The UFC rankings were introduced in February 2013 and are generated by a voting panel made up of several media members. To rank these fighters, the media members are asked to vote on who they feel are the top fighters per the UFC by weight class and pound-for-pound.
- UFC Men's Pound-for-Pound Rankings 2024
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- UFC Bantamweight Rankings 2024
- UFC Women's Bantamweight Rankings 2024
- UFC Featherweight Rankings 2024
- UFC Lightweight Rankings 2024
- UFC Welterweight Rankings 2024
- UFC Middleweight Rankings 2024
- UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings 2024
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- UFC Women's Strawweight Rankings 2024
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UFC Men's Pound-for-Pound Rankings 2024
Pound for pound is a ranking division used in combat sports for boxing, wrestling, and mixed martial arts to decide who is the better fighter in relation to their weight (i.e., adjusted to compensate for weight class).
Rank | Fighter | Record | Win Streak | M | Weight class | Next Fight |
1 | Islam Makhachev | 25–1 | 13 | Lightweight | ||
2 | Jon Jones | 27–1 (1 NC) | 5 | Heavyweight | ||
3 | Leon Edwards | 22–3 (1 NC) | 4 | Welterweight | ||
4 | Alex Pereira | 9–2 | 2 | Light heavyweight | UFC 300 Jamahal Hill | |
5 | Ilia Topuria | 15–0 | 15 | Featherweight | ||
6 | Sean O'Malley | 18–1 (1 NC) | 3 | 2 | Bantamweight | |
7 | Charles Oliveira | 34–9 (1 NC) | 1 | −1 | Lightweight | UFC 300 Arman Tsarukyan |
8 | Alexander Volkanovski | 26–4 | 0 | −1 | Featherweight | |
9 | Dricus du Plessis | 21–2 | 9 | Middleweight | ||
10 | Alexandre Pantoja | 27–5 | 5 | Flyweight | ||
11 | Israel Adesanya | 24–3 | 0 | Middleweight | ||
12 | Tom Aspinall | 14–3 | 2 | Heavyweight | ||
13 | Sean Strickland | 28–6 | 0 | Middleweight | ||
14 | Max Holloway | 25–7 | 2 | Featherweight | UFC 300 Justin Gaethje | |
15 | Aljamain Sterling | 23–4 | 0 | Bantamweight | UFC 300 Calvin Kattar |
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UFC Women's Pound-for-Pound Rankings 2024
Rank | Fighter | Record | Win Streak | M | Weight class | Next Fight |
1 | Alexa Grasso | 16–3–1 | 0 | Flyweight | ||
2 | Zhang Weili | 24–3 | 3 | Strawweight | UFC 300 Yan Xiaonan | |
3 | Valentina Shevchenko | 23–4–1 | 0 | Flyweight | ||
4 | Erin Blanchfield | 12–1 | 9 | Flyweight | UFC on ESPN 54 Manon Fiorot | |
5 | Julianna Peña | 11–5 | 0 | Bantamweight | ||
6 | Manon Fiorot | 11–1 | 11 | Flyweight | UFC on ESPN 54 Erin Blanchfield | |
7 | Raquel Pennington | 16–8 | 6 | Bantamweight | ||
8 | Rose Namajunas | 11–6 | 0 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 240 Amanda Ribas | |
9 | Tatiana Suarez | 10–0 | 10 | Strawweight | ||
10 | Yan Xiaonan | 17–3 (1 NC) | 2 | Strawweight | UFC 300 Zhang Weili | |
11 | Jéssica Andrade | 25–12 | 1 | Flyweight Strawweight | UFC 300 Marina Rodriguez | |
12 | Amanda Lemos | 14–3–1 | 1 | Strawweight | ||
13 | Ketlen Vieira | 14–3 | 1 | Bantamweight | ||
14 | Irene Aldana | 15–7 | 1 | Bantamweight | ||
15 | Maycee Barber | 14–2 | 6 | Flyweight |
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UFC Flyweight Rankings 2024
116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 kg)
Current UFC Flyweight Champion: Alexandre Pantoja [27-5-0]
Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next Fight |
C | Alexandre Pantoja | 27–5 | 5 (1 def) | Win | UFC 296 Brandon Royval | TBD | |
1 | Brandon Royval | 16–7 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 237 Brandon Moreno | TBD | |
2 | Brandon Moreno | 21–8–2 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 237 Brandon Royval | TBD | |
3 | Amir Albazi | 17–1 | 6 | Win | UFC on ESPN 46 Kai Kara-France | TBD | |
4 | Kai Kara-France | 24–11 (1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 46 Amir Albazi | TBD | |
5 | Matheus Nicolau | 19–3–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 44 Brandon Royval | UFC on ESPN 55 Manel Kape | |
6 | Manel Kape | 19–6 | 4 | Win | UFC 293 Felipe dos Santos | UFC on ESPN 55 Matheus Nicolau | |
7 | Muhammad Mokaev | 12–0 (1 NC) | 7 | Win | UFC Fight Night 238 Alex Perez | TBD | |
8 | Alex Perez | 24–8 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 238 Muhammad Mokaev | TBD | |
9 | Tim Elliott | 20–13–1 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 233 Su Mudaerji | UFC Fight Night 242 Tatsuro Taira | |
10 | Steve Erceg | 12–1 | 11 | Win | UFC Fight Night 238 Matt Schnell | TBD | |
11 | Matt Schnell | 16–8 (1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 238 Steve Erceg | TBD | |
12 | Tagir Ulanbekov | 15–2 | 2 | Win | UFC 296 Cody Durden | TBD | |
13 | Tatsuro Taira | 15–0 | 15 | Win | UFC Fight Night 233 Carlos Hernandez | UFC Fight Night 242 Tim Elliott | |
14 | Su Mudaerji | 14–6 | 1 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 233 Tim Elliott | TBD |
15 | David Dvořák | 20–6 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 289 Steve Erceg | 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 ended for Johnson after Henry Cejudo defeated him via split decision at UFC 227.
Cejudo went on to vacate the title in December 2019, which was later won by the current champion, Deiveson Figueiredo, who defeated Joseph Benavidez in July 2020.
Deiveson Figueiredo defended his title in 2020 against Alex Perez and Brandon Moreno at UFC 255 and UFC 256, respectively.
At UFC 263 Figueiredo lost the title to Moreno. However, at their UFC 270 rematch, Figueiredo reclaimed the Flyweight title after defeating Moreno via unanimous decision.
The narrative continued to unfold as Brandon Moreno once again captured the undisputed Men's Flyweight Championship from Figueiredo at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 21, 2023.
The championship story took another turn when Brazil's Alexandre Pantoja stepped into the spotlight, defeating Moreno at UFC 290 in Las Vegas, NV, on July 8, 2023. He then defended his title against Brandon Royval at UFC 296 on December 16, 2023.
UFC Women's Flyweight Rankings 2024
116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 kg)
Current UFC Women's Flyweight Champion: Alexa Grasso [16-3-1]
Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
C | Alexa Grasso | 16–3–1 | 0 (1 def) | Draw | UFC Fight Night 227 Valentina Shevchenko | TBD | |
1 | Valentina Shevchenko | 23–4–1 | 0 | Draw | UFC Fight Night 227 Alexa Grasso | TBD | |
2 | Erin Blanchfield | 12–1 | 9 | Win | UFC Fight Night 225 Taila Santos | UFC on ESPN 54 Manon Fiorot | |
3 | Manon Fiorot | 11–1 | 11 | Win | UFC Fight Night 226 Rose Namajunas | UFC on ESPN 54 Erin Blanchfield | |
4 | Maycee Barber | 14–2 | 2 | 6 | Win | UFC 299 Katlyn Cerminara | TBD |
5 | Jéssica Andrade | 25–12 | 1 | Win | UFC 295 Mackenzie Dern | UFC 300 Marina Rodriguez | |
6 | Katlyn Cerminara | 18–6 | −2 | 0 | Loss | UFC 299 Maycee Barber | TBD |
7 | Natália Silva | 17–5–1 | 11 | Win | UFC Fight Night 235 Viviane Araújo | TBD | |
8 | Amanda Ribas | 13–4 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 232 Luana Pinheiro | UFC on ESPN 53 Rose Namajunas | |
9 | Viviane Araújo | 12–6 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 235 Natália Silva | TBD | |
10 | Tracy Cortez | 11–1 | 11 | Win | UFC Fight Night 227 Jasmine Jasudavicius | TBD | |
11 | Ariane Lipski | 17–8 | 3 | Win | UFC 296 Casey O'Neill | UFC on ESPN 55 Karine Silva | |
12 | Karine Silva | 17–4 | 8 | Win | UFC 292 Maryna Moroz | UFC on ESPN 55 Ariane Lipski | |
13 | Casey O'Neill | 9–2 | 0 | Loss | UFC 296 Ariane Lipski | TBD | |
14 | Miranda Maverick | 13–5 | 2 | Win | UFC 298 Andrea Lee | TBD | |
15 | Jasmine Jasudavicius | 10–3 | 1 | Win | UFC 297 Priscila Cachoeira | TBD |
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, Nicco.
Montano defeated Roxanne Modafferi to 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. The Women's Flyweight Championship has been a stronghold for Kyrgyzstan's Valentina Shevchenko, who has exhibited dominance in the division since claiming the title at UFC 231 in Toronto, ON, Canada, on December 8, 2018. Shevchenko's reign has spanned for 1,547 days, making her one of the longest-reigning champions in the UFC.
The championship narrative took an intriguing turn when Mexico's Alexa Grasso emerged as a challenger and secured the title at UFC 285 in Las Vegas, NV, on March 4, 2023. Their closely contested rematch was declared a draw.
UFC Bantamweight Rankings 2024
126 to 135 lb(57 to 61 kg)
Current UFC Bantamweight Champion: Sean O'Malley [18-1-0 (1NC)]
Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
C | Sean O'Malley | 18–1 (1 NC) | 3 (1 def) | Win | UFC 299 Marlon Vera | TBD | |
1 | Merab Dvalishvili | 17–4 | 10 | Win | UFC 298 Henry Cejudo | TBD | |
2 | Aljamain Sterling | 23–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 292 Sean O'Malley | UFC 300 Calvin Kattar | |
3 | Cory Sandhagen | 17–4 | 3 | Win | UFC on ESPN 50 Rob Font | TBD | |
4 | Petr Yan | 17–5 | 1 | Win | UFC 299 Song Yadong | TBD | |
5 | Marlon Vera | 23–9–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 299 Sean O'Malley | TBD | |
6 | Henry Cejudo | 16–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 298 Merab Dvalishvili | TBD | |
7 | Song Yadong | 21–7–1 (1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 299 Petr Yan | TBD | |
8 | Deiveson Figueiredo | 22–3–1 | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 52 Rob Font | UFC 300 Cody Garbrandt | |
9 | Rob Font | 20–8 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 52 Deiveson Figueiredo | TBD | |
10 | Umar Nurmagomedov | 17–0 | 17 | Win | UFC Fight Night 238 Bekzat Almakhan | TBD | |
11 | Dominick Cruz | 24–4 | 1 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 41 Marlon Vera | TBD |
12 | Kyler Phillips | 12–2 | 3 | Win | UFC 299 Pedro Munhoz | TBD | |
13 | Mario Bautista | 14–2 | 1 | 6 | Win | UFC Fight Night 234 Ricky Simón | TBD |
14 | Jonathan Martinez | 19–4 | −3 | 6 | Win | UFC Fight Night 230 Adrian Yanez | TBD |
15 | Pedro Munhoz | 20–9 (2 NC) | −2 | 0 | Loss | UFC 299 Kyler Phillips | TBD |
Before the 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.
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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 other weight divisions.
Petr Yan defeated Jose Aldo at UFC 251 and became the current UFC Bantamweight Champion.
In his first title defense, 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 a concussion, and the doctor recommended stopping the fight, thus making him the new UFC Bantamweight champion. This is the first-ever title change caused by disqualification in UFC history.
Sean O'Malley beat Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 to become the new UFC bantamweight champion. He had a successful first title defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299.
UFC Women's Bantamweight Rankings 2024
Current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion: Raquel Pennington [16-8-0]
Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
C | Raquel Pennington | 16–8 | 6 (0 def) | Win | UFC 297 Mayra Bueno Silva | TBD | |
1 | Julianna Peña | 11–5 | 0 | Loss | UFC 277 Amanda Nunes | TBD | |
2 | Mayra Bueno Silva | 10–3–1 (1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 297 Raquel Pennington | TBD | |
3 | Ketlen Vieira | 14–3 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 224 Pannie Kianzad | TBD | |
4 | Irene Aldana | 15–7 | 1 | Win | UFC 296 Karol Rosa | TBD | |
5 | Holly Holm | 15–6 (1 NC) | 0 | NC | UFC on ESPN 49 Mayra Bueno Silva | UFC 300 Kayla Harrison | |
6 | Pannie Kianzad | 16–7 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 224 Ketlen Vieira | UFC Fight Night 239 Macy Chiasson | |
7 | Yana Santos | 14–8 (1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 48 Karol Rosa | TBD | |
8 | Miesha Tate | 20–9 | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 52 Julia Avila | TBD | |
9 | Karol Rosa | 17–6 | 0 | Loss | UFC 296 Irene Aldana | TBD | |
10 | Macy Chiasson | 8–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC 279 Irene Aldana | UFC Fight Night 239 Pannie Kianzad | |
11 | Norma Dumont | 10–2 | 3 | Win | UFC on ESPN 49 Chelsea Chandler | UFC Fight Night 240 Germaine de Randamie | |
12 | Julia Avila | 9–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 52 Miesha Tate | TBD | |
13 | Josiane Nunes | 10–1 | 9 | Win | UFC 283 Zarah Fairn Dos Santos | UFC Fight Night 239 Chelsea Chandler | |
14 | Chelsea Chandler | 5–2 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 49 Norma Dumont | UFC Fight Night 239 Josiane Nunes | |
15 | Melissa Mullins | 6–0 | 6 | Win | UFC Fight Night 230 Irina Alekseeva | UFC Fight Night 240 Nora Cornolle |
Before 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 Ronda Rousey, Valentina Shevchenko, Raquel Pennington, Holly 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.
Amanda Nunes, the former Women's Bantamweight Champion, announced her retirement at UFC 289 and vacated her belts.
Mayra Bueno Silva and Raquel Pennington fought for the vacant title at UFC 297, with Pennington winning via a unanimous decision to become the new UFC Women's bantamweight champion.
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UFC Featherweight Rankings 2024
136 to 145 lbs (61 to 66 kg)
Current UFC Featherweight Champion: Ilia Topuria [15–0-0]
Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
C | Ilia Topuria | 15–0 | 15 (0 def) | Win | UFC 298 Alexander Volkanovski | TBD | |
1 | Alexander Volkanovski | 26–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 298 Ilia Topuria | TBD | |
2 | Max Holloway | 25–7 | 2 | Win | UFC Fight Night 225 Jung Chan-sung | UFC 300 Justin Gaethje | |
3 | Brian Ortega | 16–3 (1 NC) | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 237 Yair Rodríguez | TBD | |
4 | Yair Rodríguez | 19–5 (1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 237 Brian Ortega | TBD | |
5 | Movsar Evloev | 18–0 | 18 | Win | UFC 297 Arnold Allen | TBD | |
6 | Arnold Allen | 19–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC 297 Movsar Evloev | TBD | |
7 | Josh Emmett | 19–4 | 1 | Win | UFC 296 Bryce Mitchell | TBD | |
8 | Calvin Kattar | 23–7 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 213 Arnold Allen | UFC 300 Aljamain Sterling | |
9 | Giga Chikadze | 15–3 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 225 Alex Caceres | TBD | |
10 | Bryce Mitchell | 16–2 | 0 | Loss | UFC 296 Josh Emmett | TBD | |
11 | Edson Barboza | 24–11 | 2 | Win | UFC Fight Night 230 Sodiq Yusuff | TBD | |
12 | Dan Ige | 18–7 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 236 Andre Fili | TBD | |
13 | Sodiq Yusuff | 13–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 230 Edson Barboza | UFC 300 Diego Lopes | |
14 | Lerone Murphy | 13–0–1 | 5 | Win | UFC Fight Night 224 Joshua Culibao | TBD | |
15 | Alex Caceres | 21–14 (1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 225 Giga Chikadze | TBD |
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 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.
Volkanovski still remains champion, defending the belt five more times.
UFC Lightweight Rankings 2024
Current UFC Lightweight Champion: Islam Makhachev [25-1-0]
146 to 155 lbs (66 to 70 kg)
Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
C | Islam Makhachev | 25–1 | 13 (2 def) | Win | UFC 294 Alexander Volkanovski | TBD | |
1 | Charles Oliveira | 34–9 (1 NC) | 1 | Win | UFC 289 Beneil Dariush | UFC 300 Arman Tsarukyan | |
2 | Justin Gaethje | 25–4 | 2 | Win | UFC 291 Dustin Poirier | UFC 300 Max Holloway | |
3 | Dustin Poirier | 30–8 (1 NC) | 1 | Win | UFC 299 Benoît Saint Denis | TBD | |
4 | Arman Tsarukyan | 21–3 | 3 | Win | UFC on ESPN 52 Beneil Dariush | UFC 300 Charles Oliveira | |
5 | Mateusz Gamrot | 24–2 (1 NC) | 1 | 3 | Win | UFC 299 Rafael Dos Anjos | TBD |
6 | Michael Chandler | 23–8 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 281 Dustin Poirier | TBD |
7 | Beneil Dariush | 22–6–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 52 Arman Tsarukyan | TBD | |
8 | Rafael Fiziev | 12–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 228 Mateusz Gamrot | TBD | |
9 | Dan Hooker | 23–12 | 1 | 2 | Win | UFC 290 Jalin Turner | TBD |
10 | Jalin Turner | 14–7 | −1 | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 52 Bobby Green | UFC 300 Renato Moicano |
11 | Benoît Saint Denis | 13–2 (1 NC) | 1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 299 Dustin Poirier | TBD |
12 | Rafael dos Anjos | 32–16 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 299 Mateusz Gamrot | TBD |
13 | Renato Moicano | 18–5–1 | 2 | Win | UFC Fight Night 235 Drew Dober | UFC 300 Jalin Turner | |
14 | Bobby Green | 31–15–1 (1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 52 Jalin Turner | UFC 300 Jim Miller | |
15 | Drew Dober | 27–13 (1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 235 Renato Moicano | TBD |
Before 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.
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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.
Islam Makhachev became the new lightweight champion after defeating Charles Oliveira at UFC 280. He defended it twice against Alexander Volkanovski.
UFC Welterweight Rankings 2024
156 to 170 lb (70 to 77 kg)
Current UFC Welterweight Champion: Leon Edwards [22-3-0 (1NC)]
Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
C | Leon Edwards | 22–3 (1 NC) | 4 (2 def) | Win | UFC 296 Colby Covington | TBD | |
1 | Kamaru Usman | 20–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 294 Khamzat Chimaev | TBD | |
2 | Belal Muhammad | 23–3 (1 NC) | 5 | Win | UFC 288 Gilbert Burns | TBD | |
3 | Shavkat Rakhmonov | 18–0 | 18 | Win | UFC 296 Stephen Thompson | TBD | |
4 | Colby Covington | 17–4 | 1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 296 Leon Edwards | TBD |
5 | Jack Della Maddalena | 17–2 | 6 | 17 | Win | UFC 299 Gilbert Burns | TBD |
6 | Gilbert Burns | 22–7 | −2 | 0 | Loss | UFC 299 Jack Della Maddalena | TBD |
7 | Ian Machado Garry | 14–0 | −1 | 14 | Win | UFC 298 Geoff Neal | TBD |
8 | Sean Brady | 16–1 | −1 | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 52 Kelvin Gastelum | TBD |
9 | Stephen Thompson | 17–7–1 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 296 Shavkat Rakhmonov | TBD |
10 | Geoff Neal | 15–6 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 298 Ian Machado Garry | TBD |
11 | Vicente Luque | 22–9–1 | −1 | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 51 Rafael dos Anjos | UFC on ESPN 54 Joaquin Buckley |
12 | Neil Magny | 29–11 | 1 | Win | UFC 297 Mike Malott | TBD | |
13 | Michael Page | 22–2 | 2 | Win | UFC 299 Kevin Holland | TBD | |
14 | Kevin Holland | 25–11 (1 NC) | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 299 Michael Page | TBD |
15 | Michael Chiesa | 18–7 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 291 Kevin Holland | TBD |
The UFC Welterweight Title is considered 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.
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.
Leon Edwards is the current UFC Welterweight Champion after defeating Kamaru Usman at UFC 278. He defended his belt against Kamaru Usman in their trilogy fight via a unanimous decision.
At UFC 296, Leon Edwards defended his title once again, this time against Colby 'Chaos' Covington, via a unanimous decision.
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UFC Middleweight Rankings 2024
171 to 185 lb (77 to 84 kg)
Current UFC Middleweight Champion: Dricus du Plessis [21-2-0]
Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
C | Dricus du Plessis | 21–2 | 9 (0 def) | Win | UFC 297 Sean Strickland | TBD | |
1 | Sean Strickland | 28–6 | 0 | Loss | UFC 297 Dricus du Plessis | TBD | |
2 | Israel Adesanya | 24–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC 293 Sean Strickland | TBD | |
3 | Robert Whittaker | 25–7 | 1 | Win | UFC 298 Paulo Costa | TBD | |
4 | Jared Cannonier | 17–6 | 2 | Win | UFC on ESPN 47 Marvin Vettori | TBD | |
5 | Marvin Vettori | 19–7–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 47 Jared Cannonier | UFC Fight Night 240 Brendan Allen | |
6 | Brendan Allen | 23–5 | 6 | Win | UFC Fight Night 232 Paul Craig | UFC Fight Night 240 Marvin Vettori | |
7 | Paulo Costa | 14–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC 298 Robert Whittaker | TBD | |
8 | Nassourdine Imavov | 13–4 (1 NC) | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 235 Roman Dolidze | TBD | |
9 (T) | Jack Hermansson | 24–8 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 236 Joe Pyfer | TBD | |
9 (T) | Roman Dolidze | 12–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 235 Nassourdine Imavov | TBD | |
11 | Khamzat Chimaev | 13–0 | 13 | Win | UFC 294 Kamaru Usman | TBD | |
12 | Anthony Hernandez | 12–2 (1 NC) | 1 | 5 | Win | UFC 298 Roman Kopylov | TBD |
13 | Paul Craig | 17–7–1 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 232 Brendan Allen | UFC 301 Caio Borralho |
14 | Chris Curtis | 31–10 (1 NC) | 1 | Win | UFC 297 Marc-Andre Barriault | TBD | |
15 | Caio Borralho | 15–1 (1 NC) | 12 | Win | UFC Fight Night 231 Abus Magomedov | UFC 301 Paul Craig |
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.
Dave Menne and Rich Franklin have held the Middleweight Title, 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 ended when Luke Rockhold beat him 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 colitis, 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. Adesanya then defended his title against Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa at UFC 248 and UFC 253, respectively.
At UFC 281, Pereira TKO'd Adesanya to become the new middleweight champion, only to lose Adesanya in their rematch at UFC 287.
Sean Strickland was crowned the new middleweight champion after producing a massive upset by beating Israel Adesanya via a unanimous decision at UFC 293. However, Strickland would lose the title to Dricus du Plessis in his first title defense at UFC 297 via a razor-close split decision.
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UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings 2024
186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg)
Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion: Alex Pereira [9-2-0]
Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next Fight |
C | Alex Pereira | 9–2 | 2 (0 def) | Win | UFC 295 Jiří Procházka | UFC 300 Jamahal Hill | |
1 | Jamahal Hill | 12–1 (1 NC) | 4 | Win | UFC 283 Glover Teixeira | UFC 300 Alex Pereira | |
2 | Jiří Procházka | 29–4–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 295 Alex Pereira | UFC 300 Aleksandar Rakić | |
3 | Magomed Ankalaev | 18–1–1 (1 NC) | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 234 Johnny Walker | TBD | |
4 | Jan Błachowicz | 29–10–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 291 Alex Pereira | TBD | |
5 | Aleksandar Rakić | 14–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 36 Jan Błachowicz | UFC 300 Jiří Procházka | |
6 | Nikita Krylov | 30–9 | 3 | Win | UFC Fight Night 221 Ryan Spann | TBD | |
7 | Johnny Walker | 21–8 (1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 234 Magomed Ankalaev | TBD | |
8 | Khalil Rountree Jr. | 13–5 (1 NC) | 5 | Win | UFC Fight Night 233 Anthony Smith | TBD | |
9 | Volkan Oezdemir | 19–7 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 226 Bogdan Guskov | TBD | |
10 | Anthony Smith | 37–19 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 233 Khalil Rountree Jr. | UFC 301 Vitor Petrino | |
11 | Ryan Spann | 21–9 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 225 Anthony Smith | TBD | |
12 | Alonzo Menifield | 15–3–1 | 2 | Win | UFC 296 Dustin Jacoby | UFC Fight Night 241 Carlos Ulberg | |
13 | Azamat Murzakanov | 13–0 | 13 | Win | UFC on ESPN 44 Dustin Jacoby | TBD | |
14 | Dominick Reyes | 12–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 281 Ryan Spann | TBD | |
15 | Vitor Petrino | 11–0 | 11 | Win | UFC Fight Night 238 Tyson Pedro | UFC 301 Anthony Smith |
The Light Heavyweight Title was known as the Middleweight Title before UFC 31 (May 4, 2001). In 2007, the Pride World Middleweight Championship was unified with the UFC Light Heavyweight Title when Quinton Jackson defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 75.
The UFC Light Heavyweight Title has been held by the likes of Frank Shamrock, 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 eight times before being stripped of it 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. He defended it with Anthony Smith, Thiago Santos, and Dominick Reyes before vacating it to move up to the Heavyweight division.
Jan Blachowicz became the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion after defeating Dominick Reyes at UFC 253.
After a successful defense against Israel Adesanya at UFC 259 on March 6, 2021, the championship journey took an unexpected turn. Glover Teixeira claimed the throne at UFC 267 on October 30, 2021, only to pass it on to Jiří Procházka at UFC 275 on June 12, 2022. Unfortunately, Procházka's reign was short-lived as he vacated the belt on November 23, 2022, due to a severe shoulder injury.
The championship landscape further unfolded as Jan Błachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fought to a draw for the vacant title on December 10, 2022, at UFC 282. The belt then changed hands once again as Jamahal Hill defeated Glover Teixeira at UFC 283 on January 21, 2023. However, Hill's reign was cut short after he vacated the championship on July 14, 2023, following an Achilles tendon rupture.
The most recent chapter in the Light Heavyweight Championship saga began on November 11, 2023, when Brazil's Alex Pereira emerged victorious against Jiří Procházka at UFC 295, becoming the current titleholder.
UFC Heavyweight Rankings 2024
206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg)
Current UFC Heavyweight Champion: Jon Jones [27-1-0 (1NC)]
Current UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion: Tom Aspinall [14-3-0]
Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
C | Jon Jones | 27–1 (1 NC) | 5 (0 def) | Win | UFC 285 Ciryl Gane | TBD | |
IC | Tom Aspinall | 14–3 | 2 | Win | UFC 295 Sergei Pavlovich | TBD | |
2 | Ciryl Gane | 12–2 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 226 Serghei Spivac | TBD | |
3 | Sergei Pavlovich | 18–2 | 0 | Loss | UFC 295 Tom Aspinall | TBD | |
4 | Stipe Miocic | 20–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 260 Francis Ngannou | TBD | |
5 | Curtis Blaydes | 18–4 (1 NC) | 1 | Win | UFC 299 Jailton Almeida | TBD | |
6 | Alexander Volkov | 37–10 | 3 | Win | UFC 293 Tai Tuivasa | TBD | |
7 | Jailton Almeida | 20–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC 299 Curtis Blaydes | TBD | |
8 | Serghei Spivac | 16–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 226 Ciryl Gane | TBD | |
9 | Tai Tuivasa | 14–6 | 0 | Loss | UFC 293 Alexander Volkov | UFC Fight Night 239 Marcin Tybura | |
10 | Marcin Tybura | 24–8 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 224 Tom Aspinall | UFC Fight Night 239 Tai Tuivasa | |
11 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | 14–5 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 238 Shamil Gaziev | TBD | |
12 | Derrick Lewis | 27–12 (1 NC) | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 231 Jailton Almeida | TBD |
13 | Alexander Romanov | 17–2 | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 48 Blagoy Ivanov | TBD | |
14 | Marcos Rogério de Lima | 22–9–1 | 1 | Win | UFC 298 Junior Tafa | TBD | |
15 | Rodrigo Nascimento | 11–1 (1 NC) | 3 | Win | UFC Fight Night 231 Don'Tale Mayes | TBD |
In 1997, the UFC Super Fight 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 Werdum 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 on to 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 became the UFC Heavyweight Champion after he knocked out Stipe Miocic at UFC 260. Ngannou is the third African-born champion in the UFC after Kamaru Usman (Welterweight) and Israel Adesanya (Middleweight).
Ngannou, who held the championship for an impressive 659 days, solidified his reign by defeating interim champion Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 on January 22, 2022. However, the division took an unexpected turn when France's Ciryl Gane won the interim title by defeating Derrick Lewis at UFC 265 on August 7, 2021. Ngannou's reign came to an end on January 14, 2023, as he was stripped of the title due to a contract dispute, marking a vacant belt in the Heavyweight division.
The championship then transitioned to the hands of Jon 'Bones' Jones, who secured the title by defeating Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 on March 4, 2023. As of now, Jones stands as the incumbent Heavyweight champion, having held the title for 253 days. Adding another layer to the storyline, England's Tom Aspinall recently claimed the interim title by defeating Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 on November 11, 2023, in New York City.
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UFC Women's Strawweight Rankings 2024
106 to 115 lb (48 to 52 kg)
Current UFC Women's Strawweight Champion: Zhang Weili [24-3-0]
Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
C | Zhang Weili | 24–3 | 3 (1 def) | Win | UFC 292 Amanda Lemos | UFC 300 Yan Xiaonan | |
1 | Yan Xiaonan | 17–3 (1 NC) | 2 | Win | UFC 288 Jéssica Andrade | UFC 300 Zhang Weili | |
2 | Tatiana Suarez | 10–0 | 10 | Win | UFC on ESPN 50 Jéssica Andrade | TBD | |
3 | Amanda Lemos | 14–3–1 | 1 | Win | UFC 298 Mackenzie Dern | TBD | |
4 | Jéssica Andrade | 25–12 | 1 | Win | UFC 295 Mackenzie Dern | UFC 300 Marina Rodriguez | |
5 | Virna Jandiroba | 19–3 | 2 | Win | UFC 288 Marina Rodriguez | UFC on ESPN 54 Loopy Godinez | |
6 | Marina Rodriguez | 17–3–2 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 228 Michelle Waterson-Gomez | UFC 300 Jéssica Andrade | |
7 | Amanda Ribas | 13–4 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 232 Luana Pinheiro | UFC on ESPN 53 Rose Namajunas | |
8 | Mackenzie Dern | 13–5 | 0 | Loss | UFC 298 Amanda Lemos | TBD | |
9 | Luana Pinheiro | 11–2 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 232 Amanda Ribas | UFC Fight Night 242 Angela Hill | |
10 | Loopy Godinez | 12–3 | 4 | Win | UFC 295 Tabatha Ricci | UFC on ESPN 54 Virna Jandiroba | |
11 | Tabatha Ricci | 9–2 | 0 | Loss | UFC 295 Loopy Godinez | UFC Fight Night 241 Tecia Torres | |
12 | Angela Hill | 16–13 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 231 Denise Gomes | UFC Fight Night 242 Luana Pinheiro | |
13 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | 16–7 | 4 | Win | UFC Fight Night 229 Diana Belbiţă | UFC 301 Iasmin Lucindo | |
14 | Michelle Waterson-Gomez | 18–12 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 228 Marina Rodriguez | TBD | |
15 | Gillian Robertson | 13–8 | 1 | Win | UFC 297 Polyana Viana | TBD |
Jessica Andrade defeated Rose Namajunas at UFC 237 to win the title but lost to Zhang Weili at UFC Fight Night: Shenzhen, China. Weili went on to face Joanna Jedrzejczyk in her first title defense and won via split decision at UFC 248. At UFC 261, Rose Namajunas reclaimed the strawweight title for the second time.
Namajunas defended her title against Weili during their rematch at UFC 268. In her second title defense, Namajunas lost the strawweight title to Carla Esparza at UFC 274. Carla Esparza, hailing from the United States, secured her second reign as the champion at UFC 274 in Phoenix, AZ, on May 7, 2022. Esparza's tenure lasted for 190 days.
The championship shifted once again when China's Zhang Weili claimed the title at UFC 281 in New York City on November 12, 2022. Weili's reign has been marked by resilience and skill, and she has held the championship for over a year and counting.
* Last Updated On March 13, 2024.
FAQs
Q. Who is the number 1 UFC fighter?
A. Islam Makhachev is the current #1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC.
A. Islam Makhachev is the current #1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC.
Q. How do rankings work in UFC?
A. 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 soldier is only eligible to be voted on if they are inactive 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 winners can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.
A. 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 soldier is only eligible to be voted on if they are inactive 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 winners can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.
Q. Who are the top UFC fighters of all time?
A. UFC started almost 28 years ago and produced some of MMA's biggest stars.
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 considered to be some of the top UFC fighters of all time.
A. UFC started almost 28 years ago and produced some of MMA's biggest stars.
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 considered to be some of the top UFC fighters of all time.
Q. Who are the current UFC Champions in 2024?
A. The UFC champions of 2024 are Jon Jones(Heavyweight), Tom Aspinall (Interim Heavyweight), Alex Pereira(Light Heavyweight), Dricus du Plessis (Middleweight), Leon Edwards (Welterweight), Islam Makhachev (Lightweight), Ilia Topuria (Featherweight), Sean O'Malley (Bantamweight), Alexandre Pantoja (Flyweight), Raquel Pennington(Women's Bantamweight), Alexa Grasso (Women's Flyweight) and Zhang Weili (Women's Strawweight).
A. The UFC champions of 2024 are Jon Jones(Heavyweight), Tom Aspinall (Interim Heavyweight), Alex Pereira(Light Heavyweight), Dricus du Plessis (Middleweight), Leon Edwards (Welterweight), Islam Makhachev (Lightweight), Ilia Topuria (Featherweight), Sean O'Malley (Bantamweight), Alexandre Pantoja (Flyweight), Raquel Pennington(Women's Bantamweight), Alexa Grasso (Women's Flyweight) and Zhang Weili (Women's Strawweight).