The updated MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings were released on Wednesday, April 17. This system ranks the Top 10 MMA fighters from across the world in each of the seven most widely accepted mens weight classes and the Top 10 pound-for-pound women fighters.

Taken into consideration are a fighter's performance in addition to win-loss record, head-to-head and common opponents, difficulty of opponents, and numerous other factors in what is the most comprehensive rankings system in the sport.

Fighters who are currently serving drug-related suspensions are not eligible for Top 10 consideration until they have fought one time after the completion of their suspension.

Fighters must also have competed within the past 12 months in order to be eligible for Top 10 consideration unless they have a bout scheduled within a reasonable time frame.

Notes: Brian Bowles, Dominick Cruz, and Shane Carwin are ineligible for consideration because they havent fought in more than a year.

(Fighters previous ranking is in parenthesis.)

Below are the current MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings:

WOMENS POUND-FOR-POUND (all weight classes)1. Ronda Rousey (1) 2. Cris Cyborg Santos (n/a) 3. Cat Zingano (n/a) 4. Sarah Kaufman (4) 5. Miesha Tate (2) 6. Jessica Aguilar (3) 7. Megumi Fujii (5) 8. Marloes Coenen (6) 9. Alexis Davis (8) 10. Liz Carmouche (9)

HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (over 205 pounds)1. Cain Velasquez (1) 2. Junior dos Santos (2) 3. Daniel Cormier (3) 4. Antonio Bigfoot Silva (4) 5. Alistair Overeem (5) 6. Fabricio Werdum (6) 7. Frank Mir (7) 8. Josh Barnett (8) 9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (9) 10. Mark Hunt (10)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)1. Jon Jones (1) 2. Lyoto Machida (2) 3. Alexander Gustafsson (3) 4. Dan Henderson (4) 5. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (5) 6. Rashad Evans (6) 7. Phil Davis (7) 8. Mauricio Shogun Rua (8) 9. Glover Teixeira (9) 10. Ryan Bader (10)

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MMA Top 10 Rankings: Rousey, Cyborg and Zingano Top Women's Pound-for-Pound