UFC Rankings Update: Holly Holm climbs on women's pound for pound list; Justin Gaethje moves past former foe
The official update in UFC rankings have been announced following last weekend’s UFC Fight Island 4 event, and there have been quite a few changes as usual, including a surprising change in the men's pound for pound list.
The most notable changes have been that of former UFC women's bantamweight champ Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie as both fighters climbed up the women’s pound-for-pound rankings list after picking up impressive victories on the female-dominated card. In the main event of UFC Fight Island 4, Holly Holm outclassed Irene Aldana over five rounds to pick up a lopsided unanimous decision win while de Randamie submitted Julianna Pena in their main card scrap earlier that night.
There has been another interesting change on the men’s pound-for-pound list, as interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje moved past his former opponent Dustin Poirier.
Check out the updated UFC rankings below (via MMA Mania)
UFC MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS
1. Jon Jones
2. Khabib Nurmagomedov
3. Israel Adesanya
4. Stipe Miocic
5. Kamaru Usman
6. Alexander Volkanovski
7. Justin Gaethje +1
8. Dustin Poirier -1
9. Max Holloway
10. Petr Yan
11. Conor McGregor
12. Deiveson Figueiredo
13. Tony Ferguson
14. Robert Whittaker
15. Francis Ngannou
UFC FLYWEIGHT RANKINGS
Champion: Deiveson Figueiredo
1. Joseph Benavidez
2. Brandon Moreno
3. Askar Askarov
4. Alex Perez
5. Alexandre Pantoja
6. Brandon Royval +1
7. Jussier Formiga -1
8. (T) Kai Kara France
8. (T) Rogerio Bontorin +1
10. Matt Schnell
11. David Dvorak
12. Raulian Paiva
13. Tim Elliott
14. Jordan Espinosa
15. Tyson Nam
UFC BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS
Champion: Petr Yan
1. Marlon Moraes
2. Aljamain Sterling
3. Cody Garbrandt
4. Cory Sandhagen
5. Frankie Edgar
6. Pedro Munhoz
7. Jose Aldo
8. Jimmie Rivera
9. Raphael Assuncao
10. Dominick Cruz
11. Rob Font
12. Cody Stamann
13. Merab Dvalishvili
14. Song Yadong
15. Marlon Vera
UFC FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS
Champion: ALEXANDER VOLKANOVSKI
1. Max Holloway
2. Brian Ortega
3. Zabit Magomedsharipov
4. Chan Sung Jung
5. Yair Rodriguez
6. Calvin Kattar
7. Josh Emmett
8. Arnold Allen +1
9. Jeremy Stephens -1
10. (T) Dan Ige
10. (T) Shane Burgos
12. Sodiq Yusuff
13. Ryan Hall
14. Edson Barboza
15. Bryce Mitchell
UFC LIGHTWEIGHT RANKINGS
Champion: KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV
1. Justin Gaethje
2. Dustin Poirier
3. Tony Ferguson
4. Dan Hooker
5. Conor McGregor
6. Charles Oliveira
7. Paul Felder
8. Diego Ferreira
9. Al Iaquinta
10. Kevin Lee
11. Beneil Dariush
12. Islam Makhachev
13. Gregor Gillespie
14. Drew Dober
15. Donald Cerrone
UFC WELTERWEIGHT RANKINGS
Champion: KAMARU USMAN
1. Colby Covington
2. Gilbert Burns
3. Leon Edwards
4. Jorge Masvidal
5. Stephen Thompson
6. Demian Maia
7. Tyron Woodley
8. Michael Chiesa
9. Rafael dos Anjos
10. (T) Vicente Luque
10. (T) Neil Magny
12. Geoff Neal
13. Nate Diaz
14. Anthony Pettis
15. Robbie Lawler
UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS
Champion: ISRAEL ADESANYA
1. Robert Whittaker
2. Paulo Costa
3. Jared Cannonier
4. Jack Hermansson
5. Yoel Romero
6. Darren Till
7. Derek Brunson
8. Kelvin Gastelum
9. Chris Weidman
10. Uriah Hall
11. Edmen Shahbazyan
12. Brad Tavares
13. Omari Akhmedov
14. Marvin Vettori
15. Ian Heinisch
UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS
Champion: Jan Blachowicz
1. Thiago Santos
2. Dominick Reyes
3. Glover Teixeira
4. Aleksandar Rakic
5. Jiri Prochazka
6. Volkan Oezdemir
7. Anthony Smith
8. Nikita Krylov
9. Johnny Walker
10. Misha Cirkunov
11. Magomed Ankalaev
12. Ryan Spann
13. Mauricio Rua
14. Paul Craig
15. Ovince Saint Preux
UFC HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS
Champion: STIPE MIOCIC
1. Francis Ngannou
2. Curtis Blaydes
3. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
4. Derrick Lewis
5. Alistair Overeem
6. Alexander Volkov
7. Junior dos Santos
8. Walt Harris
9. Shamil Abdurakhimov
10. Augusto Sakai
11. Aleksei Oleinik
12. (T) Sergei Pavlovich
12. (T) Ciryl Gane +1
14. Blagoy Ivanov
15. Tanner Boser
UFC WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS
1. Amanda Nunes
2. Weili Zhang
3. Valentina Shevchenko
4. Rose Namajunas
5. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
6. Jessica Andrade
7. Holly Holm +1
8. Germaine De Randamie +1
9. Tatiana Suarez -2
10. Aspen Ladd
11. Katlyn Chookagian
12. Cynthia Calvillo +1
13. Claudia Gadelha -1
14. Nina Ansaroff +1
15. Julianna Pena -1
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT RANKINGS
Champion: WEILI ZHANG
1. Rose Namajunas
2. Jessica Andrade
3. Tatiana Suarez
4. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
5. Nina Ansaroff
6. Carla Esparza
7. Claudia Gadelha
8. Michelle Waterson
9. Marina Rodriguez
10. Yan Xiaonan
11. Tecia Torres
12. Amanda Ribas
13. Angela Hill
14. Mackenzie Dern
15. Virna Jandiroba
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT RANKINGS
Champion: VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO
1. Katlyn Chookagian
2. Cynthia Calvillo
3. Jennifer Maia
4. Lauren Murphy
5. Jessica Eye
6. Joanne Calderwood
7. Roxanne Modafferi
8. Viviane Araujo
9. Andrea Lee
10. Maycee Barber
11. Alexis Davis
12. Montana De La Rosa
13. Antonina Shevchenko
14. Alexa Grasso
15. Gillian Robertson
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS
Champion: AMANDA NUNES
1. Germaine de Randamie
2. Holly Holm
3. Aspen Ladd
4. Raquel Pennington +1
5. Irene Aldana +1
6. Julianna Pena -2*
7. Ketlen Vieira
8. Yana Kunitskaya
9. Sara McMann
10. Marion Reneau
11. Macy Chiasson
12. Lina Lansberg
13. Sijara Eubanks
14. Pannie Kianzad
15. Julia Avila