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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Rankings updated on December 16, 2025, after UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape. [1]
Weight limit: 206 to 265 lb • 93.44 kg to 120.20 kg
Rankings updated on December 16, 2025, after UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape. [1]
Weight limit: 186 to 205 lbs • 84.36 to 92.98 kg
Rankings updated on December 16, 2025, after UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape. [1]
Weight limit: 171 to 185 lb • 77.56 to 83.91 kg
Rankings updated on December 16, 2025, after UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape. [1]
Weight limit: 156 to 170 lb • 70.76 to 77.11 kg
Rankings updated on December 16, 2025, after UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape. [1]
Weight limit: 146 to 155 lb • 66.22 to 70.30 kg
Rankings updated on December 16, 2025, after UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape. [1]
Weight limit: 136 to 145 lb • 61.68 to 65.77 kg
Rankings updated on December 16, 2025, after UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape. [1]
Weight limit: 126 to 135 lbs • 57.15 to 61.23 kg
Rankings updated on December 16, 2025, after UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape. [1]
Weight limit: 116 to 125 lb • 52.61 to 56.69 kg
Rankings updated on December 16, 2025, after UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape. [1]
Rankings updated on December 16, 2025, after UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape. [1]
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | Win streak | M | Weight class | Status | Next fight | ||
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| Event | Opponent | Ref. | ||||||||
| 1 | | Valentina Shevchenko | 26–4–1 | 3 | Flyweight | Flyweight Champion | ||||
| 2 | | Kayla Harrison | 19–1 | 4 | Bantamweight | Bantamweight Champion | (January 14, 2026) – Neck injury – Bout postponed | [119] | ||
| 3 | | Zhang Weili | 26–4 | 0 | Flyweight Strawweight | #1 in strawweight rankings | ||||
| 4 | | Natália Silva | 19–5–1 | 13 | Flyweight | #2 in flyweight rankings | UFC 324 | Rose Namajunas | [120] | |
| 5 | | Mackenzie Dern | 16–5 | 3 | Strawweight | Strawweight Champion | ||||
| 6 | | Manon Fiorot | 13–2 | 1 | Flyweight | #1 in flyweight rankings | ||||
| 7 | | Erin Blanchfield | 14–2 | 2 | Flyweight | #3 in flyweight rankings | ||||
| 8 | | Julianna Peña | 12–6 | 0 | Bantamweight | #1 in bantamweight rankings | ||||
| 9 | | Alexa Grasso | 16–5–1 | 0 | Flyweight | #3 in flyweight rankings | UFC Fight Night 271 | Maycee Barber | [121] | |
| 10 | | Virna Jandiroba | 22–4 | 0 | Strawweight | #3 in strawweight rankings | UFC Fight Night 272 | Tabatha Ricci | [122] | |
| 11 | | Raquel Pennington | 16–9 | 0 | Bantamweight | #2 in bantamweight rankings | (August 7, 2025) – Undisclosed injury | [123] | ||
| 12 | | Tatiana Suarez | 11–1 | 1 | Strawweight | #2 in strawweight rankings | UFC 327 | Loopy Godinez | [124] | |
| 13 | | Rose Namajunas | 14–7 | 1 | Flyweight | #6 in flyweight rankings | UFC 324 | Natália Silva | [120] | |
| 14 | | Yan Xiaonan | 18–5 (1 NC) | 0 | Strawweight | #4 in strawweight rankings | ||||
| 15 | | Maycee Barber | 15–2 | 7 | Flyweight | #5 in flyweight rankings | UFC Fight Night 271 | Alexa Grasso | [121] | |
Weight limit: 126 to 135 lb • 57.15 to 61.23 kg
Rankings updated on December 16, 2025, after UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape. [1]
Weight limit: 116 to 125 lb • 52.61 to 56.69 kg
Rankings updated on December 16, 2025, after UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape. [1]
Weight limit: 106 to 115 lb • 48.08 to 52.16 kg
Rankings updated on December 16, 2025, after UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape. [1]