1996 UFC Heavyweight Rankings

Post UFC 8

1. Royce Gracie 10  

3. Dan Severn 8 -1  

3. Ken Shamrock 8 +1

4. Oleg Taktarov 7

5. Marco Ruas 6

7. Patrick Smith 4

7. Tank Abbott 4

8. Paul Varelans 3 +2

10. Steve Jennum 1

10. Remco Pardoel 1

Post UFC 10

1. Royce Gracie 10  

2. Dan Severn 9 +1

3. Ken Shamrock 8

4. Oleg Taktarov 7

6. Marco Ruas 5 -1

6. Mark Coleman 5 NEW   

7. Don Frye 4 NEW    

9. Patrick Smith 2 -2

9. Tank Abbott 2 -2   

10. Paul Varelans 1 -2

Post UFC 11

1. Royce Gracie 10     

2. Dan Severn 9

3. Ken Shamrock 8    

5. Oleg Taktarov 6 -1

5. Mark Coleman 6 +1

8. Marco Ruas 3 -2   

8. Don Frye 3 -1

8. Mark Schultz 3 NEW

9. Gary Goodridge 2 NEW

10. Jerry Bohlander 1 NEW

Post UFC 11.5

1. Royce Gracie 10

2. Dan Severn 9

3. Ken Shamrock 8

4. Mark Coleman 7 +1

5. Don Frye 6 +3

6. Oleg Taktarov 5 -1

7. Tank Abbott 4 NEW  

9. Marco Ruas 2 -1

9. Mark Schultz 2 -1

10. Gary Goodridge 1 -1