Middleweight Rankings

April 12, 2011

There is no doubt who is #1, but where do the other Middleweights fall? Does Okami deserve to be the #2 Middleweight before his rumored bout with the Champ? How about Chael Sonnen? Nate Marquardt is coming off a win over Dan Miller, how much justice does that do for him on the Middleweight ladder? See where we rank the Middleweights!

Individual Rankings

Manpreet Jhass

1) Anderson Silva

2) Chael Sonnen

3) Yushin Okami

4) Ronaldo Souza

5) Vitor Belfort

6) Jorge Santiago

7) Michael Bisping

8) Nate Marquardt

9) Demian Maia

10) Mark Munoz

Tony Kwatra

1) Anderson Silva

2) Chael Sonnen

3) Yushin Okami

4) Ronaldo Souza

5) Nate Marquardt

6) Wanderlei Silva

7) Michael Bisping

8) Vitor Belfort

9) Brian Stann

10) Hector Lombard

Prab Jhass

1) Anderson Silva

2) Chael Sonnen

3) Yushin Okami

4) Vitor Belfort

5) Nate Marquardt

6) Ronaldo Souza

7) Demian Maia

8) Michael Bisping

9) Jorge Santiago

10) Hector Lombard

1) Anderson Silva - 30 Points

MMA Record: 28-4

Height: 6'2"

Reach: 77.6"

Fighting out of: Torrance, California

Promotion: UFC

Last Win: 

vs. Vitor Belfort - KO (Front Kick and Punches) - UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort - February 5, 2011

Last Loss:

vs. Yushin Okami - DQ (Illegal Upkick) - Rumble on the Rock 8 - January 20, 2006

Next Fight: 

TBD

2) Chael Sonnen - 27 Points

MMA Record: 25-11
Height: 6'1"
Reach: 74"
Fighting out of: Portland, Oregon
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. Nate Marquardt - Unanimous Decision - UFC 109: Relentless - February 6, 2010

Last Loss:
vs. Anderson Silva - Submission (Triangle Choke) - UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen - August 7, 2010

Next Fight:
TBD

3) Yushin Okami - 24 Points

MMA Record: 26-5
Height: 6'2"
Reach: 72"
Fighting out of: Kanagawa, Japan
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. Nate Marquardt - Unanimous Decision - UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami - November 13, 2010

Last Loss:
vs. Chael Sonnen - Unanimous Decision - UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun - October 24, 2009

Next Fight:
TBD

4) Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza - 19 Points

MMA Record: 14-2
Height: 6'0"
Reach: 74"
Fighting out of: Manaus, Brazil
Promotion: Strikeforce

Last Win:
vs. Robbie Lawler - Submission (Rear Naked Choke) - Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg - January 29, 2011

Last Loss:
vs. Gegard Mousasi - KO (Upkick) - DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand-Prix Final - September 23, 2008

Next Fight:
TBD

5) Vitor Belfort - 16 Points

MMA Record: 19-9
Height: 6'0"
Reach: 74"
Fighting out of: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. Rich Franklin - TKO (Punches) - UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort - September 19, 2009

Last Loss:
vs. Anderson Silva - KO (Front Kick and Punches) - UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort - February 5, 2011

Next Fight:
TBD

6) Nate Marquardt - 15 Points

MMA Record: 31-10
Height: 6'0"
Reach: 74"
Fighting out of: Denver, Colorado
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. Dan Miller - Unanimous Decision - UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones - March 19, 2011

Last Loss:
vs. Yushin Okami - Unanimous Decision - UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami - November 13, 2010

Next Fight:
TBD

7) Michael Bisping - 11 Points

MMA Record: 21-3
Height: 6'2"
Reach: 75"
Fighting out of: Manchester, England
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. Jorge Rivera - TKO (Strikes) - UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch - February 27, 2011

Last Loss:
vs. Wanderlei Silva - Unanimous Decision - UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Valesquez - February 20, 2010

Next Fight:
TBD

8) Jorge Santiago - 7 Points

MMA Record: 23-8
Height: 6'1"
Reach: N/A
Fighting out of: Boca Raton, Florida
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. Kazuo Misaki - TKO (Towel - Corner Stoppage) - Sengoku 14 - August 22, 2010

Last Loss:
vs. Mamed Khalidov - TKO (Strikes) - Sengoku 11 - November 7, 2009

Next Fight:
vs. Brian Stann - UFC 130: Edgar vs. Maynard 3 - May 28, 2011

9) Demian Maia - 6 Points

MMA Record: 14-2
Height: 6'0"
Reach: 72"
Fighting out of: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Promotion: UFC

Last Win:
vs. Kendall Grove - Unanimous Decision - The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale - December 4, 2010

Last Loss:
vs. Anderson Silva - Unanimous Decision - UFC 112: Invincible - Apirl 10, 2010

Next Fight:
vs. Mark Munoz - UFC 131: Lesnar vs. Dos Santos - June 11, 2011

10) Wanderlei Silva - 5 Points

MMA Record: 33-10

Height: 5'11"

Reach:74"

Fighting out of: Las Vegas, Nevada

Promotion: UFC

Last Win:

vs.Michael Bisping - Unanimous Decision - UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez - February 21, 2010

Last Loss:

vs. Rich Franklin - Unanimous Decision - UFC 99: The Comeback - June 13, 2009

Next Fight:

vs. Chris Leben - UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2 - July 2, 2011

Honorable Mention:
Hector Lombard - 2 Points
Brian Stann - 2 Points
Mark Munoz - 1 Point