MMA Heavyweight Division Rankings

Top 25 HEAVYWEIGHTS (over 205 pounds)

Quick Note: Junior Dos Santos beat Roy Nelson, Dos Santos stays at #5, Nelson drops to #17, Brett Rogers moves up to #15, and Cheick Kongo moves up to #16. Stefan Struve beat Christian Morecraft, Struve moves into Honorable Mention, Morecraft stays off the list.

1. Brock Lesnar (5-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) * Next Fight: Cain Velasquez (10/23)

2. Fabricio Werdum (14-4 MMA, 3-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Possibly Fedor Emelianenko

3. Fedor Emelianenko (31-2 MMA, 1-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Possibly Fabricio Werdum

4. Cain Velasquez (8-0, 6-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Brock Lesnar (10/23)

5. Junior Dos Santos (12-1, 6-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Winner of Brock Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez

6. Shane Carwin (11-1, 4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Possibly Roy Nelson

7. Alistair Overeem (31-11, 3-0 Strikeforce)

8. Frank Mir (13-5, 11-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (10/25)

9. Josh Barnett (26-5, 1-0 Impact FC 1)

10. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-6-1, 3-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Frank Mir (10/25)

11. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (27-7-2, 4-3 UFC)

12. Antonio Silva (14-2, 1-1 Strikeforce)

13. Aleksander Emelianenko (17-3, 1-0 APF)

14. Ben Rothwell (31-7, 1-1 UFC)

15. Brett Rogers (10-2, 2-2 Strikeforce)

16. Cheick Kongo (15-6-1, 8-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Travis Browne (10/16)

17. Roy Nelson (15-5, 2-1 UFC)

18. Damian Grabowski (12-0, 2-0 BOTE) *Next Fight: Scott Barrett (9/19)

19. Mike Russow (13-1, 2-0 UFC)

20. Gabriel Gonzaga (11-5, 7-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Brendan Schaub (10/23)

21. Pedro Rizzo (19-9, 1-0 Washington Combat)

22. Andrei Arlovski (15-8, 0-2 Strikeforce)

23. Travius Wiuff (62-14, 1-0 Moosin)

24. Tim Sylvia (26-6, 1-0 Moosin) *Next Fight: Paul Buentello (8/14)

25. Travis Browne (10-0, 1-0 UFC) *Next fight: Cheick Kongo (10/16)

Honorable Mention

Shamil Abdurahimov (10-1,  1-0 ADFC)

Ricco Rodriquez (42-11, 1-0 USA MMA)

Marcio Cruz (7-2, 2-0 Art Of Fighting)

Joey Beltran (12-3, 2-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Matt Mitrione (10/25)

Gilbert Yvel (36-15-1, 0-2 UFC)

Jeff Monson (34-11, 1-0 Impact FC) *Next Fight: Neil Wain (11/4)

Bobby Lashley (5-0, 1-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Chad Griggs (9/21)

Rogent Lloret (9-1, 1-0 SHC) *Next Fight: Cole Konrad (9/19)

Ikuhisa Minowa (46-30-8, 5-3 DREAM)

Alexey Oleinik (27-5-1, 2-1 IAFC)

Stefan Struve (20-4, 4-2 UFC)