MMA Heavyweight Division Rankings

Top 25 HEAVYWEIGHTS (over 205 pounds)

1. Junior Dos Santos (14-1, 8-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Alistair Overeem #2

2. Alistair Overeem (36-11, 1-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Junior Dos Santos #1

3. Cain Velasquez (9-1, 7-1 UFC)   

4. Frank Mir (16-5, 14-5 UFC)  

5. Fabricio Werdum (14-5 MMA, 3-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Roy Nelson #13

6. Josh Barnett (31-5, 2-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Daniel Cormier #9 

7. Shane Carwin (11-2, 4-2 UFC) 

8. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (33-7-1, 4-3 UFC) 

9. Daniel Cormier (9-0, 6-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Josh Barnett #6

10. Antonio Silva (16-3, 3-2 Strikeforce)  

11. Fedor Emelianenko (33-4 MMA, 1-3 Strikeforce) 

12. Cheick Kongo (17-6-2, 10-4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Mark Hunt #21

13. Roy Nelson (16-6, 3-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Fabricio Werdum #5

14. Mike Russow (15-1, 4-0 UFC)

15. Brendan Schaub (8-2, 4-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Ben Rothwell #NR

16. Travis Browne (12-0-1, 3-0-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Chad Griggs #25   

17. Cole Konrad (8-0, 6-0 BFC)

18. Pedro Rizzo (19-9, 1-0 Washington Combat) *Next Fight: Valentijn Overeem #NR

19. Sergei Kharitonov (18-5, 1-1 Strikeforce)

20. Andrei Arlovski (17-9, 2-0 Pro Elite) 

21. Mark Hunt (7-7, 2-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Cheick Kongo #12

22. Dave Herman (21-2, 1-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Stefan Struve #23

23. Stefan Struve (22-5, 6-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Dave Herman #22

24. Matt Mitrione (5-1, 5-1 UFC)

25. Chad Griggs (11-1, 3-0 Strikeforce)

*Brock Lesnar (5-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) Removed for Retiring*

MMA Light Heavyweight Division Rankings Top 25 

1. Jon Jones (15-1, 9-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Rashad Evans #2

2. Rashad Evans (16-1-1, 11-1-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Jon Jones #1

3. Dan Henderson (28-8, 6-2 UFC)

4. Maurico Rua (21-5, 5-3 UFC)

5. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-9, 7-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Ryan Bader #17

6. Lyoto Machida (17-3, 9-3 UFC) 

7. Forrest Griffin (18-7, 9-5 UFC)  

8. Thiago Silva (14-2, 5-2 UFC)

9. Phil Davis (9-1, 5-1 UFC) 

10. Rafael Cavalcante (11-2, 4-1 Strikeforce)  

11. Rich Franklin (28-6, 12-5 UFC)

12. Muhammad Lawal (9-1, 4-1 Strikeforce)  

13. Gegard Mousasi (32-3-2, 3-1-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Mike Kyle #19

14. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (20-5, 3-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Alexander Gustafsson #15

15. Alexander Gustafsson (13-1, 5-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira #14

16. Tito Ortiz (16-10-1, 15-10-1 UFC) 

17. Ryan Bader (13-2, 6-2 UFC) *Next Fight: “Rampage” Jackson #5

18. Renato Sobral (36-9, 2-2 Strikeforce)

19. Mike Kyle (19-8-1, 2-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Gegard Mousasi #13

20. Glover Teixeira (16-2, 4-0 BC)  

21. Vladimir Matyushenko (26-6, 7-4 UFC) 

22. Stanislav Nedkov (12-0, 1-0 UFC) 

23. Ryan Jimmo (16-1, 0-0 UFC)   

24. Roger Gracie (4-1, 2-1 Strikeforce)

25. Stephan Bonnar (14-7, 8-6 UFC)

*NR = Not Ranked*

*The legend Chuck Liddell (21-8, 16-7 UFC) removed from the list due to Retirement*

*The legend Randy Couture (19-11, 16-8 UFC) removed from the list due to Retirement* 

*Matt Hamill (10-4, 9-4 UFC) has been removed from the list due to Retirement*

MMA Middleweight Division Rankings Top 25

1. Anderson Silva (29-4, 14-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Chael Sonnen #2

2. Chael Sonnen (26-11-1, 6-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Anderson Silva #1

3. Yushin Okami (26-6, 10-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Tim Boetsch #NR

4. Nate Marquardt (31-10-2, 10-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Yoshiyuki Yoshida #NR

5. Mark Munoz (12-2, 7-2 UFC) 

6. Vitor Belfort (21-9, 10-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Wanderlei Silva #16

7. Luke Rockhold ( 9-1, 8-0 Strikeforce) 

8. Ronaldo Souza (14-3, 4-1 Strikeforce)

9. Michael Bisping (22-4, 12-4 UFC)  

10. Chris Weidman (8-0, 4-0 UFC)

11. Demian Maia (15-4, 9-4 UFC) 

12. Hector Lombard (31-2-1, 8-0 BFC) *Next Fight: Alexander Shlemenko #24

13. Brian Stann (11-4, 5-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Alessio Sakara #NR

14. Chris Leben (26-8, 12-7 UFC) *Suspended 1 year*

15. Rousimar Palhares (15-3, 8-2 UFC) 

16. Wanderlei Silva (34-11-1, 4-6 UFC) *Next Fight: Vitor Belfort #6

16. Jorge Santiago (23-10, 1-4 UFC) 

17. Jason Miller (24-8, 0-2 UFC) 

18. Tim Kennedy (14-3, 5-1 Strikeforce)

19. Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-4, 1-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Jake Shields (Welterweight Debut)

20. Alan Belcher (17-6, 8-4 UFC)

21. Mamed Khalidov (24-4-2, 9-0-2 KSW) 

23. Robbie Lawler (19-8, 3-4 Strikeforce) 

24. Alexander Shlemenko (43-7, 7-1 BFC)  *Next Fight: Hector Lombard #11

25. Thales Leites (19-4, 2-0 SC)  

*NR = Not Ranked*

MMA Welterweight Division Rankings Top 25

1. George St. Pierre (21-2, 17-2 UFC) 

2. Nick Diaz (26-7, 7-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Carlos Condit #3

3. Carlos Condit (27-5, 4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Nick Diaz #2

4. Jake Ellenberger (25-5, 5-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Diego Sanchez #10

5. Johny Hendricks (12-1, 7-1 UFC)

6. Jon Fitch (23-4-1, 13-2-1 UFC) 

7. Jake Shields (26-5-1, 1-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Yoshihiro Akiyama #NR in WW

8. Josh Koscheck (16-5, 14-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Mike Pierce #NR

9. B.J Penn (16-7-2, 11-7-2 UFC) 

10. Diego Sanchez (23-4, 12-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Jake Ellenberger #4

11. Tyron Woodley (10-0, 8-0 Strikeforce) 

12. Paul Daley (29-11-2, 1-2 Strikeforce) 

13. Martin Kampmann (18-5, 9-4 UFC)  *Next Fight: Thiago Alves #15

14. Rick Story (13-5, 6-3 UFC)

15. Thiago Alves (19-7, 11-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Martin Kampmann #13

16. Matt Hughes (45-9, 18-7 UFC) 

17. Paulo Thiago (14-3, 4-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Siyar Bahadurzada #NR

18. Ben Askren (9-0, 6-0 BFC) 

19. Jay Hieron (22-5, 3-1 BFC) 

20. Dong Hyun Kim (15-1-1, 6-1-1 UFC) 

21. Anthony Johnson (10-4, 7-4 UFC) 

22. Brian Ebersole (49-14-1, 3-0 UFC)

23. Charlie Brenneman (15-3, 4-2 UFC) 

24. Rory MacDonald (12-1, 3-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Che Mills #NR

25. John Hathaway (15-1, 5-1 UFC) 

*NR = Not Ranked*

*Chris Lytle (31-18-5, 10-10 UFC) jumped back into the top 25 but due to retirement is removed from the list* 

*Mike Swick Removed for not fighting within a year*

1. Frankie Edgar (14-1-1, 9-1-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Ben Henderson #4

2. Gilbert Melendez (19-2, 10-1 Strikeforce) 

3. Gray Maynard (10-1-1, 7-1-1 UFC) 

4. Ben Henderson (15-2, 3-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Frankie Edgar #1

5. Shinya Aoki (29-5, 1-1 Strikeforce)

6. Jim Miller (21-3, 10-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Nate Diaz #13

7. Michael Chandler (9-0, 6-0 BFC)

8. Eddie Alvarez (23-3, 6-1 BFC) 

9. Sean Sherk (33-4-1, 8-4 UFC)   

10. Clay Guida (29-12, 9-6 UFC) 

11. Anthony Pettis (14-2, 1-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Joe Lauzon #12 

12. Joe Lauzon (21-6, 8-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Anthony Pettis #11

13. Nate Diaz (15-7, 10-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Jim Miller #6

14. Melvin Guillard (29-10-2, 10-6 UFC) 

15. Donald Cerrone (17-4, 4-1 UFC)

16. Dennis Siver (19-8, 8-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Deigo Nunes #Featherweight 

17. Evan Dunham (13-2, 7-2 UFC)

18. George Sotiropoulos (14-4, 7-2 UFC)   

19. Gleison Tibau (24-7, 10-5 UFC)

20. Josh Thomson (18-4, 0-1 Dream) *Next Fight: KJ Noons #NR

21. Jeremy Stephens (20-7, 7-6 UFC) 

22. Takanori Gomi (32-8, 1-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Eiji Mitsuoka #NR

23. Rafael Dos Anjos (15-6, 4-4 UFC)

24. Jacob Volkmann (14-2, 5-2 UFC)

25. Antonio McKee (27-4-2, 4-0 MFC)

*NR = Not Ranked*

1. Jose Aldo (21-1, 11-0 UFC)

2. Hatsu Hioki (25-4-1, 1-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Bart Palaszewski #10

3. Chad Mendes (11-1, 6-1 UFC)

4. Kenny Florian (14-6, 12-5 UFC)

5. Dustin Poirier (11-1, 4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Max Holloway #NR

6. Pat Curran (16-4, 6-1 BFC) *Next Fight: Joe Warren #14

7. Marlon Sandro (20-3, 3-1 BFC) *Next Fight: Roberto Vargas #NR

8. Erik Koch (13-1, 5-1 UFC)

9. Diego Nunes (17-2, 6-2 UFC)

10. Bart Palaszewski (36-14, 5-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Hatsu Hioki #2

11. Joe Warren (7-2, 5-1 BFC) *Next Fight: Patricio Friere #12

12. Patricio Friere (17-1, 5-1 BFC) *Next Fight: Joe Warren #11

13. Tatsuya Kawajiri (30-7-2, 10-2 DREAM)

14. Chan Sung Jung (12-3, 2-2 UFC)

15. Mark Hominick (20-10, 6-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Eddie Yagin #NR

16. Iuri Alcantara (27-3, 3-0 UFC)

17. Ricardo Lamas (11-2, 6-2 UFC)

18. Cub Swanson (16-5, 6-4 UFC)

19. Robert Peralta (15-3, 1-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Mackens Semerzier #NR

20. Hiroyuki Takaya (17-9-1, 8-2 DREAM)

1. Dominick Cruz (19-1, 9-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Urijah Faber #2

2. Urijah Faber (26-5, 10-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Dominick Cruz #1

3. Joseph Benavidez (15-2, 7-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Yasuhiro Urushitani #Flyweight Bout

4. Renan Barao (27-1, 4-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Scott Jorgensen #6

5. Brian Bowles (10-2, 7-2 UFC)

6. Scott Jorgensen (13-4, 9-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Renan Barao #4

7. Demetrious Johnson (10-2, 4-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Ian McCall #Flyweight Bout

8. Miguel Torres (40-4, 8-3 UFC) *Michael McDonald #NR

9. Masakatsu Ueda (15-1-2, 14-1-2 Shooto)

10. Bibiano Fernandes (11-3, 8-1 DREAM)

Main Card:

Rashad Evans def. Phil Davis by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)

Chael Sonnen def. Michael Bisping by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Chris Weidman def. Demian Maia by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Preliminary Card:

Evan Dunham def. Nik Lentz by TKO (doctor’s stoppage) Round 2 (5:00)

Mike Russow def. John-Olav Einemo by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Cub Swanson def. George Roop by TKO (punches) Round 2 (2:22)

Charles Oliveira def. Eric Wisely by submission (calf slicer) Round 1 (1:43)

Michael Johnson def. Shane Roller by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Lavar Johnson def. Joey Beltran by KO (punches) Round 1 (4:24)

Chris Camozzi def. Dustin Jacoby by submission (guillotine choke) Round 3 (1:08)

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UFC on Fox 2 Prediction Results: Did not do predictions

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Bonus awards: (Fighters were awarded $65,000 bonuses.)

Fight of the Night: Evan Dunham vs Nik Lentz

Knockout of the Night: Lavar Johnson

Submission of the Night: Charles Oliveira

Main Card:

Jim Miller def. Melvin Guillard by submission (rear-naked choke) Round 1 (2:04)

Josh Neer def. Duane Ludwig by submission (guillotine choke) Round 1 (3:04)

Mike Easton def. Jared Papazian by majority decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-29)

Pat Barry def. Christian Morecraft by KO (punches) Round 1 (3:38)

Preliminary Card:

Jorge Rivera def. Eric Schafer by TKO (punches) Round 2 (1:31)

Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Kamal Shalorus by submission (rear-naked choke) Round 3 (2:08)

Charlie Brenneman def. Daniel Roberts by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Fabricio Camoes def. Tommy Hayden by submission (rear-naked choke) Round 1 (4:03)

Daniel Pineda def. Pat Schilling by submission (rear-naked choke) Round 1 (1:37)

Nick Denis def. Joseph Sandoval by KO (elbows) Round 1 (0:22)

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UFC on Fx Prediction Results: I was 271-188-4 coming in, and did alright although I changed 2 predictions at the last second and lost both in result. Good night for the UFC, in which the FX fights delivered. Overall, I went 6-4 and I am now 277-192-4… my winning percentage remains at 59%

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Bonus awards: (Fighters were awarded $45,000 bonuses.)

Fight of the Night: Pat Barry vs Christian Morecraft 

Knockout of the Night: Nick Denis 

Submission of the Night: Jim Miller