Taken into consideration are a fighter’s performance in addition to his win-loss record, head-to-head and common opponents, difficulty of opponents, and numerous other factors in what is the most comprehensive rankings system in the sport.
Fighters who are currently serving drug-related suspensions are not eligible for Top 10 consideration until they have fought one time after the completion of their suspension.
Fighters must also have competed within the past 12 months in order to be eligible for Top 10 consideration.
HEAVYWEIGHT (over 205 pounds)
1.Fedor Emelianenko
2. Josh Barnett
3. Frank Mir
4. Andrei Arlovski
5. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
6. Randy Couture
7. Tim Sylvia
8. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
9. Brock Lesnar
10. Fabricio Werdum
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (205-pound limit)
1. Rashad Evans
2. Lyoto Machida
3. Forrest Griffin
4. Quinton Jackson
5. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
6. Chuck Liddell
7. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
8. Wanderlei Silva
9. Keith Jardine
10. Thiago Silva
MIDDLEWEIGHT (185-pound limit)
1. Anderson Silva
2. Robbie Lawler
3. Yushin Okami
4. Nathan Marquardt
5. Jorge Santiago
6. Dan Henderson
7. Gegard Mousasi
8. Vitor Belfort
9. Kazuo Misaki
10. Yoshihiro Akiyama
WELTERWEIGHT (170-pound limit)
1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Jon Fitch
3. Thiago Alves
4. Jake Shields
5. Josh Koscheck
6. Matt Hughes
7. Matt Serra
8. Martin Kampmann
9. Carlos Condit
10. Nick Thompson
LIGHTWEIGHT (160-pound limit)
1. Shinya Aoki
2. B.J. Penn
3. Eddie Alvarez
4. Tatsuya Kawajiri
5. Joachim Hansen
6. Gesias “JZ” Calvancante
7. Kenny Florian
8. Mitsuhiro Ishida
9. Josh Thomson
10. Satoru Kitaoka
FEATHERWEIGHT (145 pound-limit)
1. Mike Brown
2. Urijah Faber
3. Hatsu Hioki
4. Wagnney Fabiano
5. “Lion” Takeshi Inoue
6. Jose Aldo
7. Raphael Assuncao
8. Nam Phan
9. Leonard Garcia
10. Antonio Carvalho
BANTAMWEIGHT (135 pounds or less)
1. Miguel Torres
2. Brian Bowles
3. Masakatsu Ueda
4. Takeya Mizugaki
5. Akitoshi Tamura
6. Will Ribeiro
7. Damacio Page
8. Joseph Benavidez
9. Manny Tapia
10. Marcos Galvao
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