyweight
[#4] Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. [#6] Randy Couture
Light Heavyweight
[#9] Keith Jardine vs. [#14] Thiago Silva
Middleweight
[#37] Chris Leben vs. [#132] Jake Rosholt
Middleweight
[#4] Demian Maia vs. [#6] Nate Marquardt
Light Heavyweight
[#17] Brandon Vera vs. [#24] Krzysztof Soszynski
Middleweight
[#31] Ed Herman vs. [#96] Aaron Simpson
Heavyweight
[#18] Gabriel Gonzaga vs. [#31] Chris Tuchscherer
Heavyweight
[#36] Michael Russow vs. [#43] Justin McCully
Heavyweight
[#39] Tim Hague vs. [#61] Todd Duffee
Middleweight
[#107] Nick Catone vs. [#115 LHW] Mark Munoz
Lightweight
[#28 WW] Marcus Aurelio vs. [#70] Evan Dunham
Ranking Notes: Dark green font represents an approximate ranking. An asterisk represents a fighter who is ranked, but too low for an approximation. These two scenarios will clear up slightly as we move forward. “NR” means the fighter is not ranked, due to inactivity, or due to a rating that is at or below the default starter rating.