MMA Rankings: Welterweight
On the first Wednesday of every month, theScore's MMA editors compile a list of the top 10 fighters in each of the major weight classes.
Rankings
Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight
Middleweight | Welterweight
Lightweight | Featherweight
Bantamweight | Flyweight
Women: Bantamweight | Strawweight
Welterweight
| Ranking | Fighter |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie Lawler |
| 2 | Johny Hendricks |
| 3 | Rory MacDonald |
| 4 | Tyron Woodley |
| 5 | Carlos Condit |
| 6 | Hector Lombard |
| 7 | Matt Brown |
| 8 | Ben Askren |
| 9 | Rousimar Palhares |
| 10 | Demian Maia |
- Carlos Condit impressed in his return from a torn ACL, delivering a nose-destroying TKO victory against Thiago Alves at UFC Fight Night 67 in May.
- Rory MacDonald will look to return the UFC welterweight strap back to Canadian soil when he takes on champion Robbie Lawler at UFC 189 in July. A key turning point in Lawler's career renaissance came at MacDonald's expense in 2013 when he snuck by the "Red King" via split-decision at UFC 167.
- World Series of Fighting welterweight champion – and noted leg-destroying madman – Rousimar Palhares is set to defend his title against former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields at WSOF 22 in August. Shields is 2-0 since jumping ship from the UFC, racking up a pair of submission victories over Ryan Ford and Brian Foster.