1997 UFC Heavyweight Rankings

Post UFC 12

1. Royce Gracie 10   

2. Mark Coleman 9 +2

3. Dan Severn 8 -1

4. Ken Shamrock 7 -1

5. Don Frye 6

6. Oleg Taktarov 5

7. Tank Abbott 4

8. Mark Schultz 3 +1

9. Gary Goodridge 2 +1

10. Jerry Bohlander 1 NEW

Post UFC 13

1. Royce Gracie 10   

2. Mark Coleman 9

3. Dan Severn 8

4. Ken Shamrock 7

5. Don Frye 6

7. Oleg Taktarov 4 -1

7. Vitor Belfort 4 NEW

8. Tank Abbott 3 -1

9. Mark Schultz 2 -1

10. Gary Goodridge 1 -1

Post UFC 14

1. Royce Gracie 10

2. Maurice Smith 9 NEW

3. Mark Coleman 8 -1

4. Dan Severn 7 -1

5. Ken Shamrock 6 -1     

6. Don Frye 5 -1   

8. Oleg Taktarov 3 -1   

8. Vitor Belfort 3 -1

9. Tank Abbott 2 -1    

10. Mark Schultz 1 -1

Post UFC 15

1. Royce Gracie 10     

2. Maurice Smith 9

3. Mark Coleman 8

4. Dan Severn 7

5. Ken Shamrock 6

6. Don Frye 5

8. Oleg Taktarov 3

8. Randy Couture 3 NEW  

9. Vitor Belfort 2 -1

10. Tank Abbott 1 -1

Post UFC 15.5

1. Royce Gracie 10   

2. Randy Couture 9 +6  

3. Maurice Smith 8 -1

4. Mark Coleman 7 -1

5. Dan Severn 6 -1

7. Ken Shamrock 4 -2

7. Vitor Belfort 4 +2

9. Don Frye 2 -3

9. Oleg Taktarov 2 -1

10. Tank Abbott 1