My January 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. 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.”

HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (206-265 pounds)

1. Cain Velasquez
2. Junior Dos Santos
3. Alistair Overeem
4. Daniel Cormier
5. Fabricio Werdum
6. Josh Barnett
7. Frank Mir
8. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva
9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
10. Roy Nelson

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)

1. Jon Jones 

2. Dan Henderson 

3. Lyoto Machida
4. Rashad Evans
5. Alexander Gustafsson 

6. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
7. Quinton Jackson
8. Thiago Silva
9. Phil Davis
10. Forrest Griffin

MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit)

1. Anderson Silva 

2. Chael Sonnen
3. Chris Weidman
4. Michael Bisping
5. Yushin Okami
6. Brian Stann
7. Vitor Belfort
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. Jon Fitch
6. Martin Kampmann
7. Rory MacDonald
8. Jake Ellenberger
9. Josh Koscheck
10. Nathan Marquardt

LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (155-pound limit)

1. Benson Henderson 

2. Frankie Edgar 

3. Gilbert Melendez 

4. Gray Maynard
5. Anthony Pettis
6. Nate Diaz
7. Donald Cerrone
8. Jim Miller
9. Josh Thompson
10. Rafael Dos Anjos

FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION (145 pound-limit)

1. Jose Aldo 

2. Chad Mendes
3. Chan Sung Jung
4. Cub Swanson
5. Denis Siver
6. Erik Koch
7. Diego Nunes
8. Dustin Poirier 

9. Ricardo Lamas
10. Hatsu Hioki

BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION (135 pounds or less)

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 (135 pounds or less)

1. Demetrious Johnson 

2. Ian McCall
3. Joseph Benavidez 

4. Jon Dodson
5. John Moraga
6. John Lineker
7. Chris Cariaso
8. Jussier Da Silva
9. Yasuhiro Urushitani
10. Louis Gaudinot

Posted on Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 in Kenny's Blog, Updates.