Boston Throwdown's MMA Rankings

We are in the early stages here at BostonThrowdown.com and to help kick things off here is our inital MMA Rankings.  Each month we will release updated rankings, as voted on by the Boston Throwdown crew (Smitty, Josh Deering, Nick Cattles, and Rich Keefe).  This is a great opportunity for you to voice your opinion as well.  You think Lesnar is better than Fedor?  Tell us about it in the comment section.  Without further ado, here are the Top 10 fighters from Lightweight to Heavyweight (sorry feather and bantamweight fans), and the best Pound-4-Pound. 

Next to each fighter you will find his overall MMA record followed by what he has done in his past 5 fights.  Let the debate begin. 

Heavyweight:

1. Fedor Emelianenko                (31-1, 5-0)
2. Brock Lesnar                               (4-1, 4-1)
3. Shane Carwin                              (12-0, 5-0)
4. Cain Velasquez                          (8-0, 5-0)
5. Frank Mir                                     (13-5, 3-2)
6. Junior Dos Santos                    (11-1, 5-0)
7. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira   (32-6-1, 3-2)
8. Alistair Overeem                       (32-11, 4-0, 1 NC)
9. Brett Rogers                                (10-1, 5-0)
10. Josh Barnett                               (25-5, 5-0)

Light Heavyweight:

1. Lyoto Machida                            (16-0, 5-0)
2. Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua             (18-4, 3-2)
3. Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson   (30-7, 4-1)
4. Gegard Mousasi                          (28-2-1, 5-0)
5. Rashad Evans                              (14-1-1, 4-1)
6. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira    (18-3, 5-0)
7. Jon Jones                                      (10-1, 4-1)
8. Anderson Silva                          (25-4, 5-0)
9. Forrest Griffin                            (17-6, 3-2)
10. Thiago Silva                                (14-2, 3-2)

Middleweight:

1. Anderson Silva                        (25-4, 5-0)
2. Dan Henderson                        (25-7, 3-2)
3. Chael Sonnen                           (24-10-1, 4-1)
4. Jake Shields                              (24-4-1, 5-0)
5. Demian Maia                            (12-1, 4-1)
6. Vitor Belfort                             (19-8, 5-0)
7. Nate Marquardt                      (29-9-2, 3-2)
8. Robbie Lawler                         (17-5, 3-1, 1 NC)
9. Yoshihiro Akiyama               (13-1, 4-0, 1 NC)
10. Jorge Santiago                         (22-8, 4-1)

Welterweight:

1. Georges St. Pierre                   (20-2, 5-0)
2. Thiago Alves                             (16-6, 4-1)
3. Nick Diaz                                    (21-7, 5-0)
4. Jon Fitch                                    (22-3, 4-1)
5. Josh Koscheck                         (14-4, 3-2)
6. Paulo Thiago                            (13-1, 4-1)
7. Paul Daley                                 (23-8-2, 4-1)
8. Dan Hardy                                 (23-7, 4-1)
9. Jake Shields                              (24-4-1, 5-0)
10. Matt Hughes                             (43-7, 2-3)

Lightweight:

1. BJ Penn                                      (15-5-1, 4-1)*
2. Shinya Aoki                              (23-4, 4-1)*
3. Kenny Florian                         (13-4, 4-1)
4. Eddie Alvarez                          (19-2. 4-1)
5. Frankie Edgar                          (11-1, 4-1)      
6. Gray Maynard                         (9-0, 5-0)
7. Tatsuya Kawajiri                    (26-5-2, 4-1)
8. George Sotiropoulos             (12-2, 5-0)
9. Benson Henderson                 (11-1, 5-0)
10. Joachim Hansen                      (19-9-1, 2-3)

*Loss not at Lightweight

Pound-4-Pound

1. Anderson Silva
2. Georges St. Pierre
3. Fedor Emelianenko
4. B.J. Penn
5. Brock Lesnar
6. Lyoto Machida
7. Gegard Mousasi
8. Dan Henderson
9. Shane Carwin
10. Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua

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