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USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA Rankings (April 8): Aoki, Brandao on rise
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Pound 4 Pound rankings
Silva is undefeated over seven years with 17 overall fights, 16 UFC appearances and 11 title fights. Good luck with that, Chris Weidman.
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 6 - 0
Heavy underdog Chael Sonnen is up next, but if victorious, Jones' future possibilities include Alexander Gustafsson, Lyoto Machida or even cross-division super fights.
Change: +1 | Record: 19 - 1 - 0
GSP recently landed the role of villain Batroc The Leaper in the next "Captain America" movie. We still think Johny Hendricks is the tougher opponent.
Change: -1 | Record: 25 - 2 - 0
Aldo eventually wants to move from featherweight to lightweight, but the champ's current division has never been deeper.
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 1 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Rustam "Tiger" Khabilov | Jun 07, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov
The power of Henderson's mysterious toothpick will be put to the test by incoming Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez, a man long considered one of the best lightweights in the world.
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 3 - 0
Cruz has been on the sidelines for 19 months due to a knee injury. Unfortunately for fight fans, their constant complaints about the layoff aren't making him heal any quicker.
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 1 - 0
The champ is on the mend following shoulder surgery. Here's hoping "Mighty Mouse" is ready for August's FOX event in his backyard of Seattle.
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 2 - 1
Up next for Velasquez is a rematch with Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva, whom he's defeated once before. It's not the sexiest rematch, but it's justified, which is more than we can say for some recent UFC title fights.
Change: +1 | Record: 13 - 1 - 0
First up for the interim champ is Eddie Wineland. After that, the title-unification bout with Cruz could finally, mercifully, thankfully happen.
Change: -1 | Record: 32 - 1 - 0
Many critics won't take final Strikeforce champ Melendez seriously until he gets a solid UFC win. Defeating Henderson is a surefire way to do that.
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 3 - 0
Welterweight kingpin St-Pierre insists he doesn't fear the beard, but Hendricks' ample facial hair and punching power put top contenders Martin Kampmann and Jon Fitch to sleep. Can Hendricks do the same to the champ?
Change: +1 | Record: 16 - 2 - 0
Dos Santos is the nicest guy you'll find in the sport. The fact he generally despises upcoming opponent Alistair Overeem is reason enough to tune in to their fight.
Change: +2 | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Benavidez lost a recent shot at the flyweight belt, but he's still clearly the top fighter in his division behind champ Demetrious Johnson.
Change: -2 | Record: 19 - 4 - 0
Machida needs an opponent, as does fellow contender Alexander Gustafsson. They both want it too. Let's get it booked, UFC.
Change: -1 | Record: 21 - 4 - 0
If Cormier defeats upcoming opponent Frank Mir, things are going to get interesting. Heavyweight and light heavyweight are options, a title shot is justified in either division, and a major move up the pound-for-pound rankings is likely.
Change: +1 | Record: 14 - 0 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 30 - 11 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 7 - 0 - 0
Heavyweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 37 - 13 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 5 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 5 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 9 - 8 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 34 - 9 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 9 - 2
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 2 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 6 - 0
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: 21 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 30 - 11 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 3 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 7 - 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
Upcoming Fight: vs. Nate "The Great" Marquardt | Jun 28, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 43: Te Huna vs. Marquardt
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 6 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 7 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 29 - 5 - 2
Middleweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 0 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva | Jul 05, 2014 - UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida
Change: -- | Record: 28 - 14 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 30 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 34 - 4 - 1
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: 29 - 7 - 1
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 9 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 35 - 12 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 6 - 0
Welterweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 29 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 29 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 26 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 6 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 2 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 9 - 1
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 26 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 2 - 0
Lightweight rankings
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: 12 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 3 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 6 - 0
Change: +1 | Record: 36 - 6 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 23 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 29 - 17 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 28 - 9 - 0
Featherweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 5 - 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: 13 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 8 - 2
Upcoming Fight: vs. Daron "Detroit Superstar" Cruickshank | May 10, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 26 - 7 - 2
Upcoming Fight: vs. Manny "The Anvil" Gamburyan | May 10, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 6 - 2
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 4 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 31 - 14 - 0
Bantamweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 32 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 30 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 9 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 3 - 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: 29 - 5 - 0
Change: +1 | Record: 9 - 2 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 13 - 4 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 11 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 4 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 3 - 1
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: 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: 23 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 4 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 8 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 7 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 6 - 6
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 3 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 5 - 5
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 26 - 7 - 3
USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA Rankings (April 8): Aoki, Brandao on rise
Each Monday, MMAjunkie.com publishes an updated list of the top 15 fighters, as well as three honorable mentions (in alphabetical order), in the eight primary male weight divisions. The rankings also appear monthly in the print edition of USA TODAY.
Five ranked fighters and one honorable mention were in action this past week. However, No. 13 light heavyweight Gegard Mousasi and No. 7 bantamweight Brad Pickett both remained in their current spots after their wins at UFC on FUEL TV 7, as did Bellator featherweight champ Pat Curran after his Bellator 95 win.
However, by virtue of his loss to Pickett, Mike Easton dropped from No. 14 to No. 15. (That allowed T.J. Dillashaw to move from No. 15 to No. 14.)
Also on the UFC card, Akira Corassani defeated honorable mention Robbie Peralta, who fell out of the rankings due to the defeat. Two candidates emerged for Peralta’s open slot: UFC on FUEL TV 9 winners Diego Brandao and Conor McGregor. However, with a win over Pablo Garza and a recent 6-1 run, we ultimately gave the honorable mention slot to Brandao. But McGregor, a former two-division Cage Warriors champ who made quick work of Marcus Brimage in his UFC debut, is poised to enter the rankings with another win.
Additionally, with a quick and efficient ONE FC title win over reigning champ Kotesu Boku, veteran Shinya Aoki moved up a spot from No. 11 to No. 10 in the lightweight rankings.
Check out the full rankings below, or simply click on the Rankings tab above.
Fight results
- No. 13 Gegard Mousasi def. Ilir Latifi at UFC on FUEL TV 9
- Lightweight: No. 11 Shinya Aoki def. Kotetsu Boku at ONE FC 8
- Featherweight: No. 4 Pat Curran def. Shahbulat Shamhalaev at Bellator 95
- Featherweight: Akira Corassani def. honorable mention Robbie Peralta at UFC on FUEL TV 9
- Bantamweight: No. 7 Brad Pickett def. No. 14 Mike Easton at UFC on FUEL TV 9
Upcoming fights
- Heavyweight: No. 14 Travis Browne vs. honorable mention Gabriel Gonzaga at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale
- Bantamweight: No. 3 Urijah Faber vs. No. 6 Scott Jorgensen at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale
- Flyweight: No. 14 Will Campuzano vs. Alan Nascimento at Legacy FC 19
(Pictured: Diego Brandao)
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HEAVYWEIGHT
- Cain Velasquez
- Junior dos Santos
- Daniel Cormier
- Alistair Overeem
- Fabricio Werdum
- Josh Barnett
- Antonio Silva
- Frank Mir
- Roy Nelson
- Mark Hunt
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
- Shane Carwin
- Cheick Kongo
- Travis Browne
- Stefan Struve
Honorable mention: Gabriel Gonzaga, Brendan Schaub, Alexander Volkov
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
- Jon Jones
- Lyoto Machida
- Dan Henderson
- Rashad Evans
- Phil Davis
- Alexander Gustafsson
- Glover Teixeira
- Mauricio Rua
- Ryan Bader
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
- Forrest Griffin
- Muhammed Lawal
- Gegard Mousasi
- Quinton Jackson
- James Te Huna
Honorable mention: Rafael Cavalcante, Emanuel Newton, Attila Vegh
MIDDLEWEIGHT
- Anderson Silva
- Chris Weidman
- Chael Sonnen
- Vitor Belfort
- Yushin Okami
- Michael Bisping
- Luke Rockhold
- Mark Munoz
- Ronaldo Souza
- Constantinos Philippou
- Tim Boetsch
- Alan Belcher
- Hector Lombard
- Alexander Shlemenko
- Jake Shields
Honorable mention: Cung Le, Wanderlei Silva, Brian Stann
WELTERWEIGHT
- Georges St-Pierre
- Johny Hendricks
- Jake Ellenberger
- Carlos Condit
- Nick Diaz
- Rory MacDonald
- Demian Maia
- Ben Askren
- Martin Kampmann
- Jon Fitch
- Josh Koscheck
- Mike Pierce
- Dong Hyun Kim
- Tarec Saffiedine
- Mike Pyle
Honorable mention: Andrey Koreshkov, Douglas Lima, Tyron Woodley
LIGHTWEIGHT
- Benson Henderson
- Gilbert Melendez
- Michael Chandler
- Anthony Pettis
- Gray Maynard
- Nate Diaz
- Jim Miller
- Eddie Alvarez
- Donald Cerrone
- Shinya Aoki
- Joe Lauzon
- T.J. Grant
- Evan Dunham
- Josh Thomson
- Pat Healy
Honorable mention: Rafael dos Anjos, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Gleison Tibau
FEATHERWEIGHT
- Jose Aldo
- Ricardo Lamas
- Chad Mendes
- Pat Curran
- Cub Swanson
- Chan Sung Jung
- Darren Elkins
- Daniel Straus
- Dennis Siver
- Tatsuya Kawajiri
- Erik Koch
- Patricio Freire
- Dustin Poirier
- Hatsu Hioki
- Nik Lentz
Honorable mention: Diego Brandao, Frankie Edgar, Clay Guida
BANTAMWEIGHT
- Dominick Cruz
- Renan Barao
- Urijah Faber
- Michael McDonald
- Eddie Wineland
- Scott Jorgensen
- Brad Pickett
- Bibiano Fernandes
- Raphael Assuncao
- Brian Bowles
- Eduardo Dantas
- Marcos Galvao
- Yuri Alcantara
- T.J. Dillashaw
- Mike Easton
Honorable mention: Ivan Menjivar, Marlon Moraes, Luis Nogueira
FLYWEIGHT
- Demetrious Johnson
- Joseph Benavidez
- John Dodson
- Ian McCall
- John Moraga
- Jussier Formiga
- Darrell Montague
- Chris Cariaso
- John Lineker
- Tim Elliott
- Darren Uyenoyama
- Louis Gaudinot
- Yasuhiro Urushitani
- Will Campuzano
- Joshua Sampo
Honorable mention: Shinichi Kojima, Alexis Vila, Mamoru Yamaguchi
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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.
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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