Top 10 WelterWeights of All Time(detailed list)

[TheComebackKid]

Top 10 WW's of All Time

1. Georges St. Pierre

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UFC WW Champion 2x(9 defenses)
Peak Record: 25-2
17 Top 10 Wins

Elite Wins(7)
Matt Hughes 2
Matt Hughes 3
BJ Penn 1
BJ Penn 2
Jake Shields
Carlos Condit
Johny Hendricks
Quality Wins(9)
Nick Diaz
Jon Fitch
Johny Hendricks
Thiago Alves
Dan Hardy
Frank Trigg
Sean Sherk
Karo Parisyan
Matt Serra 2
Honorable Mention(2)
Jason Miller
Pete Spratt

2. Matt Hughes

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UFC WW Champion 2x(7 defenses)
Peak Record: 41-4
14 Top 10 Wins

Elite Wins(4)
Georges St. Pierre 1
BJ Penn 2
Hayato Sakurai
Carlos Newton 1
Quality Wins(7)
Carlos Newton 2
Frank Trigg 1
Frank Trigg 2
Sean Sherk
Dave Menne
Matt Serra
Ricardo Almieda
Honorable Mention(4)
LaVerne Clark
Gil Castillo
Chris Lytle
Renato Verissimo

3. Robbie Lawler

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UFC WW Champion(2 defenses)
Peak Record(WW): 16-3
8 Top 10 Wins

Elite Wins(4)
Johny Hendricks
Carlos Condit
Rory McDonald 1
Rory McDonald 2
Quality Wins(4)
Josh Koscheck
Matt Brown
Jake Ellenberger
Chris Lytle

4. Jake Shields

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Shooto WW Champion, EliteXC WW Champion(1 defense), ROTR Champion
Peak Record(WW): 23-4
4 Top 10 Wins(WW)

Elite Wins(1)
Hayato Sakurai
Quality Wins(7)
Yushin Okami
Carlos Condit
Paul Daley
Nick Thompson
Martin Kampann
Demian Maia
Tyron Woodley
Honorable Mention(3)
Akira Kikuchi
Yoshihiro Akiyama
Dave Menne

5. Johny Hendricks

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UFC WW Champion
Peak Record: 17-3
6 Top 10 Wins

Elite Wins(2)
Robbie Lawler
Carlos Condit
Quality Wins(5)
Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck
Matt Brown
Martin Kampmann
Mike Pierce

6. Carlos Condit

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UFC Interim WW Champion, WEC WW Champion(3 defenses)
Peak Record: 28-5
5 Top 10 Wins

Elite Wins(1)
Nick Diaz
Quality Wins(7)
Rory McDonald
Jake Ellenberger
Dan Hardy
Dong Hyun Kim
Martin Kampmann
Thiago Alves
Frank Trigg
Honorable Mention(1)
Hiromitsu Miura

7. Hayato Sakurai

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Shooto WW Champion(1 defense)
Peak Record: 25-6
7 Top 10 Wins

Quality Wins(7)
Shinya Aoki 1
Shinya Aoki 2
Frank Trigg
Tatsuji Kato
Jutaro Nakao
Alex Cook
Dave Menne
Honorable Mention(2)
Luiz Azeredo
Daiju Takase

8. Pat Miletich

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UFC WW Champion(4 defenses)
Peak Record: 25-2-2
2 Top 10 wins

Quality Wins(5)
Shonie Carter 1
Shonie Carter 2
Andre Pederneiras
Jorge Patino
Mikey Burnett

9. Nick Diaz

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Strikeforce WW Champion(3 defenses)
Peak Record(WW): 25-8
5 Top 10 Wins

Quality Wins(5)
Paul Daley
BJ Penn
Marius Zaromskis
Robbie Lawler
Jeremy Jackson 1
Honorable Mention(4)
Chris Lytle
Hayato Sakurai
KJ Noons
Jeremy Jackson 2

10. Tyron Woodley

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UFC WW Champion
Peak Record: 16-3
5 Top 10 Wins

Elite Wins(1)
Robbie Lawler
Quality Wins(5)
Carlos Condit
Paul Daley
Josh Koscheck
Tarec Saffiedine
Dong Hyun Kim[/quote]

 

[BoosieBoo]

Shields above Lawler and Hughes.

 

[Dark One]

Where's Fitch? How soon we forget

 

[Benoitthegr8]

What about Funky Ben? He's been dominating known champions throughout his run....bawahahahaaaah

 

[copyandpasteguy]

Wasteland.

 

[Balboa]

Where's Fitch? How soon we forget

I agree. For a long time it seemed like he was the best WW behind GSP. He is definitely top 10.

 

[copyandpasteguy]

Sakurai? wth?
Shields way lower then that. Overhyped. Maia above his ass.

Miletich and hendricks lower, johny clearly a product of ped's.

Think harder.

 

[The ScorpioN]

Lawler ranked too high.

Shields should be either 2nd or 3rd at worst.

 

[copyandpasteguy]

1. Shields overrated lmao... barely squeeked by Kampmann, got his ass knocked out by Ellenberger

 

[kahymo]

Ben Askren will beat 8 of these guys

 

[KillerElite]

Condit should be higher

 

[Jawbox01]

Demian fucking Maia bitches. He is one of the WW GOATs.

 

[mee-how!]

I'm confused as to why Rory counts as elite wins for some guys but only a quality win for Condit? This happens with others as well.

 

[Kelman]

Top 6 are fair.

After that it gets a bit silly.

And Fitch should definitely be in there somewhere.

I'd say around #7.

 

[TheComebackKid]

I agree. For a long time it seemed like he was the best WW behind GSP. He is definitely top 10.

Top 6 are fair.

After that it gets a bit silly.

And Fitch should definitely be in there somewhere.

I'd say around #7.

Where's Fitch? How soon we forget

No titles and no elite wins. His only quality wins are Thiago Alves, Diego Sanchez, Paulo Thiago, and Mike Pierce.

Given this who should he be ahead of?

 

[RedSoul]

Your criteria seem to be inconsistent. For instance, When Matt Hughes beat BJ, that's considered an "elite" win. But for GSP and Nick, BJ is merely a "quality" win. Also you have Fitch as "elite" for Hendricks, but once again just "quality" for GSP.

 

[TheComebackKid]

I'm confused as to why Rory counts as elite wins for some guys but only a quality win for Condit? This happens with others as well.

It depends on timing. Condit fought Rory before he was fully matured. He wasn't even top 10 yet.

 

[faustian]

Sakurai? wth?

Because Anderoid beat Sakurai duh

 

[TheComebackKid]

Your criteria seem to be inconsistent. For instance, When Matt Hughes beat BJ, that's considered an "elite" win. But for GSP and Nick, BJ is merely a "quality" win. Also you have Fitch as "elite" for Hendricks, but once again just "quality" for GSP.

Putting BJ as quality wins for GSP were errors. I actually have the BJ wins listed as elilte for GSP. By the time Nick beat BJ he had declined and was on a losing streak.

And Fitch being an elite win for Hendricks is an oversight. I'm not sure why I did that but it's fixed.

 

[TheComebackKid]

Because Anderoid beat Sakurai duh

Sakurai was the #1 p4p fighter in the world when he was a welterweight. Plus the numbers speak for themselves. Started out 18-0, won a major title and defended it, and he has the 4th most top 10 wins in the division's history.