Athlete Rankings
Men's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
1 | Islam Makhachev | |
2 | Jon Jones | |
3 | Leon Edwards | |
4 | Alex Pereira | |
5 | Ilia Topuria | |
6 | Sean O'Malley | Rank increased by 2 |
7 | Charles Oliveira | Rank decreased by 1 |
8 | Alexander Volkanovski | Rank decreased by 1 |
9 | Dricus Du Plessis | |
10 | Alexandre Pantoja | |
11 | Israel Adesanya | |
12 | Tom Aspinall | |
13 | Sean Strickland | |
14 | Max Holloway | |
15 | Aljamain Sterling |
Flyweight
1 | Brandon Royval | |
2 | Brandon Moreno | |
3 | Amir Albazi | |
4 | Kai Kara-France | |
5 | Matheus Nicolau | |
6 | Manel Kape | |
7 | Muhammad Mokaev | |
8 | Alex Perez | |
9 | Tim Elliott | |
10 | Steve Erceg | |
11 | Matt Schnell | |
12 | Tagir Ulanbekov | |
13 | Tatsuro Taira | |
14 | Sumudaerji | Rank increased by 1 |
15 | David Dvorak | Rank decreased by 1 |
Bantamweight
1 | Merab Dvalishvili | |
2 | Aljamain Sterling | |
3 | Cory Sandhagen | |
4 | Petr Yan | |
5 | Marlon Vera | |
6 | Henry Cejudo | |
7 | Song Yadong | |
8 | Deiveson Figueiredo | |
9 | Rob Font | |
10 | Umar Nurmagomedov | |
11 | Dominick Cruz | Rank increased by 1 |
12 | Kyler Phillips | NR |
13 | Mario Bautista | Rank increased by 1 |
14 | Jonathan Martinez | Rank decreased by 3 |
15 | Pedro Munhoz | Rank decreased by 2 |
Featherweight
1 | Alexander Volkanovski | |
2 | Max Holloway | |
3 | Brian Ortega | |
4 | Yair Rodriguez | |
5 | Movsar Evloev | |
6 | Arnold Allen | |
7 | Josh Emmett | |
8 | Calvin Kattar | |
9 | Giga Chikadze | |
10 | Bryce Mitchell | |
11 | Edson Barboza | |
12 | Dan Ige | |
13 | Sodiq Yusuff | |
14 | Lerone Murphy | |
15 | Alex Caceres |
Lightweight
1 | Charles Oliveira | |
2 | Justin Gaethje | |
3 | Dustin Poirier | |
4 | Arman Tsarukyan | |
5 | Mateusz Gamrot | Rank increased by 1 |
6 | Michael Chandler | Rank decreased by 1 |
7 | Beneil Dariush | |
8 | Rafael Fiziev | |
9 | Dan Hooker | Rank increased by 1 |
10 | Jalin Turner | Rank decreased by 1 |
11 | Benoît Saint Denis | Rank increased by 1 |
12 | Rafael Dos Anjos | Rank decreased by 1 |
13 | Renato Moicano | |
14 | Bobby Green | |
15 | Drew Dober |
Welterweight
1 | Kamaru Usman | |
2 | Belal Muhammad | |
3 | Shavkat Rakhmonov | |
4 | Colby Covington | Rank increased by 1 |
5 | Jack Della Maddalena | Rank increased by 6 |
6 | Gilbert Burns | Rank decreased by 2 |
7 | Ian Machado Garry | Rank decreased by 1 |
8 | Sean Brady | Rank decreased by 1 |
9 | Stephen Thompson | Rank decreased by 1 |
10 | Geoff Neal | Rank decreased by 1 |
11 | Vicente Luque | Rank decreased by 1 |
12 | Neil Magny | |
13 | Michael Page | NR |
14 | Kevin Holland | Rank decreased by 1 |
15 | Michael Chiesa | Rank decreased by 1 |
Middleweight
1 | Sean Strickland | |
2 | Israel Adesanya | |
3 | Robert Whittaker | |
4 | Jared Cannonier | |
5 | Marvin Vettori | |
6 | Brendan Allen | |
7 | Paulo Costa | |
8 | Nassourdine Imavov | |
9 | Jack Hermansson | |
9 | Roman Dolidze | |
11 | Khamzat Chimaev | |
12 | Anthony Hernandez | Rank increased by 1 |
13 | Paul Craig | Rank decreased by 1 |
14 | Chris Curtis | |
15 | Caio Borralho |
Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight
1 | Tom Aspinall | interim |
2 | Ciryl Gane | |
3 | Sergei Pavlovich | |
4 | Stipe Miocic | |
5 | Curtis Blaydes | |
6 | Alexander Volkov | |
7 | Jailton Almeida | |
8 | Serghei Spivac | |
9 | Tai Tuivasa | |
10 | Marcin Tybura | |
11 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | |
12 | Derrick Lewis | Rank decreased by 1 |
13 | Alexandr Romanov | |
14 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | |
15 | Rodrigo Nascimento |
Women's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
1 | Alexa Grasso | |
2 | Zhang Weili | |
3 | Valentina Shevchenko | |
4 | Erin Blanchfield | |
5 | Julianna Peña | |
6 | Manon Fiorot | |
7 | Raquel Pennington | |
8 | Rose Namajunas | |
9 | Tatiana Suarez | |
10 | Yan Xiaonan | |
11 | Jéssica Andrade | |
12 | Amanda Lemos | |
13 | Ketlen Vieira | |
14 | Irene Aldana | |
15 | Maycee Barber | NR |
Women's Strawweight
Women's Flyweight
1 | Valentina Shevchenko | |
2 | Erin Blanchfield | |
3 | Manon Fiorot | |
4 | Maycee Barber | Rank increased by 2 |
5 | Jéssica Andrade | |
6 | Katlyn Cerminara | Rank decreased by 2 |
7 | Natalia Silva | |
8 | Amanda Ribas | |
9 | Viviane Araújo | |
10 | Tracy Cortez | |
11 | Ariane Lipski | |
12 | Karine Silva | |
13 | Casey O'Neill | |
14 | Miranda Maverick | |
15 | Jasmine Jasudavicius |
Women's Bantamweight
1 | Julianna Peña | |
2 | Mayra Bueno Silva | |
3 | Ketlen Vieira | |
4 | Irene Aldana | |
5 | Holly Holm | |
6 | Pannie Kianzad | |
7 | Yana Santos | |
8 | Miesha Tate | |
9 | Karol Rosa | |
10 | Macy Chiasson | |
11 | Norma Dumont | |
12 | Julia Avila | |
13 | Josiane Nunes | |
14 | Chelsea Chandler | |
15 | Melissa Mullins |
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, Mar. 12
NR - Not Previously Ranked
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