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UFC Rankings: Men, Women & Pound-for-Pound

Zack Lane
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Updated: March 6, 2026, 07:10 AM ET
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  • Alexander Volkanovski successfully defended his featherweight title in Sydney with a unanimous decision victory over Diego Lopes.

  • Rising star Lone'er Kavanagh stunned the home crowd by defeating former champion Brandon Moreno via unanimous decision.

  • Former champion Sean Strickland halted the eight-fight winning streak of Anthony "Fluffy" Hernandez, securing a third-round TKO.

UFC Rankings 2025

UFC Heavyweight Division - Champion: Tom Aspinall

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Ciryl Gane113-2
Alexander Volkov239-11
Sergei Pavlovich320-3
Curtis Blaydes419-5
Waldo Cortes-Acosta517-2
Serghei Spivac618-6
Rizvan Kuniev713-3-1
Marcin Tybura827-10
Derick Lewis929-13
Ante Delija1026-8

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Heavyweight:

  • Mick Parkin vs. Mario Pinto - UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy on March 21, 2026

  • Sergei Pavlovich vs. Rizvan Kuniev - UFC Fight Night: April (Targeted) on April 25, 2026

  • Jon Jones vs. Alex Pereira - UFC White House on June 14, 2026

UFC Light Heavyweight Division - Champion: Alex Pereira

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Magomed Ankalaev120-2-1
Jiri Prochazka232-5-1
Carlos Ulberg313-1
Khalil Rountree Jr.414-7
Jan Blachowicz529-11-2
Azamat Murzakanov616-0
Jamahal Hill712-4
Volkan Oezdemir821-8
Bogdan Guskov918-3-1
Dominick Reyes1015-5

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Light Heavyweight:

  • Rafael Tobias vs. Diyar Nurgozhay - UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 on March 7, 2026

  • Ion Cutelaba vs. Oumar Sy - UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos on March 14, 2026

  • Iwo Baraniewski vs. Austen Lane - UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy on March 21, 2026

UFC Middleweight Division - Champion: Khamzat Chimaev

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Dricus du Plessis123-3
Nassourdine Imavov217-4
Sean Strickland330-7
Brendan Allen426-7
Israel Adesanya524-5
Anthony Hernandez615-3
Caio Borralho717-2
Reinier de Ridder821-3
Robert Whittaker926-9
Jared Cannonier1018-9

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Middleweight:

  • Caio Borralho vs. Reinier de Ridder – UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 on March 7, 2026

  • Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer – UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer on March 28, 2026

  • Kelvin Gastelum vs. Vicente Luque – UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg on April 11, 2026

UFC Welterweight Division - Champion: Islam Makhachev

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Jack Della Maddalena118-3
Ian Machado Garry217-1
Michael Morales319-0
Belal Muhammad424-5
Carlos Prates523-7
Sean Brady618-2
Kamara Usman721-4
Leon Edwards822-6
Joaquin Buckley921-7
Gabriel Bonfim1019-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Welterweight:

  • Michael "Venom" Page vs. Sam Patterson - UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy on March 21, 2026

  • Gilbert Burns vs. Mike Malott - UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on April 18, 2026

  • Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley - UFC Fight Night: Brady vs. Buckley on April 25, 2026

UFC Lightweight Division - Champion: Ilia Topuria

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Justin Gaethje127-5
Arman Tsarukyan223-3
Charles Oliveira336-11
Max Holloway427-8
Benoît Saint Denis517-3
Paddy Pimblett623-4
Mateusz Gamrot725-4
Dan Hooker824-14
Mauricio Ruffy913-2
Renato Moicano1020-7-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Lightweight:

  • Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira 2 – UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 on March 7, 2026

  • Renato Moicano vs. Chris Duncan – UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan on April 4, 2026

  • Beneil Dariush vs. Manuel Torres – UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg on April 11, 2026

UFC Featherweight Division - Champion: Alexander Volkanovski

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Movsar Evloev119-0
Diego Lopes227-8
Lerone Murphy317-0-1
Yair Rodríguez420-5
Aljamain Sterling525-5
Jean Silva617-3
Arnold Allen720-4
Youssef Zalal818-5-1
Steve Garcia919-5
Brian Ortega1016-5

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Featherweight:

  • Josh Emmett vs. Kevin Vallejos – UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos on March 14, 2026

  • Movsar Evloev vs. Lerone Murphy – UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy on March 21, 2026

  • Luke Riley vs. Michael Aswell – UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy on March 21, 2026

UFC Bantamweight Division - Champion: Petr Yan

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Merab Dvalishvili121-5
Umar Nurmagomedov220-1
Sean O’Malley319-3
Cory Sandhagen418-6
Song Yadong522-8-1
Aiemann Zahabi614-2
Deiveson Figueiredo725-6-1
Mario Bautista817-3
David Martínez914-1
Marlon Vera1023-12-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Bantamweight:

  • Rob Font vs. Raul Rosas Jr. – UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 on March 7, 2026

  • Cody Garbrandt vs. Xiao Long – UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 on March 7, 2026

  • Elijah Smith vs. Su Young You – UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos on March 14, 2026

UFC Flyweight Division - Champion: Joshua Van

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Alexandre Pantoja130-6
Manel Kape222-7
Tatsuro Taira318-1
Brandon Royval419-7
Kyoji Horiguchi536-5
Lone'er Kavanagh610-1
Brandon Moreno7 (T)23-10-2
Amir Albazi7 (T)17-3
Asu Almabayev923-3
Alex Perez1026-10

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Flyweight:

  • Cody Durden vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel – UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 on March 7, 2026

  • Charles Johnson vs. Bruno Silva – UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos on March 14, 2026

  • Joshua Van (c) vs. Tatsuro Taira – UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg on April 11, 2026

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Division - Champion: Kayla Harrison

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Julianna Peña112-6
Raquel Pennington216-9
Norma Dumont313-2
Ketlen Vieira415-5
Yana Santos517-8
Irene Aldana615-8
Ailin Perez713-2
Macy Chiasson811-6
Karol Rosa919-7
Jacqueline Cavalcanti1010-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Bantamweight:

  • Beatriz Mesquita vs. Montserrat Rendon – UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos on March 14, 2026

  • Melissa Mullins vs. Luana Carolina – UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy on March 21, 2026

  • Melissa Croden vs. Daria Zheleznyakova – UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on April 18, 2026

UFC Women’s Flyweight Division - Champion: Valentina Shevchenko

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Natalia Silva1 (T)20-5-1
Manon Fiorot1 (T)13-2
Alexa Grasso316-5-1
Erin Blanchfield414-2
Maycee Barber515-2
Jasmine Jasudavicius614-4
Rosa Namajunas714-8
Tracy Cortez812-3
Karine Silva919-6
Miranda Maverick1015-6

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Flyweight:

  • Tracy Cortez vs. Karine Silva – UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 on March 7, 2026

  • Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Karine Silva – UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on April 18, 2026

UFC Strawweight Division - Champion: Mackenzie Dern

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Zhang Weili126-4
Tatiana Suarez211-1
Virna Jandiroba322-4
Yan Xiaonan418-5
Amanda Lemos515-5-1
Loopy Godinez614-5
Tabatha Ricci712-3
Gillian Robertson816-8
Jéssica Andrade926-15
Amanda Ribas1013-7

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Strawweight:

  • Amanda Lemos vs. Gillian Robertson – UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos on March 14, 2026

  • Piera Rodriguez vs. Sam Hughes – UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos on March 14, 2026

  • Tatiana Suarez vs. Loopy Godinez – UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg on April 11, 2026

UFC Men’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Islam Makhachev128-1
Ilia Topuria217-0
Khamzat Chimaev315-0
Alexander Volkanovski428-4
Alex Pereira513-3
Petr Yan620-5
Merab Dvalishvili721-5
Tom Aspinall815-3
Alexandre Pantoja930-6
Max Holloway1027-8

UFC Women’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Valentina Shevchenko 126-4-1
Kayla Harrison219-1
Zhang Weili326-4
Natalia Silva420-5-1
Mackenzie Dern516-5
Manon Fiorot613-2
Erin Blanchfield714-2
Julianna Peña812-6
Alexa Grasso916-5-1
Virna Jandiroba1022-4

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