Welterweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 119: Machida vs. Brunson

Covington runs through Maia

December 2017

1. Tyron Woodley  

2. Stephen Thompson

3. Georges St-Pierre 

4. Robbie Lawler 

5. Rory MacDonald

6. Colby Covington NR

7. Demian Maia -1 

8. Rafael Dos Anjos -1 

9. Ben Askren -1   

10. Douglas Lima -1  

Results

UFC Fight Night 119

Covington beats Maia 

Lightweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 120: Poirier vs Pettis

Poirier proves too much for Pettis

December 2017

1. Khabib Nurmagomedov

2. Conor McGregor

3. Tony Ferguson

4. Eddie Alvarez  

5. Rafael Dos Anjos  

6. Edson Barboza

7. Dustin Poirier NR 

8. Anthony Pettis -1

9. Donald Cerrone -1

10. Charles Oliveira -1

Results 

UFC Fight Night 120

Poirier beats Pettis 

Middleweight Rankings Post UFC 217: Bisping vs. St Pierre & UFC Fight Night 122: Bisping vs. Gastelum

GSP wins the middleweight title

December 2017

1. Robert Whittaker

2. Georges St Pierre NR 

3. Luke Rockhold  

4. Yoel Romero     

5. Ronaldo Souza  

6. Gegard Mousasi  

7. Chris Weidman   

8. Kelvin Gastelum  

9. Michael Bisping -7

10. Tim Kennedy -1

Results

UFC 217 

St Pierre beat Bisping

UFC Fight Night 122 

Gastelum beat Bisping 

Featherweight Rankings Post Bellator 184: Dantas vs. Caldwell

Sanchez submits Straus

November 2017  

1. Conor McGregor

2. Max Holloway

3. Jose Aldo

4. Frankie Edgar 

5. Chad Mendes

6. Ricardo Lamas 

7. Anthony Pettis

8. Cub Swanson 

9. Patricio Freire 

10. Emmanuel Sanchez NR 

Bellator 184

Sanchez beat Straus 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway

Holloway wins the undisputed title

July 2017  

1. Conor McGregor

2. Max Holloway +1

3. Jose Aldo -1 

4. Frankie Edgar 

5. Chad Mendes

6. Ricardo Lamas 

7. Anthony Pettis

8. Cub Swanson 

9. Patricio Freire 

10. Daniel Straus 

UFC 212

Holloway beat Aldo 

Featherweight Rankings Post Bellator 178: Straus vs. Pitbull 4

Pitbull regains belt

May 2017  

1. Conor McGregor

2. Jose Aldo

3. Max Holloway

4. Frankie Edgar 

5. Chad Mendes

6. Ricardo Lamas 

7. Anthony Pettis

8. Cub Swanson 

9. Patricio Freire +1 

10. Daniel Straus -1

Bellator 178

Freire beat Straus 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis

Holloway wins Interim title

January 2017  

1. Conor McGregor

2. Jose Aldo

3. Max Holloway +2 

4. Frankie Edgar -1

5. Chad Mendes -1

6. Ricardo Lamas 

7. Anthony Pettis

8. Cub Swanson 

9. Daniel Straus

10. Patricio Freire 

UFC 206 

Holloway beats Pettis 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC on Fox 21: Maia vs. Condit

Pettis wins featherweight debut

September 2016  

1. Conor McGregor

2. Jose Aldo

3. Frankie Edgar

4. Chad Mendes

5. Max Holloway

6. Ricardo Lamas 

7. Anthony Pettis NR 

8. Cub Swanson -1

9. Daniel Straus -1

10. Patricio Freire -1

UFC on Fox 21 

Pettis beats Oliveira 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor

McGregor ends Aldo's reign

January 2016  

1. Conor McGregor +1

2. Jose Aldo -1 

3. Frankie Edgar

4. Chad Mendes

5. Max Holloway

6. Ricardo Lamas 

7. Cub Swanson 

8. Daniel Straus

9. Patricio Freire 

10. Charles Oliveira

UFC 194 

McGregor beats Aldo 

Featherweight Rankings Post Bellator 145: Vengeance

Straus takes Pitbulls title

December 2015  

1. Jose Aldo

2. Conor McGregor

3. Frankie Edgar

4. Chad Mendes

5. Max Holloway

6. Ricardo Lamas 

7. Cub Swanson 

8. Daniel Straus NR 

9. Patricio Freire -1

10. Charles Oliveira -1

Bellator 145 

Straus beat Freire 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor

McGregor wins the Interim title

August 2015  

1. Jose Aldo

2. Conor McGregor +2 

3. Frankie Edgar -1

4. Chad Mendes -1 

5. Max Holloway

6. Ricardo Lamas 

7. Cub Swanson 

8. Patricio Freire 

9. Charles Oliveira

10. Jeremy Stephens 

UFC 189

McGregor stops Mendes 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC on Fox 15: Machida vs. Rockhold

Holloway chokes out Swanson

May 2015  

1. Jose Aldo

2. Frankie Edgar

3. Chad Mendes

4. Conor McGregor +2

5. Max Holloway NR 

6. Ricardo Lamas -2

7. Cub Swanson -2

8. Patricio Freire -1

9. Charles Oliveira -1

10. Jeremy Stephens -1

UFC on Fox 15

Holloway submits Swanson 

Featherweight Rankings Post TUF 20 Finale & UFC Figiht Night 58: Machida vs. Dollaway

Oliveira cruises past Stephens

January 2015  

1. Jose Aldo

2. Frankie Edgar

3. Chad Mendes

4. Ricardo Lamas 

5. Cub Swanson

6. Conor McGregor

7. Patricio Freire

8. Charles Oliveira NR 

9. Jeremy Stephens -1

10. Nik Lentz NR 

TUF 20 Finale

Oliveira beats Stephens 

UFC Fight Night 58

Dias beat Elkins 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 57: Edgar vs. Swanson

Edgar outclasses Swanson

December 2014 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Frankie Edgar NR 

3. Chad Mendes -1

4. Ricardo Lamas -1 

5. Cub Swanson -1

6. Conor McGregor -1

7. Patricio Freire -1

8. Jeremy Stephens -1

9. Darren Elkins -1

10. Pat Curran -1

UFC Fight Night 57

Edgar beat Swanson 

Featherweight Rankings Post Bellator 123: Curran vs. Pitbull 2 & UFC 178 Johnson vs. Cariaso

McGregor arrives

October 2014 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Ricardo Lamas

4. Cub Swanson

5. Conor McGregor NR

6. Patricio Freire +3 

7. Jeremy Stephens -2

8. Darren Elkins -2

9. Pat Curran -2

10. Daniel Straus -2

Bellator 123

Freire beat Curran 

UFC 178 

McGregor beat Poirier 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC on Fox 12: Lawler vs. Brown

Bermudez stops Guida

August 2014 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Ricardo Lamas

4. Cub Swanson

5. Jeremy Stephens 

6. Darren Elkins 

7. Pat Curran 

8. Daniel Straus 

9. Patricio Freire

10. Chan Sung Jung NR

UFC on Fox 12

Bermudez beat Guida 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 43: Te Huna vs. Marquardt & UFC Fight Night 44: Swanson vs. Stephens

Swanson cracks the top 5

July 2014 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Ricardo Lamas

4. Cub Swanson NR 

5. Jeremy Stephens -1

6. Darren Elkins -1 

7. Pat Curran -1  

8. Daniel Straus -1

9. Patricio Freire -1 

10. Charles Oliveira NR   

UFC Fight Night 43   

Oliveira beat Hioki

UFC Fight Night 44 

Swanson beat Stephens 

Featherweight Rankings Post Bellator 112: Straus vs. Curran 3

Curran regains title

April 2014 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Ricardo Lamas

4. Jeremy Stephens

5. Darren Elkins 

6. Pat Curran +1

7. Daniel Straus -1

8. Patricio Freire 

9. Clay Guida

10. Hatsu Hioki 

Bellator 112 

Curran beat Straus

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC on Fox 10: Henderson vs. Thomson

Stephens stays unbeaten at 145

February 2014 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Ricardo Lamas

4. Jeremy Stephens NR 

5. Darren Elkins -1

6. Daniel Straus -1

7. Pat Curran -1

8. Patricio Freire -1

9. Clay Guida -1

10. Hatsu Hioki -1

UFC on Fox 10 

Stephens beat Elkins 

Featherweight Rankings Post Bellator 106: Chandler vs. Alvarez 2

Straus upsets Curran

December 2013 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Ricardo Lamas

4. Darren Elkins 

5. Daniel Straus NR 

6. Pat Curran -1

7. Patricio Freire -1

8. Clay Guida -1

9. Hatsu Hioki -1

10. Nik Lentz -1

Bellator 106

Straus beats Curran to win the lightweight title 

Featherweight Rankings Post Bellator 99: Nunes vs. Pitbull

Pitbull knocks Nunes dead

October 2013 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Ricardo Lamas

4. Darren Elkins 

5. Pat Curran NR 

6. Patricio Freire NR 

7. Clay Guida -2 

8. Hatsu Hioki -2

9. Nik Lentz -2

10. Kenny Florian -2

Bellator 99

Freire beats Nunes

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 27: Condit vs. Kampmann 2

Elkins out scrambles Hioki

September 2013 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Ricardo Lamas

4. Darren Elkins NR 

5. Clay Guida -1

6. Hatsu Hioki -1

7. Nik Lentz -1

8. Kenny Florian -1

9. Cub Swanson -1

10. Dennis Siver -1

UFC Fight Night 27 

Elkins beats Hioki 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman

Swanson shows beautiful destruction

August 2013 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Ricardo Lamas

4. Clay Guida

5. Hatsu Hioki

6. Nik Lentz

7. Kenny Florian

8. Cub Swanson NR

9. Dennis Siver -1

10. Diego Nunes -1

UFC 162

Swanson beats Siver 

Featherweight Rankings Post TUF 17 Finale

Miller submits Palaszewski

May 2013 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Ricardo Lamas

4. Clay Guida

5. Hatsu Hioki

6. Nik Lentz

7. Kenny Florian

8. Dennis Siver

9. Diego Nunes 

10. Cole Miller NR  

TUF 17 Finale 

Miller beats Palaszewski 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping & UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson

Guida gets questionable split decision

February 2013 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Ricardo Lamas

4. Clay Guida NR 

5. Hatsu Hioki -1

6. Nik Lentz NR

7. Kenny Florian -2

8. Dennis Siver -2

9. Diego Nunes -2  

10. Bart Palaszewski -2 

UFC on FX 7  

Lentz beat Nunes

UFC on Fox 6 

Guida beats Hioki 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC on FX 5: Browne vs. Silva

Nunes beats Palaszewski

November 2012 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Ricardo Lamas

4. Hatsu Hioki

5. Kenny Florian

6. Dennis Siver +1

7. Diego Nunes +1 

8. Bart Palaszewski -2

9. Tyson Griffin -1

10. Manny Gamburyan 

UFC on FX 5 

Nunes beat Palaszewski  

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC on FX 4: Guida vs. Maynard

Lamas gives Hioki his first UFC loss

July 2012 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Ricardo Lamas NR 

4. Hatsu Hioki -1

5. Kenny Florian -1

6. Bart Palaszewski -1

7. Dennis Siver -1  

8. Diego Nunes -1

9. Tyson Griffin -1

10. Manny Gamburyan -1

UFC on FX 4 

Lamas beats Hioki 

Middleweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 119: Machida vs. Brunson

Brunson spoils Machida's return

November 2017

1. Robert Whittaker

2. Michael Bisping

3. Luke Rockhold  

4. Yoel Romero     

5. Ronaldo Souza  

6. Gegard Mousasi  

7. Chris Weidman   

8. Kelvin Gastelum  

9. Tim Kennedy 
    

10. Anderson Silva NR   

Results

UFC Fight Night 119 

Brunson knocks out Machida 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC on Fuel TV 2: Silva vs. Gustafsson

Siver edges Nunes 

May 2012 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Hatsu Hioki

4. Kenny Florian

5. Bart Palaszewski 

6. Dennis Siver NR 

7. Diego Nunes -1

8. Tyson Griffin -1

9. Manny Gamburyan -1

10. Rani Yahya -1

UFC on Fuel TV 2 

Siver beat Nunes 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson

Hioki puts on a show

March 2012 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Hatsu Hioki NR

4. Kenny Florian -1 

5. Bart Palaszewski -1

6. Diego Nunes -1

7. Tyson Griffin -1

8. Manny Gamburyan -1

9. Rani Yahya -1

10. Mike Brown -1

UFC 144 

Hioki beat Palaszewski 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem

Nunes beats Gamburyan

January 2012 

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Kenny Florian 

4. Bart Palaszewski

5. Diego Nunes +2 

6. Tyson Griffin -1

7. Manny Gamburyan -1

8. Rani Yahya 

9. Mike Brown 

10. Urijah Faber

UFC 141  

Nunes beat Gamburyan 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz

Palaszewski stops Griffin

November 2011

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Kenny Florian 

4. Bart Palaszewski NR 

5. Tyson Griffin -1

6. Manny Gamburyan -1

7. Diego Nunes -1

8. Rani Yahya -1

9. Mike Brown -1

10. Urijah Faber -1

UFC 137 

Palaszewski beat Griffin 

Featherweight Rankings Post Bellator 48: 2011 Summer Series 3

Curran knocks out Sandro

September 2011

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Kenny Florian 

4. Tyson Griffin 

5. Manny Gamburyan 

6. Diego Nunes 

7. Rani Yahya 

8. Mike Brown 

9. Urijah Faber 

10. Pat Curran NR  

Bellator 48

Curran beats Sandro 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC 131: Carwin vs. Dos Santos & UFC on Versus 4: Barry vs. Kongo

Florian's featherweight debut a success

July 2011

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes

3. Kenny Florian NR 

4. Tyson Griffin NR 

5. Manny Gamburyan -2

6. Diego Nunes -2

7. Rani Yahya -2

8. Mike Brown -2

9. Urijah Faber -2

10. Darren Elkins NR 

UFC 131

Florian beat Nunes 

Elkins beat Omigawa 

UFC on Versus 4 

Griffin beat Gamburyan 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort

Mendes outclassed Omigawa

March 2011

1. Jose Aldo

2. Chad Mendes NR 

3. Manny Gamburyan -1 

4. Diego Nunes -1 

5. Rani Yahya -1 

6. Mike Brown -1 

7. Urijah Faber -1 

8. Michihiro Omigawa -1 

9. Hatsu Hioki -1 

10. Marlon Sandro -1 

UFC 126

Mendes beat Omigawa 

Featherweight Rankings Post UFC 125: Resolution & UFC: Fight for the Troops 2

Brown falls on hard times

February 2011

1. Jose Aldo 

2. Manny Gamburyan

3. Diego Nunes NR 

4. Rani Yahya +5 

5. Mike Brown -2

6. Urijah Faber -2

7. Michihiro Omigawa -2

8. Hatsu Hioki -2

9. Marlon Sandro -2

10. Dustin Poirier NR 

UFC 125 

Poirier beat Grispi 

Nunes beat Brown 

UFC Fight for the Troops 2 

Yahya beat Brown

Featherweight Rankings Post WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis

Scarface

January 2011

1. Jose Aldo 

2. Manny Gamburyan

3. Mike Brown 

4. Urijah Faber 

5. Michihiro Omigawa 

6. Hatsu Hioki 

7. Marlon Sandro 

8. Josh Grispi 

9. Rani Yahya 

10. Mark Hominick 

Lightweight Rankings Post UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2

Oliveira catches Brooks early

May 2017

1. Khabib Nurmagomedov

2. Conor McGregor

3. Tony Ferguson

4. Eddie Alvarez  

5. Rafael Dos Anjos  

6. Edson Barboza

7. Anthony Pettis 

8. Donald Cerrone

9. Charles Oliveira NR

10. Will Brooks -1  

Results 

UFC 210

Oliveira beats Brooks 

Lightweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 98: Dos Anjos vs Ferguson, UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor & Bellator 165: Chandler vs. Henderson

McGregor becomes a dual champion

December 2016

1. Khabib Nurmagomedov

2. Conor McGregor NR 

3. Tony Ferguson NR

4. Eddie Alvarez -2 

5. Rafael Dos Anjos -2 

6. Edson Barboza -2 

7. Anthony Pettis -2 

8. Donald Cerrone -2   

9. Will Brooks NR 

10. Michael Chandler NR  

Results 

UFC Fight Night 98

Ferguson beats Dos Anjos 

UFC 205 

Mcgregor beats Alvarez, wins the lightweight title

Bellator 165

Chandler beats Henderson 

Lightweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 90: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez

Alvarez stops Dos Anjos

August 2016

1. Khabib Nurmagomedov

2. Eddie Alvarez +1   

3. Rafael Dos Anjos -1 

4. Edson Barboza

5. Anthony Pettis 

6. Donald Cerrone  

7. Ben Henderson 

8. Frankie Edgar 

9. Nate Diaz  

10. Mike Chiesa  

Results 

UFC Fight Night 90

Alvarez beat Dos Anjos, wins the lightweight title 

Lightweight Rankings Post UFC on Fox 19: Teixeira vs. Evans & UFC 197: Jones vs. St. Preux

Barboza out strikes Pettis

May 2016

1. Khabib Nurmagomedov

2. Rafael Dos Anjos 

3. Eddie Alvarez   

4. Edson Barboza NR

5. Anthony Pettis -1

6. Donald Cerrone -1 

7. Ben Henderson -1

8. Frankie Edgar -1

9. Nate Diaz -1

10. Mike Chiesa NR  

Results 

UFC 197 

Barboza beat Pettis

UFC on Fox 19 

Chiesa beat Dariush 

Lightweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz

Alvarez out wrestles Pettis

February 2016

1. Khabib Nurmagomedov

2. Rafael Dos Anjos 

3. Eddie Alvarez +6  

4. Anthony Pettis -1 

5. Donald Cerrone -1 

6. Ben Henderson -1

7. Frankie Edgar -1

8. Nate Diaz -1

9. TJ Grant -1

10. Myles Jury 

Results 

UFC Fight Night 81 

Alvarez beat Pettis 

Lightweight Rankings Post UFC on Fox 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2

Diaz makes a statement

January 2016

1. Khabib Nurmagomedov

2. Rafael Dos Anjos 

3. Anthony Pettis 

4. Donald Cerrone 

5. Ben Henderson 

6. Frankie Edgar 

7. Nate Diaz NR 

8. TJ Grant -1 

9. Eddie Alvarez -1

10. Myles Jury -1

Results 

UFC on Fox 17  

Diaz beats Johnson 

Lightweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 73: Teixeira vs. St. Preux

Johnson gets robbed

September 2015

1. Khabib Nurmagomedov

2. Rafael Dos Anjos 

3. Anthony Pettis 

4. Donald Cerrone 

5. Ben Henderson 

6. Frankie Edgar 

7. TJ Grant

8. Eddie Alvarez

9. Myles Jury

10. Beneil Dariush NR 

Results 

UFC Fight Night 73 

Dariush beat Johnson 

Lightweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 71: Mir vs. Duffee

August 2015

Ferguson schools Thomson

1. Khabib Nurmagomedov

2. Rafael Dos Anjos 

3. Anthony Pettis 

4. Donald Cerrone 

5. Ben Henderson 

6. Frankie Edgar 

7. TJ Grant

8. Eddie Alvarez

9. Myles Jury NR   

10. Michael Johnson NR

Results 

UFC Fight Night 71 

Ferguson beat Thomson 

Lightweight Rankings Post UFC 185: Pettis vs. Dos Anjos

April 2015

RDA takes Pettis to town

1. Khabib Nurmagomedov +1

2. Rafael Dos Anjos +1

3. Anthony Pettis -2 

4. Donald Cerrone 

5. Ben Henderson 

6. Frankie Edgar 

7. TJ Grant

8. Eddie Alvarez

9. Will Brooks  

10. Michael Chandler 

Results 

UFC 185

Dos Anjos beats Pettis, wins the title 

Lightweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 59: McGregor vs. Siver

Henderson gets robbed

February 2015

1. Anthony Pettis  

2. Khabib Nurmagomedov

3. Rafael Dos Anjos 

4. Donald Cerrone +2

5. Ben Henderson -1

6. Frankie Edgar -1 

7. TJ Grant

8. Eddie Alvarez

9. Will Brooks  

10. Michael Chandler 

Results 

UFC Fight Night 59 

Cerrone beats Henderson

Lightweight Rankings Post UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso

Cerrone spoils Alverez's debut

October 2014

1. Anthony Pettis  

2. Khabib Nurmagomedov

3. Rafael Dos Anjos 

4. Ben Henderson 

5. Frankie Edgar 

6. Donald Cerrone NR 

7. TJ Grant -1

8. Eddie Alvarez -1 

9. Will Brooks -1  

10. Michael Chandler -1

Results 

UFC 178 

Cerrone beats Alvarez 

Lightweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 49: Henderson vs. Dos Anjos

Dos Anjos surprises Henderson

September 2014

1. Anthony Pettis  

2. Khabib Nurmagomedov NR

3. Rafael Dos Anjos NR 

4. Ben Henderson -2

5. Frankie Edgar -2  

6. TJ Grant -2

7. Eddie Alvarez -2

8. Will Brooks -2

9. Michael Chandler -2

10. Gilbert Melendez -2

Results 

UFC Fight Night 49 

Dos Anjos beats Henderson 

Lightweight Rankings Post UFC on Fox 12: Lawler vs. Brown

Green wins a close one

August 2014

1. Anthony Pettis  

2. Ben Henderson 

3. Frankie Edgar  

4. TJ Grant  

5. Eddie Alvarez 

6. Will Brooks 

7. Michael Chandler 

8. Gilbert Melendez 

9. Shinya Aoki

10. Bobby Green NR  

Results 

UFC on Fox 12

Green beats Thomson