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

Written by: Ryan Bristlon
Fact-checked by: James Whitelock
Updated April 22, 2024
7 min read

  • Max Holloway’s win at LW shakes up division; climbs into top-10 P4P

  • Former champ Aljamain Sterling officially out of BW rankings; joins FW

  • Kayla Harrison joins with women’s BW rankings at No.4 after win over Holm

UFC Rankings 2023

UFC Heavyweight Division - Champion: Jon Jones

(Interim Champion: Tom Aspinall)

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
(IC) Tom Aspinall114-3
Ciryl Gane212-2
Sergei Pavlovich318-2
Stipe Miocic420-4
Curtis Blaydes518-4
Alexander Volkov637-10
Jailton Almeida 720-3
Serghei Spivac816-3
Marcin Tybura925-8
Tai Tuivasa1015-7

Notable Recent & Upcoming Matchups at Heavyweight:

  • Derrick Lewis vs Rodrigo Nascimento - UFC on ESPN, May 11, 2024

  • Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Robellis Despaigne - UFC Fight Night, May 11, 2024

  • Jailton Almeida vs Alexander romanov - UFC 302, June 1, 2024

UFC Light Heavyweight Division - Champion: Alex Pereira

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Jiri Prochazka ⇧1230-4-1
Magomed Ankalaev ⇧1318-1-1
Jamahal Hill ⇩2112-2
Jan Blachowicz429-10-1
Aleksandar Rakic514-3
Nikita Krylov730-9
Johnny Walker621-7
Khalil Rountree Jr.814-5
Volkan Oezdemir919-7
Anthony Smith1037-19

Notable Recent & Upcoming Matchups at Light heavyweight:

  • Anthony Smith vs Vitor Petrino - UFC 301, May 4, 2024

  • Johnny Walker vs Volkan Oezdemir - UFC on ABC, June 22, 2024

  • Jamahal Hill vs Khalil Rountree Jr. - UFC 303, June 29, 2024

UFC Middleweight Division - Champion: Dricus du Plessis

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Sean Strickland128-6
Israel Adesanya224-3
Robert Whittaker326-7
Jared Cannonier417-6
Marvin Vettori519-7-1
Brendan Allen623-5
Paulo Costa714-2
Nassourdine Imavov813-4
Roman Dolidze912-3
Jack Hermansson1023-8

Notable Recent & Upcoming Matchups at Middleweight:

  • Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa - UFC 302, June 1, 2024

  • Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez - UFC 302, June 1, 2024

  • Robert Whittaker vs Khamzat Chimaev - UFC on ABC, June 22, 2024

UFC Welterweight Division - Champion: Leon Edwards

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Kamaru Usman120-4
Belal Muhammad223-3
Shavkat Rakhmonov318-0
Colby Covington417-4
Jack Della Maddalena516-2
Gilbert Burns622-7
Ian Machado Garry714-0
Sean Brady816-1
Stephen Thompson917-7-1
Geoff Neal1015-6

Notable Recent & Upcoming Matchups at Welterweight:

  • Jared Gooden vs Kevin Jousset - UFC Fight Night, May 11, 2024

  • Kelvin Gastelum vs Daneil Rodriguez - UFC on ABC, June 22, 2024

  • Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler - UFC 303, June 29, 2024

UFC Lightweight Division - Champion: Islam Makhachev

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Arman Tsarukyan ⇧3122-3
Charles Oliveira ⇩1234-10
Justin Gaethje ⇩1326-5
Dustin Poirier ⇩1429-8
Mateusz Gamrot524-2
Beneil Dariush ⇧1622-6-1
Michael Chandler ⇩1723-8
Rafael Fiziev812-3
Max Holloway (NR)926-7
Renato Moicano ⇧11019-5-1

Notable Recent & Upcoming Matchups at Lightweight:

  • Nasrat Haqparast vs Jared Gordon - UFC on ABC, June 22, 2024

  • Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier - UFC 302, June 1, 2024

  • Grant Dawson vs Joe Solecki - UFC 302, June 1, 2024

UFC Featherweight Division - Champion: Ilia Topuria

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Alexander Volkanovski126-4
Max Holloway226-7
Brian Ortega316-3
Yair Rodriguez416-5
Movsar Evloev518-0
Arnold Allen619-3
Josh Emmett719-4
Aljamain Sterling (NR)824-4
Calvin Kattar ⇩1923-8
Giga Chikadze1015-3

Notable Recent & Upcoming Matchups at Featherweight:

  • Edson Barboza vs Lerone Murphy - UFC Fight Night, May 18, 2024

  • Andre Fili vs Cub Swanson - UFC 303, June 29, 2024

UFC Bantamweight Division - Champion: Sean O’Malley

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Merab Dvalishvili117-4
Cory Sandhagen ⇧1217-4
Petr Yan ⇧1316-5
Marlon Vera ⇧1421-8-1
Henry Cejudo ⇧1516-4
Deiveson Figueiredo ⇧2623-3-1
Song Yadong721-7-1
Rob Font ⇧1820-8
Umar Nurmagomedov ⇧1919-4
Kyler Phillips ⇧11012-2

Notable Recent & Upcoming Matchups at Bantamweight:

  • Rani Yahya vs Victor Henry - UFC on ESPN, April 27, 2024

  • Jonathan Martinez vs Jose Aldo - UFC 301, May 4, 2024

  • Raul Rosas Jr vs Ricky Turcios - UFC Fight Night, June 8, 2024

UFC Flyweight Division - Champion: Alexandre Pantoja

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Brandon Royval116-7
Brandon Moreno221-8-2
Amir Albazi317-1
Kai Kara-France424-11
Matheus Nicolau519-4-1
Manel Kape619-6
Muhammad Mokaev712-0
Alex Perez824-8
Tim Elliott921-13-1
Steve Erceg1012-1

Notable Recent & Upcoming Matchups at Flyweight:

  • Matheus Nicolau vs Alex Perez - UFC on ESPN, April 27, 2024

  • Alexandre Pantoja vs Steve Erceg - UFC 301, May 4, 2024

  • Tim Elliott vs Tatsuro Taira - UFC Fight Night, May 18, 2024

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Division - Champion: Raquel Pennington

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Julianna Pena112-5
Ketlen Vieira214-3
Marya Bueno Silva ⇩1310-3-1
Kayla Harrison (NR)417-1
Irene Aldana ⇩1515-7
Holly Holm ⇩1615-6
Macy Chiasson ⇩1710-3
Miesha Tate ⇩1820-9
Karol Rosa ⇩1917-6
Norma Dumont ⇩11010-2

Notable Recent & Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Bantamweight:

  • Hailey Cowan vs Tamires Vidal - UFC Fight Night, May 18, 2024

  • Joselyne Edwards vs Alin Perez - UFC 302, June 1, 2024

UFC Women’s Flyweight Division - Champion: Alexa Grasso

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Valentina Shevchenko123-4
Manon Fiorot212-1
Erin Blanchfield312-2
Maycee Barber 414-2
Jessica Andrade524-12
Rose Namajunas613-6
Katlyn Cerminara718-6
Natalia Silva817-5-1
Amanda Ribas912-4
Viviane Araujo1011-6

Notable Recent & Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Flyweight:

  • Ariane Lipski vs Karine Silva - UFC on ESPN, April 27, 2024

  • Dione Barbosa vs Ernesta Kareckaite - UFC 301, May 4, 2024

  • Viviane Araujo vs Jasmine Jasudavicius - UFC Fight Night, July 13, 2024

UFC Strawweight Division - Champion: Zhang Weili

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Tatiana Suarez ⇧1211-0
Yan Xiaonan ⇩1117-4
Amanda Lemos314-3-1
Jessica Andrade424-12
Virna Jandiroba519-3
Marina Rodriguez617-3-2
Mackenzie Dern713-5
Amanda Ribas813-5
Luana Pinheiro911-1
Loopy Godinez1012-3

Notable Recent & Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Strawweight:

  • Tabatha Ricci vs Tecia Pennington - UFC on ESPN, May 11, 2024

  • Luna Pinheiro vs Angela Hill - UFC Fight Night, May 18, 2024

  • Michelle Waterson vs Gillian Robertson - UFC 303, June 29, 2024

UFC Men’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Islam Makhachev125-1
Jon Jones227-1
Leon Edwards321-3
Alex Pereira49-2
Ilia Topuria515-0
Sean O’Malley617-1
Alexander Volkanovski ⇧1725-3
Max Holloway ⇧6826-7
Dricus du Plessis921-2
Alexandre Pantoja1026-5

UFC Women’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Alexa Grasso116-3-1
Zhang Weili224-3
Valentina Shevchenko 323-4-1
Manon Fiorot412-1
Julianna Pena512-5
Raquel Pennington616-9
Rose Namajunas713-6
Erin Blanchfield812-2
Tatiana Suarez911-0
Yan Xioanan1017-3

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