World MMA Rankings

[The HOFF]

The latest MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings were released on Wednesday, March 25. This system ranks the Top 10 MMA fighters from all across the world in each of the seven most widely accepted weight classes.

Taken into consideration are a fighter's performance in addition to his win-loss record, head-to-head and common opponents, difficulty of opponents, and numerous other factors in what is the most comprehensive rankings system in the sport.

Fighters who are currently serving drug-related suspensions are not eligible for Top 10 consideration until they have fought one time after the completion of their suspension.

Fighters must also have competed within the past 12 months in order to be eligible for Top 10 consideration.

Below are the current MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings, which are up-to-date as of March 25.

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HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (over 205 pounds)

#1 Heavyweight Fighter in the World: Fedor Emelianenko

2. Josh Barnett

3. Frank Mir

4. Andrei Arlovski

5. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

6. Randy Couture

7. Tim Sylvia

8. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic

9. Brock Lesnar

10. Fabricio Werdum

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LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)

#1 Light Heavyweight Fighter in the World: Rashad Evans

2. Lyoto Machida

3. Forrest Griffin

4. Quinton Jackson

5. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua

6. Chuck Liddell

7. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

8. Wanderlei Silva

9. Keith Jardine

10. Thiago Silva

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MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit)

#1 Middleweight Fighter in the World: Anderson Silva

2. Robbie Lawler

3. Yushin Okami

4. Nathan Marquardt

5. Jorge Santiago

6. Dan Henderson

7. Gegard Mousasi

8. Vitor Belfort

9. Kazuo Misaki

10. Yoshihiro Akiyama

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WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170-pound limit)

#1 Welterweight Fighter in the World: Georges St. Pierre

2. Jon Fitch

3. Thiago Alves

4. Jake Shields

5. Josh Koscheck

6. Matt Hughes

7. Matt Serra

8. Carlos Condit

9. Nick Thompson

10. Mike Swick

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LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (160-pound limit)

#1 Lightweight Fighter in the World: Shinya Aoki

2. B.J. Penn

3. Eddie Alvarez

4. Tatsuya Kawajiri

5. Joachim Hansen

6. Gesias "JZ" Calvancante

7. Kenny Florian

8. Mitsuhiro Ishida

9. Josh Thomson

10. Satoru Kitaoka

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FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION (145 pound-limit)

#1 Featherweight Fighter in the World: Mike Brown

2. Urijah Faber

3. Hatsu Hioki

4. Wagnney Fabiano

5. "Lion" Takeshi Inoue

6. Akitoshi Tamura

7. Jose Aldo

8. Jeff Curran

9. Raphael Assuncao

10. Nam Phan

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BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION (135 pounds or less)

#1 Featherweight Fighter in the World: Miguel Torres

2. Brian Bowles

3. Masakatsu Ueda

4. Koetsu Okazaki

5. Takeya Mizugaki

6. Will Ribeiro

7. Manny Tapia

8. Damacio Page

9. Marcos Galvao

10. Joseph Benavidez

[Bread]

Make a lb for lb list and Miguel Torres is top 3. Impressive dood.

[Chi_archie]

never heard of mike brown... did he fight Faber yet?

I once did two shots with Faber and his gf... then he put me in a toe lock.....

[Bread]

Yes he beat Faber recently. Rematch is set.

[brooks85]

not a bad list based on numbers. Shogun at 5 is ridiculous. He's got a new all-star training team, we will see what that does...

I wish nogueria was even 70% when he fought mir. Rodrigo has unreal boxing skill but watching the mir fight you wouldnt have seen it. I think he has an advantage over couture's weak chin. I can't wait for those odds. Couture has the cage on his side, which he is a master at, but other than pulling out a decision win, I expect rodrigo to put him asleep.

[brooks85]

Dirty sean sherk would work most of that list. Be very interested to see his build/physique now before he fights frank edgar.

[brooks85]

that kampmann/condit fight is going be awesome. Condit is warrior.

after watching rogerio's fight againist vladimr i would have thought the brothers switched places. He is looking very sharp.

[The HOFF]

not a bad list based on numbers. Shogun at 5 is ridiculous. He's got a new all-star training team, we will see what that does...

I wish nogueria was even 70% when he fought mir. Rodrigo has unreal boxing skill but watching the mir fight you wouldnt have seen it. I think he has an advantage over couture's weak chin. I can't wait for those odds. Couture has the cage on his side, which he is a master at, but other than pulling out a decision win, I expect rodrigo to put him asleep.

I agree that Shogun at 5 is ridiculous. He is maybe at the bottom of it...MAYBE. He needs to look real good against Chuck.

I actually like Couture over Nogueria. Based on the Herring and Mir fight, I think he is done. A few too many blows to the head.

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

Dirty sean sherk would work most of that list. Be very interested to see his build/physique now before he fights frank edgar.

Totally agree, not even a fan of Sherk but the only guy who should be ranked higher than him is Penn and that includes Aoki. Sherk not being in the top 10 is crazy