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UFC Rankings Report: Colby Covington Falls, Max Holloway Gets Lightweight Boost

As always, the latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the ladder toward contention and others fall away. And in the aftermath of UFC 307, MMA News has you covered with this week’s updates to the official UFC rankings. Men’s Pound-For-Pound: No changes. Women’s Pound-for-Pound: Julianna Peña’s regaining of the bantamweight title this past weekend […]

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As always, the latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the ladder toward contention and others fall away.

And in the aftermath of UFC 307, MMA News has you covered with this week’s updates to the official UFC rankings.

Men’s Pound-For-Pound: No changes.

Women’s Pound-for-Pound: Julianna Peña’s regaining of the bantamweight title this past weekend was only enough to move her above Manon Fiorot to #4 on the P4P list, keeping her below the other two female champions in the UFC and Alexa Grasso.

Women’s Strawweight: Tecia Pennington ensured that Carla Esparza’s career would end in defeat at UFC 307, falling on the right side of a split decision. As a result, “The Tiny Tornado” has returned to the rankings at #15, with Karolina Kowalkiewicz making way.

Another strawweight victor in Salt Lake City was Iasmin Lucindo, who has climbed a mammoth six positions to #8 following her win over Marina Rodriguez. The defeated Brazilian has slipped three spots to #9, allowing for small boosts for both Mackenzie Dern (#6) and Amanda Ribas (#7)

Women’s Flyweight: No changes.

Women’s Bantamweight: After losing the gold in her first defense, Raquel Pennington has slipped back to top contender status at 125 pounds. She’s one place above Kayla Harrison, whose victory over Ketlen Vieira has seen her become the #2-ranked bantamweight contender.

Flyweight: No changes.

Bantamweight: The backlash toward Mario Bautista for his victorious performance over José Aldo has not prevented a rise into the top 10. The 31-year-old now sits at #9, with his defeated opponent one place worse off than he entered UFC 307 in at #11.

Unrelated to the events of UFC 307, meanwhile, Marlon Vera (#6) has moved above former champion Henry Cejudo (#7).

Featherweight: No changes.

Lightweight: Weeks out from his featherweight title challenge — and months on from his lightweight triumph over Justin Gaethje — BMF titleholder Max Holloway has moved deeper into the top 10 at 155 pounds. “Blessed” has climbed two places to #8, leaving him above Mateusz Gamrot (#9) and Rafael Fiziev (#10).

Welterweight: At 170 pounds, Colby Covington has dropped further from title contention. “Chaos” is now out of the top five and occupies #6, having surrendered his position to Sean Brady.

Further down the pecking order, Joaquin Buckley is up two places to #9 following his late knockout of Stephen Thompson at UFC 307. “Wonderboy” is now down at #11.

Middleweight: He may not have had his hand raised in a desired manner, but Roman Dolidze is still on the up after UFC 307. The Georgian benefitted from a rib injury suffered by Kevin Holland during a grappling exchange and has been rewarded with a one-spot rise to #9, a position he shares with Paulo Costa.

Light Heavyweight: No changes.

Heavyweight: No changes.

You can view the full updated UFC rankings here.

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UFC Rankings Report: Jamahal Hill & Brandon Moreno Shake Up P4P List

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…

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UFC Rankings Report: Dricus Du Plessis Lands Above Sean O’Malley On Pound-For-Pound List

As always, the latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the ladder toward contention and others fall away. And in the aftermath of UFC 305, MMA News has you covered with this week’s updates to the official UFC rankings. Men’s Pound-For-Pound: Dricus Du Plessis closed out the latest pay-per-view by once again proving his […]

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As always, the latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the ladder toward contention and others fall away.

And in the aftermath of UFC 305, MMA News has you covered with this week’s updates to the official UFC rankings.

Men’s Pound-For-Pound: Dricus Du Plessis closed out the latest pay-per-view by once again proving his doubters wrong, emerging from a competitive main event against the great Israel Adesanya with the middleweight gold still in his possession. The South African has been rewarded with a five-place rise up the P4P ladder, leaving him one position above his bantamweight counterpart Sean O’Malley at #6.

Adesanya, meanwhile, has fallen two spots to #15, with his and Du Plessis’ former opponent Sean Strickland going the same distance the other way to replace “The Last Stylebender” at #13.

Women’s Pound-for-Pound: There were moves unrelated to UFC 305 on the female P4P list, with reigning bantamweight queen Raquel Pennington suddenly dropping two places to #8, now leaving her below flyweight contenders Rose Namajunas (#6) and Erin Blanchfield (#7).

Women’s Strawweight: No changes.

Women’s Flyweight: At 125 pounds, Viviane Araújo has been pushed out of the top 10 to #11. Her two-spot slide has paved the way for Amanda Ribas and Karine Silva to rise to #9 and #10, respectively.

Women’s Bantamweight: No changes.

Flyweight: Kai Kara-France made an emphatic return this weekend by knocking out recent title challenger Steve Erceg inside the first round. He’s remained unmoved at #4, however. “AstroBoy,” meanwhile, has slipped to #8, swapping positions with Matheus Nicolau (#7).

Bantamweight: No changes.

Featherweight: No changes.

Lightweight: Among the biggest victors to emerge from UFC 305 was Dan Hooker, who is this week’s biggest mover in the rankings. After falling on the right side of a split decision against the highly regarded Mateusz Gamrot, “The Hangman” has climbed six spots to #5. “Gamer,” on the other hand, has fallen three positions to #8. Further down, Hooker’s rise has resulted in drops for Rafael Fiziev (#10) and Renato Moicano (#11).

Welterweight: No changes.

Middleweight: No changes.

Light Heavyweight: No changes.

Heavyweight: Jairzinho Rozenstruik made it back-to-back wins in 2024 this past weekend, outpointing home favorite Tai Tuivasa across three rounds. As a result, “Bigi Boy” has risen by two places to #10. His defeated opponent, meanwhile, finds himself three spots worse off at #13.

You can view the full updated UFC rankings here.

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UFC Rankings Report: Paddy Pimblett Arrives At Lightweight, Belal Muhammad Debuts On Pound-For-Pound List

As always, the latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the ladder toward contention and others fall away. And in the aftermath of UFC 304, MMA News has you covered with this week’s updates to the official UFC rankings. Men’s Pound-For-Pound: In addition to reaching the mountaintop at 170 pounds, Belal Muhammad’s title-winning triumph […]

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As always, the latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the ladder toward contention and others fall away.

And in the aftermath of UFC 304, MMA News has you covered with this week’s updates to the official UFC rankings.

Men’s Pound-For-Pound: In addition to reaching the mountaintop at 170 pounds, Belal Muhammad’s title-winning triumph over Leon Edwards this past weekend has seen him join the P4P rankings. The newly crowned welterweight champion has debuted at #6, with his defeated opponent dropping three spots to #7. Muhammad’s arrival has resulted in the removal of former bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling.

Also on a climb is the other man who left the Co-op Live with gold in his possession, Tom Aspinall. The interim heavyweight kingpin’s rapid knockout of Curtis Blaydes has seen him rise by two places to #9, jumping above Max Holloway (#10), Dricus Du Plessis (#11), and Alexandre Pantoja (#12).

Women’s Pound-for-Pound: No changes.

Women’s Strawweight: No changes.

Women’s Flyweight: No changes.

Women’s Bantamweight: No changes.

Flyweight: After some controversial antics and a lackluster victory at UFC 304, Muhammad Mokaev evidently didn’t do enough to convince the promotion he was worth re-signing. As a result of his departure, “The Punisher” has been quickly removed from the 125-pound rankings. That’s paved the way for Cody Durden to return at #15.

The man he beat at UFC 304, Manel Kape, has fallen by one position to #9, with both Steve Erceg (#7) and Matheus Nicolau (#8) receiving two-spot boosts to jump above “Starboy.”

Bantamweight: No changes.

Featherweight: Arnold Allen’s decision win over Giga Chikadze in the early hours of Sunday morning was enough to secure his return to the top five at 145 pounds. “Almighty” has moved up by one spot to share the #5 place with former opponent Movsar Evloev.

Lightweight: Paddy Pimblett was among the biggest winners to emerge from UFC 304, putting King Green to sleep with a triangle choke to record his first success over ranked opposition. As expected, the result has pushed “The Baddy” into contention, with the Liverpool native replacing Green at #15.

Welterweight: With Muhammad surging to the throne in Manchester, Edwards has slipped back to the #1 position as the leader in the chasing pack. That’s also left former champ Kamaru Usman one place worse off at #2.

Middleweight: No changes.

Light Heavyweight: No changes.

Heavyweight: After falling short in his first UFC title shot, Blaydes has been relegated to #5 in the heavyweight pecking order, with Sergei Pavlovich replacing him at #4 a month on from his defeat to Alexander Volkov in Saudi Arabia.

You can view the full updated UFC rankings here.

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UFC rankings shake-up: Alexander Volkanovski climbs to the P4P top as Kamaru Usman drops to No.4

UFC Rankings, Alex VolkanovskiKamaru 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, […]

UFC Rankings, Alex Volkanovski

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, 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.

  1. Alexander Volkanovski
  2. Israel Adesanya
  3. Charles Oliveira
  4. Kamaru Usman
  5. Francis Ngannou
  6. Leon Edwards
  7. Aljamain Sterling
  8. Dustin Poirier
  9. Deiveson Figueiredo
  10. Jiri Prochazka
  11. Max Holloway
  12. Jon Jones
  13. Stipe Miocic
  14. Petr Yan
  15. Brandon Moreno

Flyweight (125 lb)

The flyweight division saw Amir Albazi move up one spot and enter the top ten while Tim Elliott and Sumudaerji both dropped a rank each.

Champion: Deiveson Figueiredo

  1. Brandon Moreno
  2. Alexandre Pantoja
  3. Kai Kara France
  4. Askar Askarov
  5. Brandon Royval
  6. Alex Perez
  7. Matheus Nicolau
  8. Matt Schnell
  9. David Dvorak
  10. Amir Albazi
  11. Tim Elliott
  12. Manel Kape
  13. Sumudaerji
  14. Jeffrey Molina
  15. Tagir Ulanbekov

Bantamweight (135 lb)

Merab Dvalishvili moved up three spots and entered the top five of the bantamweight division after beating Jose Aldo, who dropped down by three ranks.

Champion: Aljamain Sterling

  1. Petr Yan
  2. TJ Dillashaw
  3. Merab Dvalishvili
  4. Cory Sandhagen
  5. Marlon Vera
  6. Jose Aldo
  7. Rob Font
  8. Dominick Cruz
  9. Pedro Munhoz
  10. Song Yadong
  11. Ricky Simon
  12. Frankie Edgar
  13. Sean O’Malley
  14. Umar Nurmagomedov
  15. Jack Shore

Featherweight (145 lb)

Ilia Topuria moved up by one spot to the 14th rank whereas Alex Careers broke through the rankings for the first time at 15.

Champion: Alexander Volkanovski

  1. Max Holloway
  2. Yair Rodriguez
  3. Brian Ortega
  4. Josh Emmett
  5. Calvin Kattar
  6. Arnold Allen
  7. Chan Sung Jung
  8. Giga Chikadze
  9. Bryce Mitchell
  10. Movsar Evloev
  11. Dan Ige
  12. Sodiq Yusuff
  13. Edson Barboza
  14. Ilia Topuria
  15. Alex Caceres

Welterweight (170 lb)

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.

Champion: Leon Edwards

  1. Kamaru Usman
  2. Colby Covington
  3. Khamzat Chimaev
  4. Gilbert Burns
  5. Belal Muhammad
  6. Geoff Neal
  7. Stephen Thompson
  8. Sean Brady
  9. Jorge Masvidal
  10. Vicente Luque
  11. Shavkat Rakhmonov
  12. Michael Chiesa
  13. Neil Magny
  14. Li Jingliang
  15. Michel Pereira

Middleweight (170 lb)

Marvin Vettori moved up a spot to tie with Jared Cannonier on the second rank.

Champion: Israel Adesanya

  1. Robert Whittaker
  2. Jared Cannonier
  3. Marvin Vettori
  4. Derek Brunson
  5. Alex Pereira
  6. Paulo Costa
  7. Sean Strickland
  8. Jack Hermansson
  9. Darren Till
  10. Andre Muniz
  11. Kelvin Gastelum
  12. Nassourdine Imavov
  13. Dricus Du Plessis
  14. Brad Tavares
  15. Chris Curtis

Heavyweight (170 lb)

Marcin Tybura moved up a rank to enter the top 10 while Chris Daukaus dropped down by one.

Champion: Francis Ngannou

  1. Ciryl Gane
  2. Stipe Miocic
  3. Tai Tuivasa
  4. Curtis Blaydes
  5. Sergei Pavlovich
  6. Tom Aspinall
  7. Derrick Lewis
  8. Alexander Volkov
  9. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
  10. Marcin Tybura
  11. Chris Daukaus
  12. Serghei Spivac
  13. Alexandr Romanov
  14. Shamil Abdurakhimov
  15. 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.

  1. Amanda Nunes
  2. Valentina Shevchenko
  3. Julianna Pena
  4. Carla Esparza
  5. Rose Namajunas
  6. Zhang Weili
  7. Jessica Andrade
  8. Marina Rodriguez
  9. Holly Holm
  10. Katlyn Chookagian
  11. Ketlen Vieira
  12. Laila Santos
  13. Mackenzie Dern
  14. Yan Xiaonan
  15. Lauren Murphy

Strawweight (115 lb)

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

  1. Rose Namajunas
  2. Zhang Weili
  3. Marina Rodriguez
  4. Jessica Andrade
  5. Mackenzie Dern
  6. Yan Xiaonan
  7. Tecia Torres
  8. Amanda Lemos
  9. Amanda Ribas
  10. Virna Jandiroba
  11. Michelle Waterson-Gomez
  12. Angela Hill
  13. Emily Ducote
  14. Luana Pinheiro
  15. 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.

Champion: Valentina Shevchenko

  1. Katlyn Chookagian
  2. Laila Santos
  3. Lauren Murphy
  4. Jessica Andrade
  5. Alexa Grasso
  6. Viviane Araujo
  7. Manon Fiorot
  8. Jennifer Maia
  9. Andrea Lee
  10. Casey O’Neill
  11. Maycee Barber
  12. Erin Blanchfield
  13. Tracy Cortez
  14. Cynthia Calvillo
  15. Molly McCann

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UFC Rankings Report: Nunes’ Redemption Gets Rewarded

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…

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