RANKINGS LAST UPDATED: May 24, 2013
[Plus/minus] = fights currently won/lost in a row (in ANY MMA promotion)
HEAVYWEIGHT (265 lbs)
- Cain Velasquez {UFC Champion}
(11-1) [+2] USA – UFC - Junior Dos Santos
(15-2) [-1] Brazil – UFC - Daniel Cormier
(12-0) [+12] USA – UFC - Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva
(18-4) [+2] Brazil – UFC - Alistair Overeem
(36-12, 1 NC) [-1] Netherlands – UFC - Fabricio Werdum
(16-5-1) [+2] Brazil – UFC - Frank Mir
(16-7) [-2] USA – UFC - Roy Nelson
(19-7) [+3] USA – UFC - Mark Hunt
(9-7) [+4] New Zealand – UFC - Travis Browne
(14-1-1) [+1] USA – UFC - Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
(34-7-1, 1 NC) [+1] Brazil – UFC - Josh Barnett
(32-6) [+1] USA – UFC - Stefan Struve
(25-6) [-1] Netherlands – UFC - Gabriel Gonzaga
(14-7) [-1] Brazil – UFC - Ben Rothwell
(32-9) [-1] USA – UFC - Brendan Schaub
(9-3) [+1] USA – UFC - Cheick Kongo
(18-8-2) [-1] France – free agent - Stipe Miocic
(9-1) [-1] USA – UFC - Mike Kyle
(20-9-1, 2 NC) [+1] USA – CFA - Matt Mitrione
(6-2) [+1] USA – UFC - Jeff Monson
(49-13-1) [+5] USA – M-1 Global - Sergei Kharitonov
(19-5) [+1] Russia – RMMAC - Alexander Volkov {Bellator Champion}
(19-3) [+10] Russia – Bellator - Andrei Arlovski
(19-10, 1 NC) [-1] Belarus – WSOF - Shawn Jordan
(14-4) [+1] USA – UFC
{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)
- Jon Jones {UFC Champion}
(18-1) [+9] USA – UFC - Lyoto Machida
(19-3) [+2] Brazil – UFC - Dan Henderson
(29-9) [-1] USA – UFC - Alexander Gustafsson
(15-1) [+6] Sweden – UFC - Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua
(21-7) [-1] Brazil – UFC - Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
(21-5) [+2] Brazil – UFC - Rashad Evans
(17-3-1) [-2] USA – UFC - Phil Davis
(11-1, 1 NC) [+2] USA – UFC - Ryan Bader
(15-3) [+1] USA – UFC - Glover Teixeira
(20-2) [+18] Brazil – UFC - Gegard Mousasi
(34-3-2) [+4] Iran-Netherlands – UFC - Forrest Griffin
(19-7) [+1] USA – UFC - Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson
(32-11) [-3] USA – free agent - Chael Sonnen
(27-13-1) [-2] USA – UFC - Wanderlei Silva
(35-12-1, 1 NC) [+1] Brazil – UFC - Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson
(15-4) [+5] USA – WSOF - James Te Huna
(16-5) [+4] New Zealand – UFC - Attila Vegh {Bellator Champion}
(29-4-2) [+9] Slovakia – Bellator - Emanuel Newton
(22-7-1) [+4] USA – Bellator - Rafael 'Feijao' Cavalcante
(11-3, 1 NC) [0] Brazil – UFC - Muhammed 'King Mo' Lawal
(9-2, 1 NC) [-1] USA – Bellator - Jimi Manuwa
(13-0) [+13] England – UFC - Ryan Jimmo
(17-2) [-1] Canada – UFC - Matt Hamill
(11-4) [+1] USA – UFC - Jan Blachowicz {KSW Champion}
(17-3) [+5] Poland – KSW
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)
- Anderson Silva {UFC Champion}
(33-4) [+17] Brazil – UFC - Chris Weidman
(9-0) [+9] USA – UFC - Vitor Belfort
(23-10) [+2] Brazil – UFC - Yushin Okami
(29-7) [+3] Japan – UFC - Michael Bisping
(24-5) [+1] England – UFC - Luke Rockhold
(10-2) [-1] USA – UFC - Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza
(18-3, 1 NC) [+4] Brazil – UFC - Mark Munoz
(12-3) [-1] USA – UFC - Costa Philippou
(12-2, 1 NC) [+5] Cyprus – UFC - Tim Boetsch
(16-5) [-1] USA – UFC - Hector Lombard
(32-4-1, 1 NC) [-1] Cuba-Australia – UFC - Alexander Shlemenko {Bellator Champion}
(47-7) [+10] Russia – Bellator - Mamed Khalidov
(26-4-2) [+6] Russia-Poland – KSW - Cung Le
(9-2) [+2] Vietnam-USA – UFC - Rich Franklin
(29-7, 1 NC) [-1] USA – UFC - Tim Kennedy
(15-4) [+1] USA – UFC - Alan Belcher
(18-8) [-2] USA – UFC - Brian Stann
(12-6) [-2] USA – UFC - Roger Gracie
(6-1) [+2] Brazil – UFC - Jesse Taylor {Cage Warriors Champion}
(25-9) [+5] USA – Cage Warriors/WSOF - Francis Carmont
(21-7) [+10] France – UFC - Derek Brunson
(10-2) [+1] USA – UFC - Chris Leben
(22-9) [-2] USA – UFC - Lorenz Larkin
(13-1, 1 NC) [-1] USA – UFC - Ronny Markes
(14-1) [+7] Brazil – UFC
{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)
- Georges St. Pierre {UFC Champion}
(24-2) [+11] Canada – UFC - Johny Hendricks
(15-1) [+6] USA – UFC - Carlos Condit
(28-7) [-2] USA – UFC - Rory MacDonald
(14-1) [+4] Canada – UFC - Demian Maia
(18-4) [+3] Brazil – UFC - Martin Kampmann
(20-6) [-1] Denmark – UFC - Jake Ellenberger
(29-6) [+2] USA – UFC - Nick Diaz
(26-9, 1 NC) [-2] USA – UFC - Ben Askren {Bellator Champion}
(11-0) [+11] USA – Bellator - Jon Fitch
(24-5-1, 1 NC) [-1] USA – WSOF - Rick Story
(15-6) [+1] USA – UFC - Jake Shields
(27-6-1, 1 NC) [0] USA – UFC - Tarec Saffiedine
(14-3) [+4] Belgium – UFC - Robbie Lawler
(20-9, 1 NC) [+1] USA – UFC - Josh Koscheck
(17-7) [-2] USA – UFC - Nate Marquardt
(32-12-2) [-2] USA – UFC - Dong Hyun Kim
(17-2-1, 1 NC) [+2] South Korea – UFC - Matt Brown
(17-11) [+5] USA – UFC - Tyron Woodley
(11-1) [+1] USA – UFC - Mike Pyle
(24-8-1) [+3] USA – UFC - Mike Pierce
(16-5) [+3] USA – UFC - Gunnar Nelson
(11-0-1) [+11] Iceland – UFC - Jordan Mein
(27-9) [-1] Canada – UFC - John Hathaway
(17-1) [+3] England – UFC - Douglas Lima
(24-5) [+3] Brazil – Bellator
{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)
- Ben Henderson {UFC Champion}
(18-2) [+7] USA – UFC - Gray Maynard
(11-1-1, 1 NC) [+1] USA – UFC - Anthony Pettis
(16-2) [+3] USA – UFC - Gilbert Melendez
(21-3) [-1] USA – UFC - Josh Thomson
(20-5, 1 NC) [+1] USA – UFC - Michael Chandler {Bellator Champion}
(11-0) [+11] USA – Bellator - Rafael Dos Anjos
(19-6) [+4] Brazil – UFC - Eddie Alvarez
(24-3) [+2] USA – Bellator - TJ Grant
(20-5) [+4] Canada – UFC - Nate Diaz
(16-9) [-2] USA – UFC - Pat Healy
(29-16, 1 NC) [0] USA – UFC - Donald Cerrone
(19-4, 1 NC) [-1] USA – UFC - Jim Miller
(22-4, 1 NC) [0] USA – UFC - Shinya Aoki {ONE FC Champion}
(33-6, 1 NC) [+3] Japan – ONE FC - Diego Sanchez
(24-5) [+1] USA – UFC - Khabib Nurmagomedov
(19-0) [+19] Russia – UFC - Joe Lauzon
(22-8) [-1] USA – UFC - Matt Wiman
(15-7) [-1] USA – UFC - Jamie Varner
(21-7-1, 2 NC) [+1] USA – UFC - Melvin Guillard
(30-12-2, 1 NC) [-2] USA – UFC - Evan Dunham
(14-4) [-1] USA – UFC - Gleison Tibau
(27-9) [+1] Brazil – UFC - Takanori Gomi
(34-9, 1 NC) [-1] Japan – UFC - Myles Jury
(12-0) [+12] USA – UFC - Jorge Masvidal
(24-7) [+2] USA – UFC
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)
- Jose Aldo {UFC Champion}
(22-1) [+15] Brazil – UFC - Chad Mendes
(14-1) [+3] USA – UFC - Frankie Edgar
(14-4-1) [-3] USA – UFC - Ricardo Lamas
(13-2) [+4] USA – UFC - Pat Curran {Bellator Champion}
(19-4) [+6] USA – Bellator - Cub Swanson
(19-5) [+4] USA – UFC - 'The Korean Zombie' Chan Sung Jung
(13-3) [+3] South Korea – UFC - Clay Guida
(30-13) [+1] USA – UFC - Nik Lentz
(24-5-2, 1 NC) [+3] USA – UFC - Dennis Siver
(21-8) [+2] Russia-Germany – UFC - Tatsuya Kawajiri
(32-7-2) [+5] Japan – ONE FC - Dustin Poirier
(13-3) [-1] USA – UFC - Erik Koch
(13-2) [-1] USA – UFC - Conor McGregor
(13-2) [+9] Ireland – UFC - Magomedrasul 'Frodo' Khasbulaev
(21-5) [+9] Russia – Bellator - Hatsu Hioki
(26-6-2) [-2] Japan – UFC - Rani Yahya
(18-7) [+2] Brazil – USA - Diego Nunes
(18-4) [-1] Brazil – free agent - Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire
(17-2) [-1] Brazil – Bellator - Daniel Straus
(21-4) [+5] USA – Bellator - Charles Oliveira
(16-3, 1 NC) [-1] Brazil – UFC - Darren Elkins
(16-3) [-1] USA – UFC - Manny Gamburyan
(12-7) [+1] Armenia-USA – UFC - Mike Brown
(26-8) [+2] USA – UFC - Hacran Dias
(21-2-1) [-1] Brazil – UFC
{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)
- Dominick Cruz {UFC Champion}
(19-1) [+10] USA – UFC - Renan Barao {UFC Interim Champion}
(30-1, 1 NC) [+20] Brazil – UFC - Urijah Faber
(28-6) [+2] USA – UFC - Eddie Wineland
(20-8-1) [+2] USA – UFC - Bibiano Fernandes
(13-3) [+5] Brazil – ONE FC - Michael McDonald
(15-2) [-1] USA – UFC - Raphael Assuncao
(19-4) [+3] Brazil – UFC - Yuri Alcantara
(28-4, 1 NC) [+1] Brazil – UFC - TJ Dillashaw
(8-1) [+4] USA – UFC - Scott Jorgensen
(14-7) [-1] USA – UFC - Brad Pickett
(23-7) [+1] England – UFC - Mike Easton
(13-3) [-2] USA – UFC - Ivan Menjivar
(25-9) [+1] El Salvador-Canada – UFC - Marlon Moraes
(10-4-1) [+4] USA – WSOF - Tyson Nam
(12-5) [-1] USA – WSOF - Eduardo Dantas {Bellator Champion}
(15-3) [+1] Brazil – Bellator - Marcos Galvao
(13-6-1) [-1] Brazil – Bellator - Miguel Torres
(40-6) [-2] USA – WSOF - Takeya Mizugaki
(17-7-2) [+2] Japan – UFC - Bryan Caraway
(18-5) [+1] USA – UFC - Joe Warren
(8-3) [+1] USA – Bellator - Yves Jabouin
(18-8) [-1] Haiti-Canada – UFC - George Roop
(13-9-1) [+1] USA – UFC - Jimmie Rivera
(12-1) [+11] USA – Bellator - Erik Perez
(13-4) [+8] Mexico – UFC
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)
- Demetrious Johnson {UFC Champion}
(17-2-1) [+3] USA – UFC - Joseph Benavidez
(18-3) [+2] USA – UFC - John Dodson
(14-6) [-1] USA – UFC - Ian McCall
(11-4-1) [-2] USA – UFC - John Moraga
(13-1) [+6] USA – UFC - Jussier Formiga
(15-2) [+1] Brazil – UFC - John Lineker
(21-6) [+2] Brazil – UFC - Tim Elliott
(9-3-1) [+1] USA – UFC - Darrell Montague
(12-2) [+3] USA – free agent - Chris Cariaso
(14-5) [-2] USA – UFC - Will Campuzano {Legacy FC Champion}
(12-4) [+4] USA – Legacy FC - Joshua Sampo
(9-2) [+3] USA – CFA - Alexis Vila
(12-3) [+1] Cuba – CFA - Sean Santella {CFFC Champion}
(13-3-1) [+5] USA – CFFC - Zach Makovsky
(15-4) [+1] USA – CFFC - Darren Uyenoyama
(8-4) [-1] USA – UFC - Phil Harris
(22-10, 1 NC) [+1] England – UFC - Shinichi 'BJ' Kojima
(13-5-5) [+1] Japan – ONE FC - Antonio Banuelos
(20-9-1) [0] USA – Legacy FC - Atsushi Yamamoto
(17-7-3) [+2] Japan – Pancrase - Rafael De Freitas
(6-0-1) [0] USA – Legacy FC - Sergio Pettis
(7-0) [+7] USA – RFA - Jeff Curran
(34-15-1) [+1] USA – RFA - Jonathan Mackles
(14-2) [+5] USA – Hilia Fights - Ulysses Gomez
(9-4) [-2] USA – MEZ Sports
{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)
- Cristiane 'Cyborg' Justino
(11-1, 1 NC) [+1] Brazil – Invicta - Marloes Coenen
(21-5) [+2] Netherlands – Invicta - Julia Budd
(5-2) [+3] Canada – Invicta - Ediane 'India' Gomes
(10-2) [+4] Brazil – Invicta - Yana Kunitskaya
(8-1) [+6] Russia – Baltic Arena - Germaine De Randamie
(3-2) [+1] Netherlands – UFC - Hiroko Yamanaka
(12-3, 1 NC) [-2] Japan – Invicta - Gabrielle Holloway
(3-0) [+3] USA – Shogun Fights - Tamikka Brents
(2-0) [+2] USA – Invicta - Peggy Morgan
(2-0) [+2] USA – free agent - Fallon Fox
(3-0) [+3] USA – CFA - Fiona Muxlow
(6-3) [-2] Australia – Invicta - Jade Marie Anderson
(2-0) [+2] USA – Gladiator - Pannie Kianzad
(3-0) [+2] Sweden – Trophy MMA - Andria Wawro Caplan
(2-1) [+1] USA – CFFC
{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)
- Ronda Rousey {UFC Champion}
(7-0) [+7] USA – UFC - Cat Zingano
(8-0) [+8] USA – UFC - Sarah Kaufman
(16-2) [+1] Canada – UFC - Alexis Davis
(13-5) [+2] Canada – UFC - Sara McMann
(7-0) [+7] USA – UFC - Miesha Tate
(13-4) [-1] USA – UFC - Liz Carmouche
(7-3) [-1] USA – UFC - Shayna Baszler
(15-8) [-1] USA – Invicta - Julie Kedzie
(16-11) [-2] USA – UFC - Sarah D'Alelio
(7-3) [+1] USA – Invicta - Rin Nakai {Queen of Pancrase}
(14-0-1) [+3] Japan – Pancrase - Rosi Sexton
(13-2) [+3] England – UFC - Amanda Nunes
(7-3) [-1] Brazil – UFC - Leslie Smith
(5-3-1) [-1] USA – Invicta - Lauren Taylor
(6-0) [+6] USA – Invicta
{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)
- Barb Honchak {Invicta Champion}
(8-2) [+7] USA – Invicta - Jessica Eye
(9-1) [+6] USA – Bellator - Vanessa Porto
(15-6) [-1] Brazil – Invicta - Tara LaRosa
(21-3) [-1] USA – Invicta - Jennifer Maia
(8-2-1) [+2] Brazil – Invicta - Zoila Frausto Gurgel
(12-3) [-2] USA – Invicta - Michelle Ould
(7-3, 2 NC) [+3] USA – Bellator - Tonya Evinger
(11-6) [+3] USA – Fight Hard MMA - Munah Holland
(5-2) [-1] USA – Bellator - Colleen Schneider {SFL Champion}
(4-4) [+3] USA – Super Fight League - Brenda Gonzales {KOTC Champion}
(4-1) [-1] USA – KOTC/Pancrase - Marianna Kheyfets
(5-1) [-1] USA – Bellator - Julia Berezikova
(7-3) [+6] Russia – Super Fight League - Reyna Cordoba
(5-0) [+5] Costa Rica – LAFL - Aisling Daly
(13-5) [-3] Ireland – Cage Warriors
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)
- Jessica Aguilar
(15-4) [+6] USA – Bellator - Megumi Fujii
(26-2) [+1] Japan – Bellator - Carla Esparza {Invicta Champion}
(9-2) [+4] USA – Invicta - Ayaka Hamasaki {Jewels Champion}
(9-0) [+9] Japan – Jewels - Felice Herrig
(9-4) [+4] USA – Bellator - Katja Kankaanpaa
(8-0-1) [+2] Finland – Invicta - Angela Magana
(11-5) [-1] USA – XFC - Joanne Calderwood
(6-0) [+6] Scotland – Invicta - Claudia Gadelha
(10-0) [+10] Brazil – Invicta - Patricia Vidonic
(8-5) [+1] USA – Golden Cage MMA - Seo Hee Ham
(10-5) [+1] Japan – Gladiator - Mei Yamaguchi
(10-5-1) [-1] Japan – Jewels - Yuka Tsuji
(24-3) [+1] Japan – DEEP - Emi Fujino
(12-6) [+1] Japan – Jewels/Pancrase - Mizuki Inoue
(5-1) [+3] Japan – Invicta
{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)
- Michelle Waterson {Invicta Champion}
(11-3) [+5] USA – Invicta - Jessica Penne
(10-2) [-1] USA – Invicta - Lisa Ellis
(15-8) [+1] USA – Invicta - Lacey Schuckman
(8-6) [+1] USA – Invicta - Alex Chambers
(5-1) [+2] Australia – Invicta - Simona Soukupova
(5-2-1) [+2] England – Invicta - Celine Haga
(4-11) [+3] Norway – Jewels - Naho Sugiyama {Jewels Champion}
(8-2) [-2] Japan – Jewels - Kikuyo Ishikawa
(9-3) [+3] Japan – Jewels/Pancrase - Sadae 'Manhoef' Numata
(4-1-1) [+3] Japan – Jewels/Pancrase - Sachiko Yamamoto
(9-7-1) [-1] Japan – Jewels - Yasuko Tamada
(14-8-3) [+2] Japan – Jewels - Cassie Rodish
(4-4) [-1] USA – Invicta - Stephanie Frausto
(4-5) [-1] USA – Invicta - Diana Rael
(5-3) [+2] USA – Made For War
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.
[Plus/minus] = fights currently won/lost in a row (in ANY MMA promotion)
