Consensus Rankings:   Official  |  Member Designed  |  This Ranking Updated 8 years, 3 months ago  |  All By thaivuN

1. 1

   

   Dominick Cruz

   "The Dominator"

   24-4-0

   Tricky Footwork. Very well rounded.
   

2. 2

   

   T.J. Dillashaw

   17-5-0

   Champ
   

3. 3

   

   Renan Barão

   "The Baron"

   34-10-0, 1 NC

   Former Champ
   

4. 4

   

   Raphael Assunção

   27-10-0

   Holds controversial decision win over Dillashaw
   

5. 5

   

   Aljamain Sterling

   "Funk Master"

   24-4-0

   A very good wrestler and grappler. His striking, while flashy, is not necessarily all that much effective.
   

6. 6

   

   Thomas Almeida

   "Thominhas"

   22-5-0

   Great striker with solid reverse grappling. Legit prospect on the rise
   

7. 7

   

   John Lineker

   "Hands of Stone"

   37-11-0, 1 NC

8. 8

   

   Urijah Faber

   "The California Kid"

   35-11-0

9. 9

   

   Michael McDonald

   "Mayday"

   19-4-0

   Legic prospect that could make waves if he wasn't injured
   

10. 10

    

    Takeya Mizugaki

    23-14-2

11+

11. 11

    

    Bryan Caraway

    "Kid Lightning"  |  20-9-0

    Talented grappler with a good chin.
    

12. 12

    

    Francisco Rivera Jr.

    "Cisco"  |  16-10-0, 3 NC

    Good striker with power
    

13. 13

    

    Jimmie Rivera

    "El Terror"  |  23-5-0

14. 14

    

    Frankie Saenz

    12-7-0

    A really good wrestler with a win over Alcantara
    

15. 15

    

    Mitch Gagnon

    "The Machine"  |  12-5-0

    Underrated fighter. Good ground game and underrated striking game with power. Questionable cardio
    

16. 16

    

    Johnny Eduardo

    "Pretinho"  |  28-13-0

    Win over Wineland boosts him up, but needs to fight more frequently
    

17. 17

    

    Pedro Munhoz

    "The Young Punisher"  |  20-9-0, 2 NC

    Legit prospect on the rise. Improving striking, awesome BJJ
    

18. 18

    

    Iuri Alcântara

    "Marajó"  |  36-11-0, 1 NC

    Talented, but lacks cardio and wrestling game
    

19. 19

    

    Rob Font

    20-8-0

    Solid fighter, with dangerous power. Good prospect
    

20. 20

    

    Cody Garbrandt

    "No Love"  |  14-6-0

    Legit prospect on the rise. Very good striker with power.
    

21. 21

    

    Chris Holdsworth

    "Hold it Down"  |  6-0-0

    Talented grappler. Should be on the rise if he can stay healthy
    

22. 22

    

    Eddie Wineland

    24-16-1

    Solid boxer with power and solid wrestling..
    

23. 23

    

    Kyung Ho Kang

    "Mr. Perfect"  |  19-10-0, 1 NC

    Very solid all-around talent.
    

24. 24

    

    Masanori Kanehara

    31-15-5

    Win over Caceres.
    

25. 25

    

    Anthony Birchak

    "El Toro"  |  15-8-0

26. 26

    

    Michinori Tanaka

    16-4-0

    Undersized, but very talented talent. Has really good ground game, decent striking and excellent scrambling skills. Solid judo game. Should be at Flyweight.
    

27. 27

    

    Marcus Brimage

    "The Bama Beast"  |  7-8-0

    Good striker with power. Takedown defense questionable.
    

28. 28

    

    Joe Soto

    "One Bad Mofo"  |  18-7-0

29. 29

    

    Russell Doane

    17-8-0

    Good wrestler with really good ground game. Got robbed a decision against Alcantara, but ultimately showed he can compete against top-level talent.
    

30. 30

    

    Yves Jabouin

    "Tiger"  |  20-11-0

    Crafty veteran. Good striker, surprisingly good wrestling. Chin fails him however
    

31. 31

    

    Alex Caceres

    "Bruce Leeroy"  |  21-14-0, 1 NC

    Solid striker with good takedown defense. A bit overrated.
    

32. 32

    

    Ian Entwistle

    "Thief"  |  9-5-0

    Leg lock specialist
    

33. 33

    

    Erik Perez

    "Goyito"  |  20-9-0

    Decent fighter
    

34. 34

    

    Leandro Issa

    "Brodinho"  |  17-9-0

    Very good grappler
    

35. 35

    

    Jerrod Sanders

    "J-Reazie"  |  16-4-0, 1 NC

36. 36

    

    Dustin Kimura

    "The Diamond"  |  11-3-0