Alexa Grasso is now a contender at 125 pounds coming out of UFC 258.
UFC 258 wasn’t exactly super deep on paper, so it’s not surprising that the PPV didn’t have a huge effect on the rankings. Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman retained his title and top spot at 170 by taking out Gilbert Burns, and Alexa Grasso picked up the biggest win over her career by taking out Maycee Barber. Grasso benefited hugely from the win in her new division.
But that’s about it.
Here’s a look at the few changes that came out of the event.
Men’s P4P – Usman moves up one spot to four, bumping heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic to five.
Heavyweight – No changes.
Light Heavyweight – No changes.
Middleweight – Kelvin Gastelum is up one spot to eight after his win, dropping Uriah Hall to nine. Omari Akhmedov and Brad Tavares flip-flopped the 13 and 14 spots. Sean Strickland enters the rankings at 15.
Welterweight – Following his loss, Burns lost the top contender spot. Colby Covington is back at one, with Burns now at two. Khamzat Chimaev moves up one spot to 14 despite multiple delays to his next fight. Former champ Robbie Lawler drops to 15.
Lightweight – No changes.
Featherweight – Dan Ige is up two spots to nine. Arnold Allen is down two to 11. Edson Barboza is up one to 14. Movsar Evloev enters for the first time at 15.
Bantamweight – Marlon Vera is back in at 15.
Flyweight – No changes.
Women’s P4P – No changes.
Women’s Bantamweight – No changes.
Women’s Flyweight – Grasso cracks the top ten, moving up five spots. Alexis Davis is up one to 11. Andrea Lee is down one to 12. Maycee Barber drops five to 15.
Women’s Strawweight – No changes.