The Rankings are just that – The MMA Manifesto’s rankings of the best fighters in mixed martial arts today. Check back every Monday and Friday for our rankings of a different weight class. Next up: The Middleweight Rankings.
Voting Panel: Jeff Fox, Ryan MacDonald, Ricky Leone, and Daniel Vreeland.
*stipulations: 1) any fighter currently suspended or 2) inactive for at least 12 months (without an upcoming fight scheduled) are excluded from the rankings
(click on fighter’s name for detailed scouting report)
1) (Previous ranking: 1) Michael Bisping – UFC Middleweight Champion – 39 points (out of 40)
Record: 30-7
Last Five Fights: 5-0
Record vs Top 10: 2-3 (W-Bisping, W-Silva, L-Rockhold, L-Kennedy, L-Belfort)
Next Fight: TBA
Who’s next to challenge The Count for his crown? Yoel Romero, it’s assumed.
2) (2) Luke Rockhold – UFC – 35 points
Record: 15-3
Last Five Fights: 4-1
Record vs Top 10: 4-2 (L-Bisping, W-Weidman, W-Machida, W-Bisping, L-Belfort, W-Souza)
Next Fight: TBA
Well that was a quick reign at the top.
3) (3) Yoel Romero – UFC – 34 points
Record: 12-1
Last Five Fights: 5-0
Record vs Top 10: 3-0 (W-Weidman, W-Souza, W-Machida)
Next Fight: TBA
The Soldier of God is looking unstoppable.
4) (tied) (4) Chris Weidman – UFC – 25 points
Record: 13-2
Last Five Fights: 3-2
Record vs Top 10: 4-2 (L-Romero, L-Rockhold, W-Belfort, W-Machida, W-Silva, W-Silva)
Next Fight: TBA
Are Weidman’s days among the elite already over?
4) (tied) (4) Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza – UFC – 25 points
Record: 23-4, 1 NC
Last Five Fights: 4-1
Record vs Top 10: 2-3 (W-Belfort, L-Romero, W-Mousasi, L-Rockhold, L-Mousasi)
Next Fight: TBA
It’s looking like Jacare is never going to get a UFC title shot.
6) (6) Gegard Mousasi – UFC – 20 points
Record: 41-6-2
Last Five Fights: 4-1
Record vs Top 10: 2-2 (W-Belfort, L-Souza, L-Machida, W-Souza)
Next Fight: TBA
Gegard is surging.
7) (8) Robert Whittaker – UFC – 13 points
Record: 17-4
Last Five Fights: 5-0
Record vs Top 10: 0-0
Next Fight: TBA
The young New Zealander keeps on rolling.
8) (7) Anderson Silva – UFC – 12 points
Record: 33-8, 1 NC
Last Five Fights: 0-4, 1 NC
Record vs Top 10: 1-3 (L-Bisping, L-Weidman, L-Weidman, W-Belfort, )
Next Fight: TBA
The Spider stepped in to “save” UFC 200, but picked up another L in the process.
9) (9) Vitor Belfort – UFC – 9 points
Record: 25-13
Last Five Fights: 2-3
Record vs Top 10: 2-4 (L-Mousasi, L-Belfort, L-Weidman, L-Silva, W-Rockhold, W-Bisping)
Next Fight: vs #10 Kelvin Gastelum – UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum – Mar 11th
Vitor appears to be on his last legs.
10) (NR) Kelvin Gastelum – UFC – 5 points
Record: 13-2
Last Five Fights: 3-2
Record vs Top 10: 0-0
Next Fight: vs #9 – Vitor Belfort – UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum – Mar 11th
Gastelum is sticking around at middleweight for at least one more fight.
Dropped off: (10) Derek Brunson
Bubbling under: Derek Brunson, David Branch, Mamed Khalidov, Krzysztof Jotko
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