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The UFC fighter rankings were introduced in February of 2013 and are generated by a voting panel made up of several media members. In order to rank these fighters, the media members are asked to vote who they feel are the top fighters as per the UFC by weight class and pound-for-pound.
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Pound for pound is a ranking division used in combat sports for boxing, wrestling, and mixed martial arts in order to decide who is the better fighter in relation to their weight (i.e., adjusted to compensate for weight class).
| Rank | Fighter | Weight Class | Win/Loss Record | Last Fight | Next Fight |
| 1 | Jon Jones | Light Heavyweight (2008-2020), Heavyweight (Present) | 26-1, 1NC | Defeated Dominick Reyes | TBD |
| 2 | Kamaru Usman | Welterweight | 19-1 | Defeated Gilbert Burns | Jorge Masvidal (UFC 261-for the UFC Welterweight Championship) |
| 3 | Alexander Volkanovski | Featherweight (2014–present); Lightweight (2014; 2016); Welterweight (2012–2013) | 22-1 | Defeated Max Holloway | TBD |
| 4 | Israel Adesanya | Middleweight (2012-present) Light Heavyweight (2021) | 20-1 | Lost to Jan Blachowicz | TBD |
| 5 | Francis Ngannou | Heavyweight | 16-3 | Defeated Stipe Miocic | TBD |
| 6 | Dustin Poirier | Lightweight (2009–2010, 2015–present); Featherweight (2011–2014) | 27-6, 1NC | Defeated Conor McGregor | Conor McGregor (UFC 264) |
| 7 | Stipe Miocic | Heavyweight | 20-4 | Lost to Francis Ngannou | TBD |
| 8 | Jan Blachowicz | Light Heavyweight | 28-8 | Defeated Israel Adesanya | TBD |
| 9 | Max Holloway | Featherweight (2012–present); Lightweight (2010–2011, 2019) | 22-6 | Defeated Calvin Kattar | TBD |
| 10 | Deiveson Figueiredo | Flyweight | 20-1-1. | Draw against Brandon Moreno | Brandon Moreno (UFC 263 - for the UFC Flyweight Championship) |
| 11 | Robert Whittaker | Welterweight (2009–2014); Middleweight (2014–present) | 23-5 | Defeated Kelvin Gastelum | TBD |
| 12 (T) | Justin Gaethje | Lightweight | 22-3 | Lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov | TBD |
| 12 (T) | Petr Yan | Bantamweight | 15-2 | Disqualified against Aljamain Sterling | TBD |
| 14 | Aljamain Sterling | Bantamweight (2011-Present), Featherweight (2011) | 20-3 | Won via disqualification against Petr Yan | TBD |
| 15 | Conor McGregor | Featherweight (2008-2015), Lightweight (2008-2012, 2016-2018, 2021- present), Welterweight (2016, 2020) | 22-5 | Lost to Dustin Poirier | Dustin Poirier (UFC 264) |
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| Rank | Fighter | Weight Class | Win/Loss Record | Last Fight | Next Fight |
| 1 | Amanda Nunes | Bantamweight (2011–present), Featherweight (2008–2011, 2018–present) | 21-4 | Defeated Megan Anderson at UFC 259 | TBD |
| 2 | Valentina Shevchenko | Bantamweight (2003–2005, 2010–2017), Flyweight (2006, 2018–present) | 21-3 | Defeated Jéssica Andrade at UFC 261 | TBD |
| 3 | Rose Namajunas | Strawweight | 10-4 | Defeated Weili Zhang at UFC 261 | TBD |
| 4 | Weili Zhang | Strawweight | 21-2 | Lost to Rose Namajunas | TBD |
| 5 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | Flyweight (2012–2014, 2018–present) Strawweight (2014–2018, 2019–present) | 16-4 | Lost to Weili Zhang at UFC 248 | TBD |
| 6 | Jessica Andrade | Bantamweight (2011–2015) Flyweight (2020–present) Strawweight (2016–2020) | 21-9 | Lost to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 261 | TBD |
| 7 | Germaine De Randamie | Bantamweight (2008-2011, 2013-16, 2018-Present), Featherweight ( 2011-12, 2017) | 10-4 | Defeated Julianna Pena at UFC Fight Island 4 | TBD |
| 8 | Holly Holm | Bantamweight (2011-2016, 2017, 2019), Featherweight (2017-2018) | 14-5 | Defeated Irene Aldana | TBD |
| 9 | Aspen Ladd | Flyweight (2015), Bantamweight (2016-present) | 9-1 | Defeated Yana Kunitskaya | TBD |
| 10 | Katlyn Chookagian | Strawweight (2014), Flyweight (2014-2016, 2018-Present), Bantamweight (2016-17). | 15-4 | Defeated Cynthia Calvillo | Viviane Araujo (UFC 262) |
| 11 | Yan Xiaonan | Atomweight Strawweight | 13-1, 1 NC | Defeated Claudia Gadelha | Carla Esparza (UFC Fight Night 188) |
| 12 | Mackenzie Dern | Strawweight | 11-1 | Defeated Nina Ansaroff | TBD |
| 13 | Carla Esparza | Strawweight | 17-6 | Defeated Marina Rodriguez | UFC Vegas 27 |
| 14 | Cláudia Gadelha | Flyweight (2012) Strawweight (2008–present) | 18-5 | Lost to Yan Xiaonan | TBD |
| 15 | Nina Nunes | Flyweight (2013) Strawweight (2010-Present) | 10-7 | Lost to Mackenzie Dern | TBD |
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116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 kg)
Current UFC Flyweight Champion: Deiveson Figueiredo [20-1-1]
| Rank | Fighter | Win/Loss Record | Last Fight | Next Fight |
| Champion | Deiveson Figueiredo | 20-1-1. | Drew against Brandon Moreno | Brandon Moreno (UFC 263 for the UFC Flyweight Championship) |
| 1 | Brandon Moreno | 18–5–2. | Drew against Deiveson Figueiredo | Deiveson Figueiredo (UFC 263 for the UFC Flyweight Championship) |
| 2 | Askar Askarov | 13-0-1. | Defeated Joseph Benavidez | TBD |
| 3 | Alexandre Pantoja | 23-5 | Defeated Manel Kape | TBD |
| 4 | Alex Perez | 24-6 | Lost to Deiveson Figueiredo | Matt Schnell ( UFC 262) |
| 5 | Joseph Benavidez | 28-8 | Defeated Askar Askarov | TBD |
| 6 | Brandon Royval | 12-5 | Lost to Brandon Moreno | TBD |
| 7 | Kai Kara France | 22-9, 1 NC | Defeated Rogerio Bontorin | TBD |
| 8 | Matt Schnell | 15-5 | Defeated Tyson Nam | Alex Perez (UFC 262) |
| 9 | Rogerio Bontorin | 16-3, 1 NC | Lost to Kai Kara-France | TBD |
| 10 | Tim Elliot | 17-11-1 | Defeated Jordan Espinosa | Su Mudaerji (UFC Fight Night 191) |
| 11 | David Dvorak | 19-3 | Defeated Jordan Espinosa | Raulian Paiva (UFC Fight Night 188) |
| 12 | Raulian Paiva | 20-3 | Defeated Zhalgas Zhumagulov | David Dvorak (UFC Fight Night 188) |
| 13 | Su Mudaerji | 14-4 | Defeated Zarrukh Adashev | Tim Elliot (UFC Fight Night 193) |
| 14 | Matheus Nicolau | 16-2-1 | Defeated Manel Kape | TBD |
| 15 | Amir Albazi | 14-1 | Defeated Zhalgas Zhumagulov | TBD |
Demetrious Johnson defeated Joseph Benavidez in 2012, at UFC 152 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the finale of a 4-man tournament for the inaugural UFC Flyweight Title. The 6-year run as the Flyweight Champion came to an end for Johnson after Henry Cejudo defeated him via split decision at UFC 227.
Cejudo went onto vacate the title in December 2019, which was later on won by the current champion Deiveson Figueiredo who defeated Joseph Benavidez in July 2020.
Deiveson Figueiredo went onto defend his title in 2020 against Alex Perez and Brandon Moreno at UFC 255 and UFC 256 respectively.
While he submitted Perez with a guillotine choke to defend the title, his match with Moreno ended in a majority draw which led to Figueiredo still being the champion.
116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 kg)
Current UFC Women's Flyweight Champion: Valentina Shevchenko [21–3]
| Rank | Fighter | Win/Loss Record | Last Fight | Next Fight |
| Champion | Valentina Shevchenko | 21-3 | Defeated Jéssica Andrade at UFC 261 | TBD |
| 1 | Jéssica Andrade | 21-8 | Lost to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 261 | TBD |
| 2 | Katlyn Chookagian | 15-4 | Defeated Cynthia Calvillo | Viviane Araujo (UFC 262) |
| 3 | Lauren Murphy | 14-4 | Defeated Liliya Shakirova | Joanne Calderwood (UFC 263) |
| 4 | Jennifer Maia | 18-7-1 | Lost to Valentina Shevchenko | Jessica Eye (UFC 264) |
| 5 | Cynthia Calvillo | 9-2-1 | Lost to Katlyn Chookagian | Jennifer Maia (UFC 264) |
| 6 | Joanne Calderwood | 15-5 | Defeated Jessica Eye | Lauren Murphy (UFC 263) |
| 7 | Viviane Araujo | 10-2 | Defeated Roxanne Modafferi | Katlyn Chookagian (UFC 262) |
| 8 | Jessica Eye | 15-9, 1 NC | Lost to Joanne Calderwood | TBD |
| 9 | Roxanne Modafferi | 25-18 | Lost to Viviane Araujo | TBD |
| 10 | Alexa Grasso | 13-3 | Defeated Maycee Barber | TBD |
| 11 | Andrea Lee | 11-5 | Lost to Roxanne Modafferi | Antonina Shevchenko (UFC 262) |
| 12 | Antonina Shevchenko | 9-2 | Defeated Ariane Lipski | Andrea Lee (UFC 262) |
| 13 | Taila Santos | 17-1 | Defeated Gillian Robertson | TBD |
| 14 | Maycee Barber | 8-2 | Lost to Alexa Grasso | Miranda Maverick (UFC Fight Night 193) |
| 15 | Miranda Maverick | 9-2 | Defeated Gillian Robertson | Maycee Barber (UFC Fight Night 193) |
The inaugural UFC Women’s Flyweight Title fight was contested in December in Las Vegas, Nevada at The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion finale. The inaugural title fight was between two fighters who appeared on the 26th season of The Ultimate Fighter, as Nicco
Montano defeated Roxanne Modafferi to win become the inaugural champion. Montano's withdrawal from UFC 228 due to weight cut issues led to her being stripped of the title in 2018 and thus Valentina Shevchenko won the vacant title after defeating Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231. Shevchenko has since defended her title four times, with a title reign of 732 days and counting.
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126 to 135 lb(57 to 61 kg)
Current UFC Bantamweight Champion: Aljamain Sterling [20-3]
| Rank | Fighter | Win/Loss Record | Last Fight | Next Fight |
| Champion | Aljamain Sterling | 20-3 | Defeated Petr Yan | TBD |
| 1 | Petr Yan | 15-2 | Lost to Aljamain Sterling | TBD |
| 2 | Cory Sandhagen | 14-2 | Defeated Frankie Edgar | T.J. Dillashaw (UFC on ESPN 24) |
| 3 | Rob Font | 18-4 | Defeated Marlon Moraes | Cody Garbrandt (UFC Fight Night 188) |
| 4 | Cody Garbrandt | 12-3 | Defeated Raphael Assunção | Rob Font (UFC Fight Night 188) |
| 5 | Jose Aldo | 29-7 | Defeated Marlon Vera | TBD |
| 6 | Marlon Moraes | 23-8-1 | Lost to Rob Font | TBD |
| 7 | Frankie Edgar | 24-9-1 | Lost to Cory Sandhagen | TBD |
| 8 | Pedro Munhoz | 19-5, 1 NC | Defeated Jimmie Rivera | TBD |
| 9 | Dominick Cruz | 23-3 | Defeated Casey Kenney | TBD |
| 10 | Merab Dvalishvili | 13–4 | Defeated Cody Stamann | TBD |
| 11 | Raphael Assuncao | 27-8 | Lost to Cody Garbrandt | TBD |
| 12 | Jimmie Rivera | 23-5 | Lost to Pedro Munhoz | TBD |
| 13 | Cody Stamann | 18–3–1 | Lost to Jimmie Rivera | Merab Dvalishvili (UFC on ESPN 23) |
| 14 | Kyler Phillips | 9-1 | Defeated Song Yadong | TBD |
| 15 | Marlon Vera | 16–7-1 | Lost to José Aldo | TBD |
Prior to UFC-WEC merger, Dominick Cruz was the WEC Bantamweight Champion. At WEC 53, Cruz defeated Scott Jorgensen to retain the WEC Bantamweight Championship and was simultaneously awarded the inaugural UFC Bantamweight Championship.
At UFC 173, T.J. Dillashaw defeated Renan Barao to win the UFC Bantamweight Championship. At UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz, Dominick Cruz became the first-ever two-time Bantamweight Champion. At UFC 207, Cruz lost the title to Cody Garbrandt , who eventually lost it to Dillashaw, making the latter a two-time division champion.
Due to a failed drug test, Dillashaw vacated his title in March 2019. After winning the vacant title at UFC 238 and defending it at UFC 249, Cejudo became the fourth UFC fighter to hold titles in two different weight classes (Flyweight and Bantamweight) simultaneously, and the second to defend titles in two different weight divisions.
Petr Yan defeated Jose Aldo at UFC 251 and became the current UFC Bantamweight Champion.
In his first title defence, Yan faced #1 ranked Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259 on March 6, 2021 and lost the title by disqualification due to an intentional illegal knee landed by him in the fourth round to Sterling.
Sterling couldn't continue the fight any further due to concussion and the doctor recommended to stop the fight thus making him the new UFC Bantamweight champion. This is the first ever title change caused by a disqualification in UFC history.
Current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion: Amanda Nunes [21–4]
| Rank | Fighter | Win/Loss Record | Last Fight. | Next Fight |
| Champion | Amanda Nunes | 21-4 | Defeated Megan Anderson | TBD |
| 1 | Germaine De Randamie | 10-4 | Defeated Julianna Pena | TBD |
| 2 | Holly Holm | 14-5 | Defeated Irene Aldana | TBD |
| 3 | Aspen Ladd | 9-1 | Defeated Yana Kunitskaya | TBD |
| 4 | Irene Aldana | 12-6 | Lost to Holly Holm | TBD |
| 5 | Yana Kunitskaya | 14-5, 1 NC | Defeated Ketlen Vieira | TBD |
| 6 | Julianna Pena | 10-4 | Defeated Sara Mcmann | TBD |
| 7 | Ketlen Vieira | 11-2 | Lost to Yana Kunitskaya | TBD |
| 8 | Sara McMann | 12-6 | Lost to Julianna Pena | TBD |
| 9 | Macy Chiasson | 7-1 | Defeated Marion Reneau | TBD |
| 10 | Lina Lansberg | 10-5 | Lost to Sara McMann | TBD |
| 11 | Pannie Kianzad | 14-5 | Defeated Sijara Eubanks | TBD |
| 12 | Marion Reneau | 9-7-1 | Lost to Macy Chiasson | Miesha Tate (UFC Fight Night 192) |
| 13 | Sijara Eubanks | 6-6 | Lost to Pannie Kianzad | Karol Rosa (UFC 263) |
| 14 | Karol Rosa | 14-3 | Defeated Joselyne Edwards | Sijara Eubanks (UFC 263) |
| 15 | Julia Avila | 8-2 | Lost to Sijara Eubanks | TBD |
Prior to its folding and absorption by the UFC, Ronda Rousey was the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. Rousey was eventually awarded the inaugural UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship on December 6, 2012, at the UFC on Fox: Henderson vs Diaz pre-event press conference.
After a reign of 1,074 days, Rousey lost the Bantamweight Championship to Holly Holm at UFC 193. Holm lost the title to Miesha Tate, who was defeated by the current champion Amanda Nunes for the title, at UFC 196. Nunes has defended her title against the likes of Ronda Rousey, Valentina Shevchenko, Raquel Pennington, Holy Holm and Germaine De Randamie. Nunes has been the incumbent title holder for 1,614 days and counting, a record in UFC Women's Championship history.
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136 to 145 lb(61 to 66 kg)
Current UFC Featherweight Champion: Alexander Volkanovski [22–1]
| Rank | Fighter | Win/Loss Record | Last Fight | Next Fight |
| Champion | Alexander Volkanovski | 22-1 | Defeated Max Holloway | TBD |
| 1 | Max Holloway | 22–6 | Defeated Calvin Kattar | TBD |
| 2 | Brian Ortega | 15–1 (1 NC) | Defeated Chan Sung Jung | TBD |
| 3 | Yair Rodriguez | 13–2 (1 NC) | Defeated Jeremy Stephens | TBD |
| 4 | Chan Sung Jung | 16–6 | Lost to Brian Ortega | TBD |
| 5 | Calvin Kattar | 22–5 | Lost to Max Holloway | Dan Ige (UFC Fight Night 190) |
| 6 | Josh Emmett | 15–2 | Defeated Shane Burgos | TBD |
| 7 | Arnold Allen | 17–1 | Defeated Sodiq Yusuff | TBD |
| 8 | Dan Ige | 15–3 | Defeated Gavin Tucker | TBD |
| 9 | Shane Burgos | 13–2 | Lost to Josh Emmett | Chan Sung Jung (UFC Fight Night 190) |
| 10 | Giga Chikadze | 13–2 | Defeated Cub Swanson | TBD |
| 11 | Sodiq Yusuff | 11-2 | Lost to Arnold Allen | TBD |
| 12 | Bryce Mitchell | 14-0 | Defeated Andre Fili | TBD |
| 13 | Edson Barboza | 21-9 | Defeated Makwan Amirkhani | Shane Burgos (UFC 262) |
| 14 | Movsar Evloev | 14-0 | Defeated Nik Lentz | Hakeem Dawodu (UFC 263) |
| 15 | Hakeem Dawodu | 12–1-1 | Defeated Zubaira Tukhugov | Movsar Evloev (UFC 263) |
Prior to the UFC-WEC merger, José Aldo was the WEC Featherweight Champion. Aldo was awarded the inaugural UFC Featherweight Championship on November 20, 2010, at UFC 123 in a ceremony prior to the event.
At UFC 194, Conor McGregor won the Undisputed Featherweight Championship after beating Jose Aldo within 13 seconds. At UFC 212, Max Holloway won the Undisputed Featherweight Championship from Aldo. Holloway, who defended his title against the likes of Jose Aldo, Brian Ortega and Frankie Edgar, lost his title to Alexander Volkanovski. Volkanovski is the current UFC Featherweight Champion and defended his title against Holloway via split decision in a rematch at UFC 251.
Current UFC Featherweight Champion: Charles Oliveira [31–8, 1 NC]
146 to 155 lb(66 to 70 kg)
| Rank | Fighter | Win/Loss Record | Last Fight | Next Fight |
| Champion | Charles Oliveira | 31-8, 1NC | Defeated Michael Chandler | TBD |
| 1 | Dustin Poirier | 27-6, 1 NC | Defeated Conor McGregor | Conor McGregor (UFC 264) |
| 2 | Justin Gaethje | 22-3 | Lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov | TBD |
| 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Michael Chandler | 22-5 | Defeated Dan Hooker | Charles Oliveira (UFC 262- for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship) |
| 5 | Tony Ferguson | 25-5 | Lost to Charles Oliveira | Beneil Dariush (UFC 262) |
| 6 | Conor McGregor | 22-5 | Lost to Dustin Poirier | Dustin Poirier (UFC 264) |
| 7 | Rafael Dos Anjos | 30-13 | Defeated Paul Felder | TBD |
| 8 | Dan Hooker | 20-10 | Lost to Michael Chandler | TBD |
| 9 | Beneil Dariush | 20-4-1 | Defeated Carlos Diego Ferreira | Tony Ferguson (UFC 262) |
| 10 | Paul Felder | 17-6 | Lost to Rafael dos Anjos | TBD |
| 10 | Islam Makhachev | 19-1 | Defeated Drew Dober | TBD |
| 12 | Gregor Gillespie | 14-1 | Defeated Carlos Diego Ferreira | TBD |
| 13 | Kevin Lee | 18-6 | Lost to Charles Oliveira | TBD |
| 14 | Carlos Diego Ferreira | 17-4 | Lost to Gregor Gillespie | TBD |
| 15 | Drew Dober | 23-10, 1 NC | Lost to Islam Makhachev | Brad Riddell (UFC 263) |
Prior to UFC 31 in 2001, the Lightweight Title was known as the Bantamweight Title. The Strikeforce Lightweight Title was seemingly unified with the UFC Lightweight Title on April 20, 2013, when Benson Henderson defeated Gilbert Melendez.
The UFC Lightweight Title has been held by the likes of B.J.Penn, Frankie Edgar, Anthony Pettis, Rafael Dos Anjos, and Eddie Alvarez throughout the years. At UFC 205, Conor McGregor won the UFC Lightweight Championship after defeating Eddie Alvarez and became the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two divisions (Featherweight and Lightweight) simultaneously. After McGregor was stripped of the title due to inactivity, Khabib
Nurmagomedov became the UFC Lightweight Champion after beating Al Iaquinta at UFC 223. At UFC 236, Dustin Poirier became the Interim UFC Lightweight Championship by beating Max Holloway. At UFC 242, Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Dustin Poirier via submission to unify the UFC Lightweight Championship.
Justin Gaethje won the Interim UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 249 by defeating Tony Ferguson but lost the championship unification bout against Khabib at UFC 254. Khabib Nurmagomedov has vacated the UFC Lightweight Championship after officially announcing his retirement.
Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira will face each other for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
156 to 170 lb (70 to 77 kg)
Current UFC Welterweight Champion: Kamaru Usman [19–1]
| Rank | Fighter | Win/Loss Record | Last Fight | Next Fight |
| Champion | Kamaru Usman | 19-1 | Defeated Jorge Masvidal | TBD |
| 1 | Colby Covington | 16-2 | Defeated Tyron Woodley | TBD |
| 2 | Gilbert Burns | 19-4 | Lost to Kamaru Usman | TBD |
| 3 | Leon Edwards | 18-3, 1 NC | No Contest w. Belal Muhammad | Nate Diaz (UFC 262) |
| 4 | Stephen Thompson | 16-4-1 | Defeated Geoff Neal | Gilbert Burns (UFC 264) |
| 5 | Jorge Masvidal | 35-15 | Lost to Kamaru Usman | TBD |
| 6 | Vicente Luque | 20–7–1 | Defeated Tyron Woodley | TBD |
| 6 | Michael Chiesa | 18–4 | Defeated Neil Magny | TBD |
| 8 | Demian Maia | 28-10 | Lost to Gilbert Burns | vs. Belal Muhammad (UFC 263) |
| 9 | Neil Magny | 24-8 | Lost to Michael Chiesa | Geoff Neal (UFC on ESPN 24) |
| 10 | Geoff Neal | 13-3 | Lost to Stephen Thompson | vs. Neil Magny (UFC on ESPN 24) |
| 11 | Li Jingliang | 18–6 | Defeated Santiago Ponzinibbio | TBD |
| 12 | Belal Muhammad | 18–3 (1 NC) | No Contest w. Leon Edwards | vs. Demian Maia (UFC 263) |
| 13 | Sean Brady | 14–0 | Defeated Jake Matthews | TBD |
| 14 | Robbie Lawler | 28–15 (1 NC) | Lost to Neil Magny | TBD |
| 15 | Khamzat Chimaev | 9-0 | Defeated Gerald Meerschaert | TBD |
The UFC Welterweight Title is considered as one of the most prestigious titles' in the UFC. The inaugural Welterweight Champion was crowned at UFC Brazil in 1998 when Pat Miletich won the belt. Throughout the years, the likes of Carlos Newton, Matt Hughes, B.J. Penn, Georges-St Pierre, Matt Serra, Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler have all held the Welterweight Championship.
Till date, GSP and Matt Hughes are the only two-time Welterweight Champions in UFC history. At UFC 201, Tyron Woodley defeated Robbie Lawler to win the Welterweight Championship. Woodley, who defended the title against Stephen Thompson(twice), Demian Maia and Darren Till, was defeated by Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 via unanimous decision.
Kamaru Usman, who is the current UFC Welterweight Champion, has defended his title against Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal at UFC 245 and UFC 251, respectively.
In his first title defence of 2021 Usman faced Gilbert Burns and defended his title for the third time by defeating Burns via TKO in the third round at UFC 258.
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171 to 185 lb (77 to 84 kg)
Current UFC Middleweight Champion: Israel Adesanya [20–1]
| Rank | Fighter | Win/Loss Record | Last Fight | Next Fight |
| Champion | Israel Adesanya | 20-1 | Lost to Jan Błachowicz | Marvin Vettori (UFC 263) |
| 1 | Robert Whittaker | 23–5 | Defeated Kelvin Gastelum | TBD |
| 2 | Paulo Costa | 13–1 | Lost to Israel Adesanya | TBD |
| 3 | Marvin Vettori | 17–4–1 | Defeated Kevin Holland | TBD |
| 4 | Jared Cannonier | 13–5 | Lost to Robert Whittaker | TBD |
| 5 | Derek Brunson | 22–7 | Defeated Kevin Holland | TBD |
| 6 | Darren Till | 18–3–1 | Lost to Robert Whittaker | TBD |
| 7 | Jack Hermansson | 21-6 | Lost to Marvin Vettori | Edmen Shahbazyan (UFC 262) |
| 8 | Uriah Hall | 17-9 | Defeated Chris Weidman | TBD |
| 9 | Kelvin Gastelum | 16-7 (1 NC) | Lost to Robert Whittaker | TBD |
| 10 | Edmen Shahbazyan | 11-1 | Lost to Derek Brunson | Jack Hermansson (UFC 262) |
| 11 | Chris Weidman | 15-6 | Lost to Uriah Hall | TBD |
| 12 | Sean Strickland | 23-3 | Defeated Krzysztof Jotko | TBD |
| 13 | Kevin Holland | 21-7 | Lost to Marvin Vettori | TBD |
| 14 | Omari Akhmedov | 21-5-1 | Defeated Tom Breese | Brad Tavares (UFC 264) |
| 15 | Brad Tavares | 18-6 | Defeated Antônio Carlos Júnior | Omari Akhmedov (UFC 264) |
On March 1, 2008, the Pride World Welterweight Championship was unified with the UFC Middleweight Title on March 1, 2008, when Anderson Silva defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 82.
The Middleweight Title has been held by the likes of Dave Menne, Rich Franklin, and at UFC 64, Anderson Silva won the title. Silva defended his title against the likes of Nate Marquardt, Rich Franklin, Dan Henderson, Patrick Cote, Thales Leites, Demian Maia, Chael Sonnen, Vitor Belfort and Yushin Okami, while holding onto the belt for a total of 2,457 days, a record for the longest title reign in UFC history.
At UFC 162, Chris Weidman defeated Silva to win the Middleweight Title. Weidman's reign came to an end when he was beaten by Luke Rockhold at UFC 194. At UFC 199, Michael Bisping won the Middleweight Title and eventually lost it to the returning GSP at UFC 217.
As GSP vacated the title due to complications with ulcerative coltis, on December 7, 2017, Robert Whittaker was promoted as the Middleweight Champion, having won the Interim Title at UFC 213.
At UFC 243, the interim Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker to win the undisputed UFC Middleweight Championship. The current champion Adesanya, defended his title against Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa at UFC 248 and UFC 253 respectively.
186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg)
Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion: Jan Błachowicz [28–8]
| Rank | Fighter | Win/Loss Record | Last Fight | Next Fight |
| Champion | Jan Blachowicz | 28-8 | Defeated Israel Adesanya | TBD |
| 1 | Glover Teixeira | 32–7 | Defeated Thiago Santos | TBD |
| 2 | Jiří Procházka | 28-3-1 | Defeated Dominick Reyes | TBD |
| 3 | Aleksandar Rakić | 14–2 | Defeated Thiago Santos | TBD |
| 4 | Thiago Santos | 21-9 | Lost to Aleksandar Rakić | TBD |
| 5 | Dominick Reyes | 12-3 | Lost to Jiří Procházka | TBD |
| 6 | Anthony Smith | 35–16 | Defeated Jimmy Crute | TBD |
| 7 | Magomed Ankalaev | 15–1 | Defeated Nikita Krylov | TBD |
| 8 | Volkan Oezdemir | 17-5 | Lost to Jiří Procházka | TBD |
| 9 | Nikita Krylov | 26–8 | Lost to Magomed Ankalaev | TBD |
| 10 | Johnny Walker | 18–5 | Defeated Ryan Spann | TBD |
| 11 | Ryan Spann | 19-6 | Defeated Misha Cirkunov | TBD |
| 12 | Misha Cirkunov | 15-6 | Lost to Ryan Spann | TBD |
| 13 | Jimmy Crute | 12-1 | Lost to Anthony Smith | TBD |
| 14 | Paul Craig | 14–4–1 | Defeated Maurício Rua | Jamahal Hill (UFC 263) |
| 15 | Jamahal Hill | 8-0, 1NC | Defeated Ovince Saint Preux | Paul Craig (UFC 263) |
The Light Heavyweight Title was known as the Middleweight Title prior to UFC 31 (May 4, 2001). In 2007, the Pride World Middleweight Championship was unified with the UFC Light Heavyweight Title on when Quinton Jackson defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 75.
The UFC Light Heavyweight Title has been held by the likes of Frank Shemrock, Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort, Chuck Liddell, Quinton Jackson, Forest Griffin, Rashad Evans, Lyoto Machida, and Mauricio Rua.
At UFC 128, Jon Jones won the Light Heavyweight Title for the first time in his career after defeating Mauricio Rua. Jones held the title for 1501 days and defended it 8 times before being stripped off the title due to a hit and run issue. Daniel Cormier won the vacant belt by beating Anthony Johnson at UFC 187.
Cormier, who became the second fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously and is the first to defend them in two divisions, vacated his Light Heavyweight Championship 174 days after winning the Heavyweight title. Jon Jones won the vacant belt for the second time in his career after defeating Alexander Gustafsson and defended it Anthony Smith, Thiago Santos and Dominick Reyes before vacating it to move upto the Heavyweight division.
Jan Blachowicz became the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion after defeating Dominick Reyes at UFC 253.
206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg)
Current UFC Heavyweight Champion: Francis Ngannou [16–3]
| Rank | Fighter | Win/Loss Record | Last Fight | Next Fight |
| Champion | Francis Ngannou | 16-3 | Defeated Stipe Miocic | TBD |
| 1 | Stipe Miocic | 20-4 | Lost to Francis Ngannou | TBD |
| 2 | Derrick Lewis | 25-7 (1 NC) | Defeated Curtis Blaydes | TBD |
| 3 | Ciryl Gane | 8-0 | Defeated Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Alexander Volkov (UFC Fight Night 191) |
| 4 | Curtis Blaydes | 14-3, 1 NC | Lost to Derrick Lewis | TBD |
| 5 | Alexander Volkov | 33-8 | Defeated Alistair Overeem | Ciryl Gane (UFC Fight Night 191) |
| 6 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | 11-2 | Lost to Ciryl Gane | TBD |
| 7 | Shamil Abdurakhimov | 20–5 | Lost to Curtis Blaydes | Augusto Sakai (UFC on ESPN 23) |
| 8 | Walt Harris | 13-9, 1 NC | Lost to Alexander Volkov | Marcin Tybura (UFC Fight Night 189) |
| 9 | Augusto Sakai | 15–2–1 | Lost to Alistair Overeem | Shamil Abdurakhimov (UFC on ESPN 23) |
| 10 | Chris Daukaus | 11-3 | Defeated Aleksei Oleinik | TBD |
| 11 | Blagoy Ivanov | 18-4, 1 NC | Lost to Augusto Sakai | TBD |
| 11 | Marcin Tybura | 21-6 | Defeated Greg Hardy | Walt Harris (UFC Fight Night 189) |
| 13 | Tom Aspinall | 10-2 | Defeated Andrei Arlovski | TBD |
| 14 | Sergei Pavlovich | 14-1 | Defeated Maurice Greene | TBD |
| 15 | Aleksei Oleinik | 59-15-1 | Lost to Chris Daukaus | TBD |
In 1997, the UFC Superfight Championship was unified with the UFC Tournament Championship to determine the UFC Heavyweight Champion, as Mark Coleman defeated Dan Severn at UFC 12. Notable names such as Randy Couture, Josh Barnett, Frank Mir, Andre Arlovski, Brock Lesnar, Cain Velasquez, Junior Dos Santos, and Fabricio Wedrum have all won the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Randy Couture won the UFC Heavyweight Championship thrice in his career, while Tim Sylvia, Cain Velasquez and Stipe Miocic have won the title twice.
Stipe Miocic won the title at UFC 198 by defeating Fabricio Werdum via a KO and went onto defend his title thrice, a record in UFC Heavyweight history, before being defeated by Daniel Cormier at UFC 226. In their rematch at UFC 241, Stipe won the title for the second time after defeating Cormier by a TKO. In their trilogy fight, Miocic defended his title against Cormier at UFC 252.
Francis Ngannou is the current UFC Heavyweight Champion after he knocked out Stipe Miocic at UFC 260. Ngannou is the third Africa born champion in the UFC after Kamaru Usman (Welterweight) and Israel Adesanya (Middleweight).
106 to 115 lb (48 to 52 kg)
Current UFC Women's Strawweight Champion: Rose Namajunas [10-4]
| Rank | Fighter | Win/Loss Record | Last Fight | Next Fight |
| Champion | Rose Namajunas | 10-4 | Defeated Zhang Weili | TBD |
| 1 | Zhang Weili | 21-2 | Lost to Rose Namajunas | TBD |
| 2 | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | 16–4 | Lost to Zhang Weili | TBD |
| 3 | Yan Xiaonan | 13–1 (1 NC) | Defeated Cláudia Gadelha | Carla Esparza (UFC Fight Night 188) |
| 4 | Carla Esparza | 17–6 | Defeated Marina Rodriguez | Yan Xiaonan (UFC Fight Night 188) |
| 5 | Mackenzie Dern | 11-1 | Defeated Nina Nunes | TBD |
| 6 | Marina Rodriguez | 13-1-2 | Defeated Amanda Ribas | TBD |
| 7 | Nina Nunes | 10-7 | Lost to Mackenzie Dern | TBD |
| 8 | Claudia Gadelha | 18-5 | Lost to Yan Xiaonan | TBD |
| 9 | Michelle Waterson | 18-8 | Defeated Angela Hill | TBD |
| 10 | Tecia Torres | 12-5 | Defeated Sam Hughes | TBD |
| 11 | Amanda Ribas | 10-2 | Lost to Marina Rodriguez | Nina Ansaroff (UFC Vegas 23) |
| 12 | Angela Hill | 13–9 | Defeated Ashley Yoder | TBD |
| 13 | Virna Jandiroba | 16–2 | Lost to Mackenzie Dern | Kanako Murata (UFC Fight Night 190) |
| 14 | Amanda Lemos | 9-1-1 | Defeated Lívia Renata Souza | TBD |
| 15 | Felice Herrig | 14–9 | Lost to Virna Jandiroba | TBD |
The inaugural UFC Strawweight Champion was Carla Esparza, who defeated Rose Namajunas in 2014 in the tournament finale for The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned. At UFC 185, Joanna Jedrzejczyk won the Strawweight Championship and held the title for a total of 966 days before losing it to Rose Namajunas at UFC 217.
Jessica Andrade defeated Rose Namajunas at UFC 237 to win the title but lost it to Zhang Weili at UFC Fight Night : Shenzhen, China. Weili went onto face Joanna Jedrzejczyk in her first title defence and won via split decision at UFC 248. Zhang Weili remains the current UFC Strawweight Champion.
136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 kg)
Current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion: Amanda Nunes [21–4]
| Rankings | Champion | Win/Loss Record | Last Fight | Next Fight |
| None | Amanda Nunes | 21-4 | Defeated Megan Anderson | TBD |
The inaugural title was won by Germaine De Randamie, who defeated Holy Holm via unanimous decision, on February 11, 2017, in Brooklyn, New York, USA at UFC 208.
After De Randamie's refusal to defend the title against Cris Cyborg, she was stripped of it and Cyborg went onto win the vacant title by defeating Tonya Evinger at UFC 214. Amanda Nunes defeated Cyborg via KO for the title at UFC 232 and became the first woman to become a two-division UFC champion, and the third fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously. She defended her title against Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 and became the first and only fighter in UFC history to defend two titles while actively holding them. Amanda Nunes remains the current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion.
Jon Jones is the current #1 ranked pound for pound fighter in the UFC.
Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC.
A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight-class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.
UFC started almost 28 years ago and has produced some of the biggest stars in the sport of MMA.
Georges St. Pierre, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, Demetrious Johnson, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, Henry Cejudo, BJ Penn and Frank Shamrock, in no particular order, are the top 10 UFC fighters till date.
The UFC champions of 2021 are :- Stipe Miocic (Heavyweight), Jan Blachowicz (Light Heavyweight), Israel Adesanya (Middleweight), Kamaru Usman (Welterweight), Alexander Volkanovski (Featherweight), Aljamain Sterling (Bantamweight), Deiveson Figueiredo (Flyweight), Amanda Nunes (Women's Bantamweight and Featherweight), Valentina Shevchenko (Women's Flyweight) and Zhang Weili (Women's Strawweight).
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