MMA Lightweight Division Rankings Top 25

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

2. Gilbert Melendez (19-2, 9-1 Strikeforce)

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

4. Jim Miller (20-2, 9-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Ben Henderson #13

5. Eddie Alvarez (23-2, 6-0 BFC) *Next Fight: Michael Chandler #Unranked

6. Shinya Aoki (28-5, 1-1 Strikeforce)

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

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

9. Melvin Guillard (26-8-2, 10-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Shane Roller #Unranked

10. Dennis Siver (18-7, 7-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Matt Wiman #23

11. George Sotiropoulos (14-3, 7-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Rafael Dos Anjos #Unranked

12. Clay Guida (29-11, 9-5 UFC)

13. Anthony Pettis (13-2, 0-1 UFC)

14. Ben Henderson (13-2, 1-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Jim Miller #4  

15. Tatsuya Kawajiri (26-7-2, 0-1 Strikeforce)

16. Evan Dunham (11-2, 5-2 UFC) 

17. Josh Thomson (18-4, 0-1 Dream) *Next Fight: Maximo Blanco #Unranked

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

19. Nik Lentz (21-3-2, 5-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Charles Oliveira #20

20. Charles Oliveira (14-1, 2-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Nik Lentz #19

21. Karl James Noons (10-3, 2-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Jorge Masvidal #Unranked 

22. Gesias Cavalcante (15-4-1, 0-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Justin Wilcox #Unranked

23. Matt Wiman (13-5, 7-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Dennis Siver #11

24. Yves Edwards (40-16-1, 8-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Sam Stout #Unranked

25. Gleison Tibau (23-7, 9-5 UFC)