Issue Date: 5/16/2012 (Official Release: #253)

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.




Ranked Fighters:
1-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | 201-250 | 251-300 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 451-500


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Rank ↑ ↓ Fighter Record Points
1
 
Georges St Pierre 22-2-0
915
Last Fight: 4/30/2011 [UFC] vs  [#6 WW] Jake Shields
 
2
 
Carlos Condit 28-5-0
511
Last Fight: 2/04/2012 [UFC] vs  [#4 WW] Nick Diaz
 
3
 
Jake Ellenberger 27-5-0
484
Last Fight: 2/15/2012 [UFC] vs  [#14 WW] Diego Sanchez
Next Fight: 6/01/2012 [UFC] vs [#8 WW] Martin Kampmann
4
 
Nick Diaz 26-8-0
401
Last Fight: 2/04/2012 [UFC] vs  [#2 WW] Carlos Condit
 
5
 
Johny Hendricks 13-1-0
393
Last Fight: 5/05/2012 [UFC] vs  [#7 WW] Josh Koscheck
 
6
 
Jake Shields 27-6-1
371
Last Fight: 2/26/2012 [UFC] vs  [#112 WW] Yoshihiro Akiyama
Next Fight: 8/11/2012 [UFC] vs [#26 MW] Ed Herman
7
 
Josh Koscheck 17-6-0
350
Last Fight: 5/05/2012 [UFC] vs  [#5 WW] Johny Hendricks
 
8
 
Martin Kampmann 19-5-0
338
Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [UFC] vs  [#22 WW] Thiago Alves
Next Fight: 6/01/2012 [UFC] vs [#3 WW] Jake Ellenberger
9
 
BJ Penn 16-8-2
331
Last Fight: 10/29/2011 [UFC] vs  [#4 WW] Nick Diaz
 
10
 
Ben Askren 10-0-0
296
Last Fight: 4/06/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [#20 WW] Douglas Lima
 
11
 
Siyar Bahadurzada 21-4-1
277
Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [UFC] vs  [#37 WW] Paulo Thiago
Next Fight: 7/21/2012 [UFC] vs [#22 WW] Thiago Alves
12
 
Jon Fitch 23-4-1
273
Last Fight: 12/30/2011 [UFC] vs  [#5 WW] Johny Hendricks
Next Fight: 7/11/2012 [UFC] vs [#39 MW] Aaron Simpson
13
1
Rory MacDonald 13-1-0
247
Last Fight: 4/21/2012 [UFC] vs  [#83 WW] Che Mills
 
14
1
Diego Sanchez 23-5-0
246
Last Fight: 2/15/2012 [UFC] vs  [#3 WW] Jake Ellenberger
 
15
 
Tyron Woodley 10-0-0
226
Last Fight: 1/07/2012 [Strike Force] vs  [#18 WW] Jordan Mein
Next Fight: 7/14/2012 [Strike Force] vs [#11 MW] Nate Marquardt
16
 
Brian Ebersole 49-14-1
221
Last Fight: 12/10/2011 [UFC] vs  [#38 WW] Claude Patrick
Next Fight: 6/22/2012 [UFC] vs [#40 WW] TJ Waldburger
17
 
Jay Hieron 22-5-0
217
Last Fight: 10/29/2011 [BellatorFC] vs  [#10 WW] Ben Askren
Next Fight: 7/13/2012 [Legacy Promotions] vs [#156 WW] Mike Bronzoulis
18
 
Jordan Mein 24-8-0
195
Last Fight: 1/07/2012 [Strike Force] vs  [#15 WW] Tyron Woodley
 
19
 
Mike Pierce 13-5-0
182
Last Fight: 2/04/2012 [UFC] vs  [#7 WW] Josh Koscheck
Next Fight: 6/08/2012 [UFC] vs [NR] Carlos Eduardo Rocha
20
 
Douglas Lima 21-5-0
181
Last Fight: 4/06/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [#10 WW] Ben Askren
 
21
 
Kazuo Misaki 25-11-2
178
Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [Strike Force] vs  [#23 WW] Paul Daley
 
22
 
Thiago Alves 19-9-0
176
Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [UFC] vs  [#8 WW] Martin Kampmann
Next Fight: 7/21/2012 [UFC] vs [#11 WW] Siyar Bahadurzada
23
 
Paul Daley 29-12-2
175
Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [Strike Force] vs  [#21 WW] Kazuo Misaki
 
24
 
Mike Pyle 22-8-1
173
Last Fight: 1/14/2012 [UFC] vs  [#240 WW] Ricardo Funch
Next Fight: 6/08/2012 [UFC] vs [#29 WW] Josh Neer
25
 
Charlie Brenneman 15-3-0
166
Last Fight: 1/20/2012 [UFC] vs  [#71 WW] Daniel Roberts
Next Fight: 6/08/2012 [UFC] vs [#60 WW] Erick Silva
26
 
Bryan Baker 18-3-0
166
Last Fight: 5/04/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [#49 WW] Ben Saunders
 
27
 
Dong Hyun Kim 15-1-1
163
Last Fight: 12/30/2011 [UFC] vs  [#102 WW] Sean Pierson
Next Fight: 7/07/2012 [UFC] vs [#16 MW] Demian Maia
28
 
Rick Story 13-5-0
160
Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [UFC] vs  [#8 WW] Martin Kampmann
Next Fight: 6/22/2012 [UFC] vs [#352 WW] Papy Abedi
29
 
Josh Neer 33-10-1
159
Last Fight: 1/20/2012 [UFC] vs  [#82 WW] Duane Ludwig
Next Fight: 6/08/2012 [UFC] vs [#24 WW] Mike Pyle
30
 
Matt Hughes 45-9-0
158
Last Fight: 9/24/2011 [UFC] vs  [#7 WW] Josh Koscheck
 
31
 
Marius Zaromskis 17-6-0
154
Last Fight: 5/11/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [#168 WW] Waachiim Spiritwolf
 
32
 
Jason High 15-3-0
141
Last Fight: 9/23/2011 [Strike Force] vs  [#164 WW] Todd Moore
 
33
 
Tarec Saffiedine 12-3-0
137
Last Fight: 1/07/2012 [Strike Force] vs  [#41 WW] Tyler Stinson
 
34
NR
Gerald Harris 21-4-0
136
Last Fight: 5/11/2012 [Legacy Promotions] vs  [#156 WW] Mike Bronzoulis
 
35
1
Jim Wallhead 23-6-0
134
Last Fight: 12/10/2011 [BAoMMA] vs  [#104 WW] Joey Villasenor
 
36
1
John Maguire 18-3-0
131
Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [UFC] vs  [#100 WW] DaMarques Johnson
 
37
1
Paulo Thiago 14-4-0
128
Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [UFC] vs  [#11 WW] Siyar Bahadurzada
 
38
1
Claude Patrick 14-2-0
125
Last Fight: 12/10/2011 [UFC] vs  [#16 WW] Brian Ebersole
 
39
1
John Hathaway 16-1-0
121
Last Fight: 5/05/2012 [UFC] vs  [#195 WW] Pascal Krauss
 
40
1
TJ Waldburger 15-6-0
119
Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [UFC] vs  [#90 WW] Jake Hecht
Next Fight: 6/22/2012 [UFC] vs [#16 WW] Brian Ebersole
41
1
Tyler Stinson 24-8-0
118
Last Fight: 1/07/2012 [Strike Force] vs  [#33 WW] Tarec Saffiedine
 
42
1
Brian Foster 18-5-0
117
Last Fight: 10/15/2011 [CCCW] vs  [NR] LaVerne Clark
 
43
 
Rashid Magomedov 14-1-0
116
Last Fight: 3/16/2012 [M-1 Mix-FC] vs  [#64 WW] Yasubey Enomoto
 
44
 
Ryan Ford 18-4-0
114
Last Fight: 5/04/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [#98 WW] Luis Santos
 
45
 
Josh Burkman 23-9-0
111
Last Fight: 2/24/2012 [ThrowdownETC] vs  [#137 WW] Koffi Adzitso
 
46
 
Quinn Mulhern 17-2-0
110
Last Fight: 11/18/2011 [Strike Force] vs  [#67 WW] David Hulett
Next Fight: 5/19/2012 [Strike Force] vs [NR] Yuri Villefort
47
 
Karl Amoussou 14-5-1
106
Last Fight: 3/30/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [#76 WW] Chris Lozano
Next Fight: 5/18/2012 [BellatorFC] vs [#81 WW] David Rickels
48
 
Assan Njie 13-2-0
105
Last Fight: 5/06/2012 [The Zone FC] vs  [#217 WW] Morten Djursaa
 
49
 
Ben Saunders 13-5-2
102
Last Fight: 5/04/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [#26 WW] Bryan Baker
 
50
 
Marcus Aurelio 21-9-0
101
Last Fight: 5/19/2011 [Jones Entertainment Group] vs  [#303 MW] Matt MacGrath
 

Issue Date: 5/16/2012 (Official Release: #253)

Previous Official Release: 5/12/2012

Fighters who have dropped out: [#42] Carlo Prater-, [#99] Jorge Patino-, [#240] Brad Blackburn*, [#277] Rustam Khabilov-, [#450] Clay Hantz-, [#453] Jay Estrada*

Drop out symbols: * = Inactive (450d), + = Moved Divisions (Up), - = Moved Divisions (Down), % = Forced, ! = Results/Other


Ranked Fighters:
1-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | 201-250 | 251-300 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 451-500

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