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