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bored at work so i decided to post my final mma rankings of the year 2012. like always, many factor were considered ranging from a fighter's (recent) record, way of victory, level of competition, and how competitive the.fights actually were. i'm always willing to explain how i devised the rankings so feel free to ask questions. just remember i'm not ariel helwani (arguably more logical) and these are just my opinions.

heavyweight
1) cain velasquez
2) junior dos santos
3) daniel cormier
4) frank mir
5) fabricio werdum
6) antonio silva
7) josh barnett
8) antonio rodrigo nogueira
9 roy nelson
10) stefan struve
honorable mention: mark hunt, travis browne
**alistair overeem was not ranked due to his suspension.
**shane carwin was not ranked due to his inactivity.


light heavyweight
1) jon jones
2) dan henderson
3) rashad evans
4) lyoto machida
5) phil davis
6) alexander gustaffson
7) mauricio rua
8) ryan bader
9) quinton jackson
10) glover texiera
honorable mention: forrest griffin, antonio rogerio nogueira, rafael cavalvante


middleweight
1) anderson silva
2) chris weidman
3) michael bisping
4) vitor belfort
5) luke rockhold
6) cung le
7) ronaldo souza
8) constatino phillipou
9) tim boetch
10) yushin okami
honorable mention: brian stann, mark munoz, hector lombard
**chael sonnen was not ranked due to his move to 205 lbs.


welterweight
1) george st. pierre
2) johnny hendricks
3) carlos condit
4) martin kampmann
5) rory macdonald
6) jon fitch
7) josh koscheck
8) nathan marquardt
9) jake ellenberger
10) ben askren
honorable mention: demian maia, erik silva, matt brown
**nick diaz was not ranked due to his suspension.


lightweight
1) benson henderson
2) gilbert melendez
3) gray maynard
4) anthony pettis
5) nathan diaz
6) donald cerrone
7) michael chandler
8) jim miller
9) eddie alvarez
10) shinya aoki
honorable mention: joe lauzon, jamie varner, josh thompson
**frankie edgar was not ranked due to his move to 145 lbs.


featherweight
1) jose aldo
2) pat curran
3) chad mendes
4) chan sung jung
5) ricardo lamas
6) hatsu hioki
7) erik koch
8) cub swanson
9) dennis siver
10) dustin poirier
honorable mention: diego nunes, darren elkins, daniel strauss


bantamweight
1) dominick cruz
2) renan barao
3) urijah faber
4) michael mcdonald
5) eddie wineland
6) bibiano fernandes
7) brad pickett
8) ivan menjivar
9) tyson nam
10) eduardo dantes
honorable mention: scott jorgenson, mike easton, t.j. dillashaw


flyweight
1) demetrious johnson
2) jon dodson
3) joseph benavidez
4) ian mccall
5) jussier de silva
6) louis gaudinot
7) john morega
8) john lineker
9) yasuhiro urushitani
10) will campuzano
honorable mention: darrell montague, chris cariaso