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USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie Power Rankings, March 5: Kim storms the welterweight class
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Pound 4 Pound rankings
After delays pushed back his matchup with Brazilian slugger Glover Teixeira, Jones has finally been announced as the headliner for UFC 172, which takes place April 26 in Baltimore.
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 1 - 0
Aldo's incredible run through WEC and UFC competition continued at UFC 169, where he seemed to effortlessly down Ricardo Lamas. Aldo was expected to move up to 155 pounds, but with Anthony Pettis facing Gilbert Melendez could stay at featherweight.
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 1 - 0
With St-Pierre stepping away from the sport, his days on this list may be numbered. Initial indications suggested his decision was more "leave of absence" than outright retirement, but the former champ seems content for now.
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 2 - 0
Critics of the flyweight division obviously haven't been paying attention to Johnson's latest performances; he now boasts two consecutive finishes.
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 2 - 1
Weidman was expected to meet Vitor Belfort before an NSAC ruling changed those plans. Instead, the champ will now face Lyoto Machida in May.
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 0 - 0
Velasquez made a huge statement with another destruction of the dangerous Junior dos Santos. Dana White believes Velasquez may be primed to become the greatest heavyweight champ in UFC history.
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 1 - 0
As Joe Rogan famously yelled, Renan Barao is a monster. The UFC bantamweight champ made quick work of Urijah Faber and somehow seems to improve each and every time he fights.
Change: -- | Record: 32 - 1 - 0
Time will tell whether Silva's broken leg will signal the end of his career. His reps believe he'll be back, and they want Georges St-Pierre in the return fight.
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 6 - 0
A knee injury forced Pettis out of a planned title fight with Josh Thomson. "Showtime" will now instead face Gilbert Melendez after the pair coach on "The Ultimate Fighter 20."
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 2 - 0
With Georges St-Pierre stepping aside, Hendricks now challenges Robbie Lawler for the UFC welterweight title at March's UFC 171 event.
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 2 - 0
Mendes has emerged as the best featherweight not named Jose Aldo. With his win over Nik Lentz, a title shot may very well come next.
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 1 - 0
Despite an incredible 2013, Belfort's future appears uncertain, at best, now that the testosterone replacement therapy he contends is necessary is no longer allowed.
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 10 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Rustam "Tiger" Khabilov | Jun 07, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov
Henderson earned a win over fellow lightweight contender Josh Thomson, but it wasn't without some controversy. "Smooth" will need a few more decisive wins before he gets another shot at the belt.
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 3 - 0
With an undefeated run at heavyweight, Cormier now sets his sights on the light-heavyweight division. His win over Patrick Cummins was expected, but now he'll look to face a higher-ranked foe.
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 0 - 0
"Jacare" picked up another win last month, and he seems destined for a No. 1 contender fight in his next outing, perhaps against the winner of Michael Bisping vs. Tim Kennedy.
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 3 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 30 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 3 - 0
Heavyweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 5 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 5 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 2 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 7 - 0
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
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 0 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 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: 14 - 0 - 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: -- | 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: 29 - 5 - 2
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 7 - 1
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 1 - 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: 21 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 6 - 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
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: 12 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 1 - 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
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 8 - 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: +1 | Record: 29 - 7 - 0
Kim credits his second consecutive spectacular knockout to a new style designed to please fans and earn him title consideration. He's due for a big-name opponent next time out.
Change: +3 | Record: 19 - 2 - 1
Diaz remains a fan-favorite, and his name is brought up anytime someone needs a big opponent at 170 pounds. But for now, he remains retired, and his inactivity sees him start to slide down the list.
Change: -2 | Record: 26 - 9 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 12 - 0 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 18 - 11 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 6 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 6 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 26 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 29 - 7 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 2 - 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: 22 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 3 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 8 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 6 - 0
Featherweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 1 - 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: 16 - 4 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 8 - 2
Upcoming Fight: vs. Manny "The Anvil" Gamburyan | May 10, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 6 - 2
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 3 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 9 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 4 - 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: 22 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 9 - 2 - 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: 29 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 7 - 2
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 4 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 3 - 1
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 2 - 0
Flyweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 2 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 4 - 1
Upcoming Fight: vs. Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson | Jun 14, 2014 - UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 2 - 0
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
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 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: 14 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 3 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 7 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 6 - 6
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 4 - 0
USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie Power Rankings, March 5: Kim storms the welterweight class
With back-to-back starchings of respected welterweights, Dong Hyun Kim is making a name for himself at 170 pounds, and it’s all by design. The risk is providing immediate rewards.
The latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie Power Rankings see “Stun Gun” make a charge up to the No. 6 slot in the welterweight division, sliding just past Nick Diaz, whose inactivity sees him slide down the list. Kim, who said his new aggression is part of a conscious ploy to get fans’ attention, now appears in line for a big fight in his next outing.
With a new UFC welterweight champ to be crowned later this month and more key 170-pound fights on the horizon, the welterweight division is as exciting as at any other time in recent memory, and Kim now looks to be a key part of those potential matchups.
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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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