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Power MMA Rankings – May 25: Dillashaw claims top spot, Chandler falls far

May 27, 2014, 11:35 PM | Updated: 11:35 pm

Following Bellator 120 and UFC 173, find out who moved up and who fell down the Power MMA Show’s official pound-for-pound rankings.

Fighters who have been inactive for at least one year are not eligible for ranking.

POUND-FOR-POUND

  1. Jon Jones
  2. Jose Aldoarrow_up_1-20110809171533-000321
  3. Cain Velasquezarrow_up_1-20110809171533-000321
  4. Demetrious Johnsonarrow_up_1-20110809171533-000321
  5. Chris Weidmanarrow_up_1-20110809171533-000321
  6. Anthony Pettisarrow_up_1-20110809171533-000321
  7. Anderson Silvaarrow_up_1-20110809171533-000321
  8. Johny Hendricksarrow_up_1-20110809171533-000321
  9. Ronda Rouseyarrow_up_1-20110809171533-000321
  10. T.J. Dillashawarrow_up_1-20110809171533-00032NR

HEAVYWEIGHT (206 – 265-pounds)

  1. Cain Velasquez (13-1) (UFC Champion)
  2. Fabricio Werdum (18-5-1)
  3. Junior dos Santos (16-3)
  4. Travis Browne (17-1-1)
  5. Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (18-5-1)
  6. Josh Barnett (33-7)
  7. Alistair Overeem (37-13)
  8. Mark Hunt (9-8-1)
  9. Stipe Miocic (11-1)
  10. Roy Nelson (20-9)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (186 – 205-pound)

  1. Jon Jones (20-1) (UFC Champion)
  2. Daniel Cormier (15-0) arrow_up_1-20110809171533-000322
  3. Alexander Gustafsson (16-2) 1
  4. Rashad Evans (19-3-1) 1
  5. Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson (17-4)
  6. Glover Teixeira (22-3)
  7. Phil Davis (12-2) arrow_up_1-20110809171533-000321
  8. Dan Henderson (30-12) 1
  9. Chael Sonnen (28-14-1)
  10. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (22-9)

MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (171 – 185-pounds)

  1. Chris Weidman (11-0) (UFC Champion)
  2. Vitor Belfort (24-10)
  3. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (19-3)
  4. Anderson Silva (33-6)
  5. Lyoto Machida (20-4)
  6. Luke Rockhold (11-2)
  7. Tim Kennedy (18-4)
  8. Michael Bisping (24-6)
  9. Francis Carmont (22-7)
  10. Mark Muñoz (13-4)

WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (156 – 170-pounds)

  1. Johny Hendricks (16-2) (UFC Champion)
  2. Robbie Lawler (23-10)
  3. Rory MacDonald (16-2)
  4. Ben Askren (12-0)
  5. Tyrone Woodley (13-2)
  6. Matt Brown (19-11)
  7. Carlos Condit (29-8)
  8. Hector Lombard (34-4-1) arrow_up_1-20110809171533-000322
  9. Jake Ellenberger (29-8) 1
  10. Demian Maia (18-6) 1

LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (146 – 155-pounds)

  1. Anthony Pettis (17-2) (UFC Champion)
  2. Benson Henderson (20-3)
  3. Gilbert Melendez (22-3)
  4. TJ Grant (21-5)
  5. Eddie Alvarez (25-3) (Bellator MMA Champion)
  6. Khabib Nurmagomedov (22-0)
  7. Josh Thomson (20-6) arrow_up_1-20110809171533-000321
  8. Nate Diaz (17-9) arrow_up_1-20110809171533-000321
  9. Rafael dos Anjos (20-7) arrow_up_1-20110809171533-000321
  10. Michael Chandler (12-2) 1

FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION (136 – 145 pounds)

  1. Jose Aldo (24-1) (UFC Champion)
  2. Chad Mendes (16-1)
  3. Ricardo Lamas (13-3)
  4. Cub Swanson (20-5)
  5. Frankie Edgar (16-4-1)
  6. Dustin Poirier (16-3)
  7. Pat Curran (20-5) (Bellator MMA Champion)
  8. Daniel Straus (22-5)
  9. ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung (13-4)
  10. Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire (21-2)

BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION (126 – 135 pounds)

  1. TJ Dillashaw (10-2) (UFC Champion) arrow_up_1-20110809171533-000326
  2. Renan Barão (32-2) 1
  3. Urijah Faber (30-7)
  4. Raphael Assuncao (22-4)
  5. Michael McDonald (16-3) (-1)
  6. Bibiano Fernandes (16-3) (ONE FC, Dream Champion)
  7. Eduaro Dantas (16-3) (Bellator MMA Champion)
  8. Takeya Mizugaki (20-7-2)arrow_up_1-20110809171533-000322
  9. Eddie Wineland (21-10-1)
  10. Takeya Mizugaki (20-7-2)
  11. Marlon Moraes (13-4-1)(WSOF Champion)

FLYWEIGHT DIVISION (125 pounds and below)

  1. Demetrious Johnson (19-2) (UFC Champion)
  2. Joseph Benavidez (20-4)
  3. John Dodson (15-6)
  4. Ali Bagautinov (13-2)
  5. Ian McCall (12-4-1)
  6. John Moraga (14-2)
  7. Jon Lineker (23-7)
  8. Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva (16-3)
  9. Tim Elliott (10-5-1)
  10. Zach Makovsky (17-4)

WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND (all weight classes)

  1. Ronda Rousey (9-0) (UFC Bantamweight Champion)
  2. Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino (12-1) (Invicta FC Fetherweight Champion)
  3. Alexis Davis (16-5)
  4. Sarah Kaufman (16-2)
  5. Jessica Eye (10-2)
  6. Jessica Aguilar (17-4) (WSOF Straweight Champion) li>
  7. Sara McMann (8-1)
  8. Barb Honchak (9-2) (Invica FC Flyweight Champion)
  9. Michelle Waterson (11-3) (Invicta FC Atomweight champion)
  10. Miesha Tate (14-5)

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Power MMA Rankings – May 25: Dillashaw claims top spot, Chandler falls far