MMA Rankings

UPDATED JULY 4th, 2010

DISCLAIMER: These and all rankings you see are entirely non-scientific, barely sensible tomfoolery. I do them simply for fun, and I honestly don’t think anybody else should view or use them as anything else. It’s fun to compile them and debate them, but that’s where it should end. In other words, MMA Rankings are conversation starters, not argument enders.

To see the last in-depth overhaul, CLICK HERE (March 8th).

BANTAMWEIGHT (126 lbs. – 135 lbs.)

1. Dominick Cruz (15-1 / WEC Bantamweight Champion)
2. Joseph Benavidez (12-1 / WEC)
3. Brian Bowles (8-1 / WEC)
4. Scott Jorgensen (10-3 / WEC)
5. Miguel Torres (37-3 / WEC)
6. Wagnney Fabiano (14-2 / WEC)
7. Takeya Mizugaki (13-4-2 / WEC)
8. Cole Escovedo (16-4 / DREAM)
9. Nick Mamalis (10-4 / Bellator)
10. Eddie Wineland (17-6-1 / WEC)

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FEATHERWEIGHT (136  lbs. – 145 lbs.)

1. Jose Aldo (17-1 / WEC Featherweight Champion)
2. Manny Gamburyan (11-4 / WEC)
3. Mike Thomas Brown (23-6 / WEC)
4. Bibiano Fernandes (8-2 / DREAM Featherweight Champion)
5. Urijah Faber (23-4 / WEC)
6. Josh Grispi (14-1 / WEC)
7. Joe Soto (9-0 / Bellator Featherweight Champion)
8. Raphael Assuncao (14-2 / WEC)
9. Joe Warren (5-1 / Bellator)
10. Marlon Sandro (17-1 / Sengoku Featherweight Champion)

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LIGHTWEIGHT (146  lbs. – 155 lbs.)

1. Frankie Edgar (12-1 / UFC Lightweight Champion)
2. B.J. Penn (15-6-1 / UFC)
3. Gilbert Melendez (18-2 / Strikeforce Lightweight Champion)
4. Gray Maynard (9-0, 1 NC / UFC)
5. Kenny Florian (13-4 / UFC)
6. Benson Henderson (12-1 / WEC Lightweight Champion)
7. George Sotiropoulos (14-2 / UFC)
8. Sean Sherk (33-4-1 / UFC)
9. Eddie Alvarez (20-1 / Bellator Lightweight Champion
10. Josh Thomson (17-3 / Strikeforce)

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WELTERWEIGHT (156 lbs. – 170 lbs.)

1. Georges St. Pierre (20-2 / UFC Welterweight Champion)
2. Jake Shields (25-4-1 / Strikeforce Middleweight Champion)
3. Josh Koscheck (19-4 / UFC)
4. Jon Fitch (22-3, 1NC / UFC)
5. Nick Diaz (21-7, 1 ND / Strikeforce Welterweight Champion)
6. Thiago Alves (16-6 / UFC)
7. Paulo Thiago (13-1 / UFC)
8. Martin Kampmann (17-3 / UFC)
9. Dan Hardy (14-4 / UFC)
10. Carlos Condit (25-5 / UFC)

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MIDDLEWEIGHT (171 lbs. – 185 lbs.)

1. Anderson Silva (26-4 / UFC Middleweight Champion)
2. Chael Sonnen (24-10-1 / UFC)
3. Vitor Belfort (19-8 / UFC)
4. Nate Marquardt (29-9-2 / UFC)
5. Jake Shields (25-4-1 / Strikeforce Middleweight Champion)
6. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (12-2-0 / Strikeforce)
7. Demian Maia (12-2 / UFC)
8. Yushin Okami (24-5 / UFC)
9. Mark Munoz (8-1 / UFC)
10. Alan Belcher (16-6 / UFC)

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LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (186 lbs. – 205 lbs.)

1. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (19-4 / UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
2. Lyoto Machida (16-1 / UFC)
3. Rashad Evans (15-1-1 / UFC)
4. Jon Jones (10-1-0 / UFC)
5. “King” Mo Lawal (7-0 / Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion)
6. Thiago Silva (14-2 / UFC)
7. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (19-3 / UFC)
8. Randy Couture (18-10 / UFC)
9. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (30-8 / UFC)
10. Forrest Griffin (17-6 / UFC)

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HEAVYWEIGHT (206 lbs. – 265 lbs.)

1. Brock Lesnar (4-1 / UFC Heavyweight Champion)
2. Shane Carwin (12-0 / UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion)
3. Cain Velasquez (8-0 / UFC)
4. Alistair Overeem (33-11, 1 NC / Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion)
5. Junior Dos Santos (11-1 / UFC)
6. Fabricio Werdum (15-2 / Strikeforce)
7. Fedor Emelianenko (31-2, 1 NC / WAMMA Heavyweight Champion)
8. Frank Mir (13-5/ UFC)
9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-6-1 / UFC)
10. Roy Nelson (15-4 / UFC)

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