The official rankings have been updated following UFC 285, and MMA News has got you covered with a full report on all the changes! Men’s Pound for Pound: The major story from this week’s update surrounds the men’s pound-for-pound rankings. …
The official rankings have been updated following UFC 285, and MMA News has got you covered with a full report on all the changes! Men’s Pound for Pound: The major story from this week’s update surrounds the men’s pound-for-pound rankings. The list has been widely debated ever since Alexander Volkanovski maintained top spot despite his loss to then-#2…
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 283, and we’ve got the full report for you below! Men’s Pound for Pound: After winning the vacant light heavyweight championship at UFC 283, Jamahal Hill debuts on the pound-for-pound rank…
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 283, and we’ve got the full report for you below! Men’s Pound for Pound: After winning the vacant light heavyweight championship at UFC 283, Jamahal Hill debuts on the pound-for-pound rankings list at #13 while his fellow title-winner at the pay-per-view, Brandon Moreno, shot up six positions to #9. Despite Hill’s…
Kamaru Usman is no longer the pound-for-pound king in the official UFC rankings. Having an abundance of the most elite mixed martial artists in the world, it is important for the UFC to maintain a list of the top 15 ranked athletes in each division. While some names on the rankings may get criticized justly, […]
Having an abundance of the most elite mixed martial artists in the world, it is important for the UFC to maintain a list of the top 15 ranked athletes in each division. While some names on the rankings may get criticized justly, the list serves as a road map for fighters to get to the promotional gold.
UFC rankings shake-up: Alex Volkanovski bags pound-for-pound No.1 spot
Following his defeat to Leon Edwards this past Saturday at UFC 278, Usman got blasted off the top spot of the coveted pound-for-pound rankings. He also dropped down from being the welterweight champion to becoming the top contender. Edwards secured the championship along with a debuting number sixth spot on the pound-for-pound rankings.
Men’s UFC rankings
Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
With Edwards entering the P4P rankings, each athlete under him moved down by a rank including, Aljamain Sterling, Dustin Poirier, Deiveson Figueiredo, Jiri Prochazka, Max Holloway, Jon Jones, Stipe Miocic, Petr Yan, and Brandon Moreno.
A new champion was crowned in Leon Edwards. The welterweight division saw Usman take the number one rank with Colby Covington moving down to number two. Geoff Neal moved up by two ranks to land on the sixth spot whereas Stephen Thompson, Sean Brady, and Vicente Luque each went down a rank.
Marcin Tybura moved up a rank to enter the top 10 while Chris Daukaus dropped down by one.
Champion: Francis Ngannou
Ciryl Gane
Stipe Miocic
Tai Tuivasa
Curtis Blaydes
Sergei Pavlovich
Tom Aspinall
Derrick Lewis
Alexander Volkov
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Marcin Tybura
Chris Daukaus
Serghei Spivac
Alexandr Romanov
Shamil Abdurakhimov
Blagoy Ivanov
Women’s UFC Rankings
Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
Carla Esparza rose up by two ranks to enter the top five while Rose Namajunas and Zhang Weili moved down one. Taila Santos gained two ranks and Yan Xiaonan dropped two.
Jessica Andrade moved up two spots and entered the top five. Virna Jandiroba moved up a spot to enter the top ten. Mackenzie Dern, Yan Xiaonan, and Michelle Waterson-Gomez each dropped by one rank.
Champion: Carla Esparza
Rose Namajunas
Zhang Weili
Marina Rodriguez
Jessica Andrade
Mackenzie Dern
Yan Xiaonan
Tecia Torres
Amanda Lemos
Amanda Ribas
Virna Jandiroba
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Angela Hill
Emily Ducote
Luana Pinheiro
Jessica Penne
Flyweight (125 lb)
Casey O’Neill entered the top ten by moving up one spot replacing Maycee Barber, who dropped down by one.
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 277, and we’ve got the full report for you below! Men’s Pound for Pound: After winning interim flyweight gold at UFC 277, Brandon Moreno returns to the P4P rankings at #14, sending Robert Whittaker down …
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 277, and we’ve got the full report for you below! Men’s Pound for Pound: After winning interim flyweight gold at UFC 277, Brandon Moreno returns to the P4P rankings at #14, sending Robert Whittaker down to #15. Women’s Pound for Pound: With Amanda Nunes gaining redemption by…
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 274, and we’ve got the full report for you below! Men’s Pound for Pound: After defeating Justin Gaethje in the UFC 274 main event, Oliveira is getting all the respect of a champion despite being stripped due to missing championship weight. Oliveira moves up to #4, one…
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 274, and we’ve got the full report for you below!
Men’s Pound for Pound: After defeating Justin Gaethje in the UFC 274 main event, Oliveira is getting all the respect of a champion despite being stripped due to missing championship weight. Oliveira moves up to #4, one spot ahead of Francis Ngannou who now falls to #5.
In other changes, Aljamain Sterling now ties Jon Jones at #9 while Robert Whittaker (#14) passes up former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno (#15).
Women’s Pound for Pound: After losing the strawweight title to Carla Esparza in underwhelming fashion, Namajunas drops to #4, being passed up by bantamweight champion Julianna Peña (#3). Esparza’s title win bumps her up two spots to #6, causing Jéssica Andrade (#7) and Holly Holm (#8) to fall one position. Also, Mackenzie Dern (#12) and Irene Aldana (#13) swap places in the rankings.
Strawweight: With Carla Esparza back at the top of the strawweight throne, Rose Namajunas is now the #1 contender, with Zhang Weili dropping to #2. Yan Xiaonan now sits at #5. Additionally, Luana Pinheiro now appears in the rankings at #15.
Women’s Flyweight: Following her 10th straight victory and extending her UFC record to 4-0 after defeating Melissa Gato at UFC 274, Tracy Cortez debuts in the rankings at #15.
Flyweight: Alexandre Pantoja moves up to #3, and Brandon Royval’s UFC 274 victory over Matt Schnell gives him a boost up to #5. Alex Perez is now ranked #6.
Bantamweight: No Changes
Featherweight: No Changes
Lightweight: Lots of changes at lightweight this week following UFC 274. Now that there is no official champion following Oliveira’s weight miss ahead of his victory over Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler’s KO over Tony Ferguson, the top 15 now looks as follows:
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.
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.
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.
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.