 Our rankings are contributed, discussed, and determined by a committee composed of our writers and knowledgable community members, ensuring that they accurately reflect our consensus views of divisional fighter standings. These are our rankings for January 2010.
World Rankings
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Rank
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Fighter
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Movement
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Consecutive Months in Top 15
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HW
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1
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Fedor Emelianenko
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9
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2
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Brock Lesnar
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9
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3
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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
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9
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4
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Frank Mir
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9
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5
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Cain Velasquez
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7
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6
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Junior dos Santos
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4
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7
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Shane Carwin
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8
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8
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Alistair Overeem
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9
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9
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Fabricio Werdum
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6
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10
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Josh Barnett
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9
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11
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Brett Rogers
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5
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12
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Andrei Arlovski
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5
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13
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Gabriel Gonzaga
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5
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14
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Cheick Kongo
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5
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15
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Antonio Silva
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-
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Dropped Out:
#15 Tim Sylvia
Others Receiving Votes:
Tim Sylvia
Shane del Rosario
Stefan Struve
Ben Rothwell
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LHW
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1
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Lyoto Machida
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9
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2
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Mauricio Rua
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9
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3
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Rashad Evans
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9
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4
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Quinton Jackson
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9
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5
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Anderson Silva
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6
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6
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Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
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9
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7
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Gegard Mousasi
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6
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8
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Forrest Griffin
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9
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9
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Thiago Silva
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5
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10
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Dan Henderson
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5
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11
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Jon Jones
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5
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12
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Luis Cane
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5
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13
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Randy Couture
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2
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14
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Keith Jardine
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9
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15
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Brandon Vera
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-
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Dropped Out:
#14 Renato Sobral
Others Receiving Votes:
Renato Sobral
Rich Franklin
Mo Lawal
Vladimir Matyushenko
Rafael Cavalcante
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MW
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1
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Anderson Silva
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9
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2
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Nate Marquardt
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9
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3
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Dan Henderson
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9
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4
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Vitor Belfort
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9
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5
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Yoshihiro Akiyama
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9
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6
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Chael Sonnen
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5
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7
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Demian Maia
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5
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8
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Jake Shields
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4
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9
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Jorge Santiago
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9
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10
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Robbie Lawler
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9
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11
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Yushin Okami
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9
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12
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Ronaldo Souza
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5
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13
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Kazuo Misaki
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7
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14
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Hector Lombard
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5
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15
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Michael Bisping
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2
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|
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Others Receiving Votes:
Melvin Manoef
Alan Belcher
Nick Diaz
Patrick Cote
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WW
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1
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Georges St. Pierre
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9
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2
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Jon Fitch
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9
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3
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Thiago Alves
|
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9
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4
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Josh Koscheck
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9
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5
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Dan Hardy
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5
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6
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Paul Daley
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4
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7
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Carlos Condit
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9
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8
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Martin Kampmann
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9
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9
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Mike Swick
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9
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10
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Marius Zaromskis
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6
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11
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Jake Shields
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9
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12
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Nick Diaz
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5
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13
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Matt Hughes
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9
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14
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Anthony Johnson
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3
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15
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Dustin Hazelett
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5
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|
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Others Receiving Votes:
Dan Hornbuckle
Jay Hieron
Ben Saunders
Paulo Thiago
Jake Ellenberger
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LW
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1
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BJ Penn
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9
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2
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Shinya Aoki
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9
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3
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Eddie Alvarez
|
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9
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4
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Tatsuya Kawajiri
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9
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5
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Gray Maynard
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8
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| 6 |
Kenny Florian
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9
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7
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Joachim Hansen
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9
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8
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Frankie Edgar
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8
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9
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Gilbert Melendez
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7
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|
10
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Diego Sanchez
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6
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11
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Tyson Griffin
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5
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12
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Benson Henderson
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-
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13
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Gesias Cavalcante
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9
|
|
14
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Josh Thomson
|
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-
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15
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Sean Sherk
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2
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|
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Dropped Out:
#11 Mizuto Hirota
#15 Jamie Varner
Others Receiving Votes:
Mizuto Hirota
Jamie Varner
Donald Cerrone
Joe Stevenson
Jim Miller
Kurt Pellegrino
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FW
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1
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Jose Aldo
|
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9
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2
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Mike Brown
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9
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3
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Urijah Faber
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9
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4
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Hatsu Hioki
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9
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5
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Bibiano Fernandes
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5
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6
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Takeshi Inoue
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9
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7
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Rafael Assuncao
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9
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8
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Marlon Sandro
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5
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9
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Michihiro Omigawa
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2
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10
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Masanori Kanehara
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5
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11
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Josh Grispi
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6
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12
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Leonard Garcia
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9
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13
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Manny Gamburyan
|
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2
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|
14
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Mackens Semerzier
|
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2
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|
15
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Joe Soto
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-
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|
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Dropped Out:
#5 Wagnney Fabiano
(Due To Change in Weight)
Others Receiving Votes:
Deividas Taurosevicius
L.C. Davis
Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Joe Warren
Hiroyuki Takaya
Diego Nunes
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BW
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1
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Brian Bowles
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9
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2
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Miguel Torres
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9
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3
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Masakatsu Ueda
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9
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4
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Dominick Cruz
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6
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5
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Damacio Page
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9
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6
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Takeya Mizugaki
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9
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7
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Joseph Benavidez
|
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9
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8
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Akitoshi Tamura
|
|
9
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9
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Rani Yahya
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5
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|
10
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Scott Jorgensen
|
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-
|
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11
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Koetsu Okazaki
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5
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|
12
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Masakazu Imanari
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2
|
|
13
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Jeff Curran
|
|
5
|
|
14
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Hiromasa Ogikubo
|
|
5
|
|
15
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Yoshiro Maeda
|
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3
|
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Dropped Out:
#13 Joe Warren
Others Receiving Votes:
Charlie Valencia
Antonio Banuelos
Wagnney Fabiano
Atsushi Yamamoto
Eduardo Dantas
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UFC Rankings
|
Rank
|
Fighter
|
Movement
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Consecutive Months in Top 15
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|
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|
HW
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|
|
|
|
1
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Brock Lesnar
|
|
9
|
|
2
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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
|
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9
|
|
3
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Frank Mir
|
|
9
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|
4
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Cain Velasquez
|
|
9
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|
5
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Junior dos Santos
|
|
9
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6
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Shane Carwin
|
|
9
|
|
7
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Gabriel Gonzaga
|
|
9
|
|
8
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Cheick Kongo
|
|
9
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|
9
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Mirko Cro Cop
|
|
6
|
|
10
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Stefan Struve
|
|
4
|
|
11
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Todd Duffee
|
|
4
|
|
12
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Ben Rothwell
|
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3
|
|
13
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Mike Russow
|
|
5
|
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14
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Heath Herring
|
|
3
|
|
15
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Pat Barry
|
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3
|
|
|
|
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|
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LHW
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|
|
|
|
1
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Lyoto Machida
|
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9
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2
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Mauricio Rua
|
|
9
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|
3
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Rashad Evans
|
|
9
|
|
4
|
Quinton Jackson
|
|
9
|
|
5
|
Anderson Silva
|
|
6
|
|
6
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Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
|
|
3
|
|
7
|
Forrest Griffin
|
|
9
|
|
8
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Thiago Silva
|
|
9
|
|
9
|
Jon Jones
|
|
5
|
|
10
|
Luis Cane
|
|
9
|
|
11
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Randy Couture
|
|
2
|
|
12
|
Keith Jardine
|
|
9
|
|
13
|
Brandon Vera
|
|
5
|
|
14
|
Rich Franklin
|
|
7
|
|
15
|
Vladimir Matyushenko
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MW
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Anderson Silva
|
|
9
|
|
2
|
Nate Marquardt
|
|
9
|
|
3
|
Vitor Belfort
|
|
6
|
|
4
|
Yoshihiro Akiyama
|
|
9
|
|
5
|
Chael Sonnen
|
|
7
|
|
6
|
Demian Maia
|
|
9
|
|
7
|
Yushin Okami
|
|
9
|
|
8
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Michael Bisping
|
|
9
|
|
9
|
Alan Belcher
|
|
5
|
|
10
|
Nate Quarry
|
|
5
|
|
11
|
Patrick Cote
|
|
9
|
|
12
|
Dan Miller
|
|
2
|
|
13
|
Rousimar Palhares
|
|
-
|
|
14
|
Aaron Simpson
|
|
-
|
|
15
|
Kendall Grove
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WW
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Georges St. Pierre
|
|
9
|
|
2
|
Jon Fitch
|
|
9
|
|
3
|
Thiago Alves
|
|
9
|
|
4
|
Josh Koscheck
|
|
9
|
|
5
|
Dan Hardy
|
|
5
|
|
6
|
Paul Daley
|
|
4
|
|
7
|
Carlos Condit
|
|
9
|
|
8
|
Martin Kampmann
|
|
9
|
|
9
|
Mike Swick
|
|
9
|
|
10
|
Matt Hughes
|
|
9
|
|
11
|
Anthony Johnson
|
|
5
|
|
12
|
Dustin Hazelett
|
|
9
|
|
13
|
Dong Hyun Kim
|
|
5
|
|
14
|
Ben Saunders
|
|
2
|
|
15
|
Marcus Davis
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
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LW
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
B.J. Penn
|
|
9
|
|
2
|
Gray Maynard
|
|
9
|
|
3
|
Kenny Florian
|
|
9
|
|
4
|
Frankie Edgar
|
|
9
|
|
5
|
Diego Sanchez
|
|
9
|
|
6
|
Tyson Griffin
|
|
9
|
|
7
|
Sean Sherk
|
|
9
|
|
8
|
Joe Stevenson
|
|
9
|
|
9
|
Jim Miller
|
|
5
|
| 10 |
Clay Guida
|
|
9
|
|
11
|
Kurt Pellegrino
|
|
5
|
|
12
|
Nate Diaz
|
|
5
|
|
13
|
Spencer Fisher
|
|
6
|
|
14
|
Gleison Tibau
|
|
-
|
|
15
|
Roger Huerta
|
|
4
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P4P Rankings
|
Rank
|
Fighter
|
Movement
|
Consecutive Months in Top 15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Fedor Emelianenko
|
|
9
|
|
2
|
Georges St. Pierre
|
|
9
|
|
3
|
Anderson Silva
|
|
9
|
|
4
|
BJ Penn
|
|
9
|
|
5
|
Jose Aldo
|
|
5
|
|
6
|
Gegard Mousasi
|
|
6
|
|
7
|
Lyoto Machida
|
|
9
|
|
8
|
Mauricio Rua
|
|
3
|
|
9
|
Brian Bowles
|
|
6
|
|
10
|
Dan Henderson
|
|
5
|
|
11
|
Shinya Aoki
|
|
9
|
|
12
|
Mike Brown
|
|
8
|
|
13
|
Miguel Torres
|
|
5
|
|
14
|
Quinton Jackson
|
|
8
|
|
15
|
Jake Shields
|
|
-
|
|
Dropped Out:
#14 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Others Receiving Votes:
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Nick Diaz
Thiago Alves
Nate Marquardt
Eddie Alvarez
Jussier da Silva
Urijah Faber
Brock Lesnar
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Rankings