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UFC Rankings Report | Week of July 1, 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 some big fights capped off International Fight Week at UFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2.
UFC 303: Main Card Results | Prelim Results | Official Scorecards
Eight divisions – men’s pound-for-pound, women’s pound-for-pound, flyweight, featherweight, welterweight, light heavyweight, women’s bantamweight and strawweight saw changes following UFC 303.
Men’s Pound-For-Pound
Light Heavyweight champion Alex Pereira earned another successful title defense after knocking out Jiří Procházka in the main event of UFC 303. With the win, Pereira jumps two spots, now sitting at No.2 pound-for-pound. This drops Jon Jones down to No. 3 and Leon Edwards down to No.4.
Women’s Pound-For-Pound
Bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington fell one spot to No. 6 in the pound-for-pound rankings, while Kayla Harrison jumped up to No. 13 and Ketlen Vieira went down to No. 14.
Flyweight
Despite there being no flyweight fights between ranked fighters on Saturday night, there was some movement in the division. Cody Durden sits at No. 14 in the rankings, while Sumudaerji is now No. 15 after not being ranked previously.
Featherweight
Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes were originally scheduled to face off in the co-main event at UFC 303, but after Ortega had to withdraw, Dan Ige stepped in on hours’ notice. Lopes ultimately got the victory in the matchup, so he now moves up two spots in the rankings at No. 12, while Bryce Mitchell falls to No. 13 and Ige moves down to No. 14.
Dana White's UFC 303 Post-Fight Presser
Welterweight
Ian Machado Garry got his hand raised after defeating Michael ‘Venom’ Page on Saturday night, but that didn’t change anything for him in the rankings. In fact, MVP moved up one spot to No. 13. Vicente Luque is also ranked No. 13.
Light Heavyweight
Carlos Ulberg was slated to face former title challenger Anthony Smith on Saturday night but had to withdraw due to injury. Despite not competing, he moves up one slot to No. 10. Smith moves down to No. 11 after losing to Roman Dolidze and Dominick Reyes also moves down one spot to No. 13.
Women’s Bantamweight
The 135-pound division saw a lot of movement after Macy Chiasson and Mayra Bueno Silva faced off this weekend. Bueno Silva lost to Chiasson after having the fight stopped in the second round due to a nasty cut above her eyebrow. The loss moves her down three spots to No. 6. Meanwhile, Macy Chiasson moved up two spots and now sits at No. 5. Irene Aldana is now ranked No. 4, with Harrison moving up to No. 3.
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The shuffle also included Holly Holm falling to No. 7, Karol Rosa moving up to No. 8 and Miesha Tate falling to No. 9.
Strawweight
Gillian Robertson picked up a big win over veteran Michelle Waterson-Gomez on Saturday. The victory moved her up two spots and she is now ranked No. 13. Iasmin Lucindo gets bumped down to No. 14, while Waterson-Gomez is now No. 15.
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