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UFC RANKINGS ( 02.16.12
Post UFC on FUEL TV: Ellenberger vs. Sanchez
In the Facebook undercard, Jonathan Brookins made a statement as he showed off some impressive ground and pound to go along with an already solid grappling game by disposing on FW debutant Vagner Rocha. Brookins bumped up to #13 with the win. Ivan Menjivar withstood a barrage from John Albert to submit the TUF alum and raise his stock up to #12 with the victory. Albert showed enough to remain in the Top 30 with the effort. T.J. Dillashaw made up for his loss to John Dodson with a mauling of Walel Watson. Dillashaw shot up the ranks to #18. Not only did Watson drop, but so did Yves Jabouin, who struggled to a controversial decision over Watson in his last fight. Stipe Miocic made quick work of fellow unbeaten Philip Defries as he showed who the true prospect was in the HW division. Miocic raised up a notch to #18. Ronny Markes made the most of his MW debut by going the distance and narrowly edging veteran Aaron Simspon, surging the young Brazillian up to #13 in the division. In the HW division, Stefan Struve rose up to #15 with a come from behind win over Dave Herman. It looks like he would probably await the winner of Travis Browne-Chad Griggs. In the Main Event, Jake Ellenberger withstood a late flurry to maintain his spot as the #4 WW. Sanchez' performance kept him at th #9 spot.
*Rankings are re evaluated after every event.
*There are several variables that go into the rankings system however overall talent level and who a fighter has beaten plays the biggest role in figuring where each fighter stands.
*Fighters can drop due to inactivity. For instance, although Nick Catone defated Costa Philippou, the latter has stayed busy and picked up big wins while the prior has been inactive due to injury.
In the Facebook undercard, Jonathan Brookins made a statement as he showed off some impressive ground and pound to go along with an already solid grappling game by disposing on FW debutant Vagner Rocha. Brookins bumped up to #13 with the win. Ivan Menjivar withstood a barrage from John Albert to submit the TUF alum and raise his stock up to #12 with the victory. Albert showed enough to remain in the Top 30 with the effort. T.J. Dillashaw made up for his loss to John Dodson with a mauling of Walel Watson. Dillashaw shot up the ranks to #18. Not only did Watson drop, but so did Yves Jabouin, who struggled to a controversial decision over Watson in his last fight. Stipe Miocic made quick work of fellow unbeaten Philip Defries as he showed who the true prospect was in the HW division. Miocic raised up a notch to #18. Ronny Markes made the most of his MW debut by going the distance and narrowly edging veteran Aaron Simspon, surging the young Brazillian up to #13 in the division. In the HW division, Stefan Struve rose up to #15 with a come from behind win over Dave Herman. It looks like he would probably await the winner of Travis Browne-Chad Griggs. In the Main Event, Jake Ellenberger withstood a late flurry to maintain his spot as the #4 WW. Sanchez' performance kept him at th #9 spot.
| Heavyweights | In Action Next | Last Fight | ||
| 1 | Junior Dos Santos (14-1, 8-0) | W-9 | vs. Alistair Overeem, UFC 146 | W-Velasquez |
| 2 | Cain Velasquez (9-1, 7-1) | L-1 | vs. Frank Mir, TBA | L-Dos Santos |
| 3 | Alistair Overeem (35-11) | W-7 | vs. Junior Dos Santos, UFC 146 | W-Lesnar |
| 4 | Shane Carwin (12-2, 4-2) | L-2 | TBA | L-Dos Santos |
| 5 | Fabricio Werdum (15-5-1) | W-1 | TBA | W-Nelson |
| 6 | Frank Mir (16-6, 14-5) | W-3 | vs. Cain Velasquez, TBA | W-Big Nog |
| 7 | Antonio Nogueira (33-7, 4-3) | L-1 | TBA | L-Mir |
| 8 | Roy Nelson (17-7, 3-3) | L-1 | TBA | L-Werdum |
| 9 | Cheick Kongo (16-6-1, 10-4-1) | W-2 | vs. Mark Hunt, UFC 144 | W-Mitrione |
| 10 | Brendan Schaub (8-2, 4-2) | L-1 | vs. Ben Rothwell, UFC 145 | L-Big Nog |
| 11 | Mike Russow (15-1, 4-0) | W-11 | TBA | W-Einemo |
| 12 | Travis Browne (12-0-1, 3-0-1) | W-2 | vs. Chad Griggs, UFC on FX 2 | W-Broughton |
| 13 | Chad Griggs (11-1, 0-0) | W-6 | vs. Travis Browne, UFC on FX 2 | W-V.Overeem |
| 14 | Matt Mitrione (5-1, 5-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Kongo |
| 15 | Stefan Struve (22-5, 6-3) | W-1 | TBA | W-Barry |
| 16 | Mark Hunt (7-7, 2-1) | W-2 | vs. Cheick Kongo, UFC 144 | W-Rothwell |
| 17 | Gabriel Gonzaga (12-6, 7-5) | W-1 | TBA | W-Oliveira |
| 18 | Stipe Miocic (8-0, 2-0) | W-8 | TBA | W-Defries |
| 19 | Pat Barry (7-4, 3-4) | W-1 | vs. Lavar Johnson, UFC on FOX 3 | W-Morecraft |
| 20 | Dave Herman (21-3, 1-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Struve |
| 21 | Shane Del Rosario (11-0, 0-0) | W-11 | TBA | W-Johnson |
| 22 | Shawn Jordan (12-3, 0-0) | W-1 | vs. Oli Thompson, UFC on FX 2 | W-Johnson |
| 23 | Lavar Johnson (16-5, 1-0) | W-1 | vs. Pat Barry, UFC on FOX 3 | W-Beltran |
| 24 | John Olav Einemo (6-2, 0-2) | L-2 | TBA | L-Russow |
| 25 | Ben Rothwell (31-5, 1-2) | L-1 | vs. Brendan Schaub, UFC 145 | W-Yvel |
| 26 | Christian Morecraft (7-3, 1-3) | L-2 | TBA | L-Barry |
| 27 | Phillip De Fries (8-1, 1-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Miocic |
| 28 | Rob Broughton (15-7, 1-2) | L-2 | TBA | L-Defries |
| 29 | Ednaldo Oliveira (13-1-1, 0-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Gonzaga |
| 30 | Oli Thompson (9-2, 0-0) | W-5 | vs. Shawn Jordan, UFC on FX 2 | W-Potter |
| Light Heavyweight | In Action Next | Last Fight | ||
| 1 | Jon Jones (15-1, 9-1) | W-6 | vs. Rashad Evans, UFC 145 | W-Machida |
| 2 | Rashad Evans (17-1-1, 12-1-1) | W-4 | vs. Jon Jones, UFC 145 | W-P.Davis |
| 3 | Dan Henderson (29-8, 4-2) | W-4 | TBA | W-Shogun |
| 4 | Shogun Rua (20-6, 4-4) | L-1 | TBA | L-Henderson |
| 5 | Rampage Jackson (32-9, 7-3) | L-1 | vs. Ryan Bader, UFC 144 | L-Jones |
| 6 | Lyoto Machida (17-3, 9-3) | L-1 | TBA | L-Jones |
| 7 | Phil Davis (9-1, 5-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Evans |
| 8 | Alexander Gustaffson (12-1, 4-1) | W-3 | vs. Antonio Nogueira, UFC on FUEL 2 | W-Matyushenko |
| 9 | Antonio Nogueira (20-5, 3-2) | W-1 | vs. Alexander Gustaffson, UFC on FUEL 2 | W-Ortiz |
| 10 | Forrest Griffin (18-7, 9-5) | L-1 | vs. Tito Ortiz, TBA | W-Franklin |
| 11 | Rich Franklin (26-6, 13-5) | L-1 | TBA | L-Griffin |
| 12 | Vladamir Matyushenko (25-5, 6-3) | L-1 | TBA | L-Gustaffson |
| 13 | Tito Ortiz (16-10-1, 15-10-1) | L-2 | vs. Forrest Griffin, TBA | L-Evans |
| 14 | Ryan Bader (13-2, 6-2) | W-1 | vs. Rampage Jackson, UFC 144 | W-Brilz |
| 15 | Stephan Bonnar (14-7, 8-6) | W-3 | TBA | W-Kingsbury |
| 16 | Thiago Silva (14-2, 5-2) | NC-1 | vs. Igor Pokrajac, UFC on Fuel TV 3 | NC-Vera |
| 17 | Stanislav Nedkov (12-0, 1-0) | W-12 | TBA | W-Cane |
| 18 | James Te Huna (13-5, 2-1) | W-1 | vs. Aaron Rosa, UFC on FX 2 | W-Romero |
| 19 | Anthony Perosh (12-6, 2-1) | W-2 | vs. Nick Penner, UFC on FX 2 | W-Diabate |
| 20 | Igor Pokrajac (23-8, 2-3) | W-2 | vs. Thiago Silva, UFC on Fuel TV 3 | W-Soszynski |
| 21 | Kyle Kingsbury (11-3, 4-2) | L-1 | TBA | L-Bonnar |
| 22 | Fabio Maldonado (18-4, 1-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Kingsbury |
| 23 | Karlos Vemola (8-2, 1-2) | L-1 | TBA | L-Markes |
| 24 | Cyrille Diabate (17-8, 2-2) | L-1 | vs. Jorgen Kruth, UFC on FUEL 2 | L-Perosh |
| 25 | Luiz Cane (11-4, 4-4) | L-1 | TBA | L-Nedkov |
| 26 | Brandon Vera (12-6, 8-6) | W-1 | TBA | W-Marshall |
| 27 | Aaron Rosa (17-4, 1-1) | W-1 | vs. James Te Huna, UFC on FX 2 | W-Lucas |
| 28 | Ryan Jimmo (16-1, 0-0) | W-16 | TBA | W-Sokoudjou |
| 29 | Kryzstof Soszynski (21-11, 6-3) | L-1 | TBA | L-Pokrajac |
| 30 | Nick Penner (11-1, 0-0) | W-8 | vs. Anthony Perosh, UFC on FX 2 | W-Chemelli |
| Middleweights | In Action Next | Last Fight | ||
| 1 | Anderson Silva (31-4, 14-0) | W-15 | vs. Chael Sonne, TBA | W-Okami |
| 2 | Chael Sonnen (27-11, 6-4) | W-2 | vs. Anderson Silva, TBA | W-Bisping |
| 3 | Yushin Okami (26-6, 9-3) | L-1 | vs. Tim Boetsch, UFC 144 | L-Silva |
| 4 | Mark Munoz (12-2, 7-2) | W-4 | TBA | W-Leben |
| 5 | Chris Weidman (8-0, 4-0) | W-8 | TBA | W-Maia |
| 6 | Michael Bisping (22-4, 12-4 | L-1 | TBA | L-Sonnen |
| 7 | Vitor Belfort (21-9, 10-5) | W-2 | vs. Wanderlei Silva, TUF Brazil Finale | W-A.Johnson |
| 8 | Demian Maia (14-4, 9-4) | L-1 | TBA | L-Weidman |
| 9 | Brian Stann (11-4, 5-3) | L-1 | vs. Alessio Sakara, UFC on FUEL 2 | L-Sonnen |
| 10 | Rousimar Palhares (14-2, 7-2) | W-3 | vs. Alan Belcher, UFC on FOX 3 | W-Massenzio |
| 11 | Chris Leben (22-8, 12-7) | L-1 | 1 Year Suspension | L-Munoz |
| 12 | Alan Belcher (17-6, 8-4) | W-3 | vs. Rousimar Palhares, UFC on FOX 3 | W-MacDonald |
| 13 | Ronny Markes (13-1, 2-0) | W-6 | TBA | W-Simpson |
| 14 | Aaron Simpson (11-3, 7-3) | L-1 | TBA | L-Markes |
| 15 | Wanderlei Silva (34-11, 4-5) | W-1 | vs. Vitor Belfort, TUF Brazil Finale | W-Cung Le |
| 16 | Tim Boetsch (14-4, 4-3) | W-2 | vs. Yushin Okami, UFC 144 | W-Ring |
| 17 | Jason Miller (24-8, 0-2) | L-1 | TBA | L-Bisping |
| 18 | Court McGee (14-1, 3-0) | W-8 | vs. Costa Philippou, UFC on FX 2 | W-Yang |
| 19 | Ed Herman (24-9, 8-5) | W-3 | TBA | W-Starks |
| 20 | Nick Ring (12-1, 2-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Boetsch |
| 21 | Tom Lawlor (7-4, 3-3) | L-1 | vs. Jason MacDonald, UFC on Fuel TV 3 | L-Weidman |
| 22 | Riki Fukuda (17-5, 0-1) | L-1 | vs. Steve Cantwell, UFC 144 | L-Ring |
| 23 | Dan Miller (13-6, 6-5) | L-2 | TBA | L-Palhares |
| 24 | Costa Philippou (9-2, 2-1) | W-2 | vs. Court McGee, UFC on FX 2 | W-Hamman |
| 25 | Kyle Noke (19-5, 2-1) | L-1 | vs. Andrew Craig, UFC on FX 2 | L-Herman |
| 26 | Brad Tavares (7-1, 2-1) | L-1 | vs. Dongi Yang, UFC on FUEL 3 | L-Simpson |
| 27 | Cung Le (7-2, 0-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-W.Silva |
| 28 | Jared Hamman (12-4, 2-3) | L-1 | TBA | L-Philippou |
| 29 | Francis Carmont (22-8, 1-0) | W-5 | vs. Magnus Cedenblad, UFC on FUEL 2 | W-Carmont |
| 30 | Alessio Sakara (15-8, 6-5) | L-1 | vs. Brian Stann, UFC on FUEL 2 | L-Weidman |
| 31 | CB Dollaway (11-4, 5-4) | L-2 | TBA | L-Hamman |
| 32 | Rafael Natal (14-3-1, 2-1-1) | W-2 | TBA | W-Kuiper |
| 33 | Chris Camozzi (16-5, 3-2) | W-1 | TBA | W-Jacoby |
| 34 | Clifford Starks (8-1, 1-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Herman |
| 35 | Nick Catone (9-2, 3-2) | W-1 | TBA | W-Philippou |
| Welterweights | In Action Next | Last Fight | ||
| 1 | Georges St. Pierre (22-2, 16-2) | W-9 | ACL Injury | W-Shields |
| 2 | Carlos Condit (26-5, 4-1) | W-5 | TBA | W-Diaz |
| 3 | Nick Diaz (26-8, 5-5) | L-1 | Suspended by NSAC | L-Condit |
| 4 | Jake Ellenberger (27-5, 6-1) | W-4 | TBA | W-Sanchez |
| 5 | Johny Hendricks (12-1, 7-1) | W-3 | vs. Josh Koscheck, UFC on Fox 3 | W-Fitch |
| 6 | Josh Koscheck (17-5, 15-5) | W-2 | vs. Johny Hendricks, UFC on Fox 3 | W-Pierce |
| 7 | Jon Fitch (22-4-1, 13-2) | L-1 | TBA | L-Hendricks |
| 8 | BJ Penn (16-8-2, 12-7-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Diaz |
| 9 | Rory MacDonald (12-1, 3-1) | W-2 | vs. Che Mills, UFC 145 | W-Pyle |
| 10 | Diego Sanchez (23-5, 12-5) | L-1 | TBA | L-Ellenberger |
| 11 | Jake Shields (26-6, 1-2) | L-2 | vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, UFC 144 | L-Ellenberger |
| 12 | Martin Kampmann (18-5, 8-5) | W-1 | vs. Thiago Alves, UFC on FX 2 | W-Story |
| 13 | John Hathaway (14-1, 5-1) | W-1 | TBA | W-McCray |
| 14 | Charlie Brenneman (15-3, 4-2) | W-1 | TBA | W-Roberts |
| 15 | Rick Story (13-5, 6-3) | L-2 | TBA | L-Kampmann |
| 16 | Thiago Alves (18-6, 11-5) | W-1 | vs. Martin Kampmann, UFC on FX 2 | W-Abedi |
| 17 | Paulo Thiago (15-3, 4-3) | W-1 | vs. Siyar Bahadurzada, UFC on FUEL 2 | W-Mitchell |
| 18 | Mike Pierce (14-5, 5-3) | L-1 | TBA | L-Koscheck |
| 19 | Brian Ebersole (49-14, 3-0) | W-10 | TBA | W-Patrick |
| 20 | Mike Pyle (23-8, 5-3) | W-1 | TBA | W-Funch |
| 21 | Dong Hyun Kim (15-1-1, 5-1) | W-1 | TBA | W-Pierson |
| 22 | Claude Patrick (14-2, 3-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Ebersole |
| 23 | Josh Neer (33-10, 6-6) | W-6 | TBA | W-Ludwig |
| 24 | Matt Hughes (45-9, 18-7) | L-2 | TBA | L-Koscheck |
| 25 | Seth Baczynksi (15-6, 2-1) | W-4 | TBA | W-M.Brown |
| 26 | TJ Waldburger (14-6, 2-1) | W-1 | Jake Hecht, UFC on FX 2 | W-Stumpf |
| 27 | Che Mills (14-4, 1-0) | W-5 | vs. Rory MacDonald, UFC 145 | W-Cope |
| 28 | Duane Ludwig (21-12, 4-3) | L-1 | TBA | L-Neer |
| 29 | Jake Hecht (11-2, 1-0) | W-4 | vs. TJ Waldburger, UFC on FX 2 | W-Attonito |
| 30 | Erick Silva (13-1, 1-0) | DQ-1 | TBA | DQ-Prater |
| 31 | Amir Sadollah (5-3, 5-3) | L-1 | vs. Jorge Lopez, UFC on FUEL 3 | L-Ludwig |
| 32 | Rich Attonito (10-5, 3-2) | L-1 | TBA | L-Hecht |
| 33 | Lance Benoist (6-0, 1-0) | W-6 | TBA | W-Riddle |
| 34 | John Maguire (17-3, 1-0) | W-6 | vs. Damarques Johnson, UFC on FUEL 2 | W-Edwards |
| 35 | Siyar Bahadurzada (20-4, 0-0) | W-6 | vs. Paulo Thiago, UFC on FUEL 2 | W-Depret |
| Lightweights | In Action Next | |||
| 1 | Frankie Edgar (14-1-1, 9-1-1) | W-1 | vs. Ben Henderson, UFC 144 | W-Maynard |
| 2 | Gray Maynard (10-1-1, 8-1-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Edgar |
| 3 | Ben Henderson (15-2, 3-0) | W-3 | vs. Frankie Edgar, UFC 144 | W-Guida |
| 4 | Clay Guida (29-12, 9-6) | L-1 | TBA | L-Henderson |
| 5 | Nate Diaz (15-7, 10-5) | W-2 | vs. Jim Miller, UFC on Fox 3 | W-Cerrone |
| 6 | Anthony Pettis (14-2, 1-1) | W-1 | vs. Joe Lauzon, UFC 144 | W-Stephens |
| 7 | Jim Miller (20-3, 9-2) | W-1 | vs. Nate Diaz, UFC on Fox 3 | W-Guillard |
| 8 | Joe Lauzon (23-9, 8-3) | W-2 | vs. Anthony Pettis, UFC 144 | W-Guillard |
| 9 | Donald Cerrone (17-4, 4-1) | L-1 | vs. Yves Edwards, UFC on Fuel TV 3 | L-Nate Diaz |
| 10 | Melvin Guillard (28-10, 10-6) | L-2 | TBA | L-J.Miller |
| 11 | Gleison Tibau (19-7, 10-5) | W-3 | TBA | W-Dos Anjos |
| 12 | Jeremy Stephens (17-7, 6-6) | L-1 | TBA | L-Pettis |
| 13 | Edson Barboza (10-0, 4-0) | W-10 | TBA | W-Etim |
| 14 | Evan Dunham (13-2, 6-2) | W-2 | TBA | W-Lentz |
| 15 | Sean Sherk (34-4, 8-4) | W-1 | TBA | W-Dunham |
| 16 | Rafael Dos Anjos (15-6, 4-4) | L-1 | TBA | L-Tibau |
| 17 | George Sotiropoulos (14-4, 7-2) | L-2 | TBA | L-Dos Anjos |
| 18 | Jacob Volkmann (14-2, 5-2) | W-5 | TBA | W-Escudero |
| 19 | Mark Bocek (10-4, 6-4) | W-1 | vs. Matt Wiman, UFC 145 | W-Lentz |
| 20 | Thiago Tavares (17-4, 7-4-1) | W-2 | TBA | W-Stout |
| 21 | Dennis Hallman (51-14, 4-5) | W-1 | vs. Tony Ferguson, UFC on FOX 3 | W-Makdessi |
| 22 | Sam Stout (17-7, 6-6) | L-1 | TBA | L-Tavares |
| 23 | Tony Ferguson (13-2, 3-0) | W-6 | vs. Dennis Hallman, UFC on FOX 3 | W-Edwards |
| 24 | Nik Lentz (21-5-2, 5-2-1) | L-2 | TBA | L-Dunham |
| 25 | Matt Wiman (14-6, 8-4) | W-1 | vs. Mark Bocek, UFC 145 | W-Danzig |
| 26 | Paul Sass (12-0, 2-0) | W-12 | TBA | W-M.Johnson |
| 27 | TJ Grant (17-5, 4-3) | W-1 | TBA | W-Roller |
| 28 | Mac Danzig (20-9-1, 3-5) | L-1 | vs. Efrain Escudero, UFC 145 | L-Wiman |
| 29 | Terry Etim (15-4, 6-4) | L-1 | TBA | L-Barboza |
| 30 | Michael Johnson (10-6, 2-2) | W-1 | TBA | W-Roller |
| 31 | Shane Roller (10-6, 1-3) | L-3 | TBA | L-M.Johnson |
| 32 | Danny Castillo (13-4, 3-1) | W-2 | vs. John Cholish, UFC on FOX 3 | W-Njokuani |
| 33 | Takanori Gomi (32-8, 1-3) | L-1 | vs. Eiji Mitsuoka, UFC 144 | L-Diaz |
| 34 | Yves Edwards (41-18, 9-6) | L-1 | TBA | L-Ferguson |
| 35 | Habib Nurmagomedov (17-0, 1-0) | W-1 | TBA | W-Shalorus |
| Featherweights | In Action Next | Last Fight | ||
| 1 | Jose Aldo (21-1, 11-0) | W-13 | TBA | W-Mendes |
| 2 | Chad Mendes (11-1, 6-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Aldo |
| 3 | Diego Nunes (17-2, 6-2) | W-1 | vs. Dennis Siver, UFC on FUEL 2 | W-Gamburyan |
| 4 | Erik Koch (13-1, 5-1) | W-4 | TBA | W-Brookins |
| 5 | Dustin Poirier (12-1, 4-0) | W-5 | vs. Chan Sung Jung, UFC on FX 3 | W-Holloway |
| 6 | Charles Oliveira (16-2, 3-2) | W-1 | TBA | W-Wisely |
| 7 | Yuri Alcantara (27-3, 2-0) | W-13 | TBA | W-Omigawa |
| 8 | Ricardo Lamas (11-2, 2-0) | W-2 | TBA | W-Swanson |
| 9 | Bart Palaszewski (36-14, 1-0) | W-1 | vs. Hatsu Hioki, UFC 144 | W-T.Griffin |
| 10 | Chan Sung Jung (12-2, 2-2) | W-2 | vs. Dustin Poirier, UFC on FX 3 | W-Hominick |
| 11 | Mark Hominick (20-10, 6-4) | L-2 | vs. Eddie Yagin, UFC 145 | L-Jung |
| 12 | Cub Swanson (16-5, 6-4) | W-1 | TBA | W-Roop |
| 13 | Jonathan Brookins (13-4, 2-2) | W-1 | TBA | W-Rocha |
| 14 | Robert Peralta (16-3, 1-0) | NC-1 | TBA | NC-Semerzier |
| 15 | Michihiro Omigawa (13-11, 1-5) | L-1 | TBA | L-Alcantara |
| 16 | Rani Yahya (16-7, 5-4) | L-1 | TBA | L-Mendes |
| 17 | Hatsu Hioki (25-4, 1-0) | W-5 | vs. Bart Palaszewski, UFC 144 | W-Roop |
| 18 | George Roop (12-9-1, 2-4-1) | L-2 | TBA | L-Swanson |
| 19 | Cole Miller (18-5, 7-5) | W-1 | vs. Steven Siler, UFC on FX 2 | W-O'Brien |
| 20 | Tyson Griffin (15-6, 8-6) | L-1 | TBA | L-Palaszewski |
| 21 | Ross Pearson (13-5, 5-2) | W-1 | TBA | W-Assuncao |
| 22 | Dennis Siver (19-8, 8-5) | L-1 | vs. Diego Nunes, UFC on FUEL 2 | L-Cerrone |
| 23 | Jim Hettes (10-0, 2-0) | W-10 | TBA | W-Phan |
| 24 | Darren Elkins (13-2, 3-1) | W-2 | TBA | W-Zhang |
| 25 | Javier Vazquez (16-5, 3-3) | W-1 | TBA | W-Stevenson |
| 26 | Manny Gamburyan (11-7, 3-3) | L-3 | TBA | L-Nunes |
| 27 | Mike Brown (25-8, 7-4) | W-1 | TBA | W-Phan |
| 28 | Josh Grispi (14-3, 4-2) | L-2 | TBA | L-Roop |
| 29 | Mackens Semerzier (6-3, 2-3) | NC-1 | vs. Daniel Pineda, UFC on FX 2 | NC-Peralta |
| 30 | Daniel Pineda (16-7, 1-0) | W-6 | vs. Mackens Semerzier, UFC on FX 2 | W-Schilling |
| 31 | Diego Brandao (14-7, 1-0) | W-4 | TBA | W-Bermudez |
| 32 | Nam Phan (17-10, 1-3) | L-1 | TBA | L-Hettes |
| 33 | Tie Quan Zhang (13-2, 1-1) | L-1 | vs. Issei Tamura, UFC 144 | L-Elkins |
| 34 | Pablo Garza (11-2, 2-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Poirier |
| 35 | Vagner Rocha (7-2, 1-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Brookins |
| Bantamweights | In Action Next | Last Fight | ||
| 1 | Dominick Cruz (19-1, 9-1) | W-10 | vs. Urijah Faber, UFC 148 | W-D.Johnson |
| 2 | Urijah Faber (26-5, 11-4) | W-1 | vs. Dominick Cruz, UFC 148 | W-Bowles |
| 3 | Renan Pegado (25-1, 5-0) | W-24 | TBA | W-Jorgensen |
| 4 | Brian Bowles (10-2, 7-2) | L-1 | TBA | L-Faber |
| 5 | Scott Jorgensen (13-5, 9-4) | L-1 | TBA | L-Pegado |
| 6 | Brad Pickett (20-6, 3-2) | L-1 | vs. Damacio Page, UFC on FUEL 2 | L-Pegado |
| 7 | Miguel Torres (40-4, 8-3) | W-1 | vs. Michael McDonald, UFC 145 | W-Pace |
| 8 | Raphael Assuncao (17-4, 4-3) | W-1 | TBA | W-Eduardo |
| 9 | Takeya Mizugaki (15-6, 4-4) | W-1 | vs. Chris Cariaso, UFC 144 | W-Escovedo |
| 10 | Eddie Wineland (18-8, 5-4) | L-2 | TBA | L-Benavidez |
| 11 | Michael McDonald (14-1, 4-0) | W-6 | vs. Miguel Torres, UFC 145 | W-Soto |
| 12 | Ivan Menjivar (24-8, 3-1) | W-3 | TBA | W-Albert |
| 13 | Damacio Page (13-6, 3-3) | L-2 | vs. Brad Pickett, UFC on FUEL 2 | L-Bowles |
| 14 | Edwin Figueroa (9-1, 2-1) | W-2 | TBA | W-Caceres |
| 15 | Mike Easton (12-1, 2-0) | W-6 | vs. Yves Jabouin, UFC on FUEL TV 3 | W-Papazian |
| 16 | Alex Caceres (6-5, 1-3) | L-1 | TBA | L-Figueroa |
| 17 | Kid Yamamoto (18-5, 0-2) | L-2 | vs. Vaughan Lee, UFC 144 | L-Uyenoyama |
| 18 | TJ Dillashaw (5-1, 1-1) | W-1 | TBA | W-Watson |
| 19 | Reuben Duran (8-3, 1-1) | W-1 | TBA | W-F.Rivera |
| 20 | Chris Cariaso (12-3, 3-2) | W-1 | vs. Takeya Mizugaki, UFC 144 | W-Lee |
| 21 | Yves Jabouin (17-7, 3-3) | W-2 | vs. Mike Easton, UFC on FUEL TV 3 | W-Watson |
| 22 | Walel Watson (9-4, 1-2) | L-2 | TBA | L-Dillashaw |
| 23 | Ken Stone (10-3, 1-2) | W-1 | TBA | W-D.Walker |
| 24 | Jeff Hougland (10-4, 1-0) | W-9 | TBA | W-D.Walker |
| 25 | Nick Denis (11-2, 1-0) | W-2 | TBA | W-Sandoval |
| 26 | Jared Papazian (14-7, 0-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Easton |
| 27 | Jeff Curran (33-14, 0-2) | L-1 | TBA | L-Jorgensen |
| 28 | Johnny Eduardo (25-9, 0-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-R.Assuncao |
| 29 | Johnny Bedford (18-9, 1-0) | W-1 | TBA | W-Gaudinot |
| 30 | John Albert (7-2, 1-1) | L-1 | TBA | L-Menjivar |
| Flyweights | In Action Next | Last Fight | ||
| 1 | Joseph Benavidez (15-2, 7-2) | W-3 | vs. Yoshihiro Urushitani, UFC on FX 2 | W-Wineland |
| 2 | Demetrious Johnson (9-2, 4-2) | L-1 | vs. Ian McCall, UFC on FX 2 | L-Cruz |
| 3 | Ian McCall (11-2, 1-2) | W-4 | vs. Demetrious Johnson, UFC on FX 2 | W-Montague |
| 4 | John Dodson (12-5, 1-0) | W-3 | vs. Darren Uyenoyama, UFC on FX 3 | W-Dillashaw |
| 5 | Darren Uyenoyama (7-3, 1-0) | W-2 | vs. John Dodson, UFC on FX 3 | W-Yamamoto |
| 6 | Yoshihiro Urushitani (19-4, 0-0) | W-5 | vs. Joseph Benavidez, UFC on FX 2 | W-Shojo |
| 7 | Louis Gaudinot (5-2, 0-1) | L-1 | vs. John Lineker, UFC on FOX 3 | L-Bedford |
| 8 | John Lineker (19-5, 0-0) | W-13 | vs. Louis Guadinot, UFC on FOX 3 | W-Belo dos Santos |
*Rankings are re evaluated after every event.
*There are several variables that go into the rankings system however overall talent level and who a fighter has beaten plays the biggest role in figuring where each fighter stands.
*Fighters can drop due to inactivity. For instance, although Nick Catone defated Costa Philippou, the latter has stayed busy and picked up big wins while the prior has been inactive due to injury.
