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

Zack Lane
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Updated: October 23, 2025, 08:27 AM ET
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  • UFC 320 featured a highly anticipated bout where Alex Pereira defeated Magomed Ankalaev in a dominant performance.

  • UFC Fight Night on in Rio de Janeiro saw Charles Oliveira secure a victory over Gamrot, keeping him in the thick of the lightweight title picture.

  • UFC Fight Night in Vancouver: De Ridder vs. Allen featured Brendan Allen rising in the Middleweight rankings after defeating former contender Reinier de Ridder, marking a significant shift in the division's hierarchy.

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
Serghei Spivac717-6
Derrick Lewis829-12
Ante Delija926-6
Marcin Tyubura1027-10

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Heavyweight:

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

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

  • Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Ante Delija - UFC Fight Night, November 1, 2025

UFC Light Heavyweight Division - Champion: Alex Pereira

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Jiri Prochazka132-5-1
Magomed Ankalaev221-2-1
Carlos Ulberg312-1
Jan Blachowicz429-11-1
Khalil Rountree Jr.515-7
Jamahal Hill612-4
Aleksandar Rakić714-5
Dominick Reyes815-4
Volkan Oezdemir920-8
Azamat Murzakanov1015-0

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Light Heavyweight:

  • Aleksandar Rakic vs. Azamat Murzakanov - UFC 321 on October 25, 2025

  • Junior Tafa vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu - UFC 323 on December 6, 2025

UFC Middleweight Division - Champion: Khamzat Chimaev

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Dricus du Plessis123-3
Nassourdine Imavov216-4
Sean Strickland329-7
Anthony Hernandez415-2
Brendan Allen526-7
Israel Adesanya624-5
Caio Borralho717-2
Reinier de Ridder821-3
Robert Whittaker927-9
Michael Page1024-3

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Middleweight:

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

  • Bo Nickal vs Rodolfo Vieira - UFC 322, November 15, 2025

  • Roman Kopylov vs. Gregory Rodrigues - UFC 322, November 15, 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
Joaquin Buckley721-7
Michael Morales818-0
Carlos Prates922-7
Colby Covington1017-5

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Welterweight:

  • Gabriel Bonfim vs. Randy Brown - UFC Fight Night, November 8, 2025

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

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

UFC Lightweight Division - Champion: Ilia Topuria

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Islam Makhachev127-1
Arman Tsarukyan222-3
Charles Oliveira336-11
Max Holloway427-8
Justin Gaethje527-5
Paddy Pimblett623-3
Dan Hooker724-12
Mateusz Gamrot825-3
Beneil Dariush923-6-1
Rafael Fiziev1013-4

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Lightweight:

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

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

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

UFC Featherweight Division - Champion: Alexander Volkanovski

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Movsar Evloev119-0
Diego Lopes226-7
Yair Rodríguez320-5
Lerone Murphy417-0-1
Aljamain Sterling525-5
Arnold Allen620-3
Youssef Zalal718-5-1
Brian Ortega816-5
Josh Emmett919-6
Jean Silva1016-3

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Featherweight:

  • Ricardo Ramos vs. Kaan Ofli - UFC Fight Night, October 11, 2025.

  • Lucas Almeida vs. Michael Aswell - UFC Fight Night, October 11, 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
Aiemann Zahabi714-2
Marlon Vera823-11-1
Mario Bautista916-2
Henry Cejudo1016-5

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Bantamweight:

  • Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Mario Bautista - UFC 321, October 25, 2025

  • Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan - UFC 323, December 6, 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:

  • Amir Albazi vs. Alex Perez - UFC Fight Night, November 22, 2025

  • Brandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira - UFC 323, December 6, 2025

  • Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape - UFC Fight Night, December 13, 2025

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Division - Champion: Kayla Harrison

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Julianna Peña112-6
Raquel Pennington216-9
Ketlen Vieira315-4
Norma Dumont412-2
Yana Santos517-8
Irene Aldana615-8
Macy Chiasson711-5
Ailin Perez812-2
Karol Rosa919-7
Mayra Bueno Silva1010-5-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Bantamweight:

  • Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti - UFC Fight Night, November 8, 2025

  • Luana Santos vs. Daria Zhelezniakova - UFC Fight Night, November 8, 2025

UFC Women’s Flyweight Division - Champion: Valentina Shevchenko

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Manon Fiorot113-2
Natalia Silva219-5-1
Alexa Grasso316-5-1
Erin Blanchfield413-2
Maycee Barber514-2
Rosa Namajunas615-7
Jasmine Jasudavicius714-4
Tracy Cortez812-2
Karine Silva919-5
Miranda Maverick1017-6

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Flyweight:

  • Valentina Shevchenko (c) vs. Zhang Weili - UFC 322, November 15, 2025

  • Erin Blanchfield vs. Tracy Cortez - UFC 322 on November 15, 2025

UFC Strawweight Division - Champion: Zhang Weili

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Virna Jandiroba122-3
Tatiana Suarez212-1
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:

  • Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern - UFC 321, October 25, 2025

  • Jaqueline Amorim vs. Mizuki Inoue - UFC 321, October 25, 2025

UFC Men’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Ilia Topuria117-0
Islam Makhachev227-1
Merab Dvalishvili321-4
Khamzat Chimaev415-0
Alexandre Pantoja530-5
Alex Pereira613-3
Alexander Volkanovski727-4
Jack Della Maddalena818-2
Tom Aspinall915-3
Dricus Du Plessis1023-3

UFC Women’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Valentina Shevchenko 125-4-1
Zhang Weili226-3
Kayla Harrison319-1
Natalia Silva419-5-1
Manon Fiorot513-2
Julianna Peña612-6
Alexa Grasso716-5-1
Erin Blanchfield813-2
Virna Jandiroba922-3
Raquel Pennington1016-9

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