Athlete Rankings
Men's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
1 | Jon Jones | |
2 | Alexander Volkanovski | |
3 | Islam Makhachev | |
4 | Leon Edwards | |
5 | Charles Oliveira | |
6 | Sean O'Malley | Rank increased by 1 |
6 | Kamaru Usman | |
8 | Sean Strickland | |
9 | Israel Adesanya | |
10 | Alexandre Pantoja | |
11 | Alex Pereira | Rank increased by 1 |
12 | Max Holloway | Rank decreased by 1 |
13 | Aljamain Sterling | |
14 | Jiří Procházka | |
15 | Jamahal Hill |
Flyweight
1 | Brandon Moreno | |
2 | Deiveson Figueiredo | |
3 | Amir Albazi | |
4 | Brandon Royval | |
5 | Kai Kara-France | |
6 | Matheus Nicolau | |
7 | Alex Perez | |
8 | Manel Kape | |
9 | Matt Schnell | |
10 | Tim Elliott | |
11 | Muhammad Mokaev | |
12 | Sumudaerji | |
13 | Tagir Ulanbekov | |
14 | Steve Erceg | |
15 | David Dvorak |
Bantamweight
1 | Aljamain Sterling | |
2 | Merab Dvalishvili | |
3 | Henry Cejudo | |
4 | Cory Sandhagen | |
5 | Petr Yan | |
6 | Marlon Vera | |
7 | Rob Font | |
7 | Song Yadong | |
9 | Dominick Cruz | |
10 | Pedro Munhoz | |
11 | Umar Nurmagomedov | |
12 | Ricky Simon | |
13 | Jonathan Martinez | |
14 | Adrian Yanez | |
15 | Chris Gutierrez |
Featherweight
1 | Max Holloway | |
2 | Yair Rodriguez | |
3 | Brian Ortega | |
4 | Arnold Allen | |
5 | Ilia Topuria | |
6 | Josh Emmett | |
7 | Calvin Kattar | |
8 | Giga Chikadze | |
9 | Movsar Evloev | |
10 | Bryce Mitchell | |
11 | Sodiq Yusuff | |
12 | Dan Ige | |
13 | Edson Barboza | |
14 | Alex Caceres | |
15 | Lerone Murphy |
Lightweight
Welterweight
1 | Kamaru Usman | |
2 | Colby Covington | |
3 | Belal Muhammad | |
4 | Khamzat Chimaev | |
5 | Gilbert Burns | |
6 | Shavkat Rakhmonov | |
7 | Stephen Thompson | |
8 | Geoff Neal | |
9 | Sean Brady | |
10 | Vicente Luque | |
11 | Ian Machado Garry | |
12 | Jack Della Maddalena | Rank increased by 2 |
13 | Kevin Holland | |
14 | Neil Magny | Rank decreased by 2 |
15 | Michael Chiesa |
Middleweight
1 | Israel Adesanya | |
2 | Dricus Du Plessis | |
3 | Robert Whittaker | |
4 | Jared Cannonier | |
5 | Marvin Vettori | |
6 | Paulo Costa | |
7 | Roman Dolidze | |
8 | Jack Hermansson | Rank increased by 1 |
9 | Brendan Allen | Rank increased by 1 |
10 | Kelvin Gastelum | Rank increased by 1 |
11 | Nassourdine Imavov | Rank increased by 1 |
12 | Paul Craig | Rank increased by 1 |
13 | Chris Curtis | Rank increased by 1 |
14 | Andre Muniz | Rank increased by 1 |
15 | Anthony Hernandez | NR |
Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Women's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
1 | Alexa Grasso | |
2 | Zhang Weili | |
3 | Valentina Shevchenko | |
4 | Julianna Peña | |
5 | Erin Blanchfield | |
6 | Manon Fiorot | |
7 | Carla Esparza | |
8 | Rose Namajunas | |
9 | Yan Xiaonan | |
10 | Tatiana Suarez | |
11 | Taila Santos | |
12 | Jessica Andrade | |
13 | Raquel Pennington | |
14 | Amanda Lemos | |
15 | Mayra Bueno Silva |
Women's Strawweight
1 | Carla Esparza | |
2 | Yan Xiaonan | Rank increased by 1 |
3 | Tatiana Suarez | Rank increased by 1 |
4 | Amanda Lemos | Rank increased by 1 |
5 | Jessica Andrade | Rank increased by 1 |
6 | Virna Jandiroba | Rank increased by 1 |
7 | Mackenzie Dern | Rank increased by 1 |
8 | Marina Rodriguez | Rank increased by 1 |
9 | Luana Pinheiro | Rank increased by 3 |
10 | Amanda Ribas | Rank increased by 1 |
11 | Tabatha Ricci | Rank increased by 3 |
12 | Michelle Waterson-Gomez | Rank increased by 1 |
13 | Angela Hill | Rank increased by 2 |
14 | Loopy Godinez | NR |
15 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | NR |
Women's Flyweight
1 | Valentina Shevchenko | |
2 | Erin Blanchfield | |
3 | Manon Fiorot | Rank decreased by 1 |
4 | Taila Santos | |
5 | Katlyn Chookagian | |
6 | Jessica Andrade | |
7 | Lauren Murphy | |
8 | Maycee Barber | |
9 | Jennifer Maia | |
10 | Amanda Ribas | Rank increased by 1 |
11 | Viviane Araújo | Rank decreased by 1 |
12 | Tracy Cortez | Rank increased by 2 |
13 | Natalia Silva | |
14 | Casey O'Neill | Rank decreased by 2 |
15 | Karine Silva |
Women's Bantamweight
1 | Julianna Peña | |
2 | Raquel Pennington | |
3 | Mayra Bueno Silva | |
4 | Ketlen Vieira | |
5 | Holly Holm | |
5 | Irene Aldana | |
7 | Pannie Kianzad | |
8 | Yana Santos | |
9 | Macy Chiasson | |
9 | Karol Rosa | |
11 | Norma Dumont | |
12 | Miesha Tate | |
13 | Julia Avila | |
14 | Josiane Nunes | |
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, Sep. 19
NR - Not Previously Ranked
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