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MMA Rankings
Updated: August 21, 2009 Discuss these current rankings here.
FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION (145 LBS.)
- Mike Brown
- Urijah Faber
- Jose Aldo
- Leonard Garcia
- Wagnney Fabiano
- Hatsu Hioki
- Rafael Assuncao
- “Lion” Takeshi Inoue
- Yugi Hoshino
- Marlon Sandro
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (155 LBS.)
- BJ Penn
- Eddie Alvarez
- Shinya Aoki
- Diego Sanchez
- Kenny Florian
- Gray Maynard
- Gilbert Melendez
- Josh Thompson
- Frankie Edgar
- Joachim Hansen
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170 LBS.)
- Georges St. Pierre
- Jon Fitch
- Thiago Alves
- Jake Shields
- Mike “Quick” Swick
- Martin Kampmann
- Josh Koscheck
- Carlos Condit
- Matt Hughes
- Dan Hardy
MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185 LBS.)
- Anderson Silva
- Gregard Mousasi
- Dan Henderson
- Nate Marquardt
- Jorge Santiago
- Youshin Okami
- Demian Maia
- Robbie Lawler
- Vitor Belfort
- Yoshiro Akiyama
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205 LBS.)
- Lyoto Machida
- Quinto “Rampage” Jackson
- Rashad Evans
- Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
- Forrest Griffin
- Luis Cane
- Rich Franklin
- Wanderlei Silva
- Keith Jardine
HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (up to 265 LBS.)
- Fedor Emelianenko
- Brock Lesnar
- Frank Mir
- Randy Couture
- Antonio Rogrigo Noguiera
- Josh Barnett
- Alistair Overeem
- Shane Carwin
- Brett Rogers
- Cain Velasquez
POUND FOR POUND (No Limit)
- Anderson Silva
- Georges St. Pierre
- Fedor Emelianenko
- Lyoto Machida
- BJ Penn
- Mike Brown
- Quinton Jackson
- Rashad Evans
- Gregard Mousasi
- Brian Bowles
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March 9th, 2007 at 3:40 am
Watch out for Jeff Joslin !!!!!!
March 17th, 2007 at 2:36 am
Fedor Emelianenko is like Ivan Drago from Rocky 4, he cannot be defeated, he may be the best fighter the world has ever seen.
March 31st, 2007 at 6:26 am
Fedor and his brother both have matches coming up in April for Bodog.
April 24th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
I would exchange Rashaad for Jardine and would put Arlovski at around a 5. Then I would have St. Pierre at number 1 for the welterweight division.
April 24th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Forgot about Rampage. I would put him in the 5 spot instead of Jardine because he has proved himself more.
May 20th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
I would set BJ Penn as a 3 seed in pound for pound.
June 1st, 2007 at 11:43 am
Light wieght- Diaz
Welter weight- St. Pierre
Light Heavy- Jackson
Heavy weight- Emelianenko
Pound for pound- Emelianenko (hands down)
June 5th, 2007 at 9:34 am
you guys are crazy. How is Mattt Hughes ranked 2nd pound for pound. He just got his ass handed to him by Georges St-Pierre last november. He beat a over the hill Royce Gracie and a BJ Penn that was not at the top of his game. pound for pound right now he’s not in the top 10. Matt Serra has a good chance of kicking his ass.
January 25th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Dana White is having nightmares about Fedor fighting Lesnar, Evans, and Mir. Business first – right Dana?
January 26th, 2009 at 4:20 am
Pound-for-pound
1st- Fedor Emelianenko (No brain required for that answer)—-> read this dana white
2nd- Anderson Silva
3rd- Georges St. Pierre
4th- BJ Penn
5th- Rashad Evans (i guess…)
January 26th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
1.Rashad Evans
2.Brock lesnar no brains required for that
January 26th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
1.Brocks lesnar
January 27th, 2009 at 6:30 am
Brock’s not num one, his record’s what? 3-1? what kind of mma record is that!?! and Fedor’s 30-1-1?? maybe in the future for Brock.. definitely not now
January 27th, 2009 at 7:35 am
How the hell is BJ rated higher than Fedor?
January 28th, 2009 at 7:02 am
brock just started his career last year tho and if you really wanna be technical who else have you heard of that can become UFC heavyweight champ in 3 fights?…my point exactly Captain America still has some fight in him, and Heath Herring is a tough tough heavyweight and lesnar ran them over…maybe fedor is the only person that can actually stop lesnar and not just tap him out
February 6th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Fedors gay….Brock would kill him first round…..Anderson Silva best pound for pound fighter now even a close second…….I’d rank Fedor about number 8 or 9
February 6th, 2009 at 10:55 am
stick to the wwe
February 11th, 2009 at 2:16 am
i think a great match up would be,jeff munson v brock lesnar!!!!!!!!!!!
February 12th, 2009 at 7:57 am
Anderson Silva is the best P4P fighter around….and I don’t see that changing anytime soon….Thats a matter of opinion obviously…..whos this asshole saying Brock would give it to Fedor?! Your fuckin wacked mane!! Your such a dumbfuck….it seems brazenly blatant that u have no idea who FEDOR is bitch!!!!!
February 16th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
huh? Bj penn should definately not be 3rd….how is he in front of fedor n’ he just lost?
February 20th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Too many WWE fans watchin MMA.. Fedor by far #1… Brock is 2-1 i think and beat a chump and an “on-his-way-out” couture.. But how can Lyoto be ranked above Rashad in the pound-for-pound, but below him in their weight class. That’s not logical..
February 20th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Brock would kiss Fedor’s knuckles good night.. PERIOD!
February 20th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
I have never seen fedor fight I watch highlights and he looks like no one special but he is undefeated ………….. my money on brock lesnar though and it will happen at some point down the road Brock is just a monster he’s like the terminator on steroids
February 21st, 2009 at 12:16 am
DEREK, you really need to see Fedor fight.
February 21st, 2009 at 1:58 am
derek ur last post wreaks of ignorance my friend
February 21st, 2009 at 2:13 am
yea if you think Fedor is no one special you’ve been living under a rock for the past 6 years or so.
February 21st, 2009 at 3:38 am
Wow Derek Wow.
February 22nd, 2009 at 9:49 am
Derek burned himself with his last comment. If you don’t know Fedor, you have no right to call yourself a mma fan.
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Anderson Silva P4P hands down, then GSP,Fedor has been fighting UFC left overs he beat Tim sylvia whoa I’m very impressed,Brock Lesnar would smash on fedor,and Arlovski. Machida and Evans should be ranked higher on p4p list, there both unbeaten in the most stacked division, I have them over penn after the GSP lost, and by the way machida already bet Penn. Evans vs Machida will be huge battle of unbeatens and its a title fight, the only fight that could be bigger is Silva vs GSP.
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:50 pm
uhhh.. andre.. you can’t count the machida win over BJ.. Machida’s a light heavy and Bj’s a light weight
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:07 pm
junior dos santos will be champ in the next few years. he is really that good expect him to be top 10 heavyweight by the end of this year.
February 24th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Good point rubs, but alot of lightweight fighters walk around at 205 so it would’nt be hard for them to fight at a heavier weight. They cut weight to smaller divisions so they can overpower there oppoents, like deigo did,and many others.
February 24th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
lol andre u couldnt be more wrong most lightweights walk around at 160-180. name 1 lightweight that walks around at 205 pounds. do u know how hard it is to cut 50 pounds if your a heavyweight let a lone a lightweight. come on dude thiago cuts from around 200 to make 170 and everyone talks about how crazy that is. If you ever had to cut weight for anything you would know how beligerant what you just wrote is. maybe like a few lightweights could cut that much somehow but most lightweights do not cut 50 pounds bro infact i dont even know if thats humanly possible tos till perfrm at a high level. A guy on our judo team cut 40 pounds and his kidneys shutdown and he had to go to the hospital. Bj when interviewed at ths last paperview said he wasnt training and was weighing about 175 pounds.
February 24th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
did he really sat light weights walk around 205?? hahah shit i think 180 is to high..i would say 160-175 but serk is like 180
February 24th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
junior dos santos is alredy in the top 10..He knock out a guy who was 3 Best heavy weight in the world on his first ufc fight, I would love to see Junior dos santos vs Check Kongo
February 24th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
if Lyoto is really ranked higher then Rashed Evens i am going to flip out..Rashed has great hand speed and power and He has super good wrestling and takedowns and great Ground and Pound and he has never lost (” which i think he did to tito”) and he won the TUF shw as a heavy weight and he has beat Chuck, Jason Lamber, Stepehn Bonner, Jardine, Mike whitehead, And i guess Tito
February 24th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
i would not say he is in the top ten yeah he beat verdum who was in the top 10 not 3rd though but you have to do more than that, remember houstan and sokoju had 2 great ko’s it takes more than a few wins to really be a true top 10 guy.
February 24th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Its not common that guys drop that much weight, but it’s possible. For example Joe Riggs was fighting at heavyweight at one point, then dropped down to welterweight and lost to deigo sanchez. So Dane do the math from heavyweight to welterweight, and for your information I”m a boxer so I known a little about cutting weight.
February 24th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
i meant 3rd in the Ufc ranking..It was Randy and someone then verdum..buT still verdum was in the top 10 best heavy weight and he got Knock the fuck out by junior dos santos..ALso Junior is caoch is NOG who is a great JJ guy and Junior is like a purple belt under Nog??
February 24th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
yeah your right he was 3rd in the ufc, and he may be a top guy but still has to prove it, his striking looks good and he has power for sure and with him training under nog i am sure his bjj is up there, that makes for a well rounded fighter but he still has to go out there and get the wins.
February 24th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
andre riggs did not go straight from hw to ww though it took time and fights and he fights at mw mostly.yeah you could cut the weight over time like that but its not healthy to drop from hw to ww in 3 days and could do some damage.
February 24th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
You’re a boxer huh andre? cool man we should all take lessons from you and learn how to cut 50 pounds before a fight. and met joe riggs i have partied with him in california. he didnt cut it all at once are u serious? he used to be over 300 pounds and it took a long time to get down to 170. if you seriously think there are lightweights in the ufc that walk around at 205 and then cut down to 155 in a matter of a couple months u are mentally challenged. whats ur boxing record and how many times have u cut 50 pounds for a fight id like to know.
February 24th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
The UFC just signed another good Middleweight. Yoshiyiro Akiyama. He’s a bad ass fighter with wins over Sakaraba and Kang.
February 24th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Josh Thomson vs. Gilbert Melendez II official for April 11 Strikeforce event
i called this like a month ago
February 24th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Too bad KJ wants to box. I think a fight with him and Josh would have been explosive and fun as hell to watch. Not only that fight but I would rather see him fight Frank Shamrock who he has had a beef with for a long time or maybe even Nick Diaz just not Gilbert again. I mean the fight will be fun to watch but not my choice.
February 25th, 2009 at 9:16 am
I know this is out of topic but did anyone see Diego Sanchez’ entrance against Stevenson? That was hilarious.. “YES!!”(fist in air) x 36
February 25th, 2009 at 9:44 am
hahaha i thought it was weird
February 25th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
i don’t think i’ve ever seen a diego entrance that wasn’t a little wierd.
February 25th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
I hate deigo and that entrance solidified his ultimate douche baggery in my mind.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Imitating the GSP run was a bit of douche baggery I agree.
February 28th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
There is no LW fighter in the world who walks around @ 205lbs then fights @ 155lbs, u have 2 B retarded or stupid 2 believe that BS!!! Andre the boxer, I dont think saying u were a boxer helped u out in anyway, if anything it made u look like a fool b/c of the stupid comments u made about LW & cutting weight. I wrestled in high school & had to cut weight every year & let me tell u, cutting weight is difficult as it is, but to cut more than…… 8-10lbs a day is insane but to say some fighters cut weight (50lbs) in a couple of days, WOW!!!! WOW!!!!
As 4 the top P4P fighter, the people who say Anderson, Fedor, GSP R hands down the best P4P in the world are jsut as stupid as Andre’s comments. If anything, GSP would B the 1 whos “hands down: he fought a P4P best in the world BJ Penn in his prime & owned him so bad BJ tries to use a lil dab of vaseline was 2 blame….. ughhh sorry BJ its called hard work, sacrifice & proper training as a Champ, something BJ still hasnt learned yet. Anyway 4 GSP 2 own a guy whos considered 1 of the best P4P in the world, only makes sence to say well noone else whos considered a top P4P has beatin a top P4P fighter, Xcept GSP, so GSP should be the P4P #1 in the world until Anderson fights GSP or Fedor & same goes 4 Fedor.
No1 has the same resume, not even close 2 the resume GSP has in his 4 yrs and 2 months of being in the UFC. After 2009 GSP will have been in the UFC for 5 yrs & look @ his record & who he beat and how…… GSP has beatin the whos who in the WW & owned a BJ Penn in his prime, noone has ever beatin BJ easily, let alone embaress him like GSP did. Look @ Andersons & Fedors first 4 yrs in thier career & its not even close compared 2 GSP’s first 20 fights, compare anderson & Fedors 20 first fighters & let me know how it compares 2 GSP’s…… not even close enough 4 me 2 even consider reading a post that tries 2 say someone else has abetter resume of fighters GSP has fought & won. Also GSP is only 27yrs old, Anderson is 34 & Fedor is early 30s I think? YET GSP in my mind is the best fighter in the world P4P.
Fedor was getting schooled by Arlovsky until Andre got stupid/cocky & tried a stupid flying knee instead of keeping it simple like he did the first 3 mins. Fedor looked human & looked very uncomfortable with Andre after Arlovsky was winning that fight, especially in the stand up. I think Fedor will lose if he fights Arlovsky again (its very possible that Fedor could love 2 Andre is my point) BUT Fedor will be fighting Barnett (cough cough) Dont care what any1 says, Josh Barnett is going to get owend by Fedor, Barnett has terrible terrible cardio which is another reason 2 think Fedor will eat him 4 lunch.
February 28th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
The Diego Sanchez walk-in with the hand fist pumping & the “YESSS” “YESSS” “YESSS” was way 2 fucking funny not to mention & the GSP run in the octogone was funny as well. Which is up there with the Guida “BUUURP” after round 1 VS Diaz lol that was Xtremely funny as well!!!
Also Guida burped after the 2nd round, but it was silent and not noisy, but he still had a half decent one lol!!!!
March 6th, 2009 at 12:21 am
lol then how many days does it take to cut from 205 to light weight andre? enlighten us. Oh and what lightweight do you know that walks around at 205? bet you cant name 1.
March 6th, 2009 at 7:54 am
its absolutely ridiculous to think that any fighter who fights at lightweight walks around at 205…unless they were 5′8 and carrying 100 lbs of just pure fat, which would take months and months…and months to shed…and no fighter i know lets himself go that bad. And I don’t think at 5′8 you can be that fat and still maintain any kind of athletic lifestyle…its nonsense, all nonsense!
March 6th, 2009 at 9:21 am
It takes five minutes to cut from 205 to 155! all you need is a chainsaw ! douche!
March 6th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
ooooooh my bad.
March 10th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
andre Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
“Anderson Silva P4P hands down, then GSP,Fedor has been fighting UFC left overs he beat Tim sylvia whoa I’m very impressed,Brock Lesnar would smash on fedor,and Arlovski. Machida and Evans should be ranked higher on p4p list, there both unbeaten in the most stacked division, I have them over penn after the GSP lost, and by the way machida already bet Penn. Evans vs Machida will be huge battle of unbeatens and its a title fight, the only fight that could be bigger is Silva vs GSP.”
Couldn’t agree more Andre… lotta BJ Denial in here. BJ is WEAK along with Fedor who’s fought noone, half his opponents crap their pants before the fight starts… looks like a big baby in biker shorts! LMAO! The sad thing is he’ll wait till he’s past his prime before he fights anyone from UFC and all the Fedor lovers will have their excuse. If Penns at 3 what was he ranked before???? LAME!!!
March 16th, 2009 at 11:11 am
yeah fedor has fought noone ###########
he fought and beat andre arlvoski and tim silvia in the first round of his last two fights. get some info before you say stupid shit like that. btw im not deffending fedor, im just looking at the facts
March 16th, 2009 at 11:16 am
yeah kc comment was pretty lame,maybe when he watches mma and not just ufc he wil learn, but i dout it.