Consensus Rankings:   Official  |  Member Designed  |  This Ranking Updated 12 years, 9 months ago  |  All By EJ6showtime

1. 1

   

   Anderson Silva

   "The Spider"

   34-11-0, 1 NC

   Untouchable. Once in a lifetime kind-of-fighter.
   

2. 2

   

   Georges St-Pierre

   "Rush"

   26-2-0

   Has not been the same since Matt Serra knocked him out. Still solid #2. If he gets past Diaz, it may be time for a superfight with Silva.
   

3. 3

   

   José Aldo

   "Junior"

   32-8-0

   Unique style. Brings it every fight. Could possibly hold two belts at the same time, that's how good he is.
   

4. 4

   

   Cain Velasquez

   14-3-0

   Insane cardio. Biggest test comes in the form of JDS.
   

5. 5

   

   Jon Jones

   "Bones"

   27-1-0, 1 NC

   Hype train if you will. Beat Shogun when he was coming off knee surgeries but still brutalized Rua nonetheless. Stop this "goat" talk. Let him defend the title first.
   

6. 6

   

   Frankie Edgar

   "The Answer"

   24-11-1

   Plenty of challengers left at 155 but needs to get past the bully first. Beat probably the best lightweight of all-time, BJ. not once, but TWICE.
   

7. 7

   

   Dominick Cruz

   "The Dominator"

   24-4-0

   Able to get by Uriah, but was still a close fight. Very well-rounded, yet beatable. It's a matter of who can beat him though?
   

8. 8

   

   Gray Maynard

   "The Bully"

   13-7-1, 1 NC

   Very tough, almost beat Edgar but almost doesn't cut it. Very capable of taking the belt from Frankie if he brings the same attitude he did in the second fight, except don't go for broke in round 1 and have nothing left for the championship rounds.
   

9. 9

   

   Rashad Evans

   "Suga"

   20-8-1

   Battered with bad luck, Suga keeps knocking on the door for a title shot. 3 straight wins, coming off a huge TKO finish of Tito Ortiz. Evans has placed himself in position to regain the 205 strap.
   

10. 10

    

    Maurício Rua

    "Shogun"

    27-14-1

    Following a tough defeat to Jones, Shogun has got himself right back in the title picture with a KO of Forrest Griffin. There is no doubt that a healthy Shogun is a dangerous Shogun that can make another run at the belt.