MMA Welterweight Division Rankings Top 25

1. George St. Pierre (21-2, 17-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Carlos Condit #2

2. Carlos Condit (28-5, 5-1 UFC) *Next Fight: George St. Pierre #1

3. Nick Diaz (26-8, 7-5 UFC) *Suspended*

4. Johny Hendricks (13-1, 10-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Martin Kampmann #6

5. Jon Fitch (23-4-1, 13-2-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Erick Silva #27

6. Martin Kampmann (20-5, 11-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Johny Hendricks #4

7. Jake Ellenberger (27-6, 6-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Josh Koscheck #8

8. Josh Koscheck (17-6, 15-6 UFC) *Next Fight: Jake Ellenberger *7

9. Rory MacDonald (13-1, 4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: BJ Penn #12

10. Diego Sanchez (23-5, 12-5 UFC) 

11. Nate Marquardt (32-10-2, 1-0 Strikeforce)

12. B.J Penn (16-7-2, 11-7-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Rory MacDonald #9

13. Rick Story (14-5, 7-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Demian Maia #15

14. Thiago Alves (19-8, 11-5 UFC) 

15. Demian Maia (16-4, 10-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Rick Story #13

16. Mike Pyle (23-8-1, 8-3 UFC)

17. John Hathaway (16-1, 6-1 UFC) *Next Fight: John McGuire #NR 

18. Dong Hyun Kim (15-2-1, 6-2-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Paulo Thiago #NR

19. Matt Hughes (45-9, 18-7 UFC) 

20. Mike Swick (15-4, 12-4 UFC)

21. Siyar Bahadurzada (21-4-1, 1-0 UFC) 

22. Tyron Woodley (10-1, 8-1 Strikeforce) 

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

24. Paul Daley (30-12-2, 1-0 BFC)

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

26. Jay Hieron (23-5, 1-0 LFC) 

27. Erick Silva (15-2, 2-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Jon Fitch #5

*NR = Not Ranked*

*Brian Ebersole is moving down to lightweight, removed from welterweight*

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