It’s been a long and winding road for Robbie Lawler, but he reached the top of the welterweight division with a narrow decision victory over Johny Hendricks at UFC 181 on Saturday.
Lawler wasn’t dominant, but he did more damage and defended 12 takedown attempts. Hendricks fell short on two scorecards, but his five takedowns resulted in most MMA media members believing he should have retained the 170-pound championship, according to MMADecisions.com.
While the decision could have gone either way, Lawler again proved he’s one of the best in the world. Was his performance enough to earn him a spot in the pound-for-pound UFC rankings?
Here are the latest official UFC rankings, via UFC.com, which are voted on by several MMA media members.