MMA Welterweight Division Rankings Top 25

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

2. Carlos Condit (28-5, 5-1 UFC) 

3. Jake Ellenberger (26-5, 6-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Martin Kampmann #9

4. Nick Diaz (26-8, 7-5 UFC)

5. Johny Hendricks (13-1, 8-1 UFC) 

6. Jon Fitch (23-4-1, 13-2-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Aaron Simpson #NR

7. Jake Shields (27-5-1, 2-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Ed Herman #NR (MW)

8. Josh Koscheck (17-6, 15-6 UFC) 

9. Martin Kampmann (19-5, 10-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Jake Ellenberger #3

10. B.J Penn (16-7-2, 11-7-2 UFC) 

11. Diego Sanchez (23-5, 12-5 UFC) 

12. Rory MacDonald (13-1, 4-1 UFC) 

13. Tyron Woodley (10-0, 8-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Nate Marquardt #NR in WW

14. Rick Story (13-5, 6-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Mike Pierce #NR

15. Thiago Alves (19-8, 11-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Siya Bahadurzada #17

16. Matt Hughes (45-9, 18-7 UFC) 

17. Siyar Bahadurzada (21-4-1, 1-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Thiago Alves #15

18. Kazuo Misaki (25-11-2, 2-0 Strikeforce)

19. Paul Daley (29-12-2, 1-3 Strikeforce) 

20. Ben Askren (10-0, 7-0 BFC)

21. Jay Hieron (22-5, 3-1 BFC) *Next Fight: Mike Bronzoulis #NR

22. John Hathaway (16-1, 6-1 UFC) 

23. Dong Hyun Kim (15-1-1, 6-1-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Demian Maia #NR (WW)

24. Anthony Johnson (10-4, 7-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Dave Branch #NR

25. Brian Ebersole (49-14-1, 3-0 UFC) *Next Fight: TJ Waldburger #NR

26. Paulo Thiago (14-4, 4-4 UFC)

27. Charlie Brenneman (15-3, 4-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Erick Silva #NR

*NR = Not Ranked*

*Chris Lytle (31-18-5, 10-10 UFC) removed from the list due to retirement* 

*Mike Swick Removed for not fighting within a year*