Heavyweight Rankings

1. Fedor Emelianenko (30-1): Unquestionably Fedor is the Current #1 Heavyweight. He hasn’t lost in his last 27 fights since 2001 and he’s fought back to back top contenders. His recent destructions of Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia cement his legacy as the best Heavyweight of all time. Fedor has a mystique that has everyone wondering how and who will be able to beat Fedor in a fight.

2. Josh Barnett (24-5): After his high profile run at the PRIDE Heavyweight division, Josh solidified a spot amongst the best as he rose with victories over Yoshida, Monson, Yvel and a KO revenge over Pedro Rizzo. Barnett has been target of a lot of controversy regarding his legitimacy in the sport after failing a drug test. As of today there’s not a clear path in his career, but he is a very tough force to be reckoned with.

3. Brock Lesnar (4-1): For such an inexperienced fighter, Brock has proven he is the real deal. Avenging his only loss against Former UFC Champion, Frank Mir, he managed to defend the UFC Belt for the first time. This 304-pounds juggernaut is still green in some aspects of the game, but his potential is limitless.

4. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5): Recovering from a tough loss against Frank Mir, Nogueira gave one of his best fights in beating Randy Couture. Nogueira, an experienced MMA legend will now have a run for the UFC title and to recover his #1 rank that he lost a couple of years ago.

5. Frank Mir (12-4): Former UFC Champion Frank Mir was on a high roll following the biggest win of his career against Nogueira when he suffered a devastating domination from Lesnar. Still a top contender, Mir looks now to display his improved skills in the octagon.

6. Junior Dos Santos (9-1): After entering the octagon for the first time, Dos Santos has proven himself as a legit threat in this division. Improving his record to 3-0 in the UFC, “Cigano” has reached stardom after following two TKO victories over former Top 10 Fabricio Werdum and Mirko Filipovic.

7. Shane Carwin (11-0): Coming from the biggest win of his career against title contender Gabriel Gonzaga, Carwin has proven that he is the future of the Heavyweight division. 3-0 in the UFC, undefeated 11 fight win streak and all of his fights ending in the first round either by KO, TKO or Submission, there is no doubt in mind that Shane is a very, very dangerous fighter.

8. Brett Rogers (10-0): Couple of years ago Rogers would have no idea of what he was about to achieve in MMA. In rou

ghly 3 years he built a 10-0 record with all of his fights being stopped. He is also a dangerous gun yet still needs to show some of his other tools and how he manages in other areas other than the stand up fighting.

9. Randy Couture (16-10): Probably the most famous MMA fighter we have seen, Randy has accomplished all one could ask for in the sport. The 46 year old and 8-time UFC Heavyweight Champion has had some ups and down in his career and has dropped two consecutive fights against Brock Lesnar and Antonio Nogueira. His next fight will be in the Light Heavyweight Division where he already had success in.

10. Andrei Arlovski (15-7): One of the most well-rounded fighters in the game, this former UFC Champion fell down the

ladder recently with his first round KO loss against consensus #1 Fedor Emelianenko, followed by a first round KO loss against Brett Rogers. With an amazing amount of experience and skill, Andrei is now looking to recuperate from his losses.