How would you rank these Welterweights?

[Calipwnia]

in there primes. Assuming they all fought each other a lot, who would you see coming on top? Some are older but more relevant at WW now than 4-8 years ago, vice-versa.

1. GSP
2. Stephen Thompson
4. Tyron Woodley
5. Rory
6. Fitch
7. RDA
8. Till
9. Masvidal
10. Usman
11. Boomerang Face
12. Thiago Alves
13. Nick Diaz
14. Carlos Condit
15. Hendricks.
16. Douglas Lima
17. Matt Hughes.
18. Robbie Lawler

My list is accurate until it gets sloppy at the end.

 

[VVarhead]

1. Woodley
2. GSP
3. Rory
4. Usman
5. Matt Hughes
6. RDA
7. Fitch
8. Stephen Thompson
9. Hendricks
10. Nick Diaz
11. Carlos Condit
12. Thiago Alves
13. Douglas Lima
14. Till
15. Colby Covington
16. Masvidal

 

[Breaking]

Thompson, who Woodley almost finished four times in two fights, is above Woodley...

 

[I WILL CUT YOU]

1) GSP
2) Everybody else

 

[Espresso]

Prime Hendricks is about about to get massively underated.

He beat GSP

 

[P4PKingBisping]

GSP
Nick Diaz
Woodley

Can pretty much shuffle the rest

 

[Sosua]

in there primes. Assuming they all fought each other a lot, who would you see coming on top? Some are older but more relevant at WW now than 4-8 years ago, vice-versa.

1. GSP
2. Stephen Thompson
4. Tyron Woodley
5. Rory
6. Fitch
7. RDA
8. Till
9. Masvidal
10. Usman
11. Boomerang Face
12. Thiago Alves
13. Nick Diaz
14. Carlos Condit
15. Hendricks.
16. Douglas Lima
17. Matt Hughes.

My list is accurate until it gets sloppy at the end.

GSP
Woodley
Hughes
Lawler
Wonderboy
Hendricks
Condit
Rory
Lima
Fitch
Diaz
RDA
Alves
Boomerang Face
Masvidal
Usman

 

[Epicness]

in there primes. Assuming they all fought each other a lot, who would you see coming on top? Some are older but more relevant at WW now than 4-8 years ago, vice-versa.

1. GSP
2. Stephen Thompson
4. Tyron Woodley
5. Rory
6. Fitch
7. RDA
8. Till
9. Masvidal
10. Usman
11. Boomerang Face
12. Thiago Alves
13. Nick Diaz
14. Carlos Condit
15. Hendricks.
16. Douglas Lima
17. Matt Hughes.

My list is accurate until it gets sloppy at the end.

You went through the trouble of listing all those guys but left out Robbie fucking Lawler..?

 

[Calipwnia]

You went through the trouble of listing all those guys but left out Robbie fucking Lawler..?

Lawler was a problem because he was relevant in both past and present I should have put him in that is dumb.

 

[Calipwnia]

Thompson, who Woodley almost finished four times in two fights, is above Woodley...

I think Woodley loses to more guys overall from the list than Wonderboy would.

 

[Epicness]

Lawler was a problem because he was relevant in both past and present I should have put him in that is dumb.

Word, if Robbie is included then my top 5 looks like

GSP
Woodley
Hughes
Lawler
Rory/Condit/Nick/Hendricks tied for 5th, all have solid resumes

 

[Shotcy]

Who's your #3?

 

[Viva]

Any list that doesn't feature GSP as #1 is horse shit.

Just sayin.

 

[JackSchtotll]

Woodley above GSP

 

[Viva]

Woodley above GSP

9 title defenses > 2 title defenses

I suppose basic math isn't your strong suit.

 

[Tuf_guy]

in there primes. Assuming they all fought each other a lot, who would you see coming on top? Some are older but more relevant at WW now than 4-8 years ago, vice-versa.

1. GSP
2. Stephen Thompson
4. Tyron Woodley
5. Rory
6. Fitch
7. RDA
8. Till
9. Masvidal
10. Usman
11. Boomerang Face
12. Thiago Alves
13. Nick Diaz
14. Carlos Condit
15. Hendricks.
16. Douglas Lima
17. Matt Hughes.
18. Robbie Lawler

My list is accurate until it gets sloppy at the end.

So... you want us to rate them, or comment on your rating?

GSP likely comes out on top. Woodley's power is interesting though. And speaking of which, Thompson, in no way belongs above Woodley. If he did, he would've beaten him.
I'll stop there, other than saying Fitch probably beats him, too.

 

[whooty]

1. GSP
2. Hughes
3. Rory
4. Woodley
5. Fitch
6. Wonderboy
7. Jake Shields
8. Hendricks
9. Lawler
10. Condit

The young guns like Till, Boomerang Boy and Usman have a lot to prove before cracking the top 10 imo.

Also, I'm probably going to be called racist for not having Woodley higher

 

[JackSchtotll]

9 title defenses > 2 title defenses

I suppose basic math isn't your strong suit.

Woodley is dominating a much tougher WW division. The days of Matt Hughes and GSP were too weak.

Woodley is a better fighter.

 

[Viva]

Woodley is dominating a much tougher WW division. The days of Matt Hughes and GSP were too weak.

Woodley is a better fighter.

Uhhh excuse me?

You’re relatively new to MMA, aren’t ya?

 

[JackSchtotll]

Uhhh excuse me?

You’re relatively new to MMA, aren’t ya?

No, I've been following it since the 90s.
The GSP-Hughes era of WW is the most hyped division in history. And GSP fans repeat that it was "so competitive" to convince themselves the lack of finishes was a consequence of that. It's a joke.