MMA Rankings after UFC Fight Night 26, UFC Fight Night 27, UFC 163 & UFC 164

Heavyweight

1. Cain Velasquez

2. Junior Dos Santos

3. Daniel Cormier

4. Antonio Silva

5. Travis Browne +6

6. Alistair Overeem -1

7. Brock Lesnar -1

8. Fabricio Werdum -1

9. Dan Henderson -1

10. Shane Carwin -1

Light Heavyweight

1. Jon Jones

2. Phil Davis +9

3. Lyoto Machida -1

4. Rashad Evans -1

5. Alexander Gustafsson -1

6. Dan Henderson -1

7. Chael Sonnen +4

8. Mauricio Rua  -2

9. Glover Teixeira  -2

10. Ryan Bader  -2



Welterweight

1. Johny Hendricks

2. Georges St. Pierre +2

3. Carlos Condit +4

4. Martin Kampmann -2

5. Rory MacDonald -2

6. Jake Ellenberger -1

7. Jake Shields -1

8. Demian Maia

9. Josh Burkman

10. Nick Diaz

Lightweight

1. Anthony Pettis +10

2. Ben Henderson -1

3. Frankie Edgar -1

4. TJ Grant -1

5. Gilbert Melendez -1

6. Gray Maynard -1

7. Michael Chandler -1

8. Eddie Alvarez -1

9. Shinya Aoki -1

10. BJ Penn -1



Featherweight

1. Jose Aldo +3

2. Chad Mendes +3

3. Ricardo Lamas -2

4. Darren Elkins +7

5. Clay Guida -3

6. Hatsu Hioki -3

7. Cub Swanson -1

8. Nik Lentz -1

9. Kenny Florian -1

10. Dennis Siver -1



Flyweight

1. Demetrious Johnson

2. Joseph Benavidez

3. John Dodson

4. Ian McCall

5. Tim Elliott +6

6. Jussier Da Silva -1

7. Louis Gaudinot -1

8. John Lineker -1

9. Yasuhiro Urushitani -1

10. Ryuichi Miki -1

Results

Browne beat Overeem

Davis beat Machida

Sonnen beat Rua

Condit beat Kampmann

Pettis beat Henderson

Mendes beat Guida

Elkins beat Hioki

Elliott beat Gaudinot

MMA Rankings After UFC Fight Night 27: Condit vs. Kampmann 2

HEAVYWEIGHTS:
#1 CAIN VELASQUEZ - UFC CHAMPION
#2 JUNIOR DOS SANTOS
#3 DANIEL CORMIER
#4 'BIGFOOT' SILVA
#5 TRAVIS BROWNE
#6 ALISTAIR OVEREEM
#7 FABRICIO WERDUM
#8 FRANK MIR
#9 'MINOTAURO' NOGUEIRA
#10 JOSH BARNETT

OTHER CONTENDERS: ANDREI ARLOVSKI, MARK HUNT, STIPE MIOCIC, ROY NELSON, GABRIEL GONZAGA

SERGEI KHARITONOV is ineligible for inactivity. 

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS:
#1 JON JONES - UFC CHAMPION
#2 LYOTO MACHIDA
#3 RASHAD EVANS
#4 DAN HENDERSON
#5 ALEXANDER GUSTAFSSON
#6 CHAEL SONNEN
#7 'SHOGUN' RUA
#8 'MINOTORO' NOGUEIRA
#9 PHIL DAVIS
#10 GLOVER TEIXEIRA

OTHER CONTENDERS: RYAN BADER, 'RAMPAGE' JACKSON, THIAGO SILVA, WANDERLEI SILVA, RAFAEL 'FEIJAO'

MIDDLEWEIGHTS:
#1 CHRIS WEIDMAN - UFC CHAMPION
#2 ANDERSON SILVA
#3 VITOR BELFORT
#4 MICHAEL BISPING
#5 YUSHIN OKAMI
#6 MARK MUNOZ
#7 LUKE ROCKHOLD
#8 'JACARE' SOUZA
#9 'COSTA' PHILIPPOU
#10 HECTOR LOMBARD

OTHER CONTENDERS: TIM BOETSCH, TIM KENNEDY, CUNG LE, RICH FRANKLIN, ALAN BELCHER

WELTERWEIGHTS:
#1 GEORGES ST-PIERRE - UFC CHAMPION
#2 JOHNY HENDRICKS
#3 CARLOS CONDIT
#4 NICK DIAZ
#5 RORY MACDONALD +1
#6 MARTIN KAMPMANN -1
#7 JAKE ELLENBERGER
#8 JAKE SHIELDS
#9 DEMIAN MAIA
#10 ROBBIE LAWLER

OTHER CONTENDERS: JOSH KOSCHECK, JOSH BURKMAN, JON FITCH, BJ PENN, ERICK SILVA

LIGHTWEIGHTS:
#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: JIM MILLER, MYLES JURY, REZA MADADI, MICHAEL JOHNSON, JOE LAUZON

PAT HEALY is ineligible serving a suspension 

DONALD CERRONE is kicked out of the contenders list for losing to RAFAEL DOS ANJOS

FEATHERWEIGHTS:
#1 JOSE ALDO - UFC CHAMPION
#2 FRANKIE EDGAR
#3 RICARDO LAMAS
#4 CHAD MENDES
#5 PAT CURRAN - BELLATOR CHAMPION
#6 CUB SWANSON
#7 'THE KOREAN ZOMBIE' +1
#8 PATRICIO 'PITBULL' +1
#9 DARREN ELKINS +2
#10 HATSU HIOKI -3

OTHER CONTENDERS: CLAY GUIDA, DUSTIN POIRIER, NIK LENTZ, ERIK KOCH, DENNIS SIVER

DARREN ELKINS enters the top 10 with his win over HATSU HIOKI

BANTAMWEIGHTS:
#1 RENAN BARAO - UFC INTERIM CHAMPION
#2 URIJAH FABER
#3 MICHAEL MCDONALD
#4 EDDIE WINELAND
#5 SCOTT JORGENSEN
#6 BRAD PICKETT
#7 GEORGE ROOP
#8 BIBIANO FERNANDES - ONE FC CHAMPION 
#9 MARLON MORAES 
#10 MIGUEL TORRES

OTHER CONTENDERS: TYSON NAM, EDUARDO DANTAS, MARCOS GALVAO, RAFAEL ASSUNCAO, TRAVIS MARX 

DOMINICK CRUZ is ineligible for inactivity

BRIAN BOWLES is ineligible serving a suspension

FLYWEIGHTS:
#1 'MIGHTY MOUSE' JOHNSON - UFC CHAMPION
#2 JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ
#3 IAN MCCALL
#4 JOHN DODSON
#5 JUSSIER 'FORMIGA'
#6 DARRELL MONTAGUE
#7 JOHN LINEKER
#8 MIKIHITO YAMAGAMI
#9 MAMORU YAMAGUCHI
#10 YOSUKE SARUTA

OTHER CONTENDERS: RYUICHI MIKI, KENTARO WATANABE, SHINICHI KOJIMA, YASUHIRO URUSHITANI, ALE CALI 

LOUIS GAUDINOT is ineligible for inactivity 

POUND 4 POUND:
#1 JOSE ALDO - P4P KING
#2 GEORGES ST-PIERRE
#3 JON JONES
#4 RENAN BARAO
#5 CHRIS WEIDMAN
#6 ANDERSON SILVA
#7 'MIGHTY MOUSE' JOHNSON
#8 CAIN VELASQUEZ
#9 FRANKIE EDGAR
#10 BEN HENDERSON

OTHER CONTENDERS: GILBERT MELENDEZ, JUNIOR DOS SANTOS, JOHNY HENDRICKS, DANIEL CORMIER, JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ

DOMINICK CRUZ is ineligible for inactivity

Note - ALDO surpassed ST-PIERRE after his UFC 163 victory. I forgot to mention that on the last updated rankings. ST-PIERRE will regain #1 with a win over HENDRICKS at UFC 167. 

UFC Fight Night 27: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 Predictions and Betting Lines

I'm yet to decide on my bets so I'll only give you my predictions this time. 

My Main Card Predictions:

#3 Condit -260 vs. #5 Kampmann +210

This fight is closer than what the odds make it out to be. Both guys are primarily Thai boxers with good jiu jitsu. I would give a slight edge to Condit on the feet and a slight edge to Kampmann on the ground. This is a 5 rounder and atleast we already know that Condit can go 25 minutes, Kampmann, we'll find out. Another thing to note is that Condit has a good chin and Kampmann has been knocked out in the past which is probably why Condit is a 2 to 1 favorite right now. But the X-factor in this fight is the wrestling. Condit's glaring hole in his game is his wrestling and for not being a wrestler Kampmann's a pretty good wrestler. I'd favor Condit but Kampmann can make the scorecards look interesting with his takedowns.

My Pick: I would take Kampmann at +210 or pass

NR* Cerrone -160 vs. NR* Dos Anjos +130

I like Cerrone in this fight. Dos Anjos is a good mid tier lightweight which is pretty good considering lightweight is stacked from top to bottom but I don't think he's on Cerrone's level yet. Cerrone's beaten guys that Dos Anjos has lost to and Cerrone's only lost to exceptional 155er's. I thought Dos Anjos should have lost his last fight against Dunham and Cerrone is a better version of Dunham so at pick'em odds I'd take Cerrone.

My Pick: I will bet on Cerrone

NR* Gastelum -225 vs. NR* Melancon +180

This fight is similar to the main event in a sense that its closer than what the odds tell you. Under normal circumstances I'd tell you to pick Melancon at underdog money. However, Melancon took this fight on short notice replacing Paulo Thiago and his battling a short notice weight cut following his eating benge he recently had after his last fight. So what started out as an close fight has now turned in the favor of Gastelum. Although we don't know how Gastelum is going perform at 170 I'd pick him but tread cautiously if you do.

My Pick: I'll probably pass or place a small wager on Gastelum

NR* Whitaker -140 vs. NR* McGee +110

This fight is very close. Whitaker has very good and organic combos and its worked well for him in the past against lesser competition. However, McGee is a step up in competition to his escapades in TUF so you can't sleep on McGee.

My Pick: I'm passing

NR* Perez -140 vs. NR* Mizugaki +110

I sound like a broken record but this is another close fight. This fight is similar to the Whitaker/McGee fight. Perez has looked good in the UFC so far and is on a winning streak that extends beyond his UFC career so he's doing something right. Mizugaki is a step up in competition though. Mizugaki has only lost to top tier competition and even though Perez is on a roll I don't know if we can put him in the same category as Bowles, Faber and Torres yet which explains the pick'em odds.

My Pick: I'm picking Perez at a low price

NR* Tavares -455 vs. NR* McDaniel +350

I like Tavares in this fight he is 4-1 in his last 5 and flying under the radar racking up wins. Tavares is durable and already battle tested which is why he's a 4 to 1 favorite. McDaniel was one of the better TUF alums outside of Gastelum and Hall and crazier things have happened but, Tavares is definitely better but I would still tread cautiously on the steep betting line.

My Pick: I'm passing

My quick Under Card Picks:

Andrews -285
Thatch -265
Hioki -130
Head -115
Trujillo -120
Cummings -120

My Previous Results: My UFC Fight Night 26 betting results

After Lauzon lost to Johnson I made a last minute bet on Faber and profited 57.75$. Sorry next time I'll show you how it all went down.

NR - not in ranked in the top 10