Rankings

Updated: 7 October 2026Source: UFC.com

Pound-for-pound

#1IslamMakhachev29-1-0

1. 2Alexander Volkanovski28-4-0
2. 3Justin Gaethje28-5-0
3. 4Petr Yan20-5-0
4. 5Ilia Topuria17-1-0
5. 6Joshua Van18-2-0
6. 7Sean Strickland31-7-0
7. 8Tom Aspinall15-3-0
8. 9Merab Dvalishvili21-5-0
9. 10Alex Pereira13-4-0
10. 11Ciryl Gane14-2-0
11. 12Khamzat Chimaev15-1-0
12. 13Arman Tsarukyan24-3-0
13. 14Alexandre Pantoja30-7-0
14. 15Carlos Ulberg15-1-0

Women’s pound-for-pound

#1ValentinaShevchenko26-4-1

1. 2Kayla Harrison19-1-0
2. 3Zhang Weili26-4-0
3. 4Natalia Silva21-5-1
4. 5Mackenzie Dern17-5-0
5. 6Alexa Grasso18-5-1
6. 7Manon Fiorot13-3-0
7. 8Erin Blanchfield14-2-0
8. 9Tatiana Suarez13-1-0
9. 10Julianna Peña13-6-0
10. 11Virna Jandiroba23-4-0
11. 12Rose Namajunas15-8-0
12. 13Raquel Pennington16-10-0
13. 14Denise Gomes13-3-0
14. 15Maycee Barber15-3-0

Heavyweight

ChampionCirylGane14-2-0

1. 1Tom Aspinall15-3-0
2. 2Sergei Pavlovich21-3-0
3. 3Alex Pereira13-4-0
4. 4Alexander Volkov40-11-0
5. 5Rizvan Kuniev14-3-1
6. 6Josh Hokit10-0-0
7. 7Curtis Blaydes20-6-0
8. 8Waldo Cortes Acosta17-4-0
9. 9Vitor Petrino15-2-0
10. 10Mario Pinto13-0-0
11. 11Valter Walker16-1-0
12. 12Johnny WalkerNew23-10-0
13. 13Brando Peričić▼17-1-0
14. 14Serghei Spivac▼118-7-0
15. 15Anthony WintNew9-0-0

Light heavyweight

ChampionCarlosUlberg15-1-0

1. 1Alex Pereira13-4-0
2. 2Magomed Ankalaev22-2-1
3. 3Jiří Procházka32-6-1
4. 4Paulo Costa16-4-0
5. 5Khalil Rountree Jr.15-7-0
6. 6Navajo Stirling11-0-0
7. 7Dominick Reyes16-5-0
8. 8Reinier de Ridder22-4-0
9. 9Azamat Murzakanov16-1-0
10. 10Alonzo Menifield19-6-1
11. 11Bogdan Guskov18-3-0
12. 12Robert Whittaker28-9-0
13. 13Muhammad Saidov10-0-0
14. 14Modestas Bukauskas21-7-0
15. 15Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev10-0-0

Middleweight

ChampionSeanStrickland31-7-0

1. 1Khamzat Chimaev15-1-0
2. 2Dricus Du Plessis24-3-0
3. 3Nassourdine Imavov17-4-0
4. 4Joe Pyfer16-3-0
5. 5Brendan Allen27-7-0
6. 6Caio Borralho18-2-0
7. 7Gregory Rodrigues20-6-0
8. 8Anthony Hernandez15-4-0
9. 9Israel Adesanya24-6-0
10. 10Christian Leroy Duncan15-2-0
11. 11Ikram Aliskerov18-2-0
12. 12Bo Nickal9-1-0
13. 13Abus Magomedov29-7-1
14. 14Roman KopylovNew16-5-0
15. 15Edmen Shahbazyan▼117-6-0

Welterweight

ChampionIslamMakhachev29-1-0

1. 1Carlos Prates24-7-0
2. 2Ian Machado Garry17-2-0
3. 3Michael Morales19-0-0
4. 4Jack Della Maddalena18-4-0
5. 5Sean Brady19-2-0
6. 6Gabriel Bonfim20-1-0
7. 7Belal Muhammad24-6-0
8. 8Joaquin Buckley21-8-0
9. 9Uroš Medić14-3-0
10. 10Leon Edwards22-6-0
11. 11Mike Malott14-2-1
12. 12Kamaru Usman21-5-0
13. 13Yaroslav Amosov29-1-0
14. 14Kevin Holland29-15-0
15. 15Daniel Rodriguez20-6-0

Lightweight

ChampionJustinGaethje28-5-0

1. 1Ilia Topuria17-1-0
2. 2Arman Tsarukyan24-3-0
3. 3Charles Oliveira37-11-0
4. 4Max Holloway27-9-0
5. 5Paddy Pimblett24-4-0
6. 6Quillan Salkilld13-1-0
7. 7Benoît Saint Denis17-4-0
8. 8Renato Moicano21-7-1
9. 9Mateusz Gamrot26-5-0
10. 10Mauricio Ruffy14-3-0
11. 11Tom Nolan11-1-0
12. 12Rafael Fiziev14-5-0
13. 13Tofiq Musayev24-6-0
14. 14Grant Dawson24-3-1
15. 15Esteban RibovicsNew17-3-0

Featherweight

ChampionAlexanderVolkanovski28-4-0

1. 1Movsar Evloev20-0-0
2. 2Diego Lopes28-8-0
3. 3Lerone Murphy17-1-1
4. 4Aljamain Sterling26-5-0
5. 5Jean Silva18-3-0
6. 6Arnold Allen21-4-0
7. 7Pat Sabatini22-5-0
8. 8Pavel Andrusca9-0-0
9. 9Youssef Zalal18-6-1
10. 10Kevin Vallejos17-1-0
11. 11Joanderson Brito20-5-1
12. 12Melquizael Costa26-7-0
13. 13Steve Garcia19-6-0
14. 14Aaron Pico14-5-0
15. 15Jamall Emmers23-8-0

Bantamweight

ChampionPetrYan20-5-0

1. 1Merab Dvalishvili21-5-0
2. 2Song Yadong24-9-1
3. 3Sean O'Malley20-3-0
4. 4Mario Bautista18-3-0
5. 5Umar Nurmagomedov20-2-0
6. 6Cory Sandhagen18-7-0
7. 7David Martinez15-1-0
8. 8Raul Rosas Jr.13-1-0
9. 9Farid Basharat16-0-0
10. 10Marcus McGhee12-2-0
11. 11Payton TalbottNew12-1-0
12. 12Montel Jackson16-4-0
13. 13Aiemann Zahabi14-3-0
14. 14Marlon Vera24-12-1
15. 15Bryce Mitchell19-4-0

Flyweight

ChampionJoshuaVan18-2-0

1. 1Manel Kape23-7-0
2. 2Alexandre Pantoja30-7-0
3. 3Brandon Royval18-9-0
4. 4Tatsuro Taira18-2-0
5. 5Asu Almabayev24-3-0
6. 6Lone’er Kavanagh10-2-0
7. 7Ramazan Temirov20-3-0
8. 8Kyoji Horiguchi36-6-0
9. 9Amir Albazi▲117-3-0
10. 10Brandon Moreno▼124-10-2
11. 11Sumudaerji20-7-0
12. 12Mitch Raposo11-3-0
13. 13Imanol RodriguezNew8-0-0
14. 14Rei Tsuruya▼112-1-0
15. 15Charles Johnson▼120-9-0

Women’s bantamweight

ChampionKaylaHarrison19-1-0

1. 1Joselyne Edwards18-6-0
2. 2Ailin Perez14-2-0
3. 3Norma Dumont13-4-0
4. 4Luana Santos11-2-0
5. 5Julianna Peña13-6-0
6. 6Yana Santos17-8-0
7. 7Jacqueline Cavalcanti10-2-0
8. 8Michelle Montague8-0-0
9. 9Melissa Croden8-3-0
10. 10Karol Rosa19-8-0
11. 11Bia Mesquita8-0-0
12. 12Nora Cornolle10-4-0
13. 13Macy Chiasson11-6-0
14. 14Daria Zhelezniakova10-3-0
15. 15Raquel Pennington16-10-0

Women’s flyweight

ChampionNataliaSilva21-5-1

1. 1Valentina Shevchenko▼126-4-1
2. 2Alexa Grasso18-5-1
3. 3Erin Blanchfield14-2-0
4. 4Manon Fiorot13-3-0
5. 5Zhang Weili26-4-0
6. 6Jasmine Jasudavicius▲115-4-0
7. 7Rose Namajunas▲115-8-0
8. 8Wang Cong▼210-2-0
9. 9Maycee Barber15-3-0
10. 10Tracy Cortez12-4-0
11. 11Casey O'Neill12-2-0
12. 12Miranda Maverick17-6-0
13. 13Regina Tarin9-0-0
14. 14Karine Silva19-7-0
15. 15Carli Judice7-2-0

Women’s strawweight

ChampionMackenzieDern17-5-0

1. 1Zhang Weili26-4-0
2. 2Virna Jandiroba23-4-0
3. 3Tatiana Suarez13-1-0
4. 4Denise Gomes13-3-0
5. 5Gillian Robertson17-9-0
6. 6Fatima Kline10-1-0
7. 7Alexia Thainara15-1-0
8. 8Piera Rodriguez12-2-0
9. 9Yan Xiaonan19-6-0
10. 10Mizuki16-6-0
11. 11Loopy Godinez14-6-0
12. 12Tabatha Ricci12-5-0
13. 13Jaqueline Amorim11-2-0
14. 14Talita Alencar8-1-1
15. 15Amanda Lemos15-7-1