UFC Flyweight Roster Post UFC on Fox 9

Rule for the UFC Roster Rankings:

1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed

1. Demetrious Johnson
2. John Dodson +1 – L Johnson
3. Joseph Benavidez -1 – L Johnson
4. Ian McCall – L Benavidez, L Johnson
5. Ali Bagautinov
6. Tim Elliott – L Bagautinov, L Dodson
7. John Moraga – L Dodson, L Johnson
8. Jussier Da Silva – L McCall, L Dodson, L Benavidez
9. Louis Gaudinot – L Elliott
10. John Lineker – L Gaudinot 
11. Zach Mackovsky +14
12. Scott Jorgensen +13 – L Makovsky 
13. Darrell Montague -2 – L McCall, L Dodson
14. Chris Cariaso -2 – L Da Silva, L Moraga 
15. Iliarde Santos -2 – L Cariaso, L McCall
16. Joshua Sampo -1
17. Alp Ozkilic +8
18. Darren Uyenoyama -4 – L Ozkilic, L Benavidez
19. Dustin Ortiz -3 – L McCall
20. Jose Maria -3 – L Ortiz, L Lineker, L Da Silva
21. Justin Scoggins -3 –
22. Ryan Benoit -3 – L Sampo
23. Phil Harris -3 – L Lineker, L Uyenoyama
24. Richie Vaculik -3 – L Scoggins 

UFC Bantamweight Roster Post UFC on Fox 9

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings: 

1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed

1. Dominick Cruz
2. Renan Barao
3. Urijah Faber – L Barao, L Cruz
4. Eddie Wineland +1 – L Faber, L Barao
5. Michael McDonald -1 – L Faber, L Barao
6. TJ Dillashaw
7. Raphael Assuncao +1 – L Dillashaw
8. Brad Pickett +1 – L Wineland, L McDonald, L Barao
9. Francisco Rivera +1
10. George Roop +1 – L Rivera, L Wineland
11. Brian Bowles +1 – L Roop, L Faber, L Cruz
12. Takeya Mizugaki +1 – L Bowles, L Faber
13. Mike Easton +1 – L Pickett, L Assuncao   
14. Iuri Alcantara +1 – L Faber
15. Wilson Reis +1
16. Ivan Menjivar +1 – L Reis, L Easton, L Pickett, L Faber 
17. Erik Perez +1 – L Mizugaki
18. Kyoji Horiguchi +1
19. Bryan Caraway +1 – L Mizugaki
20. Hugo Viana +1 – L Dillashaw
21. Mitch Gagnon +1 – L Caraway
22. Sergio Pettis +1
23. Nam Phan +1 – L Mizugaki
24. Alex Caceres +1
25. Dustin Kimura +1 – Gagnon 
26. Kyung Ho Kang +1 – L Caceres
27. Chris Holdsworth +1
28. Roland Delorme +1 – L Caceres, L Rivera
29. Will Campuzano +1 – L Pettis, L Wineland
30. Vaughan Lee +1 – L Pickett, L Assuncao, L Dillashaw
31. Norifumi Yamamoto +1 – L Lee
32. Yaotzin Meza +1 – L Mendes
33. Edwin Figueroa +1 – L Delorme, L Caceres, L Perez, L Rivera, L McDonald
34. Chico Camus +1 – L Ho Kang, L Kimura
35. Johnny Eduardo +1 – L Assuncao 
36. Dustin Pague +1 – L Camus, L Horiguchi
37. Yves Jabouin +1 – L Pague, L Pickett
38. Johnny Bedford +1 – L Figueroa, L Caraway
39. Davey Grant +1 – L Holdsworth
40. Lucas Martins +1  
41. Junior Hernandez +1 – L Martins

• Jon Delos Reyes - yet to debut 
• Russell Doane - yet to debut
• Dave Galera - yet to debut 
• Tim Gorman - yet to debut 
• Leandro Issa - yet to debut 
• Tuerxun Jumabieke - yet to debut 
• Shunichi Shimizu - yet to debut 
• Royston Wee - yet to debut

UFC Featherweight Roster Post UFC on Fox 9

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings:

1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed

1. Jose Aldo
2. Frankie Edgar – L Aldo
3. Ricardo Lamas –
4. Chad Mendes – L Aldo
5. Cub Swanson – L Mendes, L Lamas, L Aldo
6. Chan Sung Jung – L Aldo
7. Nik Lentz +3 –  L Mendes
8. Dustin Poirier -1 – L Sung Jung, L Swanson 
9. Darren Elkins -1 – Mendes
10. Hatsu Hioki -1 – L Elkins, L Lamas 
11. Clay Guida – L Hioki, L Mendes
12. Erik Koch – L Poirier, L Mendes, L Lamas
13. Dennis Siver – L Swanson
14. Jeremy Stephens –  
15. Charles Oliveira – L Swanson, L Edgar
16. Conor McGregor – 
17. Tom Niinimaki
18. Rani Yahya – L Niinimaki, L Mendes
19. Hacran Dias – 
20. Manny Gamburyan – L Aldo
21. Max Holloway – L McGregor, L Poirier
22. Diego Brandao – L Elkins
23. Dennis Bermudez – L Brandao, L Holloway
24. Steven Siler – L Bermudez, L Elkins, L Mendes 
25. Marcus Brimage – L McGregor
26. Jimmy Hettes – L Brimage
27. Rony Jason – L Stephens
28. Josh Clopton – L Siler, L Yahya
29. Mike Brown – L Siler, L Gamburyan, L Yahya, L Aldo 
30. Cole Miller – L Siler, L Gamburyan
31. Andy Ogle – L Miller
32. Akira Corassani – L Ogle
33. Robbie Peralta – L Corassani
34. Kevin Souza –
35. Felipe Arantes – L Souza
36. Maximo Blanco – L Brimage
37. Eddie Yagin –
38. Sam Sicilia – L Blanco, L Jason
39. Matt Grice – L Bermudez, L Lamas
40. Rodrigo Damm +1 – L Blanco
41. Andre Fili +1 –
42. Estevan Payan +1 – L Stephens 
43. Mike Wilkinson +1 – L Jason
44. Daniel Pineda +1 – L Brown, L Brandao
45. Rob Whiteford +1 – L Hettes
46. Godofredo Pepey +1 – L Sicilia, L Arantes, L Jason
47. Jeremy Larsen +1 – L Fili 

• Doo Ho Choi - yet to debut 
• Will Chope - yet to debut 
• Tatsuya Kawajiri - yet to debut 
• Sean Soriano - yet to debut 
• Bekbulat Magomedov - yet to debut 
• Zubair Tuhugov - yet to debut 

UFC Lightweight Roster Post UFC on Fox 9

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings: 

1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed

1. Anthony Pettis – 
2. Ben Henderson – L Pettis
3. Gilbert Melendez – L Henderson
4. TJ Grant –
5. Josh Thomson – L Melendez 
6. Nate Diaz – L Thomson, L Henderson
7. Gray Maynard – L Diaz, L Grant 
8. Khabib Nurmagomedov –
9. Bobby Green +23 – 
10. Pat Healy -1 – L Green, L Nurmagomedov, L Thomson   
11. Jim Miller -1 – L Healy, L Diaz, L Henderson, L Maynard   
12. Donald Cerrone -1 – L Diaz, L Henderson, L Pettis
13. Myles Jury -1 –
14. Michael Johnson -1 – L Jury
15. Joe Lauzon -1 – L Johnson, L Miller, L Pettis
16. Takanori Gomi -1 – L Diaz
17. Diego Sanchez -1 – L Gomi, L Melendez
18. Evan Dunham -1 – L Cerrone, L Grant 
19. Gleison Tibau -1 – L Dunham, L Miller
20. Rafael Dos Anjos -1 – L Tibau, L Dunham 
21. Jamie Varner -1 – L Tibau, L Lauzon, L Cerrone, L Henderson
22. Melvin Guillard -1 – L Varner, L Lauzon, L Cerrone, L Miller, L Diaz
23. Rustam Khabilov -1 –
24. Jorge Masvidal -1 – L Khabilov, L Melendez
25. Edson Barboza – D Castillo, L Varner   
26. Danny Castillo +3 – D Barboza, L Johnson, L Cerrone, L Pettis 
27. Yancy Medeiros -3 – L Khabilov
28. Matt Wiman -2 – L Miller, L Grant  
29. Michael Chiesa -2 – L Masvidal
30. Tony Ferguson -2 – L Johnson  
31. Anthony Njokuani -1 – L Castillo, L Barboza, L Dos Anjos, L Cerrone, L Henderson
32. Isaac Vallie Flagg -1 –
33. Al Iaquinta – L Chiesa
34. Piotr Hallmann – L Iaquinta 
35. Francisco Trinaldo – L Hallman, L Tibau  
36. Adriano Martins – L Trinaldo, L Tibau  
37. James Vick –
38. James Krause – L Green, L Cerrone 
39. John Makdessi – L Njokuani 
40. Daron Cruickshank – L Makdessi, L Martins, L Green
41. Renee Forte – L Makdessi
42. Thiago Tavares – L Nurmagomedov
43. KJ Noons – L Masvidal, L Cerrone, L Thomson     
44. Yves Edwards – L Cruickshank, L Vallie Flagg, L Noons, L Ferguson, L Medeiros, L Masvidal
45. Sam Stout – L Tavares, L Krause, L Makdessi  
46. Fabricio Camoes – L Guillard, L Tibau
47. Ross Pearson – L Barboza  
48. Mac Danzig – L Miller, L Guillard, L Gomi, L Lauzon, L Miller
49. Spencer Fisher – L Pearson, L Stout, L Tavares
50. Mark Bocek – L Danzig, L Dos Anjos, L Miller, L Henderson
51. Ramsey Nijem +1 – L Vick, L Ferguson, L Jury
52. Colton Smith +1 – L Chiesa
53. Norman Parke +1 –
54. Jon Tuck +1 – L Parke
55. Abel Trujillo +2 – L Nurmagomedov
56. Roger Bowling – L Trujillo, L Njokuani
57. Kazuki Tokudome +1 – L Parke
58. Michel Prazeres +1 –
59. Alan Patrick +1 – 
60. Justin Salas +1 – L Tavares
61. Cody McKenzie +10 – L Stout, L Edwards
62. Jesse Ronson – L Prazeres
63. Rafaello Oliveira – L Edwards, L Barboza, L Tibau
64. Tiequan Zhang – L Tuck
65. Joe Proctor – L Nijem
66. Mitch Clarke –
67. Vinc Pichel – L Khabilov
68. Garett Whiteley – L Patrick
69. Cristiano Marcello – L Tokudome
70. Mike Rio – L Trinaldo, L Ferguson

• Tae Hyun Bang - yet to debut 
• Allen Chong - yet to debut 
• Katsunori Kikuno - yet to debut 
• Kevin Lee - yet to debut 
• Tony Martin - yet to debut 
• Yui Chul Nam - yet to debut 
• Mairbek Taisumov - yet to debut 
• Frank Trevino - yet to debut 

UFC Welterweight Roster Post UFC on Fox 9

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings:

1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed

1. Johny Hendricks 
2. Carlos Condit +1 – L St. Pierre, L Hendricks
3. Robbie Lawler +2 – L Diaz    
4. Rory MacDonald +2 – L Lawler, L Condit  
5. Martin Kampmann +2 – L Condit, L Hendricks
6. Jake Ellenberger +2 – L Kampmann, L MacDonald, L Condit
7. Jake Shields +2 – L Ellenberger, L St. Pierre
8. Hector Lombard +2 – 
9. Nate Marquardt +2 – L Saffiedine, L Lombard, L Ellenberger
10. Tyron Woodley +2 – L Marquardt, L Shields
11. Josh Koscheck +2 – L Woodley, L Lawler, L St. Pierre
12. Demian Maia +2 – L Shields  
13. BJ Penn +2 – L MacDonald, L Diaz, L St. Pierre  
14. Mike Pierce +2 – L Koscheck, L Hendricks
15. Dong Hyun Kim +2 – L Maia, L Condit   
16. Kelvin Gastelum +2 –
17. Seth Baczynski +2 – L Pierce
18. Matt Brown +2 – L Baczynski, L Kim
19. Mike Pyle +2 – L Brown, L Shields, L Ellenberger, L MacDonald
20. Erick Silva +2 – L Kim
21. Kyle Noke +2 – 
22. John Hathaway +2 – L Pyle
23. Rick Story +2 – L Pyle, L Maia, L Kampmann, L Hathaway
24. Thiago Alves +2 – L Story, L Kampmann, L St. Pierre
25. Jason High +2 – L Silva
26. Adlan Amagov +2 –
27. Brian Ebersole +2 – L Story
28. Gunnar Nelson +2 – 
29. Jordan Mein +2 – L High, L Brown, L Woodley, L MacDonald
30. Brandon Thatch +2 –
31. Claude Patrick +2 – L Ebersole
32. Siyar Bahadurzada +2 – L Kim
33. Paulo Thiago +2 – L Bahadurzada, L Thatch, L Kim, L Kampmann
34. Dan Miller +2 – L Mein
35. Stephen Thompson +2 – L Brown 
36. Ryan LaFlare +7 – 
37. Bobby Voelker +1 – L Lawler
38. Patrick Cote +1 – L Voelker  
39. Court McGee +1 – L LaFlare
40. Yoshihiro Akiyama +1 –
41. Robert Whittaker +1 – L McGee
42. Sean Pierson +2 – L Kim, L Ellenberger
43. Dan Hardy +2 – L Condit, L St. Pierre   
44. Mike Swick +2 – L Hardy, L Thiago, L Brown
45. Lance Benoist +2 – L Pierson, L Baczynski  
46. Kenny Robertson +2 – L Pierson, L Pierce 
47. Amir Sadollah +3 – L Ludwig, L Hardy, L Kim, L Hendricks
48. Yan Cabral +3 –
49. Hyun Gyu Lim +3 – 
50. TJ Waldburger +3 – L Ebersole, L Amagov, L Hendricks 
51. Pascal Krauss +3 – L Lim, L Hathaway
52. Marcelo Guimaraes +3 – L Lim
53. Sergio Moraes +3 –
54. Igor Araujo +3 –
55. Alex Garcia +3 – L Baczynski
56. Neil Magny +3 – L Moraes
57. Ildemar Alcantara +3 – L Araujo, Guimaraes  
58. Sean Spencer +3 – 
59. Elias Silverio +3 – 
60. Viscardi Andrade +3 –
61. Zak Cummings +3 –
62. Nick Catone +3 – L Waldburger 
63. Justin Edwards +3 – L Thatch 
64. Santiago Ponzinibbio +3 – L LaFlare
65. Leonardo Santos +3 – 
66. Ivan Jorge +3 –
67. Chris Clements +3 – L Thompson
68. Anthony Lapsley +3 – L High
69. William Macario +3 – L Santos
70. Quinn Mulhern +3 – L High, L Story
71. Ben Wall +2 – L Garcia
72. Drew Dober +1 – L Spencer 

• Georges St. Pierre - quasi-retirement 
• Nick Diaz - quasi-retirement 
• Duane Ludwig - quasi-retirement
• Tarec Saffiedine - yet to debut 
• Beneil Dariush - yet to debut 
• Luiz Dutra - yet to debut 
• Adam Khaliev - yet to debut 
• Kiichi Kunimoto - yet to debut 
• Danny Mitchell - yet to debut 
• Pawel Pawlak - yet to debut 
• Andreas Stahl - yet to debut 
• Albert Tumenov - yet to debut 
• Gasan Umalatov - yet to debut 
• Rashid Magomedov - yet to debut 

UFC Middleweight Roster Post UFC on Fox 9

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings: 

1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed

1. Chris Weidman
2. Anderson Silva – L Weidman
3. Vitor Belfort – L Silva
4. Luke Rockhold – L Belfort
5. Ronaldo Souza – L Rockhold
6. Lyoto Machida
7. Michael Bisping – L Belfort  
8. Tim Kennedy – L Souza, L Rockhold
9. Mark Munoz – L Machida, L Weidman
10. Lorenz Larkin
11. Alan Belcher – L Bisping 
12. Yoel Romero
13. Luke Barnatt
14. Ronny Markes – L Romero
15. Derek Brunson – L Souza
16. Andrew Craig – L Markes, L Barnatt 
17. Chris Leben – L Craig, L Brunson, L Bisping, L Munoz, L Silva 
18. Tom Lawlor – L Weidman    
19. Francis Carmont – L Lawlor, L Larkin
20. Costa Philippou – L Carmont
21. Thales Leites – L Silva 
22. Ed Herman – L Leites, L Belcher,  L Souza
23. Chris Camozzi – L Carmont, L Larkin, L Souza 
24. John Howard
25. Uriah Hall – L Howard, L Philippou, L Weidman
26. Rafael Natal – L Craig, L Kennedy
27. Nicholas Musoke 
28. Bradley Scott 
29. Magnus Cedenblad – L Carmont
30. Jared Hamman – L Cedenblad, L Philippou
31. Antonio Braga Neto 
32. Cezar Ferreira – L Neto
33. Brad Tavares 
34. CB Dollaway – D Boetsch, L Hamman, L Lawlor, L Munoz
35. Tim Boetsch – D Dollaway, L Philippou, L Munoz 
36. Daniel Sarafian – L Dollaway, L Ferreira 
37. Tom Watson – L Tavares, L Leites 
38. Stanislav Nedkov – L Watson  
39. Clint Hester
40. Dylan Andrews – L Hester
41. Buddy Roberts
42. Caio Magalhaes – L Roberts 
43. Nick Ring – L Magalhaes, L Boetsch, L Camozzi
44. Bubba McDaniel – L Tavares   
45. Omari Akhmedov
46. Krzysztof Jotko 
47. Bruno Santos – L Jotko
48. Trevor Smith – L Herman, L Kennedy
49. Thiago Perpetuo – L Akhmedov
50. Tor Troeng – L Natal, L Leites
51. Brian Houston – L Brunson
52. Josh Samman
53. Thiago Santos – L Ferreira 

• Cung Le - quasi-retirement 
• Rich Franklin - quasi-retirement 
• Claudio Henrique Da Silva - yet to debut 
• Andy Enz - yet to debut 
• Mats Nilsson - yet to debut 

UFC Light Heavyweight Roster Post UFC on Fox 9

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings: 

1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed

1. Jon Jones –    
2. Alexander Gustafsson – L Jones    
3. Rashad Evans – L Jones  
4. Dan Henderson – L Evans
5. Chael Sonnen – L Evans, L Jones  
6. Mauricio Rua – L Sonnen, L Henderson, L Gustafsson, L Jones  
7. Glover Teixeira –  
8. Ryan Bader – L Teixeira, L Jones
9. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira – L Bader, L Rua
10. Phil Davis – L Evans
11. Thiago Silva – L Evans, L Gustafsson   
12. Wanderlei Silva – L Henderson
13. Rafael Cavalcante – L Silva, L Henderson
14. Gegard Mousasi –  
15. Jimi Manuwa –    
16. James Te Huna – L Teixeira, L Rua, L Gustafsson
17. Ryan Jimmo – L Te Huna, L Manuwa  
18. Anthony Perosh – L Jimmo, L Te Huna, L Bader  
19. Ovince St. Preux – L Mousasi    
20. Cyrille Diabate – L Perosh, L Manuwa, L Rua, L Gustafsson
21. Igor Pokrajac – L Jimmo, L Te Huna, L Cavalcante  
22. Ilir Latifi – L Mousasi
23. Fabio Maldonado – L Pokrajac, L Kingsbury, L Teixeira
24. Gian Villante – L St. Preux  
25. Cody Donovan – L Villante, L St. Preux  
26. Francimar Barroso –  

• Kyle Kingsbury - quasi-retirement 
• Krzysztof Soszynski - quasi-retirement 
• Robert Drysdale - yet to debut 

UFC Heavyweight Roster Post UFC on Fox 9

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings: 

1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed

1. Cain Velasquez –   
2. Junior Dos Santos – L Velasquez    
3. Daniel Cormier –  
4. Josh Barnett – L Cormier 
5. Antonio Silva – D Hunt, L Cormier, L Velasquez
6. Mark Hunt – D Silva, L Barnett, L Dos Santos   
7. Travis Browne – L Silva
8. Alistair Overeem – L Browne, L Silva
9. Fabricio Werdum – L Overeem, L Dos Santos
10. Frank Mir – L Barnett, L Cormier, L Dos Santos  
11. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira – L Mir, L Werdum, L Velasquez 
12. Stipe Miocic –  
13. Roy Nelson – L Miocic, L Mir, L Werdum, L Cormier, L Dos Santos  
14. Gabriel Gonzaga – L Werdum, L Browne, L Dos Santos
15. Ben Rothwell – L Gonzaga, L Hunt, L Velasquez   
16. Brendan Schaub – L Rothwell, L Nelson, L Nogueira  
17. Brandon Vera – L Rothwell, L Werdum  
18. Stefan Struve – L Nelson, L Hunt, L Browne, L Dos Santos  
19. Shawn Jordan – L Gonzaga
20. Matt Mitrione – L Schaub, L Nelson
21. Soa Palelei – L Cormier 
22. Todd Duffee – L Overeem  
23. Pat Barry – L Palelei, L Jordan, L Struve
24. Jared Rosholt –    
25. Daniel Omielanzuk 
26. Walt Harris – L Rosholt 
27. Nikita Krylov – L Palelei

• Derrick Lewis - yet to debut 
• Oleksiy Oliynyk - yet to debut
• Geronimo Dos Santos - yet to debut 
• Guto Inocente - yet to debut 

MMA Rankings Post UFC on Fox 9

Rules for the Top 10 MMA Rankings:

1. Fighters must fight within a year or have a fight confirmed within that year
2. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
3. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
4. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
5. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible 
6. Suspended fighters are ineligible until they have fought one time since their suspension
7. Any professional MMA fighter is eligible to ranked regardless of the organization they belong to 

HEAVYWEIGHT:

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

INELIGIBLE:

• Antonio Silva - suspended  

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT:

1. Jon Jones - UFC Champion 
2. Alexander Gustafsson 
3. Rashad Evans 
4. Dan Henderson 
5. Chael Sonnen 
6. Mauricio Rua 
7. Glover Teixeira 
8. Ryan Bader 
9. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 
10. Quinton Jackson 

MIDDLEWEIGHT:

1. Chris Weidman - UFC Champion 
2. Anderson Silva 
3. Vitor Belfort
4. Luke Rockhold 
5. Ronaldo Souza 
6. Lyoto Machida 
7. Michael Bisping 
8. Tim Kennedy 
9. Yushin Okami 
10. Mark Munoz 

INELIGIBLE:

• Cung Le - inactive/quasi-retirement
• Rich Franklin - inactive/quasi-retirement

WELTERWEIGHT:

1. Johny Hendricks 
2. Carlos Condit +1
3. Robbie Lawler +2
4. Rory MacDonald +2
5. Martin Kampmann +2
6. Jake Ellenberger +2
7. Jake Shields +2
8. Hector Lombard +2
9. Tarec Saffiedine +2
10. Nate Marquardt +1 

INELIGIBLE:

• Georges St-Pierre - quasi-retirement 
• Nick Diaz - quasi-retirement 

LIGHTWEIGHT:

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

FEATHERWEIGHT:

1. Jose Aldo - UFC Champion 
2. Frankie Edgar 
3. Ricardo Lamas 
4. Chad Mendes 
5. Cub Swanson 
6. Chan Sung Jung 
7. Daniel Straus - Bellator Champion 
8. Pat Curran 
9. Patricio Freire 
10. Nik Lentz +1

BANTAMWEIGHT:

1. Renan Barao - Interim Champion 
2. Urijah Faber 
3. Eddie Wineland +1
4. Michael McDonald -1
5. TJ Dillashaw 
6. Raphael Assuncao 
7. Brad Pickett 
8. Francisco Rivera
9. George Roop
10. Marlon Moraes 

INELIGIBLE:

• Dominick Cruz - UFC Champion - Inactive 
• Brian Bowles - suspended 

FLYWEIGHT:

1. Demetrious Johnson - UFC Champion 
2. John Dodson +1
3. Joseph Benavidez -1
4. Ian McCall 
5. Ali Bagautinov 
6. Tim Elliott
7. John Moraga
8. Jussier Da Silva 
9. Louis Gaudinot 
10. John Lineker 

POUND 4 POUND:

1. Jose Aldo - P4P King
2. Jon Jones 
3. Renan Barao 
4. Anderson Silva 
5. Demetrious Johnson +2
6. Cain Velasquez -1
7. Chris Weidman -1
8. Anthony Pettis 
9. Johny Hendricks 
10. Frankie Edgar 

INELIGIBLE:

• Dominick Cruz - inactive 
• Georges St-Pierre - quasi-retirement 

UFC on Fox 9: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 Card

Main Card: on Fox 

FLY: Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez 
BW: Urijah Faber vs. Michael McDonald
FW: Chad Mendes vs. Nik Lentz
LW: Joe Lauzon vs. Mac Danzig 

Prelim Card: on Fox Sports 1 

WW: Court McGee vs. Ryan LaFlare 
LW: Edson Barboza vs. Danny Castillo 
LW: Pat Healy vs. Bobby Green 
FLY: Zach Makovsky vs. Scott Jorgensen 
LW: Sam Stout vs. Cody McKenzie 
LW: Roger Bowling vs. Abel Trujillo 

Prelim Card: on Facebook 

FLY: Darren Uyenoyama vs. Alp Ozkilic

Varner out, #11 Healy now faces Green at UFC on Fox 9

An injury forces Jamie Varner out of his bout with #11 Pat Healy. In to replace him is Bobby Green. Green is coming off a controversial TKO win over James Krause which should have been declared a no-contest. Green hit Krause in the lower abdomen which should have still felt delicate considering Krause was hit low twice beforehand. Healy is coming off a decision loss to #10 Khabib Nurmagomedov. Both men will look to shed the last impression they both left in their previous trip to the octagon on December 14th on Fox. 






Note; this fight is now added to the 'UPCOMING FIGHTS' tab. 

#3 Dodson meets Jorgensen at UFC on Fox 9

After #4 Ian McCall had to pull out of his scheduled fight against Scott Jorgensen, #3 John Dodson comes in to replace him. After knocking out #7 Darrell Montague at UFC 167 Dodson wanted a quick return to the octagon and now he gets it in now former Bantamweight Jorgensen. Having lost to both Dominick Cruz and #1 Renan Barao, Jorgensen has opted to drop down to the flyweight division. This will be his first UFC fight as a flyweight. 








NOTE; this fight is now in the 'UPCOMING FIGHTS' tab

UFC on Fox 9 adds #12 Pat Healy vs. Jamie Varner

#12 Healy and Varner have agreed to meet at UFC on Fox 9. Varner is coming off a split decision loss to Gleison Tibau while Healy is coming off a decision loss himself to #11 Khabib Nurmagomedov.









NOTE: This fight has been added to the 'UPCOMING FIGHTS' tab. You can see the rest of the top 15 scheduled fights there as well. 

Champion vs. Challenger 2013 Update #1

Cain Velasquez -235 vs. Junior Dos Santos +190

Velasquez's pace is too much for most HW's if not all HW's. If Dos Santos doesn't knockout Velasquez within the first 2 rounds he loses his spring and the damage is done. Meaning, Velasquez is going to continue that relentless pace while Dos Santos is a lot slower and faded by the 3rd round.

Pick: I would bet Velasquez at these odds.

Jon Jones -425 vs. Alexander Gustafsson +315 

Jones has to make adjustments that will solidify a win and Gustafsson has to do what he did and then some. I believe Jones is going to win more decisively but at these odds there is value in picking Gustafsson.

Pick: I would pick Gustafsson at these odds

Chris Weidman +100 vs. Anderson Silva -125

Weidman's got Silva beat on the ground. Silva is dangerous standing up but the more he commits to his strikes the more susceptible he is to get taken down.

Pick: Take Weidman especially at underdog money

Georges St. Pierre -225 vs. Johny Hendricks +180

Hendricks only has one path to victory and that's his left cross connecting square on St. Pierre's chin. St. Pierre has a good jab that can keep Hendricks' left cross from connecting and St. Pierre can shoot for a takedown from distance. Hendricks has nothing off of his back as we saw last year against Koscheck.

Pick: Take St. Pierre especially at 2 to 1 odds

Anthony Pettis -270 vs. Josh Thomson +220

Thomson is a kickboxer at heart and Pettis is a kickboxer fused with Tae Kwon Do. They're both also good on the ground. It's anybodies fight on the ground and Thomson doesn't have the wrestling to hold Pettis down so expect Pettis to win the exchanges on the feet.

Pick: Take Pettis before the odds inflate any higher

Jose Aldo -715 vs. Ricardo Lamas +510

Assuming the UFC makes this match up Aldo should win this fight. But tread cautiously because Aldo isn't the sniper he once was at the WEC. Most of his fights are going to decision now and he tends to slow down in the title rounds. So if Lamas can make it to those last few rounds the fight could get interesting.

Pick: Take Aldo but tread cautiously on the steep line.

Dominick Cruz +215 vs. Renan Barao -265  

Assuming Cruz is ready by early 2014 this fight is going to be a tall order for him. Cruz's style has flustered his previous opponents but there are too many red flags to pick him to win. Will the layoff affect his performance? Will he be 100% going into the fight? Does he need a tune up fight?

Pick: Take Barao before the line inflates any higher

Demetrious Johnson -135 vs. Joseph Benavidez +105

This fight is too close. Team alpha male are unbeaten since Ludwig joined their team. In their first fight Benavidez lost via split decision. Is the acquisition of Ludwig going to be enough for Benavidez to win this time around? This fight can literally go either way.

Pick: I would pass since line is close; too even so that you have  a 50% chance of losing your money

Ronda Rousey -1065 vs. Miesha Tate +625 

Rousey always tends to find a way to armbar all her opponents but don't bank on her just yet. Tate has offered the most resistance out of every single opponent Rousey has faced and she maybe could have done more if she wasn't fighting out of emotion. So that's something to think about.

Pick: Pass the line is too deep and the win isn't as definite as it looks.

NOTE: the red means the fight is currently not official. 

UFC on Fox 9 adds #3 Condit vs. Brown

The already star studded fox show now adds former interim champion #3 Carlos Condit taking on Matt Brown. Condit just recently snapped a 2-fight losing streak with his win over #6 Martin Kampmann, while Brown is on a 6-fight winning streak. Condit culminates into the toughest test of Brown's current unbeaten streak. Brown's currently not ranked on mmacover.com because like I say, "quality over quantity." This will be the first top 10 opponent Brown faces in recent memory so that's a start.






NOTE: this fight has been added to the 'UPCOMING FIGHTS' tab. You can see the rest of the top 15 fights already scheduled there also.

#15 Joe Lauzon meets Mac Danzig at UFC on Fox 9

Both #15 Lauzon and Danzig look to get back on the win column each coming from back to back losses. Danzig droped a split decision to Takanori Gomi and a knockout loss to Melvin Guillard. Lauzon has dropped two decisions to #11 Jim Miller and #14 Michael Johnson. Lauzon being the regular crowd pleaser and bonus winner his job should be safe even with a third loss, but you never want to go three in a row losing. While, Danzig has been losing more than winning it's imperative he gets the win.

NOTE: This fight has been added to the 'UPCOMING FIGHTS' tab. You can see all of the other top 15 fight already scheduled there too. 

Jorgensen debuts at flyweight vs. #3 McCall at UFC on Fox 9

#5 BW Scott Jorgensen will look to make his FLY debut against #3 Ian McCall on December 14th; UFC on Fox 9. Jorgensen has had mixed results at BW as of late, specifically in his UFC run. #3 McCall picked up his first UFC win at UFC 163 against Illiarde Santos. McCall will now face his second former BW and look to make it 2 wins in a row while Jorgensen looks for a successful drop to 125 pounds.








NOTE: This fight has been added to the 'UPCOMING FIGHTS' tab. You can see the rest of the top 15 fights already scheduled there too. 

#4 Mendes vs. #13 Lentz will happen at UFC on Fox 9

#4 Chad Mendes will have to continue on his road back to title contention this time opposite #13 Nik Lentz. Lentz was originally set to face Dennis Bermudez but for unknown reasons he will now face Mendes. Mendes is on a 4-fight winning streak since his loss to #1 Jose Aldo and will look to continue that with a win over Lentz. Lentz is 3-0 since dropping to FW and if he can make it 4-0 he himself could be getting a title shot.

NOTE: This fight has already been added to the 'UPCOMING FIGHTS' tab. You can see the rest of the top 15 fights already confirmed there too.