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MMAWeekly's divisional rankings

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The latest MMAWeekly world rankings were released on Wednesday, Feb. 6. This system ranks the top 10 fighters from all across the world in each of the six largest weight classes, as voted on by MMAWeekly staff.

Taken into consideration are a fighter's performance in addition to his win-loss record, head-to-head and common opponents, difficulty of opponents, and numerous other factors in what is the most comprehensive rankings system in the sport.

Fighters who are currently serving drug-related suspensions are not eligible for top ten consideration. Fighters must also have competed within the past 12 months in order to be eligible.

HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (over 205 pounds)

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
3. Randy Couture
4. Tim Sylvia
5. Andrei Arlovski
6. Fabricio Werdum
7. Gabriel Gonzaga
8. Mirko Cro Cop
9. Aleksander Emelianenko
10. Cheick Kongo

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)

1. Quinton Jackson
2. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
3. Dan Henderson
4. Chuck Liddell
5. Lyoto Machida
6. Keith Jardine
7. Forrest Griffin
8. Wanderlei Silva
9. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
10. Ricardo Arona

MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit)

1. Anderson Silva
2. Paulo Filho
3. Rich Franklin
4. Denis Kang
5. Robbie Lawler
6. Nathan Marquardt
7. Kazuo Misaki
8. Yushin Okami
9. Frank Trigg
10. Yoshihiro Akiyama

WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170-pound limit)

1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Matt Serra
3. Matt Hughes
4. Jon Fitch
5. Josh Koscheck
6. Karo Parisyan
7. Jake Shields
8. Diego Sanchez
9. Carlos Condit
10. Marcus Davis

LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (160-pound limit)

1. Takanori Gomi
2. Tatsuya Kawajiri
3. Shinya Aoki
4. Gesias "JZ" Calvancante
5. Mitsuhiro Ishida
6. Gilbert Melendez
7. B.J. Penn
8. Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro
9. Joe Stevenson
10. Joachim Hansen

FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION (145 pounds and under)

1. Akitoshi Tamura
2. Urijah Faber
3. "Lion" Takeshi Inoue
4. Antonio Carvalho
5. Masakazu Imanari
6. Hatsu Hioki
7. Jeff Curran
8. Tenkei Fujimiya
9. Yoshiro Maeda
10. Rafael Assuncao