The latest MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings were released on Wednesday, December 19. This system ranks the top ten MMA fighters from all across the world in each of the six largest weight classes, as voted on by MMAWeekly.

We take into consideration a fighter's performance in addition to his win-loss record, head-to-head and common opponents, difficulty of opponents, and numerous other factors in what is the most comprehensive rankings system in the sport.

As always, fighters who are currently serving drug-related suspensions are not eligible for top ten consideration.

Here are the current MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings, which are up-to-date as of December 19.

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HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (over 205 pounds)

#1 Heavyweight Fighter in the World: Fedor Emelianenko

2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

3. Josh Barnett

4. Randy Couture

5. Tim Sylvia

6. Gabriel Gonzaga

7. Andrei Arlovski

8. Mirko Cro Cop

9. Fabricio Werdum

10. Aleksander Emelianenko

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LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)

#1 Light Heavyweight Fighter in the World: Quinton Jackson

2. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua

3. Dan Henderson

4. Chuck Liddell

5. Wanderlei Silva

6. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

7. Keith Jardine

8. Forrest Griffin

9. Ricardo Arona

10. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

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MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit)

#1 Middleweight Fighter in the World: Anderson Silva

2. Paulo Filho

3. Matt Lindland

4. Rich Franklin

5. Denis Kang

6. Robbie Lawler

7. Nathan Marquardt

8. Kazuo Misaki

9. Yushin Okami

10. Frank Trigg

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WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170-pound limit)

#1 Welterweight Fighter in the World: Matt Serra

2. Georges St. Pierre

3. Matt Hughes

4. Jon Fitch

5. Josh Koscheck

6. Karo Parisyan

7. Jake Shields

8. Diego Sanchez

9. Carlos Condit

10. Marcus Davis

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LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (160-pound limit)

#1 Lightweight Fighter in the World: Takanori Gomi

2. Hayato Sakurai

3. Gilbert Melendez

4. Tatsuya Kawajiri

5. Shinya Aoki

6. Gesias "JZ" Calvancante

7. Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro

8. Joe Stevenson

9. Mitsuhiro Ishida

10. Kenny Florian

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FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION (145 pounds and under)

#1 Featherweight Fighter in the World: Akitoshi Tamura

2. Urijah Faber

3. "Lion" Takeshi Inoue

4. Antonio Carvalho

5. Masakazu Imanari

6. Hatsu Hioki

7. Jeff Curran

8. Yoshiro Maeda

9. Tenkei Fujimiya

10. Rafael Assuncao

They ranked Forrest at 8th place!!!

This is crap!

Frank Trigg at number 10!! Man, the guy has been out of the scene for so long now.

They ranked Forrest at 8th place!!!

This is crap!

Last I checked, Griffin stopped Rua.

I'd take Fedor off the #1 spot an replace him with Couture, yeah i think Forest should b at least top 5.
everything else seems 2 b right i guess.

I dont think Shogun should be as high as 2nd at LHW.

Nick Diaz isnt even in the top 10 at LW? Drug test or not he beat Gomi.

matt serra #1 baby

3. Josh Barnett

4. Randy Couture ...randy should be three wtf has Josh Barnett done latley fukin dip****

I dont think Shogun should be as high as 2nd at LHW.

Nick Diaz isnt even in the top 10 at LW? Drug test or not he beat Gomi.

I do not think Diaz should be in the top 10. He just lost to KJ Noons.

I couldn't see BJ Penn in there at all? He is top ten in the lightweight division for sure, if in shape, top 3 IMO.

Crocop at 8 when Kongo doesn't even make the top 10

Last I checked, Griffin stopped Rua.
Exactly......and where in the heck is R. Evans??? He should definitely be up there..

Crocop at 8 when Kongo doesn't even make the top 10
Trips me out as well playa..

Trips me out as well playa..

Some of these ratings are miles out

Exactly......and where in the heck is R. Evans??? He should definitely be up there..

what has rashad done to earn a spot in the top ten?

woohoo marcus davis made it, well deserved 10

....what the ****? Griffin beat Rua (9 times out of 10 Rua would beat Griffin if he actually trained for it) but he still beat him so he should be ahead of him. Why the **** is Liddell so high, and higher then Jard?