The Rankings: Pound For Pound: Sept 30, 2016

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: Pound for Pound Rankings. 

Voting Panel: Jeff Fox, Daniel Vreeland, Ricky Leone, and Ryan MacDonald.

*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 EXTENSIVE SCOUTING REPORT*

Pound for Pound Rankings

1) (Last ranking – 1)  Jon Jones – #1 Ranked Light Heavyweight – UFC – 38 (out of 40) points

          Record: 22-1
          Last Five Fights: 5-0
          Record vs Top 10: 1-0 (W-Cormier)
          Next Fight: TBA

Bones just can’t stay out of his own way.

2) (2) Demetrious Johnson – #1 Ranked Flyweight – UFC – 36 points
            Record: 24-2-1
            Last Five Fights: 5-0
            Record vs Top 10: 0-1 (L-Cruz)
            Next Fight: TBA

3) (3) Dominick Cruz – #1 Ranked Bantamweight – UFC – 31 points
            Record: 22-1
            Last Five Fights: 5-0
            Record vs Top 10: 1-0 (W-Johnson)
            Next Fight: TBA

Back to his dominating form.

4) (4) Daniel Cormier – #2 Ranked Light Heavyweight – UFC – 25 points
            Record: 18-1
            Last Five Fights: 4-1
            Record vs Top 10: 0-1 (L-Jones)
            Next Fight: TBA

Will DC ever get a chance to avenge his only career loss?

            Record: 26-2
            Last Five Fights: 4-1
            Record vs Top 10: 0-1 (L-McGregor)
            Next Fight: TBA

Bubbling under: Anderson Silva, Khabib Nurmagomedov, T.J. Dillashaw, Tyron Woodley

Rankings:

Check back on Monday for our Heavyweight rankings