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

Zack Lane
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Updated: December 19, 2025, 11:05 AM ET
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  • Petr Yan reclaimed the Bantamweight Championship with a masterclass unanimous decision over Merab Dvalishvili

  • Joshua Van was crowned the new Flyweight Champion in a shocking upset after Alexandre Pantoja suffered a gruesome arm dislocation in the first round.

  • Manel Kape delivered a first-round knockout of former title challenger Brandon Royval.

UFC Rankings 2025

UFC Heavyweight Division - Champion: Tom Aspinall

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Ciryl Gane113-2
Alexander Volkov239-11
Sergei Pavlovich320-3
Curtis Blaydes419-5
Waldo Cortes-Acosta516-2
Jailton Almeida622-4
Serghei Spivac717-6
Derrick Lewis829-12
Marcin Tybura927-10
Ante Delija1026-7

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Heavyweight:

  • Derrick Lewis vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta - UFC 324 on January 24, 2026

  • Tai Tuivasa vs. Tallison Teixeira - UFC 325 on February 1, 2026

  • Serghei Spivac vs. Ante Delija - UFC 325 on February 1, 2026

UFC Light Heavyweight Division - Champion: Alex Pereira

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Magomed Ankalaev1 (T)20-2-1
Jiri Prochazka1 (T)32-5-1
Carlos Ulberg313-1
Khalil Rountree Jr.414-7
Jan Blachowicz529-11-2
Azamat Murzakanov616-0
Jamahal Hill712-4
Volkan Oezdemir821-8
Dominick Reyes915-5
Bogdan Guskov1018-3-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Light Heavyweight:

  • Alex Pereira vs. Carlos Ulberg - UFC 325 on February 1, 2026

  • Magomed Ankalaev vs. Jamahal Hill - UFC 324 on January 24, 2026

  • Azamat Murzakanov vs. Bogdan Guskov - UFC Fight Night on February 21, 2026

UFC Middleweight Division - Champion: Khamzat Chimaev

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Dricus du Plessis123-3
Nassourdine Imavov217-4
Sean Strickland329-7
Anthony Hernandez415-2
Brendan Allen526-7
Israel Adesanya624-5
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 on March 7, 2026

  • Paulo Costa vs. Brunno Ferreira - UFC 326 on March 7, 2026

UFC Welterweight Division - Champion: Islam Makhachev

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Jack Della Maddalena118-3
Shavkat Rakmonov219-0
Ian Machado Garry317-1
Michael Morales419-0
Belal Muhammad524-5
Carlos Prates623-7
Sean Brady718-2
Kamara Usman821-4
Leon Edwards922-6
Joaquin Buckley1021-7

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Welterweight:

  • Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Ian Machado Garry - UFC 324 on January 24, 2026

  • Jack Della Maddalena vs. Sean Brady - UFC 325 on February 1, 2026

  • Michael Morales vs. Kamaru Usman - UFC 326 on March 7, 2026

UFC Lightweight Division - Champion: Ilia Topuria

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Arman Tsarukyan123-3
Charles Oliveira236-11
Max Holloway327-8
Justin Gaethje426-5
Paddy Pimblett523-3
Dan Hooker624-13
Mateusz Gamrot725-4
Benoît Saint Denis816-3
Rafael Fiziev913-4
Renato Moicano1020-7-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Lightweight:

  • Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett - UFC 324 on January 24, 2026

UFC Featherweight Division - Champion: Alexander Volkanovski

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Movsar Evloev119-0
Diego Lopes227-7
Yair Rodríguez320-5
Lerone Murphy417-0-1
Aljamain Sterling525-5
Arnold Allen620-3
Youssef Zalal718-5-1
Steve Garcia819-5
Brian Ortega916-5
Jean Silva1016-3

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Featherweight:

  • Arnold Allen vs. Jean Silva - UFC 324 on January 24, 2025

  • Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes 2 - UFC 325 on February 1, 2026

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

UFC Bantamweight Division - Champion: Petr Yan

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Merab Dvalishvili121-5
Umar Nurmagomedov219-1
Sean O’Malley318-3
Cory Sandhagen418-6
Song Yadong522-7-1
Deiveson Figueiredo625-5-1
Aiemann Zahabi714-2
Marlon Vera823-11-1
Mario Bautista916-3
David Martínez1013-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Bantamweight:

  • Sean O'Malley vs. Song Yadong - UFC 324 on January 24, 2026

  • Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Deiveson Figueiredo - UFC 324 on January 24, 2026

  • Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira - UFC Fight Night on February 7, 2026

UFC Flyweight Division - Champion: Joshua Van

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Alexandre Pantoja130-6
Manel Kape222-7
Tatsuro Taira318-1
Brandon Royval417-9
Brandon Moreno523-9-2
Amir Albazi617-2
Asu Almabayev723-3
Kyoji Horiguchi835-5
Tim Elliott921-13-1
Steve Erceg1013-4

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Flyweight:

  • Tatsuro Taira vs. Amir Albazi - UFC 324 on January 24, 2026

  • Kai Kara-France vs. Steve Erceg - UFC 325 on February 1, 2026

  • Brandon Moreno vs. Asu Almabayev - UFC Fight Night on February 21

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Division - Champion: Kayla Harrison

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Julianna Peña119-1
Raquel Pennington216-9
Norma Dumont313-2
Ketlen Vieira415-5
Yana Santos517-8
Irene Aldana615-8
Macy Chiasson711-5
Ailin Perez812-2
Karol Rosa919-7
Jacqueline Cavalcanti1010-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Bantamweight:

  • Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes - UFC 324 on January 24, 2026

UFC Women’s Flyweight Division - Champion: Valentina Shevchenko

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Manon Fiorot113-2
Natalia Silva219-5-1
Alexa Grasso3 (T)16-5-1
Erin Blanchfield3 (T)14-2
Maycee Barber515-2
Rosa Namajunas614-7
Jasmine Jasudavicius714-4
Tracy Cortez812-3
Karine Silva9 (T)16-9
Miranda Maverick9 (T)15-6

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Flyweight:

  • Natalia Silva vs. Rose Namajunas - UFC 324 on January 24, 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
Iasmin Lucindo718-6
Tabatha Ricci812-3
Jéssica Andrade926-15
Gillian Robertson1016-8

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Strawweight:

  • Virna Jandiroba vs. Amanda Lemos - UFC 325 on February 1, 2026

  • Mackenzie Dern vs. Tabatha Ricci - UFC Fight Night on February 21, 2026

  • Weili Zhang vs. Tatiana Suarez - UFC 326 on March 7, 2026

UFC Men’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Islam Makhachev128-1
Ilia Topuria217-0
Khamzat Chimaev315-0
Alex Pereira413-3
Alexander Volkanovski527-4
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 Silva419-5-1
Mackenzie Dern516-5
Manon Fiorot613-2
Erin Blanchfield714-2
Julianna Peña814-6
Alexa Grasso916-5-1
Virna Jandiroba1022-4

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