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 Welterweight Rankings.
Voting Panel: Jeff Fox, Daniel Vreeland, Ryan MacDonald, and Ricky Leone.
*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
The Welterweight Rankings
1) (Last Ranking – 1) Tyron Woodley – UFC Welterweight Champion – 40 points (out of a possible 40)
Record: 16-3
Last Five Fights: 4-1
Record vs Top 10: 3-1 (W-Lawler, L-MacDonald, W-Gastelum, W-Condit)
Next Fight: vs #2 Stephen Thompson – UFC 205 – Nov 12th
Waiting for his title shot worked out well for T-Wood.
2) (2) Stephen Thompson – UFC – 34 points
Record: 13-1
Last Five Fights: 5-0
Record vs Top 10: 1-0 (W-MacDonald)
Next Fight: vs #1 Tyron Woodley – UFC 205 – Nov 12th
Wonderboy’s meteoric rise continues. He could have UFC gold around his waist very soon.
3) (3) Robbie Lawler – UFC – 33 points
Record: 27-11 (1 No Contest)
Last Five Fights: 4-1
Record vs Top 10: 3-1 (L-Woodley, W-Condit, W-MacDonald, W-MacDonald)
Next Fight: TBA
His impressive and improbable run at the top is finally over.
4) (4) Demian Maia – UFC – 28 points
Record: 24-6
Last Five Fights: 5-0
Record vs Top 10: 1-1 (W-Condit, L-MacDonald)
Next Fight: TBA
Demian Maia is looking like an absolute monster at welterweight once again.
5) (tied) (4) Carlos Condit – UFC – 19 points
Record: 30-10
Last Five Fights: 2-3
Record vs Top 10: 1-4 (L-Maia, L-Lawler, L-Woodley, L-St-Pierre, W-MacDonald)
Next Fight: TBA
After getting dominated by Demian Maia, Condit’s future in the sport is in doubt again.
5) (tied) (6) Rory MacDonald – Bellator – 19 points
Record: 18-4
Last Five Fights: 3-2
Record vs Top 10: 2-4 (L-Thompson, L-Lawler, W-Woodley, W-Maia, L-Lawler, L-Condit)
Next Fight: TBA
A free agent no more, young Rory has jumped ship to Bellator.
7) (tied) (7) Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone – UFC – 13 points
Record: 31-7, 1 NC
Last Five Fights: 4-1
Record vs Top 10: 0-0
Next Fight: vs #7 Kelvin Gastelum – UFC 205 – Nov 12th
Cowboy is looking like he has found a new home at 170-pounds.
7) (tied) (8) Kelvin Gastelum – UFC – 13 points
Record: 12-2
Last Five Fights: 3-2
Record vs Top 10: 0-1 (L-Woodley)
Next Fight: vs #7 Donald Cerrone – UFC 205 – Nov 12th
The 24-year-old is coming off of the biggest win of his nascent career.
9) (9) Ben Askren – ONE FC Welterweight Champion – 8 points
Record: 15-0, 1 NC
Last Five Fights: 4-0, 1 NC
Record vs Top 10: 1-0 (W-Koreshkov)
Next Fight: TBA
Given his current level of competition, there’s a good chance that Funky Ben could end his career undefeated.
10) (10) Andrey Koreshkov – Bellator Welterweight Champion – 6 points
Record: 19-1
Last Five Fights: 5-0
Record vs Top 10: 0-1 (L-Askren)
Next Fight: vs Douglas Lima – Bellator 164 – Nov 10th
The Bellator champ is rolling – undefeated for over three years now.
Bubbling under: Lorenz Larkin, Johny Hendricks
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