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 (24-4-1, 14-2-1 UFC) 

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

7. Jake Ellenberger (28-6, 7-2 UFC) 

8. Josh Koscheck (17-6, 15-6 UFC) 

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

10. Demian Maia (17-4, 11-4 UFC)

12. 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. Diego Sanchez (23-5, 12-5 UFC) 

14. Rick Story (14-6, 7-4 UFC) 

15. Thiago Alves (19-8, 11-5 UFC) 

16. Mike Pyle (23-8-1, 8-3 UFC) *Next Fight: James Head #NR

17. John Hathaway (17-1, 7-1 UFC) 

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

19. Mike Swick (15-4, 12-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Matt Brown #NR

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

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

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

23. Paul Daley (30-12-2, 1-0 BFC) *Next Fight: Kyle Baker #NR

24. Ben Askren (10-0, 7-0 BFC) *Next Fight: Karl Amoussou #NR

25. Jay Hieron (23-5, 0-3 UFC) 

*NR = Not Ranked*

*Matt Hughes (45-9, 18-7 UFC) removed for inactivity (1 year +)*

*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*