MMA Welterweight Division Rankings Top 25

1. George St. Pierre (23-2, 17-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Nick Diaz #4

2. Johny Hendricks (14-1, 11-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Jake Ellenberger #8

3. Carlos Condit (28-6, 5-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Rory MacDonald #6

4. Nick Diaz (26-8, 7-5 UFC) *Next Fight: George St. Pierre #1

5. Jon Fitch (24-4-1, 14-2-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Demian Maia #10

6. Rory MacDonald (14-1, 5-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Carlos Condit #3

7. Martin Kampmann (20-6, 11-5 UFC)

8. Jake Ellenberger (28-6, 7-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Johnny Hendricks #2

9. Josh Koscheck (17-6, 15-6 UFC)

10. Demian Maia (17-4, 11-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Jon Fitch #5

11. Nate Marquardt (32-10-2, 1-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Tarec Saffiedine #NR

12. Diego Sanchez (23-5, 12-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Takanori Gomi @ LW

13. Mike Pyle (24-8-1, 9-3 UFC)

14. Rick Story (14-6, 7-4 UFC)

15. Thiago Alves (19-8, 11-5 UFC)

16. John Hathaway (17-1, 7-1 UFC)

17. Dong Hyun Kim (16-2-1, 7-2-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Siyar Bahadurzada #19

18. B.J Penn (16-8-2, 11-8-2 UFC)

19. Siyar Bahadurzada (21-4-1, 1-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Dong Hyun Kim #17

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

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

22. Paul Daley (30-12-2, 1-0 BFC)

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

24. Jay Hieron (23-5, 0-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Erick Silva #NR

25. Mike Pierce (16-5, 7-3 UFC)

*NR = Not Ranked*

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

*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*