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UFC Rankings Report | Week of August 5, 2024
See Which Fighters Moved Up And Down In The Latest Edition Of The Rankings
The latest updates to the UFC rankings across all divisions are here. Take a look at which fighters moved up and down after a bantamweight tilt headlined in Abu Dhabi and which spots are on the line ahead of a heavyweight rematch at UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs Spivac 2 in the UFC APEX.
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Nine divisions – men’s pound-for-pound, women’s pound-for-pound, bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight, light heavyweight, strawweight, women’s flyweight and women’s bantamweight saw changes after UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov.
Men’s Pound-For-Pound
One week after he claimed the welterweight title, Belal Muhammad moves up one spot to No. 5, while bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley falls one spot to No. 6.
Women’s Pound-For-Pound
Bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington moves up one spot to No. 5, along with Julianna Peña who is also ranked at No. 5.
Bantamweight
There was a big shift in the 135-pound division after Umar Nurmagomedov’s win over Cory Sandhagen. Nurmagomedov moves up eight spots and sits at No. 2 now, while Sandhagen falls two spots to No. 4. Deiveson Figueiredo earned his third straight win at bantamweight and moves up to No. 5.
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Meanwhile, Henry Cejudo falls to No. 6, and Marlon Vera moves down three spots to No. 7 after his loss to Figueiredo. José Aldo gets bumped to No. 9, along with Rob Font, who moves down to No. 10. Mario Bautista moves up one spot to No. 11.
Featherweight
Movsar Evloev falls one spot to No. 6, while Bryce Mitchell moves up one to No. 12.
Lightweight
Rafael Dos Anjos jumps up to No. 13, with Jalin Turner falling one spot to No. 14.
Light Heavyweight
The light heavyweight division saw some changes after Azamat Murzakanov’s big win over Alonzo Menifield in Abu Dhabi. His win moves him up three spots to No. 11. This bumps Anthony Smith down to No. 12, Bogdan Guskov to No. 13 and Dominick Reyes to No. 14. Menifield falls out of the rankings, which puts No. 15 next to Roman Dolidze. At the top of the rankings, Volkan Oezdemir moved up one spot to No. 6.
Women’s Bantamweight
Miesha Tate moves up to No. 8, alongside Karol Rosa and Norma Dumont, who also moved up two spots.
Women’s Flyweight
Viviane Araujo jumps up one spot to No. 9, while Amanda Ribas gets bumped up one spot to No. 10.
Women’s Strawweight
Despite Mackenzie Dern’s win over Loopy Godinez on Saturday, she falls one spot to No. 8. Ribas moves up one spot to No. 7.
Looking Forward to UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs Spivac 2
Heavyweights collide at the UFC APEX, as Marcin Tybura and Serghei Spivac battle in a rematch. The two first faced off in 2020, where Tybura won by unanimous decision. No. 8 ranked Tybura is coming off his main event submission win over Tai Tuivasa five months ago. On the flip side, Spivac steps into the Octagon for the first time in almost a year. His last fight was against Ciryl Gane in Paris last September, where he lost in the second round.
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Women’s bantamweights square off, as No. 12 Yana Santos faces No. 14 Chelsea Chandler. Santos enters the bout searching for her first win since February 2021, while Chandler looks to make it two in a row after defeating Josiane Nunes in March.
Another women’s bantamweight bout is set to go down in Las Vegas when No. 8 Karol Rosa faces No. 11 Pannie Kianzad. Rosa’s last fight came against Irene Aldana in December where she lost by unanimous decision. Kianzad looks to get things back on track after dropping contests to Ketlen Vieira and Macy Chiasson.
Don't miss a moment of UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov, live from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on August 3, 2024. Prelims start at 12pm ET/9am PT, while the main card kicks off live on ABC, ESPN & ESPN+ at 3pm ET/12pm PT.
