UFC Rankings Update: Jon Jones Retakes Pound-For-Pound Throne
In the aftermath of an epic UFC 195 event which went down last Saturday (January 2, 2016), the UFC rankings have seen quite a few changes.
Despite a breath taking five-round war between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit taking place in the main event of this past weekend’s event from Las Vegas, the most notable changes in the rankings actually regarded fighters who didn’t even compete.
Former light heavyweight champion and former pound-for-pound king Jon “Bones” Jones reclaimed his spot amongst the P4P list, dethroning flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson.
While Jones is undoubtedly the best in the world, he hasn’t competed since last January after being arrested and suspended last April. Although he will be returning soon, it’s quite confusing to see the change take place now.
Heavyweight boss Fabricio Werdum also dropped two spots despite having not fought since last June, and Lawler moved up one spot after his split-decision victory over Condit.
Take a look at the full updated rankings below courtesy of UFC.com:
POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Jon Jones +1
2 Demetrious Johnson -1
3 Conor McGregor
4 TJ Dillashaw
5 Robbie Lawler +1
6 Rafael dos Anjos +2
7 Jose Aldo
7 Fabricio Werdum -2
9 Luke Rockhold
10 Daniel Cormier
11 Chris Weidman
12 Cain Velasquez
13 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
14 Holly Holm +1
14 Ronda Rousey
FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Demetrious Johnson
1 Joseph Benavidez
2 John Dodson
3 Henry Cejudo
4 Ian McCall
5 Jussier Formiga
6 Kyoji Horiguchi
7 John Moraga
8 Zach Makovsky
9 Dustin Ortiz
10 Ali Bagautinov +2
11 Ray Borg -1
12 Wilson Reis -1
13 Louis Smolka
14 Chris Cariaso
15 Sergio Pettis
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: TJ Dillashaw
1 Dominick Cruz
2 Renan Barao
3 Urijah Faber
4 Raphael Assuncao
5 Aljamain Sterling
6 Michael McDonald +2
7 Thomas Almeida -1
8 Bryan Caraway -1
9 Takeya Mizugaki
10 Johnny Eduardo
11 John Lineker
12 Eddie Wineland
13 Frankie Saenz
14 Iuri Alcantara +1
15 Francisco Rivera -1
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Conor McGregor
1 Jose Aldo
2 Frankie Edgar
3 Chad Mendes
4 Max Holloway
5 Ricardo Lamas
6 Cub Swanson
7 Charles Oliveira
8 Dennis Bermudez
9 Jeremy Stephens
10 Hacran Dias
11 Darren Elkins
12 Tatsuya Kawajiri
13 Clay Guida +1
14 Nik Lentz +1
15 Brian Ortega *NR
LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Rafael dos Anjos
1 Anthony Pettis
2 Khabib Nurmagomedov
3 Donald Cerrone
4 Eddie Alvarez
5 Tony Ferguson
6 Michael Johnson
7 Nate Diaz +1
8 Beneil Dariush +1
8 Edson Barboza -1
10 Al Iaquinta
11 Bobby Green
12 Dustin Poirier
13 Michael Chiesa +1
14 Benson Henderson -1
15 Evan Dunham *NR
WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Robbie Lawler
1 Rory MacDonald
2 Tyron Woodley
3 Johny Hendricks
4 Carlos Condit
5 Demian Maia
6 Matt Brown
7 Dong Hyun Kim
8 Neil Magny +1
9 Stephen Thompson -1
10 Tarec Saffiedine
11 Rick Story
12 Kelvin Gastelum
13 Benson Henderson
14 Thiago Alves +1
15 Gunnar Nelson -1
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Luke Rockhold
1 Chris Weidman
2 Yoel Romero
3 Jacare Souza
4 Vitor Belfort
5 Lyoto Machida
6 Tim Kennedy
7 Michael Bisping
8 Robert Whittaker
9 Gegard Mousasi
10 Thales Leites
11 Uriah Hall
12 Derek Brunson
13 Dan Henderson
14 Roan Carneiro
15 CB Dollaway
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Daniel Cormier
1 Jon Jones
2 Anthony Johnson
3 Alexander Gustafsson
4 Ryan Bader
5 Glover Teixeira
6 Ovince Saint Preux
7 Rashad Evans
8 Mauricio Rua
9 Jimi Manuwa
10 Rampage Jackson
11 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
12 Patrick Cummins
13 Corey Anderson
14 Rafael Cavalcante
15 Gian Villante
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Fabricio Werdum
1 Cain Velasquez
2 Stipe Miocic +1
3 Alistair Overeem +2
3 Andrei Arlovski -1
5 Junior Dos Santos -1
6 Travis Browne
7 Ben Rothwell +1
8 Josh Barnett -1
9 Mark Hunt
10 Frank Mir
11 Roy Nelson
12 Jared Rosholt +1
13 Antonio Silva -1
14 Matt Mitrione
15 Alexey Oliynyk
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Joanna Jedrzejczyk
1 Claudia Gadelha
2 Carla Esparza
3 Rose Namajunas
4 Tecia Torres
5 Jessica Penne
6 Valerie Letourneau
7 Paige VanZant
8 Joanne Calderwood
9 Maryna Moroz +1
10 Michelle Waterson +1
11 Randa Markos -2
12 Karolina Kowalkiewicz
13 Jessica Aguilar
14 Juliana Lima
15 Felice Herrig
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Holly Holm
1 Ronda Rousey
2 Miesha Tate
3 Cat Zingano
4 Amanda Nunes
5 Julianna Pena
6 Sara McMann
7 Jessica Eye
8 Bethe Correia
9 Liz Carmouche +1
10 Sarah Kaufman -1
11 Valentina Shevchenko +1
12 Marion Reneau -1
13 Raquel Pennington
14 Germaine de Randamie
15 Jessica Andrade
