Here is how UFC 82 affected the the Top-10 rankings across all divisions:
Heavyweight and above: Andrei Arlovski moves up to #5 with a TKO stoppage of Jake O’Brien. Heath Herring moves up to #8 for his first Top-10 appearance in quite some time, while Cheick Kongo drops to #10.
| Rank | ↑ ↓ | Fighter | Record | Points | |
| 1 |  Fedor EmelianenkoLast Fight: 12/31/2007 [Yarennoka] |
27-1-0 |
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| 2 |  Randy CoutureLast Fight: 8/25/2007 [UFC] |
16-8-0 |
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| 3 |  Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraLast Fight: 2/2/2008 [UFC] |
31-4-1 |
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| 4 | Fabricio Werdum Last Fight: 1/19/2008 [UFC] |
10-3-1 |
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| 5 | 3 |  Andrei ArlovskiLast Fight: 3/1/2008 [UFC] |
12-5-0 |
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| 6 | Gabriel Gonzaga Last Fight: 1/19/2008 [UFC] |
8-3-0 |
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| 7 |  Mirko FilipovicLast Fight: 9/8/2007 [UFC] |
22-6-2 |
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| 8 | 9 | Heath Herring Last Fight: 3/1/2008 [UFC] |
28-13-0 |
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| 9 | Tim Sylvia Last Fight: 2/2/2008 [UFC] |
25-4-0 |
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| 10 | 5 |  Cheick KongoLast Fight: 3/1/2008 [UFC] |
11-4-1 |
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Light Heavyweight: With Dan Henderson moving to 185 lbs, fighters ranked #6-#11 move up a slot, with Tito Ortiz now rounding out the Top-10.
| Rank | ↑ ↓ | Fighter | Record | Points | |
| 1 | Quinton Jackson Last Fight: 9/8/2007 [UFC] |
28-6-0 |
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| 2 | Chuck Liddell Last Fight: 12/29/2007 [UFC] |
21-5-0 |
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| 3 | Ryoto Machida Last Fight: 12/29/2007 [UFC] |
12-0-0 |
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| 4 | Keith Jardine Last Fight: 9/22/2007 [UFC] |
13-4-1 |
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| 5 | 1 | Forrest Griffin Last Fight: 9/22/2007 [UFC] |
15-4-0 |
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| 6 | 1 | Mauricio Rua Last Fight: 9/22/2007 [UFC] |
16-3-0 |
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| 7 | 1 |  SokoudjouLast Fight: 12/29/2007 [UFC] |
4-2-0 |
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| 8 | 1 | Ricardo Arona Last Fight: 4/8/2007 [PRIDE] |
13-5-0 |
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| 9 | 1 | Wanderlei Silva Last Fight: 12/29/2007 [UFC] |
31-8-1 |
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| 10 | 1 | Tito Ortiz Last Fight: 7/7/2007 [UFC] |
16-5-1 |
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Middleweight: Henderson debuts strong at #3 despite the loss to the champion. Anderson Silva widens his lead over the rest of the division, while Yushin Okami’s position remains unchanged after a victory over unranked Evan Tanner. Jorge Santiago is displaced from the Top-10.
| Rank | ↑ ↓ | Fighter | Record | Points | |
| 1 | Anderson Silva Last Fight: 3/1/2008 [UFC] |
21-4-0 |
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| 2 | Paulo Filho Last Fight: 12/12/2007 [WEC] |
16-0-0 |
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| 3 | NR | Dan Henderson Last Fight: 3/1/2008 [UFC] |
22-7-0 |
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| 4 | 1 | Robbie Lawler Last Fight: 9/15/2007 [EliteXC] |
15-4-0 |
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| 5 | 1 | Rich Franklin Last Fight: 10/20/2007 [UFC] |
23-3-0 |
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| 6 | 1 |  Kazuo MisakiLast Fight: 12/31/2007 [Yarennoka] |
18-8-2 |
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| 7 | 1 | Yoshihiro Akiyama Last Fight: 12/31/2007 [Yarennoka] |
10-1-0 |
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| 8 | 1 | Matt Lindland Last Fight: 4/14/2007 [BodogFIGHT] |
20-5-0 |
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| 9 | 1 | Nathan Marquardt Last Fight: 2/2/2008 [UFC] |
26-7-2 |
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| 10 | Yushin Okami Last Fight: 3/1/2008 [UFC] |
21-4-0 |
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Welterweight: Jon Fitch inches his way past Matt Hughes & Karo Parisyan to the #3 spot. Josh Koscheck trades places with Jake Shields at #6. Diego Sanchez remains at #9.
| Rank | ↑ ↓ | Fighter | Record | Points | |
| 1 |  Georges St. PierreLast Fight: 12/29/2007 [UFC] |
15-2-0 |
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| 2 | Matt Serra Last Fight: 4/7/2007 [UFC] |
9-4-0 |
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| 3 | 2 | Jon Fitch Last Fight: 3/1/2008 [UFC] |
16-2-0 |
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| 4 | 1 | Matt Hughes Last Fight: 12/29/2007 [UFC] |
41-6-0 |
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| 5 | 1 |  Karo ParisyanLast Fight: 11/17/2007 [UFC] |
18-4-0 |
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| 6 | 2 | Josh Koscheck Last Fight: 3/1/2008 [UFC] |
10-2-0 |
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| 7 | Carlos Condit Last Fight: 2/13/2008 [WEC] |
22-4-0 |
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| 8 | 2 | Jake Shields Last Fight: 11/10/2007 [EliteXC] |
20-4-1 |
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| 9 | Diego Sanchez Last Fight: 3/1/2008 [UFC] |
18-2-0 |
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| 10 | Akihiro Gono Last Fight: 11/17/2007 [UFC] |
28-12-7 |
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Lightweight: there were no 155-lbs fights at UFC 82.