MMA Welterweight Division Rankings Top 25

1. George St. Pierre (21-2, 17-2 UFC) 

2. Nick Diaz (26-7, 7-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Carlos Condit #3

3. Carlos Condit (27-5, 4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Nick Diaz #2

4. Jake Ellenberger (25-5, 5-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Diego Sanchez #10

5. Johny Hendricks (12-1, 7-1 UFC)

6. Jon Fitch (23-4-1, 13-2-1 UFC) 

7. Jake Shields (26-5-1, 1-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Yoshihiro Akiyama #NR in the WW yet

8. Josh Koscheck (16-5, 14-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Mike Pierce #NR

9. B.J Penn (16-7-2, 11-7-2 UFC) 

10. Diego Sanchez (23-4, 12-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Jake Ellenberger #4

11. Tyron Woodley (10-0, 8-0 Strikeforce) 

12. Paul Daley (29-11-2, 1-2 Strikeforce) 

13. Martin Kampmann (18-5, 9-4 UFC)  *Next Fight: Thiago Alves #15

14. Rick Story (13-5, 6-3 UFC)

15. Thiago Alves (19-7, 11-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Martin Kampmann #13

16. Matt Hughes (45-9, 18-7 UFC) 

17. Paulo Thiago (14-3, 4-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Siyar Bahadurzada #NR

18. Ben Askren (9-0, 6-0 BFC) 

19. Jay Hieron (22-5, 3-1 BFC) 

20. Dong Hyun Kim (15-1-1, 6-1-1 UFC) 

21. Anthony Johnson (10-4, 7-4 UFC) 

22. Brian Ebersole (49-14-1, 3-0 UFC)

23. Charlie Brenneman (14-3, 3-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Daniel Roberts #NR

24. Rory MacDonald (12-1, 3-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Che Mills #NR

25. John Hathaway (15-1, 5-1 UFC) 

*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*