MMA Rankings After UFC 195 & UFC on Fox 18

Heavyweight

1. fabricio werdum 

2. cain velasquez 

3. alistair overeem

4. junior dos santos

5. stipe miocic +3

6. daniel cormier -1

7. anthony johnson -1

8. andrei arlovski -1

9. frank mir 

10. mark hunt

11. antonio silva 

12. travis browne 

13. ben rothwell 

14. brock lesnar 

15. dan henderson

Welterweight: 

1. georges st. pierre

2. robbie lawler 

3. johny hendricks

4. rory macdonald

5. tyron woodley

6. neil magny

7. carlos condit

8. kelvin gastelum

9. stephen thompson        

10. martin kampmann      

11. tarec saffiedine +5

12. jake ellenberger -1

13. hector lombard -1

14. rousimar palhares -1

15. jake shields -1

lightweight

1. khabib nurmagomedov

2. rafael dos anjos

3. eddie alvarez +6 

4. anthony pettis -1

5. donald cerrone -1

6. ben henderson -1

7. nate diaz -1

8. myles jury -1

9. beneil dariush -1

10. michael johnson 

11. tony ferguson 

12. frankie edgar

13. tj grant 

14. will brooks

15. gilbert melendez

Bantamweight

1. dominick cruz +3 

2. raphael assuncao -1

3. tj dillashaw -1

4. renan barao -1 

5. aljamain sterling 

6. urijah faber

7. joseph benavidez

8. johnny eduardo 

9. michael mcdonald

10. chris cariaso

11. takeya mizugaki

12. bryan caraway

13. john lineker

14. eddie wineland

15. francisco rivera 

Flyweight

1. demetrious johnson 

2. joseph benavidez  

3. john dodson  

4. ali bagautinov 

5. ian mccall  

6. henry cejudo

7. jussier da silva 

8. zach makovsky 

9. wilson reis +7

10. tim elliott -1

11. john moraga -1

12. kyoji horiguchi -1

13. dustin ortiz -1

14. ray borg -1

15. louis gaudinot -1

Results

miocic b arlovski

saffiedine b ellenberger

alvarez b pettis

cruz b dillashaw

reis b ortiz

MMA Rankings After Bellator 140, TUF 21 Finale, UFC 189

Welterweight: 

1. georges st. pierre

2. robbie lawler 

3. johny hendricks

4. rory macdonald

5. tyron woodley

6. carlos condit

7. kelvin gastelum

8. stephen thompson +8

9. martin kampmann -1

10. jake ellenberger -1

11. hector lombard -1

12. jake shields -1

13. ben askren -1

14. andrey koreshkov +2

15. rousimar palhares -2

Featherweight

1. jose aldo

2. conor mcgregor +3

3. chad mendes -1

4. frankie edgar -1

5. ricardo lamas -1

6. max holloway

7. cub swanson

8. patricio freire

9. charles oliveira 

10. daniel weichel

11. jeremy stephens

12. pat curran

13. darren elkins

14. chan sung jung

15. dustin poirier

Bantamweight

1. raphael assuncao

2. tj dillashaw

3. renan barao

4. dominick cruz

5. urijah faber

6. joseph banvidez

7. johnny eduardo

8. michael mcdonald

9. aljamain sterling

10. chris cariaso

11. takeya mizugaki

12. bryan caraway +4

13. eddie wineland -1

14. francisco rivera -1

15. rob font -1

Results

thompson b ellenberger

koreshkov b lima

mcgregor b mendes

caraway b wineland

MMA Rankings after UFC 173: Barao vs. Dillashaw

Heavyweight

1. Cain Velasquez  

2. Junior Dos Santos 

3. Daniel Cormier 

4. Fabricio Werdum 

5. Antonio Silva 

6. Mark Hunt 

7. Travis Browne 

8. Alistair Overeem

9. Josh Barnett

10. Stipe Miocic

Light Heavyweight 

1. Jon Jones 

2. Vitor Belfort 

3. Anthony Johnson

4. Phil Davis 

5. Lyoto Machida 

6. Daniel Cormier 

7. Rashad Evans

8. Alexander Gustafsson 

9. Dan Henderson 

10. Chael Sonnen 

Middleweight

1. Chris Weidman 

2. Anderson Silva 

3. Lyoto Machida 

4. Gegard Mousasi 

5. Luke Rockhold 

6. Ronaldo Souza

7. Tim Kennedy

8. Francis Carmont

9. Mark Munoz

10. Constantinos Philippou 

Welterweight

1. Georges St. Pierre 

2. Johny Hendricks  

3. Tyron Woodley 

4. Robbie Lawler 

5. Carlos Condit 

6. Martin Kampmann 

7. Rory MacDonald

8. Jake Ellenberger

9. Hector Lombard 

10. Jake Shields 

Lightweight 

1. Anthony Pettis 

2. Ben Henderson 

3. Gilbert Melendez

4. Josh Thomson 

5. Nate Diaz

6. Eddie Alvarez 

7. Will Brooks 

8. Michael Chandler 

9. Gray Maynard 

10. Shinya Aoki 

Featherweight

1. Jose Aldo    

2. Chad Mendes

3. Ricardo Lamas

4. Jeremy Stephens

5. Cub Swanson 

6. Pat Curran 

7. Daniel Straus

8. Darren Elkins

9. Clay Guida

10. Patricio Freire

Bantamweight 

1. Raphael Assuncao

2. TJ Dillashaw  

3. Renan Barao 

4. Urijah Faber

5. Johnny Eduardo

6. Michael McDonald

7. Eddie Wineland

8. Takeya Mizugaki 

9. Marlon Moraes  

10. Brad Pickett

Flyweight 

1. Demetrious Johnson  

2. Joseph Benavidez

3. John Dodson 

4. Ali Bagautinov 

5. Ian McCall

6. Tim Elliott 

7. Jussier Da Silva

8. Louis Gaudinot 

9. John Lineker

10. Kyoji Horiguchi 

#7 Ellenberger meets Saffiedine at UFC in Singapore

#7 Jake Ellenberger will square off against the former Strikeforce welterweight champion Tarec Saffiedine. Ellenberger most recently lost an uneventful decision to #5 Rory MacDonald while Saffiedine is yet to debut in the UFC. Saffiedine was the last fight of Strikeforce's existence where he won the welterweight title by defeating Nate Marquardt. This fight is will be on the first card of 2014 on January 4th. 


NOTE; this fight has been added to the 'UPCOMING FIGHTS' tab along with the rest of the top 15 fights alreadt confirmed.

MMA Rankings After UFC on Fox 8 Johnson vs. Moraga

(Pictured UFC HW Champion #1 Velasquez)

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

(Pictured UFC MW
Champion #1 Weidman)

Middleweight

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


Other Contenders: Ronaldo Souza, Tim Kennedy, Cung Le, Rich Franklin, Ronny Markes

With Brian Stann now retired Ronny Markes enters the contenders list. 

(Pictured WW #6 MacDonald)

Welterweight

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

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

(Pictured LW contender Guillard)

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, Joe Lauzon, Jamie Varner, Melvin Guillard

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

Melvin Guillard returns to the contender list with his knockout win over Mac Danzig.

(Pictured UFC FW Champion #1 Aldo)

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 Interim BW
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.  

Flyweight

(Pictured UFC FLY Champion #1 Johnson)

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. 

(Pictured pound 4 pound best fighter in the world
#1 Georges St Pierre)

Pound 4 Pound

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

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

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

UFC on Fox 8 Johnson vs. Moraga Predictions and Betting lines

My Main Card Predictions & Bets:

#1 Johnson -470 vs. NR* Moraga +370

I'm picking Johnson because of his speed and ability to transition from position to position. Moraga is a credible opponent but he doesn't present anything Johnson hasn't seen. I think Johnson will cruise to a decision victory the way he normally does.

My bet: 47$ to win 10$ on Demetrious Johnson & 21.50$ to win 10$ on the fight going over 4 1/2 rounds

#6 Ellenberger +190 vs. #9 MacDonald -240

I'm picking MacDonald because everytime he fights you see a clear improvement to his game as if the MacDonald that fought BJ Penn wasn't scary enough. Ellenberger is dangerous too but generally only in the first round while MacDonald will be dangerous for all three rounds. I got MacDonald winning two out of the three rounds.

My bet: 24$ to win 10$ on MacDonald

#10 Lawler -290 vs. NR* Voelker +230

I'm picking Lawler because his opponent will be over matched and he took this fight on short notice being a full time student and a full time construction worker. Only God knows how he found time to train for Lawler. Lawler's had his opponent changed three times but they were all strikers so he didn't have to change much of his game plan and plus he did get his full training camp in so I got him winning by TKO in the later rounds.

My bet: 29$ to win 10$ on Lawler & 17.50$ to win 10$ on the fight going over 1 1/2 rounds

DR* Carmouche -600 vs. DR* Andrade +425

I'm picking Carmouche for the purpose of giving you my prediction but I'm not placing any bets because the line is too high. Carmouche is by far the better striker and I would say the better wrestler too but she is very submission prone and that's what Andrade's good at which is why you can't completely count her out. That being said Carmouche should defeat Andrade but if you're a betting person tread cautiously on Carmouche.

My bet: pass

My under card bets only:

28$ to win 10$ on Masvidal

21$ to win 10$ on Masvidal vs. Chiesa to go over 1 1/2 rounds

22.50$ to win 10$ on Castillo

20.50$ to win 10$ on Castillo vs. Means to go over 2 1/2 rounds

13.50$ to win 10$ on Cruickshank

18.50$ to win 10$ on Cruickshank vs. Edwards to go over 2 1/2 rounds

24.50$ to win 10$ on Albert

I am passing on:

Guillard vs. Danzig, Herman vs. Smith, Kedzie vs. de Randamie & Riley vs. Salas

NR - Not Ranked in the top 10 

DR - Don't Rank women currently 

UFC on Fox 8 Johnson vs. Moraga Stats

Johnson by TKO/KO              84% chance
Moraga by TKO/KO               16% chance

Johnson by Submission         52% chance
Moraga by Submission          48% chance

Fight goes to decision           80% chance
Fight gets stopped                20% chance

Johnson wins                         82% chance
Moraga wins                          18% chance