MMA Welterweight Division Rankings Top 25

1. George St. Pierre (20-2, 16-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Josh Koscheck

2. Jon Fitch (22-3, 12-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Thiago Alves

3. Thiago Alves (16-6, 9-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Jon Fitch

4. Josh Koscheck (15-4, 13-4 UFC) *Next Fight: George St. Pierre

5. Jake Shields (25-4-1, 0-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Martin Kampmann

6. Martin Kampmann (17-3, 8-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Jake Shields

7. Paulo Thiago (13-2, 3-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Possibly Diego Sanchez

8. Dan Hardy (23-7, 4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Carlos Condit

9. Matt Hughes (44-7, 17-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Ricardo Almeida

10. Nick Diaz (22-7, 2-0 DREAM) *Next Fight: Possibly Jason Miller or Jay Hieron

11. John Hathaway (14-0, 4-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Mike Pyle

12. Diego Sanchez (21-4, 10-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Possibly Paulo Thiago

13. Paul Daley (24-9-2, 1-0 Impact FC)

14. Carlos Condit (25-5, 2-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Dan Hardy

15. Mike Swick (14-4, 9-3 UFC)

16. Matt Serra (11-6, 7-6 UFC) *Next Fight: Chris Lytle

17. Dong Hyun Kim (13-0-1, 4-0 UFC)

18. Karo Parisyan (19-5, 1-0 Impact FC)

19. Jay Hieron (19-4, 2-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Possibly Nick Diaz

20. Chris Lytle (29-17-5, 8-9 UFC) *Next Fight: Matt Serra

21. Ricardo Almeida (12-3, 5-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Matt Hughes

22. Ben Askren (6-0, 3-0 BFC) *Next Fight: Possibly Lyman Good

23. John Howard (14-4, 4-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Jake Ellenberger

24. Mike Pierce (12-3, 2-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Amilcar Alves

25. Dan Hornbuckle (21-3, 2-1 BFC) *Next Fight: Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Honorable Mention

Akihiro Gono (32-15-7, 2-1 SRC) *Next Fight: Jadamba Narantungalag (Lightweight bout)

Frank Trigg (19-8, 2-5 UFC)

Lyman Good (10-0, 3-0 BFC) *Next Fight: Possibly Ben Askren

Marius Zaromskis (13-5, 0-2 Strikeforce)

Johnny Hendricks (8-0, 3-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Charlie Brenneman

Evangelista Santos (18-3, 1-1 Strikeforce)

Dennis Hallman (42-13-2, 1-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Ben Saunders

Anthony Johnson (8-3, 5-3 UFC)

Marcus Davis (17-6, 9-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Nate Diaz

Ben Saunders (8-2-2, 4-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Dennis Hallman

Jake Ellenberger (22-5, 1-1 UFC) *Next Fight: John Howard

Nate Diaz (12-5, 7-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Marcus Davis

Roger Bowling (8-0, Strikeforce 1-0)

Rory MacDonald (10-1, 1-1 UFC)