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 October 28, 2025, after UFC 321. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordWin streakMWeight classStatusNext fight
EventOpponentRef.
1 Flag of Georgia.svg Ilia Topuria 17–017Steady2.svg Lightweight Lightweight Champion
2 Flag of Russia.svg Islam Makhachev 27–115Steady2.svg Lightweight #1 in lightweight rankings UFC 322 Jack Della Maddalena [2]
3 Flag of Georgia.svg Merab Dvalishvili 21–414Steady2.svg Bantamweight Bantamweight Champion UFC 323 Petr Yan [3]
4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khamzat Chimaev 15–015Steady2.svg Middleweight Middleweight Champion
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Pantoja 30–58Steady2.svg Flyweight Flyweight Champion UFC 323 Joshua Van [3]
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Pereira 13–31Steady2.svg Light Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Champion
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexander Volkanovski 27–41Steady2.svg Featherweight Featherweight Champion
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Della Maddalena 18–218Steady2.svg Welterweight Welterweight Champion UFC 322 Islam Makhachev [2]
9 Flag of England.svg Tom Aspinall 15–3 (1 NC)0Steady2.svg Heavyweight Heavyweight Champion
10 Flag of South Africa.svg Dricus du Plessis 23–30Steady2.svg Middleweight #1 in middleweight rankings
11 Flag of Russia.svg Magomed Ankalaev 20–2–1 (1 NC)0Steady2.svg Light Heavyweight #1 in light heavyweight rankings
12 Flag of the United States.svg Max Holloway 27–81Steady2.svg Lightweight #3 in lightweight rankings
13 Flag of the United States.svg Belal Muhammad 24–4 (1 NC)0Steady2.svg Welterweight #1 in welterweight rankings UFC Fight Night 264 Ian Machado Garry [4]
14 Flag of Armenia.svg Arman Tsarukyan 22–34Steady2.svg Lightweight #2 in lightweight rankings UFC Fight Night 264 Dan Hooker [4]
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Charles Oliveira 36–11
(1 NC)
1Steady2.svg Lightweight #3 in lightweight rankings

Heavyweight

Weight limit: 206 to 265 lb • 93.44 kg to 120.20 kg

Rankings updated on October 28, 2025, after UFC 321. [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 [5] TBD
1 Flag of France.svg Ciryl Gane 13–2 (1 NC)Steady2.svg0NC UFC 321 Tom Aspinall [5] TBD
2 Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Volkov 39–11Steady2.svg1Win UFC 321 Jailton Almeida [6] TBD
3 Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Pavlovich 20–3Steady2.svg2Win UFC Fight Night 257 Waldo Cortes-Acosta [7] TBD
4 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Blaydes 19–5
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg1Win UFC on ABC 8 Rizvan Kuniev [8] (August 18, 2025) – Torn meniscus injury [9]
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Jailton Almeida 22–4Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 321 Alexander Volkov [6] TBD
6 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Waldo Cortes-Acosta 14–2Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 257 Sergei Pavlovich [7] UFC Fight Night 263 Ante Delija [10]
7 Flag of Moldova.svg Serghei Spivac 17–6Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 316 Waldo Cortes-Acosta [11] UFC Fight Night 264 Shamil Gaziev [12]
8 Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Lewis 29–12
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg2Win UFC on ESPN 70 Tallison Teixeira [13] TBD
9 Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Tybura 27–10Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 258 Ante Delija [14] TBD
10 Flag of Croatia.svg Ante Delija 26–6Steady2.svg2Win UFC Fight Night 258 Marcin Tybura [14] UFC Fight Night 263 Waldo Cortes-Acosta [10]
11 Flag of Bahrain.svg Shamil Gaziev 14–1Increase2.svg +12Win UFC Fight Night 250 Thomas Petersen [15] UFC Fight Night 264 Serghei Spivac [12]
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tai Tuivasa 14–8Decrease2.svg −10Loss UFC 305 Jairzinho Rozenstruik [16] TBD
13 Flag of England.svg Mick Parkin 10–1Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 255 Marcin Tybura [17] TBD
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Valter Walker15–1Increase2.svg +14Win UFC 321 Louie Sutherland [18] TBD
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Tallison Teixeira 8–1Decrease2.svg −10Loss UFC on ESPN 70 Derrick Lewis [13] TBD

Light Heavyweight

Weight limit: 186 to 205 lbs • 84.36 to 92.98 kg

Rankings updated on October 28, 2025, after UFC 321. [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 [19] TBD
1 (T) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Procházka 32–5–1Steady2.svg2Win UFC 320 Khalil Rountree Jr. [20] TBD
1 (T) Flag of Russia.svg Magomed Ankalaev 20–2–1
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 320 Alex Pereira [19] TBD
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Carlos Ulberg 13–1Steady2.svg9Win UFC Fight Night 260 Dominick Reyes [21] TBD
4 Flag of the United States.svg Khalil Rountree Jr. 14–7
(1 NC)
Increase2.svg +10Loss UFC 320 Jiří Procházka [20] TBD
5 Flag of Poland.svg Jan Błachowicz 29–11–1Decrease2.svg −10Loss UFC Fight Night 255 Carlos Ulberg [22] UFC 323 Bogdan Guskov [23]
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jamahal Hill 12–4
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ABC 8 Khalil Rountree Jr. [24] (October 25, 2025) – Knee surgeries [25]
7 Flag of Russia.svg Azamat Murzakanov 16–0Increase2.svg +316Win UFC 321 Aleksandar Rakić [26] TBD
8 Flag of the United States.svg Dominick Reyes 15–5Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 260 Carlos Ulberg [21] TBD
9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Volkan Oezdemir 20–8Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 248 Carlos Ulberg [27] UFC Fight Night 264 Alonzo Menifield [28]
10 Flag of Austria.svg Aleksandar Rakić 14–6Decrease2.svg −30Loss UFC 321 Azamat Murzakanov [26] TBD
11 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bogdan Guskov 18–3Steady2.svg4Win UFC on ABC 9 Nikita Krylov [29] UFC 323 Jan Błachowicz [23]
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Johnny Walker 22–9
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 257 Zhang Mingyang [30] TBD
13 Flag of Ukraine.svg Nikita Krylov 30–11Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ABC 9 Bogdan Guskov [29] TBD
14 Flag of the United States.svg Alonzo Menifield 17–5–1Steady2.svg2Win UFC on ESPN 69 Oumar Sy [31] UFC Fight Night 264 Volkan Oezdemir [28]
15 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Mingyang 19–7Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 257 Johnny Walker [30] TBD

Middleweight

Weight limit: 171 to 185 lb • 77.56 to 83.91 kg

Rankings updated on October 28, 2025, after UFC 321. [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] 6-month NSAC suspension – December 29, 2025 [35]
4 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Hernandez 15–2
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg8Win UFC on ESPN 72 Roman Dolidze [36] (September 15, 2025) – Undisclosed injury [37]
5 Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Allen 26–7Steady2.svg2Win UFC Fight Night 262 Reinier de Ridder [38] TBD
6 Flag of Nigeria.svg Israel Adesanya 24–5Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 250 Nassourdine Imavov [39] TBD
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Borralho 17–2
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 258 Nassourdine Imavov [33] TBD
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Reinier de Ridder 21–3Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 262 Brendan Allen [38] TBD
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Whittaker 26–9Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ABC 9 Reinier de Ridder [40] TBD
10 (T) Flag of England.svg Michael Page 24–3Steady2.svg2Win UFC 319 Jared Cannonier [41] TBD
10 (T) Flag of the United States.svg Jared Cannonier 18–9Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 319 Michael Page [41] TBD
12 Flag of Georgia.svg Roman Dolidze 15–4Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ESPN 72 Anthony Hernandez [36] TBD
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Costa 15–4Steady2.svg1Win UFC 318 Roman Kopylov [42] UFC Fight Night 264 TBA [43]
14 Flag of Italy.svg Marvin Vettori 19–9–1Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 318 Brendan Allen [44] UFC 323 Brunno Ferreira [45]
15 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Pyfer 15–3Steady2.svg1Win UFC 320 Abusupiyan Magomedov [46] TBD

Welterweight

Weight limit: 156 to 170 lb • 70.76 to 77.11 kg

Rankings updated on October 28, 2025, after UFC 321. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Della Maddalena 18–2Steady2.svg18
(0 def)
Win UFC 315 Belal Muhammad [47] UFC 322 Islam Makhachev [2]
1 Flag of the United States.svg Belal Muhammad 24–4
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 315 Jack Della Maddalena [47] UFC Fight Night 264 Ian Machado Garry [4]
2 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Brady 18–1Steady2.svg3Win UFC Fight Night 255 Leon Edwards [48] UFC 322 Michael Morales [49]
3 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Shavkat Rakhmonov 19–0Steady2.svg19Win UFC 310 Ian Machado Garry [50] TBD
4 Flag of England.svg Leon Edwards 22–5
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 255 Sean Brady [48] UFC 322 Carlos Prates [2]
5 Flag of Nigeria.svg Kamaru Usman 21–4Steady2.svg1Win UFC on ESPN 69 Joaquin Buckley [51] TBD
6 Flag of Ireland.svg Ian Machado Garry 16–1Steady2.svg1Win UFC on ESPN 66 Carlos Prates [52] UFC Fight Night 264 Belal Muhammad [4]
7 Flag of the United States.svg Joaquin Buckley 21–7Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ESPN 69 Kamaru Usman [51] TBD
8 Flag of Ecuador.svg Michael Morales 18–0Steady2.svg18Win UFC Fight Night 256 Gilbert Burns [53] UFC 322 Sean Brady [49]
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Prates 22–7Steady2.svg1Win UFC 319 Geoff Neal [54] UFC 322 Leon Edwards [2]
10 Flag of the United States.svg Colby Covington 17–5Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ESPN 63 Joaquin Buckley [55] TBD
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Gilbert Burns 22–9Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 256 Michael Morales [53] TBD
12 Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Neal 16–7Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 319 Carlos Prates [54] TBD
13 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Rodriguez 20–5Steady2.svg3Win UFC 318 Kevin Holland [56] TBD
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Bonfim 18–1Steady2.svg3Win UFC on ESPN 70 Stephen Thompson [57] UFC on ESPN 73 Randy Brown [58]
15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Malott 13–2–1Steady2.svg3Win UFC Fight Night 262 Kevin Holland [59] TBD

Lightweight

Weight limit: 146 to 155 lb • 66.22 to 70.30 kg

Rankings updated on October 28, 2025, after UFC 321. [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
1 Flag of Russia.svg Islam Makhachev 27–1Steady2.svg15Win UFC 311 Renato Moicano [61] UFC 322 Jack Della Maddalena [2]
2 Flag of Armenia.svg Arman Tsarukyan 22–3Steady2.svg4Win UFC 300 Charles Oliveira [62] UFC Fight Night 264 Dan Hooker [4]
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Charles Oliveira 36–11
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 261 Mateusz Gamrot [63] TBD
4 Flag of the United States.svg Max Holloway 27–8Steady2.svg1Win UFC 318 Dustin Poirier [64] TBD
5 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Gaethje 26–5Steady2.svg1Win UFC 313 Rafael Fiziev [65] TBD
6 Flag of England.svg Paddy Pimblett 23–3Steady2.svg9Win UFC 314 Michael Chandler [66] TBD
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dan Hooker 24–12Steady2.svg3Win UFC 305 Mateusz Gamrot [67] UFC Fight Night 264 Arman Tsarukyan [4]
8 Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Gamrot 25–4
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 261 Charles Oliveira [63] TBD
9 Flag of the United States.svg Beneil Dariush 23–6–1Steady2.svg1Win UFC 317 Renato Moicano [68] UFC 322 Benoît Saint Denis [69]
10 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Rafael Fiziev 13–4Steady2.svg1Win UFC on ABC 8 Ignacio Bahamondes [70] (September 19, 2025) – Knee injury [71]
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Renato Moicano 20–7–1Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 317 Beneil Dariush [68] TBD
12 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chandler 23–10Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 314 Paddy Pimblett [66] TBD
13 Flag of France.svg Benoît Saint Denis 15–3
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg2Win UFC Fight Night 258 Maurício Ruffy [72] UFC 322 Beneil Dariush [69]
14 Flag of the United States.svg Grant Dawson 23–2–1Steady2.svg3Win UFC 311 Carlos Diego Ferreira [73] TBD
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Ruffy 12–2Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 258 Benoît Saint Denis [72] TBD

Featherweight

Weight limit: 136 to 145 lb • 61.68 to 65.77 kg

Rankings updated on October 28, 2025, after UFC 321. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexander Volkanovski 27–4Steady2.svg1
(0 def)
Win UFC 314 Diego Lopes [74] TBD
1 Flag of Russia.svg Movsar Evloev 19–0Steady2.svg19Win UFC 310 Aljamain Sterling [75] (July 14, 2025) – Undisclosed injury [76]
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Lopes 27–7Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 259 Jean Silva [77] TBD
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Yair Rodríguez 20–5
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg1Win UFC 314 Patrício Pitbull [78] TBD
4 Flag of England.svg Lerone Murphy 17–0–1Steady2.svg9Win UFC 319 Aaron Pico [79] TBD
5 Flag of the United States.svg Aljamain Sterling 25–5Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 257 Brian Ortega [80] TBD
6 Flag of England.svg Arnold Allen 20–3Steady2.svg1Win UFC 304 Giga Chikadze [81] TBD
7 Flag of Morocco.svg Youssef Zalal 18–5–1Steady2.svg8Win UFC 320 Josh Emmett [82] TBD
8 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Ortega 16–5
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 257 Aljamain Sterling [80] TBD
9 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Emmett 19–6Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 320 Youssef Zalal [82] TBD
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Jean Silva 16–3Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 259 Diego Lopes [77] TBD
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Patrício Pitbull 37–8Steady2.svg1Win UFC 318 Dan Ige [83] TBD
12 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Garcia 18–5Steady2.svg6Win UFC on ESPN 70 Calvin Kattar [84] UFC Fight Night 263 David Onama [85]
13 Flag of Uganda.svg David Onama 14–2Steady2.svg4Win UFC on ESPN 66 Giga Chikadze [86] UFC Fight Night 263 Steve Garcia [85]
14 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Ige 19–10Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 318 Patrício Pitbull [83] TBD
15 Flag of Georgia.svg Giga Chikadze 15–5Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ESPN 66 David Onama [86] TBD

Bantamweight

Weight limit: 126 to 135 lbs • 57.15 to 61.23 kg

Rankings updated on October 28, 2025, after UFC 321. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of Georgia.svg Merab Dvalishvili 21–4Steady2.svg14
(3 def)
Win UFC 320 Cory Sandhagen [87] UFC 323 Petr Yan [3]
1 Flag of Russia.svg Umar Nurmagomedov 19–1Increase2.svg +11Win UFC 321 Mario Bautista [88] TBD
2 Flag of the United States.svg Sean O'Malley 18–3
(1 NC)
Decrease2.svg −10Loss UFC 316 Merab Dvalishvili [89] TBD
3 Flag of Russia.svg Petr Yan 19–5Decrease2.svg −13Win UFC on ABC 9 Marcus McGhee [90] UFC 323 Merab Dvalishvili [3]
4 Flag of the United States.svg Cory Sandhagen 18–6Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 320 Merab Dvalishvili [87] TBD
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Song Yadong 22–7–1
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 252 Henry Cejudo [91] TBD
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Deiveson Figueiredo 25–5–1Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 261 Montel Jackson [92] TBD
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aiemann Zahabi 14–2Steady2.svg7Win UFC Fight Night 262 Marlon Vera [93] TBD
8 Flag of Ecuador.svg Marlon Vera 23–11–1Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 262 Aiemann Zahabi [93] TBD
9 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Bautista 16–3Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 321 Umar Nurmagomedov [88] TBD
10 Flag of the United States.svg Henry Cejudo 16–5Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 252 Song Yadong [91] UFC 323 Payton Talbott [3]
11 Flag of Mexico.svg David Martínez 13–1Steady2.svg9Win UFC Fight Night 259 Rob Font [94] TBD
12 Flag of the United States.svg Rob Font 22–9Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 259 David Martínez [94] TBD
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Vinicius Oliveira 23–3Steady2.svg6Win UFC 318 Kyler Phillips [95] TBD
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 Marcus McGhee 10–2Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ABC 9 Petr Yan [90] TBD

Flyweight

Weight limit: 116 to 125 lb • 52.61 to 56.69 kg

Rankings updated on October 28, 2025, after UFC 321. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Pantoja 30–5Steady2.svg8
(4 def)
Win UFC 317 Kai Kara-France [96] UFC 323 Joshua Van [3]
1 Flag of Myanmar.svg Joshua Van 15–2Steady2.svg5Win UFC 317 Brandon Royval [97] UFC 323 Alexandre Pantoja [3]
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Brandon Moreno 23–8–2Steady2.svg2Win UFC on ESPN 64 Steve Erceg [98] UFC 323 Tatsuro Taira [99]
3 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Royval 17–8Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 317 Joshua Van [97] UFC on ESPN 74 Manel Kape [100]
4 Flag of Iraq.svg Amir Albazi 17–2Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 246 Brandon Moreno [101] (July 28, 2025) – Undisclosed injury [102]
5 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuro Taira 17–1Steady2.svg1Win UFC on ESPN 71 Park Hyun-sung [103] UFC 323 Brandon Moreno [99]
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kai Kara-France 25–12
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 317 Alexandre Pantoja [96] TBD
7 Flag of Angola.svg Manel Kape 21–7Steady2.svg2Win UFC Fight Night 253 Asu Almabayev [104] UFC on ESPN 74 Brandon Royval [100]
8 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Perez 25–9Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ESPN 58 Tatsuro Taira [105] UFC Fight Night 264 Asu Almabayev [106]
9 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Asu Almabayev 22–3Steady2.svg1Win UFC on ABC 9 Jose Ochoa [107] UFC Fight Night 264 Alex Perez [106]
10 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Elliott 21–13–1Steady2.svg2Win UFC 319 Kai Asakura [108] TBD
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Erceg 13–4Steady2.svg1Win UFC on ESPN 72 Ode' Osbourne [109] TBD
12 Flag of Russia.svg Tagir Ulanbekov 17–2Steady2.svg4Win UFC on ABC 8 Azat Maksum [110] UFC Fight Night 264 Kyoji Horiguchi [28]
13 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Johnson 18–7Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 257 Lone'er Kavanagh [111] TBD
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Gustavo da Silva 15–7–2
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 262 Park Hyun-sung [112] TBD
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Estevam14–0Steady2.svg14Win UFC on ESPN 71 Felipe Bunes [113] UFC Fight Night 263 Allan Nascimento [114]

Women's rankings

Women's pound-for-pound

Rankings updated on October 28, 2025, after UFC 321. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordWin streakMWeight classStatusNext fight
EventOpponentRef.
1 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Valentina Shevchenko 25–4–12Steady2.svg Flyweight Flyweight Champion UFC 322 Zhang Weili [2]
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Weili 26–35Steady2.svg Strawweight #1 in strawweight rankings UFC 322 Valentina Shevchenko [2]
3 Flag of the United States.svg Kayla Harrison 19–14Steady2.svg Bantamweight Bantamweight Champion
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Natália Silva 19–5–113Steady2.svg Flyweight #2 in flyweight rankings
5 Flag of France.svg Manon Fiorot 13–21Steady2.svg Flyweight #1 in flyweight rankings
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Mackenzie Dern 16–53New black yellow.svg Strawweight Strawweight Champion
7 Flag of Mexico.svg Alexa Grasso 16–5–10Steady2.svg Flyweight #3 in flyweight rankings
8 Flag of the United States.svg Julianna Peña 12–60Decrease2.svg −2 Bantamweight #1 in bantamweight rankings
9 Flag of the United States.svg Erin Blanchfield 13–21Decrease2.svg −1 Flyweight #4 in flyweight rankings UFC 322 Tracy Cortez [115]
10 Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Pennington 16–90Steady2.svg Bantamweight #2 in bantamweight rankings(August 7, 2025) – Undisclosed injury [116]
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Virna Jandiroba 22–40Decrease2.svg −2 Strawweight #3 in strawweight rankings
12 Flag of the United States.svg Tatiana Suarez 11–11Decrease2.svg −1 Strawweight #2 in strawweight rankings
13 Flag of the United States.svg Rose Namajunas 14–71Decrease2.svg −1 Flyweight #6 in flyweight rankings
14 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Xiaonan 18–5
(1 NC)
0Decrease2.svg −1 Strawweight #4 in strawweight rankings
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Ketlen Vieira 15–41New black yellow.svg Bantamweight #3 in bantamweight rankings

Women's Bantamweight

Weight limit: 126 to 135 lb • 57.15 to 61.23 kg

Rankings updated on October 28, 2025, after UFC 321. [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 [117] TBD
1 Flag of the United States.svg Julianna Peña 12–6Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 316 Kayla Harrison [117] TBD
2 Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Pennington 16–9Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 307 Julianna Peña [118] (August 7, 2025) – Undisclosed injury [116]
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Ketlen Vieira 15–4Steady2.svg1Win UFC on ESPN 68 Macy Chiasson [119] UFC Fight Night 263 Norma Dumont [120]
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Norma Dumont 12–2Steady2.svg5Win UFC 306 Irene Aldana [121] UFC Fight Night 263 Ketlen Vieira [120]
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 [121] TBD
7 Flag of the United States.svg Macy Chiasson 11–5Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 320 Yana Santos [122] TBD
8 Flag of Argentina.svg Ailín Pérez 12–2Steady2.svg5Win UFC 311 Karol Rosa [123] TBD
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Karol Rosa 19–7Steady2.svg1Win UFC on ESPN 71 Nora Cornolle [124] TBD
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Mayra Bueno Silva 10–5–1
(1 NC)
Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 250 Jasmine Jasudavicius [125] UFC on ESPN 73 Jacqueline Cavalcanti [126]
11 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Jacqueline Cavalcanti 9–1Steady2.svg7Win UFC Fight Night 251 Julia Avila [127] UFC on ESPN 73 Mayra Bueno Silva [126]
12 Flag of France.svg Nora Cornolle 9–3Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ESPN 71 Karol Rosa [124] TBD
13 Flag of the United States.svg Miesha Tate 20–10Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ESPN 67 Yana Santos [128] TBD
14 Flag of Panama.svg Joselyne Edwards 16–6Steady2.svg3Win UFC on ESPN 72 Priscila Cachoeira [129] TBD
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Luana Santos9–2Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 256 Tainara Lisboa [130] UFC on ESPN 73 Dariya Zheleznyakova [131]

Women's Flyweight

Weight limit: 116 to 125 lb • 52.61 to 56.69 kg

Rankings updated on October 28, 2025, after UFC 321. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Valentina Shevchenko 25–4–1Steady2.svg2
(1 def)
Win UFC 315 Manon Fiorot [132] UFC 322 Zhang Weili [2]
1 Flag of France.svg Manon Fiorot 13–2Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 262 Jasmine Jasudavicius [133] TBD
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Natália Silva 19–5–1Steady2.svg13Win UFC 315 Alexa Grasso [134] TBD
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Alexa Grasso 16–5–1Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 315 Natália Silva [134] TBD
4 Flag of the United States.svg Erin Blanchfield 13–2Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 246 Rose Namajunas [135] UFC 322 Tracy Cortez [115]
5 Flag of the United States.svg Maycee Barber 14–2Steady2.svg6Win UFC 299 Katlyn Cerminara [136] UFC 323 Karine Silva [137]
6 Flag of the United States.svg Rose Namajunas 14–7Steady2.svg1Win UFC on ESPN 69 Miranda Maverick [138] TBD
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jasmine Jasudavicius 14–4Steady2.svg0Loss UFC Fight Night 262 Manon Fiorot [133] TBD
8 Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Cortez 12–2Steady2.svg1Win UFC 317 Viviane Araújo [139] UFC 322 Erin Blanchfield [115]
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Karine Silva 19–5Steady2.svg1Win UFC 319 Dione Barbosa [140] UFC 323 Maycee Barber [137]
10 Flag of the United States.svg Miranda Maverick 15–6Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ESPN 69 Rose Namajunas [138] TBD
11 Flag of Scotland.svg Casey O'Neill 10–2Steady2.svg1Win UFC 305 Luana Santos [141] TBD
12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Cong 8–1Steady2.svg2Win UFC 316 Ariane da Silva [142] TBD
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Eduarda Moura12–1Steady2.svg2Win UFC on ESPN 70 Lauren Murphy [143] TBD
14 Flag of the United States.svg JJ Aldrich 14–7Steady2.svg1Win UFC Fight Night 253 Andrea Lee [144] TBD
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriella Fernandes11–3Steady2.svg3Win UFC on ESPN 72 Julija Stoliarenko [145] TBD

Women's Strawweight

Weight limit: 106 to 115 lb • 48.08 to 52.16 kg

Rankings updated on October 28, 2025, after UFC 321. [1]

Rank ISO FighterRecordMWin streakLast fightNext fight
ResultEventOpponentRef.EventOpponentRef.
C Flag of Brazil.svg Mackenzie Dern 16–5Increase2.svg +53
(0 def)
Win UFC 321 Virna Jandiroba [146] TBD
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Weili 26–3Decrease2.svg −15Win UFC 312 Tatiana Suarez [147] UFC 322 Valentina Shevchenko [2]
2 Flag of the United States.svg Tatiana Suarez 11–1Decrease2.svg −11Win UFC Fight Night 259 Amanda Lemos [148] TBD
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Virna Jandiroba 22–4Decrease2.svg −20Loss UFC 321 Mackenzie Dern [146] TBD
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Xiaonan 18–5
(1 NC)
Decrease2.svg −10Loss UFC 314 Virna Jandiroba [149] TBD
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Lemos 15–5–1Decrease2.svg −10Loss UFC Fight Night 259 Tatiana Suarez [148] TBD
6 Flag of Mexico.svg Loopy Godinez 14–5Steady2.svg2Win UFC 319 Jéssica Andrade [150] TBD
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Iasmin Lucindo18–6Steady2.svg1Win UFC on ESPN 72 Angela Hill [151] UFC on ESPN 74 Gillian Robertson [152]
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Tabatha Ricci 12–3Steady2.svg1Win UFC on ABC 9 Amanda Ribas [153] TBD
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Jéssica Andrade 26–15Steady2.svg0Loss UFC 319 Loopy Godinez [150] TBD
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gillian Robertson 16–8Steady2.svg4Win UFC on ESPN 67 Marina Rodriguez [154] UFC on ESPN 74 Iasmin Lucindo [152]
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Ribas 13–7Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ABC 9 Tabatha Ricci [153] TBD
12 Flag of the United States.svg Angela Hill 18–15Steady2.svg0Loss UFC on ESPN 72 Iasmin Lucindo [151] UFC 322 Fatima Kline [155]
13 Flag of the United States.svg Tecia Pennington 15–7Steady2.svg2Win UFC Fight Night 256 Luana Pinheiro [156] UFC on ESPN 73 Denise Gomes [157]
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexia Thainara13–1Steady2.svg11Win UFC Fight Night 260 Loma Lookboonmee [158] TBD
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Denise Gomes 11–3Steady2.svg3Win UFC Fight Night 256 Elise Reed [159] UFC on ESPN 73 Tecia Pennington [157]

See also

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