Although we’ve only been posting rankings since (outside of some beta testing) January 2008, Fedor would’ve likely been the #1 ranked heavyweight since his win over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on 12/31/04, over 5 years ago. He followed that up with some big wins, but has been relatively inactive since the beginning of 2008, only having fought three times. His inability to come to an agreement with the UFC has limited him to fighting the best heavyweights not in the organization, which has stymied his potential point total. As a result, other top heavyweights are slowly creeping toward #1, and a win over Werdum won’t do much to hold them off.
Should Brock Lesnar pull off a dominant victory against Shane Carwin in their title fight, he will likely overtake Fedor for the top heavyweight position. Should Carwin win, Fedor will likely stay at #1, with Carwin at #2, and Lesnar at #3 — unless a fight such as Velasquez/dos Santos comes off, which would cause more shuffling at the top.