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Brendan Allen up two spots in MW division with win over Paul Craig
Ribas and Pinheiro swap places in the womens’ strawweight rankings
The last two cards before UFC 296 both see co-main event changes
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(Interim Champion: Tom Aspinall)
| FIGHTER | RANKING | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| (IC) Tom Aspinall | 1 | 14-3 |
| Ciryl Gane | 2 | 13-2 |
| Sergei Pavlovich | 3 | 18-2 |
| Stipe Miocic | 4 | 20-4 |
| Curtis Blaydes | 5 | 17-4 |
| Alexander Volkov | 6 | 37-10 |
| Jailton Almeida | 7 | 20-2 |
| Serghei Spivac | 8 | 16-4 |
| Tai Tuivasa | 9 | 15-6 |
| Marcin Tybura | 10 | 24-8 |
Aspinall def Pavlovich via TKO for INTERIM title @ UFC 295, November 11, 2023
Andre Arlovski vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta - UFC Fight Night, January 13, 2024
Jailton Almeida def Derrick Lewis via UD @ UFC Fight Night, November 4, 2023
| FIGHTER | RANKING | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| Jamahal Hill | 1 | 12-1 |
| Jiri Prochazka | 2 | 29-4-1 |
| Magomed Ankalaev | 3 | 18-1-1 |
| Jan Blachowicz | 4 | 29-10-1 |
| Aleksandar Rakic | 5 | 14-3 |
| Nikita Krylov | 6 | 30-9 |
| Johnny Walker | 7 | 21-7 |
| Anthony Smith | 8 | 36-18 |
| Volkan Oezdemir | 9 | 18-7 |
| Ryan Spann | 10 | 21-8 |
Anthony Smith vs Khalil Rountree Jr. - UFC Fight Night, December 9, 2023
Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker 2 - UFC Fight Night, January 13, 2024
Jan Blachowicz vs Aleksandar Rakic - UFC 297, January 20, 2024
| FIGHTER | RANKING | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| Israel Adesanya | 1 | 24-3 |
| Dricus du Plessis | 2 | 20-2 |
| Robert Whittaker | 3 | 25-7 |
| Jared Cannonier | 4 | 17-6 |
| Marvin Vettori | 5 | 19-7-1 |
| Paulo Costa | 6 | 14-2 |
| Roman Dolidze | 7 | 12-2 |
| Brendan Allen ⇧2 | 8 | 23-5 |
| Khamzat Chimaev ⇩1 | 9 | 13-0 |
| Jack Hermansson ⇩1 | 10 | 23-8 |
Sean Strickland vs Dricus du Plessis for MW championship - UFC 297, Jan. 20, 2024
Brendan Allen def Paul Craig @ UFC Fight Night, November 18, 2023
Roman Dolidze vs Nassourdine Imavov - UFC Fight Night, February 3, 2024
| FIGHTER | RANKING | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| Kamaru Usman | 1 | 20-3 |
| Belal Muhammad | 2 | 23-3 |
| Colby Covington | 3 | 17-3 |
| Gilbert Burns | 4 | 22-6 |
| Shavkat Rakhmonov | 5 | 17-0 |
| Stephen Thompson | 6 | 17-6-1 |
| Geoff Neal | 7 | 15-5 |
| Vicente Luque | 9 | 21-9-1 |
| Sean Brady | 8 | 15-1 |
| Ian Machado Garry | 10 | 13-0 |
Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington for WW championship - UFC 296, December 16
Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Thompson - UFC 296, December 16, 2023
Sean Brady vs Kelvin Gastelum - UFC on ESPN, December 2, 2023
| FIGHTER | RANKING | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Oliveira | 1 | 34-9 |
| Justin Gaethje | 2 | 26-4 |
| Dustin Poirier | 3 | 29-8 |
| Beneil Dariush | 4 | 22-5-1 |
| Michael Chandler | 5 | 23-8 |
| Mateusz Gamrot | 6 | 23-2 |
| Rafael Fiziev | 7 | 12-3 |
| Arman Tsarukyan | 8 | 19-3 |
| Dan Hooker | 9 | 32-12 |
| Grant Dawson | 10 | 20-1-1 |
Beneil Dariush vs Arman Tsarukyan - UFC on ESPN, December 2, 2023
Jalin Turner vs Bobby Green - UFC on ESPN, December 2, 2023
Tony Ferguson vs Paddy Pimblett - UFC 296, December 16, 2023
| FIGHTER | RANKING | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| Max Holloway | 1 | 25-7 |
| Yair Rodriguez | 2 | 16-3 |
| Brian Ortega | 3 | 15-3 |
| Arnold Allen | 4 | 19-2 |
| Ilia Topuria | 5 | 14-0 |
| Josh Emmett | 6 | 18-4 |
| Calvin Kattar | 7 | 23-7 |
| Giga Chikadze | 8 | 15-3 |
| Movsar Evloev | 9 | 17-0 |
| Bryce Mitchell | 10 | 16-2 |
Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria for FW championship - UFC 298, Feb. 17, 2024
Josh Emmett vs Giga Chikadze - UFC 296, December 16, 2023
Arnold Allen vs Movsar Evloev - UFC 297, January 20, 2024
| FIGHTER | RANKING | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| Aljamain Sterling | 1 | 23-4 |
| Merab Dvalishvili | 2 | 16-4 |
| Henry Cejudo | 3 | 16-3 |
| Cory Sandhagen | 4 | 17-4 |
| Petr Yan | 5 | 16-5 |
| Marlon Vera | 6 | 20-8-1 |
| Song Yadong ⇧1 | 7 | 20-7-1 |
| Rob Font ⇩1 | 8 | 20-7 |
| Dominick Cruz | 9 | 24-4 |
| Pedro Munhoz | 10 | 20-7 |
Sean O’Malley vs Marlon Vera for BW championship - UFC 299, March 9, 2024
Rob Font vs Deiveson Figueiredo - UFC Fight Night, December 2, 2023
Song Yadong vs Chris Gutierrez - UFC Fight Night, December 9, 2023
| FIGHTER | RANKING | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Moreno | 1 | 21-7-2 |
| Deiveson Figueiredo | 2 | 21-3-1 |
| Amir Albazi | 3 | 25-10 |
| Brandon Royval | 4 | 15-6 |
| Kai Kara-France | 5 | 19-5-1 |
| Matheus Nicolau | 6 | 19-4-1 |
| Alex Perez | 7 | 24-7-0 |
| Manel Kape | 8 | 18-6 |
| Matt Schnell | 9 | 16-7 |
| Muhammad Mokaev | 10 | 11-0 |
Alex Pantoja vs Brandon Royval for FW championship - UFC 296, December 16, 2023
Matt Schnell vs Steve Erceg - UFC 295, November 11, 2023
Matheus Nicolau vs Manel Kape - UFC Fight Night, January 13, 2024
| FIGHTER | RANKING | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| Julianna Pena | 1 | 12-5 |
| Raquel Pennington | 2 | 15-9 |
| Marya Bueno Silva | 3 | 11-2-1 |
| Ketlen Vieira | 4 | 13-3 |
| Irene Aldana | 5 | 14-7 |
| Holly Holm | 6 | 15-7 |
| Pannie Kinzad | 7 | 17-7 |
| Yana Santos | 8 | 14-8 |
| Karol Rosa | 9 | 17-5 |
| Macy Chiasson | 10 | 9-3 |
Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno Silva for BW championship - UFC 297, Jan. 20, 2024
Meisha Tate vs Julia Avila - UFC Fight Night, December 2, 2023
Irene Aldana vs Karol Rosa - UFC 296, December 16, 2023
| FIGHTER | RANKING | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| Valentina Shevchenko | 1 | 23-4 |
| Erin Blanchfield | 2 | 12-1 |
| Manon Fiorot | 3 | 11-1 |
| Katlyn Chookagian | 4 | 18-5 |
| Jessica Andrade | 5 | 24-12 |
| Lauren Murphy | 6 | 16-6 |
| Maycee Barber | 7 | 13-2 |
| Viviane Araujo | 8 | 11-5 |
| Amanda Ribas | 9 | 12-4 |
| Tracy Cortez | 10 | 11-1 |
Casey O’Neill vs Ariane Lipski - UFC 296, December 16, 2023
Viviane Araujo def Jennifer Maia via UD UFC Fight Night, October 14, 2023
Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko DRAW @ UFC Fight Night, September 16, 2023
| FIGHTER | RANKING | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| Carla Esparza | 1 | 20-7 |
| Yan Xiaonan | 2 | 17-3 |
| Tatiana Suarez | 3 | 11-0 |
| Amanda Lemos | 4 | 13-3-1 |
| Jessica Andrade | 5 | 24-12 |
| Virna Jandiroba | 6 | 19-3 |
| Marina Rodriguez ⇧1 | 7 | 17-3-2 |
| Mackenzie Dern ⇩1 | 8 | 13-4 |
| Amanda Ribas ⇧1 | 9 | 13-4 |
| Luana Pinheiro ⇩1 | 10 | 11-1 |
Mackenzie Dern vs Jessica Andrade - UFC 295, November 11, 2023
Tabatha Ricci vs Loopy Godinez - UFC 295, November 11, 2023
Amanda Ribas def Luana Pinheiro @ UFC Fight Night, November 18, 2023
| FIGHTER | RANKING | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| Islam Makhachev | 1 | 25-1 |
| Jon Jones | 2 | 27-1 |
| Alexander Volkanovski | 3 | 25-3 |
| Leon Edwards | 4 | 21-3 |
| Alex Pereira | 5 | 9-2 |
| Charles Oliveira | 6 | 34-9 |
| Sean O’Malley | 7 | 17-1 |
| Sean Strickland | 8 | 28-5 |
| Israel Adesanya | 9 | 24-3 |
| Alexandre Pantoja | 10 | 26-5 |
| FIGHTER | RANKING | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| Alexa Grasso | 1 | 16-3-1 |
| Zhang Weili | 2 | 24-3 |
| Valentina Shevchenko | 3 | 23-4-1 |
| Julianna Pena | 4 | 12-5 |
| Erin Blanchfield | 5 | 12-1 |
| Manon Fiorot | 6 | 11-1 |
| Rose Namajunas ⇧1 | 8 | 12-6 |
| Carla Esparza ⇩1 | 7 | 20-7 |
| Yan Xioanan | 9 | 17-3 |
| Tatiana Suarez | 10 | 11-0 |
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