The latest MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings were released on Wednesday, October 10. This system ranks the top ten MMA fighters from all across the world in each of the six largest weight classes, as voted on by MMAWeekly.
We take into consideration 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.
As always, fighters who are currently serving drug-related suspensions are not eligible for top ten consideration.
Here are the current MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings, which are up-to-date as of October 10.
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HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (over 205 pounds)
#1 Heavyweight Fighter in the World: Fedor Emelianenko
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
3. Josh Barnett
4. Randy Couture
5. Gabriel Gonzaga
6. Tim Sylvia
7. Andrei Arlovski
8. Mirko Cro Cop
9. Fabricio Werdum
10. Aleksander Emelianenko
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LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)
#1 Light Heavyweight Fighter in the World: Quinton Jackson
2. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
3. Dan Henderson
4. Chuck Liddell
5. Wanderlei Silva
6. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
7. Keith Jardine
8. Forrest Griffin
9. Ricardo Arona
10. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
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MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit)
#1 Middleweight Fighter in the World: Anderson Silva
2. Paulo Filho
3. Matt Lindland
4. Rich Franklin
5. Denis Kang
6. Robbie Lawler
7. Nathan Marquardt
8. Kazuo Misaki
9. Frank Trigg
10. Yushin Okami
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WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170-pound limit)
#1 Welterweight Fighter in the World: Matt Serra
2. Georges St. Pierre
3. Matt Hughes
4. Jon Fitch
5. Josh Koscheck
6. Karo Parisyan
7. Diego Sanchez
8. Jake Shields
9. Carlos Condit
10. Marcus Davis
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LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (160-pound limit)
#1 Lightweight Fighter in the World: Takanori Gomi
2. Hayato Sakurai
3. Gilbert Melendez
4. Tatsuya Kawajiri
5. Shinya Aoki
6. Gesias "JZ" Calvancante
7. Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro
8. Joachim Hansen
9. Joe Stevenson
10. Mitsuhiro Ishida
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FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION (145 pounds and under)
#1 Featherweight Fighter in the World: Akitoshi Tamura
2. "Lion" Takeshi Inoue
3. Antonio Carvalho
4. Urijah Faber
5. Masakazu Imanari
6. Hatsu Hioki
7. Jeff Curran
8. Yoshiro Maeda
9. Tenkei Fujimiya
10. Rafael Assuncao
