Athlete Rankings
Men's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
| 1 | Islam Makhachev | |
| 2 | Ilia Topuria | |
| 3 | Khamzat Chimaev | |
| 4 | Alex Pereira | |
| 5 | Alexander Volkanovski | |
| 6 | Petr Yan | |
| 7 | Merab Dvalishvili | Rank increased by 1 |
| 8 | Tom Aspinall | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 9 | Alexandre Pantoja | |
| 10 | Max Holloway | |
| 11 | Dricus Du Plessis | Rank increased by 1 |
| 12 | Joshua Van | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 13 | Magomed Ankalaev | |
| 14 | Jack Della Maddalena | |
| 15 | Arman Tsarukyan |
Flyweight
| 1 | Alexandre Pantoja | |
| 2 | Manel Kape | Rank increased by 4 |
| 3 | Tatsuro Taira | |
| 4 | Brandon Royval | Rank decreased by 2 |
| 5 | Brandon Moreno | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 6 | Amir Albazi | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 7 | Asu Almabayev | |
| 8 | Kyoji Horiguchi | |
| 9 | Tim Elliott | |
| 10 | Steve Erceg | |
| 11 | Alex Perez | |
| 12 | Tagir Ulanbekov | |
| 13 | Charles Johnson | |
| 14 | Bruno Silva | |
| 15 | Lone’er Kavanagh |
Bantamweight
| 1 | Merab Dvalishvili | |
| 2 | Umar Nurmagomedov | |
| 3 | Sean O'Malley | |
| 4 | Cory Sandhagen | |
| 5 | Song Yadong | |
| 6 | Deiveson Figueiredo | |
| 7 | Aiemann Zahabi | |
| 8 | Marlon Vera | |
| 9 | Mario Bautista | |
| 10 | David Martinez | |
| 11 | Payton Talbott | Rank increased by 1 |
| 12 | Rob Font | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 13 | Vinicius Oliveira | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 14 | Kyler Phillips | |
| 15 | Montel Jackson | NR |
Featherweight
| 1 | Movsar Evloev | |
| 2 | Diego Lopes | |
| 3 | Yair Rodriguez | |
| 4 | Lerone Murphy | |
| 5 | Aljamain Sterling | |
| 6 | Arnold Allen | |
| 7 | Youssef Zalal | |
| 8 | Steve Garcia | |
| 9 | Brian Ortega | |
| 10 | Jean Silva | Rank increased by 1 |
| 11 | Josh Emmett | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 12 | Patricio Pitbull | |
| 13 | Kevin Vallejos | NR |
| 14 | Dan Ige | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 15 | David Onama | Rank decreased by 1 |
Lightweight
Welterweight
| 1 | Jack Della Maddalena | |
| 2 | Shavkat Rakhmonov | Rank increased by 1 |
| 3 | Ian Machado Garry | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 4 | Michael Morales | |
| 5 | Belal Muhammad | |
| 6 | Carlos Prates | |
| 7 | Sean Brady | |
| 8 | Kamaru Usman | |
| 9 | Leon Edwards | |
| 10 | Joaquin Buckley | |
| 11 | Gabriel Bonfim | |
| 12 | Gilbert Burns | |
| 13 | Geoff Neal | Rank increased by 1 |
| 14 | Colby Covington | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 15 | Daniel Rodriguez |
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Women's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
| 1 | Valentina Shevchenko | |
| 2 | Kayla Harrison | |
| 3 | Zhang Weili | |
| 4 | Natalia Silva | |
| 5 | Mackenzie Dern | |
| 6 | Manon Fiorot | |
| 7 | Erin Blanchfield | |
| 8 | Julianna Peña | |
| 9 | Alexa Grasso | |
| 10 | Virna Jandiroba | |
| 11 | Raquel Pennington | |
| 12 | Tatiana Suarez | |
| 13 | Rose Namajunas | |
| 14 | Yan Xiaonan | |
| 15 | Maycee Barber |
Women's Strawweight
| 1 | Zhang Weili | |
| 2 | Tatiana Suarez | |
| 3 | Virna Jandiroba | |
| 4 | Yan Xiaonan | |
| 5 | Amanda Lemos | |
| 6 | Loopy Godinez | |
| 7 | Iasmin Lucindo | |
| 8 | Tabatha Ricci | |
| 9 | Jéssica Andrade | |
| 10 | Gillian Robertson | |
| 11 | Amanda Ribas | |
| 12 | Fatima Kline | |
| 13 | Denise Gomes | |
| 14 | Angela Hill | |
| 15 | Alexia Thainara |
Women's Flyweight
| 1 | Manon Fiorot | |
| 2 | Natalia Silva | |
| 3 | Erin Blanchfield | Rank increased by 1 |
| 3 | Alexa Grasso | |
| 5 | Maycee Barber | |
| 6 | Rose Namajunas | |
| 7 | Jasmine Jasudavicius | |
| 8 | Tracy Cortez | |
| 9 | Karine Silva | |
| 9 | Miranda Maverick | Rank increased by 1 |
| 11 | Casey O'Neill | |
| 12 | Wang Cong | |
| 13 | Eduarda Moura | |
| 14 | JJ Aldrich | |
| 15 | Gabriella Fernandes |
Women's Bantamweight
How are rankings determined?
Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC.
A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight-class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.
Last updated: Tuesday, Dec. 16
NR - Not Previously Ranked
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