MMA World Welterweight Rankings

Men’s Divisions
Heavyweight (265)Light Heavyweight (205)Middleweight (185) – Welterweight (170) – Lightweight (155)Featherweight (145)Bantamweight (135)Flyweight (125)Pound-4-Pound

Women’s Divisions
W-Featherweight (145+)W-Bantamweight (135)W-Flyweight (125)W-Strawweight (115) – Pound-4-Pound

#FIGHTERORGOVRLAST 3NEXT FIGHT
1Belal Muhammad24-3W-Leon Edwards (DEC)
W-Gilbert Burns (DEC)
W-Sean Brady (TKO)
2Leon Edwards22-4L-Belal Muhammad (DEC)
W-Colby Covington (DEC)
W-Kamaru Usman (DEC)
3Shavkat Rakhmonov18-0W-Stephen Thompson (SUB)
W-Geoff Neal (SUB)
W-Neil Magny (SUB)
4Jack Maddalena17-2W-Gilbert Burns (KO)
W-Kevin Holland (DEC)
W-Bassel Hafez (DEC)
5Sean Brady17-1W-Gilbert Burns (DEC)
W-Kelvin Gastelum (SUB)
L-Belal Muhammad (TKO)
6Ian Garry15-0W-Michael Page (DEC)
W-Geoff Neal (DEC)
W-Neil Magny (DEC)
7Colby Covington17-4L-Leon Edwards (DEC)
W-Jorge Masvidal (DEC)
L-Kamaru Usman (DEC)
8Gilbert Burns22-8L-Sean Brady (DEC)
L-Jack Maddalena (KO)
L-Belal Muhammad (DEC)
9Stephen Thompson17-7-1L-Shavkat Rakhmonov (SUB)
W-Kevin Holland (TKO)
L-Belal Muhammad (DEC)
10Ramazan Kuramagomedov13-0W-Jason Jackson (DEC)
W-Randall Wallace (SUB)
W-Jaleel Willis (KO)
11Jason Jackson18-4L-Ramazan Kuramagomedov (DEC)
W-Ray Cooper (DEC)
W-Yaroslav Amosov (KO)
12Yaroslav Amosov27-1L-Jason Jackson (KO)
W-Logan Storley (DEC)
W-Douglas Lima (DEC)
13Shamil Musaev17-0-1W-Murad Ramaznov (DEC)
W-Murad Ramaznov (TKO)
W-Logan Storley (KO)
14Logan Storley16-3W-Luca Poclit (DEC)
L-Shamil Musaev (KO)
W-Brennan Ward (TKO)
15Michael Page22-3L-Ian Garry (DEC)
W-Kevin Holland (DEC)
W-Goiti Yamauchi (TKO)
16Kevin Holland26-11W-Michal
Oleksiejczuk (SUB)
L-Michael Page (DEC)
L-Jack Maddalena (DEC)
17Joaquin Buckley19-6W-Nursulton Ruziboev (DEC)
W-Vicente Luque (TKO)
W-Alex Morono (DEC)
18Michael Chiesa19-7W-Tony Ferguson (SUB
L-Kevin Holland (SUB)
L-Sean Brady (DEC)
19Michael Morales17-0W-Neil Magny (TKO)
W-Jake Matthews (DEC)
W-Max Griffin (DEC)
20Neil Magny29-12L-Michael Morales (TKO)
W-Mike Malott (TKO)
L-Ian Garry (DEC)
21Geoff Neal15-6L-Ian Garry (DEC)
L-Shavkat Rakhmonov (SUB)
W-Vicente Luque (KO)
22Vicente Luque22-10-1L-Joaquin Buckley (TKO)
W-Rafael dos Anjos (DEC)
L-Geoff Neal (KO)
23Randy Brown19-5W-Elizeu Zaleski (DEC)
W-Muslim Salikhov (KO)
W-Wellington Turman (DEC)
24Kelvin Gastelum18-9W-Daniel Rodriguez (DEC)
L-Sean Brady (SUB)
W-Chris Curtis (DEC)
25Rinat Fakhretdinov22-1-1W-Nicolas Dalby (DEC)
D-Elizeu Zaleski (DEC)
W-Kevin Lee (SUB)
Ineligible for Rankings
* Suspension
* Inactivity>15 months
* Moving Divisions
Kamaru Usman20-4L-Khamzat Chimaev (DEC)
L-Leon Edwards (DEC)
L-Leon Edwards (KO)
Nate DiazFree Agent21-13W-Tony Ferguson (SUB)
L-Leon Edwards (DEC)
L-Jorge Masvidal (TKO)
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Here is the rankings criteria that encompasses a fighter ranking:
- Most recent performance
- Performance against top competition
- Estimated ability against future competition
- Strength of competition
- Activity in the last 3 years
- Last 5 fights

There are many fighters sporting undefeated records from developing fight scenes, especially abroad. Something we take into consideration is the strength of competition they have faced. If a fighter has compiled a bunch of wins against competition that is lackluster they will likely have a difficult time moving up in the rankings until they face stiffer competition in order for us to accurately predict how they would perform against exceedingly tougher competition.

If a fighter has fought elite competition and fallen short, we factor in how they performed. If a fighter fairs well against a higher-ranked adversary, they could still move up in the rankings.

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18 Comments on this post.
  • Glen
    6 February 2023 at 5:09 PM
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    Chiesa can’t be above masvidal and why is khamzat above Belal. Honestly agree with where Colby is right now though.

  • RickyTAAaaaN
    14 July 2020 at 9:50 AM
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    Conor should not be ranked above douglas lima prove me wrong

    • D.C. Ross
      18 July 2020 at 5:01 AM
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      Definitely debatable and glad to see another fan realize fighters from other organizations deserve their due as well.

      • Addi
        22 August 2020 at 4:20 AM
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        Nate Diaz and Anthony Pettis are way to high in my opinion. They should be below RDA because they both lost to him and both struggle to get some wins together recently.

        • D.C. Ross
          22 August 2020 at 8:51 AM
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          Appreciate the feedback, the main reason for them both being ranked above RDA is Pettis’ win over Stephen Thompson. RDA is 1-4 in his last 5, so although Diaz’s only relevant win is over Pettis, it still carries a lot of weight since Pettis was coming off the dominant win over Thompson. If there were all still fighting at 155, then I 100% could see your case for RDA being ranked higher.

  • Chayce
    14 February 2020 at 11:37 AM
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    Michael Page has 17 wins

    • D.C. Ross
      3 March 2020 at 9:50 PM
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      Fixed, thank you.

    • Cecil Rhea
      15 June 2020 at 12:24 AM
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      Wonderboy is to low look here is the TRUTH he needs to be switched with Diaz, Diaz got his ass whooped by Masvidal his last welterweight fight, he beat pettis by dec and got whooped by Conor and dropped 3 times in a dec loss so he is coming off a loss and is 1-2 in his last 3 now for Wonderboy he lost to Pettis no doubt but that was a freak one off if they fought 10 times id think Wonderboy wins 8 or 9 of em BUT he lost i know he also had a draw(which should of been a win) with Woodly, he lost a split decision to Till (that everyone knows he won) ok i got those outta the way now he won his last fight against Luque and he before that was robbed by judges against Till his only true loss after his 2 title shots (he was robbed against woodley in the 1st fight) was pettis he should be 3-1 since then but he is 2-2 against higher overall competition a close title shot loss, then he BEAT MASVIDAL the current #1 contender and a man who embarrassed Diaz, a split decision loss against till who was #1 contender at time then a big upset against Pettis yes but rebounded nicely in his last fight against Luque bottom line of my rant is no way Diaz is a higher ranked welterweight a higher level welterweight or a better fighter at welterweight than wonderboy who has WW wins against Robert whittaker, johhny Hendricks, rory Macdonald, jorge Masvidal,and Vincent Luque and a title fight “draw” against tyron woodley. Diaz best ww wins are 2 pettis, McGregor two 145 pounders lol he was owned by rory Macdonald and Masvidal could you imagine what Woodley would do to diaz, or even Wonderboy i predict if wonderboy fought diaz would be diaz 2nd ever true KO loss by a Kick just like his 1st KO loss

      • D.C. Ross
        21 June 2020 at 10:26 AM
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        Appreciate the feedback. The common opponent with Diaz is what has Diaz has ranked higher than Thompson. They have both fought Anthony Pettis within the last 3 years and in ranking fighters, a lot has to do with competition level and how they performed. Lot of MMA Math ranking here as well where Pettis beat Thompson convicingly, moving ahead of him in the rankings, and then Diaz beat Pettis, resulting in Diaz being ranked above Pettis & Thompson. The loss to Masvidal doesn’t move Diaz down much since Masvidal was ranked ahead of Diaz at the time they fought.

  • Bruh
    30 January 2020 at 10:52 AM
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    This is so funny. Askren retires after a long career and is removed. Then he comes back to more difficult competition and a bad hip after having like 3 years off and its totally evident to the posts here from 2018, and you idiots are still talking shit.

  • Dan
    22 January 2019 at 11:55 AM
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    It’s time for you guys to give Geoff Neal some love on this list.

  • mark
    21 November 2018 at 11:28 AM
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    Ponzinibbio 17 in welter??? really???

  • mike
    27 October 2018 at 3:58 PM
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    It’s time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Egan
    21 October 2018 at 3:58 PM
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    Where is Ben Askren in this so called world’s best of WW ranking? Two time WW champion in two promotions, and undefeated (18-0 record). Are you kidding me? Have you not seen his fights with your own eyes? This list is not “world” (more like world according to UFC).

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