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 Featherweight Rankings
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The Featherweight Rankings
1) (Last ranking – 1) Jose Aldo – UFC Featherweight Champion – 40 points (out of 40)
Record: 26-2
Last Five Fights: 4-1
Record vs Top 10: 4-0 (W-Edgar, W-Lamas, W-Edgar, W-Swanson)
Next Fight: TBA
Interim no more.
2) (2) Frankie Edgar – UFC – 36 points
Record: 21-5-1
Last Five Fights: 4-1
Record vs Top 10: 3-2 (W-Stephens, L-Aldo, W-Swanson, W-Oliveira, L-Aldo)
Next Fight: TBA
Now where does Frankie Edgar’s career go?
3) (4) Max Holloway – UFC – 31 points
Record: 16-3
Last Five Fights: 5-0
Record vs Top 10: 4-0 (W-Lamas, W-Stephens, W-Oliveira, W-Swanson)
Next Fight: vs #4 Anthony Pettis – UFC 206 – Dec 10th
Mad Max has his career on a roll now.
4) (5) Anthony Pettis – UFC – 26 points
Record: 19-5
Last Five Fights: 2-3
Record vs Top 10: 2-0 (W-Oliveira, W-Stephens,)
Next Fight: vs #3 Max Holloway – UFC 206 – Dec 10th
Showtime will be looking to become a two-division champ in less than two weeks.
5) (6) Ricardo Lamas – UFC – 23 points
Record: 17-5
Last Five Fights: 3-2
Record vs Top 10: 2-2 (W-Oliveira, L-Holloway, L-Aldo, W-Swanson)
Next Fight: TBA
The Bully will look to break out of his win-one-lose-one pattern.
6) (7) Daniel Straus – Bellator Featherweight Champion – 14 points
Record: 25-6
Last Five Fights: 3-2
Record vs Top 10: 1-2 (W-Freire, L-Freire, L-Freire)
Next Fight: TBA
Straus finally got a win over Pitbull, but most importantly got Bellator gold around his waist once again.
7) (9) Cub Swanson – UFC – 12 points
Record: 23-7
Last Five Fights: 3-2
Record vs Top 10: 2-4 (L-Holloway, L-Edgar, W-Stephens, W-Oliveira, L-Lamas, L-Aldo)
Next Fight: vs Doo Ho Choi – UFC 206 – Dec 10th
Two in a row for Cub.
8) (10) Jeremy Stephens – UFC – 11 points
Record: 25-13
Last Five Fights: 2-3
Record vs Top 10: 0-5 (L-Edgar, L-Holloway, L-Oliveira, L-Swanson, L-Pettis)
Next Fight: TBA
Lil’ Heathen continues to struggle against the elite of the sport.
9) (10) Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire – Bellator – 9 points
Record: 25-4
Last Five Fights: 3-2
Record vs Top 10: 2-1 (L-Straus, W-Straus, W-Straus)
Next Fight: TBA
Champion no more. And now a broken shin to boot.
10) (8) Charles Oliveira – UFC – 9 points
Record: 21-7, 1 NC
Last Five Fights: 2-3
Record vs Top 10: 1-5 (L-Lamas, L-Pettis, L-Holloway, L-Edgar, W-Stephens, L-Swanson)
Next Fight: TBA
do Bronx missed weight AND lost his last fight. Tough night.
Dropped off: (3) Conor McGregor (moved to lightweight)
Bubbling under: Doo Ho Choi, Renan Barao, Mirsad Bektic, Brian Ortega
Rankings:
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