MMA Welterweight Division Rankings Top 25

1. George St. Pierre (21-2, 17-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Nick Diaz #4 

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

3. Jake Shields (26-4-1, 1-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Jake Ellenberger #17 

4. Nick Diaz (25-7, 6-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: George St. Pierre #1

5. B.J Penn (16-6-2, 11-6-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Carlos Condit #6

6. Carlos Condit (27-5, 4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: BJ Penn #5

7. Josh Koscheck (15-5, 13-5 UFC)

8. Diego Sanchez (23-4, 12-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Matt Hughes #14

9. Rick Story (13-4, 6-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Martin Kampmann #13 

10. Thiago Alves (18-7, 10-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Papy Abedi #NR

11. Tyron Woodley (9-0, 7-0 Strikeforce)

12. Paul Daley (27-11-2, 1-2 Strikeforce)

13. Martin Kampmann (17-5, 8-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Rick Story #9 

14. Matt Hughes (44-8, 18-6 UFC) *Next Fight: Diego Sanchez #8

15. Paul Thiago (13-3, 3-3 UFC) *Next Fight: David Mitchell #NR

16. Jay Hieron (22-4, 3-0 BFC) *Next Fight: Ben Askren #20

17. Jake Ellenberger (24-5, 4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Jake Shields #3

18. Charlie Brenneman (14-2, 3-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Anthony Johnson #25

19. Dong Hyun Kim (14-1-1, 5-1-1 UFC)

20. Ben Askren (8-0, 5-0 BFC) *Next Fight: Jay Hieron #16

21. Rory MacDonald (12-1, 3-1 UFC)

22. Brian Ebersole (48-14-1, 2-0 UFC)

23. Mike Pyle (21-8-1, 4-3 UFC) 

24. John Hathaway (15-1, 5-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Pascal Krauss #NR

25. Anthony Johnson (9-3, 6-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Charlie Brenneman #18 

*NR = Not Ranked*

*Chris Lytle (31-18-5, 10-10 UFC) jumped back into the top 25 but due to retirement is removed from the list*

*Mike Swick Removed for not fighting within a year*