Tapology Worldwide Ranking
The Current Best MMA Welterweights | 170 lbs.
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Who are the world's best welterweight fighters? Updated 1 hour, 32 mins ago
The welterweight division is one of MMA's premier weight classes. Featuring extraordinary athletes making truly freakish weight cuts, the competition at the top is relentless. These guys are the top at 170. Create YOUR own ranking today.
Rankings
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Kevin "Air" Jousset
10-2-0
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Kelvin Gastelum
18-9-0, 1 NC
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Goiti Yamauchi
29-6-0
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Nate Diaz
21-13-0
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"The Immortal" Matt Brown
24-19-0
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Trey "The Truth" Waters
9-1-0
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Ramazan "Gorets" Emeev
20-6-0
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Lorenz "The Monsoon" Larkin
25-8-0, 2 NC
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Court "The Crusher" McGee
21-13-0
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Andrey "Spartan" Koreshkov
27-5-0
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Nursulton "Black" Ruziboev
34-9-2, 2 NC
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Mounir "The Sniper" Lazzez
11-3-0
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Abubakar Nurmagomedov
17-4-1
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70
"Gifted" Gabe Green
11-5-0
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Albert "Einstein" Tumenov
23-5-0
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72
Ramiz Brahimaj
10-5-0
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73
Jared "NiteTrain" Gooden
23-9-0
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Carlos "The Lion" Leal
20-5-0
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Ramazan Kuramagomedov
12-0-0
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Punahele "Puna" Soriano
10-4-0
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Neiman Gracie
12-5-0
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Andre Fialho
16-9-0, 1 NC
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Saygid Izagakhmaev
22-2-0
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"Ruthless" Robbie Lawler
30-16-0, 1 NC
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Michel "Trator" Prazeres
27-6-0
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Demian Maia
28-11-0
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Sergey "Honda" Khandozhko
28-6-1
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Billy Goff
9-3-0
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86
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Adam Fugitt
9-4-0
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Lyman "Cyborg" Good
21-6-0, 1 NC
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Alexey "Wolverine" Kunchenko
21-5-0
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Chidi "Bang Bang" Njokuani
23-10-0, 1 NC
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Mickey Gall
7-6-0
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Kevin "Motown Phenom" Lee
19-8-0
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"The Ghost" AJ Fletcher
10-4-0
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Adrian "Bartos" Bartosiński
16-0-0
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Claudio "Hannibal" Silva
14-4-0
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Sam "The Future" Patterson
11-2-1
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Abubakar Vagaev
23-4-0
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Josh "Bushido" Quinlan
6-2-0, 1 NC
Recent Fights:TKODECTKONCSUBTKOTKO
Ranking Contributors
As Tapology users create their own lists, the consensus rankings will update in real-time. For Top Welterweights - 170 lbs., the 75 most-recently updated member lists will be included.