Athlete Rankings
Men's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
1 | Islam Makhachev | |
2 | Alex Pereira | |
3 | Jon Jones | |
4 | Ilia Topuria | |
5 | Belal Muhammad | |
6 | Dricus Du Plessis | |
7 | Merab Dvalishvili | |
8 | Tom Aspinall | |
9 | Leon Edwards | |
10 | Alexander Volkanovski | |
11 | Alexandre Pantoja | Rank increased by 1 |
12 | Max Holloway | Rank decreased by 1 |
13 | Sean O'Malley | |
14 | Sean Strickland | |
15 | Israel Adesanya | NR |
Flyweight
1 | Brandon Royval | |
2 | Brandon Moreno | |
3 | Amir Albazi | |
4 | Kai Kara-France | |
5 | Tatsuro Taira | |
6 | Alex Perez | |
7 | Asu Almabayev | |
8 | Manel Kape | |
9 | Steve Erceg | |
10 | Matheus Nicolau | |
11 | Tim Elliott | |
12 | Tagir Ulanbekov | |
13 | Bruno Silva | |
14 | Cody Durden | |
15 | Charles Johnson |
Bantamweight
1 | Sean O'Malley | |
2 | Umar Nurmagomedov | |
3 | Petr Yan | |
4 | Cory Sandhagen | |
5 | Deiveson Figueiredo | |
6 | Marlon Vera | |
7 | Henry Cejudo | |
8 | Song Yadong | |
9 | Rob Font | |
9 | Mario Bautista | |
11 | José Aldo | |
12 | Kyler Phillips | |
13 | Jonathan Martinez | |
14 | Dominick Cruz | |
15 | Montel Jackson |
Featherweight
1 | Alexander Volkanovski | |
2 | Max Holloway | |
3 | Diego Lopes | |
4 | Yair Rodriguez | |
5 | Movsar Evloev | |
6 | Brian Ortega | |
7 | Arnold Allen | |
8 | Josh Emmett | |
9 | Aljamain Sterling | |
10 | Calvin Kattar | |
11 | Lerone Murphy | Rank increased by 1 |
12 | Giga Chikadze | Rank decreased by 1 |
13 | Bryce Mitchell | |
14 | Dan Ige | |
15 | Edson Barboza |
Lightweight
1 | Arman Tsarukyan | |
2 | Charles Oliveira | |
3 | Justin Gaethje | |
4 | Dustin Poirier | |
5 | Max Holloway | |
6 | Dan Hooker | |
7 | Michael Chandler | |
8 | Beneil Dariush | |
9 | Mateusz Gamrot | |
10 | Rafael Fiziev | |
10 | Renato Moicano | Rank increased by 1 |
12 | Benoît Saint Denis | |
13 | Jalin Turner | |
14 | Paddy Pimblett | |
15 | Rafael Dos Anjos |
Welterweight
Middleweight
1 | Sean Strickland | |
2 | Israel Adesanya | |
3 | Khamzat Chimaev | Rank increased by 10 |
4 | Robert Whittaker | Rank decreased by 1 |
5 | Nassourdine Imavov | Rank decreased by 1 |
6 | Caio Borralho | Rank decreased by 1 |
7 | Marvin Vettori | Rank decreased by 1 |
8 | Jared Cannonier | Rank decreased by 1 |
9 | Brendan Allen | Rank decreased by 1 |
10 | Roman Dolidze | Rank decreased by 1 |
11 | Paulo Costa | Rank decreased by 1 |
12 | Jack Hermansson | Rank decreased by 1 |
13 | Anthony Hernandez | Rank decreased by 1 |
14 | Shara Magomedov | NR |
15 | Michel Pereira | Rank decreased by 1 |
Light Heavyweight
1 | Magomed Ankalaev | |
2 | Jiří Procházka | Rank decreased by 1 |
3 | Jamahal Hill | |
4 | Jan Błachowicz | |
5 | Aleksandar Rakić | |
6 | Khalil Rountree Jr. | Rank increased by 1 |
6 | Nikita Krylov | |
8 | Volkan Oezdemir | |
9 | Johnny Walker | |
10 | Carlos Ulberg | |
11 | Azamat Murzakanov | |
12 | Anthony Smith | |
12 | Dominick Reyes | Rank increased by 1 |
14 | Bogdan Guskov | |
15 | Alonzo Menifield |
Heavyweight
1 | Tom Aspinall | interim |
2 | Ciryl Gane | |
3 | Alexander Volkov | |
4 | Sergei Pavlovich | |
5 | Curtis Blaydes | |
6 | Jailton Almeida | |
7 | Serghei Spivac | |
8 | Stipe Miocic | |
9 | Marcin Tybura | |
9 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | |
11 | Derrick Lewis | |
12 | Tai Tuivasa | |
13 | Alexandr Romanov | |
14 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | |
15 | Rodrigo Nascimento |
Women's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
1 | Valentina Shevchenko | |
2 | Zhang Weili | |
3 | Alexa Grasso | |
4 | Julianna Peña | |
5 | Manon Fiorot | |
6 | Rose Namajunas | |
7 | Erin Blanchfield | |
8 | Kayla Harrison | |
9 | Raquel Pennington | |
10 | Tatiana Suarez | |
11 | Yan Xiaonan | |
12 | Virna Jandiroba | |
13 | Natalia Silva | |
14 | Jéssica Andrade | |
15 | Maycee Barber |
Women's Strawweight
Women's Flyweight
Women's Bantamweight
1 | Raquel Pennington | |
2 | Kayla Harrison | |
3 | Ketlen Vieira | |
4 | Macy Chiasson | |
5 | Norma Dumont | |
6 | Mayra Bueno Silva | |
6 | Irene Aldana | |
8 | Holly Holm | |
9 | Karol Rosa | |
10 | Yana Santos | |
11 | Miesha Tate | |
12 | Julia Avila | |
13 | Germaine de Randamie | |
14 | Ailin Perez | |
15 | Chelsea Chandler |
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, Oct. 29
NR - Not Previously Ranked
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