UFC Men's Pound for Pound 2025

In February 2013, a voting panel made up of MMA media members introduced the UFC rankings by weight class and pound-for-pound dominance. A fighter is supposed to be active in the UFC to be eligible for rankings.

15 fighters are ranked for each weight class and pound-for-pound rankings. A mixed martial artist can appear in more than one weight class except for Champions and Interim Champions, who are deemed ineligible for rankings by weight class. However, Champions and Interim Champions can be voted on for pound-for-pound rankings.

As of February 2025, Islam Makhachev is the current #1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC.

UFC Men's Pound-for-Pound Rankings

Rank	Fighter	Record	Win Streak	M	Weight class	Next Fight
1	Islam Makhachev	27–1	15		Lightweight
2	Jon Jones	28–1 (1 NC)	6		Heavyweight
3	Ilia Topuria	16–0	16		Featherweight	UFC 317 Charles Oliveira
4	Merab Dvalishvili	19–4	12		Bantamweight	UFC 316 Sean O'Malley
5	Dricus du Plessis	23–2	12		Middleweight	UFC 319 Khamzat Chimaev
6	Magomed Ankalaev	21–1 (1 NC)	3		Light Heavyweight
7	Alexander Volkanovski	27–4	1		Featherweight
8	Alex Pereira	12–3	0		Light Heavyweight
9	Jack Della Maddalena	18–2	18		Welterweight
10	Alexandre Pantoja	29–5	7		Flyweight	UFC 317 Kai Kara-France
11	Tom Aspinall	15–3	3		Heavyweight
12	Max Holloway	26–8	0		LightweightFeatherweight	UFC 318 Dustin Poirier
13	Belal Muhammad	24–4 (1 NC)	0		Welterweight
14	Sean O'Malley	18–2 (1 NC)	0		Bantamweight	UFC 316 Merab Dvalishvili
15	Charles Oliveira	35–10 (1 NC)	1		Lightweight	UFC 317 Ilia Topuria

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