The two-time NCAA wrestling champion from Oklahoma State is making his debut in the Top 10 after defeating Carlos Condit at UFC 158 on March 16 in a thrilling three-round match.
It was the sixth win in a row for Hendricks, during which time he has beaten elite fighters such as Condit, Martin Kampmann, Josh Koscheck, Jon Fitch, Mike Pierce and T.J. Waldburger.
Hendricks will have a chance to move up the rankings when he faces number three Georges St-Pierre for the welterweight title sometime later this year.
With that, let's take a look at the current rankings:
1. Anderson Silva
Points: 228 (21 of 23 first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC (middleweight champion)
Weight class: Middleweight
Record: 31-4
Last fight: TKO1 Stephan Bonnar, October 13
Previous ranking: 1
Up next: Title fight vs. Chris Weidman
2. Jon Jones
Points: 201 (2 of 23 first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC (light heavyweight champion)
Weight class: Light heavyweight
Record: 17-1
Last fight: SUB4 Vitor Belfort, September 22
Previous ranking: 2
Next: Title fight vs. Chael Sonnen
3. Georges St-Pierre
Points: 190
Affiliation: UFC (welterweight champion)
Weight class: Welterweight
Record: 24-2
Last fight: W5 Nick Diaz, March 16
Previous ranking: 3
Next: Nothing scheduled
4. Jose Aldo
Points: 158
Affiliation: UFC (featherweight champion)
Weight class: Featherweight
Record: 21-1
Last fight: W5 Frankie Edgar, February 2
Previous ranking: 4
Next: Title fight vs. Anthony Pettis
5. Benson Henderson
Points: 133
Affiliation: UFC (lightweight champion)
Weight class: Lightweight
Record: 17-2
Last fight: W5 Nate Diaz, December 8
Previous ranking: 5
Next: Title fight vs. Gilbert Melendez
6. Cain Velasquez
Points:102
Affiliation: UFC (heavyweight champion)
Weight class: Heavyweight
Record: 11-1
Last fight: W5 Junior dos Santos, December 29
Previous ranking: 5
Next: Title fight vs. Antonio Silva
7. Demetrious Johnson
Points:83
Affiliation: UFC (flyweight champion)
Weight class: Flyweight
Record: 17-2-1
Last fight: W5 John Dodson, January 26
Previous ranking: 7
Next: Injured, nothing scheduled
8. Renan Barao
Points: 60
Affiliation: UFC (interim bantamweight champion)
Weight class: Bantamweight
Record: 30-1
Last fight: SUB4 Michael McDonald, February 16
Previous ranking: 10
Up next: Title fight vs. Eddie Wineland
9. Gilbert Melendez
Points:49
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Lightweight
Record: 21-2
Last fight: W5 Josh Thomson, May 19
Previous ranking: 8
Next: Title fight vs. Benson Henderson
10. Johny Hendricks
Points: 62
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class:Welterweight
Record: 15-1
Last fight: W3 Carlos Condit, March 16
Previous ranking: NR
Next: Title fight vs. Georges St-Pierre
Others receiving votes: Ronda Rousey 14; Frankie Edgar 11; Daniel Cormier 7; Junior dos Santos 3; Anthony Pettis 2; Joseph Benavidez 1; Michael Chandler 1; Lyoto Machida 1.
Ineligible: Dominick Cruz (inactive more than 12 months).
Voting panel: Denny Burkholder, CBS Sports.com; Elias Cepeda, Cage Potato; Steve Cofield, ESPN Radio 1100, Las Vegas; Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press; Dave Deibert, Post Media; Dave Doyle, MMA Fighting/Yahoo! Sports; Matt Erickson, MMA Junkie/USA Today; Josh Gross, ESPN.com; Ariel Helwani, MMA Fighting; Adam Hill, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports; Mark La Monica, Newsday; Damon Martin, Bleacher Report; Todd Martin, freelance; Franklin McNeil, ESPN.com; Dave Meltzer, The Wrestling Observer/MMA Fighting; John Morgan, MMA Junkie/USA Today; Brett Okamoto, ESPN.com; Ken Pishna, MMA Weekly; Greg Savage, Sherdog; Mike Straka, Sirius/XM; Dann Stupp, MMA Junkie/USA Today; Jeff Wagenheim, SI.com.
