MMA Rankings Updated: November 11, 2013

Heavyweight (265)

#1 Cain Velasquez 

#2 Junior Dos Santos

#3 Daniel Cormier

#4 Antonio Silva 

#5 Travis Browne 

#6 Alistair Overeem 

#7 Fabricio Werdum 

#8 Josh Barnett 

#9 Frank Mir 

#10 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 

#11 Mark Hunt 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Dan Henderson on 7/30/2012
Fedor Emelianenko on 6/21/2013
Brock Lesnar on 12/30/2012
Shane Carwin on 6/11/2012
Randy Couture on 8/28/2011

Light Heavyweight (205)

#1 Jon Jones

#2 Phil Davis 

#3 Lyoto Machida 

#4 Rashad Evans 

#5 Vitor Belfort +9

#6 Dan Henderson -1

#7 Alexander Gustafsson -1

#8 Chael Sonnen -1 

#9 Mauricio Rua -1 

#10 Glover Teixeira -1 

#11 Ryan Bader -1 

#12 Quinton Jackson -1 

#13 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira -1  

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Anderson Silva on 10/13/2013
Forrest Griffin on 7/07/2013 

Middleweight (185)

#1 Chris Weidman 

#2 Anderson Silva 

#3 Francis Carmont +2

#4 Constantinos Philippou +2

#5 Lyoto Machida +2

#6 Mark Munoz +2

#7 Tim Boetsch +2

#8 Vitor Belfort +2

#9 Luke Rockhold +2

#10 Ronaldo Souza +2

#11 Yushin Okami +2

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Chael Sonnen on 7/07/2013
Cung Le on 11/10/2013
Rich Franklin on 11/10/2013 
Gegard Mousasi on 9/23/2009
Nate Marquardt on 3/19/2012
Martin Kampmann on 9/06/2009
Demian Maia on 1/28/2013 

Welterweight (170)

#1 Georges St Pierre 

#2 Johny Hendricks 

#3 Carlos Condit 

#4 Martin Kampmann 

#5 Rory MacDonald 

#6 Jake Ellenberger 

#7 Jake Shields 

#8 Nick Diaz 

#9 Demian Maia 

#10 Dong Hyun Kim 

#11 Matt Brown 

#12 Ben Askren 

#13 Douglas Lima 

#14 Steve Carl 

#15 Josh Burkman 

Lightweight (155)

#1 Anthony Pettis 

#2 Ben Henderson 

#3 TJ Grant 

#4 Gray Maynard 

#5 Gilbert Melendez 

#6 Eddie Alvarez 

#7 Michael Chandler   

#8 Shinya Aoki 

#9 Diego Sanchez 

#10 Josh Thomson 

#11 Nate Diaz 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Frankie Edgar on 8/11/2013 
BJ Penn on 8/28/2011
Tatsuya Kawajiri on 7/26/2012
Sean Sherk on 9/25/2011
Kenny Florian on 8/28/2011
Clay Guida on 6/22/2013 

Featherweight (145)

#1 Jose Aldo 

#2 Chad Mendes

#3 Darren Elkins 

#4 Nik Lentz 

#5 Hacran Dias  

#6 Ricardo Lamas 

#7 Cub Swanson 

#8 Dennis Siver 

#9 Daniel Straus 

#10 Pat Curran 

#11 Patricio Freire 

#12 Diego Nunes 

#13 Manny Gamburyan 

#14 Tatsuya Kawajiri 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Yuri Alcantara on 6/23/2013 
Kenny Florian on 10/08/2012

Bantamweight (135)

#1 Renan Barao

#2 Urijah Faber

#3 Eddie Wineland

#4 Francisco Rivera +11

#5 George Roop -1

#6 Brian Bowles -1

#7 Michael McDonald -1

#8 Marlon Moraes -1

#9 Raphael Assuncao -1

#10 Brad Pickett -1

#11 Mike Easton -1

#12 Takeya Mizugaki -1

#13 TJ Dillashaw -1

#14 Hugo Viana -1

#15 Reuben Duran -1


The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Dominick Cruz on 10/01/2012
Joseph Benavidez on 8/14/2012
Demetrious Johnson on 10/01/2012
Miguel Torres on 11/03/2013
Will Ribeiro on 12/03/2009
Chris Cariaso on 2/25/2013
John Dodson on 12/03/2012 

Flyweight (125)

#1 Demetrious Johnson 

#2 Joseph Benavidez 

#3 Ian McCall

#4 Tim Elliott 

#5 Louis Gaudinot 

#6 John Lineker 

#7 Yasuhiro Urushitani 

#8 John Dodson 

#9 Jussier Da Silva 

#10 Ryuichi Miki +1

#11 Yosuke Saruta -1

#12 Kentaro Watanabe 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Nam Jin Jo on 9/23/2013

MMA Rankings Updated: November 4, 2013

Heavyweight (265)

#1 Cain Velasquez 

#2 Junior Dos Santos

#3 Daniel Cormier

#4 Antonio Silva 

#5 Travis Browne 

#6 Alistair Overeem 

#7 Fabricio Werdum 

#8 Josh Barnett 

#9 Frank Mir 

#10 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 

#11 Mark Hunt 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Dan Henderson on 7/30/2012
Fedor Emelianenko on 6/21/2013
Brock Lesnar on 12/30/2012
Shane Carwin on 6/11/2012
Randy Couture on 8/28/2011

Light Heavyweight (205)

#1 Jon Jones

#2 Phil Davis 

#3 Lyoto Machida 

#4 Rashad Evans 

#5 Dan Henderson 

#6 Alexander Gustafsson 

#7 Chael Sonnen 

#8 Mauricio Rua 

#9 Glover Teixeira 

#10 Ryan Bader 

#11 Quinton Jackson 

#12 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira  

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Anderson Silva on 10/13/2013
Forrest Griffin on 7/07/2013 

Middleweight (185)

#1 Chris Weidman 

#2 Anderson Silva 

#3 Cung Le

#4 Rich Franklin

#5 Francis Carmont 

#6 Constantinos Philippou 

#7 Lyoto Machida 

#8 Mark Munoz 

#9 Tim Boetsch 

#10 Vitor Belfort 

#11 Luke Rockhold 

#12 Ronaldo Souza 

#13 Yushin Okami 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Chael Sonnen on 7/07/2013
Gegard Mousasi on 9/23/2009
Nate Marquardt on 3/19/2012
Martin Kampmann on 9/06/2009
Demian Maia on 1/28/2013 

Welterweight (170)

#1 Georges St Pierre 

#2 Johny Hendricks 

#3 Carlos Condit 

#4 Martin Kampmann 

#5 Rory MacDonald 

#6 Jake Ellenberger 

#7 Jake Shields 

#8 Nick Diaz 

#9 Demian Maia 

#10 Dong Hyun Kim 

#11 Matt Brown 

#12 Ben Askren 

#13 Douglas Lima 

#14 Steve Carl 

#15 Josh Burkman 

Lightweight (155)

#1 Anthony Pettis 

#2 Ben Henderson 

#3 TJ Grant 

#4 Gray Maynard 

#5 Gilbert Melendez 

#6 Eddie Alvarez +6

#7 Michael Chandler -1   

#8 Shinya Aoki -1 

#9 Diego Sanchez -1

#10 Josh Thomson -1

#11 Nate Diaz -1

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Frankie Edgar on 8/11/2013 
BJ Penn on 8/28/2011
Tatsuya Kawajiri on 7/26/2012
Sean Sherk on 9/25/2011
Kenny Florian on 8/28/2011
Clay Guida on 6/22/2013 

Featherweight (145)

#1 Jose Aldo 

#2 Chad Mendes

#3 Darren Elkins 

#4 Nik Lentz 

#5 Hacran Dias  

#6 Ricardo Lamas 

#7 Cub Swanson 

#8 Dennis Siver 

#9 Daniel Straus +6

#10 Pat Curran -1

#11 Patricio Freire -1

#12 Diego Nunes -1

#13 Manny Gamburyan -1

#14 Tatsuya Kawajiri -1

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Yuri Alcantara on 6/23/2013 
Kenny Florian on 10/08/2012

Bantamweight (135)

#1 Renan Barao

#2 Urijah Faber

#3 Eddie Wineland

#4 George Roop

#5 Brian Bowles  

#6 Michael McDonald 

#7 Marlon Moraes

#8 Raphael Assuncao +1

#9 Brad Pickett +1

#10 Mike Easton +1

#11 Takeya Mizugaki +1

#12 TJ Dillashaw +1

#13 Hugo Viana +1

#14 Reuben Duran +1

#15 Francisco Rivera +1

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Dominick Cruz on 10/01/2012
Joseph Benavidez on 8/14/2012
Demetrious Johnson on 10/01/2012
Miguel Torres on 11/03/2013
Will Ribeiro on 12/03/2009
Chris Cariaso on 2/25/2013
John Dodson on 12/03/2012 

Flyweight (125)

#1 Demetrious Johnson 

#2 Joseph Benavidez 

#3 Ian McCall

#4 Tim Elliott 

#5 Louis Gaudinot 

#6 John Lineker 

#7 Yasuhiro Urushitani 

#8 John Dodson 

#9 Jussier Da Silva 

#10 Yosuke Saruta 

#11 Ryuichi Miki 

#12 Kentaro Watanabe 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Nam Jin Jo on 9/23/2013

MMA Rankings Updated: October 28, 2013

Heavyweight (265)

#1 Cain Velasquez 

#2 Junior Dos Santos

#3 Daniel Cormier

#4 Antonio Silva 

#5 Travis Browne 

#6 Alistair Overeem 

#7 Fabricio Werdum 

#8 Josh Barnett 

#9 Frank Mir 

#10 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 

#11 Mark Hunt 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Dan Henderson on 7/30/2012
Fedor Emelianenko on 6/21/2013
Brock Lesnar on 12/30/2012
Shane Carwin on 6/11/2012
Randy Couture on 8/28/2011

Light Heavyweight (205)

#1 Jon Jones

#2 Phil Davis 

#3 Lyoto Machida 

#4 Rashad Evans 

#5 Dan Henderson 

#6 Alexander Gustafsson 

#7 Chael Sonnen 

#8 Mauricio Rua 

#9 Glover Teixeira 

#10 Ryan Bader 

#11 Quinton Jackson 

#12 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira  

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Anderson Silva on 10/13/2013
Forrest Griffin on 7/07/2013 

Middleweight (185)

#1 Chris Weidman 

#2 Anderson Silva 

#3 Cung Le

#4 Rich Franklin

#5 Francis Carmont 

#6 Constantinos Philippou 

#7 Lyoto Machida +7

#8 Mark Munoz -1

#9 Tim Boetsch -1

#10 Vitor Belfort -1

#11 Luke Rockhold -1

#12 Ronaldo Souza -1

#13 Yushin Okami -1

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Chael Sonnen on 7/07/2013
Gegard Mousasi on 9/23/2009
Nate Marquardt on 3/19/2012
Martin Kampmann on 9/06/2009
Demian Maia on 1/28/2013 

Welterweight (170)

#1 Georges St Pierre 

#2 Johny Hendricks 

#3 Carlos Condit 

#4 Martin Kampmann 

#5 Rory MacDonald 

#6 Jake Ellenberger 

#7 Jake Shields 

#8 Nick Diaz 

#9 Demian Maia 

#10 Dong Hyun Kim +6

#11 Matt Brown +5

#12 Ben Askren +4

#13 Douglas Lima +3

#14 Steve Carl +2

#15 Josh Burkman -5

Lightweight (155)

#1 Anthony Pettis 

#2 Ben Henderson 

#3 TJ Grant 

#4 Gray Maynard 

#5 Gilbert Melendez 

#6 Michael Chandler 

#7 Shinya Aoki 

#8 Diego Sanchez 

#9 Josh Thomson 

#10 Nate Diaz 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Frankie Edgar on 8/11/2013 
BJ Penn on 8/28/2011
Eddie Alvarez on 10/09/2013
Tatsuya Kawajiri on 7/26/2012
Sean Sherk on 9/25/2011
Kenny Florian on 8/28/2011
Clay Guida on 6/22/2013 

Featherweight (145)

#1 Jose Aldo 

#2 Chad Mendes

#3 Darren Elkins 

#4 Nik Lentz 

#5 Hacran Dias  

#6 Ricardo Lamas 

#7 Cub Swanson 

#8 Dennis Siver 

#9 Pat Curran 

#10 Patricio Freire 

#11 Diego Nunes 

#12 Manny Gamburyan 

#13 Tatsuya Kawajiri 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Yuri Alcantara on 6/23/2013 
Kenny Florian on 10/08/2012

Bantamweight (135)

#1 Renan Barao

#2 Urijah Faber

#3 Eddie Wineland

#4 George Roop

#5 Brian Bowles  

#6 Michael McDonald 

#7 Marlon Moraes

#8 Miguel Torres 

#9 Raphael Assuncao 

#10 Brad Pickett 

#11 Mike Easton

#12 Takeya Mizugaki 

#13 TJ Dillashaw 

#14 Hugo Viana 

#15 Reuben Duran 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Dominick Cruz on 10/01/2012
Joseph Benavidez on 8/14/2012
Demetrious Johnson on 10/01/2012
Will Ribeiro on 12/03/2009
Chris Cariaso on 2/25/2013
John Dodson on 12/03/2012 

Flyweight (125)

#1 Demetrious Johnson 

#2 Joseph Benavidez 

#3 Ian McCall

#4 Tim Elliott 

#5 Louis Gaudinot 

#6 John Lineker 

#7 Yasuhiro Urushitani 

#8 John Dodson 

#9 Jussier Da Silva 

#10 Yosuke Saruta 

#11 Ryuichi Miki 

#12 Kentaro Watanabe 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Nam Jin Jo on 9/23/2013

MMA Rankings Updated: October 21, 2013

Heavyweight (265)

#1 Cain Velasquez 

#2 Junior Dos Santos

#3 Daniel Cormier

#4 Antonio Silva 

#5 Travis Browne 

#6 Alistair Overeem 

#7 Fabricio Werdum 

#8 Josh Barnett 

#9 Frank Mir 

#10 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 

#11 Mark Hunt 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Dan Henderson on 7/30/2012
Fedor Emelianenko on 6/21/2013
Brock Lesnar on 12/30/2012
Shane Carwin on 6/11/2012
Randy Couture on 8/28/2011

Light Heavyweight (205)

#1 Jon Jones

#2 Phil Davis 

#3 Lyoto Machida 

#4 Rashad Evans 

#5 Dan Henderson 

#6 Alexander Gustafsson 

#7 Chael Sonnen 

#8 Mauricio Rua 

#9 Glover Teixeira 

#10 Ryan Bader 

#11 Quinton Jackson 

#12 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira  

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Anderson Silva on 10/13/2013
Forrest Griffin on 7/07/2013 

Middleweight (185)

#1 Chris Weidman 

#2 Anderson Silva 

#3 Cung Le

#4 Rich Franklin

#5 Francis Carmont 

#6 Constantinos Philippou 

#7 Mark Munoz 

#8 Tim Boetsch 

#9 Vitor Belfort 

#10 Luke Rockhold 

#11 Ronaldo Souza 

#12 Yushin Okami 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Chael Sonnen on 7/07/2013
Gegard Mousasi on 9/23/2009
Nate Marquardt on 3/19/2012
Martin Kampmann on 9/06/2009
Demian Maia on 1/28/2013 

Welterweight (170)

#1 Georges St Pierre 

#2 Johny Hendricks 

#3 Carlos Condit 

#4 Martin Kampmann 

#5 Rory MacDonald 

#6 Jake Ellenberger 

#7 Jake Shields 

#8 Nick Diaz 

#9 Demian Maia 

#10 Josh Burkman 

#11 Jon Fitch 

#12 BJ Penn 

Lightweight (155)

#1 Anthony Pettis 

#2 Ben Henderson 

#3 TJ Grant 

#4 Gray Maynard 

#5 Gilbert Melendez 

#6 Michael Chandler 

#7 Shinya Aoki 

#8 Diego Sanchez 

#9 Josh Thomson 

#10 Nate Diaz 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Frankie Edgar on 8/11/2013 
BJ Penn on 8/28/2011
Eddie Alvarez on 10/09/2013
Tatsuya Kawajiri on 7/26/2012
Sean Sherk on 9/25/2011
Kenny Florian on 8/28/2011
Clay Guida on 6/22/2013 

Featherweight (145)

#1 Jose Aldo 

#2 Chad Mendes

#3 Darren Elkins 

#4 Nik Lentz 

#5 Hacran Dias  

#6 Ricardo Lamas 

#7 Cub Swanson 

#8 Dennis Siver 

#9 Pat Curran 

#10 Patricio Freire 

#11 Diego Nunes 

#12 Manny Gamburyan 

#13 Tatsuya Kawajiri 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Yuri Alcantara on 6/23/2013 
Kenny Florian on 10/08/2012

Bantamweight (135)

#1 Renan Barao

#2 Urijah Faber

#3 Eddie Wineland

#4 George Roop

#5 Brian Bowles  

#6 Michael McDonald 

#7 Marlon Moraes

#8 Miguel Torres 

#9 Raphael Assuncao 

#10 Brad Pickett 

#11 Mike Easton

#12 Takeya Mizugaki 

#13 TJ Dillashaw 

#14 Hugo Viana 

#15 Reuben Duran 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Dominick Cruz on 10/01/2012
Joseph Benavidez on 8/14/2012
Demetrious Johnson on 10/01/2012
Will Ribeiro on 12/03/2009
Chris Cariaso on 2/25/2013
John Dodson on 12/03/2012 

Flyweight (125)

#1 Demetrious Johnson 

#2 Joseph Benavidez 

#3 Ian McCall

#4 Tim Elliott 

#5 Louis Gaudinot 

#6 John Lineker 

#7 Yasuhiro Urushitani 

#8 John Dodson 

#9 Jussier Da Silva 

#10 Yosuke Saruta 

#11 Ryuichi Miki 

#12 Kentaro Watanabe 

The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:

Nam Jin Jo on 9/23/2013