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 16, 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
Men's Bantamweight (135) Rankings
#1 Dominick Cruz
#2 Urijah Faber
#3 Joseph Benavidez
#4 Renan Barão
#5 Brian Bowles
#6 Scott Jorgensen
#7 Brad Pickett
#8 Michael McDonald
#9 Demetrious Johnson
#10 Miguel Torres
Men's Flyweight (125) Rankings
May 1, 2012
Women's Divisional Fighter Rankings:
MMA Ratings Women's Divisional Fighter Rankings are created by the Unified Women’s Professional MMA Rankings panel, and are assembled each month by a panel of journalists from multiple MMA websites and publications.
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Fighters need to have been active within 12 months (per division) in order to qualify for ranking status.
Catchweight fights are counted towards the higher weight class, but do not carry the same magnitude as legitimate divisional fights.
Fighters under suspension will lose their ranking status until the suspension is lifted and/or fines are paid in full.
For fighters or champions to retain their current ranking status in a given division, they must remain active and fight similar level opponents or top contenders in that same division within a reasonable time frame.
Changing divisions: If a fighter drops or moves up a division, their record may carry over based on their on performance against a quality opponent. Any fighter changing divisions must perform against a quality opponent in that division to be eligible for ranking status in that new division.
Any prospective committee members must be evaluated on their knowledge of women’s mixed martial arts and approved by all current members.
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Women's Featherweight (145) Rankings
* #1. Yuko "Hiroko" Yamanaka
#2. Ronda Rousey
#3. Marloes Coenen
#4. Milana Dudieva
#5. Rin Nakai
#6. Yana Kunitskaya
#7. Elaina Maxwell
#8. Julia Budd
#9. Ediane Gomes
#10. Romy Ruyssen
* As of January 6, 2012 Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos was removed from the Unified Women’s Professional MMA Rankings #1 ranking position due to suspension from CSAC for positive steroid test.
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Women's Bantamweight (135) Rankings
#1. Ronda Rousey
#2. Sarah Kaufman
#3. Miesha Tate
#4. Marloes Coenen
#5. Sara McMann
#6. Alexis Davis
#7. Hitomi Akano
#8. Liz Carmouche
#9. Vanessa Porto
#10. Julie Kedzie
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Women's Flyweight (125) Rankings
#1. Sheila Gaff
#2. Cat Zingano
#3. Barb Honchak
#4. Aisling Daly
#5. Jessica Eye
#6. Munah Holland
#7. Sally Krumdiack
#8. Hanna Sillen
#9. Marianna Kheyfets
#10. Heather Clark
The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:
Tara LaRosa from #1 on 3/11/2012.
Rosi Sexton from #2 on 2/26/2012.
Zoila Gurgel from #2 on 3/5/2012.
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Women's Strawweight (115) Rankings
#1. Megumi Fujii
#2. Jessica Aguilar
#3. Ayaka Hamasaki
#4. Seo Hee Ham
#5. Carla Esparza
#6. Katja Kankaanpää
#7. Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi
#8. Kyoko Takabayashi
#9. Yuka Tsuji
#10. Felice Herrig
The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:
Zoila Gurgel from #1 on 10/28/2011
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Women's Atomweight (106) Rankings
#1. Naho Sugiyama
#2. Jessica Pene
#3. Kikuyo Ishikawa
#4. Misaki Takimoto
#5. Michelle Waterson
#6. Naoko Omuro
#7. Amy Davis
#8. Yukiko Seki
#9. Sachiko Yamamoto
#10. Diana Rael
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January 5, 2012
Fight Rankings (top 10 from 2011):
#1 - 5.00 - Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez (Bellator 58)
#2 - 4.85 - Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (UFC 139)
#3 - 4.73 - Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard (UFC 125)
#4 - 4.62 - Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber (UFC 132)
#5 - 4.55 - Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida (UFC Live on Fox 1)
#6 - 4.5 - Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick (UFC 129)
#7 - 4.46 - Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida (UFC 140)
#8 - 4.39 - Benson Henderson vs. Jim Miller (UFC Live on Versus 5)
#9 - 4.38 - Dominick Cruz vs. Demetrious Johnson (UFC Live on Versus 6)
#10 - 4.37 - Nick Diaz vs. Paul Daley (Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley)
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Event Rankings (top 10 from 2011):
#1 - 4.64 - UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber
#2 - 4.52 - UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida
#3 - 4.45 - UFC 139: Henderson vs. Rua
#4 - 4.33 - UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort
#5 - 4.27 - UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III
#6 - 4.20 - UFC 135: Jones vs. Jackson
#7 - 4.13 - UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields
#8 - 4.10 - Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
#9 - 4.02 - UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones
#10 - 4.00 - UFC: Fight for the Troops 2
#10 - 4.00 - UFC Live on Versus 5: Hardy vs. Lytle
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January 1, 2011
Fight Rankings (top 10 from 2010):
#1 - 4.82 - Anthony Pettis vs. Ben Henderson (WEC 53)
#2 - 4.50 - Hatsu Hioki vs. Marlon Sandro (SRC: Soul of Fight)
#3 - 4.40 - Scott Jorgensen vs. Brad Pickett (WEC 50)
#4 - 4.33 - Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung (WEC 48)
#5 - 4.30 - Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar (UFC 121)
#6 - 4.24 - Frankie Edgar vs. B.J. Penn (UFC 118)
#7 - 4.22 - Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen (UFC 117)
#8 - 4.21 - Carlos Condit vs. Dan Hardy (UFC 120)
#9 - 4.18 - Jorge Santiago vs. Kazuo Misaki (SRC 14)
#10 - 4.06 - Evan Dunham vs. Sean Sherk (UFC 119)
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Event Rankings (top 10 from 2010):
#1 - 4.47 - WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber
#2 - 4.33 - WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis
#3 - 4.30 - Dynamite!! 2010: Power of Courage
#4 - 4.23 - UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin
#5 - 4.20 - WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus
#6 - 4.18 - Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu
#7 - 4.16 - UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck
#8 - 4.15 - UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
#9 - 4.09 - UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez
#10 - 4.00 - UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez
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January 1, 2010
Fight Rankings (top 10 from 2009):
#1 - 4.78 - Josh Thomson vs. Gilbert Melendez (Strikeforce: Evolution) .
#2 - 4.67 - Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers (Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers) .
#3 - 4.59 - Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann (Fight Night 18) .
#4 - 4.53 - Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber (WEC 41) .
#5 - 4.51 - Mike Thomas Brown vs. Jose Aldo (WEC 44) .
#6 - 4.51 - Miguel Torres vs. Takeya Mizugaki (WEC 40) .
#7 - 4.43 - Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans (UFC 98) .
#8 - 4.39 - Joachim Hansen vs. Shinya Aoki (Dream 11) .
#9 - 4.38 - Bibiano Fernandes vs. Hiroyuki Takaya (Dream 11) .
#10 - 4.35 - Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC 102) .
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