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Welterweight (163-175 lbs) fighter ranks
Issue Date: 2/7/2010 (Official Release: #121)

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.

Rank ↑ ↓ Fighter Record Points
1   Georges St. Pierre
Last Fight: 7/11/2009 [UFC]
19-2-0
762
2   Jon Fitch
Last Fight: 12/12/2009 [UFC]
21-3-0
339
3   Thiago Alves
Last Fight: 7/11/2009 [UFC]
17-6-0
306
4   Josh Koscheck
Last Fight: 11/21/2009 [UFC]
14-4-0
305
5   Nick Diaz
Last Fight: 1/30/2010 [Strike Force]
21-7-0
286
6   Dan Hardy
Last Fight: 11/14/2009 [UFC]
23-6-0
257
7 3 Paulo Thiago
Last Fight: 2/6/2010 [UFC]
13-1-0
238
8 5 Matt Serra
Last Fight: 2/6/2010 [UFC]
10-6-0
215
9 2 Paul Daley
Last Fight: 1/2/2010 [UFC]
23-8-2
209
10 2 Matt Hughes
Last Fight: 5/23/2009 [UFC]
43-7-0
208
11 2 Jay Hieron
Last Fight: 1/30/2010 [Strike Force]
19-4-0
201
12 1 Dan Hornbuckle
Last Fight: 9/23/2009 [WVR]
19-2-0
166
13 1 Akihiro Gono
Last Fight: 12/31/2009 [K-1]
31-15-7
165
14 1 Carlos Condit
Last Fight: 9/16/2009 [UFC]
24-5-0
158
15 2 Marius Zaromskis
Last Fight: 1/30/2010 [Strike Force]
13-4-0
157
16 2 Mike Pierce
Last Fight: 12/12/2009 [UFC]
10-3-0
149
17 2 Martin Kampmann
Last Fight: 1/2/2010 [UFC]
16-3-0
146
18 2 Jake Ellenberger
Last Fight: 1/2/2010 [UFC]
22-5-0
146
19 2 Karo Parisyan
Last Fight: 1/31/2009 [UFC]
18-5-0
133
20 4 Mike Swick
Last Fight: 2/6/2010 [UFC]
14-4-0
131
21 1 Anthony Johnson
Last Fight: 11/21/2009 [UFC]
8-3-0
130
22 1 Rory MacDonald
Last Fight: 1/11/2010 [UFC]
10-0-0
126
23 1 John Howard
Last Fight: 12/5/2009 [UFC]
13-4-0
124
24 10 Frank Trigg
Last Fight: 2/6/2010 [UFC]
19-8-0
124
25   Dong Hyun Kim
Last Fight: 7/11/2009 [UFC]
12-0-1
119
26   Ben Saunders
Last Fight: 11/21/2009 [UFC]
8-1-2
117
27   Ricky Story
Last Fight: 1/11/2010 [UFC]
9-3-0
115
28   Amir Sadollah
Last Fight: 1/11/2010 [UFC]
3-1-0
112
29   Hayato Sakurai
Last Fight: 12/31/2009 [K-1]
35-10-2
110
30   T.J. Grant
Last Fight: 12/12/2009 [UFC]
15-3-0
109
31   Chris Lytle
Last Fight: 6/20/2009 [UFC]
27-17-5
107
32   Brian Foster
Last Fight: 11/21/2009 [UFC]
13-4-0
106
33   Ryo Chonan
Last Fight: 8/23/2009 [DEEP]
16-10-0
104
34   Delson Heleno
Last Fight: 11/22/2009 [Art of Fighting]
17-5-0
102
35   Mike Pyle
Last Fight: 1/2/2010 [UFC]
18-7-1
101
36   Eduardo Pamplona
Last Fight: 7/4/2009 [M-1 Mix-FC]
12-2-0
100
37 1 Lyman Good
Last Fight: 6/12/2009 [BellatorFC]
10-0-0
99
38 1 Marcus Davis
Last Fight: 11/21/2009 [UFC]
16-7-0
99
39   Brad Blackburn
Last Fight: 1/11/2010 [UFC]
14-9-1
99
40   Dustin Hazelett
Last Fight: 1/2/2010 [UFC]
14-5-0
99
41   John Alessio
Last Fight: 10/2/2009 [MaximumFC]
26-13-0
97
42 1 Nick Thompson
Last Fight: 9/23/2009 [WVR]
38-12-1
94
43 1 Toby Imada
Last Fight: 1/30/2010 [KOTC]
23-13-0
94
44 1 Jesse Lennox
Last Fight: 1/11/2010 [UFC]
11-2-0
93
45 3 John Hathaway
Last Fight: 11/14/2009 [UFC]
12-0-0
93
46   Joe Riggs
Last Fight: 1/30/2010 [Strike Force]
32-11-0
93
47   Brent Weedman
Last Fight: 8/15/2009 [MMA Xtreme]
16-5-1
91
48   Brock Larson
Last Fight: 11/21/2009 [UFC]
28-4-0
90
49   Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Last Fight: 10/24/2009 [UFC]
11-4-0
89
50   Yuya Shirai
Last Fight: 1/24/2010 [DEEP]
18-8-1
88

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Comments (57)

57 Responses to “Welterweight”

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  1. jcs Says:

    I think the weight cut would hurt him.. and not sure he’s fast or scrappy enough for a lot of the top 155ers.

  2. Jordan P. Says:

    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?

  3. Jordan P. Says:

    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.

  4. oleg Says:

    Hieron is about the only high-ranked WW available for Diaz to fight outside of UFC. I suppose they could get Gono or Hornbuckle…

  5. Jordan P. Says:

    thank you guys for having the best ranking system in the business. in your expert opinion who would diaz benefit most from facing next?

  6. jcs Says:

    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.

  7. Jordan P. Says:

    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?

  8. jcs Says:

    Not all that much.. If it was more definitive than a split, and High didn’t get KOd his next time out, I’d agree with you.

  9. Brandon Says:

    Why is Andre Galvao ranked higher than Jason High when Jason beat him?? Kind of weird dont ya think..

  10. pikeamus Says:

    2 Brits making it to the top ten of a division at the same time? Mma is definitely growing over here, wouldn’t have thought this possible at the beginning of 2009.

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