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MMAWeekly.com's divisional rankings

mmaweekly.com staff

The latest MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings were released on Wednesday, May 6. This system ranks the Top 10 MMA fighters from all across the world in each of the seven most widely accepted weight classes.

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 10 consideration until they have fought one time after the completion of their suspension.

Fighters must also have competed within the past 12 months in order to be eligible for Top 10 consideration.

Below are the current MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings, which are up-to-date as of May 6.

HEAVYWEIGHT (over 205 pounds)

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Josh Barnett
3. Frank Mir
4. Andrei Arlovski
5. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
6. Randy Couture
7. Tim Sylvia
8. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
9. Brock Lesnar
10. Fabricio Werdum

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (205-pound limit)

1. Rashad Evans
2. Lyoto Machida
3. Forrest Griffin
4. Quinton Jackson
5. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
6. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
7. Wanderlei Silva
8. Keith Jardine
9. Thiago Silva
10. Renato "Babalu" Sobral

MIDDLEWEIGHT (185-pound limit)

1. Anderson Silva
2. Robbie Lawler
3. Yushin Okami
4. Nathan Marquardt
5. Jorge Santiago
6. Dan Henderson
7. Gegard Mousasi
8. Vitor Belfort
9. Kazuo Misaki
10. Yoshihiro Akiyama

WELTERWEIGHT (170-pound limit)

1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Jon Fitch
3. Thiago Alves
4. Jake Shields
5. Josh Koscheck
6. Matt Hughes
7. Martin Kampmann
8. Carlos Condit
9. Nick Thompson
10. Mike Swick

LIGHTWEIGHT (160-pound limit)

1. Shinya Aoki
2. Eddie Alvarez
3. B.J. Penn
4. Tatsuya Kawajiri
5. Joachim Hansen
6. Gesias "JZ" Calvancante
7. Kenny Florian
8. Mitsuhiro Ishida
9. Josh Thomson
10. Satoru Kitaoka

FEATHERWEIGHT (145 pound-limit)

1. Mike Brown
2. Urijah Faber
3. Hatsu Hioki
4. Wagnney Fabiano
5. "Lion" Takeshi Inoue
6. Jose Aldo
7. Raphael Assuncao
8. Leonard Garcia
9. Antonio Carvalho
10. Nam Phan

BANTAMWEIGHT (135 pounds or less)

1. Miguel Torres
2. Brian Bowles
3. Masakatsu Ueda
4. Takeya Mizugaki
5. Akitoshi Tamura
6. Will Ribeiro
7. Damacio Page
8. Joseph Benavidez
9. Manny Tapia
10. Marcos Galvao