Monday, April 29, 2013

May 2013 Madman Top 25 MMA Rankings + Top 15 WMMA Rankings with Complete List of Upcoming Ranked MMA Fights



RANKINGS LAST UPDATED: May 24, 2013

[Plus/minus] = fights currently won/lost in a row (in ANY MMA promotion)

HEAVYWEIGHT (265 lbs)
  1. Cain Velasquez {UFC Champion}
    (11-1) [+2] USA – UFC
  2. Junior Dos Santos
    (15-2) [-1] Brazil – UFC
  3. Daniel Cormier
    (12-0) [+12] USA – UFC
  4. Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva
    (18-4) [+2] Brazil – UFC
  5. Alistair Overeem
    (36-12, 1 NC) [-1] Netherlands – UFC
  6. Fabricio Werdum
    (16-5-1) [+2] Brazil – UFC
  7. Frank Mir
    (16-7) [-2] USA – UFC
  8. Roy Nelson
    (19-7) [+3] USA – UFC
  9. Mark Hunt
    (9-7) [+4] New Zealand – UFC
  10. Travis Browne
    (14-1-1) [+1] USA – UFC
  11. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
    (34-7-1, 1 NC) [+1] Brazil – UFC
  12. Josh Barnett
    (32-6) [+1] USA – UFC
  13. Stefan Struve
    (25-6) [-1] Netherlands – UFC
  14. Gabriel Gonzaga
    (14-7) [-1] Brazil – UFC
  15. Ben Rothwell
    (32-9) [-1] USA – UFC
  16. Brendan Schaub
    (9-3) [+1] USA – UFC
  17. Cheick Kongo
    (18-8-2) [-1] France – free agent
  18. Stipe Miocic
    (9-1) [-1] USA – UFC
  19. Mike Kyle
    (20-9-1, 2 NC) [+1] USA – CFA
  20. Matt Mitrione
    (6-2) [+1] USA – UFC
  21. Jeff Monson
    (49-13-1) [+5] USA – M-1 Global
  22. Sergei Kharitonov
    (19-5) [+1] Russia – RMMAC
  23. Alexander Volkov {Bellator Champion}
    (19-3) [+10] Russia – Bellator
  24. Andrei Arlovski
    (19-10, 1 NC) [-1] Belarus – WSOF
  25. Shawn Jordan
    (14-4) [+1] USA – UFC
Upcoming Ranked Heavyweight Fights:

{UFC Heavyweight Championship}
Cain Velasquez [#1] vs. Antonio Silva [#4] (UFC 160)

Junior Dos Santos [#2] vs. Mark Hunt [#9] (UFC 160)

Alistair Overeem [#5] vs. Travis Browne [#10] (UFC ON FS1 1)

Fabricio Werdum [#6] vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira [#11] (UFC ON FUEL TV 10)

Roy Nelson [#8] vs. Stipe Miocic [#18] (UFC 161)

Ben Rothwell [#15] vs. Brandon Vera [NR] (UFC 164)

Brendan Schaub [#16] vs. Matt Mitrione [#20] (UFC ON FOX 8)

Shawn Jordan [#25] vs. Pat Barry [HM] (UFC 161)

Next 25 Heavyweight Contenders (Honorable Mentions):

Sorted by current winning/losing streaks

–Geronimo Dos Santos (32-14) [+11] Brazil – UFC
–Vitaly Minakov (10-0) [+10] Russia – Bellator
–Soa Palelei (18-3) [+8] Australia – UFC
–Peter Graham (7-5) [+6] Australia – Global Fight Club
–Smealinho Rama (6-0) [+6] Canada – MFC
–Rolles Gracie (8-1) [+5] Brazil – ONE FC
–Alexey Oleinik (43-9-1) [+4] Russia – Oplot Challenge
–Damian Grabowski (17-1) [+4] Poland – M-1 Global
–Derrick Lewis (9-2, 1 NC) [+3] USA – {Legacy FC Champion}
–Konstantin Gluhov (26-12) [+2] Latvia – M-1 Global
–Nick Rossborough (22-16) [+2] USA – {KOTC Champion}
–Ryan Martinez (9-2) [+2] USA – Bellator
–Todd Duffee (8-2) [+2] USA – UFC
–Jared Rosholt (6-1) [+2] USA – Legacy FC
–Chaban Ka (6-1-1) [+2] France – M-1 Global
–Satoshi Ishii (6-2-1) [+2] Japan – IGF
–DJ Linderman (14-5) [+1] USA – Fighters Arena
–Scott Barrett (13-3) [+1] USA – XFC
–Mike Wessel (13-5) [+1] USA – Bellator
–Pat Barry (8-5) [+1] USA – UFC
–Richard Hale (21-5-1) [-1] USA – Bellator
–Kenny Garner (12-4) [-1] USA – {M-1 Global Champion}
–Thiago Santos (11-2, 1 NC) [-1] Brazil – Bellator
–Lavar Johnson (17-7) [-2] USA – free agent
–Mike Russow (15-3, 1 NC) [-2] USA – free agent


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (205 lbs)
  1. Jon Jones {UFC Champion}
    (18-1) [+9] USA – UFC
  2. Lyoto Machida
    (19-3) [+2] Brazil – UFC
  3. Dan Henderson
    (29-9) [-1] USA – UFC
  4. Alexander Gustafsson
    (15-1) [+6] Sweden – UFC
  5. Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua
    (21-7) [-1] Brazil – UFC
  6. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
    (21-5) [+2] Brazil – UFC
  7. Rashad Evans
    (17-3-1) [-2] USA – UFC
  8. Phil Davis
    (11-1, 1 NC) [+2] USA – UFC
  9. Ryan Bader
    (15-3) [+1] USA – UFC
  10. Glover Teixeira
    (20-2) [+18] Brazil – UFC
  11. Gegard Mousasi
    (34-3-2) [+4] Iran-Netherlands – UFC
  12. Forrest Griffin
    (19-7) [+1] USA – UFC
  13. Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson
    (32-11) [-3] USA – free agent
  14. Chael Sonnen
    (27-13-1) [-2] USA – UFC
  15. Wanderlei Silva
    (35-12-1, 1 NC) [+1] Brazil – UFC
  16. Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson
    (15-4) [+5] USA – WSOF
  17. James Te Huna
    (16-5) [+4] New Zealand – UFC
  18. Attila Vegh {Bellator Champion}
    (29-4-2) [+9] Slovakia – Bellator
  19. Emanuel Newton
    (22-7-1) [+4] USA – Bellator
  20. Rafael 'Feijao' Cavalcante
    (11-3, 1 NC) [0] Brazil – UFC
  21. Muhammed 'King Mo' Lawal
    (9-2, 1 NC) [-1] USA – Bellator
  22. Jimi Manuwa
    (13-0) [+13] England – UFC
  23. Ryan Jimmo
    (17-2) [-1] Canada – UFC
  24. Matt Hamill
    (11-4) [+1] USA – UFC
  25. Jan Blachowicz {KSW Champion}
    (17-3) [+5] Poland – KSW
Upcoming Ranked Light Heavyweight Fights:

Dan Henderson [#3] vs. Rashad Evans [#7] (UFC 161)

Mauricio Rua [#5] vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira [#6] (UFC 161)

Glover Teixeira [#10] vs. James Te Huna [#17] (UFC 160)

{Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship}
Attila Vegh [#18] vs. Emanuel Newton [#19] (Bellator TBD)

Rafael Cavalcante [#20] vs. Thiago Silva [HM] (UFC ON FUEL TV 10)

King Mo Lawal [#21] vs. Seth Petruzelli [NR] (Bellator 96)

Ryan Jimmo [#23] vs. Igor Pokrajac [HM] (UFC 161)

Next 25 Light Heavyweight Contenders (Honorable Mentions):

Sorted by current winning/losing streaks

–Max Nunes (10-0) [+10] Sweden – BAMMA
–Steve Bosse (10-1) [+8] Canada – Challenge MMA
–Trevor Prangley (29-9-1) [+6] South Africa – {KOTC Champion}
–Robert Drysdale (6-0) [+6] USA – Legacy FC
–Marcos Rogerio De Lima (11-2) [+3] Brazil – Fair Fight
–Jason Brilz (19-5-1) [+2] USA – Victory FC
–David Heath (18-7) [+2] USA – KOTC
–Rodney Wallace (16-6) [+2] USA – Smash Fight
–Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (14-10) [+2] Cameroon – Road FC
–Ovince St. Preux (13-5) [+2] USA – UFC
–Fabio Maldonado (19-6) [+1] Brazil – UFC
–Houston Alexander (14-9, 2 NC) [+1] USA – Victory FC
–Igor Pokrajac (25-9, 1 NC) [0] Croatia – UFC
–Thiago Silva (14-3, 2 NC) [0] Brazil – UFC
–Joey Beltran (14-8, 1 NC) [0] USA – UFC
–Renato 'Babalu' Sobral (37-10) [-1] Brazil – Bellator
–Mikhail Zayats (21-7) [-1] Russia – Bellator
–Cyrille Diabate (19-9-1) [-1] France – UFC
–Anthony Perosh (13-7) [-1] Australia – UFC
–Gian Villante (10-4) [-1] USA – UFC
–Vinny Magalhaes (10-6) [-1] Brazil – UFC
–Ilir Latifi (7-3, 1 NC) [-1] Sweden – UFC
–Vladimir Matyushenko (26-7) [-2] Belarus – Bellator
–Christian M'Pumbu (18-5-1) [-2] France – Bellator
–Tatsuya Mizuno (11-9) [-2] Japan – Glory


MIDDLEWEIGHT (185 lbs)
  1. Anderson Silva {UFC Champion}
    (33-4) [+17] Brazil – UFC
  2. Chris Weidman
    (9-0) [+9] USA – UFC
  3. Vitor Belfort
    (23-10) [+2] Brazil – UFC
  4. Yushin Okami
    (29-7) [+3] Japan – UFC
  5. Michael Bisping
    (24-5) [+1] England – UFC
  6. Luke Rockhold
    (10-2) [-1] USA – UFC
  7. Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza
    (18-3, 1 NC) [+4] Brazil – UFC
  8. Mark Munoz
    (12-3) [-1] USA – UFC
  9. Costa Philippou
    (12-2, 1 NC) [+5] Cyprus – UFC
  10. Tim Boetsch
    (16-5) [-1] USA – UFC
  11. Hector Lombard
    (32-4-1, 1 NC) [-1] Cuba-Australia – UFC
  12. Alexander Shlemenko {Bellator Champion}
    (47-7) [+10] Russia – Bellator
  13. Mamed Khalidov
    (26-4-2) [+6] Russia-Poland – KSW
  14. Cung Le
    (9-2) [+2] Vietnam-USA – UFC
  15. Rich Franklin
    (29-7, 1 NC) [-1] USA – UFC
  16. Tim Kennedy
    (15-4) [+1] USA – UFC
  17. Alan Belcher
    (18-8) [-2] USA – UFC
  18. Brian Stann
    (12-6) [-2] USA – UFC
  19. Roger Gracie
    (6-1) [+2] Brazil – UFC
  20. Jesse Taylor {Cage Warriors Champion}
    (25-9) [+5] USA – Cage Warriors/WSOF
  21. Francis Carmont
    (21-7) [+10] France – UFC
  22. Derek Brunson
    (10-2) [+1] USA – UFC
  23. Chris Leben
    (22-9) [-2] USA – UFC
  24. Lorenz Larkin
    (13-1, 1 NC) [-1] USA – UFC
  25. Ronny Markes
    (14-1) [+7] Brazil – UFC
Upcoming Ranked Middleweight Fights:

{UFC Middleweight Championship}
Anderson Silva [#1] vs. Chris Weidman [#2] (UFC 162)

Yushin Okami [#4] vs. Ronaldo Souza [#7] (UFC TBD)

Mark Munoz [#8] vs. Tim Boetsch [#10] (UFC 162)

Mamed Khalidov [#13] vs. Melvin Manhoef [HM] (KSW 23)

Tim Kennedy [#16] vs. Roger Gracie [#19] (UFC 162)

Derek Brunson [#22] vs. Ronny Markes [#25] (UFC ON FUEL TV 10)

Chris Leben [#23] vs. Andrew Craig [HM] (UFC 162)

Next 25 Middleweight Contenders (Honorable Mentions):

Sorted by current winning/losing streaks

–Sean Strickland (11-0) [+11] USA – {KOTC Champion}
–Ramazan Emeev (10-2) [+8] Azerbaijan – {M-1 Global Champion}
–Michal Materla (18-3) [+6] Poland – {KSW Champion}
–John Howard (19-7) [+5] USA – CES MMA
–Elvis Mutapcic (13-2) [+5] USA – WSOF/{MFC Champion}
–Brock Larson (37-7) [+4] USA – ONE FC
–Doug Marshall (18-6) [+4] USA – Bellator
–Tomasz Drwal (20-4-1) [+3] Poland – MMA Attack
–Brad Tavares (10-1) [+3] USA – UFC
–Antonio Braga Neto (8-1, 1 NC) [+3] Brazil – UFC
–CB Dollaway (13-4) [+2] USA – UFC
–David Branch (12-3) [+2] USA – WSOF
–Giva Santana (18-2) [+1] Brazil – Bellator
–Tom Watson (16-5) [+1] England – UFC
–Tom Lawlor (9-5, 1 NC) [+1] USA – UFC
–Maiquel Falcao (31-5, 1 NC) [-1] Brazil – Bellator
–Melvin Manhoef (27-10-1, 1 NC) [-1] Netherlands – KSW
–Ed Herman (20-9, 1 NC) [-1] USA – UFC
–Chris Camozzi (19-6) [-1] USA – UFC
–Brett Cooper (19-8) [-1] USA – Bellator
–Anthony Smith (17-9) [-1] USA – UFC
–Nick Ring (13-2) [-1] Canada – UFC
–Andrew Craig (8-1) [-1] USA – UFC
–Kendall Grove (17-12, 1 NC) [-2] USA – KSW
–Rousimar Palhares (14-5) [-2] Brazil – UFC


WELTERWEIGHT (170 lbs)
  1. Georges St. Pierre {UFC Champion}
    (24-2) [+11] Canada – UFC
  2. Johny Hendricks
    (15-1) [+6] USA – UFC
  3. Carlos Condit
    (28-7) [-2] USA – UFC
  4. Rory MacDonald
    (14-1) [+4] Canada – UFC
  5. Demian Maia
    (18-4) [+3] Brazil – UFC
  6. Martin Kampmann
    (20-6) [-1] Denmark – UFC
  7. Jake Ellenberger
    (29-6) [+2] USA – UFC
  8. Nick Diaz
    (26-9, 1 NC) [-2] USA – UFC
  9. Ben Askren {Bellator Champion}
    (11-0) [+11] USA – Bellator
  10. Jon Fitch
    (24-5-1, 1 NC) [-1] USA – WSOF
  11. Rick Story
    (15-6) [+1] USA – UFC
  12. Jake Shields
    (27-6-1, 1 NC) [0] USA – UFC
  13. Tarec Saffiedine
    (14-3) [+4] Belgium – UFC
  14. Robbie Lawler
    (20-9, 1 NC) [+1] USA – UFC
  15. Josh Koscheck
    (17-7) [-2] USA – UFC
  16. Nate Marquardt
    (32-12-2) [-2] USA – UFC
  17. Dong Hyun Kim
    (17-2-1, 1 NC) [+2] South Korea – UFC
  18. Matt Brown
    (17-11) [+5] USA – UFC
  19. Tyron Woodley
    (11-1) [+1] USA – UFC
  20. Mike Pyle
    (24-8-1) [+3] USA – UFC
  21. Mike Pierce
    (16-5) [+3] USA – UFC
  22. Gunnar Nelson
    (11-0-1) [+11] Iceland – UFC
  23. Jordan Mein
    (27-9) [-1] Canada – UFC
  24. John Hathaway
    (17-1) [+3] England – UFC
  25. Douglas Lima
    (24-5) [+3] Brazil – Bellator
Upcoming Ranked Welterweight Fights:

{UFC Welterweight Championship}
Georges St. Pierre [#1] vs. Johny Hendricks [#2] (TBD)

Rory MacDonald [#4] vs. Jake Ellenberger [#7] (UFC ON FOX 8)

Demian Maia [#5] vs. Josh Koscheck [#15] (UFC 163)

{Bellator Welterweight Championship}
Ben Askren [#9] vs. Andrey Koreshkov [HM] (Bellator 97)

Jon Fitch [#10] vs. Josh Burkman [HM] (WSOF 3)

Rick Story [#11] vs. Mike Pyle [#20] (UFC 160)

Jake Shields [#12] vs. Tyron Woodley [#19] (UFC 161)

Tarec Saffiedine [#13] vs. Robbie Lawler [#14] (UFC ON FOX 8)

Matt Brown [#18] vs. Thiago Alves [HM] (UFC ON FS1 1)

Mike Pierce [#21] vs. David Mitchell [NR] (UFC 162)

Douglas Lima [#25] vs. Ben Saunders [HM] (Bellator 97)

Next 25 Welterweight Contenders (Honorable Mentions):

Sorted by current winning/losing streaks

–Andrey Koreshkov (13-0) [+13] Russia – Bellator
–Rashid Magomedov (15-1) [+8] Russia – {M-1 Global Champion}
–Jason High (16-3) [+7] USA – UFC
–Josh Burkman (25-9) [+4] USA – WSOF
–Paul Daley (32-12-2) [+3] England – Bellator
–Ben Saunders (16-5-2) [+3] USA – Bellator
–Cathal Pendred (12-2-1) [+3] Ireland – {Cage Warriors Champion}
–Patrick Cote (19-8) [+2] Canada – UFC
–Adlan Amagov (12-2-1) [+2] Russia – UFC
–Brent Weedman (21-8-1) [+1] USA – Bellator
–Kyle Noke (20-6-1) [+1] Australia – UFC
–TJ Waldburger (16-7) [+1] USA – UFC
–Rick Hawn (15-2) [+1] USA – Bellator
–Lyman Good (15-3) [+1] USA – Bellator
–Court McGee (15-3) [+1] USA – UFC
–Chris Lozano (10-3) [+1] USA – Bellator
–Brian Ebersole (50-15-1, 1 NC) [-1] USA – UFC
–Siyar Bahadurzada (21-5-1) [-1] Afghanistan – UFC
–Thiago Alves (20-9) [-1] BRAZIL – USA
–Seth Baczynski (18-9) [-1] USA – UFC
–Karl Amoussou (16-5-2) [-1] France – Bellator
–Erick Silva (14-3, 1 NC) [-1] Brazil – UFC
–James Head (9-3) [-1] USA – UFC
–Jay Hieron (23-7) [-2] USA – free agent
–Bryan Baker (18-5) [-2] USA – Bellator


LIGHTWEIGHT (155 lbs)
  1. Ben Henderson {UFC Champion}
    (18-2) [+7] USA – UFC
  2. Gray Maynard
    (11-1-1, 1 NC) [+1] USA – UFC
  3. Anthony Pettis
    (16-2) [+3] USA – UFC
  4. Gilbert Melendez
    (21-3) [-1] USA – UFC
  5. Josh Thomson
    (20-5, 1 NC) [+1] USA – UFC
  6. Michael Chandler {Bellator Champion}
    (11-0) [+11] USA – Bellator
  7. Rafael Dos Anjos
    (19-6) [+4] Brazil – UFC
  8. Eddie Alvarez
    (24-3) [+2] USA – Bellator
  9. TJ Grant
    (20-5) [+4] Canada – UFC
  10. Nate Diaz
    (16-9) [-2] USA – UFC
  11. Pat Healy
    (29-16, 1 NC) [0] USA – UFC
  12. Donald Cerrone
    (19-4, 1 NC) [-1] USA – UFC
  13. Jim Miller
    (22-4, 1 NC) [0] USA – UFC
  14. Shinya Aoki {ONE FC Champion}
    (33-6, 1 NC) [+3] Japan – ONE FC
  15. Diego Sanchez
    (24-5) [+1] USA – UFC
  16. Khabib Nurmagomedov
    (19-0) [+19] Russia – UFC
  17. Joe Lauzon
    (22-8) [-1] USA – UFC
  18. Matt Wiman
    (15-7) [-1] USA – UFC
  19. Jamie Varner
    (21-7-1, 2 NC) [+1] USA – UFC
  20. Melvin Guillard
    (30-12-2, 1 NC) [-2] USA – UFC
  21. Evan Dunham
    (14-4) [-1] USA – UFC
  22. Gleison Tibau
    (27-9) [+1] Brazil – UFC
  23. Takanori Gomi
    (34-9, 1 NC) [-1] Japan – UFC
  24. Myles Jury
    (12-0) [+12] USA – UFC
  25. Jorge Masvidal
    (24-7) [+2] USA – UFC
Upcoming Ranked Lightweight Fights:

Gray Maynard [#2] vs. T.J. Grant [#9] (UFC 160)

{Bellator Lightweight Championship}
Michael Chandler [#6] vs. Dave Jansen [HM] (Bellator 96)

Donald Cerrone [#12] vs. KJ Noons [NR] (UFC 160)

Diego Sanchez [#15] vs. TBA (UFC 164)

Khabib Nurmagomedov [#16] vs. Abel Trujillo [NR] (UFC 160)

Joe Lauzon [#17] vs. Michael Johnson [HM] (UFC ON FS1 1)

Melvin Guillard [#20] vs. Mac Danzig [HM] (UFC ON FOX 8)

Jorge Masvidal [#25] vs. Michael Chiesa [NR] (UFC ON FOX 8)

Next 25 Lightweight Contenders (Honorable Mentions):

Sorted by current winning/losing streaks

–Justin Gaethje (8-0) [+8] USA – WSOF
–Dave Jansen (19-2) [+6] USA – Bellator
–Bobby Green (20-5) [+5] USA – UFC
–Isaac Vallie-Flagg (14-3-1) [+5] USA – UFC
–David Rickels (14-1) [+4] USA – Bellator
–Koji Ando (8-3-2) [+3] Japan – {Legend FC Champion}
–Charlie Brenneman (17-5) [+2] USA – CFFC
–Ross Pearson (15-6) [+2] England – UFC
–Francisco Trinaldo (13-2) [+2] Brazil – UFC
–John Makdessi (11-2) [+2] Canada – UFC
–Jorge 'Macaco' Patino (30-13-2, 1 NC) [+1] Brazil – {Legacy FC Champion}
–Brian Cobb (20-7) [+1] USA – WSOF
–Anthony Njokuani (16-7) [+1] Nigeria-USA – UFC
–Danny Castillo (15-5) [+1] USA – UFC
–Reza Madadi (13-3) [+1] Iran-Sweden – UFC
–Edson Barboza (11-1) [+1] Brazil – UFC
–Yves Edwards (42-19-1) [-1] Bahamas-USA – UFC
–Antonio McKee (28-5-2) [-1] USA – free agent
–Mac Danzig (21-10-1) [-1] USA – UFC
–Tim Means (18-4) [-1] USA – UFC
–Thiago Tavares (17-5-1) [-1] Brazil – UFC
–Jacob Volkmann (15-4) [-1] USA – WSOF
–Mark Bocek (11-5) [-1] Canada – UFC
–Paul Sass (13-2) [-2] England – free agent
–Michael Johnson (12-8) [-2] USA – UFC


FEATHERWEIGHT (145 lbs)
  1. Jose Aldo {UFC Champion}
    (22-1) [+15] Brazil – UFC
  2. Chad Mendes
    (14-1) [+3] USA – UFC
  3. Frankie Edgar
    (14-4-1) [-3] USA – UFC
  4. Ricardo Lamas
    (13-2) [+4] USA – UFC
  5. Pat Curran {Bellator Champion}
    (19-4) [+6] USA – Bellator
  6. Cub Swanson
    (19-5) [+4] USA – UFC
  7. 'The Korean Zombie' Chan Sung Jung
    (13-3) [+3] South Korea – UFC
  8. Clay Guida
    (30-13) [+1] USA – UFC
  9. Nik Lentz
    (24-5-2, 1 NC) [+3] USA – UFC
  10. Dennis Siver
    (21-8) [+2] Russia-Germany – UFC
  11. Tatsuya Kawajiri
    (32-7-2) [+5] Japan – ONE FC
  12. Dustin Poirier
    (13-3) [-1] USA – UFC
  13. Erik Koch
    (13-2) [-1] USA – UFC
  14. Conor McGregor
    (13-2) [+9] Ireland – UFC
  15. Magomedrasul 'Frodo' Khasbulaev
    (21-5) [+9] Russia – Bellator
  16. Hatsu Hioki
    (26-6-2) [-2] Japan – UFC
  17. Rani Yahya
    (18-7) [+2] Brazil – USA
  18. Diego Nunes
    (18-4) [-1] Brazil – free agent
  19. Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire
    (17-2) [-1] Brazil – Bellator
  20. Daniel Straus
    (21-4) [+5] USA – Bellator
  21. Charles Oliveira
    (16-3, 1 NC) [-1] Brazil – UFC
  22. Darren Elkins
    (16-3) [-1] USA – UFC
  23. Manny Gamburyan
    (12-7) [+1] Armenia-USA – UFC
  24. Mike Brown
    (26-8) [+2] USA – UFC
  25. Hacran Dias
    (21-2-1) [-1] Brazil – UFC
Upcoming Ranked Featherweight Fights:

{UFC Featherweight Championship}
Jose Aldo [#1] vs. Anthony Pettis [#3 LW] (UFC 163)

Chad Mendes [#2] vs. Clay Guida [#8] (UFC 164)

Frankie Edgar [#3] vs. Charles Oliveira [#21] (UFC 162)

Ricardo Lamas [#5] vs. Chan Sung Jung [#7] (UFC 162)

Cub Swanson [#6] vs. Dennis Siver [#10] (UFC 162)

Dustin Poirier [#12] vs. Erik Koch [#13] (UFC 164)

Conor McGregor [#14] vs. TBA (UFC ON FS1 1)

Patricio Freire [#19] vs. Rob Emerson [NR] (Bellator 97)

Next 25 Featherweight Contenders (Honorable Mentions):

Sorted by current winning/losing streaks

–Chris Gruetzemacher (11-1) [+10] USA – WSOF
–Dustin Kimura (10-0) [+10] USA – UFC
–Doo Ho Choi (10-1) [+8] South Korea – DEEP
–Georgi Karakhanyan (21-3-1) [+7] Russia-USA – Legacy FC
–Marat Gafurov (7-0) [+7] Ukraine – {M-1 Global Champion}
–Rick Glenn (13-2-1) [+6] USA – WSOF
–Jim Alers (10-1) [+6] USA – {Cage Warriors Champion}
–Deividas Taurosevicius (17-5) [+5] Lithuania – {Ring of Combat Champion}
–Wilson Reis (16-4) [+4] Brazil – Cage Warriors
–Waylon Lowe (14-4) [+4] USA – WSOF
–Dennis Bermudez (10-3) [+3] USA – UFC
–Max Holloway (7-1) [+3] USA – UFC
–Diego Brandao (16-8) [+2] Brazil – UFC
–Kazuyuki Miyata (13-9) [+2] Japan – DEEP
–Akira Corassani (11-3, 1 NC) [+2] Sweden – UFC
–Joachim Hansen (23-11-1) [+1] Norway – Road FC
–Steven Siler (22-10) [+1] USA – UFC
–Marlon Sandro (24-5) [-1] Brazil – Bellator
–Hiroyuki Takaya (17-10-1) [-1] Japan – free agent
–Robbie Peralta (16-4, 1 NC) [-1] USA – UFC
–Mike Richman (15-3) [-1] USA – Bellator
–Alexandre 'Popo' Bezerra (15-3) [-1] Brazil – Bellator
–Rad Martinez (14-3) [-1] USA – Bellator
–Shahbulat Shamhalaev (12-2-1) [-1] Russia – Bellator
–Marcus Brimage (6-2) [-1] USA – UFC


BANTAMWEIGHT (135 lbs)
  1. Dominick Cruz {UFC Champion}
    (19-1) [+10] USA – UFC
  2. Renan Barao {UFC Interim Champion}
    (30-1, 1 NC) [+20] Brazil – UFC
  3. Urijah Faber
    (28-6) [+2] USA – UFC
  4. Eddie Wineland
    (20-8-1) [+2] USA – UFC
  5. Bibiano Fernandes
    (13-3) [+5] Brazil – ONE FC
  6. Michael McDonald
    (15-2) [-1] USA – UFC
  7. Raphael Assuncao
    (19-4) [+3] Brazil – UFC
  8. Yuri Alcantara
    (28-4, 1 NC) [+1] Brazil – UFC
  9. TJ Dillashaw
    (8-1) [+4] USA – UFC
  10. Scott Jorgensen
    (14-7) [-1] USA – UFC
  11. Brad Pickett
    (23-7) [+1] England – UFC
  12. Mike Easton
    (13-3) [-2] USA – UFC
  13. Ivan Menjivar
    (25-9) [+1] El Salvador-Canada – UFC
  14. Marlon Moraes
    (10-4-1) [+4] USA – WSOF
  15. Tyson Nam
    (12-5) [-1] USA – WSOF
  16. Eduardo Dantas {Bellator Champion}
    (15-3) [+1] Brazil – Bellator
  17. Marcos Galvao
    (13-6-1) [-1] Brazil – Bellator
  18. Miguel Torres
    (40-6) [-2] USA – WSOF
  19. Takeya Mizugaki
    (17-7-2) [+2] Japan – UFC
  20. Bryan Caraway
    (18-5) [+1] USA – UFC
  21. Joe Warren
    (8-3) [+1] USA – Bellator
  22. Yves Jabouin
    (18-8) [-1] Haiti-Canada – UFC
  23. George Roop
    (13-9-1) [+1] USA – UFC
  24. Jimmie Rivera
    (12-1) [+11] USA – Bellator
  25. Erik Perez
    (13-4) [+8] Mexico – UFC
Upcoming Ranked Bantamweight Fights:

Eddie Wineland [#4] vs. TBA (UFC 161)

{ONE FC Interim Bantamweight Championship}
Bibiano Fernandes [#5] vs. Koetsu Okazaki [NR] (ONE FC 9)

Raphael Assuncao [#7] vs. Vaughan Lee [NR] (UFC ON FUEL TV 10)

Yves Jabouin [#22] vs. Dustin Pague [NR] (UFC 161)

George Roop [#23] vs. Brian Bowles [NR]* (UFC 160)

* - Previously ranked Bowles is unranked due to inactivity (last fight Nov 2011)

Next 25 Bantamweight Contenders (Honorable Mentions):

Sorted by current winning/losing streaks

–Josh Hill (9-0) [+9] Canada – Score Fighting Series
–Aljamain Sterling (7-0) [+7] USA – {CFFC Champion}
–James Brum (12-2) [+6] England – Cage Warriors
–Kyoji Horiguchi (10-1) [+4] Japan – Shooto
–L.C. Davis (19-5) [+3] USA – {Victory FC Champion}
–Daiki Hata (16-9-7) [+3] Japan – {DEEP Champion}
–Anthony Leone (12-5) [+3] USA – Bellator
–Soo Chul Kim (7-4) [+3] South Korea – {ONE FC Champion}
–Masakazu Imanari (27-11-2) [+2] Japan – DEEP
–Kenji Osawa (19-10-2) [+2] Japan – free agent
–Masakatsu Ueda (17-2-2) [+2] Japan – ONE FC
–Kevin Belingon (11-2) [+2] Philippines – ONE FC
–Travis Marx (20-4, 1 NC) [+1] USA – Bellator
–Ed West (18-7) [+1] USA – Bellator
–Luis Nogueira (15-3) [+1] Brazil – Bellator
–Rodrigo Lima (11-1) [+1] Brazil – Bellator
–Leandro Issa (11-3) [+1] Brazil – ONE FC
–Francisco Rivera (9-2, 1 NC) [+1] USA – UFC
–Rodolfo Marques Diniz (14-2-1) [0] Brazil – Shooto Brazil
–'Bruce Leeroy' Alex Caceres (8-5, 1 NC) [0] USA – UFC
–Johnny Bedford (19-10-1) [-1] USA – UFC
–Ian Loveland (16-10) [-1] USA – free agent
–Hiroshi 'Iron' Nakamura (15-6-4) [-1] Japan – Bellator
–Gustavo Falciroli (13-4-2) [-1] Australia – ONE FC
–Edwin Figueroa (9-2) [-1] USA – UFC


FLYWEIGHT (125 lbs)
  1. Demetrious Johnson {UFC Champion}
    (17-2-1) [+3] USA – UFC
  2. Joseph Benavidez
    (18-3) [+2] USA – UFC
  3. John Dodson
    (14-6) [-1] USA – UFC
  4. Ian McCall
    (11-4-1) [-2] USA – UFC
  5. John Moraga
    (13-1) [+6] USA – UFC
  6. Jussier Formiga
    (15-2) [+1] Brazil – UFC
  7. John Lineker
    (21-6) [+2] Brazil – UFC
  8. Tim Elliott
    (9-3-1) [+1] USA – UFC
  9. Darrell Montague
    (12-2) [+3] USA – free agent
  10. Chris Cariaso
    (14-5) [-2] USA – UFC
  11. Will Campuzano {Legacy FC Champion}
    (12-4) [+4] USA – Legacy FC
  12. Joshua Sampo
    (9-2) [+3] USA – CFA
  13. Alexis Vila
    (12-3) [+1] Cuba – CFA
  14. Sean Santella {CFFC Champion}
    (13-3-1) [+5] USA – CFFC
  15. Zach Makovsky
    (15-4) [+1] USA – CFFC
  16. Darren Uyenoyama
    (8-4) [-1] USA – UFC
  17. Phil Harris
    (22-10, 1 NC) [+1] England – UFC
  18. Shinichi 'BJ' Kojima
    (13-5-5) [+1] Japan – ONE FC
  19. Antonio Banuelos
    (20-9-1) [0] USA – Legacy FC
  20. Atsushi Yamamoto
    (17-7-3) [+2] Japan – Pancrase
  21. Rafael De Freitas
    (6-0-1) [0] USA – Legacy FC
  22. Sergio Pettis
    (7-0) [+7] USA – RFA
  23. Jeff Curran
    (34-15-1) [+1] USA – RFA
  24. Jonathan Mackles
    (14-2) [+5] USA – Hilia Fights
  25. Ulysses Gomez
    (9-4) [-2] USA – MEZ Sports
Upcoming Ranked Flyweight Fights:

{UFC Flyweight Championship}
Demetrious Johnson [#1] vs. John Moraga [#5] (UFC ON FOX 8)

Antonio Banuelos [#19] vs. Alptekin Ozkilic [HM] (Legacy FC 20)

{RFA Flyweight Championship}
Sergio Pettis [#22] vs. Jeff Curran [#23] (RFA 8)

Next 25 Flyweight Contenders (Honorable Mentions):

Sorted by current winning/losing streaks

–Giovanni 'Soldado' Da Silva Santos (13-1) [+13] Brazil – CEF
–Jose Maria Tome (33-3, 2 NC) [+12] Brazil – WOCS
–Dileno Lopes (11-0) [+11] Brazil – CEF
–Giorgio Andrews (9-0) [+9] England – {UCMMA Champion}
–Ali Bagautinov (10-2) [+8] Russia – Fight Nights
–Pietro Menga (8-0) [+8] England – UCC
–Justin Scoggins (6-0) [+6] USA – Warfare FC
–Mitsuhisa Sunabe (18-7-4) [+5] Japan – Pancrase
–Yosuke Saruta (7-3) [+5] Japan – Shooto
–Ale Cali (5-1) [+5] Philippines – {PXC Champion}
–Ryuichi Miki (14-6-3) [+4] Japan – Shooto
–Sam Thao (7-1) [+4] USA – KOTC
–Kiyotaka Shimizu (13-7-3) [+3] Japan – {King of Pancrase}
–Nate Williams (21-11) [+2] USA – World War FC
–Dustin Ortiz (10-2) [+2] USA – RFA
–Alptekin Ozkilic (7-1) [+2] USA – Legacy FC
–Paul McVeigh (19-8) [+1] Northern Ireland – Cage Warriors
–Tatsumitsu Wada (9-7-2, 1 NC) [+1] Japan – DEEP
–Mikael Silander (8-1) [+1] Finland – Fight Festival
–Haruo Ochi (9-3-1) [-1] Japan – Shooto
–Kentaro Watanabe (9-4) [-1] Japan – Shooto
–Claudio Ledesma (8-4) [-1] USA – CFFC
–Aaron Ely (4-2) [-1] USA – RFA
–Mamoru Yamaguchi (26-7-3) [-2] Japan – Shooto
–Yasuhiro Urushitani (19-6-6) [-2] Japan – ONE FC


WOMENS FEATHERWEIGHT (145 lbs)
  1. Cristiane 'Cyborg' Justino
    (11-1, 1 NC) [+1] Brazil – Invicta
  2. Marloes Coenen
    (21-5) [+2] Netherlands – Invicta
  3. Julia Budd
    (5-2) [+3] Canada – Invicta
  4. Ediane 'India' Gomes
    (10-2) [+4] Brazil – Invicta
  5. Yana Kunitskaya
    (8-1) [+6] Russia – Baltic Arena
  6. Germaine De Randamie
    (3-2) [+1] Netherlands – UFC
  7. Hiroko Yamanaka
    (12-3, 1 NC) [-2] Japan – Invicta
  8. Gabrielle Holloway
    (3-0) [+3] USA – Shogun Fights
  9. Tamikka Brents
    (2-0) [+2] USA – Invicta
  10. Peggy Morgan
    (2-0) [+2] USA – free agent
  11. Fallon Fox
    (3-0) [+3] USA – CFA
  12. Fiona Muxlow
    (6-3) [-2] Australia – Invicta
  13. Jade Marie Anderson
    (2-0) [+2] USA – Gladiator
  14. Pannie Kianzad
    (3-0) [+2] Sweden – Trophy MMA
  15. Andria Wawro Caplan
    (2-1) [+1] USA – CFFC
Upcoming Ranked Womens Featherweight Fights:

{Invicta Featherweight Championship}
Cristiane Cyborg [#1] vs. Marloes Coenen [#2] (Invicta FC 6)

Julia Budd [#3] vs. Ediane Gomes [#4] (Invicta FC 6)


WOMENS BANTAMWEIGHT (135 lbs)
  1. Ronda Rousey {UFC Champion}
    (7-0) [+7] USA – UFC
  2. Cat Zingano
    (8-0) [+8] USA – UFC
  3. Sarah Kaufman
    (16-2) [+1] Canada – UFC
  4. Alexis Davis
    (13-5) [+2] Canada – UFC
  5. Sara McMann
    (7-0) [+7] USA – UFC
  6. Miesha Tate
    (13-4) [-1] USA – UFC
  7. Liz Carmouche
    (7-3) [-1] USA – UFC
  8. Shayna Baszler
    (15-8) [-1] USA – Invicta
  9. Julie Kedzie
    (16-11) [-2] USA – UFC
  10. Sarah D'Alelio
    (7-3) [+1] USA – Invicta
  11. Rin Nakai {Queen of Pancrase}
    (14-0-1) [+3] Japan – Pancrase
  12. Rosi Sexton
    (13-2) [+3] England – UFC
  13. Amanda Nunes
    (7-3) [-1] Brazil – UFC
  14. Leslie Smith
    (5-3-1) [-1] USA – Invicta
  15. Lauren Taylor
    (6-0) [+6] USA – Invicta
Upcoming Ranked Womens Bantamweight Fights:

{UFC Womens Bantamweight Championship}
Ronda Rousey [#1] vs. Cat Zingano [#2] (TBD)

Alexis Davis [#4] vs. Rosi Sexton [#12] (UFC 161)

Miesha Tate [#6] vs. Liz Carmouche [#7] (UFC ON FOX 8)

Julie Kedzie [#9] vs. Germaine De Randamie [#6 FW] (UFC ON FOX 8)

Sarah D'Alelio [#10] vs. Lauren Taylor [#15] (Invicta FC 6)


WOMENS FLYWEIGHT (125 lbs)
  1. Barb Honchak {Invicta Champion}
    (8-2) [+7] USA – Invicta
  2. Jessica Eye
    (9-1) [+6] USA – Bellator
  3. Vanessa Porto
    (15-6) [-1] Brazil – Invicta
  4. Tara LaRosa
    (21-3) [-1] USA – Invicta
  5. Jennifer Maia
    (8-2-1) [+2] Brazil – Invicta
  6. Zoila Frausto Gurgel
    (12-3) [-2] USA – Invicta
  7. Michelle Ould
    (7-3, 2 NC) [+3] USA – Bellator
  8. Tonya Evinger
    (11-6) [+3] USA – Fight Hard MMA
  9. Munah Holland
    (5-2) [-1] USA – Bellator
  10. Colleen Schneider {SFL Champion}
    (4-4) [+3] USA – Super Fight League
  11. Brenda Gonzales {KOTC Champion}
    (4-1) [-1] USA – KOTC/Pancrase
  12. Marianna Kheyfets
    (5-1) [-1] USA – Bellator
  13. Julia Berezikova
    (7-3) [+6] Russia – Super Fight League
  14. Reyna Cordoba
    (5-0) [+5] Costa Rica – LAFL
  15. Aisling Daly
    (13-5) [-3] Ireland – Cage Warriors
Upcoming Ranked Womens Flyweight Fights:

Jessica Eye [#2] vs. Carina Damm [NR] (NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 9)

Jennifer Maia [#5] vs. Leslie Smith [#14 BW] (Invicta FC 6)


WOMENS STRAWWEIGHT (115 lbs)
  1. Jessica Aguilar
    (15-4) [+6] USA – Bellator
  2. Megumi Fujii
    (26-2) [+1] Japan – Bellator
  3. Carla Esparza {Invicta Champion}
    (9-2) [+4] USA – Invicta
  4. Ayaka Hamasaki {Jewels Champion}
    (9-0) [+9] Japan – Jewels
  5. Felice Herrig
    (9-4) [+4] USA – Bellator
  6. Katja Kankaanpaa
    (8-0-1) [+2] Finland – Invicta
  7. Angela Magana
    (11-5) [-1] USA – XFC
  8. Joanne Calderwood
    (6-0) [+6] Scotland – Invicta
  9. Claudia Gadelha
    (10-0) [+10] Brazil – Invicta
  10. Patricia Vidonic
    (8-5) [+1] USA – Golden Cage MMA
  11. Seo Hee Ham
    (10-5) [+1] Japan – Gladiator
  12. Mei Yamaguchi
    (10-5-1) [-1] Japan – Jewels
  13. Yuka Tsuji
    (24-3) [+1] Japan – DEEP
  14. Emi Fujino
    (12-6) [+1] Japan – Jewels/Pancrase
  15. Mizuki Inoue
    (5-1) [+3] Japan – Invicta
Upcoming Ranked Strawweight Fights:

{Invicta Strawweight Championship}
Carla Esparza [#3] vs. Ayaka Hamasaki [#4] (Invicta FC 6)

Joanne Calderwood [#8] vs. Claudia Gadelha [#9] (Invicta FC 6)

Mizuki Inoue [#15] vs. Bec Hyatt [NR] (Invicta FC 6)


WOMENS ATOMWEIGHT (105 lbs)
  1. Michelle Waterson {Invicta Champion}
    (11-3) [+5] USA – Invicta
  2. Jessica Penne
    (10-2) [-1] USA – Invicta
  3. Lisa Ellis
    (15-8) [+1] USA – Invicta
  4. Lacey Schuckman
    (8-6) [+1] USA – Invicta
  5. Alex Chambers
    (5-1) [+2] Australia – Invicta
  6. Simona Soukupova
    (5-2-1) [+2] England – Invicta
  7. Celine Haga
    (4-11) [+3] Norway – Jewels
  8. Naho Sugiyama {Jewels Champion}
    (8-2) [-2] Japan – Jewels
  9. Kikuyo Ishikawa
    (9-3) [+3] Japan – Jewels/Pancrase
  10. Sadae 'Manhoef' Numata
    (4-1-1) [+3] Japan – Jewels/Pancrase
  11. Sachiko Yamamoto
    (9-7-1) [-1] Japan – Jewels
  12. Yasuko Tamada
    (14-8-3) [+2] Japan – Jewels
  13. Cassie Rodish
    (4-4) [-1] USA – Invicta
  14. Stephanie Frausto
    (4-5) [-1] USA – Invicta
  15. Diana Rael
    (5-3) [+2] USA – Made For War
Upcoming Ranked Womens Atomweight Fights:

Jessica Penne [#2] vs. Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc [NR] (Invicta FC 6)

{Jewels Featherweight Championship}
Naho Sugiyama [#8] vs. Seo Hee Ham [#11 SW] (Jewels 24th Ring)

Fighters are eligible to be ranked if they have fought in the past 365 days, or if they have an Upcoming Fight scheduled when the year mark passes. This does not apply to active UFC champions, who will remain ranked regardless of inactivity as long as they are currently recognized by the UFC as champion.

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