Tapology Worldwide Ranking
The Current Best MMA Welterweights | 170 lbs.
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Worldwide Rankings are for fighters in the UFC and other top orgs. Tapology users submit their lists which are combined into consensus rankings. Learn More.
Worldwide Rankings are for fighters in the UFC and other top orgs. Tapology users submit their lists which are combined into consensus rankings. Learn More.
Who are the world's best welterweight fighters? Updated about 1 hour ago
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.
Rankings
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Demian Maia
25-6-0
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Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson
13-2-1
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"Ruthless" Robbie Lawler
27-11-0, 1 NC
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Rory "Red King" MacDonald
19-4-0
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Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal
32-12-0
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Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone
32-8-0, 1 NC
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Neil Magny
19-5-0
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Lorenz "The Monsoon" Larkin
18-6-0, 1 NC
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Gunnar "Gunni" Nelson
16-2-1
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"Stun Gun" Dong Hyun Kim
22-4-1, 1 NC
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Douglas "The Phenom" Lima
29-6-0
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Rick "The Horror" Story
19-9-0
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Colby "Chaos" Covington
12-1-0
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Tarec "Sponge" Saffiedine
16-7-0
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Andrey "Spartan" Koreshkov
19-2-0
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"The Immortal" Matt Brown
20-16-0
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Ryan LaFlare
13-1-0
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Mike "Platinum" Perry
10-1-0
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Jon Fitch
29-7-1, 1 NC
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Rafael dos Anjos
26-9-0
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Jake Shields
31-9-1, 1 NC
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Tim "The Dirty Bird" Means
26-8-1, 1 NC
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Leon "Rocky" Edwards
13-3-0
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Alex "Cowboy" Oliveira
17-4-1, 2 NC
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Alan "Brahma" Jouban
15-5-0
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Albert "Einstein" Tumenov
18-4-0
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Nordine Taleb
13-4-0
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Sérgio "The Panther" Moraes
12-2-1
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Erick "The Tiger" Silva
19-8-0, 1 NC
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Emil Weber "Valhalla" Meek
9-2-0, 1 NC
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Thiago "Pitbull" Alves
22-11-0
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Bryan "Bam Bam" Barberena
13-4-0
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Paul "Semtex" Daley
39-15-2
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"Funky" Ben Askren
16-0-0, 1 NC
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Warlley Alves
10-2-0
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Sean "Tarzan" Strickland
18-2-0
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Yancy "The Kid" Medeiros
14-4-0, 1 NC
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Zak Cummings
21-5-0
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Michael "Venom" Page
12-0-0
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"The Octopus" Tom Breese
10-1-0
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Ben "Killa B" Saunders
21-8-2
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Peter Sobotta
17-5-1
Recent Fights:TKODECTKOSUBDECSUB2012SUB2012
Ranking Contributors
As Tapology users create their own lists, the consensus rankings will update in real-time. For Top Welterweights - 170 lbs., the 75 most-recently updated member lists will be included.
