The UFC published their official rankings on Monday, the first time the promotion has done so in their near-20-year history.
Rankings included those in every men’s UFC weight class from flyweight up to heavyweight. Additionally, a pound-for-pound list was voted on with middleweight champion Anderson Silva taking the top place on that list.
Notably, no women’s rankings were included in the post, and UFC officials told GRACIEMAG.com on Monday there is no current timeframe to add a women’s list. UFC women’s champion Ronda Rousey and No. 1 contender Liz Carmouche will be the first females to compete in the octagon later this month at UFC 157.
Rankings were voted on by several members of the media, and their individual ballots were made public for all to see.
Here are the complete lists:
POUND-FOR-POUND
| 1 | Anderson Silva |
| 2 | Jon Jones |
| 3 | Georges St-Pierre |
| 4 | Jose Aldo |
| 5 | Benson Henderson |
| 6 | Cain Velasquez |
| 7 | Dominick Cruz |
| 8 | Demetrious Johnson |
| 9 | Frankie Edgar |
| 10 | Dan Henderson |
FLYWEIGHT
Champion : Demetrious Johnson
| 1 | Joseph Benavidez |
| 2 | John Dodson |
| 3 | Ian McCall |
| 4 | John Moraga |
| 5 | Jussier Da Silva |
| 6 | Louis Gaudinot |
| 7 | Chris Cariaso |
| 8 | John Lineker |
| 9 | Darren Uyenoyama |
| 10 | Ulysses Gomez |
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion : Dominick Cruz
| 1 | Renan Barao (Interim Champion) |
| 2 | Michael McDonald |
| 3 | Urijah Faber |
| 4 | Eddie Wineland |
| 5 | Brad Pickett |
| 6 | Brian Bowles |
| 7 | Rafael Assuncao |
| 8 | Scott Jorgensen |
| 9 | Mike Easton |
| 10 | Ivan Menjivar |
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion : Jose Aldo
| 1 | Chad Mendes |
| 2 | Ricardo Lamas |
| 3 | Chan Sung Jung |
| 4 | Frankie Edgar |
| 5 | Dennis Siver |
| 6 | Cub Swanson |
| 7 | Dustin Poirier |
| 8 | Nik Lentz |
| 9 | Erik Koch |
| 10 | Clay Guida |
LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion : Benson Henderson
| 1 | Gilbert Melendez |
| 2 | Anthony Pettis |
| 3 | Gray Maynard |
| 4 | Nate Diaz |
| 5 | Jim Miller |
| 6 | Donald Cerrone |
| 7 | TJ Grant |
| 8 | Rafael dos Anjos |
| 9 | Joe Lauzon |
| 10 | Khabib Nurmagomedov |
WELTERWEIGHT
Champion : Georges St-Pierre
| 1 | Johny Hendricks |
| 2 | Carlos Condit |
| 3 | Nick Diaz |
| 4 | Rory MacDonald |
| 5 | Demian Maia |
| 6 | Jake Ellenberger |
| 7 | Martin Kampmann |
| 8 | Josh Koscheck |
| 9 | Jon Fitch |
| 10 | Tarec Saffiedine |
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion : Anderson Silva
| 1 | Chris Weidman |
| 2 | Vitor Belfort |
| 3 | Michael Bisping |
| 4 | Yushin Okami |
| 5 | Mark Munoz |
| 6 | Constantinos Philippou |
| 7 | Luke Rockhold |
| 8 | Hector Lombard |
| 9 | Alan Belcher |
| 10 | Tim Boetsch |
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion : Jon Jones
| 1 | Dan Henderson |
| 2 | Lyoto Machida |
| 3 | Alexander Gustafsson |
| 4 | Glover Teixeira |
| 5 | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira |
| 6 | Rashad Evans |
| 7 | Mauricio Rua |
| 8 | Phil Davis |
| 9 | Ryan Bader |
| 10 | Gegard Mousasi |
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion : Cain Velasquez
| 1 | Junior dos Santos |
| 2 | Fabricio Werdum |
| 3 | Daniel Cormier |
| 4 | Antonio Silva |
| 5 | Frank Mir |
| 6 | Alistair Overeem |
| 7 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira |
| 8 | Roy Nelson |
| 9 | Stefan Struve |
| 10 | Shane Carwin |
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