UFC Welterweight Champions with least-to-most Top 10 ranked wins at Welterweight.

[acannxr]

The Flyweight version is here.
The Bantamweight version is here.
The Featherweight version is here.
The Lightweight version is here.
The Middleweight version is here.
The Light Heavyweight version is here.
The Heavyweight version is here.
Champions with most wins in each division here.
The Multi-Division version is here.

Rankings are based on FightMatrix.

Pat Miletich

Miletich has 0 top wins.

Carlos Newton

Newton's resume:

#2 Pat Miletich

Newton has 1 top ten win.

B.J. Penn

Penn's resume:

#1 Matt Hughes
#4 Matt Hughes

Penn has 2 top ten wins.

Matt Serra

Serra's resume:

#10 Yves Edwards
#1 Georges St-Pierre

Serra as 2 top ten wins.

Leon Edwards

Edwards' resume:

#5 Rafael dos Anjos
#1 Kamaru Usman
#2 Kamaru Usman

Edwards has 3 top ten wins.

Johny Hendricks

Hendricks' resume:

#3 Jon Fitch
#6 Josh Koscheck
#1 Martin Kampmann
#3 Carlos Condit
#5 Robbie Lawler

Hendricks has 5 top ten wins.

Tyron Woodley

Woodley's resume:

#3 Carlos Condit
#1 Robbie Lawler
#2 Stephen Thompson
#2 Demian Maia
#3 Darren Till

Woodley has 5 top ten wins.

Robbie Lawler

Lawler's resume:

#10 Josh Koscheck
#4 Rory MacDonald
#8 Matt Brown
#2 Johny Hendricks
#3 Rory MacDonald
#8 Carlos Condit
#9 Donald Cerrone

Lawler has 7 top ten wins.

Kamaru Usman

Usman's resume:

#7 Demian Maia
#3 Rafael dos Anjos
#1 Tyron Woodley
#3 Colby Covington
#2 Jorge Masvidal
#4 Gilbert Burns
#3 Jorge Masvidal
#3 Colby Covington

Usman has 8 top ten wins.

Matt Hughes

Hughes' resume:

#3 Dave Menne
#4 Carlos Newton
#6 Hayato Sakurai
#3 Gil Castillo
#2 Sean Sherk
#4 Frank Trigg
#5 Renato Verissimo
#9 Georges St-Pierre
#3 Frank Trigg
#3 B.J. Penn
#5 Matt Serra
#10 Ricardo Almeida

Hughes as 12 top ten wins.

Georges St-Pierre

St-Pierre's resume:

#9 Jason Miller
#7 Frank Trigg
#8 Sean Sherk
#2 B.J. Penn
#1 Matt Hughes
#4 Josh Koscheck
#3 Matt Hughes
#1 Matt Serra
#2 Jon Fitch
#2 Thiago Alves
#5 Dan Hardy
#3 Josh Koscheck
#2 Jake Shields
#2 Carlos Condit
#5 Nick Diaz
#2 Johny Hendricks

St-Pierre has 16 top ten wins.

 

[mirko>anyone]

Bout what I expected.

GOAT careers are long and consistent. They aren’t predicated on one win, and also not destroyed by one loss. It’s very rare that “if **** wins against ****, then they are the greatest of all time” actually applies.

 

[acannxr]

Bout what I expected.

I expected Miletich to have at least one top ten win <Lmaoo>.

 

[CrimsonFan]

Lawler was such a cool champ lol. Glad he pulled that off

I remember when he came back after strikeforce.. nobody thought he would win the belt and defend it like that.

 

[mirko>anyone]

I expected Miletich to have at least one top ten win <Lmaoo>.

Yeah, just a different era. Pat was a pretty good fighter nonetheless.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Newton deserved better. It's a shame.

Also, remember when people were claiming Woodley is the WW GOAT...

 

[mirko>anyone]

Lawler was such a cool champ lol. Glad he pulled that off

I remember when he came back after strikeforce.. nobody thought he would win the belt and defend it like that.

Have we ever seen a career renaissance like his? The guy was always talented but by the time he reached the UFC again I don’t think anyone expected much. Mark Hunt has a nice resurgence too, but not that level.

 

[Hypetrainofthemonth]

Newton deserved better. It's a shame.

Also, remember when people were claiming Woodley is the WW GOAT...

Those were predominantly GOATSP haters. A.k.a no one with an opinion that's worth a damn.

 

[KID Yamamoto]

Mayhem is a meme now but people forget how much of a lethal jiu jitsu specialist he was. Went to war with Jacare on the ground in dream twice IIRC.

 

[CrimsonFan]

Have we ever seen a career renaissance like his? The guy was always talented but by the time he reached the UFC again I don’t think anyone expected much. Mark Hunt has a nice resurgence too, but not that level.

I dunno maybe not.

His career was never totally in the trash can though. Guys like Overeem and Arlovski have surprised me coming back from brutal knockouts. Lawler just lost some decisions fighting at 185 when he shouldn't have been.

Still to this day his losses aren't that bad like Arlovski talking to God over and over each fight

 

[acannxr]

Also, remember when people were claiming Woodley is the WW GOAT...

More than likely just haters of GSP.

To be honest, I'm not a fan of GSP, but I respect his legacy.

Have we ever seen a career renaissance like his? The guy was always talented but by the time he reached the UFC again I don’t think anyone expected much. Mark Hunt has a nice resurgence too, but not that level.

Mir had a pretty cool return after his injury; went 7-2.

Arlovski went 10-1 (1) after losing four times in a row.

Werdum went 9-1 after getting knocked out by JDS.

Overeem went 11-0 (1) after four losses in Japan.

Belfort went 10-2 after five losses between 04-06 when his sister went missing.

 

[Franklin U.]

Another misleading thread to glorify gsp .Is gsp one of the goats ? Yes.
He is 25- 3 with a bunch of smotherfest decisions over inferior comp or tiny men ( one of them MADE HIM TAP to strikes).Of course, he has some good wins but hes not thee goat.

Glad to be here to set things straight.
Anderson > gsp

 

[Zolid]

Yeah, just a different era. Pat was a pretty good fighter nonetheless.

just a different era?. well this if anything doesnt make a difference which era you are from

 

[Zolid]

If you're interested in the Lightweight version, you can find that thread here.

Rankings are based on FightMatrix.

Pat Miletich

Miletich has 0 top wins.

Carlos Newton

Newton's resume:

#2 Pat Miletich

Newton has 1 top ten win.

B.J. Penn

Penn's resume:

#1 Matt Hughes
#4 Matt Hughes

Penn has 2 top ten wins.

Matt Serra

Serra's resume:

#10 Yves Edwards
#1 Georges St-Pierre

Serra as 2 top ten wins.

Johny Hendricks

Hendricks' resume:

#3 Jon Fitch
#6 Josh Koscheck
#1 Martin Kampmann
#3 Carlos Condit
#5 Robbie Lawler

Hendricks has 5 top ten wins.

Tyron Woodley

Woodley's resume:

#3 Carlos Condit
#1 Robbie Lawler
#2 Stephen Thompson
#2 Demian Maia
#3 Darren Till

Woodley has 5 top ten wins.

Kamaru Usman

Usman's resume:

#7 Demian Maia
#3 Rafael dos Anjos
#1 Tyron Woodley
#3 Colby Covington
#2 Jorge Masvidal

Usman has 5 top ten wins.

Robbie Lawler

Lawler's resume:

#10 Josh Koscheck
#4 Rory MacDonald
#8 Matt Brown
#2 Johny Hendricks
#3 Rory MacDonald
#8 Carlos Condit
#9 Donald Cerrone

Lawler has 7 top ten wins.

Matt Hughes

Hughes' resume:

#3 Dave Menne
#4 Carlos Newton
#6 Hayato Sakurai
#3 Gil Castillo
#2 Sean Sherk
#4 Frank Trigg
#5 Renato Verissimo
#9 Georges St-Pierre
#3 Frank Trigg
#3 B.J. Penn
#5 Matt Serra
#10 Ricardo Almeida

Hughes as 12 top ten wins.

Georges St-Pierre

St-Pierre's resume:

#9 Jason Miller
#7 Frank Trigg
#8 Sean Sherk
#2 B.J. Penn
#1 Matt Hughes
#4 Josh Koscheck
#3 Matt Hughes
#1 Matt Serra
#2 Jon Fitch
#2 Thiago Alves
#5 Dan Hardy
#3 Josh Koscheck
#2 Jake Shields
#2 Carlos Condit
#5 Nick Diaz
#2 Johny Hendricks

St-Pierre has 16 top ten wins.

really nice TS. would be cool to see the other weightclasses

 

[mirko>anyone]

More than likely just haters of GSP.

To be honest, I'm not a fan of GSP, but I respect his legacy.


Mir had a pretty cool return after his injury; went 7-2.

Arlovski went 10-1 (1) after losing four times in a row.

Werdum went 9-1 after getting knocked out by JDS.

Overeem went 11-0 (1) after four losses in Japan.

Belfort went 10-2 after five losses between 04-06 when his sister went missing.

All impressive, but I don’t recall any of the aforementioned labeled as journeymen and then going on to win a title. Mir looked like shit for a couple fights but came back strong in 2008/2009. Arlovski’s resurgence is kinda cool but half those fights were outside of the UFC. Belfort definitely had a nice resurgence. Werdum lost a couple fights but he was never a journeyman. Lawler actually won and defended his belt. In my book, it’s the best comeback in the UFC.

 

[acannxr]

Another misleading thread to glorify gsp .Is gsp one of the goats ? Yes.
He is 25- 3 with a bunch of smotherfest decisions over inferior comp or tiny men ( one of them MADE HIM TAP to strikes).Of course, he has some good wins but hes not thee goat.

Glad to be here to set things straight.
Anderson > gsp

This isn't a P4P thread, it's about the Welterweight Division. You hate GSP so much you're not even thinking rationally.

 

[kflo]

Gsp has more top 3 wins (10) than anyone but Hughes has top 10......

 

[Bluntforce420]

Another misleading thread to glorify gsp .Is gsp one of the goats ? Yes.
He is 25- 3 with a bunch of smotherfest decisions over inferior comp or tiny men ( one of them MADE HIM TAP to strikes).Of course, he has some good wins but hes not thee goat.

Glad to be here to set things straight.
Anderson > gsp

How is this a misleading thread ?

TS never mentioned GSP as the GOAT, and has created a similar thread for the LW champions. My guess is MW is next

 

[gono btw]

hmmm...yeah..but some potential misleadin´situations here, especially those related to the transitional era from OW to Div. belts.. Ronin´s or Da Croatian Sedation´s legacy have to be assessed separately...

For instance, Patino is not considered a quality win, but he was still considered legit in the Vale Tudo scene & had mainly lost to bigger Pelé at that point...

 

[acannxr]

hmmm...yeah..but some potential misleadin´situations here, especially those related to the transitional era from OW to Div. belts.. Ronin´s or Da Croatian Sedation´s legacy have to be assessed separately...

For instance, Patino is not considered a quality win, but he was still considered legit in the Vale Tudo scene & had mainly lost to bigger Pelé at that point...

Yeah, FightMatrix had Patino ranked in the top ten at Middleweight at that time, which is why he wasn't counted on Miletich's resume since this is about their Welterweight rankings.