Men’s Divisions
Heavyweight (265) – Light Heavyweight (205) – Middleweight (185) – Welterweight (170) – Lightweight (155) – Featherweight (145) – Bantamweight (135) – Flyweight (125)
Women’s Divisions
Women’s Featherweight (145) – Women’s Bantamweight (135) – Women’s Flyweight (125) – Women’s Strawweight (115)
Rank | Fighter | OVR | UFC | Last 3 Fights | Next Fight | ||
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1 | Islam Makhachev | 26-1 | 15-1 | W-Dustin Poirier (SUB) W-Alex Volkanovski (KO) W-Alex Volkanovski (DEC) | |||
2 | Arman Tsarukyan | 22-3 | 9-2 | W-Charles Oliveira (DEC) W-Beneil Dariush (KO) W-Joaquim Silva (TKO) | |||
3 | Charles Oliveira | 35-10 | 23-10 | W-Michael Chandler (DEC) L-Arman Tsarukyan (DEC) W-Beneil Dariush (TKO) | |||
4 | Max Holloway | 26-8 | 22-8 | L-Ilia Topuria (KO) W-Justin Gaethje (KO) W-Chan Sung Jung (KO) | |||
5 | Justin Gaethje | 25-5 | 8-5 | L-Max Holloway (KO) W-Dustin Poirier (KO) W-Rafael Fiziev (DEC) | |||
6 | Dustin Poirier | 30-9 | 22-8 | L-Islam Makhachev (SUB) W-Benoit St. Denis (KO) L-Justin Gaethje (KO) | |||
7 | Beneil Dariush | 22-6-1 | 16-6-1 | L-Arman Tsarukyan (KO) L-Charles Oliveira (TKO) W-Mateusz Gamrot (DEC) | |||
8 | Michael Chandler | 23-9 | 2-4 | L-Charles Oliveira (DEC) L-Dustin Poirier (SUB) W-Tony Ferguson (KO) | |||
9 | Dan Hooker | 24-12 | 14-8 | W-Mateusz Gamrot (DEC) W-Jalin Turner (DEC) W-Claudio Puelles (TKO) | |||
10 | Mateusz Gamrot | 24-3 | 7-3 | L-Dan Hooker (DEC) W-Rafael dos Anjos (DEC) W-Rafael Fiziev (TKO) | |||
11 | Rafael Fiziev | 12-3 | 6-3 | L-Mateusz Gamrot (TKO) L-Justin Gaethje (DEC) W-Rafael dos Anjos (KO) | |||
12 | Renato Carneiro | 20-5-1 | 12-5 | W-Benoit St. Denis (TKO) W-Jalin Turner (TKO) W-Drew Dober (DEC) | |||
13 | Benoit St. Denis | 13-3 | 5-3 | L-Renato Carneiro (TKO) L-Dustin Poirier (KO) W-Matt Frevola (KO) | |||
14 | Paddy Pimblett | 22-3 | 6-0 | W-Bobby Green (SUB) W-Tony Ferguson (DEC) W-Jared Gordon (DEC) | |||
15 | Fares Ziam | 16-4 | 6-2 | W-Matt Frevola (KO) W-Claudio Puelles (DEC) W-Jai Herbert (DEC) | |||
16 | Matt Frevola | 11-5-1 | 5-5-1 | L-Fares Ziam (KO) L-Benoit St. Denis (KO) W-Drew Dober (TKO) | |||
17 | Jalin Turner | 14-8 | 7-5 | L-Renato Carneiro (TKO) W-Bobby Green (KO) L-Dan Hooker (DEC) | |||
18 | Jean Silva | 14-2 | 3-0 | W-Drew Dober (TKO) W-Charles Jourdain (TKO) W-Westin Wilson (TKO) | |||
19 | Drew Dober | 27-14 | 13-10 | L-Jean Silva (TKO) L-Renato Carneiro (DEC) W-Rick Glenn (TKO) | |||
20 | Bobby Green | 32-15-1 | 13-10-1 | W-Jim Miller (DEC) L-Jalin Turner (KO) W-Grant Dawson (KO) | |||
21 | Grant Dawson | 22-2-1 | 10-1-1 | W-Rafa Garcia (TKO) W-Joe Solecki (DEC) L-Bobby Green (KO) | |||
22 | Diego Ferreira | 19-5 | 10-5 | W-Mateusz Rebecki (TKO) W-Michael Johnson (KO) L-Mateusz Gamrot (TKO) | |||
23 | Joel Alvarez | 21-3 | 6-2 | W-Elves Brener (TKO) W-Marc Diakiese (SUB) L-Arman Tsarukyan (TKO) | |||
24 | Ludovit Klein | 23-4-1 | 7-2-1 | W-Roosevelt Roberts (DEC) W-Thiago Moises (DEC) W-A.J. Cunningham (TKO) | |||
25 | Mateusz Rebecki | 20-2 | 4-1 | W-Myktybek Orolbai (DEC) L-Diego Ferreira (TKO) W-Roosevelt Roberts (SUB) | |||
26 | Myktybek Orolbai | 13-2-1 | 2-1 | L-Mateusz Rebecki (DEC) W-Elves Brener (DEC) W-Uros Medic (SUB) | |||
27 | Thiago Moises | 18-8 | 7-6 | L-Ludovit Klein (DEC) W-Mitch Ramirez (TKO) L-Benoit St. Denis (TKO) | |||
28 | Elves Brener | 16-5 | 3-2 | L-Joel Alvarez (TKO) L-Myktybek Orolbai (DEC) W-Kaynan Kruschewsky (KO) | |||
29 | Guram Kutateladze | 13-4 | 2-2 | W-Jordan Vucenic (DEC) L-Elves Brener (TKO) L-Damir Ismagulov (DEC) | |||
30 | Drakkar Klose | 15-2-1 | 9-2 | W-Joaquim Silva (DEC) W-Joe Solecki (KO) W-Rafa Garcia (DEC) | |||
31 | Nasrat Haqparast | 17-5 | 9-4 | W-Jared Gordon (DEC) W-Jamie Mullarkey (TKO) W-Landon Quinones (DEC) | |||
32 | Jared Gordon | 20-7 | 8-6 | L-Nasrat Haqparast (DEC) W-Mark Madsen (TKO) NC-Bobby Green (NC) | |||
33 | Ismael Bonfim | 20-4 | 2-1 | W-Vinc Pichel (DEC) L-Benoit St.Denis (SUB) W-Terrance McKinney (KO) | |||
34 | Alexander Hernandez | 15-8 | 7-7 | W-Austin Hubbard (DEC) L-Damon Jackson (DEC) L-Bill Algeo (DEC) | |||
35 | Vinc Pichel | 14-4 | 7-4 | L-Ismael Bonfim (DEC) L-Mark Madsen (DEC) W-Austin Hubbard (DEC) | |||
36 | Joe Solecki | 13-5 | 5-3 | L-Grant Dawson (DEC) L-Drakkar Klose (KO) W-Carl Deaton (SUB) | |||
37 | Jim Miller | 38-18 | 27-17 | W-Damon Jackson (SUB) L-Bobby Green (DEC) W-Gabriel Benitez (SUB) | |||
38 | Esteban Ribovics | 14-1 | 3-1 | W-Daniel Zellhuber (DEC) W-Terrance McKinney (KO) W-Kamuela Kirk (DEC) | |||
39 | Nazim Sadykhov | 9-1-1 | 2-0-1 | D-Viacheslav Borshchev (DEC) W-Terrance McKinney (SUB) W-Evan Elder (TKO) | |||
40 | Terrance McKinney | 15-7 | 5-4 | L-Esteban Ribovics (KO) W-Brendon Marotte (TKO) W-Mike Breeden (TKO) | |||
41 | Mauricio Ruffy | 11-1 | 2-0 | W-James Llontop (DEC) W-Jamie Mullarkey (TKO) W-Raimond Magomedaliev (TKO) | |||
42 | Jamie Mullarkey | 17-8 | 5-6 | L-Mauricio Ruffy (TKO) L-Nasrat Haqparast (TKO) W-John Makdessi (DEC) | |||
43 | Michael Johnson | 22-19 | 14-15 | W-Darrius Flowers (DEC) L-Diego Ferreira (KO) W-Marc Diakiese (DEC) | |||
44 | Ignacio Bahamondes | 16-5 | 5-2 | W-Manuel Torres (TKO) W-Christos Giagos (KO) L-Ludovit Klein (DEC) | |||
45 | Daniel Zellhuber | 15-2 | 3-2 | L-Esteban Ribovics (DEC) W-Francisco Prado (DEC) W-Christos Giagos (SUB) | |||
46 | Claudio Puelles | 12-4 | 5-3 | L-Fares Ziam (DEC) L-Dan Hooker (TKO) W-Clay Guida (SUB) | |||
47 | Joaquim Silva | 13-5 | 6-5 | L-Drakkar Klose (DEC) W-Clay Guida (DEC) L-Arman Tsarukyan (TKO) | |||
48 | Rafa Garcia | 16-4 | 4-4 | L-Grant Dawson (TKO) W-Clay Guida (DEC) W-Maheshate Hayisaer (DEC) | |||
49 | Clay Guida | 38-24 | 18-18 | L-Joaquim Silva (DEC) L-Rafa Garcia (DEC) W-Scott Holtzman (DEC) | |||
50 | Mike Davis | 11-2 | 4-1 | W-Natan Levy (SUB) W-Viacheslav Borshchev (DEC) W-Mason Jones (DEC) | |||
51 | Chase Hooper | 14-3-1 | 6-3 | W-Viacheslav Borshchev (SUB) W-Jordan Leavitt (SUB) W-Nick Fiore (DEC) | |||
52 | Jai Herbert | 13-5-1 | 3-4-1 | W-Rolando Bedoya (DEC) L-Fares Ziam (DEC) D-Ludovit Klein (DEC) | |||
53 | Viacheslav Borshchev | 8-4-1 | 3-3-1 | W-James Llontop (DEC) L-Chase Hooper (SUB) D-Nazim Sadykhov (DEC) | |||
54 | Jordan Leavitt | 11-3 | 4-3 | L-Chase Hooper (SUB) W-Victor Martinez (TKO) L-Paddy Pimblett (SUB) | |||
55 | Trey Ogden | 18-6 | 3-2 | W-Loik Radzhabov (DEC) W-Kurt Holobaugh (DEC) NC-Nikolas Motta (NC) | |||
56 | Kurt Holobaugh | 21-8 | 2-5 | W-Kaynan Kruschewsky (DEC) L-Trey Ogden (DEC) W-Austin Hubbard (DEC) | |||
57 | Loik Radzhabov | 18-6-1 | 2-2 | L-Trey Ogden (DEC) W-Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady (KO) L-Mateusz Rebecki (TKO) | |||
58 | Manuel Torres | 15-3 | 3-1 | L-Ignacio Bahamondes (TKO) W-Chris Duncan (SUB) W-Nikolas Motta (TKO) | |||
59 | Austin Hubbard | 16-8 | 4-6 | L-Alexander Hernandez (DEC) W-Michal Figlak (DEC) L-Kurt Holobaugh (DEC) | |||
60 | Chris Duncan | 12-2 | 3-1 | W-Bolaji Oki (SUB) L-Manuel Torres (DEC) W-Yanal Ashmouz (DEC) | |||
61 | Maheshate Hayisaer | 10-3 | 2-2 | W-Gabriel Benitez (DEC) L-Viacheslav Borshchev (TKO) L-Rafa Garcia (DEC) | |||
62 | Francisco Prado | 12-2 | 1-2 | L-Daniel Zellhuber (DEC) W-Ottman Azaitar (TKO) L-Jamie Mullarkey (DEC) | |||
63 | Natan Levy | 8-2 | 2-2 | L-Mike Davis (SUB) W-Genaro Valdez (DEC) W-Mike Breeden (DEC) | |||
64 | Charlie Campbell | 9-2 | 2-0 | W-Trevor Peek (DEC) W-Alex Reyes (TKO) W-Josh Streacker (KO) | |||
65 | Yanal Ashmouz | 8-1 | 2-1 | W-Trevor Peek (DEC) L-Chris Duncan (DEC) W-Sam Patterson (KO) | |||
66 | Nikolas Motta | 14-5 | 2-2 | W-Tom Nolan (TKO) NC-Trey Ogden (NC) L-Manuel Torres (KO) | |||
67 | Roosevelt Roberts | 12-5 | 4-5 | L-Ludovit Klein (DEC) L-Mateusz Rebecki (SUB) W-Alexandre Almeida (DEC) | |||
68 | Trevor Peek | 9-3 | 2-3 | L-Yanal Ashmoz (DEC) L-Charlie Campbell (DEC) W-Mohammad Yahya (DEC) | |||
69 | Chris Padilla | 15-6 | 2-0 | W-Zhu Rong (TKO) W-James Llontop (SUB) W-Justin Jaynes (TKO) | |||
70 | Marquel Mederos | 9-1 | 1-0 | W-Landon Quinones (DEC) W-Issa Isakov (TKO) W-Justice Lamperez (TKO) | |||
71 | Tom Nolan | 8-1 | 2-1 | W-Alex Reyes (DEC) W-Victor Martinez (TKO) L-Nikolas Motta (TKO) | |||
72 | Bolaji Oki | 9-2 | 1-1 | L-Chris Duncan (SUB) W-Timothy Cuamba (DEC) W-Dylan Salvador (TKO) | |||
73 | Gabriel Benitez | 23-12 | 7-8 | L-Maheshate Hayisaer (DEC) L-Jim Miller (SUB) W-Charlie Ontiveros (TKO) | |||
74 | Rolando Bedoya | 14-4 | 0-3 | L-Jai Herbert (DEC) L-Kenan Song (DEC) L-Kailin Williams (DEC) | |||
75 | Evan Elder | 9-2 | 2-2 | W-Darrius Flowers (SUB) W-Genaro Valdez (DEC) L-Nazim Sadykhov (TKO) | |||
76 | Kaue Fernandes | 9-2 | 1-1 | W-Mohammad Yahya (TKO) L-Marc Diakiese (DEC) W-Felipe Douglas (KO) | |||
77 | Jordan Vucenic | 13-3 | 0-1 | L-Guram Kutateladze (DEC) W-Adrian Kepa (SUB) W-Simone D'Anna (SUB) | |||
78 | Zhu Rong | 25-6 | 1-3 | L-Chris Padilla (TKO) W-Shin Haraguchi (SUB) W-Sang Wook Kim (DEC) | |||
79 | Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady | 15-4 | 0-1 | L-Loik Radzhabov (KO) W-George Hardwick (DEC) W-Mike Murphy (DEC) | |||
80 | Victor Martinez | 13-6 | 0-2 | L-Tom Nolan (TKO) L-Jordan Leavitt (TKO) W-Jacob Rosales (DEC) | |||
81 | A.J. Cunningham | 11-4 | 0-1 | L-Ludovit Klein (TKO) W-Justice Lamperez (TKO) L-Steven Nguyen (TKO) | |||
82 | James Llontop | 14-5 | 0-3 | L-Mauricio Ruffy (DEC) L-Vyacheslav Borshchev (DEC) L-Chris Padilla (SUB) | |||
83 | Landon Quinones | 7-3-1 | 0-2 | L-Marquel Mederos (DEC) L-Nasrat Haqparast (DEC) W-Yemi Oduwole (TKO) | |||
84 | Michal Figlak | 8-2 | 0-2 | L-Austin Hubbard (DEC) L-Fares Ziam (DEC) W-Agy Sardari (DEC) | |||
85 | Mitch Ramirez | 8-2 | 0-1 | L-Thiago Moises (TKO) W-Eiycaireon Tavarres (TKO) L-Carlos Prates (TKO) | |||
86 | James Llontop | 14-3 | 0-1 | L-Chris Padilla (SUB) W-Malik Lewis (DEC) W-Orlanison Oliveira (TKO) | |||
87 | Darrius Flowers | 12-8-1 | 0-3 | L-Evan Elder (SUB) L-Michael Johnson (DEC) L-Jake Matthews (SUB) | |||
88 | Anshul Jubli | 7-1 | 1-1 | L-Mike Breeden (KO) W-Jeka Asparido Saragih (TKO) W-Kyung Pyo Kim (DEC) | |||
89 | Mohammad Yahya | 12-5 | 0-2 | L-Kaue Fernandes (TKO) L-Trevor Peek (DEC) W-Souhil Tahiri (DEC) | |||
90 | Alex Reyes | 13-5 | 0-3 | L-Tom Nolan (DEC) L-Charlie Campbell (TKO) L-Mike Perry (KO) | |||
Ineligible for Rankings * Suspension * Inactivity>15 months * Moving Divisions * Yet to debut | |||||||
Conor McGregor | 22-6 | 10-4 | L-Dustin Poirier (TKO) L-Dustin Poirier (TKO) W-Donald Cerrone (TKO) | ||||
Gregor Gillespie | 14-1 | 7-1 | W-Diego Ferreira (TKO) L-Kevin Lee (KO) W-Yancy Medeiros (TKO) | ||||
Brad Riddell | 10-4 | 4-3 | L-Renato Carneiro (SUB) L-Jalin Turner (SUB) L-Rafael Fiziev (KO) | ||||
David Teymur | 8-2 | 5-1 | L-Charles Oliveira (SUB) W-Nik Lentz (DEC) W-Drakkar Klose (DEC) | ||||
Nurullo Aliev | 9-0 | 1-0 | W-Rafael Alves (DEC) W-Josh Wick (TKO) W-Kirill Kryukov (DEC) | ||||
Lando Vannata | 12-7-2 | 4-7-2 | L-Daniel Zellhuber (DEC) L-Bobby Green (DEC) L-Charles Jourdain (SUB) | ||||
Damir Hadzovic | 14-7 | 4-5 | L-Marc Diakiese (DEC) W-Yancy Medeiros (DEC) L-Renato Carneiro (SUB) | ||||
Ottman Azaitar | 13-2 | 2-2 | L-Francisco Prado (TKO) L-Matt Frevola (KO) W-Khama Worthy (TKO) | ||||
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Arman Tsarukyan represents Armenia not Russia, fix it please
updated, thank you
Chris Gruetzemacher was released from the UFC last week.
updated, thank you
Nurullo Aliev has long surpassed 15 months of inactivity…
fixed, thank you
David Teymur listed as retired on his own gym’s website…
https://www.allstarsgym.se/general-6
Lando Vannata has now surpassed 15 months of inactivity.
Nurullo Aliev is officially at 15 months of inactivity.
Loik Radzhabov beat Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady via KO not DEC
Thank you, fixed
Brad Riddell, like Michael Chandler, has also surpassed 15 months of inactivity.
Updated, thank you.
Feels like Tony Ferguson is way overrated. Loser of SEVEN straight fights. Uncompetitive in almost every single one of those fights, finished in 4 of them. I’d imagine we’d all agree that in a fight against someone like Terrence McKinney or Mateusz Rebecki, he would be beaten into a complete pulp, yet is ranked higher than both those guys, despite being total and complete dog arse now.
Michael Chandler as of today is at 15 months of inactivity
Updated, thank you.
Probably time to return Gabriel Benitez into the rankings considering he fought 10 days ago and lost to Jim Miller
Arman is Armenian not a damn Russian and he always represents ARMENIA!
Sherdog and Tapology both have Russia listed, but as you mentioned Armenia seems to be listed elsewhere.
Time for you to update Darrius flowers: he lost to Jake Matthews and should be ranked in there somewhere
why is Diego Ferreira ranked 10? he just beat Johnson who wasn’t ranked and Diego has been away for to long. pretty bad choice
Why is Arman under the Russian flag? He clearly fights under the Armenian flag because he’s Armenian.
Totally Agree!!
Michael Johnson is 21-19 not 21-18 (following KO loss to CDF) – Also, as of today Joel Alvarez is officially at 15 months of inactivity
So Alex Reyes hasn’t had a fight in 6 years, yet still listed?
https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/01/ufc-news-alex-reyes-returns-back-train-osteomyelitis
Probably time to add Kevin Lee in here considering he’s been re-signed by the UFC
Rafael Alves was released last week.
Zubaira Tukhugov was released like a month ago, mate.
Omar Morales is 3-4 in the UFC, with his latest loss being DEC to Chris Duncan.
Chris Gruetzmacher has officially surpassed 15 months of inactivity.
Rick Glenn passed 15 months. Take out of ranking
Also why not update Kyle nelson? He 1-4-1 now after draw with Choi. That fight happen on 4th of Feb. come on Mate you so slow to update my god
Ricky Glenn has officially surpassed 15 months of inactivity
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Rick Glenn has surpassed 15 months of inactvity
Ontiveros, VanCamp, Ronson, Mustafaev all released last week in the blood bath.
All updated, thank you!
Magomed Mustafaev was released last week
updated, thank you!
Where Nate Diaz?
He was on the last fight of his UFC contract, now a free agent.
passed 15 months without fighting
Jesse Ronson’s “win” vs Dalby has been overturned to a No Contest after he tested positive for a banned diuretic. And no way should he be ranked ahead of guys like Damir Hadzovic, Omar Morales, or Gabriel Benitez
The win was overturned, but it is still considered within his current rank.
And just. Like. That. Ronson’s busted bum ass was released yesterday. (Along with Charlie Ontiveros, Cameron VanCamp & Magomed Mustafaev)
The case for Chandler ahead of Makhachev is a perilous one. Makhachev is 11-1 in the UFC, with 11 consecutive wins, 4 straight via finish. His best win (Tsarukyan) handily trumps Chandler’s best win: KO’s of two completely washed bums, Hooker and Ferguson.
Where is Beneil Dariush? He is as far as I know a top 10 lightweight
He has been out of action for 15 months, so currently unranked.
100% agreed. Chandler ahead of Makhachev is f’ing autistic
Mason Jones was not resigned yesterday after his contract expired
Leonardo Santos retired today
Alan Patrick was released 3 days ago
Updated, ty
Gregor Gillespie has officially surpassed 15 months of inactivity.
Hi mate it appears Vyacheslav Borschev does not have a name or face there at #60
Don Madge signed with PFL 2 days ago.
Thank you, removed.
In February 2020, White got listed as a former fighter on the UFC website.[29][30] – PER WIKI
Thank you updated.
Alex Gorgees was release in 2019
https://www.fightnewsaustralia.com/alex-gorgees-suspended-for-16-month-following-usada-sanction/
Thank you, site updated. appreciate the source as well.
Hi bro, Luis Peña only defeated alex muñoz 1 time, not twice.
Updated, thank you!
Damir Ismagulov is 20-1 not 20-2
Now he has him at 23-1 lol what
Thank you for the call out. Often times once a fighter signs with the UFC, whatever is on their current regional record is what’s inputted. If fights are changed/added afterwards, I do my best to track in Excel and transfer here. Thanks again.
Damir next champion strong, strike not 20-2 really fight 23-1 lost design sued the fighter.
Hi! Can you explain why Teemu Packalen & Jessin Ayari are still listed yet have both been released long ago?
Howdy, Alexander Yakovlev was released by the UFC last week.
Hey giving a random update: Matt Wiman was released from the UFC.
Hey fellas, recent development, Teemu Packalen’s contract expired and according to sources he has no interest in continuing his MMA career as of now. Might be best to remove him from the rankings all together.
Hi, thank you for the update. According to the article, looks like he is still signed, but contemplating retirement. If you find any newer source beyond this, please let me know: https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/ufc-ottelija-teemu-packalenin-paluun-tiella-henkisia-esteita-jotka-eivat-saata-vaistya-koskaan-ollut-niin-saatanan-raskasta-ja-synkkaa/7948048
Love the list but I think you should move Hernandez down. I get that he’s got a win over Dariush but Dariush is fighting much better than him right now and Dariush also has a win over Dober who is above him.
I fully agree that Dariush deserves a bump based off his 5-fight winning streak. Currently, it’s just level of competition holding Dariush back as his best win is Dober who you are right recently beat Hernandez. Issue is when Dariush faced Dober, Dober was nowhere close to the top ranked fighter he is now. Hernandez’s wins, all within the last 3 years, over Mercier & Trinaldo, both Top 30 fighters at the time, and the win over Dariush, who was Top 15 at the time, still give him the slight nod as nearly everytime fighters are ranked close, the head-to-head will get the leg up, especially if that fight was within the last 3 years. Appreciate the argument otherwise, and I would not be surprised to see Dariush break into the Top 10 with another quality win.
where’s the notorious ???
Hi Yudhi, McGregor is unranked at Lightweight because of his move to Welterweight and subsequent retirement. McGregor’s return continues to be mentioned at Welterweight, so until we can get confirmation on a return to 155, he’ll remain unranked. Thank you for your comment.
Not giving you guys shit for this, but Evan Dunham was dropped by the UFC awhile back.
Omg by bro Rafael Fiziev at 27 i hope he ll be in top 10. Next year ))
Mitch Clark at 45 isn’t right.
Sooooooo, Cerrone moves above Khabib who dominated Dos Anjos who dominated Cerrone and is #2 because he beat Alvarez (he may be considered a contender, but it has never been proven)? I don’t get that logic. I get RDA moving to second even though he lost to Khabib on account of Khabib’s inactivity, but I don’t see how Cerrone can move above Khabib until he either beats him or someone ranked above him (i.e. Not Eddie Alvarez).
Kevin Lee – 6 wins over absolutely no one, no UFC wins; Norman Parke – 3 legit UFC wins, a draw against a BJJ world champ who was on a 6 fight win streak and TUF Brazil winner which many thought he won and without it he’d be on a 9 fight win streak. How on heaven’s earth can he be ranked under Kevin Lee????
Kevin Lee is ranked WAY too high … he’s done absolutely nothing.
Lee does hold a win over Mansour Barnaoui, who is considered one of the top Lightweights prospects in the world right now. Lee looked pretty darn good against Iaquinta as well. Parke is on a solid winning streak, but the jury is still on whether he can beat an accomplished wrestler. Parke should have gotten the decision over Santos. I definitely will go back and look at their last few fights to see if I have Lee ranked too high.
He is moving to Featherweight, and because he officially has been booked for a fight at 145 lbs. he was removed from the Lightweight rankings. His profile can now be found in the Featherweight rankings.
Miles Jury needs to be moved up. Handed ‘Menace’ a whooping and is now 4-0 in ufc.
I understand ranking him above Johnson due to his dominating win over him, but do you think Jury should be ranked ahead of Lauzon, Tibau, Barboza, Masvidal, and Pearson as well?
Let me see what your 11-20 rankings would look like, so I can have a better idea of what you’re thinking. The way I see it is Johnson leapfrogged a bunch of guys because of his win over Lauzon, who was clearly Top 15 at the time, thanks to finish wins over Varner and Guillard.
It seems odd that Michael Johnson is so much higher than Jury, no?
I could definitely see the argument that Johnson should be lower in the rankings, but then I would have to drop Lauzon as well, who has recent finish victories over Varner and Guillard. Jury is a top notch talent, but ranking him above guys like Tibau, Varner, Barboza, Pearson, etc. is probably just a bit too soon for him.
The Lauzon win was huge for Johnson and gave him a big push up the ranks. Meanwhile, Jury has sort of been stuck in neutral. He picked up a dominant win over Ramsey Nijem, but that doesn’t mean a whole lot. Even a win over Ricci won’t move Jury up the ranks too much. Wins over lesser ranked competition just don’t mean as much as a win over Lauzon, which is why Johnson currently sits ahead of Jury.
Do you think Jury should be ranked ahead of the following: Gleison Tibau, Edson Barboza, Jamie Varner, Ross Pearson, Melvin Guillard, Jorge Masvidal, or Joe Lauzon. Jury is on the brink of a top ranking, but until he beats one of those guys I mentioned, he’s likely stuck around that 20-30 range.
If you want, provide me with your own Top 25 rankings, so I can maybe see how you would be ranking the division. Thanks for the comment.
Pat Healy’s suspension not accounted for?
(Suspended by NJSACB until July 19th, 2013)
Totally forgot, since Healy was included in the ufc.com/rankings, it slipped past me. Thanks for the save.
Khabib Nurmagomedov might be in a better position. Guys, look at his record… why he’s on 9th position in this rank, while fighters like Dos Anjos, Cerrone and Pettis are above it?
Nurmagomedov is not ranked above the guys you mentioned because he has yet to win consistently against top-level competition. His most notable win is over Gleison Tibau, but to most people who watched and scored that fight, it was a very controversial decision. His 19-0 record is remarkable, and I believe he has a very bright future in the sport. Khabib has been calling out Nate Diaz, and that is likely the type of fight that could propel him into title contention.
Why do you think Nurmagomedov should be ranked ahead of Anthony Pettis or Donald Cerrone? I would understand your argument for possibly ranking him above Dos Anjos, but the other guys not so much.
I liked this ranking a lot. Most people dont see dos Anjos so high but he has showed tremendous development on his last fights. Guillard is a little overated. But everything else looks great. Congratulations!
Thank you. Dos Anjos is on a solid winning streak and a lot of the other fringe contenders have suffered recent losses (Tibau, Dunham, Guillard, Barboza, Bocek). I think dos Anjos could surprise, his loss to Guida was due to injury, and that fight was going to be a close decision. Otherwise, the Tibau loss is dos Anjos’ only recent blemish.
I don’t see Guillard as even a top 15 lw. definately not a top 10.
Guillard’s winning streak in 2010 is the reason he hasn’t fallen farther. When Guillard finished Dunham, he was on the verge of a title shot. People forget that Dunham was scheduled to face Kenny Florian in what may have been a #1 contender fight for the LW division. Guillard’s only losses have come to the elite of the division (Diaz, Miller, Cerrone). All the fighters ranked below him have lost to lesser fighters in recent years. I do think Guillard is overrated, but the guys below him have never beaten a top guy.
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Q. What do you get if you cross a Jim Miller with a Nate Diaz A. a T.J.Grant
I was sleeping on Grant going into his fight with Dunham. Many people forget that he nearly knocked off Johny Hendricks at WW. Grant can do some damage at LW, and definitely can give guys like Guida, Lauzon, or Guillard a run for their money. Can’t wait for him to get a crack at a Top 10 fighter.
Nurmagomedov should be ranked ahead of Tibau,who could be ranked higher here.i think barboza is overrated at the moment.
The lightweight division from 10-20 is a complete mess. Nurmagomedov beat Tibau in a very debatable decision. Should Nurmagomedov be rewarded for that decision by being ranked above Rafael Dos Anjos, Jeremy Stephens, Sotiropoulos? At this point, Nurmagomedov moved up the ranks significantly with the close decision win, but I can’t justify putting him with the mid-tier elite of the division just yet.
Barboza’s ranking is overrated, but his skills aren’t. Barboza won a couple of close decisions over Pearson and Njokuani before the highlight-reel KO of Terry Etim. That knockout definitely had him on the verge of title contention. Considering the recent losses by Tibau, Stephens, and Sotiropoulos, he is still hanging around between 11-15.
YES HE SHOULD. all those guys you mention, AND mark bocek deserve to be ranked ahead of barboza right now. i will watch the tibau vs nurmagomedov fight again but i don’t remember being anything but impressed with him getting a “unanimous decision” over one of the best in the division.
I am hoping the lightweight scene sorts itself out soon. Bocek needs a signature win. He has proven his merits against mid-level competition and gave Jim Miller all he could handle, but the fact remains, he has never beaten a top 20 fighter (Lentz was around #25).
Terry Etim was a bordline Top 20 fighter prior to Barboza beating him. Also, it wasn’t just a decision win for Barboza, it was a huge knockout.
It comes down to Barboza’s wins over Etim and Pearson outweighing the guys ranked below him. Rafael Dos Anjos is on a solid run, but his recent loss to Tibau holds him back. Same thing for Tibau, he was looking solid up until the decision loss to Nurmagomedov. Stephens’ biggest win in recent years is Marcus Davis, in a fight he was losing until a 3rd round knockout. All of these fighters have some sort of hiccup on their resume. I’m not trying to discount Barboza’s loss against Varner, but all of the guys below him have experienced the same thing.
Thanks for the solid info. I agree with a lot of your points. I am not trying to persuade you to why I ranked so-and-so, I’m just trying to point out how I am seeing things at this current stage.
i just watched the tibau vs khabib fight again,i don’t have a problem with the result,khabib pressed the action the whole way using wild striking to get in on single leg takedowns over and over,tibau stuffed everyone of em and even landed a couple solid knees to khabib as he was coming in ,but khabib walked through them and was rellentless keeping tibau backed up to the cage and defending for the whole fight. tibau did land two takedowns,but khabib popped straight back up and went back on the attack.
I remember it being close as well. It was the fallout of the rankings that I had trouble with. Does Nurmagomedov really deserve to be ranked ahead of Dos Anjos, Sotiropoulos, and Bocek for one controversial decision win? I couldn’t punish Tibau either because he has proven his skills against Dos Anjos and Stephens.
I am doing the same thing that I previously did with all of the wild Leonard Garcia decisions. I wasn’t going to penalize Chan Sung Jung or Nam Phan because the judges couldn’t get the scorecards right.
Like I said, I will watch the fight again and see if Nurmagomedov did enough to win the fight. Obviously the judges thought so, but pretty much every website doing play-by-play had Tibau winning that fight.
Siver announced his move down to the UFC featherweight division following his loss to Cerrone.
Penn has been added to the UFC welterweight division.
Dude Dardouche over Iron Mike? He WAS KICK8NG OLIVERAS ASS
i cant believe Edson Barboza lost it’s been my favorita since he joined the UFC
Not to harp on you guys too much but the updates on this website are slow. Like, ridiculously slow. There are some fighters I’ve seen on this list whom haven’t fought in years. Pascal Krauss was on the list despite not competing for seven years. Zhenhong Lu was on the list for years until recently despite never getting to fight in the UFC. Eric Wisely went two or three regional fights before his name was removed from the list. Then you have fighters like Islam Mamedov who still have the PFL logo next to them despite being signed to Bellator. The overall layout is kind of a complete mess.
Also, I’ve noticed certain comments discussing the same issues I’ve noticed on the site have been mysteriously disappearing. Not pointing any fingers here, could be a bug for all I know, I was just concerned.
As we have seen with fighters like Matt Wiman and Nick Diaz, fighters may have layoffs spanning years. There was no official update for Kraus and Lu. If you see errors/udates, please let me know and I will gladly update. As for removing a fighter from the rankings, I usually do not without an actual link to the source. As for comments disappearing, if anything has vulgar language in it, is removed. I apologize about the late updates as of late, wife has been going through cancer treatments, and doing my best to manage work and the family while she hopefully recovers.
why is edson barboza in n16 and donald cerrone in number 8 if barboza is 4-0 in ufc and cerrone 4-1? and barboza has greatest knockouts than cerrone…
Cerrone has faced stiffer competition thus far in his career. Barboza may be 4-0 in the UFC, but 2 of his wins were razor-thin decisions over Anthony Njokuani and Ross Pearson. Barboza may be the next big thing in the 155-pound division, but he will have to prove himself against high-level competition first.
Nate Diaz – OVER-RATED
Overrated at 170 maybe, but at 155 Diaz was fairly solid. He lost to Gray Maynard in a close fight and easily defeated Melvin Guillard. He lost a couple of fights to Joe Stevenson and Clay Guida, who simply held Diaz down for 3 rounds. I think Diaz needs a big win at 155 to show he is still a factor.