Sunday, June 16, 2013

MMA Rankings After UFC 161 Evans vs. Henderson

Heavyweight
(Pictured HW Contender Stipe Miocic)

1. Cain Velasquez - UFC Champion
2. Junior Dos Santos
3. Daniel Cormier
4. Antonio Silva
5. Alistair Overeem
6. Fabricio Werdum
7. Frank Mir
8. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
9. Josh Barnett
10. Andrei Arlovski 

Other Contenders: Mark Hunt, Travis Browne, Stipe Miocic, Roy Nelson, Gabriel Gonzaga

Sergei Kharitonov is ineligible for inactivity. He'll be re eligible once he returns from layoff.

Stipe Miocic enters the contenders list with the win over Roy Nelson. 

(Pictured LH #4 Evans)
Light Heavyweight

1. Jon Jones - UFC Champion
2. Lyoto Machida
3. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira +3
4. Rashad Evans +3
5. Alexander Gustafsson -2
6. Dan Henderson -2
7. Mauricio Rua -2
8. Phil Davis
9. Glover Teixeira
10. Ryan Bader

Other Contenders: Quinton Jackson, Thiago Silva, Wanderlei Silva, Rafael Cavalcante, Gegard Mousasi



(Pictured UFC MW Champion #1 Silva)
Middleweight

1. Anderson Silva - UFC Champion
2. Vitor Belfort
3. Chris Weidman
4. Michael Bisping
5. Yushin Okami
6. Constantinos Philippou
7. Hector Lombard
8. Mark Munoz
9. Tim Boetsch
10. Luke Rockhold

Other Contenders: Ronaldo Souza, Brian Stann, Tim Kennedy, Cung Le, Rich Franklin




(Pictured WW Contender Josh Burkman)
Welterweight

1. Georges St. Pierre - UFC Champion
2. Johny Hendricks
3. Carlos Condit
4. Nick Diaz
5. Martin Kampmann
6. Jake Ellenberger
7. Jake Shields +4
8. Demian Maia -1
9. Rory Macdonald -1
10. Robbie Lawler -1 


Other Contenders: Josh Koscheck, Josh Burkman, Jon Fitch, BJ Penn, Erick Silva

Josh Burkman enters the contenders list with his upset over Jon Fitch. 

Jake Shields successfully returns to the welterweight division. 


(Pictured UFC LW
Champion #1 Henderson)
Lightweight

1. Ben Henderson - UFC Champion
2. Gilbert Melendez
3. TJ Grant
4. Gray Maynard
5. Michael Chandler - Bellator Champion 
6. Eddie Alvarez 
7. Shinya Aoki - One FC Champion 
8. Anthony Pettis
9. Josh Thomson
10. Nate Diaz

Other Contenders: Donald Cerrone, Jim Miller, Takanori Gomi, Diego Sanchez, Joe Lauzon

Pat Healy is ineligible for his suspension. He'll be re eligible once he fights once after his suspension. 

Featherweight
(Pictured UFC FW Champion #1 Aldo)

1. Jose Aldo - UFC Champion
2. Frankie Edgar
3. Ricardo Lamas
4. Chad Mendes
5. Pat Curran - Bellator Champion 
6. Cub Swanson
7. Hatsu Hioki
8. Clay Guida
9. Dustin Poirier
10. Nik Lentz

Other Contenders: Dennis Siver, Diego Nunes, Erik Koch, Patricio Freire, Daniel Straus

Chan Sung Jung is ineligible for inactivity. He'll be re eligible once he returns from layoff. 


Bantamweight
(Pictured UFC Interim BW Champion #1 Barao)

1. Renan Barao - Interim Champion
2. Urijah Faber
3. Eddie Wineland
4. Michael McDonald
5. Bibiano Fernandes - One FC & Dream Champion  
6. Scott Jorgensen
7. Brad Pickett
8. George Roop
9. Marlon Moraes 
10. Miguel Torres 

Other Contenders: Tyson Nam, Eduardo Dantas, Marcos Galvao, Travis Marx, Raphael Assuncao

UFC Champion Dominick Cruz is ineligible for inactivity. He'll be re eligible once he returns from layoff.

Brian Bowles is ineligible for his suspension. He'll be re eligible once he fights once after his suspension.  


(Pictured UFC FLY
Champion #1 Johnson)
Flyweight

1. Demetrious Johnson - UFC Champion
2. Joseph Benavidez
3. Ian McCall
4. John Dodson
5. Jussier Da Silva
6. John Lineker
7. Yasuhiro Urushitani 
8. Yosuke Saruta 
9. Kentaro Watanabe 
10. Shinichi Kojima

Other Contenders: Ryuichi Miki, Haruo Ochi, John Moraga, Darrell Montague, Mamoru Yamaguchi

Louis Gaudinot is ineligible for inactivity. He'll be re eligible once he returns from layoff. 

Pound 4 Pound

(Pictured best pound for pound
fighter in the world Anderson Silva)
1. Anderson Silva
2. George St. Pierre
3. Jose Aldo
4. Jon Jones
5. Renan Barao
6. Cain Velasquez
7. Demetrious Johnson
8. Ben Henderson
9. Frankie Edgar
10. Gilbert Melendez

Other Contenders: Junior Dos Santos, Johny Hendricks, Daniel Cormier, Joseph Benavidez, Lyoto Machida

UFC Champion Dominick Cruz is ineligible for inactivity. He'll be re eligible once he returns from layoff.