when ulq went segunda etapa, his rank disappeared. which mean he probably couldn't be ranked on the scale they were on before. i'm still confused how hallibel was ranked above him, that was just weird to me. barragan wasn't really a great fighter, he mostly relied on his OP ability. which could probably could have been bypassed by ulq's javalin spear. stark, was strong and fast, but he wasn't impressive. just comparing the two, i would put ulq on top every time. stark was impressive in that he slit his soul into two beings instead of a sword, but he didn't have that impressive of an ability. he did however hold his own against multiple captain level opponents. so i give him credit for that. yammy is just a joke, and it's bull$hit that he was suppose to be the strongest espada. he got beat off panel. kenpachi had more trouble with number 5, who name escapes me at the moment. alll in all, ulq should have been ranked higher in my opinion. the way he was speed blitzing ichigo was ridiculous, and ichigo's ability is based around his speed.