The following are the MMATorch staff rankings as of April 1, 2016.
POUND FOR POUND
| 1 | Jon Jones |
| 2 | Demetrious Johnson |
| 3 | Dominick Cruz |
| 4 | Luke Rockhold |
| 5 | Rafael dos Anjos |
| 6 | T.J. Dillashaw |
| 7 | Conor McGregor |
| 8 | Frankie Edgar |
| 9 | Jose Aldo |
| 10 | Fabricio Werdum |
| 11 | Robbie Lawler |
| 12 | Chris Weidman |
| 13 | Daniel Cormier |
| 14 | Cain Velasquez |
| 15 | Anthony Johnson |
Others receiving votes: Nate Diaz, Jacare Souza
HEAVYWEIGHT
| 1 | Fabricio Werdum |
| 2 | Cain Velasquez |
| 3 | Stipe Miocic |
| 4 | Ben Rothwell |
| 5 | Alistair Overeem |
| 6 | Travis Browne |
| 7 | Junior dos Santos |
| 8 | Andrei Arlovski |
| 9 | Mark Hunt |
| 10 | Josh Barnett |
| 11 | Frank Mir |
| 12 | Roy Nelson |
| 13 | Vitaly Minakov |
| 14 | Blagoi Ivanov |
| 15 | Fedor Emelianenko |
Others receiving votes: Matt Mitrione, Jared Rosholt, Antonio Silva
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
| 1 | Jon Jones |
| 2 | Daniel Cormier |
| 3 | Anthony Johnson |
| 4 | Alexander Gustafsson |
| 5 | Glover Teixeira |
| 6 | Ryan Bader |
| 7 | Phil Davis |
| 8 | Ovince St. Preux |
| 9 | Rashad Evans |
| 10 | Liam McGeary |
| 11 | Quinton Jackson |
| 12 | Jimi Manuwa |
| 13 | Muhammed Lawal |
| 14 | Mauricio “Shogun” Rua |
| 15 | Corey Anderson |
Others receiving votes: Linton Vassell, Ilir Latifi
MIDDLEWEIGHT
[Photo (c) Gary A Vasquez via USA Today Sports]
| 1 | Luke Rockhold |
| 2 | Chris Weidman |
| 3 | Yoel Romero |
| 4 | Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza |
| 5 | Vitor Belfort |
| 6 | Lyoto Machida |
| 7 | Michael Bisping |
| 8 | Tim Kennedy |
| 9 | Antonio Silva |
| 10 | Gegard Mousasi |
| 11 | Dave Branch |
| 12 | Robert Whittaker |
| 13 | Derek Brunson |
| 14 | Thales Leites |
| 15 | Uriah Hall |
Others receiving votes: NONE
WELTERWEIGHT
[Photo (c) Joe Camporeale via USA Today Sports]
| 1 | Robbie Lawler |
| 2 | Rory MacDonald |
| 3 | Carlos Condit |
| 4 | Tyron Woodley |
| 5 | Stephen Thompson |
| 6 | Johny Hendricks |
| 7 | Ben Askren |
| 8 | Demian Maia |
| 9 | Matt Brown |
| 10 | Benson Henderson |
| 11 | Neil Magny |
| 12 | Hector Lombard |
| 13 | Rousimar Palhares |
| 14 | Jake Shields |
| 15 | Tarec Saffiedine |
Others receiving votes: Dong Hyun Kim, Andrey Koreshkov
LIGHTWEIGHT
[Photo (c) Joe Camporeale via USA Today Sports]
| 1 | Rafael dos Anjos |
| 2 | Anthony Pettis |
| 3 | Donald Cerrone |
| 4 | Nathan Diaz |
| 5 | Eddie Alvarez |
| 6 | Will Brooks |
| 7 | Tony Ferguson |
| 8 | Gilbert Melendez |
| 9 | Michael Johnson |
| 10 | Michael Chandler |
| 11 | Edson Barboza |
| 12 | Dustin Poirier |
| 13 | Beneil Dariush |
| 14 | Al Iaquinta |
| 15 | Justin Gaethje |
Others receiving votes: Bobby Green
FEATHERWEIGHT
[Photo (c) Gary A Vasquez via USA Today Sports]
| 1 | Conor McGregor |
| 2-tie | Jose Aldo |
| 2-tie | Frankie Edgar |
| 4 | Chad Mendes |
| 5 | Max Holloway |
| 6 | Ricardo Lamas |
| 7 | Cub Swanson |
| 8 | Daniel Straus |
| 9 | Charles Oliveira |
| 10 | Patricio Freire |
| 11 | Daniel Weichel |
| 12 | Pat Curran |
| 13 | Jeremy Stephens |
| 14 | Dennis Bermudez |
| 15-tie | Thiago Tavares |
| 15-tie | Brian Ortega |
Others receiving votes: NONE
BANTAMWEIGHT
[Photo (c) Bob DeChiara via USA Today Sports]
| 1 | Dominick Cruz |
| 2 | T.J. Dillashaw |
| 3 | Renan Barao |
| 4 | Urijah Faber |
| 5 | Marlon Moraes |
| 6 | Aljamain Sterling |
| 7 | Bibiano Fernandes |
| 8 | Thomas Almeida |
| 9 | Michael McDonald |
| 10 | Marcos Galvao |
| 11 | Darrion Caldwell |
| 12 | Eduardo Dantas |
| 13 | Bryan Caraway |
| 14 | John Lineker |
| 15 | Joe Warren |
Others receiving votes: Frankie Saenz, Takeya Mizugaki, Johnny Eduardo
FLYWEIGHT
| 1 | Demetrious Johnson |
| 2 | Joseph Benavidez |
| 3 | John Dodson |
| 4 | Henry Cejudo |
| 5 | Jussier Formiga |
| 6 | John Moraga |
| 7 | Ian McCall |
| 8 | Kyoji Horiguchi |
| 9 | Zach Makovsky |
| 10 | Ali Bagautinov |
| 11 | Wilson Reis |
| 12 | Louis Smolka |
| 13 | Dustin Ortiz |
| 14 | Sergio Pettis |
| 15 | Justin Scoggins |
Others receiving votes: Ryan Benoit, Chico Camus
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
[Photo (c) Jayne Kamin-Oncea via USA Today Sports]
| 1 | Miesha Tate |
| 2 | Ronda Rousey |
| 3 | Holly Holm |
| 4 | Cat Zingano |
| 5 | Amanda Nunes |
| 6 | Julianna Pena |
| 7 | Sara McMann |
| 8 | Valentina Shevchenko |
| 9 | Jessica Eye |
| 10 | Sarah Kaufman |
| 11 | Tonya Evinger |
| 12 | Liz Carmouche |
| 13 | Raquel Pennington |
| 14 | Lauren Murphy |
| 15 | Jessica Andrade |
Others receiving votes: Bethe Correira, Marion Reneau, Ashlee Evans-Smith
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
| 1 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk |
| 2 | Calaudia Gadelha |
| 3 | Jessica Aguillar |
| 4 | Carla Esparza |
| 5 | Rose Namajunas |
| 6 | Livia Renata Souza |
| 7 | Jessica Penne |
| 8 | Tecia Torres |
| 9 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz |
| 10 | Valérie Létourneau |
| 11 | Randa Markos |
| 12 | Michele Waterson |
| 13 | Paige Van Zant |
| 14 | Joanne Calderwood |
| 15 | Maryna Moroz |
Others receiving votes: Kalindra Faria, Aisling Daly
[Top photo (c) Jayne Kamin-Oncea via USA Today Sports]
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