official Rankings
Top Middleweights - 185 lbs.
![#2 Chael Sonnen Chael Sonnen](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/287/icon/Sonnen-Chael-UFC167-1-hs.jpg?1384632989)
![#1 Anderson Silva Anderson "The Spider" Silva](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/127/preview/IMG_20210330_180826.jpg?1617124179)
![#3 Yushin Okami Yushin "Thunder" Okami](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/170/icon/Okami-Yushin-UFC92-2.jpg?1276093710)
Updated 13 years, 4 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 11 hours, and 10 minutes ago
Top Lightweights - 155 lbs.
![#2 Frankie Edgar Frankie "The Answer" Edgar](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/173/icon/Frankie-Edgar-hs.jpg?1423701231)
![#1 Gilbert Melendez Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/50/preview/Gilbert-Melendez.jpg?1424735435)
![#3 Gray Maynard Gray "The Bully" Maynard](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/31/icon/Maynard-Gray-UFN12-2.jpg?1278353390)
Updated 13 years, 4 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 11 hours, and 13 minutes ago
Top Welterweights - 170 lbs.
![#2 Jon Fitch Jon Fitch](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/272/icon/FitchAlves013UFC117.jpg?1281392457)
![#1 Georges St-Pierre Georges "Rush" St-Pierre](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/17/preview/StPierre-Georges-UFC52-2.jpg?1320273917)
![#3 Jake Shields Jake Shields](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/53/icon/Shields-Jake-SF20-4.jpg?1279918128)
Updated 13 years, 4 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 11 hours, and 21 minutes ago
Top Heavyweights - 265 lbs.
![#2 Junior dos Santos Junior "Cigano" dos Santos](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/268/icon/Junior_dos_Santos.jpg?1531107641)
![#1 Cain Velasquez Cain Velasquez](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/192/preview/Cain-Velasquez-hs.jpg?1424706158)
![#3 Fedor Emelianenko "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/10/icon/Emelianenko-Fedor-Aff1-5.jpg?1548112119)
Updated 13 years, 4 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 11 hours, and 24 minutes ago
Top Light Heavyweights - 205 lbs.
![#2 Jon Jones Jon "Bones" Jones](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/275/icon/IMG_20220112_192221.jpg?1642015591)
![#1 Maurício Rua Maurício "Shogun" Rua](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/3/preview/Rua-Mauricio-UFCFOX4-1-hs.jpg?1344097392)
![#3 Rashad Evans "Suga" Rashad Evans](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/165/icon/Rashad-Evans-hs.jpg?1367267175)
Updated 13 years, 6 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 20 hours, and 3 minutes ago
All-Time Greatest Strikers
![#2 Lyoto Machida Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/19/icon/Lyoto-Machida-hs.jpeg?1422414384)
![#1 Anderson Silva Anderson "The Spider" Silva](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/127/preview/IMG_20210330_180826.jpg?1617124179)
![#3 Maurício Rua Maurício "Shogun" Rua](https://images.tapology.com/headshot_images/3/icon/Rua-Mauricio-UFCFOX4-1-hs.jpg?1344097392)
Updated 13 years, 7 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 22 hours, and 12 minutes ago