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USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie Power Rankings, Feb. 18: 'Jacare,' Machida jockey for position
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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 appears ready to move up to 155 pounds and challenge Anthony Pettis for the lightweight belt.
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
Anderson Silva went seven years without suffering a loss before Weidman beat him twice in less than six months. Vitor Belfort is next for the champ.
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" is now hoping to return later this year, and it appears Jose Aldo will be the man to welcome him back to the cage.
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
With three incredible knockout wins in the past year, Belfort is up next for middleweight champ Chris Weidman.
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, starting at February's UFC 170 event against late replacement Patrick Cummins.
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 0 - 0
"Jacare" picked up another win this past weekend, and he seems destined for a No. 1 contender fight in his next outing, perhaps against Lyoto Machida or 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: 14 - 0 - 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
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 0 - 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: -- | 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
Upcoming Fight: vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson | May 17, 2014 - Bellator 120: Alvarez vs. Chandler III
Change: -- | 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
"Jacare" is among the best grapplers in all of MMA, and his 3-0 UFC record has him in title contention. A No. 1 contender fight is likely on the horizon.
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 3 - 0
"The Dragon" earned his second consecutive win at middleweight by completely stifling fellow striker Gegard Mousasi. His next fight may very well be for the title.
Change: +1 | Record: 21 - 4 - 0
Change: -1 | 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
Carmont's impressive winning streak finally came to an end this past Saturday against an incredibly tough "Jacare" Souza. Still, the Frenchman showed he belongs among the division's elite.
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
Mousasi came up short in a technical affair with Lyoto Machida but still makes his debut on the 185-pound rankings after dropping down from light heavyweight.
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: 26 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 2 - 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: 22 - 10 - 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: 13 - 3 - 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: 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: 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: 18 - 4 - 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, Feb. 18: 'Jacare,' Machida jockey for position
After this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night 36 card in Brazil, the UFC’s middleweight title picture is finally clear. Or is it?
The current USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie Power Rankings still shows grappling ace Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza just ahead of karate stylist Lyoto Machida. It appears former light heavyweight champ Machida has the inside track for the winner of May’s Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort matchup, but is that the right call?
Souza admitted he needs a procedure on his elbow, while Machida’s foot was injured at UFC Fight Night 36, so health could prove to be a factor in determining who’s next. Of course, with three months left until champ Weidman faces contender Belfort, perhaps Machida and Souza could meet and leave no doubt.
With a new champion in town and a few high-profile imports to the division, 185-pounds has never been more interesting.
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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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