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No. |
Fighter |
Notes |
Prev. |
1. |
Georges St. Pierre
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Head and shoulders above his peers in the WW division |
2 |
2. |
Anderson Silva
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Outclassed for nearly five rounds, Silva comes back to steal the win |
1 |
3. |
Jose Aldo
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Explosive and dominating; running amuck of competitors at 145 |
4 |
4. |
Frankie Edgar
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Consecutive victories over Penn seals Edgar's elite status |
6 |
5. |
Mauricio Rua
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Resurgence complete after brutal stoppage of Machida at UFC 113 |
4 |
6. |
Jake Shields
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Shields has proven to be an impact player in two divisons |
5 |
7. |
Jon Fitch
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13-1 in the octagon, Fitch continues grinding out impressive wins |
- |
8. |
Brock Lesnar
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Love him or hate him, Brock is the most dominant UFC HW of this generation |
8 |
9. |
Fabricio Werdum
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Stopping Fedor instantly puts Werdum on this list |
9 |
10. |
Fedor Emelianenko
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HW legend drops down the list after stumbling against Werdum |
10 |
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No. |
Fighter |
Notes |
Prev. |
1. |
Brock Lesnar
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Lesnar shows heart, grit in come from behind win over Carwin |
3 |
2. |
Fabricio Werdum
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UFC castaway is the first man to truly beat F. Emelianenko |
1 |
3. |
Fedor Emelianenko
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Should be highly motivated after being submitted by F. Werdum |
2 |
4. |
Shane Carwin
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After fantastic start, Carwin fades and gets stopped in round 2 |
5 |
5. |
Cain Velasquez
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Coming off a dominating win over MMA legend "Minotauro" |
4 |
6. |
Junior dos Santos
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Continues destroying opps. Knocking on the door of a title shot |
5 |
7. |
Frank Mir
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Will need to recoup from his latest setback |
6 |
8. |
Alistair Overeem
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Returns to SF to dismantle B. Rogers and retain his title |
9 |
9. |
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
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An MMA icon, Nogueira's been finished in 2 of his last 3 bouts |
8 |
10. |
Antonio Silva
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Improves his record to 14-2; dominates former UFC champ Arlovski |
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No. |
Fighter |
Notes |
Prev. |
1. |
Mauricio Rua
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No controversy this time as Shogun KO's Machida at 113 |
2 |
2. |
Lyoto Machida
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Suffers first loss of his career; loses UFC Title in KO loss to Rua |
1 |
3. |
Rashad Evans
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Defeats nemesis Jackson and secures himself a future title shot |
4 |
4. |
Quinton Jackson
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Ring rust evident in return to fighting; loses by decision to Evans |
3 |
5. |
Anderson Silva
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Has the ability to be the first man to hold dual titles in the UFC |
5 |
6. |
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
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Fantastic debut, less than stellar follow-up, still 2 for 2 in UFC |
6 |
7. |
Forrest Griffin
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Hopefully back on track with win over Tito Ortiz |
7 |
8. |
Rafael Cavalcante
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Captures Strikeforce Title and hands M. Lawal first career loss |
- |
9. |
Muhammed Lawal
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Lawal comes up short in first title defense again Fejiao |
8 |
10. |
Gegard Mousasi
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Mousasi rebounds from Lawal loss by stopping O'Brien in 30 secs |
9 |
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No. |
Fighter |
Notes |
Prev. |
1. |
Anderson Silva
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Silva pulls a rabit out of his hat in the late going to retain title |
1 |
2. |
Chael Sonnen
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Sonnen backs up his smack talk but stumbles in the late going |
3 |
3. |
Jake Shields
|
Fantastic run at 185 continues; Shields signs with the UFC |
2 |
4. |
Vitor Belfort
|
Injuries have kept Belfort on the sidelines for all of 2010 thus far |
4 |
5. |
Nate Marquardt
|
Mr. Consistency - looking to rebound after Sonnen loss |
5 |
6. |
Dan Henderson
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Will need to rebound after disappointing debut for Strikeforce |
5 |
7. |
Demian Maia
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Maia puts on a very impressive showing in bout with Miranda |
6 |
8. |
Yushin Okami
|
Has looked good since dropping decision to Sonnen |
7 |
9. |
Jorge Santiago
|
Another thrilling come from behind win against Misaki at SRC 14 |
10 |
10. |
Ronaldo Souza
|
Captures SF Middleweight title in five round affair versus Kennedy |
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No. |
Fighter |
Notes |
Prev. |
1. |
Georges St. Pierre
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A couple more wins, and he'll be the most dominant WW of all time |
1 |
2. |
Jon Fitch
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With win over Alves, Fitch is now an incredibly 13-1 in the UFC |
3 |
3. |
Thiago Alves
|
Injuries behind but the weight issues aren't, Alves falls to Fitch |
2 |
4. |
Josh Koscheck
|
WW badboy gets his shot at glory as he's next in line for GSP |
4 |
5. |
Martin Kampmann
|
With win over Thiago, Kampmann moves WW record to 4-1 |
9 |
6. |
Dan Hardy
|
Held his own against GSP, but there are definite holes in his game |
6 |
7. |
Paulo Thiago
|
Thiago will be looking to bounce back after losing at UFC 115 |
5 |
8. |
Nick Diaz
|
Back winning fights at welterweight; back in the top ten |
7 |
9. |
Paul Daley
|
Daley is 1-0 since being dropped by the UFC |
8 |
10. |
Carlos Condit
|
Back on track after stopping MacDonald in come from behind TKO |
10 |
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No. |
Fighter |
Notes |
Prev. |
1. |
Frankie Edgar
|
With two straight wins over Penn, Edgar cements his number 1 spot |
1 |
2. |
Gilbert Melendez
|
Earns biggest win of his career by defeating Aoki |
5 |
3. |
B.J. Penn
|
As talented as he is inconsistent, Penn will be looking to rebound |
2 |
4. |
Gray Maynard
|
Not the most exciting style, but Maynard keeps winning |
8 |
5. |
Shinya Aoki
|
Aoki returns to Japan and quickly submits T. Kawajiri |
6 |
6. |
Kenny Florian
|
Florian falls short against Maynard; fails to secure 3rd title shot |
3 |
7. |
Eddie Alvarez
|
One of the most talented and exciting fighters in the division |
4 |
8. |
Tatsuya Kawajiri
|
Will need to bounce back after being submitted by rival S. Aoki |
7 |
9. |
Gesias Cavalcante
|
"JZ" returns to action and takes a close decision against Kikuno |
9 |
10. |
Benson Henderson
|
WEC LW Champion is currently riding an 11 fight winning streak |
- |
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No. |
Fighter |
Notes |
Prev. |
1. |
Jose Aldo
|
Easily the most complete and exciting fighter in the division |
1 |
2. |
Manny Gamburyan
|
Vaults up the depth charts by knocking out FW stalwart Mike Brown |
3 |
3. |
Urijah Faber
|
Very gutsy performance despite dropping lopsided dec. to Aldo |
2 |
4. |
Mike Thomas Brown
|
Will need to rebound after being KO'd by Gamburyan |
2 |
5. |
Bibiano Fernandes
|
Defending DREAM Champion; recent win over "Hellboy" Hansen |
4 |
6. |
Marlon Sandro
|
Nova Uniao knockout machine is the new Sengoku FW Champion |
- |
7. |
Hatsu Hioki
|
Two wins and a Shooto Championship for Hioki in 2010 |
6 |
8. |
Michihiro Omigawa
|
Resurrected his career and come into his own since dropping to FW |
7 |
9. |
Josh Grispi
|
Young phenom has scored three straight stoppages in the WEC |
10 |
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No. |
Fighter |
Notes |
Prev. |
1. |
Dominick Cruz
|
WEC BW Champion successfully defends title against Benavidez |
1 |
2. |
Brian Bowles
|
Recovering from injury and looking to rebound from first career loss |
2 |
3. |
Joseph Benavidez
|
Impressive showing despite falling to Cruz yet again |
3 |
4. |
Miguel Torres
|
Undefeated through 17 fights, Torres has now dropped his last 2 |
4 |
5. |
Scott Jorgensen
|
Aggressive powerhouse defeats Pickett; title shot looming |
5 |
6. |
Damacio Page
|
Very exciting fighter has found a home in the WEC's BW division |
6 |
7. |
Wagnney Fabiano
|
Former FW contender is 2 for 2 since moving to 135 |
7 |
8. |
Takeya Mizugaki
|
Japanese BW coming off decision victory over BJJ ace Yahya |
8 |
9. |
Rani Yahya
|
World class grappler will need to expand his fight arsenal |
9 |
10. |
Masakatsu Ueda
|
Back on track with win over A. Tamura |
10 |
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