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UFC Rankings Report: Muhammad Cracks Top 5, LW Gets New Face

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 45, and we’ve got the full report for you below!

Men’s Pound for Pound: No Changes

Women’s Pound for Pound: Lauren Murphy (#13) and Mackenzie Dern (#14) swap positions.

Strawweight: Follo…

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 45, and we’ve got the full report for you below!

Men’s Pound for Pound: No Changes

Women’s Pound for Pound: Lauren Murphy (#13) and Mackenzie Dern (#14) swap positions.

Strawweight: Following Claudia Gadelha’s retirement, Tecia Torres (#7), Michelle Waterson (#8), Amanda Ribas (#9), Amanda Lemos (#10), and Virna Jandiroba (#11) each moved up. At the bottom of the rankings, Jessica Penne (#13) and Brianna Van Buren (#14) move up one position, and Luana Pinheiro (#15) debuts in the rankings.

Women’s Flyweight: Viviane Araujo (#6) and Joanne Wood (#7) swap positions, as do Jessica Eye (#9) and Cynthia Calvillo (#10).

Women’s Bantamweight: Raquel Pennington (#7) and Miesha Tate (#8) swap places after Pennington’s submission victory over Macy Chiasson at UFC Vegas 45.

Submission! Watch Raquel Pennington tap Macy Chiasson with slick guillotine - UFC Vegas 45 - MMAmania.com

Women’s Featherweight: N/A

Flyweight: Amir Albazi moves up two positions to #11 while Tim Elliott (#12) and Sumudaerji (#13) drop one spot.

Bantamweight: Sean O’Malley moves up one spot to #12, and Ricky Simon’s KO victory over Raphael Assuncao has Simon appearing in the rankings at #13 and Assuncao falling three positions down to #15.

UFC Vegas 45 video: Ricky Simon scores vicious knockout of Raphael Assuncao, calls out Sean O'Malley - MMA Fighting — Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

Featherweight: No Changes

Lightweight: Mateusz Gamrot debuts at #12 in the rankings following his TKO victory over Diego Ferreira at UFC Vegas 45. Because of the loss, Ferreira drops three spots down to #15.

UFC Vegas 45: Mateusz Gamrot stops Diego Ferreira With Knee To Ribs — Mateusz Gamrot def. Diego Ferreira, *Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC*

Welterweight: Belal Muhammad is now ranked #5 after his dominant victory over Stephen Thompson at UFC Vegas 45. The loss drops Thompson two spots down to #7. Meanwhile, due to Muhammad’s ascension, Neil Magny (#8), Sean Brady (#9), and Michael Chiesa (#10) each fall back one position.

Middleweight: Kevin Holland (#14) and Chris Weidman swap places yet again. Though it should be noted that Holland has decided to make a move down to welterweight henceforth.

Light Heavyweight: No Changes

Heavyweight: The rankings remain the same following Derrick Lewis’(#3) first-round KO of Chris Daukaus (#7) at UFC Vegas 45.

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UFC Rankings Report: Nunes Drops Noticeably, “The Suga Show” Arrives

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 269, and we’ve got the full report for you below!

Men’s Pound for Pound: After Charles Oliveira’s submission victory over Dustin Poirier in the UFC 269 main event, the Brazilian advances three spots …

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 269, and we’ve got the full report for you below!

Men’s Pound for Pound: After Charles Oliveira’s submission victory over Dustin Poirier in the UFC 269 main event, the Brazilian advances three spots up to #5. Conversely, Poirier falls three spots to #8.

Women’s Pound for Pound: Valentina Shevchenko is now the #1-ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the women’s rankings following Amanda Nunes’ loss to Julianna Peña at UFC 269. Nunes falls down to #3, with strawweight champion Rose Namajunas (#2) also placed in front of her. Peña skyrockets up seven spots to #4 after her submission victory over Nunes.

Peña’s move up the ranks has caused Zhang Weili (#5), Jessica Andrade (#6), Holly Holm (#7), and Carla Esparza (#8) to move down. Katlyn Chookagian (#10) and Xiaonan Yan (#11) also dropped down in this week’s rankings.

Strawweight: No Changes

Women’s Flyweight: Cynthia Calvillo (#9) and Jessica Eye (#10) swap positions.

Women’s Bantamweight: Amanda Nunes is now the #1 contender after the crowning of new champion, Julianna Peña. Holly Holm is now ranked #2, and Irene Aldana sits at #3. Additionally, Pannie Kianzad (#12) and Karol Rosa (#13) swap places in the rankings.

Women’s Featherweight: N/A

Flyweight: Sumudaerji (#12) and Amir Albazi (#13) swap places for the second consecutive week.

Bantamweight: Following his victory over Pedro Munhoz at UFC 269, Dominick Cruz moves up two spots to #7 in the rankings. Marlon Vera made a big leap this week, jumping up three spots to #8 right behind Cruz. As for Munhoz, he dropped two spots to #10, and Marlon Moraes moved up one spot to #9. Frankie Edgar now sits at #11 after moving up two positions.

Sean O'Malley — Sean O’Malley (Image Credit: Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

And finally, “The Suga Show” has arrived in the UFC rankings, with the self-proclaimed “Unranked Champ” now being stripped of that title after debuting in the rankings at #13 following his first-round TKO of Raulian Paiva at UFC 269.

Featherweight: Josh Emmett moves up to #6, with Arnold Allen (#7) and Giga Chikadze each (#8) falling back one position.

Lightweight: Justin Gaethje is now the #1 contender, with Dustin Poirier ranked at #2 after his loss to champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 269.

Welterweight: No Changes

Middleweight: André Muniz debuts in the rankings at #13 following his eighth straight victory and advancing his UFC record to 4-0 by submitting Eryk Anders at UFC 269. This has caused Chris Weidman (#14) and Kevin Holland (#15) to drop in the rankings.

Light Heavyweight: No Changes

Heavyweight: After earning another knockout at UFC 269 over Augusto Sakai, Tai Tuivasa returns to the heavyweight rankings, landing at #11. Meanwhile, Sakai (#12), Blagoy Ivanov (#13), Walt Harris (#14), and Sergei Pavlovich (#15) each drop this week.

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UFC Rankings Report: Sean Brady Blasts Into The Welterweight Top 10

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 43, and we’ve got the full recap for you down below.

Men’s Pound for Pound: No Changes

Women’s Pound for Pound: No Changes

Strawweight: No Changes

Women’s Flyweight: Talia Santos shoo…

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 43, and we’ve got the full recap for you down below.

Men’s Pound for Pound: No Changes

Women’s Pound for Pound: No Changes

Strawweight: No Changes

Women’s Flyweight: Talia Santos shoots up five spots to #5 after making short work of Joanne Wood at UFC Vegas 43. Wood falls one spot down to #6, and Viviane Araujo (#7), Andrea Lee (#8), Jessica Eye (#9), and Cynthia Calvillo (#10) each also drop one spot in the rankings.

Women’s Bantamweight: Ketlen Vieira moves up to #6 following her unanimous decision win over Miesha Tate in the UFC Vegas 43 main event, causing Yana Kunitskaya to drop one position to #7. Tate remains at #8.

Women’s Featherweight: N/A

Flyweight: No Changes

Bantamweight: No Changes

Featherweight: No Changes

Lightweight: No Changes

Welterweight: The biggest jump this week goes to Sean Brady, who skyrockets up six spots to #8 after defeating Michael Chiesa in the UFC Vegas 43 co-main event. With Chiesa removed from the #6 spot, Jorge Masvidal is now ranked at #6 and Neil Magny ranked #7. Chiesa is now ranked #9 after the loss. Belal Muhammad (#10), Khamzat Chimaev (#11), Geoff Neal (#12), Li Jingliang (#13), and Santiago Ponzinibbio (#14) each dropped one spot.

Middleweight: No Changes

Light Heavyweight: No Changes

Heavyweight: No Changes

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UFC Rankings Report: Big Changes At P4P, Middleweight, & Strawweight

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 41, and there were lots of changes inside. Let’s look at the recap below. Men’s Pound for Pound: Jon Jones now drops to #4 as his long time away from competition continues. The former LHW king has not competed since February of last year. Now, Alexander […]

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The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 41, and there were lots of changes inside. Let’s look at the recap below.

Men’s Pound for Pound: Jon Jones now drops to #4 as his long time away from competition continues. The former LHW king has not competed since February of last year. Now, Alexander Volkanovski occupies the #2 ranking with Israel Adesanya placed at #3.

Women’s Pound for Pound: Joanna J?drzejczyk has been removed from the rankings due to inactivity, causing multiple fighters to move up. Additionally, Mackenzie Dern arrives on the list at #15.

Strawweight: J?drzejczyk’s removal caused even more changes at strawweight, with all but one fighter (Zhang Weili) moving up in the rankings. Zhang remains ranked #1. Briana Van Buren now enters the rankings at #15. Below, you can find the updated top 5 of the strawweight rankings.

Zhang Weili
Carla Esparza
Marina Rodriguez
Xiaonan Yan
Mackenzie Dern

Women’s Flyweight: No Changes

Women’s Bantamweight: No Changes

Women’s Featherweight: N/A

Flyweight: No Changes

Bantamweight: No Changes

Featherweight: After winning his fifth consecutive fight at UFC Vegas 41, Alex “Bruce Leeroy” Caceres now has the glow of the #15 ranking next to his name.

Lightweight: No Changes

Welterweight: No Changes

Middleweight: After defeating Paulo Costa in the UFC Vegas 41 main event, Marvin Vettori shoots up three spots in the rankings and is now ranked at #2 behind Robert Whittaker (#1). Meanwhile, Costa drops three spots to #5. According to UFC President Dana White, Costa’s time in the middleweight rankings may be numbered altogether, as he has been banished from the division after his weight struggles during fight week.

Light Heavyweight: No Changes

Heavyweight: Chris Daukaus moved up three spots to now be ranked #7 after his KO victory over Shamil Abdurakhimov (#8) at UFC 266, causing Marcin Tybura (#9) and Augusto Sakai (#10) to drop one position.

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UFC Rankings Report: Kamaru Usman Officially Reaches #1 P4P

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 266! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: After a Jon Jones arrest and UFC President Dana White being vocal about Usman being the undisputed pound-for-pound best fighter both taking place last week, the panel has finally caved and ranked The Nigerian Nightmare at […]

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The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 266! Check out all the changes below!

Men’s Pound for Pound: After a Jon Jones arrest and UFC President Dana White being vocal about Usman being the undisputed pound-for-pound best fighter both taking place last week, the panel has finally caved and ranked The Nigerian Nightmare at #1 ahead of Jon Jones (#2), who has not competed in over a year and a half. Also, Alexander Volkanovski moved ahead of Israel Adesanya in the rankings, with Volkanovski now at #3 and Adesanya at #4. This comes after Volkanovski’s epic victory over Brian Ortega at UFC 266, which extended the Australian’s winning streak to 20.

Women’s Pound for Pound: Jéssica Andrade (#5) moves ahead of Joanna J?drzejczyk (#6) in the rankings after her first-round TKO of Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 266. Additionally, Yan Xiaonan (#13) and Julianna Peña (#14) swap places. Lauren Murphy also fell two spots to #15 following her decisive loss to Valentina Shevchenko (#2) at Saturday’s pay-per-view.

Strawweight: No Changes

Women’s Flyweight: Taila Santos (#9) moves up three spots after her victory over Roxanne Modafferi (#11), who dropped two spots after the loss. Additionally, Andrea Lee fell one position to #12.

Women’s Bantamweight: No Changes

Women’s Featherweight: N/A

Flyweight: No Changes

Bantamweight: No Changes

Featherweight: No Changes

Lightweight: Dan Hooker moves up to #6 after his win over Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 266 to become tied with Tony Ferguson. Rafael dos Anjos drops one spot to #8.

Welterweight: No Changes

Middleweight: No Changes

Light Heavyweight: No Changes

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UFC Rankings Report: Anthony Smith Returns To The LHW Top 5

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 37! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: No Changes Women’s Pound for Pound: Yan Xiaonan falls one spot to #14, and Lauren Murphy replaces her at #13. Strawweight: No Changes Women’s Flyweight: No Changes Women’s Bantamweight: Following her unanimous decision victory over […]

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The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 37! Check out all the changes below!

Men’s Pound for Pound: No Changes

Women’s Pound for Pound: Yan Xiaonan falls one spot to #14, and Lauren Murphy replaces her at #13.

Strawweight: No Changes

Women’s Flyweight: No Changes

Women’s Bantamweight: Following her unanimous decision victory over Pannie Kianzad at UFC Vegas 37, Pennington re-enters the bantamweight rankings at #10. With the loss, Kianzad drops two positions to #14. Also moving down this week are Macy Chiasson (#11), Lina Lansberg (#12), and Karol Rosa (#15).

Women’s Featherweight: N/A

Flyweight: With Joseph Benavidez now retired, the flyweight rankings has a new look. The only change in the top 5 is the arrival of Brandon Royval at #5. There was also a new entrant into the top 15 in Tagir Ulanbekov at #15. The top-2 contenders in the division remain former champion Deiveson Figueiredo (#1) and Askar Askarov (#2).

Bantamweight: Raulian Paiva returns to the rankings at #15, replacing Song Yadong in the process.

Featherweight: No Changes

Lightweight: After defeating Christos Giagos via first-round TKO at UFC Vegas 37, Arman Tsarukyan moves up one spot to #13, prompting Rafael Fiziev to drop one position to #14.

Welterweight: No Changes

Middleweight: No Changes

Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith moves up two spots to #4 following his first-round victory over Ryan Spann in the UFC Vegas 37 main event. This caused Thiago Santos (#5) and Dominick Reyes (#6) to fall one position this week.

Heavyweight: No Changes

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