MMA Welterweight Division Rankings Top 25

1. George St. Pierre (20-2, 16-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Josh Koscheck (12/11)

2. Jon Fitch (23-3, 13-1 UFC)

3. Josh Koscheck (15-4, 13-4 UFC) *Next Fight: George St. Pierre (12/11)

4. Jake Shields (26-4-1, 1-0 UFC)

5. Thiago Alves (17-7, 9-4 UFC) *Next Fight: John Howard (12/11)

6. Martin Kampmann (17-4, 8-3 UFC)

7. Diego Sanchez (22-4, 11-4 UFC)

8. Matt Hughes (44-7, 18-5 UFC) *Next Fight: B.J. Penn (11/20)

9. Nick Diaz (23-7, 4-0 Strikeforce)

10. Carlos Condit (26-5, 3-1 UFC)

11. Paul Daley (25-9-2, 1-0 Shark Fights) *Next Fight: Scott Smith (12/4)

12. Paulo Thiago (13-3, 3-3 UFC)

13. Dan Hardy (23-7, 4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Carlos Condit (10/16)

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

15. Dong Hyun Kim (13-0-1, 4-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Nate Diaz (1/1/2011)

16. Karo Parisyan (19-5, 1-0 Impact FC) (11/20)

17. Jake Ellenberger (22-5, 2-1 UFC)

18. Mike Pyle (20-7-1, 3-2 UFC)

19. John Hathaway (14-1, 4-1 UFC)

20. Chris Lytle (29-17-5, 8-9 UFC)

21. Ben Askren (7-0, 4-0 BFC)

22. Matt Serra (11-7, 7-7 UFC)

23. Jay Hieron (19-4, 2-0 Strikeforce)

24. Mike Pierce (13-3, 3-1 UFC)

25. Dan Hornbuckle (22-3, 2-1 BFC)

Honorable Mention

Nate Diaz (13-5, 8-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Dong Hyun Kim (1/1/2011)

Ricardo Almeida (12-4, 5-4 UFC) *Next Fight: T.J. Grant (11/11)

John Howard (14-5, 4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Thiago Alves (12/11)

Akihiro Gono (32-16-7, 2-2 WVR)

Frank Trigg (19-8, 2-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Roy Neeman (11/9)

Lyman Good (10-0, 3-0 BFC) *Next Fight:  Ben Askren (10/21)

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

Johnny Hendricks (9-0, 4-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Ricky Story (12/4)

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

Dennis Hallman (43-13-2, 2-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Karo Parisyan (11/20)

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

Marcus Davis (17-7, 9-4 UFC)

Ben Saunders (8-3-2, 4-3 UFC)

Bobby Voelker (23-8, 3-1 Strikeforce)

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

Rory MacDonald (10-1, 1-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Matt Brown (11/20)

Rick Story (11-3, 4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Johnny Hendricks (12/4)