With all the recent talk over whose ranking are the best it is nice to see another dimension added to this debate, UFC Undisputed 2009's fighter stats. Many are hoping that these will provide a window inside the UFC's own internal rankings and while that might be true we shouldn't be too overly excited. After all there is the same subjectivity in the fighter's stats as there is in rankings e.g. Sean Sherk rated a 91 at welterweight and Matt Hughes rated a 90 at welterweight. But that doesn't mean arguing about the paper value of each fighter isn't fun. I mean what else are we going to do while we wait for UFC 98.

Looking over the roster there are several things that really stand out. First, how many former stars are included, such as Tito Ortiz, Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski. Second, how many lower-tier fighters are included that have recently been cut, such as Jason MacDonald, Matt Arroyo and Josh Burkman. The roster doesn't exactly feel fresh. Also there are a lot of roster repeats. For instance, Diego Sanchez at welterweight and lightweight easily forgivable with all the movement within the divisions. The highest score achieved by any fighter is a 94, makes you wonder what the difference between 95 and 94 is. And finally Keith Jardine is screwed over again.  

Below are the top three and bottom three of each division.

Heavyweight Division:
1- Frank Mir (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 91
2- Big Nog (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 88
3- Brock Lesnar (Boxing / Wrestling) - 88 

14- Heath Herring (Kickboxing / Wrestling) - 80
15- Mark Coleman (Boxing / Wrestling) - 78
16- Eddie Sanchez (Kickboxing / Wrestling) - 75    

Light Heavyweight Division:
1- Rashad Evans (Boxing / Wrestling) - 93
2- Anderson Silva (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 93
3- Lyoto Machida (Kickboxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 93

19- Tim Boetsch (Kickboxing / Wrestling) - 79
20- Houston Alexander (Muay Thai / Wrestling) - 76
21- Kazuhiro Nakamura (Boxing / Judo) - 76   

Middleweight Division:
1- Anderson Silva (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 94
2- Dan Henderson (Boxing / Wrestling) - 89
3- Rich Franklin (Boxing / Wrestling) - 89

16- Jason MacDonald (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 79
17- Evan Tanner (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 79
18- Drew McFedries (Boxing / Wrestling) - 77   

Welterweight Division:
1- Georges St. Pierre (Kickboxing / Wrestling) - 94
2- B.J. Penn (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 93
3- Thiago Alves (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 91    

18- Matt Arroyo (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 78
19- Josh Burkman (Boxing / Wrestling) - 77
20- Kyle Bradley (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 75    

Lightweight Division:
1- BJ Penn (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 94
2- Sean Sherk (Boxing / Wrestling) - 92
3- Kenny Florian (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 92    

18- Spencer Fisher (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 81
19- Mark Bocek (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 78
20- Kyle Bradley (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 75    

After the jump for the full roster of stats 

Heavyweight Division:
Frank Mir (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 91
Big Nog (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 88
Brock Lesnar (Boxing / Wrestling) - 88
Andrei Arlovski (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 88
Tim Sylvia (Boxing / Wrestling) - 87
Cheick Kongo (Kickboxing / Wrestling) - 87
Fabricio Werdum (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 86
Gabriel Gonzaga (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 85
Cain Velasquez (Boxing / Wrestling) - 85
Brandon Vera (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 84
Antoni Hardonk (Kickboxing / Wrestling) - 84
Mirko Cro Cop (Kickboxing / Wrestling) - 83
Justin McCully (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 81
Heath Herring (Kickboxing / Wrestling) - 80
Mark Coleman (Boxing / Wrestling) - 78
Eddie Sanchez (Kickboxing / Wrestling) - 75

Light Heavyweight Division:
Rashad Evans (Boxing / Wrestling) - 93
Anderson Silva (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 93
Lyoto Machida (Kickboxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 93
Rampage Jackson (Boxing / Wrestling) - 91
Forrest Griffin (Kickboxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 90
Thiago Silva (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 90
Chuck Liddell (Kickboxing / Wrestling) - 88
Rich Franklin (Boxing / Wrestling) - 88
Dan Henderson (Boxing / Wrestling) - 88
Wanderlei Silva (Muay Thai / Wrestling) - 88
Shogun Rua (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 87
Michael Bisping (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 87
Tito Ortiz (Boxing / Wrestling) - 86
Brandon Vera (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 84
Wilson Gouveia (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 84
James Irvin (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 81
Ryan Bader (Boxing / Wrestling) - 80
Stephan Bonnar (Kickboxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 80
Keith Jardine (Kickboxing / Wrestling) - 79
Tim Boetsch (Kickboxing / Wrestling) - 79
Houston Alexander (Muay Thai / Wrestling) - 76
Kazuhiro Nakamura (Boxing / Judo) - 76

Middleweight Division:
Anderson Silva (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 94
Dan Henderson (Boxing / Wrestling) - 89
Rich Franklin (Boxing / Wrestling) - 89
Demian Maia (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 88
Yushin Okami (Boxing / Wrestling) - 88
Michael Bisping (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 88
Thales Leites (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 88
Nate Marquadt (Boxing / Wresting) - 87
Ricardo Almeida (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 85
Martin Kampmann (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 85
Amir Sadollah (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 85
Wilson Gouveia (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 84
Mike Swick (Kickboxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 83
Kendall Grove (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 82
Chris Leben (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 80
Jason MacDonald (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 79
Evan Tanner (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 79
Drew McFedries (Boxing / Wrestling) - 77

Welterweight Division:
Georges St. Pierre (Kickboxing / Wrestling) - 94
BJ Penn (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 93
Thiago Alves (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 91
Sean Sherk (Boxing / Wrestling) - 91
Matt Hughes (Boxing / Wrestling) - 90
Diego Sanchez (Boxing / Wrestling) - 90
Josh Koscheck (Boxing / Wrestling) - 90
Jon Fitch (Boxing / Wrestling) - 89
Matt Serra (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 89
Marcus Davis (Boxing / Wrestling) - 86
Ben Saunders (Kickboxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 85
Karo Parisyan (Boxing / Judo) - 85
Martin Kampmann (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 85
Amir Sadollah (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 84
Mike Swick (Kickboxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 83
Anthony Johnson (Kickboxing / Wrestling) - 82
Chris Lytle (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 81
Matt Arroyo (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 78
Josh Burkman (Boxing / Wrestling) - 77
Kyle Bradley (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 75

Lightweight Division:
BJ Penn (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 94
Sean Sherk (Boxing / Wrestling) - 92
Kenny Florian (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 92
Diego Sanchez (Boxing / Wrestling) - 90
Tyson Griffin (Boxing / Wrestling) - 90
Matt Serra (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 89
Roger Huerta (Kickboxing / Wrestling) - 89
Joe Stevenson (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 87
Frank Edgar (Boxing / Wrestling) - 87
Nate Diaz (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 86
Hermes Franca (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 85
Gray Maynard (Boxing / Wrestling) - 84
Mac Danzig (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 84
Thiago Tavares (Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 84
Joe Lauzon (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 82
Rich Clementi (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 81
Efrain Escudero (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 81
Spencer Fisher (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 81
Mark Bocek (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 78
Kyle Bradley (Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) - 75