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Ranked Fighters: 1-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | 201-250
Issue Date: 3/15/2010 (Official Release: #127)
Welterweight (163-175 lbs) fighter ranks
The rankings presented are computerized and provided by the FightMatrix ranking system, which utilizes a comprehensive MMA fight database to provide objective rankings. Please note, that these rankings ONLY contain fighters who have had at least one professional fight some time in the 450 days prior to the ranking date.
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| 1 |
Georges St. Pierre
Last Fight: 7/11/2009 [UFC] |
19-2-0 |
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| 2 |
Jon Fitch
Last Fight: 12/12/2009 [UFC] |
21-3-0 |
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| 3 |
Josh Koscheck
Last Fight: 11/21/2009 [UFC] |
14-4-0 |
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| 4 |
Thiago Alves
Last Fight: 7/11/2009 [UFC] |
17-6-0 |
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| 5 |
Nick Diaz
Last Fight: 1/30/2010 [Strike Force] |
21-7-0 |
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| 6 |
Dan Hardy
Last Fight: 11/14/2009 [UFC] |
23-6-0 |
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| 7 |
Paulo Thiago
Last Fight: 2/06/2010 [UFC] |
13-1-0 |
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| 8 |
Matt Serra
Last Fight: 2/06/2010 [UFC] |
10-6-0 |
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| 9 |
Paul Daley
Last Fight: 1/02/2010 [UFC] |
23-8-2 |
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| 10 |
Matt Hughes
Last Fight: 5/23/2009 [UFC] |
43-7-0 |
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| 11 |
Jay Hieron
Last Fight: 1/30/2010 [Strike Force] |
19-4-0 |
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| 12 |
Akihiro Gono
Last Fight: 3/07/2010 [WVR] |
32-15-7 |
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| 13 |
Dan Hornbuckle
Last Fight: 9/23/2009 [WVR] |
19-2-0 |
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| 14 |
Carlos Condit
Last Fight: 9/16/2009 [UFC] |
24-5-0 |
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| 15 |
Marius Zaromskis
Last Fight: 1/30/2010 [Strike Force] |
13-4-0 |
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| 16 |
Mike Pierce
Last Fight: 12/12/2009 [UFC] |
10-3-0 |
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| 17 |
Martin Kampmann
Last Fight: 1/02/2010 [UFC] |
16-3-0 |
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| 18 |
Jake Ellenberger
Last Fight: 1/02/2010 [UFC] |
22-5-0 |
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| 19 |
Chris Lytle
Last Fight: 2/20/2010 [UFC] |
28-17-5 |
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| 20 | 1 |
Anthony Johnson
Last Fight: 11/21/2009 [UFC] |
8-3-0 |
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| 21 | 1 |
Mike Swick
Last Fight: 2/06/2010 [UFC] |
14-4-0 |
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| 22 |
Rory MacDonald
Last Fight: 1/11/2010 [UFC] |
10-0-0 |
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| 23 |
John Howard
Last Fight: 12/05/2009 [UFC] |
13-4-0 |
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| 24 | 1 |
Frank Trigg
Last Fight: 2/06/2010 [UFC] |
19-8-0 |
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| 25 | 1 |
Karo Parisyan
Last Fight: 1/31/2009 [UFC] |
18-5-0 |
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| 26 |
Dong Hyun Kim
Last Fight: 7/11/2009 [UFC] |
12-0-1 |
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| 27 |
Ben Saunders
Last Fight: 11/21/2009 [UFC] |
8-1-2 |
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| 28 |
Rick Story
Last Fight: 1/11/2010 [UFC] |
9-3-0 |
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| 29 |
Amir Sadollah
Last Fight: 1/11/2010 [UFC] |
3-1-0 |
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| 30 |
Hayato Sakurai
Last Fight: 12/31/2009 [K-1] |
35-10-2 |
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| 31 |
T.J. Grant
Last Fight: 12/12/2009 [UFC] |
15-3-0 |
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| 32 |
Julio Paulino
Last Fight: 2/10/2010 [AlaskaFC] |
17-2-0 |
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| 33 |
Ryo Chonan
Last Fight: 8/23/2009 [DEEP] |
16-10-0 |
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| 34 |
Delson Heleno
Last Fight: 3/06/2010 [Top Fighter MMA] |
18-5-0 |
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| 35 |
Mike Pyle
Last Fight: 1/02/2010 [UFC] |
18-7-1 |
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| 36 |
Eduardo Pamplona
Last Fight: 7/04/2009 [M-1 Mix-FC] |
12-2-0 |
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| 37 |
Lyman Good
Last Fight: 6/12/2009 [BellatorFC] |
10-0-0 |
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| 38 |
Marcus Davis
Last Fight: 11/21/2009 [UFC] |
16-7-0 |
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| 39 |
Brad Blackburn
Last Fight: 1/11/2010 [UFC] |
14-9-1 |
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| 40 |
John Alessio
Last Fight: 3/05/2010 [Ring of Fire] |
27-13-0 |
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| 41 |
Dustin Hazelett
Last Fight: 1/02/2010 [UFC] |
14-5-0 |
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| 42 |
Toby Imada
Last Fight: 1/30/2010 [KOTC] |
23-13-0 |
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| 43 |
Jesse Lennox
Last Fight: 1/11/2010 [UFC] |
11-2-0 |
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| 44 |
John Hathaway
Last Fight: 11/14/2009 [UFC] |
12-0-0 |
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| 45 |
Nick Thompson
Last Fight: 9/23/2009 [WVR] |
38-12-1 |
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| 46 |
Joe Riggs
Last Fight: 1/30/2010 [Strike Force] |
32-11-0 |
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| 47 |
Brent Weedman
Last Fight: 8/15/2009 [MMA Xtreme] |
16-5-1 |
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| 48 |
Brock Larson
Last Fight: 11/21/2009 [UFC] |
28-4-0 |
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| 49 |
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Last Fight: 10/24/2009 [UFC] |
11-4-0 |
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| 50 |
Yuya Shirai
Last Fight: 1/24/2010 [DEEP] |
18-8-1 |
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Previous Official Release: 3/12/2010
Fighters who have dropped out: [#247] Tommy Depret!, [#248] Olaf Alfonso!, [#249] Kevin Nowacyzk!, [#250] Rafael Silva!
Drop out symbols: * = Inactive (450d), ^ = Moved Divisions, % = Forced, ! = Results/Other
Ranked Fighters: 1-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | 201-250
March 13th, 2010 at 9:30 am
how the hell is josh koshcheck ahead of thiago alves
February 21st, 2010 at 11:30 pm
That’s not how the system currently works. When Hendricks beat Sadollah, Sadollah was a 1-0 fighter.
February 21st, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Do you guys realize that Johny Hendricks is not in the top 50? I see Sadollah at 29 so i would expect Hendricks to around 20?
February 8th, 2010 at 6:13 pm
I think the weight cut would hurt him.. and not sure he’s fast or scrappy enough for a lot of the top 155ers.
February 7th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
jcs i know you aren’t much of an opinion guy. this website is about technical analysis and i appreciate that. but how do you think serra would do at lightweight?
February 3rd, 2010 at 12:12 am
see i was thinking a fight at middleweight. he needs to take a fight against a wrestler nobody thinks he can beat. thats the only way he is gonna get respect and maybe, though unlikely, a shot at gsp.
if he beat dan henderson people would be shouting for that fight from the roof tops. not that i think he could but i don’t think he would get knocked out either. tough fight for him. hard to get respect now a days outside the ufc.
January 31st, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Hieron is about the only high-ranked WW available for Diaz to fight outside of UFC. I suppose they could get Gono or Hornbuckle…
January 31st, 2010 at 3:27 pm
thank you guys for having the best ranking system in the business. in your expert opinion who would diaz benefit most from facing next?
January 31st, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Diaz is now #5.
We adjust points by division now, so even though Diaz had less points at Middle.. he had more points at Welter.
January 31st, 2010 at 7:18 am
I’m calling for Nick Diaz to be in the top 5 after that fight. I trust your rankings either way I just think this guy is an animal and he beat someone who had more points than him on your website and he beat them decisively. no one can say he just beats old men now.
i also think a lawler-smith fight is on the horizon cuz they get owned and land lucky shots so they are made for each other. in that context cung le vs melvin manhoef would be a must see. what do you think jcs?