http://kennyflorian.com/my-november-2012-zuffa-fighter-rankings/ Rankings based on active ZUFFA fighters who have competed in that respective weight class. HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (over 205 pounds) 1. Junior Dos Santos 2. Cain Velasquez 3. Alistair Overeem 4. Daniel Cormier 5. Josh Barnett 6. Shane Carwin 7. Fabricio Werdum 8. Frank Mir 9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 10. Antonio Silva LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit) 1. Jon Jones 2. Dan Henderson 3. Rashad Evans 4. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua 5. Lyoto Machida 6. Quinton Jackson 7. Alexander Gustafsson 8. Forrest Griffin 9. Thiago Silva 10. Phil Davis MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit) 1. Anderson Silva 2. Chris Weidman 3. Chael Sonnen 4. Michael Bisping 5. Vitor Belfort 6. Alan Belcher 7. Tim Boetsch 8. Luke Rockhold 9. Cung Le 10. Brian Stann WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170-pound limit) 1. Georges St-Pierre 2. Johny Hendricks 3. Nick Diaz 4. Carlos Condit 5. Jon Fitch 6. Martin Kampmann 7. Rory MacDonald 8. Jake Ellenberger 9. Josh Koscheck 10. BJ Penn LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (155-pound limit) 1. Benson Henderson 2. Frankie Edgar 3. Gilbert Melendez 4. Gray Maynard 5. Nate Diaz 6. Anthony Pettis 7. Donald Cerrone 8. Jim Miller 9. Rafael Dos Anjos 10. Clay Guida FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION (145 pound-limit) 1. Jose Aldo 2. Chad Mendes 3. Chan Sung Jung 4. Cub Swanson 5. Dennis Siver 6. Erik Koch 7. Diego Nunes 8. Ricardo Llamas 9. Dustin Poirier 10. Hatsu Hioki BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION (135 pounds or less) 1. Dominick Cruz 2. Renan Barao 3. Michael McDonald 4. Urijah Faber 5. Brad Pickett 6. Brian Bowles 7. Mike Easton 8. Ivan Menjivar 9. Yves Jabouin 10. Scott Jorgensen FLYWEIGHT DIVISION (125 pounds or less) 1. Demetrious Johnson 2. Ian McCall 3. Joseph Benavidez 4. Jon Dodson 5. Chris Cariaso 6. John Lineker 7. John Moraga 8. Jussier Da Silva 9. Yasuhiro Urushitani 10. Louis Gaudinot
Pretty good lists. I think Phil Davis is underrated here. He's beaten Gustafsson who is higher on the list and would beat Silva, Griffin, and Jackson. Frank Edgar probably shouldn't be listed as a lightweight and having Nick Diaz ahead of Carlos Condit reeks of personal bias since Carlos just beat him and pushed GSP to the limit. Bisping is ahead of several fighters he's never fought but I'm inclined to keep him above Belcher due to the Akiyama fights they've each had but below Belfort who's recent middleweight resume is more impressive. Ian McCall might be too high on the list as well--I think Beefcake, Dodson, and Cariaso could beat him--but I understand putting him second since he pushed Johnson in their first bout.
