My February 2013 Zuffa Fighter Rankings

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

Posted on Monday, February 4th, 2013 in Kenny's Blog.