My March 2013 Zuffa Fighter Rankings
My criteria for ranking is based on overall record, most recent wins, win streaks, strength of opposition & quality of wins. Ex. A dominant 2nd round KO over an opponent will weigh more heavily than a close & controversial decision win. Also, a long layoff in competition may result in a lower ranking. Fighters are only ranked if they have fought in that weight class. Ex. Chael Sonnen has not fought at 205lbs in the UFC yet so he has no ranking.
HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (265 pound-limit)
1. Cain Velasquez
2. Junior Dos Santos
3. Daniel Cormier
4. Fabricio Werdum
5. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva
6. Alistair Overeem
7. Frank Mir
8. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
9. Roy Nelson
10. Gabriel Gonzaga
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)
1. Jon Jones
2. Lyoto Machida
3. Dan Henderson
4. Alexander Gustafsson
5. Mauricio Rua
6. Rogerio Nogueira
7. Glover Teixeira
8. Rashad Evans
9. Phil Davis
10. Thiago Silva
MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit)
1. Anderson Silva
2. Chael Sonnen
3. Chris Weidman
4. Yushin Okami
5. Vitor Belfort
6. Michael Bisping
7. Brian Stann
8. Constantinos Philippou
9. Luke Rockhold
10. Tim Boetsch
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170-pound limit)
1. Georges St-Pierre
2. Johny Hendricks
3. Nick Diaz
4. Carlos Condit
5. Demian Maia
6. Rory MacDonald
7. Martin Kampmann
8. Jake Ellenberger
9. Robbie Lawler
10. Tarec Saffiedine
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (155-pound limit)
1. Benson Henderson
2. Gilbert Melendez
3. Anthony Pettis
4. Gray Maynard
5. Nate Diaz
6. Jim Miller
7. Donald Cerrone
8. Rafael Dos Anjos
9. TJ Grant
10. Khabib Nurmagomedov
FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION (145 pound-limit)
1. Jose Aldo
2. Frankie Edgar
3. Ricardo Lamas
4. Chad Mendes
5. Cub Swanson
6. Chan Sung Jung
7. Denis Siver
8. Nik Lentz
9. Erik Koch
10. Dustin Poirier
BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION (135 pound-limit)
1. Dominick Cruz
2. Renan Barao
3. Urijah Faber
4. Michael McDonald
5. Eddie Wineland
6. Raphael Assuncao
7. Brad Pickett
8. Mike Easton
9. Scott Jorgensen
10. Ivan Menjivar
FLYWEIGHT DIVISION (125 pound-limit)
1. Demetrious Johnson
2. Joseph Benavidez
3. Jon Dodson
4. Ian McCall
5. John Moraga
6. John Lineker
7. Chris Cariaso
8. Jussier Da Silva
9. Darren Uyenoyama
10. Louis Gaudinot
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My February 2013 Zuffa Fighter Rankings
My criteria for ranking is based on overall record, most recent wins, win streaks, strength of opposition & quality of wins. Ex. A dominant 2nd round KO over an opponent will weigh more heavily than a close & controversial decision win. Also, a long layoff in competition may result in a lower ranking. Fighters are only ranked if they have fought in that weight class. Ex. Chael Sonnen has not fought at 205lbs in the UFC yet so he has no ranking.
HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (206-265 pounds)
1. Cain Velasquez
2. Junior Dos Santos
3. Daniel Cormier
4. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva
5. Fabricio Werdum
6. Josh Barnett
7. Alistair Overeem
8. Frank Mir
9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
10. Roy Nelson
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)
1. Jon Jones
2. Dan Henderson
3. Lyoto Machida
4. Alexander Gustafsson
5. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
6. Rogerio Nogueira
7. Glover Teixeira
8. Thiago Silva
9. Rashad Evans
10. Phil Davis
MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit)
1. Anderson Silva
2. Chael Sonnen
3. Chris Weidman
4. Vitor Belfort
5. Yushin Okami
6. Michael Bisping
7. Brian Stann
8. Constantinos Philippou
9. Hector Lombard
10. Luke Rockhold
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170-pound limit)
1. Georges St-Pierre
2. Johny Hendricks
3. Nick Diaz
4. Carlos Condit
5. Demian Maia
6. Rory McDonald
7. Martin Kampmann
8. Jake Ellenburger
9. Jon Fitch
10. Josh Koscheck
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (155-pound limit)
1. Benson Henderson
2. Frankie Edgar
3. Gilbert Melendez
4. Anthony Pettis
5. Gray Maynard
6. Nate Diaz
7. Jim Miller
8. Donald Cerrone
9. Josh Thomson
10. TJ Grant
FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION (145 pound-limit)
1. Jose Aldo
2. Frankie Edgar
3. Ricardo Lamas
4. Chad Mendes
5. Chan Sung Jung
6. Cub Swanson
7. Denis Siver
8. Nik Lentz
9. Dustin Poirier
10. Erik Koch
BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION (135 lbs weight limit)
1. Dominick Cruz
2. Renan Barao
3. Michael McDonald
4. Urijah Faber
5. Eddie Wineland
6. Raphael Assuncao
7. Brad Pickett
8. Mike Easton
9. Ivan Menjivar
10. Brian Bowles
FLYWEIGHT DIVISION (125 lbs weight limit)
1. Demetrious Johnson
2. Joseph Benavidez
3. Jon Dodson
4. Ian McCall
5. John Moraga
6. John Lineker
7. Chris Cariaso
8. Jussier Da Silva
9. Louis Gaudinot
10. Yasuhiro Urushitani
My January 2013 ZUFFA Fighter Rankings
My criteria for ranking is based on overall record, most recent wins, win streaks, strength of opposition & quality of wins. Ex. A dominant 2nd round KO over an opponent will weigh more heavily than a close & controversial decision win. Fighters are only ranked if they have fought in that weight class. Ex. Frankie Edgar has not fought at 145lbs yet so he has no ranking.” Read More
My November 2012 ZUFFA Fighter Rankings
My criteria for ranking is based on overall record, most recent wins, win streaks, strength of opposition & quality of wins. Ex. A dominant 2nd round KO over an opponent will weigh more heavily than a close & controversial decision win. Fighters are only ranked if they have fought in that weight class. Ex. Frankie Edgar has not fought at 145lbs yet so he has no ranking.” Read More
