My March 2013 Zuffa Fighter Rankings

March 11th, 2013 in Kenny's Blog by RonWeinberg

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

My February 2013 Zuffa Fighter Rankings

February 4th, 2013 in Kenny's Blog by Kenny Florian

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