MMA Lightweight Division Rankings Top 25

1. Frankie Edgar (13-1-1, 8-1-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Gray Maynard #3

2. Gilbert Melendez (18-2, 8-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Tatsuya Kawajiri #14

3. Gray Maynard (10-0-1, 7-0-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Frankie Edgar #1

4. Eddie Alvarez (22-2, 5-0 BFC) *Next Fight: Pat Curran #Unranked

5. Jim Miller (19-2, 8-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Kamal Shalorus #Unranked

6. Shinya Aoki (26-5, 10-3 DREAM) *Next Fight: Lyle Beerbohm #25

7. Kenny Florian (13-5, 11-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Diego Nunes #Unranked (Featherweight bout)

8. Anthony Pettis (13-1, 5-1 WEC) *Next Fight: Clay Guida #14

9. Sean Sherk (33-4-1, 8-4 UFC)

10. Melvin Guillard (26-8-2, 10-4 UFC)

11. Dennis Siver (18-7, 7-4 UFC)

12. George Sotiropoulos (14-3, 7-1 UFC)

13. Ben Henderson (12-2, 5-1 WEC) *Next Fight: Mark Bocek #Unranked

14. Tatsuya Kawajiri (26-6-2, 8-2 DREAM) *Next Fight: Gilbert Melendez #2

15. Evan Dunham (11-2, 5-2 UFC)

16. Clay Guida (28-11, 8-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Anthony Pettis #8

17. Josh Thomson (18-4, 0-1 Dream)

18. Takanori Gomi (32-7, 1-2 UFC)

19. Nik Lentz (20-3-2, 4-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Waylon Lowe #Unranked

20. Charles Oliveira (14-1, 2-1 UFC)

21. Karl James Noons (10-3, 2-1 Strikeforce)

22. Gesias Cavalcante (15-4-1, 0-1 Strikeforce)

23. Matt Wiman (13-5, 7-3 UFC)

24. Yves Edwards (40-16-1, 8-4 UFC)

25. Lyle Beerbolm (16-1, 3-1 Strikeforce)