The following are the MMATorch Rankings as of Sept. 23, 2016. These rankings are a composite of 16 MMATorch contributors rankings in each division. Thanks to MMATorch contributor Joel Wielenga for compiling the ratings votes from each contributor for this feature.
Pound for Pound
1. Demetrious Johnson
2. Jon Jones
3. Dominick Cruz
4. Conor McGregor
5. Daniel Cormier
6. Jose Aldo
7. Eddie Alvarez
8. Stipe Miocic
9. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
10. T.J Dillashaw
11. Tyron Woodley
12. Frankie Edgar
13. Michael Bisping
14. Anthony Johnson
15. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Others receiving votes: Robbie Lawler, Amanda Nunes, Yoel Romero, Joesph Benavidez, Rafael dos Anjos, Luke Rockhold, Ronaldo Souza
Heavyweights
1. Stipe Miocic
2. Fabrico Werdum
3. Cain Velasquez
4. Junior Dos Santos
5. Alistair Overeem
6. Ben Rothwell
7. Josh Barnett
8. Derrick Lewis
9. Mark Hunt
10. Andrei Arlovski
11. Vitaly Minakov
12. Travis Browne
13. Francis Ngannou
14. Stefan Struve
15. Matt Mitrione
Others receiving votes: Anthony Hamilton
Light Heavyweights
1. – tie Jon Jones
1. – tie Daniel Cormier
2. Anthony Johnson
3. Alexander Gustafsson
4. Glover Teixeira
5. Ryan Bader
6. Phil Davis
7. Liam McGeary
8. Ovince St. Preux
9. Rashad Evans
10. Nikita Krylov
11. Shogun Rua
12. Muhammad Lawal
13. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
14. Antonio Nigeria
15. Corey Anderson
Others receiving votes: None.
Middleweights
1. Michael Bisping
2. Luke Rockhold
3. Chris Weidman
4. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza
5. Yoel Romero
6. Derek Brunson
7. Vitor Belfort
8. Gegard Mousasi
9. Anderson Silva
10. Lyoto Machida
11. Robert Whittaker
12. David Branch
13. Dan Henderson
14. Rafael Carvalho
15. Tim Kennedy
Others receiving votes: Thiago Santos, Thales Leites
Welterweights
1. Tyron Woodley
2. Stephen Thompson
3. Robbie Lawler
4. Demian Maia
5. Rory MacDonald
6. Carlos Condit
7. Donald Cerrone
8. Ben Askern
9. Kelvin Gastelum
10. Andrey Koreshkov
11. Lorenz Larkin
12. Johny Hendricks
13. Neil Magny
14. Jon Fitch
15. Jake Shields
Others receiving votes: Dong Hyun Kim, Michael Page, Douglas Lima
Lightweights
1. Eddie Alvarez
2. Khabib Nurmagomedov
3. Rafael Dos Anjos
4. Tony Ferguson
5. Edson Barboza
6. Nathan Diaz
7. Will Brooks
8. Michael Johnson
9. Michael Chandler
10. Benson Henderson
11. Donald Cerrone
12. Michael Chiesa
13. Justin Gaethje
14. Dustin Poirier
15. Gilbert Melendez
Others receiving votes: Beneil Dariush
Featherweights
1. Conor McGregor
2. Jose Aldo
3. Frankie Edgar
4. Max Holloway
5. Anthony Pettis
6. Ricardo Lamas
7. Cub Swanson
8. Chad Mendes
9. Daniel Straus
10. Charles Olivera
11. Jeremy Stephens
12. Patricio Freire
13. Renan Barao
14. Brian Ortega
15. Lance Palmer
Others receiving votes: Dennis Bermudez, Darrin Elkins, Yair Rodriguez
Bantamweights
1. Dominick Cruz
2. T.J Dillashaw
3. Cody Garbrandt
4. John Lineker
5. Marlon Moraes
6. Jimmie Riveria
7. Raphael Assuncao
8. John Dodson
9. Brian Caraway
10. Urijah Faber
11. Eduardo Dantas
12. Aljamain Sterling
13. Bibiano Fernandes
14. Thomas Almeida
15. Joe Warren
Others receiving votes: none
Flyweights
1. Demetrious Johnson
2. Joseph Benavidez
3. Henry Cejudo
4. Jussier Formiga
5. Kyoji Horiguchi
6. Ian McCall
7. Wilson Reis
8. Ali Bagautinov
9. Zach Makovsky
10. Louis Smolka
11. John Moraga
12. Dustin Ortiz
13. Sergio Pettis
14. Alexandre Pantoja
15. Matheus Nicolau
Others receiving votes: Magomed Bibulatov
Woman’s Bantamweights
1. Amanda Nunes
2. Ronda Rousey
3. Miesha Tate
4. Valentina Shevchenko
5. Holly Holm
6. Julianna Pena
7. Cat Zingano
8. Sara McMann
9. Tonya Evinger
10. Raquel Pennington
11. Bethe Correia
12. Sara Kaufman
13. Alexis Davis
14. Ashlee Evans- Smith
15. Jessica Eye
Others receiving votes: none
Woman’s Strawweights
1. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
2. Claudia Gadelha
3. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
4. Carla Esparza
5. Rose Namajunas
6. Jessica Andrade
7. Jessica Aguilar
8. Tecia Torres
9. Joanne Calderwood
10. Angela Hill
11. Paige Van Zant
12. Valerie Letoureanu
13. Alexa Grasso
14. Maryna Moroz
15. Michelle Waterson
Others receiving votes: Livia Renata Souza
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