The following are the MMATorch staff rankings as of July 6, 2016.
POUND FOR POUND
| 1 | Jon Jones |
| 2 | Demetrious Johnson |
| 3 | Dominick Cruz |
| 4 | Rafael dos Anjos |
| 5 | T.J. Dillashaw |
| 6 | Conor McGregor |
| 7 | Jose Aldo |
| 8 | Frankie Edgar |
| 9 | Robbie Lawler |
| 10 | Daniel Cormier |
| 11 | Luke Rockhold |
| 12 | Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza |
| 13 | Michael Bisping |
| 14 | Stipe Miocic |
| 15 | Chris Weidman |
Others receiving votes: Anthony Johnson, Nathan Diaz, Cain Velasquez
HEAVYWEIGHT
[Photo (c) Jason Silva via USA Today Sports]
| 1 | Stipe Miocic |
| 2 | Fabricio Werdum |
| 3 | Alistair Overeem |
| 4 | Cain Velasquez |
| 5 | Junior dos Santos |
| 6-tie | Ben Rothwell |
| 6-tie | Travis Browne |
| 8 | Andrei Arlovski |
| 9 | Mark Hunt |
| 10 | Josh Barnett |
| 11 | Frank Mir |
| 12 | Vitaly Minakov |
| 13 | Roy Nelson |
| 14 | Blagoi Ivanov |
| 15 | Stefan Struve |
Others receiving votes: Derrick Lewis, Jared Rosholt, Matt Mitrione, Quinton Jackson
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 | Liam McGeary |
| 10 | Rashad Evans |
| 11 | Jimi Manuwa |
| 12 | Muhammed Lawal |
| 13-tie | Mauricio “Shogun” Rua |
| 13-tie | Linton Vassell |
| 15 | Nikita Krylov |
Others receiving votes: Corey Anderson
MIDDLEWEIGHT
[Photo (c) Gary A Vasquez via USA Today Sports]
| 1 | Luke Rockhold |
| 2 | Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza |
| 3 | Michael Bisping |
| 4 | Chris Weidman |
| 5 | Yoel Romero |
| 6 | Lyoto Machida |
| 7 | Anderson Silva |
| 8 | Vitor Belfort |
| 9 | Gegard Mousasi |
| 10 | Dave Branch |
| 11 | Robert Whittaker |
| 12 | Derek Brunson |
| 13 | Uriah Hall |
| 14 | Thales Leites |
| 15 | Dan Henderson |
Others receiving votes: Thiago Santos, Mamed Khalidov
WELTERWEIGHT
[Photo (c) Joe Camporeale via USA Today Sports]
| 1 | Robbie Lawler |
| 2 | Stephen Thompson |
| 3 | Rory MacDonald |
| 4 | Carlos Condit |
| 5 | Tyron Woodley |
| 6 | Demian Maia |
| 7 | Johny Hendricks |
| 8 | Ben Askren |
| 9 | Matt Brown |
| 10 | Neil Magny |
| 11 | Donald Cerrone |
| 12 | Andrey Koreshkov |
| 13 | Jake Shields |
| 14 | Rick Story |
| 15 | Gunnar Nelson |
Others receiving votes: Tarec Saffiedine
LIGHTWEIGHT
[Photo (c) Joe Camporeale via USA Today Sports]
| 1 | Rafael dos Anjos |
| 2 | Khabib Nurmagomedov |
| 3 | Eddie Alvarez |
| 4 | Nathan Diaz |
| 5 | Tony Ferguson |
| 6 | Will Brooks |
| 7 | Edson Barboza |
| 8 | Gilbert Melendez |
| 9 | Anthony Pettis |
| 10 | Michael Johnson |
| 11 | Michael Chandler |
| 12 | Dustin Poirier |
| 13 | Justin Gaethje |
| 14 | Michael Chiesa |
| 15 | Al Iaquinta |
Others receiving votes: Beniel Dariush, Francisco Trinaldo
FEATHERWEIGHT
[Photo (c) Gary A Vasquez via USA Today Sports]
| 1 | Conor McGregor |
| 2 | Jose Aldo |
| 3 | Frankie Edgar |
| 4 | Max Holloway |
| 5 | Chad Mendes |
| 6 | Ricardo Lamas |
| 7 | Daniel Straus |
| 8 | Cub Swanson |
| 9 | Charles Oliveira |
| 10 | Patricio Freire |
| 11 | Jeremy Stephens |
| 12 | Daniel Weichel |
| 13 | Pat Curran |
| 14 | Dennis Bermudez |
| 15 | Brian Ortega |
Others receiving votes: Thiago Tavares, Yair Rodriguez, Renan Barao
BANTAMWEIGHT
[Photo (c) Bob DeChiara via USA Today Sports]
| 1 | Dominick Cruz |
| 2 | T.J. Dillashaw |
| 3 | Urijah Faber |
| 4 | John Dodson |
| 5 | Marlon Moraes |
| 6 | Bryan Caraway |
| 7 | Cody Garbrandt |
| 8 | Michael McDonald |
| 9 | John Lineker |
| 10 | Bibiano Fernandes |
| 11 | Eduardo Dantas |
| 12 | Aljamain Sterling |
| 13 | Marcos Galvao |
| 14 | Darrion Caldwell |
| 15 | Thomas Almeida |
Others receiving votes: NONE
FLYWEIGHT
| 1 | Demetrious Johnson |
| 2 | Joseph Benavidez |
| 3 | Henry Cejudo |
| 4 | Jussier Formiga |
| 5 | John Moraga |
| 6 | Ian McCall |
| 7 | Kyoji Horiguchi |
| 8 | Zach Makovsky |
| 9 | Ali Bagautinov |
| 10 | Wilson Reis |
| 11 | Louis Smolka |
| 12 | Dustin Ortiz |
| 13 | Justin Scoggins |
| 14 | Sergio Pettis |
| 15 | Ryan Benoit |
Others receiving votes: 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 | Tonya Evinger |
| 10 | Sarah Kaufman |
| 11 | Jessica Eye |
| 12 | Raquel Pennington |
| 13 | Liz Carmouche |
| 14 | Lauren Murphy |
| 15 | Marion Reneau |
Others receiving votes: NONE
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
| 1 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk |
| 2 | Calaudia Gadelha |
| 3 | Jessica Aguillar |
| 4 | Carla Esparza |
| 5 | Rose Namajunas |
| 6 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz |
| 7 | Jessica Andrade |
| 8 | Tecia Torres |
| 9 | Angela Hill |
| 10 | Joanne Calderwood |
| 11 | Livia Renata Souza |
| 12 | Valérie Létourneau |
| 13 | Michele Waterson |
| 14 | Jessica Penne |
| 15 | Randa Markos |
Others receiving votes: Paige Van Zant, Maryna Moroz, Kalindra Faria
[Top photo (c) Jason Silva via USA Today Sports]
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