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UFC Welterweight Power Rankings

by · February 1, 2012

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February could bring some serious shakeups to the division, as an Interim Champion will be crowned, and four other Top 10 fighters will be in action. Yoshihiro Akiyama debuts at 170 against Jake Shields at UFC 144, hoping to end a three-fight skid with a top-tier win, and hand Shields his third loss in a row. Mike Pierce hopes to make his presence felt in the Top 5 when he faces perennial contender Josh Koscheck at UFC 143. After Jon Fitch’s recent loss, Jake Ellenberger is the division’s hottest welterweight not named Georges St. Pierre, and with a win over Diego Sanchez at UFC on Fuel TV 1, he will have notched his sixth straight win UFC win. By the end of the month, the new blood of the division could have completely transformed the top tier of the weight class, whoich could make the coming months very interesting in this GSP-free 2012.

* Last Rank Welterweight Recent UFC Record Recent Finishes Streak Overall Record Last Fight Date Last Fight Next Fight Next Fight Date
C N/A Georges St. Pierre 5 – 0 1 W9 22 – 2 4/30/2011 UFC 129
1 N/A Nick Diaz 1 – 0 0 W1 26 – 7 10/29/2011 UFC 137 UFC 143 2/4/2012
2 N/A Carlos Condit 4 – 1 3 W4 27 – 5 7/2/2011 UFC 132 UFC 143 2/4/2012
3 N/A Jake Ellenberger 5 – 1 4 W5 26 – 5 9/17/2011 UFN 25 UFC on Fuel TV 1 2/15/2012
4 N/A Jonny Hendricks 7 – 1 4 W3 12 – 1 12/30/2011 UFC 141
5 N/A Jon Fitch 5 – 1 – 1 0 L1 23 – 4 – 1 12/30/2011 UFC 141
6 N/A Josh Koscheck 4 – 2 3 W1 16 – 5 9/24/2011 UFC 135 UFC 143 2/4/2012
7 N/A Jake Shields 1 – 2 0 L2 26 – 6 – 1 9/17/2011 UFN 25 UFC 144 2/26/2012
8 N/A Martin Kampmann 4 – 3 1 W1 18 – 5 11/19/2011 UFC 139 UFC on FX 2 3/3/2012
9 N/A Diego Sanchez 4 – 2 0 W2 23 – 4 3/3/2011 UFC Live 3 UFC on Fuel TV 1 2/15/2012
10 N/A Charlie Brenneman 4 – 2 0 W1 15 – 3 1/20/2012 UFC on FX 1
11 N/A Rick Story 6 – 3 2 L2 13 – 5 11/19/2011 UFC 139
12 N/A B.J. Penn 3 – 4 – 1 3 L1 16 – 8 – 2 10/29/2011 UFC 137
13 N/A Thiago Alves 2 – 3 1 W1 19 – 8 11/5/2011 UFC 138 UFC on FX 2 3/3/2012
14 N/A Paulo Thiago 4 – 3 2 W1 14 – 3 8/27/2011 UFC 134 UFC on Fuel TV 2 4/14/2012
15 N/A Matt Hughes 3 – 2 2 L2 45 – 9 9/24/2011 UFC 135
16 N/A Dong Hyun Kim 4 – 1 0 W1 15 – 1 – 1 12/30/2011 UFC 141
17 N/A Rory MacDonald 3 – 1 2 W2 12 – 1 8/6/2011 UFC 133 UFC 145 4/21/2012
18 N/A Mike Pyle 5 – 3 3 W1 22 – 8 – 1 1/14/2012 UFC 142
19 N/A John Hathaway 5 – 1 1 W1 15 – 1 3/26/2011 UFN 24
20 N/A Mike Pierce 5 – 2 3 W1 13 – 4 11/12/2011 UFC on Fox 1 UFC 143 2/4/2012
W N/A Yoshihiro Akiyama 1 – 3 0 L3 13 – 4 8/6/2011 UFC 133 UFC 144 2/26/2012
N N/A Siyar Bahadurzada 20 – 4 -1 UFC on Fuel TV 2 4/14/2012
21 N/A Brian Ebersole 3 – 0 1 W3 49 – 14 – 1 12/10/2011 UFC 140
22 N/A Claude Patrick 3 – 1 1 L1 14 – 2 12/10/2011 UFC 140
23 N/A Josh Neer 3 – 2 3 W2 33 – 10 – 1 1/20/2012 UFC on FX 1
24 N/A Duane Ludwig 2 – 3 0 L1 21 – 12 1/20/2012 UFC on FX 1
25 N/A Amir Sodallah 5 – 3 1 L1 5 – 3 8/14/2011 UFC Live 5
26 N/A Che Mills 1 – 0 1 W1 14 – 4 11/5/2011 UFC 138 UFC 145 4/21/2012
27 N/A Rich Attonito 3 – 1 1 L1 10 – 5 12/10/2011 UFC 140
28 N/A TJ Waldburger 2 – 1 1 W1 14 – 6 9/17/2011 UFN 25 UFC on FX 2 3/3/2012
29 N/A Erick Silva 1 – 1 1 L1 13 – 2 1/14/2012 UFC 142
30 N/A DaMarques Johnson 4 – 3 4 W1 16 – 9 11/12/2011 UFC on Fox 1 UFC on Fuel TV 2 4/14/2012
31 N/A Pascal Krauss 1 – 0 0 W1 10 – 0 11/13/2010 UFC 122
32 N/A Papy Abedi 0 – 1 0 L1 8 – 1 11/5/2011 UFC 138 UFC on Fuel TV 2 4/14/2012
33 N/A Jake Hecht 1 – 0 1 W1 11 – 2 12/10/2011 UFC 140 UFC on FX 2 3/3/2012
34 N/A John Maguire 1 – 0 0 W1 17 – 3 11/5/2011 UFC 138 UFC on Fuel TV 2 4/14/2012
35 N/A Dan Hardy 3 – 4 1 L4 23 – 10 8/14/2011 UFC Live 5
36 N/A Carlo Prater 1 – 0 0 W1 30 – 10 – 1 1/14/2012 UFC 142
37 N/A Mike Swick 1 – 2 1 L2 14 – 4 2/6/2010 UFC 109
38 N/A Sean Pierson 1 – 2 0 L2 11 – 6 12/30/2011 UFC 141
39 N/A Matt Riddle 4 – 3 1 L2 5 – 3 9/17/2011 UFN 25 UFC 143 2/4/2012
40 N/A Carlos Eduardo Rocha 1 – 1 1 L1 9 – 1 2/5/2011 UFC 126
41 N/A Matt Brown 3 – 4 2 L1 12 – 11 11/19/2011 UFC 139 UFC 143 2/4/2012
42 N/A Chris Cope 1 – 1 0 L1 5 – 2 11/5/2011 UFC 138 UFC 143 2/4/2012
43 N/A Justin Edwards 1 – 2 0 L1 7 – 2 11/5/2011 UFC 138
44 N/A Daniel Roberts 3 – 4 2 L3 12 – 4 1/20/2012 UFC on FX 1
45 N/A Keith Wisniewski 0 – 1 0 L1 28 – 13 – 1 10/1/2011 UFC Live 6 UFC 145 4/21/2012
46 N/A David Mitchell 0 – 2 0 L2 11 – 2 8/27/2011 UFC 134
47 N/A Jorge Lopez 0 – 1 0 L1 11 – 2 9/17/2011 UFN 25 UFC 143 2/4/2012
48 N/A Mike Stumpf 0 – 1 0 L1 11 – 3 9/17/2011 UFN 25
W N/A James Head 0 – 1 0 L1 7 – 2 6/11/2011 UFC 131 UFC on Fuel TV 2 4/14/2012
47 N/A Ricardo Funch 0 – 3 0 L3 8 – 3 1/14/2012 UFC 142
N N/A Stephen Thompson 5 – 0 UFC 143 2/4/2012
N N/A Dan Stittgen 7 – 1 UFC 143 2/4/2012
N N/A Chris Clements 10 – 4 UFC 145 4/21/2012
N N/A Simeon Thoresen 16-2-1 UFC on Fuel TV 2 4/14/2012
N N/A Besam Yousef 6 – 0 UFC on Fuel TV 2 4/14/2012

* key
C = Champion
N = New to the Promotion
R = Retired
S = Suspended, or recently returning from suspension
W = New to the Weight Class

Note that these are not the official MMA Ratings divisional rankings. These UFC Power Rankings are intended to indicate where UFC fighters in each division rank in relation to one another. Taking into account wins, losses, quality of opposition, nature of wins/losses, and the recency of those wins/losses, it is meant to illustrate who fits where in each division, and which fighters’ stocks are rising and falling.

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2 Responses

  1. Mulefloyd says:
    February 4, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    Matt Brown and Rocha way too low. Interesting that u rate Siyar so high. Pierce too low. Rory too low. Kos is overrated. The highest ranked fighter on your list he's beaten is Diego while losing to Alves and Thiago. And Hughes is not the 15th best WW despite being a legend. The game has evolved.

     
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  2. MichaelTerrellFordIII says:
    February 4, 2012 at 10:25 pm

    I'm ranking Rory Mac based on the quality of his wins so far. Siyar hasn't been ranked yet at all. Koz may have lost to Alves and Thiago a while ago, but since then, he has wins over Anthony Johnson and Paul Daley, who would both be highly-ranked if they were still under UFC contract.

    As for Hughes, he probably will drop a little bit further due to inactivity, as well as due to diminishing quality of his recent wins. However, his legendary status does buoy him a bit more than the average fighter.

     
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