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Nov. 4 USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA Rankings: Alvarez, Straus get a boost
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Pound 4 Pound rankings
With six consecutive defenses of the UFC's light heavyweight title, Jones is now the most dominant champion in the history of the division. Hard-hitting Brazilian Glover Teixeira is up next.
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 1 - 0
The longtime welterweight champ puts his belt on the line against heavy-hitting Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 in November.
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 2 - 0
Earlier this year, Silva lost for the first time in 17 UFC fights. Still, his career credentials remain incredible, and a rematch with Chris Weidman is set for UFC 168.
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 6 - 0
With five consecutive featherweight title defenses, Aldo has firmly established himself as the top 145-pound fighter on the planet. Does his future lie at lightweight?
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 1 - 0
Weidman had long told anyone who would listen that he was destined to beat former pound-for-pound kingpin Anderson Silva. At UFC 168, he can prove it was no fluke.
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 0 - 0
Velasquez made a huge statement with another destruction of the dangerous Junior dos Santos. UFC President Dana White believes Velasquez may be primed to become the greatest heavyweight champ in UFC history.
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 1 - 0
The UFC flyweight champ earned his belt with a split-decision over Joseph Benavidez. The two meet again in November in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale.
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 2 - 1
With a title-winning performance in his rematch with Benson Henderson, Pettis is a big mover in the pound-for-pound rankings.
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 2 - 0
Interim UFC champ Barao has destroyed a long line of top-10 opponents and hopes to unify the UFC's bantamweight belts when he faces champ Dominick Cruz at Feburary's UFC 169 event.
Change: -- | Record: 32 - 1 - 0
Hendricks' ample punching power put top contenders Martin Kampmann and Jon Fitch to sleep. Can Hendricks do the same to champ St-Pierre at UFC 167?
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 2 - 0
Mendes has emerged as the best featherweight not named Jose Aldo. The wrestler's streak of four consecutive knockout wins is hard to ignore.
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 1 - 0
Benavidez came up short in his bid for the UFC's inaugural flyweight belt. He'll get a second shot at the title in a November rematch with champ Demetrious Johnson.
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 4 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Rustam "Tiger" Khabilov | Jun 07, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov
While a third fight with Pettis is unlikely, Henderson has a variety of intriguing options at 155 pounds as he looks to reclaim top-contender status.
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 3 - 0
As Cormier prepares to move down to 205 pounds, he joins teammate Cain Velasquez in the top-15 of the pound-for-pound rankings. His first bout at light heavyweight is expected to be announced soon.
Change: +1 | Record: 14 - 0 - 0
Belfort is a dangerous opponent for anybody in any weight class. This weekend, he moves up to 205 pounds to face Dan Henderson, as "The Phenom" also hopes to keep his status as top contender at 185 pounds.
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 10 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 30 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 3 - 0
Heavyweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 5 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 5 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 2 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 37 - 13 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 9 - 8 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 6 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos | May 31, 2014 - TUF Brazil 3 Finale: dos Santos vs. Miocic
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 34 - 9 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 9 - 2
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 3 - 0
Light-Heavyweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 3 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 30 - 11 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva | Jul 05, 2014 - UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida
Change: -- | Record: 28 - 14 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 5 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Mark "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz | May 31, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 41: Munoz vs. Mousasi
Change: +1 | Record: 34 - 4 - 2
Upcoming Fight: vs. Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal | May 17, 2014 - Bellator 120: Alvarez vs. Chandler III
Change: +1 | Record: 34 - 11 - 0
While a dubious injury report has kept the Bellator champion on the sidelines, his 2012 win over Emanuel Newton keeps looking better and better. The two will meet again in the spring.
Change: +2 | Record: 29 - 5 - 2
Newton proved his first win over Muhammed Lawal was no fluke at this past weekend's Bellator 106 event, scoring the promotion's interim light-heavyweight belt in the process.
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 7 - 1
Upcoming Fight: vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson | May 17, 2014 - Bellator 120: Alvarez vs. Chandler III
A disappointing second loss to Emanuel Newton leaves Lawal without a clear direction. A matchup with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson could sell, otherwise "King Mo" will have to go the tournament route.
Change: -4 | Record: 12 - 3 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Middleweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 30 - 8 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. C.B. "The Doberman" Dollaway | May 31, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 41: Munoz vs. Mousasi
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 8 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Tito "The People's Champ" Ortiz | May 17, 2014 - Bellator 120: Alvarez vs. Chandler III
Change: -- | Record: 50 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 35 - 12 - 1
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 29 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 9 - 2 - 0
Welterweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 29 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 26 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 29 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 11 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 2 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 6 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 3 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 26 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 29 - 7 - 1
Lightweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 2 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Rustam "Tiger" Khabilov | Jun 07, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 3 - 0
Change: +1 | Record: 22 - 3 - 0
Change: +1 | Record: 21 - 5 - 0
While it came in razor-thin fashion, Alvarez avenged his 2011 loss to Eddie Alvarez in dramatic, "Fight of the Year" fashion.
Change: +8 | Record: 25 - 3 - 0
The character of a fighter is often displayed in how they recover from defeat. After losing for the first time in his career, Chandler will now look to a trilogy bout with Eddie Alvarez.
Change: -3 | Record: 12 - 1 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 11 - 3 - 1
Change: -1 | Record: 20 - 6 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 17 - 9 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 22 - 0 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 29 - 17 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 23 - 4 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 20 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 5 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 28 - 9 - 0
Featherweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 3 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Jeremy "Lil' Heathen" Stephens | Jun 28, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 44: Swanson vs. Stephens
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 5 - 0
Change: +1 | Record: 16 - 4 - 1
The American Top Team produce has made incredible progess in a career just four years old, going 18-1 in his past 19 fights and claiming Bellator MMA's featherweight title.
Change: +4 | Record: 22 - 5 - 0
Curran was thought to be the best featherweight not on the UFC roster, but he stumbled against Daniel Straus, looking flat in a title-losing effort.
Change: -2 | Record: 20 - 5 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 13 - 4 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 17 - 4 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 21 - 2 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Manny "The Anvil" Gamburyan | May 10, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 6 - 2
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 8 - 2
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Daron "Detroit Superstar" Cruickshank | May 10, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 3 - 1
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 9 - 0
Bantamweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 32 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 30 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 9 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Thomas "The Die Hard Kidd" Vasquez | May 02, 2014 - Bellator 118: Dantas vs. Warren
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 6 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 9 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 29 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 7 - 2
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 4 - 1
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 3 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 5 - 0
Flyweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 2 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 4 - 1
Upcoming Fight: vs. John "The Magician" Dodson | Jun 07, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 4 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 3 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Louis "Da Last Samurai" Smolka | May 10, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 8 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 7 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 0 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 5 - 5
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 6 - 6
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 4 - 0
Nov. 4 USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA Rankings: Alvarez, Straus get a boost
Lightweight Eddie Alvarez (No. 5) jumped eight spots after a narrow win over former No. 3 Michael Chandler at Bellator 106. Additionally, with his 18th win in 19 fights, new featherweight titleholder Daniel Straus has moved up four spots to No. 6.
Check out the full rankings below, and with two UFC events in the next five days, expect some further shakeups next week.
ranking criteria
The rankings take into account a fighter's wins/losses, quality of competition, finishing rate/dominance and frequency of fights.
Fighters are no longer eligible to be ranked after they've been inactive for 24 months, either due to injuries, drug/conduct suspensions, contract disputes or self-imposed hiatuses.
Fighters serving drug/conduct suspensions are eligible to be ranked, so long as they're not inactive for more than 24 months.
To the best of our ability, fighters will be ranked in their primary weight class. Catchweight fights and bouts outside the fighter's primary weight class can have a positive or negative impact on the ranking. However, fighters can be ranked in only one weight class at a given time, and in most cases, they won't be ranked in a new weight class until they've had their first fight at that weight.
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