Despite winning his first fight in the light heayvweight division against a UFC new comer, Daniel Cormier debuted in the rankings in sixth position.
After each live event, the UFC polls various members of the media to update its rankings in each weight division as well as the pound for pound rankings.
With Cormier’s introduction to the division rankings, eight other fights had to move down.
Champion : Jon Jones
1 Alexander Gustafsson
2 Glover Teixeira
3 Rashad Evans
4 Phil Davis
5 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
6 Daniel Cormier *NR
7 Mauricio Rua -1
8 Dan Henderson -1
9 Chael Sonnen -1
10 Ryan Bader -1
11 Jimi Manuwa -1
12 Vitor Belfort
13 Gegard Mousasi -2
14 James Te-Huna -1
15 Rafael Cavalcante -1
