MMA Rankings after UFC 162, UFC on Fox 8 & Shoot 3rd Round 2013

Middleweight

1. Chris Weidman +5

2. Anderson Silva -1

3. Mark Munoz +6

4. Costas Philippou -2

5. Chael Sonnen -2

6. Tim Boetsch -2

7. Yushin Okami -2

8. Vitor Belfort -1

9. Nate Marquardt -1

10. Michael Bisping



Welterweight

1. Johny Hendricks

2. Martin Kampmann

3. Rory MacDonald +7

4. Georges St. Pierre -1

5. Jake Ellenberger -1

6. Jake Shields -1

7. Carlos Condit -1

8. Demian Maia -1

9. Josh Burkman -1

10. Nick Diaz -1

Featherweight

1. Ricardo Lamas

2. Clay Guida

3. Hatsu Hioki

4. Jose Aldo

5. Chad Mendes +3

6. Cub Swanson +5

7. Nik Lentz -2

8. Kenny Florian -2

9. Dennis Siver -2

10. Diego Nunes -1



Flyweight

1. Demetrious Johnson

2. Joseph Benavidez

3. John Dodson

4. Ian McCall

5. Jussier Da Silva

6. Louis Gaudinot

7. John Lineker +1

8. Yasuhiro Urushitani +3

9. Ryuichi Miki +2

10. Yosuke Saruta -3

Results

Weidman beat Silva

Munoz beat Boetsch

MacDonald beat Ellenberger

Swanson beat Siver

Miki and Saruta fight to a draw

MMA Rankings after UFC 155, UFC on Fox 5 & VTJ 1st

Heavyweight

1. Cain Velasquez +2

2. Junior Dos Santos -1

3. Alistair Overeem -1

4. Daniel Cormier

5. Brock Lesnar

6. Fabricio Werdum

7. Antonio Silva

8. Dan Henderson

9. Shane Carwin

10. Fedor Emelianenko



Light Heavyweight

1. Jon Jones

2. Alexander Gustafsson +7

3. Dan Henderson -1

4. Mauricio Rua -1

5. Lyoto Machida -1

6. Ryan Bader -1

7. Quinton Jackson -1

8. Rashad Evans -1

9. Phil Davis -1

10. Thiago Silva



Middleweight

1. Anderson Silva

2. Costas Philippou +9

3. Chael Sonnen -1

4. Tim Boetsch -1

5. Yushin Okami -1

6. Chris Weidman -1

7. Nate Marquardt -1

8. Mark Munoz -1

9. Michael Bisping -1

10. Jake Shields -1



Welterweight

1. Johny Hendricks

2. Martin Kampmann

3. Georges St. Pierre

4. Jake Ellenberger

5. Jake Shields

6. Carlos Condit

7. Nick Diaz

8. Rory MacDonald +3

9. Jon Fitch -1

10. BJ Penn -1


Bantamweight

1. Renan Barao

2. Dominick Cruz

3. Urijah Faber

4. Joseph Benavidez

5. Eddie Wineland +6

6. Michael McDonald -1

7. Brian Bowles -1

8. Demetrious Johnson -1

9. Marlon Moraes -1

10. Brad Pickett -1



Flyweight

1. Demetrious Johnson

2. John Dodson

3. Ian McCall

4. Jussier Da Silva

5. Joseph Benavidez

6. Louis Gaudinot

7. John Lineker

8. Kentaro Watanabe

9. Nam Jin Jo

10. Darrell Montague +1

Results

Velasquez beat Dos Santos

Gustafsson beat Rua

Philippou beat Boetsch

MacDonald beat Penn

Wineland beat Pickett

Montague beat Yamaguchi

MMA Rankings after UFC 143, UFC 144 & UFC on Fuel TV 1

Light Heavyweight

1. Jon Jones

2. Dan Henderson

3. Mauricio Rua

4. Ryan Bader +7

5. Quinton Jackson -1

6. Lyoto Machida -1

7. Rashad Evans -1

8. Thiago Silva -1

9. Vitor Belfort -1

10. Forrest Griffin -1



Middleweight

1. Anderson Silva

2. Chael Sonnen

3. Tim Boetsch +8

4. Yushin Okami -1

5. Nate Marquardt -1

6. Chris Weidman -1

7. Mark Munoz -1

8. Jake Shields -1

9. Demian Maia -1

10. Gegard Mousasi -1



Welterweight

1. Johny Hendricks

2. Georges St. Pierre

3. Jake Ellenberger +1

4. Jake Shields +3

5. Carlos Condit +5

6. Nick Diaz -3

7. Jon Fitch -2

8. BJ Penn -2

9. Diego Sanchez -1

10. Martin Kampmann -1



Lightweight

1. Ben Henderson +10

2. Frankie Edgar -1

3. Gilbert Melendez -1

4. Gray Maynard -1

5. Shinya Aoki -1

6. Michael Chandler -1

7. BJ Penn -1

8. Eddie Alvarez -1

9. Tatsuya Kawajiri -1

10. Josh Thomson -1

Featherweight

1. Hatsu Hioki +10

2. Bart Palaszewski -1

3. Jose Aldo -1

4. Kenny Florian -1

5. Diego Nunes -1

6. Tyson Griffin -1

7. Chad Mendes -1

8. Manny Gamburyan -1

9. Rani Yahya -1

10. Mike Brown -1

Bantamweight

1. Dominick Cruz

2. Urijah Faber

3. Joseph Benavidez

4. Brian Bowles

5. Demetrious Johnson

6. Renan Barao +5

7. Miguel Torres -1

8. Damacio Page -1

9. Scott Jorgensen -1

10. Michael McDonald +1

Results

Bader beat Jackson

Boetsch beat Okami

Ellenberger beat Sanchez

Condit beat Diaz

Henderson beat Edgar

Hioki beat Palaszewski

Barao beat Jorgensen

Cariaso beat Mizugaki

Rankings #4 Update: Jones batters Teixeira

Results Over the Weekend:

UFC 172

Jon Jones #1 defeats Glover Teixeira #7 by Unanimous Decision

Anthony Johnson #24 defeats Phil Davis #2 by Unanimous Decision

Luke Rockhold #6 defeats Tim Boetsch #11 by Submission (kimura)

Jim Miller #19 defeats Yancy Medeiros by Submission (guillotine choke)

Joseph Benavidez #2 defeats Tim Elliott #7 by Submission (joe-a-constrictor)

Other Updates:

Alan Belcher #18 hasn't fought since losing to Michael Bisping #17 a year ago therefore is now inactive. So who will now enter the top 25 middleweight rankings #4?

Expect Johnson #25 to dramatically rise in the top 25 light heavyweight rankings #4 after his huge win over Davis #2.

UFC 172

Preview for next weeks rankings:

UFC 172

Light Heavyweights: Jon Jones #1 vs. Glover Teixeira #7

Light Heavyweights: Phil Davis #2 vs. Anthony Johnson #24

Middleweights: Luke Rockhold #6 vs. Tim Boetsch #11

Lightweights: Jim Miller #19 vs. Yancy Medeiros

Flyweights: Joseph Benavidez #2 vs. Tim Elliott #7

MMA Rankings After UFC 162 Silva vs. Weidman

(Pictured HW contender Gonzaga)

Heavyweight

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.

(Pictured UFC LH Champion #1 Jones)

Light Heavyweight

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

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


Middleweight

(Pictured, the New UFC MW
Champion #1 Chris Weidman)

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

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

(Pictured UFC WW
Champion #1 St. Pierre)

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
8. Demian Maia
9. Rory Macdonald
10. Robbie Lawler


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

(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. 

(Pictured #2 FW Edgar)

Featherweight

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

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

(Pictured UFC BW Interim Champion
#1 Barao)

Bantamweight

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 FLY contender
Yamagami)

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, Mikihito Yamagami 

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

Mikihito Yamagami enters the contenders list with a win over Mamoru Yamaguchi 


Pound 4 Pound

(Pictured #5 Weidman floors #6 Silva)

1. George St. Pierre +1
2. Jose Aldo +1
3. Jon Jones +1
4. Renan Barao +1
5. Chris Weidman +6
6. Anderson Silva -5
7. Cain Velasquez -1
8. Demetrious Johnson -1
9. Ben Henderson -1
10. Frankie Edgar -1

Other Contenders: Gilbert Melendez, Junior Dos Santos, Johny Hendricks, Daniel Cormier, Joseph Benavidez

Chris Weidman enters the pound 4 pound top 10 list with his knock out win over Anderson Silva. 

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