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Sept. 23 USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA Rankings: Barao takes top slot
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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. But Alexander Gustafsson took him to the limit and will hope to do so again in an expected rematch.
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
Silva recently 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
The UFC flyweight champ turned in perhaps the best performance of his career at UFC on FOX 8. While challenges still remain at 125 pounds, "Mighty Mouse" teased an eventual return to bantamweight.
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 2 - 1
Up next for Velasquez is a big-money trilogy fight with Junior dos Santos at UFC 166 in October.
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 1 - 0
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 champ Dominick Cruz is finally ready to return to action.
Change: +1 | Record: 32 - 1 - 0
Cruz has been on the sidelines for 23 months due to a knee injury and now is now targeting early 2014 for his return.
Change: -1 | Record: 19 - 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 lost a recent shot at the flyweight belt, but he's still clearly the top fighter in the 125-pound division behind champ 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
Dos Santos beating Mark Hunt at UFC 160 wasn't too surprising. But the method of victory – a flashy spinning heel kick – certainly raised some eyebrows.
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 0 - 0
Heavyweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 0 - 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: 15 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 3 - 0
Light-Heavyweight rankings
Jones was pushed like never before in his UFC 165 win over Alexander Gustafsson. An instant rematch seems likely, unless Glover Teixeira is tapped to fight for the belt, instead.
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 3 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 1 - 0
Gustafsson provided Jon Jones with the first real test of his MMA career. While the Swedish contender came up short in the contest, he certainly announced himself as a legitimate superstar at 205 pounds.
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 4 - 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. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson | May 17, 2014 - Bellator 120: Alvarez vs. Chandler III
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 3 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Mark "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz | May 31, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 41: Munoz vs. Mousasi
Change: -- | Record: 34 - 4 - 2
Upcoming Fight: vs. Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal | May 17, 2014 - Bellator 120: Alvarez vs. Chandler III
Change: -- | Record: 34 - 11 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 7 - 1
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 29 - 5 - 2
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: 11 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 30 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 4 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. C.B. "The Doberman" Dollaway | May 31, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 41: Munoz vs. Mousasi
Carmont's grinding style doesn't necessarily endear him to fans, but an 11-fight win streak and undefeated mark in the UFC are impressive accomplishments worthy of top-10 honors.
Change: +6 | Record: 22 - 8 - 0
Philippou saw a six-fight win streak snapped at UFC 165 after simply being outwrestled by the massive Carmont.
Change: -1 | Record: 12 - 4 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 17 - 6 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 18 - 8 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 34 - 4 - 1
Upcoming Fight: vs. Tito "The People's Champ" Ortiz | May 17, 2014 - Bellator 120: Alvarez vs. Chandler III
Change: -1 | Record: 50 - 7 - 0
Change: -1 | 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
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Change: -- | Record: 17 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 6 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 2 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 3 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 26 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 26 - 5 - 0
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: -- | Record: 12 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 3 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 9 - 0
Following his win over Pat Healy, Nurmagomedov called for a shot at the UFC lightweight belt. While that's not likely to happen right now, the undefeated Russian is certainly capable of challenging anyone in the division.
Change: +6 | Record: 22 - 0 - 0
The durable Healy remains the best 155-pounder on the UFC's roster without an octagon win. The 30-year-old needs a win in his next outing to remain in the top 10.
Change: -1 | Record: 29 - 17 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 23 - 4 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 20 - 7 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 25 - 3 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 23 - 6 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 36 - 6 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 28 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 2 - 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: -- | Record: 20 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 4 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 5 - 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
Barao considers himself UFC champion, even if it does come with an interim tag. But with UFC champ Cruz nearing two years on the sidelines, Barao is destroying top-ranked opponents. That earns him the top spot in the USA TODAY Sports rankings for the first time.
Change: +1 | Record: 32 - 1 - 0
Back-to-back knee surgeries have left Cruz out of action for nearly two years. He's aiming for a 2014 return to action and hopefully a title unification bout with Barao.
Change: -1 | Record: 19 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 30 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Wineland believes his fight with Barao was stopped early, but the decision was already made. He could face a long road back to another shot at the belt.
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 9 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 4 - 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
Japanese veteran Mizugaki has quietly put together his longest win streak in five years and recently derailed the Erik Perez hype train in convincing fashion.
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 7 - 2
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 4 - 1
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: 8 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 7 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 4 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 5 - 5
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 6 - 6
Sept. 23 USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA Rankings: Barao takes top slot
With UFC champ Dominick Cruz forced to the sidelines with a pair of back-to-back knee surgeries, Barao has claimed an the promotion’s interim bantamweight belt and twice defended the temporary title with wins over dangerous strikers Eddie Wineland and Michael McDonald.
In fact, Barao now holds five-consecutive wins over top-10 opponents and boasts an astounding 31-fight win streak. As such, he passes Cruz for the top slot in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA rankings.
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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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