My November 2012 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 (over 205 pounds)


1. Junior Dos Santos

2. Cain Velasquez

3. Alistair Overeem

4. Daniel Cormier

5. Josh Barnett

6. Shane Carwin

7. Fabricio Werdum

8. Frank Mir

9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

10. Antonio Silva

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)


1. Jon Jones 


2. Dan Henderson 


3. Rashad Evans

4. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua 


5. Lyoto Machida 


6. Quinton Jackson

7. Alexander Gustafsson

8. Forrest Griffin

9. Thiago Silva

10. Phil Davis

MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit)


1. Anderson Silva 


2. Chris Weidman 


3. Chael Sonnen

4. Michael Bisping

5. Vitor Belfort

6. Alan Belcher

7. Tim Boetsch

8. Brian Stann

9. Luke Rockhold

10. Cung Le

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. BJ Penn

LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (155-pound limit)


1. Benson Henderson 


2. Frankie Edgar 


3. Gilbert Melendez 


4. Gray Maynard

5. Nate Diaz

6. Anthony Pettis

7. Donald Cerrone

8. Josh Thompson

9. Jim Miller

10. Rafael Dos Anjos

FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION (145 pound-limit)


1. Jose Aldo 


2. Chad Mendes

3. Chan Sung Jung

4. Cub Swanson

5. Dennis Siver

6. Erik Koch

7. Diego Nunes

8. Ricardo Llamas 


9. Dustin Poirier

10. Hatsu Hioki

BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION (135 pounds or less)


1. Dominick Cruz 


2. Renan Barao 


3. Michael McDonald

4. Urijah Faber

5. Brad Pickett

6. Brian Bowles

7. Mike Easton

8. Ivan Menjivar

9. Yves Jabouin

10. Scott Jorgensen

FLYWEIGHT DIVISION (135 pounds or less)


1. Demetrious Johnson 


2. Ian McCall

3. Joseph Benavidez 


4. Jon Dodson

5. Chris Cariaso

6. John Lineker

7. John Moraga

8. Jussier Da Silva

9. Yasuhiro Urushitani

10. Louis Gaudinot