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

Zack Lane
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Updated: September 9, 2025, 11:18 AM ET
5 min read

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UFC Rankings 2025

UFC Heavyweight Division - Champion: Tom Aspinall

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Ciryl Gane113-2
Alexander Volkov238-11
Sergei Pavlovich320-3
Curtis Blaydes419-5
Jailton Almeida522-3
Waldo Cortes Acosta614-2
Marcin Tybura727-9
Serghei Spivac817-6
Derrick Lewis929-12
Tai Tuivasa1014-8

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Heavyweight:

  • Justin Tafa vs. Louie Sutherland - UFC Fight Night, September 27, 2025

  • Alexander Volkov vs. Jailton Almeida - UFC 321, October 25, 2025

  • Tom Aspinall (c) vs. Ciryl Gane - UFC 321, October 25, 2025

UFC Light Heavyweight Division - Champion: Magomed Ankalaev

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Alex Pereira112-3
Jiri Prochazka231-5-1
Carlos Ulberg312-1
Khalil Rountree Jr.414-6
Jan Blachowicz529-11-1
Jamahal Hill612-4
Aleksandar Rakić714-5
Dominick Reyes815-4
Volkan Oezdemir920-8
Bogdan Guskov1017-3

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Light Heavyweight:

  • Carlos Ulberg vs. Dominick Reyes - UFC Fight Night on September 27, 2025

  • Magomed Ankalaev (c) vs. Alex Pereira - UFC 320 on October 4, 2025

  • Jiri Prochazka vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. - UFC 320 on October 4, 2025

UFC Middleweight Division - Champion: Khamzat Chimaev

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Dricus du Plessis123-3
Nassourdine Imavov216-4
Sean Strickland329-7
Reinier de Ridder ↑+1421-2
Israel Adesanya ↓+1524-5
Anthony Hernandez615-2
Caio Borralho717-1
Robert Whittaker826-9
Brendan Allen925-7
Michael Page1024-3

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Middleweight:

  • Edmen Shahbazyan vs. André Muniz - UFC 320, October 4, 2025

  • Abus Magomedov vs. Joe Pyfer - UFC 320, October 4, 2025

  • Reinier de Ridder vs. Anthony Hernandez - UFC Fight Night, October 18, 2025

  • Ikram Aliskerov vs. Jun Yong Park - UFC 321, October 25, 2025

UFC Welterweight Division - Champion: Jack Della Maddalena

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Belal Muhammad124-4
Sean Brady218-1
Shavkat Rakmonov319-0
Leon Edwards422-5
Kamara Usman521-4
Ian Machado Garry616-1
Michael Morales718-0
Joaquin Buckley821-7
Carlos Prates922-7
Colby Covington1017-5

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Welterweight:

  • Jake Matthews vs. Neil Magny - UFC Fight Night, September 27, 2025

  • Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev - UFC 322, November 15, 2025

  • Leon Edwards vs. Carlos Prates - UFC 322, November 15, 2025

UFC Lightweight Division - Champion: Ilia Topuria

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Islam Makhachev127-1
Arman Tsarukyan222-3
Max Holloway327-8
Charles Oliveira435-11
Justin Gaethje526-5
Dan Hooker624-12
Paddy Pimblett723-3
Mateusz Gamrot825-3
Beneil Dariush923-6-1
Rafael Fiziev1013-4

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Lightweight:

  • Charles Oliveira vs. Rafael Fiziev - UFC Fight Night, October 11, 2025

  • Jared Gordon vs. Mark O. Madsen - UFC 321, October 25, 2025

UFC Featherweight Division - Champion: Alexander Volkanovski

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Movsar Evloev119-0
Diego Lopes226-7
Yair Rodríguez320-5
Lerone Murphy417-0-1
Aljamain Sterling ↑+1525-5
Arnold Allen620-3
Brian Ortega ↓-2716-5
Josh Emmett819-5
Youssef Zalal917-5-1
Jean Silva1016-2

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Featherweight:

  • Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva - UFC Fight Night, September 13, 2025

  • Jack Jenkins vs. Ramon Taveras - UFC Fight Night, September 27, 2025

  • Josh Emmett vs. Youssef Zalal - UFC 320, October 4, 2025

UFC Bantamweight Division - Champion: Merab Dvalishvili

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Sean O’Malley118-3
Umar Nurmagomedov218-1
Petr Yan319-5
Cory Sandhagen418-5
Song Yadong522-7-1
Deiveson Figueiredo624-5-1
Marlon Vera723-10-1
Mario Bautista816-2
Rob Font922-8
Aiemann Zahabi1013-2

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Bantamweight:

  • Rob Font vs. Raul Rosas Jr. - UFC Fight Night, September 13

  • Merab Dvalishvili (c) vs. Cory Sandhagen - UFC 320, October 4, 2025

  • Chris Gutierrez vs. Farid Basharat - UFC 320, October 4, 2025

UFC Flyweight Division - Champion: Alexandre Pantoja

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Joshua Van115-2
Brandon Moreno223-8-2
Brandon Royval317-8
Amir Albazi417-2
Tatsuro Taira517-1
Kai Kara-France625-12
Manel Kape721-7
Alex Perez825-9
Asu Almabayev922-3
Tim Elliott1021-13-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Flyweight:

  • Alessandro Costa vs. Alden Coria - UFC Fight Night, September 13, 2025

  • Jafel Filho vs. Clayton Carpenter - UFC Fight Night, October 11, 2025

  • Amir Maksum vs. Manel Kape - UFC 321, October 25, 2025

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Division - Champion: Kayla Harrison

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Julianna Peña112-6
Raquel Pennington216-9
Ketlen Vieira315-4
Norma Dumont412-2
Macy Chiasson511-4
Irene Aldana615-8
Ailin Perez712-2
Mayra Bueno Silva810-5-1
Karol Rosa919-7
Yana Santos1016-8

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Bantamweight:

  • Michelle Montague vs. Luana Carolina, UFC Fight Night, September 27, 2025

  • Macy Chiasson vs. Yana Santos, UFC 320, October 4, 2025

  • Beatriz Mesquita vs. Irina Alekseeva, UFC Fight Night, October 11, 2025

UFC Women’s Flyweight Division - Champion: Valentina Shevchenko

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Natalia Silva119-5-1
Manon Fiorot212-2
Alexa Grasso316-5-1
Erin Blanchfield413-2
Jasmine Jasudavicius514-3
Maycee Barber614-2
Rosa Namajunas714-7
Tracy Cortez812-2
Jéssica Andrade926-15
Karine Silva1019-5

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Flyweight:

  • Casey O'Neill vs. Viviane Araujo - UFC Fight Night, September 27, 2025

  • Veronica Hardy vs. Brogan Walker, UFC 320, October 4, 2025

  • Jessica Andrade vs. Maycee Barber, UFC 321, October 25, 2025

UFC Strawweight Division - Champion: Zhang Weili

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Virna Jandiroba122-3
Tatiana Suarez210-1
Yan Xiaonan318-5
Amanda Lemos415-4-1
Mackenzie Dern515-5
Loopy Godinez614-5
Iasmin Lucindo718-6
Tabatha Ricci812-3
Jéssica Andrade926-15
Gillian Robertson1016-8

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Strawweight:

  • Tatiana Suarez vs. Amanda Lemos UFC Fight Night, September 13, 2025

  • Julia Polastri vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz - UFC Fight Night, October 11, 2025

UFC Men’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Ilia Topuria117-0
Islam Makhachev227-1
Merab Dvalishvili320-4
Khamzat Chimaev415-0
Alexandre Pantoja530-5
Alexander Volkanovski627-4
Magomed Ankalaev720-1-1
Jack Della Maddalena818-2
Tom Aspinall915-3
Alex Pereira1012-3

UFC Women’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Valentina Shevchenko 125-4-1
Zhang Weili226-3
Kayla Harrison319-1
Manon Fiorot412-2
Julianna Peña512-6
Natalia Silva619-5-1
Alexa Grasso716-5-1
Erin Blanchfield813-2
Virna Jandiroba922-3
Raquel Pennington1016-9

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