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

Written by: Ryan Bristlon
Fact-checked by: James Whitelock
Updated November 1, 2024
5 min read
  • Chimaev shoots into the MW top-10; remains undefeated

  • Jones vs. Miocic to happen November 16 for HW title

  • Magomed Ankalaev likely next in line for LHW title shot

UFC Rankings 2024

UFC Heavyweight Division - Champion: Jon Jones

(Interim Champion: Tom Aspinall)

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
(IC) Tom Aspinall115-3
Ciryl Gane212-2
Alexander Volkov338-10
Sergei Pavlovich418-3
Curtis Blaydes518-5
Jailton Almeida621-3
Serghey Spivak717-4
Stipe Miocic820-4
Jairzinho Rozenstruik915-5
Marcin Tybura1025-9

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Heavyweight:

  • Derrick Lewis vs. Jhonata Diniz - UFC Fight Night, November 2, 2024

  • (C) Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic - UFC 309, Saturday, November 16, 2024

  • Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov - UFC 310, December 7, 2024

UFC Light Heavyweight Division - Champion: Alex Pereira

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Magomed Ankalaev120-1-1
Jiri Prochazka230-5-1
Jamahal Hill312-2
Jan Blachowicz429-10-1
Aleksandar Rakic514-5
Khalil Rountree Jr.614-6
Nikita Krylov730-9
Volkan Oezdemir820-7
Johnny Walker921-9
Carlos Ulberg1011-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Light Heavyweight:

  • Volkan Oezdemir vs. Carlos Ulberg - UFC Fight Night, Saturday, November 23, 2024

  • Nikita Krylov vs. Azamat Murzakanov - UFC 309, November 16, 2024

  • Anthony Smith vs. Dominick Reyes - UFC 310, December 7, 2024

UFC Middleweight Division - Champion: Dricus du Plessis

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Sean Strickland129-6
Israel Adesanya224-4
Khamzat Chimaev314-0
Robert Whittaker427-8
Nassourdine Imavov515-4
Caio Borralho617-1
Marvin Vettori719-7-1
Jared Cannonier817-8
Brendan Allen924-6
Roman Dolidze1014-3

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Middleweight:

  • Bo Nickal vs. Paul Craig - UFC 309, November 16, 2024

  • Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cesar Almeida - UFC Fight Night, January 11, 2025

  • Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Muniz - UFC Fight Night, February 1, 2025

UFC Welterweight Division - Champion: Belal Muhammad

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Leon Edwards122-4
Kamaru Usman220-4
Shavkat Rakhmonov318-0
Jack Della Maddalena417-2
Sean Brady517-1
Colby Covington617-4
Ian Machado Garry715-0
Gilbert Burns822-8
Joaquin Buckley920-6
Geoff Neal1016-6

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Welterweight:

  • Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates - UFC Fight Night, November 9, 2024

  • (C) Belal Muhammad vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov - UFC 310, December 7, 2024

  • Nick Diaz vs. Vicente Luque - UFC 310, Saturday, December 7, 2024

UFC Lightweight Division - Champion: Islam Makhachev

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Arman Tsarukyan122-3
Charles Oliveira234-10
Justin Gaethje326-5
Dustin Poirier430-9
Max Holloway526-8
Dan Hooker624-12
Michael Chandler723-8
Beneil Dariush822-6-1
Mateusz Gamrot924-3
Renato Moicano1020-5-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Lightweight:

  • Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler - UFC 309, Saturday, November 16, 2024

  • Trey Ogden vs. Thiago Moises - UFC Fight Night, January 11, 2025

UFC Featherweight Division - Champion: Ilia Topuria

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Alexander Volkanovski126-4
Max Holloway226-8
Diego Lopes326-6
Yair Rodriguez416-5
Movsar Evloev518-0
Brian Ortega616-4
Arnold Allen720-3
Josh Emmett819-4
Aljamain Sterling924-4
Calvin Kattar1023-8

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Featherweight:

  • Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling - UFC 310, December 7, 2024

  • Cub Swanson vs. Billy Quarantillo - UFC on ESPN, December 14, 2024

UFC Bantamweight Division - Champion: Merab Dvalishvili

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Sean O’Malley118-2
Umar Nurmagomedov218-0
Petr Yan317-5
Cory Sandhagen417-5
Deiveson Figueiredo524-3-1
Marlon Vera623-10-1
Henry Cejudo716-4
Song Yadong821-8-1
Rob Font921-8
Mario Bautista1015-2

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Bantamweight:

  • Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo - UFC Fight Night, Saturday, November 23, 2024

  • Said Nurmagomedov vs. Daniel Marcos - UFC on ESPN, December 14, 2024

UFC Flyweight Division - Champion: Alexandre Pantoja

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Brandon Royval117-7
Brandon Moreno221-8-2
Amir Albazi317-1
Kai Kara-France425-11
Tatsuro Taira516-1
Alex Perez625-9
Asu Almabayev721-2
Manel Kape819-7
Steve Erceg912-3
Matheus Nicolau1019-6-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Flyweight:

  • Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi - UFC Fight Night, Saturday, November 2, 2024

  • (C) Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Asakura - UFC 310, December 7, 2024

  • Manel Kape vs. Bruno Gustavo da Silva - UFC on ESPN, December 14, 2024

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Division - Champion: Julianna Pena

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Raquel Pennington116-10
Kayla Harrison218-1
Ketlen Vieira314-4
Macy Chiasson411-3
Norma Dumont512-2
Marya Bueno Silva610-4-1
Irene Aldana715-8
Holly Holm815-7
Karol Rosa918-6
Yana Santos1015-8

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Bantamweight:

  • Germaine de Randamie vs Jaqueline Cavalcanti - UFC Fight Night, January 11, 2025

UFC Women’s Flyweight Division - Champion: Valentina Shevchenko

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Alexa Grasso116-4-1
Manon Fiorot212-1
Erin Blanchfield312-2
Maycee Barber 414-2
Rose Namajunas514-6
Natalia Silva618-5-1
Katlyn Cerminara718-6
Jessica Andrade826-13
Viviane Araujo912-6
Amanda Ribas1012-5

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Flyweight:

  • Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas - UFC Fight Night, November 2, 2024

  • Viviane Araujo vs. Karine Silva - UFC 309, Saturday, November 16, 2024

UFC Strawweight Division - Champion: Zhang Weili

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Tatiana Suarez111-0
Yan Xiaonan218-4
Virna Jandiroba321-3
Jessica Andrade426-13
Amanda Lemos514-4-1
Mackenzie Dern614-5
Iasmin Lucindo717-5
Amanda Ribas812-5
Marina Rodriguez917-5-2
Tabatha Ricci1011-2

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Strawweight:

  • Yan Xiaonan vs. Tabatha Ricci - UFC Fight Night, Saturday, November 23, 2024

  • Virna Jandiroba vs. TBD - UFC 310, December 7, 2024

  • Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas - UFC on ESPN, December 14, 2024

UFC Men’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Islam Makhachev126-1
Alex Pereira212-2
Jon Jones327-1
Ilia Topuria416-0
Belal Muhammad724-3
Dricus Du Plessis522-2
Merab Dvalishvili618-4
Tom Aspinall815-3
Leon Edwards922-4
Alexander Volkanovski1026-4

UFC Women’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Valentina Shevchenko 124-4-1
Zhang Weili225-3
Alexa Grasso316-4-1
Julianna Pena413-5
Manon Fiorot512-1
Rose Namajunas614-6
Erin Blanchfield712-2
Kayla Harrison818-1
Raquel Pennington916-10
Tatiana Suarez1011-0

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Ryan Bristlon

Ryan Bristlon

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