YAHOO! SPORTS POUND-FOR-POUND MMA RANKINGS, OCT. 29
1. ANDERSON SILVA
Points: 150 (eight first-place votes)
Weight class: 185 pounds (UFC middleweight champion)
Fighting out of: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 24-4, 15 (T)KOs, 4 subs
Last month's ranking: 1
Most recent result: def. Forrest Griffin, KO, punch, 3:23, Round 1, Aug. 8
Next fight: vs. Vitor Belfort, TBA.
2. GEORGES ST. PIERRE
Points: 144 (four first-place votes)
Weight class: 170 pounds (UFC welterweight champion)
Fighting out of: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Record: 19-2, 8 (T)KOs, 4 subs
Last month's ranking: 2
Most recent result: def. Thiago Alves, 5-round una. dec., July 11
Next fight: TBA.
3. FEDOR EMELIANENKO
Points: 133 (four first-place votes)
Weight class: Heavyweight (WAMMA heavyweight champion)
Fighting out of: Stary Oskol, Russia
Record: 30-1, 1 NC, 7 (T)KOs, 16 subs
Last month's ranking: 3
Most recent result: def. Andrei Arlovski, KO, punch, 3:14, Round 1, Jan. 24
Next fight: vs. Brett Rogers at "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers" on Nov. 7 at Sears Centre on CBS
4. B.J. PENN
Points: 107
Weight class: 155 pounds (UFC lightweight champion)
Fighting out of: Hilo, Hawaii
Record: 14-5-1, 5 (T)KOs, 6 subs
Last month's ranking: 5
Most recent result: def. Kenny Florian, submission, rear-naked choke, 3:54, Round 4, Aug. 8
Next fight: vs. Diego Sanchez at UFC 107 on Dec. 12 on PPV
5. LYOTO MACHIDA
Points: 105
Weight class: 205 pounds (UFC light-heavyweight champion)
Fighting out of: Belem, Brazil
Record: 15-0, 5 (T)KOs, 2 subs
Last month's ranking: 4
Most recent result: def. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, 5-round una. dec.
Next fight: TBA
6. MIKE BROWN
Points: 67
Weight class: 145 pounds (WEC featherweight champion)
Fighting out of: Coconut Creek, Fla.
Record: 22-4, 4 (T)KOs, 12 subs
Last month's ranking: 6
Most recent result: def. Urijah Faber, 5-round una. dec., June 7
Next fight: vs. Jose Aldo at WEC 44 on Nov. 18 on Versus
7T. MAURICIO "SHOGUN" RUA
Points: 29
Weight class: 205 pounds
Fighting out of: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 18-4
Last month's ranking: unranked
Most recent result: lost to Lyoto Machida, 5-round una. dec., Oct 24
Next fight: TBA
7T. MIGUEL ANGEL TORRES
Points: 29
Weight class: 135 pounds
Fighting out of: East Chicago, Ind.
Record: 36-2, 9 (T)KOs, 22 subs
Last month's ranking: 8
Most recent result: lost to Brian Bowles, KO, punches, 3:57, Round 1, Aug. 9
Next fight: TBA
9. BRIAN BOWLES
Points: 26
Weight class: 135 pounds (WEC bantamweight champion)
Fighting out of: Athens, Georgia
Record: 8-0, 3 (T)KOs, 5 subs
Last month's ranking: 9
Most recent result: def. Miguel Angel Torres, KO, punches, 3:57, Round 1, Aug. 9
Next fight: TBA
10. BROCK LESNAR
Points: 22
Weight class: Heavyweight
Fighting out of: Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minne.
Record: 4-1
Last month's ranking: unranked
Most recent result: def. Frank Mir, TKO, Round 2, July 11
Next fight: TBA
YAHOO! SPORTS MMA POLLSTERS: Carlos Arias (O.C. Register); Denny Burkholder (CBSSports.com); Elias Cepeda (Inside Fighting); Mike Chiappetta (AOL Fanhouse/Fight! Magazine); Steve Cofield (Yahoo! Sports); Neil Davidson (Canadian Press); Dave Doyle (Yahoo! Sports); Ben Fowlkes (SportsIllustrated.com); Josh Gross (SportsIllustrated.com); Kevin Iole (Yahoo! Sports); Todd Martin (CBSSports.com); Franklin McNeil (Newark Star-Ledger/ESPN.com); Brad McCray (Freelance); Dave Meltzer (Yahoo! Sports/Wrestling Observer); Ken Pishna (MMAWeekly.com); Steve Sievert (MMAjunkie.com); and Michael David Smith (AOL Fanhouse).
