MMA Ratings Men's Divisional Fighter Rankings attempt to illustrate who the best fighters are in each division based on their MMA fighting accomplishments. Unfortunately there are not always matchups that allow for objective analysis and in these situations we have to make judgment calls. As fights occur we will retroactively adjust the rankings to better illustrate who are the best fighters in each division. Ranking methodology details below.
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May 23, 2012
Men's Divisional Fighter Rankings:
Men's Heavyweight (265) Rankings
#1 Junior Dos Santos
#2 Cain Velasquez
#3 Alistair Overeem
#4 Fabricio Werdum
#5 Daniel Cormier
#6 Antonio Silva
#7 Dan Henderson
#8 Fedor Emelianenko
#9 Shane Carwin
#10 Frank Mir
Men's Light Heavyweight (205) Rankings
#1 Jon Jones
#2 Dan Henderson
#3 Mauricio Rua
#4 Lyoto Machida
#5 Rashad Evans
#6 Forrest Griffin
#7 Phil Davis
#8 Ryan Bader
#9 Quinton Jackson
#10 Rafael Cavalcante
Men's Middleweight (185) Rankings
#1 Anderson Silva
#2 Chael Sonnen
#3 Tim Boetsch
#4 Yushin Okami
#5 Mark Munoz
#6 Michael Bisping
#7 Chris Weidman
#8 Demian Maia
#9 Brian Stann
#10 Luke Rockhold
Men's Welterweight (170) Rankings
#1 Carlos Condit
#2 Jake Ellenberger
#3 Johny Hendricks
#4 Jake Shields
#5 Nick Diaz
#6 Jon Fitch
#7 Josh Koscheck
#8 Martin Kampmann
#9 BJ Penn
#10 Rory MacDonald
Men's Lightweight (155) Rankings
#1 Benson Henderson
#2 Frankie Edgar
#3 Gray Maynard
#4 Gilbert Melendez
#5 Michael Chandler
#6 Eddie Alvarez
#7 Clay Guida
#8 Anthony Pettis
#9 Nate Diaz
#10 Jim Miller
Men's Featherweight (145) Rankings
#1 Jose Aldo
#2 Chad Mendes
#3 Hatsu Hioki
#4 Pat Curran
#5 Kenny Florian
#6 Dennis Siver
#7 Diego Nunes
#8 Chan Sung Jung
#9 Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
#10 Daniel Straus
