UFC rankings

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rankings, which were introduced in February 2013, are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. These media members are asked to vote for whom 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 of 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 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.

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Men's rankings

Men's pound-for-pound

Rankings updated on February 3, 2026, after UFC 325. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordWin streakMWeight classStatusNext fight
EventOpponentRef.
1 Flag of Russia.svg Islam Makhachev 28–116Steady2.svg Welterweight Welterweight Champion
2 Flag of Georgia.svg Ilia Topuria 17–017Steady2.svg Lightweight Lightweight Champion
3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khamzat Chimaev 15–015Steady2.svg Middleweight Middleweight Champion
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexander Volkanovski 28–42Increase2.svg +1 Featherweight Featherweight Champion
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Pereira 13–31Decrease2.svg −1 Light Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Champion
6 Flag of Russia.svg Petr Yan 20–54Steady2.svg Bantamweight Bantamweight Champion
7 Flag of Georgia.svg Merab Dvalishvili 21–50Steady2.svg Bantamweight #1 in bantamweight rankings
8 Flag of England.svg Tom Aspinall 15–3 (1 NC)0Steady2.svg Heavyweight Heavyweight Champion
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Pantoja 30–60Steady2.svg Flyweight #1 in flyweight rankings
10 Flag of the United States.svg Max Holloway 27–81Steady2.svg Lightweight #3 in lightweight rankings
BMF Champion
UFC 326 Charles Oliveira [2]
11 Flag of Myanmar.svg Joshua Van 16–26Steady2.svg Flyweight Flyweight Champion
12 Flag of Russia.svg Magomed Ankalaev 20–2–1 (1 NC)0Increase2.svg +1 Light Heavyweight #1 in light heavyweight rankings
13 Flag of South Africa.svg Dricus du Plessis 23–30Decrease2.svg −1 Middleweight #1 in middleweight rankings
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Della Maddalena 18–30Steady2.svg Welterweight #1 in welterweight rankings
15 Flag of Armenia.svg Arman Tsarukyan 23–35Steady2.svg Lightweight #1 in lightweight rankings

Heavyweight

Weight limit: 206 to 265 lb • 93.44 kg to 120.20 kg
Rankings updated on February 3, 2026, after UFC 325. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of England.svg Tom Aspinall 15–3 (1 NC)Steady2.svg0
(0 def)
NC UFC 321 Ciryl Gane [3] TBD
1 Flag of France.svg Ciryl Gane 13–2 (1 NC)Steady2.svg0NC UFC 321 Tom Aspinall [3] TBD
2 Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Volkov 39–11Steady2.svg1Win UFC 321 Jailton Almeida [4] TBD
3 Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Pavlovich 20–3Steady2.svg2Win UFC Fight Night 257 Waldo Cortes-Acosta [5] TBD
4 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Blaydes 19–5
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg1Win UFC on ABC 8 Rizvan Kuniev [6] (August 18, 2025) – Torn meniscus injury [7]
5 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Waldo Cortes-Acosta 17–2Steady2.svg3Win UFC 324 Derrick Lewis [8] TBD
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Jailton Almeida 22–4Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 321 Alexander Volkov [4] UFC Fight Night 266 Rizvan Kuniev [9]
7 Flag of Moldova.svg Serghei Spivac 17–6Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 316 Waldo Cortes-Acosta [10] UFC Fight Night 267 Ante Delija [11]
8 Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Tybura 27–10Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 258 Ante Delija [12] UFC Fight Night 271 Valter Walker [13]
9 Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Lewis 29–13
(1 NC)
Increase2.svg +10Loss UFC 324 Waldo Cortes-Acosta [8] TBD
10 Flag of Croatia.svg Ante Delija 26–7Decrease2.svg −10Loss UFC Fight Night 263 Waldo Cortes-Acosta [14] UFC Fight Night 267 Serghei Spivac [11]
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Tallison Teixeira 9–1Increase2.svg +41Win UFC 325 Tai Tuivasa [15] TBD
12 Flag of Bahrain.svg Shamil Gaziev 14–2Decrease2.svg −10Loss UFC Fight Night 265 Waldo Cortes-Acosta [16] TBD
13 Flag of England.svg Mick Parkin 10–1Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 255 Marcin Tybura [17] UFC Fight Night 270 Mario Pinto [18]
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Valter Walker 15–1Steady2.svg4Win UFC 321 Louie Sutherland [19] UFC Fight Night 271 Marcin Tybura [13]
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tai Tuivasa 14–9Decrease2.svg −30Loss UFC 325 Tallison Teixeira [15] TBD

Light Heavyweight

Weight limit: 186 to 205 lbs • 84.36 to 92.98 kg
Rankings updated on February 3, 2026, after UFC 325. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Pereira 13–3Steady2.svg1
(0 def)
Win UFC 320 Magomed Ankalaev [20] TBD
1 Flag of Russia.svg Magomed Ankalaev 20–2–1
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 320 Alex Pereira [20] TBD
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Procházka 32–5–1Decrease2.svg −12Win UFC 320 Khalil Rountree Jr. [21] TBD
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Carlos Ulberg 13–1Steady2.svg9Win UFC Fight Night 260 Dominick Reyes [22] TBD
4 Flag of the United States.svg Khalil Rountree Jr. 14–7
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 320 Jiří Procházka [21] TBD
5 Flag of Poland.svg Jan Błachowicz 29–11–2Steady2.svg0Draw UFC 323 Bogdan Guskov [23] TBD
6 Flag of Russia.svg Azamat Murzakanov 16–0Steady2.svg16Win UFC 321 Aleksandar Rakić [24] UFC 327 Paulo Costa [25]
7 Flag of the United States.svg Jamahal Hill 12–4
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ABC 8 Khalil Rountree Jr. [26] (October 25, 2025) – Knee surgeries [27]
8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Volkan Oezdemir 21–8Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 265 Alonzo Menifield [28] TBD
9 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bogdan Guskov 18–3–1Steady2.svg0Draw UFC 323 Jan Błachowicz [23] TBD
10 Flag of the United States.svg Dominick Reyes 15–5Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 260 Carlos Ulberg [22] UFC 327 Johnny Walker [29]
11 Flag of Austria.svg Aleksandar Rakić 14–6Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 321 Azamat Murzakanov [24] TBD
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Johnny Walker 22–9
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 257 Zhang Mingyang [30] UFC 327 Dominick Reyes [29]
13 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Krylov 31–11Steady2.svg1Win UFC 324 Modestas Bukauskas [31] TBD
14 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Mingyang 19–7Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 257 Johnny Walker [30] TBD
15 Flag of the United States.svg Alonzo Menifield 17–6–1Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 265 Volkan Oezdemir [28] TBD

Middleweight

Weight limit: 171 to 185 lb • 77.56 to 83.91 kg
Rankings updated on February 3, 2026, after UFC 325. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khamzat Chimaev 15–0Steady2.svg15
(0 def)
Win UFC 319 Dricus du Plessis [32] TBD
1 Flag of South Africa.svg Dricus du Plessis 23–3Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 319 Khamzat Chimaev [32] TBD
2 Flag of France.svg Nassourdine Imavov 17–4
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg5Win UFC Fight Night 258 Caio Borralho [33] TBD
3 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Strickland 29–7Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 312 Dricus du Plessis [34] UFC Fight Night 267 Anthony Hernandez [35]
4 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Hernandez 15–2
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg8Win UFC on ESPN 72 Roman Dolidze [36] UFC Fight Night 267 Sean Strickland [35]
5 Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Allen 26–7Steady2.svg2Win UFC Fight Night 262 Reinier de Ridder [37] TBD
6 Flag of Nigeria.svg Israel Adesanya 24–5Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 250 Nassourdine Imavov [38] UFC Fight Night 271 Joe Pyfer [39]
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Borralho 17–2
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 258 Nassourdine Imavov [33] UFC 326 Reinier de Ridder [40]
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Reinier de Ridder 21–3Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 262 Brendan Allen [37] UFC 326 Caio Borralho [40]
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Whittaker 26–9Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ABC 9 Reinier de Ridder [41] TBD
10 Flag of the United States.svg Jared Cannonier 18–9Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 319 Michael Page [42] TBD
11 Flag of Georgia.svg Roman Dolidze 15–4Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ESPN 72 Anthony Hernandez [36] UFC Fight Night 270 Christian Leroy Duncan [43]
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Costa 15–4Steady2.svg1Win UFC 318 Roman Kopylov [44] UFC 327 Azamat Murzakanov [25]
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Gregory Rodrigues 18–6Steady2.svg2Win UFC 322 Roman Kopylov [45] UFC 326 Brunno Ferreira [46]
14 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Pyfer 15–3Steady2.svg3Win UFC 320 Abusupiyan Magomedov [47] UFC Fight Night 271 Israel Adesanya [39]
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Brunno Ferreira15–2Steady2.svg3Win UFC 323 Marvin Vettori [48] UFC 326 Gregory Rodrigues [46]

Welterweight

Weight limit: 156 to 170 lb • 70.76 to 77.11 kg
Rankings updated on February 3, 2026, after UFC 325. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of Russia.svg Islam Makhachev 28–1Steady2.svg16
(0 def)
Win UFC 322 Jack Della Maddalena [49] TBD
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Della Maddalena 18–3Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 322 Islam Makhachev [49] TBD
2 Flag of Ireland.svg Ian Machado Garry 17–1Increase2.svg +12Win UFC Fight Night 265 Belal Muhammad [50] TBD
3 Flag of Ecuador.svg Michael Morales 19–0Increase2.svg +119Win UFC 322 Sean Brady [51] TBD
4 Flag of the United States.svg Belal Muhammad 24–5
(1 NC)
Increase2.svg +10Loss UFC Fight Night 265 Ian Machado Garry [50] TBD
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Prates 23–7Increase2.svg +12Win UFC 322 Leon Edwards [52] TBD
6 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Brady 18–2Increase2.svg +10Loss UFC 322 Michael Morales [51] TBD
7 Flag of Nigeria.svg Kamaru Usman 21–4Increase2.svg +11Win UFC on ESPN 69 Joaquin Buckley [53] TBD
8 Flag of England.svg Leon Edwards 22–6
(1 NC)
Increase2.svg +10Loss UFC 322 Carlos Prates [52] TBD
9 Flag of the United States.svg Joaquin Buckley 21–7Increase2.svg +10Loss UFC on ESPN 69 Kamaru Usman [53] TBD
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Gilbert Burns 22–9Increase2.svg +20Loss UFC Fight Night 256 Michael Morales [54] TBD
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Bonfim 19–1Steady2.svg4Win UFC Fight Night 264 Randy Brown [55] TBD
12 Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Neal 16–7Increase2.svg +10Loss UFC 319 Carlos Prates [56] UFC Fight Night 267 Uroš Medić [57]
13 Flag of the United States.svg Colby Covington 17–5Increase2.svg +10Loss UFC on ESPN 63 Joaquin Buckley [58] TBD
14 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Rodriguez 20–5Increase2.svg +13Win UFC 318 Kevin Holland [59] TBD
15 Flag of England.svg Michael Page 24–3New black yellow.svg2Win UFC 319 Jared Cannonier [42] UFC Fight Night 270 Sam Patterson [18]

Lightweight

Weight limit: 146 to 155 lb • 66.22 to 70.30 kg
Rankings updated on February 3, 2026, after UFC 325. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of Georgia.svg Ilia Topuria 17–0Steady2.svg17 (0 def)Win UFC 317 Charles Oliveira [60] TBD
IC Flag of the United States.svg Justin Gaethje 27–5Steady2.svg2Win UFC 324 Paddy Pimblett [61] TBD
2 Flag of Armenia.svg Arman Tsarukyan 23–3Steady2.svg5Win UFC Fight Night 265 Dan Hooker [62] TBD
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Charles Oliveira 36–11
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 261 Mateusz Gamrot [63] UFC 326 Max Holloway [2]
4 Flag of the United States.svg Max Holloway 27–8Steady2.svg1Win UFC 318 Dustin Poirier [64] UFC 326 Charles Oliveira [2]
5 Flag of France.svg Benoît Saint Denis 17–3
(1 NC)
Increase2.svg +34Win UFC 325 Dan Hooker [65] TBD
6 Flag of England.svg Paddy Pimblett 23–4Decrease2.svg −10Loss UFC 324 Justin Gaethje [61] TBD
7 Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Gamrot 25–4
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 261 Charles Oliveira [63] TBD
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dan Hooker 24–14Decrease2.svg −20Loss UFC 325 Benoît Saint Denis [65] TBD
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Ruffy 13–2Increase2.svg +51Win UFC 325 Rafael Fiziev [66] TBD
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Renato Moicano 20–7–1Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 317 Beneil Dariush [67] UFC 326 TBA [68]
11 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Rafael Fiziev 13–5Decrease2.svg −20Loss UFC 325 Maurício Ruffy [66] TBD
12 Flag of the United States.svg Beneil Dariush 23–7–1Decrease2.svg −10Loss UFC 322 Benoît Saint Denis [69] TBD
13 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chandler 23–10Decrease2.svg −10Loss UFC 314 Paddy Pimblett [70] TBD
14 Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel Torres 17–3Decrease2.svg −12Win UFC 323 Grant Dawson [71] TBD
15 Flag of France.svg Farès Ziam 18–4Steady2.svg6Win UFC 323 Nazim Sadykhov [72] TBD

Featherweight

Weight limit: 136 to 145 lb • 61.68 to 65.77 kg
Rankings updated on February 3, 2026, after UFC 325. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexander Volkanovski 28–4Steady2.svg2
(1 def)
Win UFC 325 Diego Lopes [73] TBD
1 Flag of Russia.svg Movsar Evloev 19–0Steady2.svg19Win UFC 310 Aljamain Sterling [74] UFC Fight Night 270 Lerone Murphy [75]
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Lopes 27–8Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 325 Alexander Volkanovski [73] TBD
3 Flag of England.svg Lerone Murphy 17–0–1Increase2.svg +19Win UFC 319 Aaron Pico [76] UFC Fight Night 270 Movsar Evloev [75]
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Yair Rodríguez 20–5
(1 NC)
Decrease2.svg −11Win UFC 314 Patrício Pitbull [77] TBD
5 Flag of the United States.svg Aljamain Sterling 25–5Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 257 Brian Ortega [78] TBD
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Jean Silva 17–3Steady2.svg1Win UFC 324 Arnold Allen [79] TBD
7 Flag of England.svg Arnold Allen 20–4Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 324 Jean Silva [79] TBD
8 Flag of Morocco.svg Youssef Zalal 18–5–1Steady2.svg8Win UFC 320 Josh Emmett [80] TBD
9 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Garcia 19–5Steady2.svg7Win UFC Fight Night 263 David Onama [81] TBD
10 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Ortega 16–5
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 257 Aljamain Sterling [78] (January 30, 2026) – Undisclosed injury [68]
11 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Emmett 19–6Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 320 Youssef Zalal [80] UFC Fight Night 269 Kevin Vallejos [82]
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Patrício Pitbull 37–8Steady2.svg1Win UFC 318 Dan Ige [83] TBD
13 Flag of Argentina.svg Kevin Vallejos17–1Steady2.svg6Win UFC on ESPN 73 Giga Chikadze [84] UFC Fight Night 269 Josh Emmett [82]
14 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Ige 19–10Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 318 Patrício Pitbull [83] UFC Fight Night 267 Melquizael Costa [85]
15 Flag of Uganda.svg David Onama 14–3Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 263 Steve Garcia [81] TBD

Bantamweight

Weight limit: 126 to 135 lbs • 57.15 to 61.23 kg
Rankings updated on February 3, 2026, after UFC 325. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of Russia.svg Petr Yan 20–5Steady2.svg4
(0 def)
Win UFC 323 Merab Dvalishvili [86] TBD
1 Flag of Georgia.svg Merab Dvalishvili 21–5Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 323 Petr Yan [86] TBD
2 Flag of Russia.svg Umar Nurmagomedov 20–1Steady2.svg2Win UFC 324 Deiveson Figueiredo [87] TBD
3 Flag of the United States.svg Sean O'Malley 19–3
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg1Win UFC 324 Song Yadong [88] TBD
4 Flag of the United States.svg Cory Sandhagen 18–6Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 320 Merab Dvalishvili [89] TBD
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Song Yadong 22–8–1
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 324 Sean O'Malley [88] TBD
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aiemann Zahabi 14–2Steady2.svg7Win UFC Fight Night 262 Marlon Vera [90] TBD
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Deiveson Figueiredo 25–6–1Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 324 Umar Nurmagomedov [87] TBD
8 Flag of Ecuador.svg Marlon Vera 23–11–1Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 262 Aiemann Zahabi [90] UFC Fight Night 268 David Martínez [91]
9 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Bautista 16–3Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 321 Umar Nurmagomedov [92] UFC Fight Night 266 Vinicius Oliveira [93]
10 Flag of Mexico.svg David Martínez 13–1Steady2.svg9Win UFC Fight Night 259 Rob Font [94] UFC Fight Night 268 Marlon Vera [91]
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Vinicius Oliveira 23–3Steady2.svg6Win UFC 318 Kyler Phillips [95] UFC Fight Night 266 Mario Bautista [93]
12 Flag of the United States.svg Payton Talbott 11–1Steady2.svg2Win UFC 323 Henry Cejudo [96] TBD
13 Flag of the United States.svg Rob Font 22–9Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 259 David Martínez [94] UFC 326 Raul Rosas Jr. [97]
14 Flag of the United States.svg Kyler Phillips 12–4Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 318 Vinicius Oliveira [95] TBD
15 Flag of the United States.svg Montel Jackson 15–3Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 261 Deiveson Figueiredo [98] TBD

Flyweight

Weight limit: 116 to 125 lb • 52.61 to 56.69 kg
Rankings updated on February 3, 2026, after UFC 325. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of Myanmar.svg Joshua Van 16–2Steady2.svg6
(0 def)
Win UFC 323 Alexandre Pantoja [99] TBD
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Pantoja 30–6Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 323 Joshua Van [99] TBD
2 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Manel Kape 22–7Steady2.svg3Win UFC on ESPN 73 Brandon Royval [100] TBD
3 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuro Taira 18–1Steady2.svg2Win UFC 323 Brandon Moreno [101] TBD
4 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Royval 17–9Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ESPN 73 Manel Kape [100] TBD
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Brandon Moreno 23–9–2Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 323 Tatsuro Taira [101] UFC Fight Night 268 Lone’er Kavanagh [102]
6 Flag of Iraq.svg Amir Albazi 17–2Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 246 Brandon Moreno [103] UFC Fight Night 266 Kyoji Horiguchi [104]
7 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Asu Almabayev 23–3Steady2.svg2Win UFC Fight Night 265 Alex Perez [105] (February 3, 2026) – Hand injury [106]
8 Flag of Japan.svg Kyoji Horiguchi 35–5
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg4Win UFC Fight Night 265 Tagir Ulanbekov [107] UFC Fight Night 266 Amir Albazi [104]
9 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Elliott 21–13–1Steady2.svg2Win UFC 319 Kai Asakura [108] TBD
10 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Perez 26–10Steady2.svg1Win UFC 324 Charles Johnson [109] TBD
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Erceg 13–4Steady2.svg1Win UFC on ESPN 72 Ode' Osbourne [110] TBD
12 Flag of Russia.svg Tagir Ulanbekov 17–3Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 265 Kyoji Horiguchi [107] TBD
13 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Johnson 18–8Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 324 Alex Perez [109] UFC Fight Night 269 Bruno Gustavo da Silva [111]
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Gustavo da Silva 15–7–2
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 262 Park Hyun-sung [112] UFC Fight Night 269 Charles Johnson [111]
15 Flag of England.svg Lone’er Kavanagh9–1Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 257 Charles Johnson [113] UFC Fight Night 268 Brandon Moreno [102]

Women's rankings

Women's pound-for-pound

Rankings updated on February 3, 2026, after UFC 325. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordWin streakMWeight classStatusNext fight
EventOpponentRef.
1 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Valentina Shevchenko 26–4–13Steady2.svg Flyweight Flyweight Champion
2 Flag of the United States.svg Kayla Harrison 19–14Steady2.svg Bantamweight Bantamweight Champion (January 14, 2026) – Neck injury – Bout postponed [114]
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Weili 26–40Steady2.svg Flyweight
Strawweight
#1 in strawweight rankings
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Natália Silva 20–5–114Steady2.svg Flyweight #1 in flyweight rankings
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Mackenzie Dern 16–53Steady2.svg Strawweight Strawweight Champion
6 Flag of France.svg Manon Fiorot 13–21Steady2.svg Flyweight #1 in flyweight rankings
7 Flag of the United States.svg Erin Blanchfield 14–22Steady2.svg Flyweight #4 in flyweight rankings
8 Flag of the United States.svg Julianna Peña 12–60Steady2.svg Bantamweight #1 in bantamweight rankings
9 Flag of Mexico.svg Alexa Grasso 16–5–10Steady2.svg Flyweight #3 in flyweight rankings UFC Fight Night 271 Maycee Barber [115]
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Virna Jandiroba 22–40Steady2.svg Strawweight #3 in strawweight rankings UFC Fight Night 272 Tabatha Ricci [116]
11 Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Pennington 16–90Steady2.svg Bantamweight #2 in bantamweight rankings(August 7, 2025) – Undisclosed injury [117]
12 Flag of the United States.svg Tatiana Suarez 11–11Steady2.svg Strawweight #2 in strawweight rankings UFC 327 Loopy Godinez [118]
13 Flag of the United States.svg Rose Namajunas 14–80Steady2.svg Flyweight #7 in flyweight rankings
14 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Xiaonan 18–5
(1 NC)
0Steady2.svg Strawweight #4 in strawweight rankings
15 Flag of the United States.svg Maycee Barber 15–27Steady2.svg Flyweight #5 in flyweight rankings UFC Fight Night 271 Alexa Grasso [115]

Women's Bantamweight

Weight limit: 126 to 135 lb • 57.15 to 61.23 kg
Rankings updated on February 3, 2026, after UFC 325. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of the United States.svg Kayla Harrison 19–1Steady2.svg4
(0 def)
Win UFC 316 Julianna Peña [119] (January 14, 2026) – Neck injury – Bout Postponed [114]
1 Flag of the United States.svg Julianna Peña 12–6Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 316 Kayla Harrison [119] TBD
2 Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Pennington 16–9Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 307 Julianna Peña [120] (August 7, 2025) – Undisclosed injury [117]
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Norma Dumont 13–2Steady2.svg6Win UFC Fight Night 263 Ketlen Vieira [121] TBD
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Ketlen Vieira 15–5Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 263 Norma Dumont [121] TBD
5 Flag of Russia.svg Yana Santos 17–8
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg3Win UFC 320 Macy Chiasson [122] TBD
6 Flag of Mexico.svg Irene Aldana 15–8Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 306 Norma Dumont [123] TBD
7 Flag of the United States.svg Macy Chiasson 11–5Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 320 Yana Santos [122] UFC Fight Night 268 Ailín Pérez [124]
8 Flag of Argentina.svg Ailín Pérez 12–2Steady2.svg5Win UFC 311 Karol Rosa [125] UFC Fight Night 268 Macy Chiasson [124]
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Karol Rosa 19–7Steady2.svg1Win UFC on ESPN 71 Nora Cornolle [126] TBD
10 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Jacqueline Cavalcanti 10–1Steady2.svg8Win UFC Fight Night 264 Mayra Bueno Silva [127] TBD
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Mayra Bueno Silva 10–6–1
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 264 Jacqueline Cavalcanti [127] TBD
12 Flag of France.svg Nora Cornolle 9–3Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ESPN 71 Karol Rosa [126] UFC Fight Night 267 Joselyne Edwards [128]
13 Flag of the United States.svg Miesha Tate 20–10Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ESPN 67 Yana Santos [129] TBD
14 Flag of Panama.svg Joselyne Edwards 16–6Steady2.svg3Win UFC on ESPN 72 Priscila Cachoeira [130] UFC Fight Night 267 Nora Cornolle [128]
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Luana Santos10–2Steady2.svg2Win UFC on ESPN 73 Melissa Croden [131] TBD

Women's Flyweight

Weight limit: 116 to 125 lb • 52.61 to 56.69 kg
Rankings updated on February 3, 2026, after UFC 325. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Valentina Shevchenko 26–4–1Steady2.svg3
(2 def)
Win UFC 322 Zhang Weili [132] TBD
1 (T) Flag of Brazil.svg Natália Silva 20–5–1Steady2.svg14Win UFC 324 Rose Namajunas [133] TBD
1 (T) Flag of France.svg Manon Fiorot 13–2Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 262 Jasmine Jasudavicius [134] TBD
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Alexa Grasso 16–5–1Increase2.svg +10Loss UFC 315 Natália Silva [135] UFC Fight Night 271 Maycee Barber [115]
4 Flag of the United States.svg Erin Blanchfield 14–2Decrease2.svg −12Win UFC 322 Tracy Cortez [136] TBD
5 Flag of the United States.svg Maycee Barber 15–2Steady2.svg7Win UFC 323 Karine Silva [137] UFC Fight Night 271 Alexa Grasso [115]
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jasmine Jasudavicius 14–4Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 262 Manon Fiorot [134] TBD
7 Flag of the United States.svg Rose Namajunas 14–8Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 324 Natália Silva [133] TBD
8 Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Cortez 12–3Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 322 Erin Blanchfield [136] TBD
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Karine Silva 19–6Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 323 Maycee Barber [137] TBD
10 Flag of the United States.svg Miranda Maverick 15–6Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ESPN 69 Rose Namajunas [138] TBD
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey O'Neill 10–2Steady2.svg1Win UFC 305 Luana Santos [139] UFC Fight Night 271 Gabriella Fernandes [13]
12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Cong 8–1Steady2.svg2Win UFC 316 Ariane da Silva [140] UFC Fight Night 266 Eduarda Moura [141]
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Eduarda Moura12–1Steady2.svg2Win UFC on ESPN 70 Lauren Murphy [142] UFC Fight Night 266 Wang Cong [141]
14 Flag of the United States.svg JJ Aldrich 14–7Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 253 Andrea Lee [143] TBD
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriella Fernandes11–3Steady2.svg3Win UFC on ESPN 72 Julija Stoliarenko [144] UFC Fight Night 271 Casey O'Neill [13]

Women's Strawweight

Weight limit: 106 to 115 lb • 48.08 to 52.16 kg
Rankings updated on February 3, 2026, after UFC 325. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of Brazil.svg Mackenzie Dern 16–5Steady2.svg3
(0 def)
Win UFC 321 Virna Jandiroba [145] TBD
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Weili 26–4Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 322 Valentina Shevchenko [132] TBD
2 Flag of the United States.svg Tatiana Suarez 11–1Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 259 Amanda Lemos [146] UFC 327 Loopy Godinez [118]
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Virna Jandiroba 22–4Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 321 Mackenzie Dern [145] UFC Fight Night 272 Tabatha Ricci [116]
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Xiaonan 18–5
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 314 Virna Jandiroba [147] TBD
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Lemos 15–5–1Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 259 Tatiana Suarez [146] UFC Fight Night 266 Gillian Robertson [148]
6 Flag of Mexico.svg Loopy Godinez 14–5Steady2.svg2Win UFC 319 Jéssica Andrade [149] UFC 327 Tatiana Suarez [118]
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Tabatha Ricci 12–3Increase2.svg +11Win UFC on ABC 9 Amanda Ribas [150] UFC Fight Night 272 Virna Jandiroba [116]
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gillian Robertson 16–8Increase2.svg +24Win UFC on ESPN 67 Marina Rodriguez [151] UFC Fight Night 266 Amanda Lemos [148]
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Jéssica Andrade 26–15Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 319 Loopy Godinez [149] TBD
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Ribas 13–7Increase2.svg +10Loss UFC on ABC 9 Tabatha Ricci [150] TBD
11 Flag of the United States.svg Fatima Kline9–1Increase2.svg +13Win UFC 322 Angela Hill [152] TBD
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Denise Gomes 12–3Increase2.svg +14Win UFC Fight Night 264 Tecia Pennington [153] TBD
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexia Thainara13–1Increase2.svg +211Win UFC Fight Night 260 Loma Lookboonmee [154] TBD
14 Flag of the United States.svg Angela Hill 18–16Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 322 Fatima Kline [152] TBD
15 Flag of Japan.svg Mizuki Inoue 16–6New black yellow.svg2Win UFC 321 Jaqueline Amorim [155] TBD

See also

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