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.

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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

Comments (189)

189 Comments

• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: Tachi Fights 11 (12-02-2011) says:

  December 2, 2011 at 9:34 pm

  [...] No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition. . Welterweight (170) [#342] Phil Collins (10-7-0, 171.0lb) vs. [#820] Andrew Martinez (7-5-1, [...]

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• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: Bellator 59 (11-24-2011) says:

  November 24, 2011 at 8:01 pm

  [...] Opposition: No common opposition. . Welterweight (175) [#138MW] Karl Amoussou (12-5-1) vs. [#407] Jesus Martinez [...]

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• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: Bellator 57 (11-12-2011) says:

  November 9, 2011 at 4:06 pm

  [...] (170) [#22] Douglas Lima (20-4-0) vs. [#33] Ben Saunders [...]

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• David Marshall says:

  November 9, 2011 at 1:11 pm

  Love the site. Just a heads up, WW Derek Medler improved to 7-0 with a first round submission over Brian Grimshaw last weekend at Armageddon 7 in Victoria, B.C.

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• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC 138 (11-05-2011) says:

  November 3, 2011 at 12:17 pm

  [...] match-ups. Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition. . Welterweight (170) [#75] Justin Edwards (7-1-0) vs. [#92] John Maguire [...]

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• Fight Matrix's Outlook on the Welterweight Division Post-UFC 137 - Page 4 - Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums says:

  November 1, 2011 at 9:13 pm

  [...] performances and is probably more reliable than majority of our subjective perspectives. Enjoy! Fight Matrix -Welterweight Is that out of all the ww in the world? You know what I mean. top 12 in world but ranked the [...]

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• Fight Matrix's Outlook on the Welterweight Division Post-UFC 137 - Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums says:

  November 1, 2011 at 1:31 pm

  [...] Fight Matrix's Outlook on the Welterweight Division Post-UFC 137 Caveat: Before you complain about something, bear in mind that these rankings are generated by an algorithm that processes fight-metric data. Meaning, it also takes into account quality of wins (takes into account significant strikes/strikes/TDs/guard passes within fights – and not just W/L). I am not necessarily saying these rankings are "perfect", but it's still an objective look into fighters' performances and is probably more reliable than majority of our subjective perspectives. Enjoy! Fight Matrix -Welterweight [...]

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• Fight Matrix's Outlook on the Welterweight Division Post-UFC 137 - Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums says:

  November 1, 2011 at 1:09 pm

  [...] Fight Matrix's Outlook on the Welterweight Division Post-UFC 137 Caveat: Before you complain about something, bear in mind that these rankings are generated by an algorithm that processes fight-metric data. Meaning, it also takes into account quality of wins (such as significant strikes/strikes/TDs/guard passes). I am not necessarily saying these rankings are "perfect", but it's still an objective look into fighters' performances and is probably more reliable than majority of our subjective perspectives. Enjoy! Fight Matrix -Welterweight [...]

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• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC 137 (10-29-2011) says:

  October 27, 2011 at 11:28 am

  [...] (170) [#4] Nick Diaz (25-7-0) vs. [#6] B.J. Penn (16-7-2) Nick Diaz is the All-Time #9 ranked Welterweight fighter. B.J. [...]

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• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: Bellator 56 (10-29-2011) says:

  October 26, 2011 at 10:42 am

  [...] (170) [#12] Jay Hieron (22-4-0) vs. [#27] Ben Askren (8-0-0) Jay Hieron is the All-Time #24 ranked Welterweight [...]

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