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MMA POWER RANKINGS:
| RANK |
FIGHTER |
ORGANIZATION |
CLASS |
RECORD |
NOTES |
| 1 |
Anderson Silva |
UFC |
Middle |
31-4-0 |
The UFC Middleweight Champion |
| 2 |
Cain Velasquez |
UFC |
Heavy |
9-0-0 |
The UFC Heavyweight Champion |
| 3 |
Georges St. Pierre |
UFC |
Welter |
22-2-0 |
The UFC Welterweight Champion |
| 4 |
Jon Jones |
UFC |
L. Heavy |
13-1-0 |
The UFC Light Heavyweight Champion |
| 5 |
Maurico Rua |
UFC |
L. Heavy |
20-5-0 |
UFC Light Heavyweight Contender |
| 6 |
Junior Dos Santos |
UFC |
Heavy |
13-1-0 |
UFC Heavyweight Contender |
| 7 |
Alistair Overeem |
Dream |
Heavy |
35-11-0 |
Dream Heavyweight Champion |
| 8 |
Hector Lombard |
Bellator |
Middle |
29-2-1 |
Bellator Middleweight Champion |
| 9 |
Jose Aldo |
UFC |
Feather |
19-1-0 |
UFC Featherweight Champion |
| 10 |
Nick Diaz |
UFC |
Welter |
25-7-0 |
Former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion |
*the next three are Rashad Evans (UFC -LH- 16-1-1), Renan Barao (UFC -BW- 26-1-0), Jake Ellenberger (UFC -WW- 26-5)
HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS:
| RANK |
FIGHTER |
ORGANIZATION |
RATING |
NOTES |
| 1 |
Cain Velasquez |
UFC |
1.9974 |
The undefeated UFC Champ meets #2 on our list in November. |
| 2 |
Junior Dos Santos |
UFC |
1.5065 |
Can MMA Quick Hits #2 ranked HW defeat #1 to become the new champ? |
| 3 |
Alistair Overeem |
Dream |
1.4972 |
Recently cut from Strikeforce. Will he come to the UFC? |
| 4 |
Daniel Cormier |
Strikeforce |
1.4112 |
Young career but undefeated and big win over Bigfoot Silva. |
| 5 |
Josh Barnett |
Strikeforce |
1.3224 |
A huge match-up with #4 Cormier in SF HWGP Final upcoming. |
| 6 |
Brock Lesnar |
UFC |
1.2648 |
Will the former champ ever regain the title? |
| 7 |
Travis Browne |
UFC |
1.2355 |
This undefeated rising star enters the cage to finish his opponents. |
| 8 |
Matt Mitrione |
UFC |
1.1769 |
Who would have thought Mitrione would make such a quick impact on the UFC HW division? |
| 9 |
Dave Herman |
UFC |
1.1674 |
Another fan friendly fighter who doesn't leave fights in the judges hands. |
| 10 |
Frank Mir |
UFC |
1.1439 |
2 wins in a row, and a Schaub loss bumps Mir to #10. |
*the next three are Shane Carwin (UFC), Fabricio Werdum (SF), Antonio Silva (SF)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS:
| RANK |
FIGHTER |
ORGANIZATION |
RATING |
NOTES |
| 1 |
Jon Jones |
UFC |
1.8377 |
One of the best P4P in the world! |
| 2 |
Mauricio Rua |
UFC |
1.5403 |
A dominant win over Forrest puts Rua ahead of Evans. |
| 3 |
Rashad Evans |
UFC |
1.4224 |
Suga looking to regain the UFC LHW title. Will it be Rampage or Bones? |
| 4 |
Quinton Jackson |
UFC |
1.3168 |
Rampage gets next shot at Jones. |
| 5 |
Stanislav Nedkov |
UFC |
1.3006 |
Now at 12-0 an impressive win over Luiz Cane lands Nedkov at #5 in the world. |
| 6 |
Dan Henderson |
Free Agent |
1.2707 |
SF Champ has a 3 fight win streak that has propelled him to #5. |
| 7 |
Alexander Gustafsson |
UFC |
1.2659 |
A fighter who finishes opponents. Put Hamill into retirement. |
| 8 |
Lyoto Machida |
UFC |
1.2360 |
Back on the winning track after KO'ing legend Couture! |
| 9 |
Glover Teixeira |
Shooto |
1.2628 |
On a 13 fight win streak and finishes 87% of his opponents. |
| 10 |
Gegard Mousasi |
Dream |
1.2165 |
You can't argue with 28 finishes out of 31 wins. |
*the next three are Muhammed Lawal (SF), Phil Davis (UFC), Rich Franklin (UFC)
MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS:
| RANK |
FIGHTER |
ORGANIZATION |
RATING |
NOTES |
| 1 |
Anderson Silva |
UFC |
2.1450 |
Silva's #1 in the world ranking inflates even more with devestating win over Okami. |
| 2 |
Hector Lombard |
Bellator |
1.4623 |
Bellator Champ! Can't argue with a 22 fight win streak! |
| 3 |
Luke Rockhold |
Strikeforce |
1.3271 |
There's a new champ in town. Huge win over Jacare. |
| 4 |
Michael Bisping |
UFC |
1.2499 |
Jason "Mayhem" Miller is next for Bisping. |
| 5 |
Brian Stann |
UFC |
1.2496 |
With a win over Sonnen, Stann might be next in line for a title shot. |
| 6 |
Nick Ring |
UFC |
1.2222 |
Young, undefeated fighter moving his way up the rankings. |
| 7 |
Jack Marshman |
BAMMA |
1.1990 |
Newly crowed BAMMA MW Champ grabs the #7 spot. |
| 8 |
Tim Kennedy |
Strikeforce |
1.1990 |
Recent win over Robbie Lawler has Tim sitting in #7 spot. |
| 9 |
Alan Belcher |
UFC |
1.1851 |
A decisive win over Jason McDonald jumps The Talent to #9. |
| 10 |
Chris Weidman |
UFC |
1.1730 |
Another young, undefeated UFC fighter looking to rise up the rankings. |
*the next three are Vitor Belfort (UFC), Rousimar Palhares (UFC), Nate Marquardt (BAMMA)
WELTERWEIGHT RANKINGS:
| RANK |
FIGHTER |
ORGANIZATION |
RATING |
NOTES |
| 1 |
Georges St. Pierre |
UFC |
1.9164 |
If GSP can handle Diaz will have face Anderson next? |
| 2 |
Nick Diaz |
UFC |
1.4297 |
Finally, a fighter who will take the fight to GSP. |
| 3 |
Jake Ellenberger |
UFC |
1.4211 |
A huge KO win over Shields skyrockets The Juggernaut to #3. |
| 4 |
Carlos Condit |
UFC |
1.3817 |
27 wins... 26 finishes! That's what we like to see. |
| 5 |
Rory McDonald |
UFC |
1.2756 |
Only loss of young career came to the man ranked one above him. |
| 6 |
Erik Silva |
UFC |
1.1699 |
13-1 with a 9 fight win streak. |
| 7 |
Jon Fitch |
UFC |
1.1341 |
Impressive records but needs to finish fights. |
| 8 |
B.J. Penn |
UFC |
1.1328 |
Seems to be a better LW but moving back up in weight. |
| 9 |
Diego Sanchez |
UFC |
1.0977 |
Recently had to withdraw from bout with Matt Hughes. |
| 10 |
Ben Askren |
Bellator |
1.0477 |
The Bellator Champ has only 8 pro fights but is undefeated. |
*the next three are Ben Saunders (Bellator), Matt Hughes (UFC), Jake Shields (UFC)
LIGHTWEIGHT RANKINGS:
| RANK |
FIGHTER |
ORGANIZATION |
RATING |
NOTES |
| 1 |
Eddie Alvarez |
Bellator |
1.3495 |
On a 7 fights win streak and finishes opponents. Yes, he's #1! |
| 2 |
Gilbert Melindez |
Strikeforce |
1.2753 |
The SF champ doesn't seem to get the respect he deserves. |
| 3 |
Shinya Aoki |
Dream |
1.2297 |
Quite possibly the best submission fighter in the world. |
| 4 |
Frankie Edgar |
UFC |
1.2169 |
The UFC champ only comes in at #4. |
| 5 |
Donald Cerrone |
UFC |
1.2008 |
The Cowboy just keeps winning. Does he deserve a title shot? |
| 6 |
Edson Barboza |
UFC |
1.1854 |
Young, lightning fast, finishes opponents, and yes, he's undefeated. |
| 7 |
Ben Henderson |
UFC |
1.1346 |
A huge win over Jim Miller propels Henderson to #6. |
| 8 |
Brian Cobb |
MFC |
1.1110 |
The lone Maximum Fighting Championship fighter in our entire rankings. |
| 9 |
Melvin Guillard |
UFC |
1.1017 |
One of MMA Quick Hit's faves because he always comes to fight! |
| 10 |
Clay Guida |
UFC |
1.0999 |
The Carpenter is a fan fave riding a 4 fight win streak. |
*the next three are Rob Sinclair (BAMMA), Gray Maynard (UFC) Dennis Siver (UFC)
FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS:
| RANK |
FIGHTER |
ORGANIZATION |
RATING |
NOTES |
| 1 |
Jose Aldo |
UFC |
1.4411 |
One of the best P4P in the world is on a 12 fight win streak. |
| 2 |
Yuri Alcantara |
UFC |
1.2846 |
26-3 with 23 finishes and 12 wins in a row. Say no more! |
| 3 |
Robert Peralta |
Gladiator Challenge |
1.2012 |
Not the biggest name in MMA but a record of 14-3, a 7 fight win streak, and 13 finishes put Peralta at #3 in the world! |
| 4 |
Patricio Freire |
Bellator |
1.1634 |
Pitbull's only loss has come at the hands of Bellator Champ Joe Warren (who is not ranked???) |
| 5 |
Kenny Florian |
UFC |
1.1376 |
Started in UFC MW division, now down to FW. Can Ken Flo finally get his title? |
| 6 |
Erik Koch |
UFC |
1.1357 |
Koch's super-fast hands have him on a 4 fight win streak. |
| 7 |
Chad Mendes |
UFC |
1.1261 |
Young, undefeated UFC prospect! |
| 8 |
Hatsu Hioki |
UFC |
1.0535 |
Hioki will make his UFC debut at UFC 137 vs. George Roop. |
| 9 |
Pat Curran |
Bellator |
1.0368 |
Big KO win over Marlon Sandro lands Curran at #7. |
| 10 |
Joachim Hansen |
Dream |
0.9279 |
With 33 pro fights, Hansen is our FW rankings most experienced entry. |
*the next three are Diego Nunes (UFC), Joe Warren (Bellator), Tyson Griffin (UFC)
BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS:
| RANK |
FIGHTER |
ORGANIZATION |
RATING |
NOTES |
| 1 |
Renan Barao |
UFC |
1.3917 |
Lost first fight of pro career then rattled off 26 wins in a row! |
| 2 |
Dominick Cruz |
UFC |
1.1818 |
The UFC champ defends next against Demetrious Johnson. |
| 3 |
Joseph Benavidez |
UFC |
1.1684 |
A solid 15-2 record and a 3 fight win streak land Benavidez at #3. |
| 4 |
Michael McDonald |
UFC |
1.1571 |
Can't argue with a 13-1 record with finishes in 11 of the 13 victories. |
| 6 |
Brian Bowles |
UFC |
1.1561 |
A tremendous fighter that only grabs a #6 ranking due to the stacked BW division. |
| 6 |
Chase Beebe |
UFC |
1.0511 |
A 5 fight win streak has helped to raise Beebe's stock. |
| 7 |
Demetrious Johnson |
UFC |
1.0481 |
Another solid UFC BW. Only #7 but getting next title shot. |
| 8 |
Urijah Faber |
UFC |
0.9907 |
One of the greatest lighter weight fighters of all-time drops due to loss to Cruz. |
| 9 |
Miguel Torres |
UFC |
0.9674 |
An impressive 39-4 record, but 3 losses out of last 5 fights. |
| 10 |
Zach Makovsky |
Bellator |
0.9546 |
The Bellator Champ rounds out our Top 10. |
*the next three are Hideo Tokoro (Dream), Rafael Assuncao (UFC), Wagnney Fabiano (?)
WOMEN'S OPEN RANKINGS:
| RANK |
FIGHTER |
ORGANIZATION |
RATING |
NOTES |
| 1 |
Cristiane Santos |
Strikeforce |
1.1947 |
A no-brainer as the best female fighter in the world! |
| 2 |
Amanda Nunes |
Strikeforce |
1.1498 |
An impressive 6 fight win streak has Nunes nipping at Cyborg's heals. |
| 3 |
Cat Zingano |
FTW |
1.1417 |
An undefeated powerhouse of a fighter. |
| 4 |
Rin Nikai |
SRC |
1.1213 |
Can't argue with 10-0 and 7 finishes! |
| 6 |
Megumi Fujii |
Jewels |
1.0271 |
A recent loss in Bellator snapped Fujii's undefeated streak. |
| 6 |
Miesha Tate |
Strikeforce |
1.0242 |
The Bantamweight Champ is riding a 6 fight win streak. |
| 7 |
Naho Sugiyama |
Jewels |
1.0073 |
A promising 4-0 start to a young career puts Naho at #7. |
| 8 |
Shayna Baszler |
The Cage |
1.0026 |
13 out of her 14 victories have been finishes. |
| 9 |
Tara LaRosa |
Shark Fights |
1.0014 |
20-2 but needs to step up the competition she faces. |
| 10 |
Sarah Kaufman |
Strikeforce |
0.9805 |
14-1 with 10 finishes gives Kaufman our last Top 10 spot. |
*the next three are Rosi Sexton (CWFC), Yuka Tsuji (Jewels), Marlos Coenen (BEP)
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