The following are the MMATorch staff rankings as of June 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 | Robbie Lawler |
| 11 | Chris Weidman |
| 12 | Daniel Cormier |
| 13 | Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza |
| 14 | Anthony Johnson |
| 15 | Nathan Diaz |
Others receiving votes: Stipe Miocic, Cain Velasquez, Fabricio Werdum
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 | Ben Rothwell |
| 7 | 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: Matt Mitrione, Jared Rosholt, Derrick Lewis, Fedor Emelianenko
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 | Quinton Jackson |
| 12 | Jimi Manuwa |
| 13 | Muhammed Lawal |
| 14 | Mauricio “Shogun” Rua |
| 15 | Linton Vassell |
Others receiving votes: Corey Anderson, Nikita Krylov
MIDDLEWEIGHT
[Photo (c) Gary A Vasquez via USA Today Sports]
| 1 | Luke Rockhold |
| 2 | Chris Weidman |
| 3 | Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza |
| 4 | Yoel Romero |
| 5 | Michael Bisping |
| 6 | Lyoto Machida |
| 7 | Vitor Belfort |
| 8 | Anderson Silva |
| 9 | Gegard Mousasi |
| 10 | Dave Branch |
| 11 | Robert Whittaker |
| 12 | Derek Brunson |
| 13 | Thales Leites |
| 14 | Uriah Hall |
| 15 | Thiago Santos |
Others receiving votes: Mamed Khalidov, Rafael Natal
WELTERWEIGHT
[Photo (c) Joe Camporeale via USA Today Sports]
| 1 | Robbie Lawler |
| 2 | Rory MacDonald |
| 3 | Carlos Condit |
| 4 | Stephen Thompson |
| 5 | Tyron Woodley |
| 6 | Demian Maia |
| 7 | Johny Hendricks |
| 8 | Ben Askren |
| 9 | Matt Brown |
| 10 | Neil Magny |
| 11 | Hector Lombard |
| 12 | Andrey Koreshkov |
| 13 | Jake Shields |
| 14 | Rick Story |
| 15 | Gunnar Nelson |
Others receiving votes: Tarec Saffiedine, Dong Hyun Kim, Benson Henderson
LIGHTWEIGHT
[Photo (c) Joe Camporeale via USA Today Sports]
| 1 | Rafael dos Anjos |
| 2 | Khabib Nurmagomedov |
| 3 | Donald Cerrone |
| 4 | Nathan Diaz |
| 5 | Eddie Alvarez |
| 6 | Will Brooks |
| 7 | Tony Ferguson |
| 8 | Edson Barboza |
| 9 | Gilbert Melendez |
| 10 | Anthony Pettis |
| 11 | Michael Johnson |
| 12 | Michael Chandler |
| 13 | Dustin Poirier |
| 14 | Michael Chiesa |
| 15 | Justin Gaethje |
Others receiving votes: Bobby Green, Al Iaquinta, Beniel Dariush
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 | Daniel Straus |
| 8 | Cub Swanson |
| 9 | Charles Oliveira |
| 10 | Patricio Freire |
| 11 | Jeremy Stephens |
| 12 | Daniel Weichel |
| 13 | Pat Curran |
| 14 | Dennis Bermudez |
| 15 | Thiago Tavares |
Others receiving votes: Brian Ortega, 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 | Marcos Galvao |
| 12 | Aljamain Sterling |
| 13 | Darrion Caldwell |
| 14 | Thomas Almeida |
| 15 | Eduardo Dantas |
Others receiving votes: Joe Warren
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 | Ronda Rousey |
| 1-tie | Miesha Tate |
| 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 | Jessica Andrade |
Others receiving votes: Marion Reneau
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
| 1 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk |
| 2 | Claudia Gadelha |
| 3 | Jessica Aguillar |
| 4 | Carla Esparza |
| 5 | Rose Namajunas |
| 6 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz |
| 7 | Tecia Torres |
| 8 | Angela Hill |
| 9 | Jessica Penne |
| 10 | Valérie Létourneau |
| 11 | Livia Renata Souza |
| 12 | Michele Waterson |
| 13 | Randa Markos |
| 14 | Joanne Calderwood |
| 15 | Paige Van Zant |
Others receiving votes: Maryna Moroz, Kalindra Faria
[Top photo (c) Jason Silva via USA Today Sports]
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