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

Zack Lane
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Updated: April 17, 2026, 08:06 AM ET
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The UFC pound-for-pound rankings remain the most debated hierarchy in combat sports, serving as a snapshot of absolute martial excellence regardless of weight class. Pound-for-pound rankings reflect a fascinating era of multi-division dominance and the rise of a new generation of champions.

  • At UFC 327 in Miami, Carlos Ulberg became the new light heavyweight champion by knocking out Jiří Procházka at 3:45 of the first round.

  • Returning to the Apex for UFC Fight Night, Renato Moicano secured a signature second-round submission victory over Chris Duncan.

  • Heavyweight prospect Josh Hokit earned a massive unanimous decision upset over veteran Curtis Blaydes in a "Fight of the Night" battle.

UFC Rankings 2026

UFC Heavyweight Division - Champion: Tom Aspinall

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Ciryl Gane113-2
Alexander Volkov239-11
Sergei Pavlovich320-3
Waldo Cortes-Acosta417-2
Josh Hokit519-0
Curtis Blaydes6 (T)19-6
Serghei Spivac6 (T)18-6
Rizvan Kuniev813-3-1
Derick Lewis929-13
Ante Delija1026-8

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Heavyweight:

  • Alexander Volkov vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta – UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland on May 9, 2026

  • Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tallison Teixeira – UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo on May 30, 2026

  • Tai Tuivasa vs. Sean Sharaf – UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland on May 9, 2026

UFC Light Heavyweight Division - Champion: Carlos Ulberg

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Magomed Ankalaev120-2-1
Alex Pereira213-3
Jiri Prochazka332-6-1
Jan Blachowicz429-11-2
Khalil Rountree Jr.514-7
Jamahal Hill612-4
Paulo Costa716-4
Azamat Murzakanov816-1
Dominick Reyes916-5
Bogdan Guskov1018-3-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Light Heavyweight:

  • Tanner Boser vs. Gökhan Sarıçam – UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on April 18, 2026

  • Azamat Murzakanov vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. – UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland on May 9, 2026

  • Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev – UFC White House on June 14, 2026

UFC Middleweight Division - Champion: Khamzat Chimaev

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Dricus du Plessis123-3
Nassourdine Imavov217-4
Sean Strickland330-7
Brendan Allen426-7
Caio Borralho518-2
Joe Pyfer616-3
Anthony Hernandez715-3
Reinier de Ridder821-4
Israel Adesanya924-5
Robert Whittaker1026-9

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Middleweight:

  • Julien Leblanc vs. Robert Valentin – UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on April 18, 2026

  • Rodolfo Vieira vs. Eric McConico – UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal on April 25, 2026

  • Khamzat Chimaev (c) vs. Sean Strickland – UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland on May 9, 2026

UFC Welterweight Division - Champion: Islam Makhachev

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Jack Della Maddalena118-3
Ian Machado Garry217-1
Michael Morales319-0
Belal Muhammad424-5
Carlos Prates523-7
Sean Brady618-2
Kamara Usman721-4
Leon Edwards822-6
Joaquin Buckley921-7
Gabriel Bonfim1019-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Welterweight:

  • Gilbert Burns vs. Mike Malott – UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on April 18, 2026

  • Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley – UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland on May 9, 2026

  • Islam Makhachev (c) vs. Leon Edwards – UFC Freedom 250 (UFC White House) on June 14, 2026

UFC Lightweight Division - Champion: Ilia Topuria

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Justin Gaethje1 (IC)27-5
Arman Tsarukyan223-3
Charles Oliveira337-11
Max Holloway427-9
Benoît Saint Denis517-3
Paddy Pimblett623-4
Mateusz Gamrot726-4
Dan Hooker824-14
Renato Moicano921-7-1
Mauricio Ruffy1013-2

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Lightweight:

  • Thiago Moisés vs. Gauge Young – UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on April 18, 2026

  • King Green vs. Jeremy Stephens – UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland on May 9, 2026

  • Ilia Topuria (c) vs. Justin Gaethje (ic) – UFC at the White House on June 14, 2026

UFC Featherweight Division - Champion: Alexander Volkanovski

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Movsar Evloev120-0
Diego Lopes227-8
Lerone Murphy317-1-1
Yair Rodríguez420-5
Aljamain Sterling525-5
Jean Silva617-3
Youssef Zalal718-5-1
Arnold Allen820-4
Steve Garcia919-5
Kevin Vallejos1018-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Featherweight:

  • Dennis Buzukja vs. Márcio Barbosa – UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on April 18, 2026

  • Aljamain Sterling vs. Youssef Zalal – UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal on April 25, 2026

  • Arnold Allen vs. Melquizael Costa – UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa on May 16, 2026

UFC Bantamweight Division - Champion: Petr Yan

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Merab Dvalishvili121-5
Umar Nurmagomedov2 (T)20-1
Sean O’Malley2 (T)19-3
Cory Sandhagen418-6
Song Yadong522-8-1
Aiemann Zahabi614-2
Deiveson Figueiredo725-6-1
Mario Bautista817-3
David Martínez914-1
Marlon Vera1023-12-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Bantamweight:

  • Kyler Phillips vs. Charles Jourdain – UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on April 18, 2026

  • Montel Jackson vs. Raoni Barcelos – UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal on April 25, 2026

  • Song Yadong vs. Deiveson Figueiredo – UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo on May 30, 2026

UFC Flyweight Division - Champion: Joshua Van

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Alexandre Pantoja130-6
Manel Kape222-7
Tatsuro Taira318-1
Brandon Royval417-9
Kyoji Horiguchi536-5
Lone'er Kavanagh610-1
Amir Albazi717-3
Asu Almabayev823-3
Brandon Moreno923-10-2
Alex Perez1026-10

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Flyweight:

  • Jafel Filho vs. Lucas Rocha – UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal on April 25, 2026

  • Joshua Van (c) vs. Tatsuro Taira – UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland on May 9, 2026

  • Stewart Nicoll vs. Alessandro Costa – UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo on May 30, 2026

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Division - Champion: Kayla Harrison

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Julianna Peña112-6
Raquel Pennington216-9
Norma Dumont313-2
Ketlen Vieira415-5
Yana Santos517-8
Irene Aldana6 (T)15-8
Ailin Perez6 (T)13-2
Karol Rosa819-7
Macy Chiasson911-6
Jacqueline Cavalcanti1010-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Bantamweight:

  • Melissa Croden vs. Darya Zheleznyakova – UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on April 18, 2026

  • Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Michelle Montague – UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal on April 25, 2026

  • Norma Dumont vs. Joselyne Edwards – UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal on April 25, 2026

UFC Women’s Flyweight Division - Champion: Valentina Shevchenko

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Natalia Silva120-5-1
Manon Fiorot213-2
Alexa Grasso317-5-1
Erin Blanchfield414-2
Maycee Barber515-3
Rose Namajunas614-8
Jasmine Jasudavicius714-4
Tracy Cortez812-3
Karine Silva919-6
Miranda Maverick1015-6

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Flyweight:

  • Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Karine Silva – UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on April 18, 2026

  • JJ Aldrich vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth – UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on April 18, 2026

  • Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Ivana Petrović – UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland on May 9, 2026

UFC Strawweight Division - Champion: Mackenzie Dern

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Zhang Weili126-4
Tatiana Suarez212-1
Virna Jandiroba323-4
Yan Xiaonan418-5
Gillian Robertson517-8
Loopy Godinez614-6
Tabatha Ricci7 (T)12-4
Amanda Lemos7 (T)15-6-1
Jéssica Andrade926-15
Amanda Ribas1013-7

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Strawweight:

  • Loma Lookboonmee vs. Jaqueline Amorim – UFC Fight Night on June 6, 2026

  • Talita Alencar vs. Julia Polastri – UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal on April 25, 2026

  • Gillian Robertson vs. Amanda Lemos – UFC Event (Early 2026 Reschedule) on June 20, 2026

UFC Men’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Islam Makhachev128-1
Ilia Topuria217-0
Khamzat Chimaev315-0
Alexander Volkanovski428-4
Alex Pereira513-3
Petr Yan620-5
Tom Aspinall715-3
Merab Dvalishvili821-5
Alexandre Pantoja930-6
Joshua Van1016-2

UFC Women’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Valentina Shevchenko 126-4-1
Kayla Harrison219-1
Zhang Weili326-4
Natalia Silva420-5-1
Manon Fiorot513-2
Mackenzie Dern616-5
Alexa Grasso717-5-1
Erin Blanchfield814-2
Julianna Peña912-6
Tatiana Suarez1012-1

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