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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