Notes:

  • The UFC does not have an officially recognized ranking system, therefore the rankings listed below are debatable and subject to opinion.
  • The fighter records indicated includes all MMA fights, UFC and other organizations combined.
  • While all wins and losses are included in records, only UFC fights are counted in win streaks and only recent and relevant wins and losses are listed.
  • The No. 1 ranked fighter in each weight class represents the current champion.
  • Fighters who compete in multiple weight classes are only ranked under the weight class they are listed under on UFC.com.

 

I take the following criteria into consideration when determining rank:

  • UFC win-loss record
  • Wins over higher ranked opponents
  • Losses to lower ranked opponents
  • Consecutive fights won since last loss
  • Average consecutive fights won between losses
  • Fighter popularity (I.E Brock Lesnar getting a title shot early in his UFC career, because of his super-stardom)
  • Fighter performance in last fight

 

Lightweight (155 lbs)

Fighter name

Record

Win Streak

Notable Wins

Notable Losses

Last Fight

Upcoming Fight

1. Frankie Edgar

12-1

+4

BJ Penn, Jim Miller, Tyson Griffin, Sean Sherk

Gray Maynard

BJ Penn (won)

No Fight Scheduled

2. BJ Penn

15-6

-1

Diego Sanchez, Kenny Florian, Sean Sherk

Frankie Edgar

Frankie Edgar (lost)

No Fight Scheduled

3. Gray Maynard

10-0

+7

Frankie Edgar, Jim Miller

None

Nate Diaz (won)

No Fight Scheduled

4. Kenny Florian

12-4

+2

Takanori Gomi

BJ Penn, Sean Sherk, Diego Sanchez

Takanori Gomi (won)

No Fight Scheduled

5. Jim Miller

17-2

+4

None

Gray Maynard

Mark Bocek (won)

No Fight Scheduled

6. Sean Sherk

37-4

-1

Tyson Griffin

Frankie Edgar, BJ Penn

Frankie Edgar (lost)

No Fight Scheduled

7. Tyson Griffin

14-2

+2

None

Frankie Edgar, Sean Sherk

Hermes Franca (won)

UFC 115 Vs. Evan Dunham

8. Diego Sanchez

23-3

-1

Joe Stevenson, Clay Guida

BJ Penn

BJ Penn (lost)

UFC 114 Vs. John Hathaway

9. Evan Dunham

10-0

+3

Efrain Escudero

None

Efrain Escudero (won)

UFC 115 Vs. Tyson  Griffin

10. Ross Pearson

13-3

+3

None

None

Dennis Siver(won)

No Fight Scheduled

 

Keep an eye on the following fighters:

Sam Stout

16-5

+2

Joe Lauzon

None

Joe Lauzon (won)

UFC 113 Vs. Jeremy Stevens

George Sotiropoulos

12-2

+5

Joe Stevenson

None

Joe Stevenson (won)

No Fight Scheduled

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welterweight (170 lbs)

Fighter name

Record

Win Streak

Notable Wins

Notable Losses

Last Fight

Upcoming Fight

1. Georges St. Pierre

20-2

+7

Dan Hardy, Thiago Alves, Jon Fitch

None

Dan Hardy (won)

No Fight Scheduled

2. Jon Fitch

25-3

+4

Paulo Thiago, Ben Saunders, Mike Pierce

Georges St. Pierre

Ben Saunders (won)

No Fight Scheduled

3. Paulo Thiago

13-1

+2

Mike Swick, Josh Koscheck

Jon Fitch

Mike Swick (won)

UFC 115 Vs. Martin Kampmann

4. Thiago Alves

22-5

-1

Josh Koscheck, Matt Hughes

Georges St. Pierre

Georges St. Pierre (lost)

No Fight Scheduled

5. Josh Koscheck

16-4

+2

None

Paulo Thiago

Anthony Johnson (won)

UFC 113 Vs. Paul Daley

6. Dan Hardy

23-7

-1

Mike Swick

Georges St. Pierre

Georges st. Pierre (lost)

No Fight Scheduled

7. Paul Daley

23-8

+2

Martin Kampmann

None

Dustin Hazelett (won)

UFC 113 Vs. Josh Koscheck

8. Martin Kampmann

16-3

+1

Carlos Condit

Paul Daley

Jacob Volkmann (won)

UFC 113 Vs. Paulo Thiago

9.Matt Hughes

45-7

+2

Matt Serra

Thiago Alves

Renzo Gracie (won)

No Fight Scheduled

10. Matt Serra

17-6

+1

None

Matt Hughes

Frank Trigg (won)

No Fight Scheduled

 

Keep an eye on the following fighters:

Johny Hendricks

7-0

+4

Amir Sadollah

None

Ricardo Funch (won)

UFC 113 Vs. TJ Grant

Amir Sadollah

4-1

+2

Phil Baroni, Brad Blackburn

Johny Hendricks

Brad Blackburn (won)

UFC 114 Vs. Dong Hyun Kim

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middleweight (185 lbs)

Fighter name

Record

Win Streak

Notable Wins

Notable Losses

Last Fight

Upcoming Fight

1. Anderson Silva

26-4

+11

Demian Maia, Patrick Cote

None

Demian Maia (won)

No Fight Scheduled

2. Chael Sonnen

26-10

+3

Nate Marquardt, Dan Miller

Demian Maia

Nate Marquardt (won)

No Fight Scheduled

3. Nate Marquardt

32-9

-1

Demian Maia, Dan Miller

Chael Sonnen

Chael Sonnen (lost)

No Fight Scheduled

4. Demian Maia

12-2

-1

Dan Miller, Chael Sonnen

Anderson Silva, Nate Marquardt

Anderson Silva (lost)

No Fight Scheduled

5.Michael Bisping

19-3

-1

None

Wanderlei Silva, Dan Henderson*

Wanderlei Silva (lost)

UFC 114 Vs. Dan Miller

6. Ricardo Almeida

12-3

+3

Kendall Grove

Patrick Cote

Matt Brown (won)

No Fight Scheduled

7. Dan Miller

11-3

-2

None

Chael Sonnen, Demian Maia

Demian Maia (lost)

UFC 114 Vs. Michael Bisping

8.Mark Munoz

8-1

+3

Kendall Grove

None

Kendall Grove (won)

No Fight Scheduled

9. Patrick Cote

14-5

-1

Ricardo Almeida

Anderson Silva

Anderson Silva (lost)

UFC 113 Vs. Alan Belcher

10. Jorge Rivera

18-7

+3

Kendall Grove

None

Nate Quarry (won)

No Fight Scheduled

 

Keep an eye on the following fighters:

Yoshihiro Akiyama

13-1

+1

Alan Belcher

None

Alan Belcher (won)

No Fight Scheduled

Gerald Harris

15-2

+2

Mario Miranda, John Salter

None

Mario Miranda (won)

No Fight Scheduled

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)

Fighter name

Record

Win Streak

Notable Wins

Notable Losses

Last Fight

Upcoming Fight

1. Lyoto Machida

16-0

+9

Mauricio Rua, Rashad Evans, Thiago Silva

None

Mauricio Rua (won)

UFC 113 Vs. Mauricio Rua

2. Rashad Evans

19-1

+1

Thiago Silva

Lyota Machida

Thiago Silva (won)

UFC 114 Vs. Quinton Jackson

3. Mauricio Rua

18-4

-1

None

Lyoto Machida

Lyoto Machida (lost)

UFC 113 Vs Lyoto Machida

4.  Thiago Silva

14-2

-1

Keith Jardine

Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans

Rashad Evans (lost)

No Fight Scheduled

5. Vitor Belfort

19-8

+1

Rich Franklin

None

Rich Franklin (won)

No Fight Scheduled

6.  Jon Jones

10-1

+1

Brandon Vera

Matt Hamill

Brandon Vera

No Fight Scheduled

7. Randy Couture

18-10

+2

Brandon Vera

None

Mark Coleman (won)

No Fight Scheduled

8. Rich Franklin

27-5

-1

None

Vitor Belfort

Vitor Belfort (lost)

UFC 115 Vs. Chuck Liddell

9. Quinton Jackson

30-7

+2

Keith Jardine

None

Keith Jardine (won)

UFC 114 Vs. Rashad Evans

10. Forrest Griffin

17-6

+1

Tito Ortiz

Anderson Silva, Rashad Evans

Tito Ortiz (won)

UFC 114 Vs. Antonio Nogueira

 

Keep an eye on the following fighters:

Ryan Bader

12-0

+4

Keith Jardine

None

Keith Jardine (won)

No Fight Scheduled

Antonio Rogerio Noguiera

18-3

+1

Luiz Cane

None

Luiz Cane (won)

UFC 114 Vs. Forrest Griffin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heavyweight (225 lbs)

Fighter name

Record

Win Streak

Notable Wins

Notable Losses

Last Fight

Upcoming Fight

1. Brock Lesnar

4-1

+3

Frank Mir

None

Frank Mir (won)

No Fight Scheduled

2.  Shane Carwin

12-0

+5

Frank Mir

None

Frank Mir (won)

No Fight Scheduled

3. Cain Velasquez

8-0

+6

Minotauro Noguiera

None

Minotauro Moguiera (won)

No Fight Scheduled

4. Junior Dos Santos

11-1

+5

Gabriel Gonzaga

None

Gabriel Gonzaga (won)

No Fight Scheduled

5. Frank Mir

13-5

-1

None

Shane Carwin

Shane Carwin (lost)

No Fight Scheduled

6. Roy Nelson

16-4

+2

Stefan Struve, Brendan Schaub

None

Stefan Struve (won)

No Fight Scheduled

7. Mirko Cro Cop

26-7

+1

None

Junior Dos Santos

Anthony Perosh (won)

UFC 115 Vs. Pat Barry

8. Stefan Struve

23-4

-1

None

Roy Nelson

Roy Nelson (lost)

No Fight Scheduled

9. Kimbo Slice

4-1

+1

None

None

Houston Alexander (won)

UFC 113 Vs. Matt Mitrione

10. Minotauro Noguiera

32-6

-1

None

Cain Velasquez

Cain Velasquez (lost)

No Fight Scheduled

 

Keep an eye on the following fighters:

Mike Russow

12-1

+1

Justin McCully

None

Justin McCully

UFC 114 Vs. Todd Duffee

Todd Duffee

6-0

+1

Tim Hague

None

Tim Hague (won)

UFC 114 Vs. Mike Russow