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The Current Best MMA Welterweights | 170 lbs.

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Who are the world's best welterweight fighters?

The welterweight division is one of MMA's premier weight classes. Featuring extraordinary athletes making truly freakish weight cuts, the competition at the top is relentless. These guys are the top at 170. Create YOUR own ranking today.

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  1. 1

    "The Natural Born Killer" Carlos Condit
    Carlos Condit
    "The Natural Born Killer"
    28-5-0
  2. 2

    Georges "Rush" St. Pierre
    Georges St. Pierre
    "Rush"
    22-2-0
  3. 3

    Jake "The Juggernaut" Ellenberger mmaweekly.com
    Jake Ellenberger
    "The Juggernaut"
    27-5-0
  4. 4

    Johny "Big Rig" Hendricks mmaweekly.com
    Johny Hendricks
    "Big Rig"
    13-1-0
  5. 5

    Nick Diaz mmaweekly.com
    Nick Diaz
    26-8-0, 1 NC
  6. 6

    Josh "Kos" Koscheck mmaweekly.com
    Josh Koscheck
    "Kos"
    17-6-0
  7. 7

    Jon Fitch mmaweekly.com
    Jon Fitch
    23-4-1, 1 NC
  8. 8

    Martin "Hitman" Kampmann mmaweekly.com
    Martin Kampmann
    "Hitman"
    19-5-0
  9. 9

    Rory "Ares" MacDonald mmaweekly.com
    Rory MacDonald
    "Ares"
    13-1-0
  10. 10

    Diego "The Dream" Sanchez mmaweekly.com
    Diego Sanchez
    "The Dream"
    23-5-0

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  1. Jake Shields | 27-6-1
  2. Thiago "Pitbull" Alves | 19-9-0
  3. "Funky" Ben Askren | 10-0-0
  4. "Stun Gun" Dong Hyun Kim | 15-1-1, 1 NC
  5. Rick "The Horror" Story | 13-5-0
  6. Tyron "T-Wood" Woodley | 12-0-0
  7. Brian "Bad Boy" Ebersole | 49-14-1, 1 NC
  8. Mike Pierce | 15-5-0
  9. John "The Hitman" Hathaway | 16-1-0
  10. BJ "The Prodigy" Penn | 16-8-2

  11. Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman | 15-3-0
  12. Erick "Indio" Silva | 13-2-0, 1 NC
  13. Paulo Thiago | 14-4-0
  14. Paul "Semtex" Daley | 29-12-2
  15. Mike "Quicksand" Pyle | 22-8-1
  16. Siyar "The Great" Bahadurzada | 21-4-1
  17. Matt Hughes | 46-9-0
  18. Josh "The Dentist" Neer | 33-10-1
  19. Jay "The Thoroughbred" Hieron | 22-5-0
  20. Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy | 23-10-0, 1 NC

  21. Douglas "The Phenom" Lima | 21-5-0
  22. Kazuo "Grabaka Hitman" Misaki | 25-11-2, 1 NC
  23. Claude "The Prince" Patrick | 14-2-0
  24. Matt "The Immortal" Brown | 14-11-0
  25. Tarec "Sponge" Saffiedine | 12-3-0
  26. Ben "Killa B" Saunders | 13-5-2
  27. Amir Sadollah | 6-3-0
  28. John "The One" Maguire | 18-3-0
  29. Jordan "Young Gun" Mein | 24-8-0
  30. TJ Waldburger | 15-6-0

  31. Bryan "The Beast" Baker | 18-3-0
  32. "Sexyama" Yoshihiro Akiyama | 13-5-1, 1 NC
  33. Duane "Bang" Ludwig | 21-12-0
  34. Karl "Psycho" Amoussou | 15-4-2
  35. "Beautiful" Che Mills | 14-5-0, 1 NC
  36. Mike "Quick" Swick | 14-4-0
  37. Seth "Polish Pistola" Baczynski | 15-6-0
  38. Matt "The Terror" Serra | 11-7-0
  39. Chris "Lights Out" Lytle | 31-18-5
  40. DaMarques "Darkness" Johnson | 13-10-0

  41. Marius "The Whitemare" Zaromskis | 17-6-0, 1 NC
  42. Matt "Deep Waters" Riddle | 6-3-0
  43. Lyman "Cyborg" Good | 12-2-0
  44. Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High | 15-3-0
  45. Daniel "Ninja" Roberts | 12-4-0
  46. Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson | 6-1-0
  47. James Head | 8-2-0
  48. Dan "The Handler" Hornbuckle | 22-5-0
  49. Jake "Hitman" Hecht | 12-3-0
  50. Pascal "Panzer" Krauss | 10-1-0

  51. Chris "The Menace" Clements | 11-4-0
  52. Rich "The Raging Bull" Attonito | 10-5-0
  53. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos | 18-15-0
  54. Papy "Makambo" Abedi | 8-2-0
  55. Carlos Eduardo "Ta Danado" Rocha | 9-1-0
  56. Lance Benoist | 6-0-0
  57. Justin "Fast Eddie" Edwards | 7-2-0
  58. Luis "Sapo" Santos | 50-8-1
  59. Hayato "Mach" Sakurai | 36-12-2
  60. Sean Pierson | 11-6-0

  61. Andre Galvao | 5-2-0
  62. Chris "C-Murder" Cope | 5-3-0
  63. Simeon "The Grin" Thoresen | 17-2-1
  64. David "The Caveman" Rickels | 12-1-0
  65. Chris "The Kiss" Spang | 5-1-0
  66. Keith "The Polish Connection" Wisniewski | 28-14-1
  67. Keita "K-Taro" Nakamura | 24-5-2
  68. Gerald "Hurricane" Harris | 21-4-0
  69. Jorge "Lil' Monster" Lopez | 11-3-0
  70. "Judo" Jim Wallhead | 24-6-0

  71. Ricardo "Golden Boy" Funch | 8-3-0
  72. Chris "The Cleveland Assassin" Lozano | 9-3-0
  73. David "Daudi" Mitchell | 11-2-0
  74. "The Real Deal" Ryan Ford | 18-4-0
  75. "Relentless" Roger Bowling | 11-2-0
  76. "Vicious" Bobby Voelker | 24-8-0
  77. Dom "I Hate You So Much" O'Grady | 14-4-1
  78. Carlo "Neo" Prater | 30-11-1
  79. Luis "Beicao" Ramos | 19-7-0
  80. Clay "Heavy Metal" Harvison | 9-4-0

  81. Karo "The Heat" Parisyan | 20-8-0, 1 NC
  82. James "Lightning" Wilks | 7-4-0
  83. Greg Soto | 9-3-0
  84. Brock Larson | 33-7-0
  85. Ryo "Piranha" Chonan | 20-13-0
  86. Mike Stumpf | 11-3-0
  87. Tyler "The Evolution" Stinson | 23-8-0
  88. Andrey "Spartan" Koreshkov | 10-0-0
  89. Nah-shon "The Rock-n-Rolla" Burrell | 8-2-0
  90. Besam Yousef | 6-1-0

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Tapology Consensus Rankings

As community members update their rankings, the consensus list will react in real-time. For Top Welterweights - 170 lbs., the 100 most-recently updated member lists will be included.

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