MMA Rankings Updated August 4th:

The (+100) is a form of power ranking MMA fighters, estimating the approximate odds differential between the fighters. The MMA power rankings are for all organizations and rank MMA fighters worldwide.

MMA Rankings- Heavyweights:

1. Fedor WAMMA Champion
2. Big Nog (+220)
3. Andrei Arlovski (+220)
4. Fabricio Werdum (+260)
5. Tim Sylvia (+280)
6. Josh Barnett (+320)
7. Randy Couture (+340) contract dispute
8. Alistair Overeem (+360)
9. Cheick Kongo (+400)
10. Gabriel Gonzaga (+420)
11. Ben Rothwell (+420)
12. Aleks Emelianenko (+420)
13. Antonio Silvia (+420)
14. Cain Velasquez (+600)

MMA Rankings-Light Heavyweights:

1. Forrest Griffin
2. Quinton Jackson
3. Dan Henderson (+20)
4. Thiago Silva (+60)
5. Lyoto Machida (+80)
6. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (+100)
7. Shogun Rua (+80) knee injury
8. Vladimir Matyushenko (+120)
9. Keith Jardine (+120)
10. Chuck Liddell (+120)
11. Sokoudjou (+120)
12. Ricardo Arona (+160)
13. Wanderlei Silva (+160)
14. Rashad Evans (+220)
15. James Irvin (+220)
16. Houston Alexander (+220)

MMA Rankings-Middleweights:

1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson (+60)
3. Robbie Lawler (+100) EliteXC Champion
4. Yushin Okami (+140)
5. Matt Lindland (+140)
6. Nate Quarry (+200)
7. Nate Marquardt (+200)
8. Kazuo Misaki (+200)
9. Cung Le (+200)
10. Gegard Mousasi (+200)
11. Yoshihiro Akiyama (+200)
12. Melvin Manhoef (+200)
13. Frank Trigg (+240)
14. Jorge Santiago (+240)
15. Rich Franklin (+240)
16. Paulo Filho (+260) personal issues
17. Kendall Grove (+260)
18. Thales Lietes (+260)
19. Frank Shamrock (+260) broken wrist
20. Drew McFedries (+300)
21. Scott Smith (+310)

MMA Rankings-Welterweights:

1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Jon Fitch (+120)
3. Thiago Alves (+160)
4. Josh Koscheck (+160)
5. BJ Penn (+180)
6. Jake Shields (+180)
7. Matt Hughes (+180)
8. Diego Sanchez (+180)
9. Brock Larson (+360)
10. Carlos Condit (+360) WEC Champion
11. Karo Parisyan (+360)
12. Mike Swick (+360)
13. Marcus Davis (+360)
14. Rory Markham (+360)
15. Matt Serra (+400)

MMA Rankings-Lightweights:

1. BJ Penn
2. Tyson Griffin (+100)
3. Takanori Gomi (+100)
4. Joe Stevenson (+120)
5. Hayato “Mach” Sakurai (+160)
6. Gray Maynard (+180)
7. Eddie Alvarez (+180)
8. Roger Huerta (+180)
9. Sean Sherk (+200)
10. Kenny Florian (+200)
11. Frankie Edgar (+200)
12. Tatsuya Kawajiri (+200)
13. Jamie Varner (+200) WEC Champion
14. Joachim Hansen (+220) Dream LW GP Winner
15. Shinya Aoki (+220)
16. Rich Clementi (+220)
17. Vitor Ribeiro (+220)
18. Josh Thomson (+220)
19. KJ Noons (+260)
20. Gilbert Melendez (+260)
21. Gesias Calvancante (+260)
22. Marcus Hicks (+360)

MMA Rankings- Featherweights:

1. Urijah Faber WEC Champion
2. Akitosha Tamura (+200)
3. Antonio Carvalho (+220)
4. Jens Pulver (+240)
5. Hideo Tokoro (+240)
6. Cub Swanson (+240)
7. Wagnney Fabianno (+280)
8. Darren Uyenoyama (+280)