Welcome to Buddhasport.com's official mixed martial arts rankings.
Buddhasport.com is the fastest growing MMA website on the world wide web, and after hours into days of research, grinding and intense debating we have narrowed it down. The rankings consist of individual weight classes and male and female pound for pound. Enjoy! 
(last updated 2/15/12)

HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Junior dos Santos (14-1) Ko'd Cain to win belt will now face Overeem.
2. Alistair Overeem (36-11-1 NC) After defeating Lesnar, JDS in next.
3. Cain Velasquez (9-1) Will face Frank Mir this summer.
4. Frank Mir (16-5) See #3.
5. Shane Carwin (12-2) Coming off dos Santos loss, no word on return.
6. Josh Barnett (31-5) Choked out Kharotonov will face Cormier in GP Final. 
7. Fabricio Werdum (15-5-1)  Destroyed Roy Nelson at 143 and cemented his place in the UFC
8. Daniel Cormier (9-0) See #7 
9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (33-7-1, 1NC) May need surgery return is unknown. 
10. Fedor Emelianenko (33-4) Wins over Monson and Ishii puts him back in the win column.
HONORABLE MENTION: Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva, Cole Konrad

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Jon Jones (15-1) Will defend against Evans at 145.
2. Dan Henderson (29-8) Says he won't wait for title shot.
3. Rashad Evans (17-1-1) See #1.
4. Lyoto Machida (17-3) Had success w/ Jones before getting choked.
5. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (20-6) Lost close fight w/ Hendo at UFC 139
6. Rampage Jackson (32-9) He drew Ryan Bader next at UFC Japan.
7. Alexander Gustafsson (13-1) Will face Lil' Nog for important LHW bout on UFC on Fuel 2.
8. Phil Davis (9-1) After loss to Rashad needs to grow but still very tough fight for anyone. 
9. Gegard Mousassi (32-3-2) He defeated OSP in December. Remains in SF for now.
10. Muhammed Lawal (9-1) Defeated Larkin then tested positive for PEDs future uncertain.
HONORABLE MENTION: Vladimir Matyushenko, Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante, Rich Franklin

MIDDLEWEIGHT

1. Anderson Silva (29-4) If every goes as planned will face Sonnen in Brazil.
2. Chael Sonnen (26-11-1) Tough fight with Bisping, hoping to get Silva.
3. Mark Munoz (12-2) Nursing shoulder injury should be back soon. 
4. Vitor Belfort (20-9) Defeated Rumble Johnson should be in title picture. Meets Wandy this summer
5. Michael Bisping (22-4) Loss to Sonnen but fought great many think he won.
6. Nate Marquardt (31-10-2) Out of his contract with BAMMA, not sure what's next.
7. Yushin Okami (26-6) Will face Tim Boetsch at UFC 144.
8. Brian Stann (11-3) Will face Alessio Sakara at UFC on Fuel 2.
9. Chris Weidman (8-0) Defeated Maia on 11 days notice.
10. Luke Rockhold (9-1) Brutal KO over Jardine, but needs tougher fights.
HONORABLE MENTION: Hector Lombard, Alan Belcher, Tim Kennedy, Jacare, Demian Maia

WELTERWEIGHT

1. Georges St. Pierre (22-2) Out for a year w/ injury.
2. Carlos Condit (28-5) Defeated Nick Diaz at UFC 143, now the interim WW Champion.
3. Nick Diaz (26-8, 1 NC) Tested positive for marijuana after Condit loss, not sure on future.
4. Josh Koscheck (17-5) Defeated Mike Pierce at 143, should be in title talk.
5. Johny Hendricks (12-1) Name is in the title picture w/ KO of Fitch at UFC 141.
6. Jon Fitch (23-4-1, 1 NC) lost in quick fashion, still a force at WW. 
7. Jake Ellenberger (27-5) Great victory over Sanchez at UFC on Fuel 1.
8. B.J. Penn (16-8-2) Is retired for now!!. 
9. Martin Kampmann (18-5) Now faces Thiago Alves at UFC on FX 2.
10. Rory MacDonald (12-1) Could easily be higher, faces Che Mills at UFC 145.
HONORABLE MENTION: Thiago Alves, Jake Shields, Rick Story, Tyron Woodley, Brian Ebersole, Erik Silva

LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Frankie Edgar (13-1-1) Will face Bendo at UFC Japan.
2. Gilbert Melendez ( 20-2) Defended belt against Masvidal.
3. Gray Maynard (10-1-1) Looking to rebound from Edgar loss.
4. Ben Henderson (15-2) Dominate win over Clay Guida, See# 1.
5. Shiya Aoki (29-5, 1 NC) Most recent win vs Rob McCullough.
6. Jim Miller (21-3) Great win over Guillard now faces Nate Diaz at UFC on FOX 3.
7. Nate Diaz (15-7) See #6
8. Eddie Alvarez (22-3) Nothing planned since Chandler loss.
9. Clay Guida (29-12) Nothing in the works yet. See #4.
10. Evan Dunham (13-2) Cracked the Top 10 with a win over Nik Lentz.
HONORABLE MENTION: Kenny Florian, Melvin Guillard, Michael Chandler, Anthony Pettis, Donald Cerrone

FEATHERWEIGHT

1. Jose Aldo (20-1) Defeated Mendes at UFC 142.
2. Hatsu Hioki (24-4-2) Suspect win over Roop, fighting Palaszewski at UFC 144.
3. Chad Mendes (11-1) Coming off of Aldo loss, but is still dangerous in this division.
4. Dustin Poirier (11-1) Looks like he is ready for top guys.
5. Patricio Freire (17-1) Defeated Straus at Bellator 45, nursing broken hand. 
6. Pat Curran (15-4) Huge win over Marlon Sandro.
7. Bart Palaszewski (36-14) Looked great last fight, will now face Hioki at UFC 144.
8. Robert Peralta (16-3) Was slated to face Charles Oliveira but fight was scapped.
9. Erik Koch (13-1) Nursing an injury looking to return.
10. Yuri Alacantara (27-3) Coming off of big win against Omigawa at UFC 142.
HONORABLE MENTION: Marlon Sandro, Takeshi Inoue, Diego Nunes, Manny Gamburyan

BANTAMWEIGHT

1. Dominick Cruz (19-1) Slated to coach 'TUF' against Faber to setup trilogy.
2. Urijah Faber (25-5) See# 1.
3. Renan Barao (27-1, 1 NC) Defeated Jorgensen at UFC 143.
4. Scott Jorgensen (12-5) See# 3.
5. Zach Makovsky (14-2) Faces Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 65 in April.
6. Brian Bowles (10-2) Just couldn't get off against Faber.
7. Michael McDonald (13-1) Faces Miguel Torres at UFC 145.
8. Bibiano Fernandes (10-3) Defeated Antonio Banuelos to win DREAM bantamweight belt
9. Miguel Torres (39-4) See#7
10. Joe Warren (7-2) Lost via KO to Alexis Vila at Bellator 51
HONORABLE MENTION: Eddie Wineland, Ivan Menjivar, Alexis Vila, Brad Pickett

Male Pound-for-Pound

1. Anderson Silva (UFC Middlweight Champion)
2. Jon Jones (UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
3. Frankie Edgar (UFC Lightweight Champion)
4. GSP (UFC Welterweight Champion)
5. Junior dos Santos (UFC Heavyweight Champion)
6. Jose Aldo (UFC Featherwight Champion)
7. Dominick Cruz (UFC Bantamweight Champion)
8. Alistair Overeem (UFC Heavyweight)
9. Gilbert Melendez (Strikeforce Lightweight Champion)
10. Chael Sonnen (UFC Middleweight)
HONORABLE MENTION: Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua, Nick Diaz, Cain Velasquez, Dan Henderson

Female Pound-for-Pound

1. Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos (11-1)
2. Zoila Gurgel (11-1)
3. Ronda Rousey (4-0)
4. Tara LaRosa (20-2)
5. Megumi Fujii (24-1)
6. Miesha Tate (12-2)
7. Marloes Coenen (19-5)
8. Sarah Kaufman (14-1)
9. Rosi Sexton (12-2)
10. Hiroko Yamanaka (12-2)