The UFC rankings were introduced in February 2013 and are generated by a voting panel made up of several media members. To rank these fighters, the media members are asked to vote on who they feel are the top fighters per the UFC by weight class and pound-for-pound.
UFC Men's Pound-for-Pound Rankings 2024
Pound for pound is a ranking division used in combat sports for boxing, wrestling, and mixed martial arts to decide who is the better fighter in relation to their weight (i.e., adjusted to compensate for weight class).
| Rank | Fighter | Record | Win Streak | M | Weight class | Next Fight |
| 1 | Islam Makhachev | 26–1 | 14 | Lightweight | ||
| 2 | Alex Pereira | 12–2 | 5 | Light heavyweight | ||
| 3 | Jon Jones | 27–1 (1 NC) | 5 | Heavyweight | UFC 309 Stipe Miocic | |
| 4 | Ilia Topuria | 16–0 | 16 | Featherweight | ||
| 5 | Belal Muhammad | 24–3(1 NC) | 6 | Welterweight | ||
| 6 | Dricus du Plessis | 22–2 | 10 | Middleweight | ||
| 7 | Merab Dvalishvili | 18–4 | 11 | Bantamweight | ||
| 8 | Tom Aspinall | 15–3 | 3 | Heavyweight | ||
| 9 | Leon Edwards | 22–4(1 NC) | 0 | Welterweight | ||
| 10 | Alexander Volkanovski | 26–4 | 0 | Featherweight | ||
| 11 | Alexandre Pantoja | 28–5 | 6 | 1 | Flyweight | UFC 310 Kai Asakura |
| 12 | Max Holloway | 26–8 | 0 | −1 | LightweightFeatherweight | |
| 13 | Sean O'Malley | 18–2(1 NC) | 0 | Bantamweight | ||
| 14 | Sean Strickland | 29–6 | 1 | Middleweight | ||
| 15 | Israel Adesanya | 24–4 | 0 | Middleweight |
Complete Details of the UFC Fight Night Event
UFC Women's Pound-for-Pound Rankings 2024
| Rank | Fighter | Record | Win Streak | M | Weight class | Next Fight |
| 1 | Valentina Shevchenko | 24–4–1 | 1 | Flyweight | ||
| 2 | Zhang Weili | 25–3 | 4 | Strawweight | ||
| 3 | Alexa Grasso | 16–4–1 | 0 | Flyweight | ||
| 4 | Julianna Peña | 12–5 | 1 | Bantamweight | ||
| 5 | Manon Fiorot | 12–1 | 12 | Flyweight | ||
| 6 | Rose Namajunas | 13–7 | 0 | Flyweight | ||
| 7 | Erin Blanchfield | 13–2 | 1 | Flyweight | ||
| 8 | Kayla Harrison | 18–1 | 3 | Bantamweight | ||
| 9 | Raquel Pennington | 16–9 | 0 | Bantamweight | ||
| 10 | Tatiana Suarez | 10–0 | 10 | Strawweight | ||
| 11 | Yan Xiaonan | 17–4(1 NC) | 0 | Strawweight | UFC Fight Night 248 Tabatha Ricci | |
| 12 | Virna Jandiroba | 21–3 | 4 | Strawweight | UFC 310 TBA | |
| 13 | Natália Silva | 18–5–1 | 12 | Flyweight | ||
| 14 | Jéssica Andrade | 26–13 | 0 | FlyweightStrawweight | ||
| 15 | Maycee Barber | 14–2 | 6 | Strawweight |
See Here: Men's & Women's UFC Weight Classes
UFC Flyweight Rankings 2024
116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 kg)
Current UFC Flyweight Champion: Alexandre Pantoja [27-5-0]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next Fight |
| C | Alexandre Pantoja | 28–5 | 6 (2 def) | Win | UFC 301 Steve Erceg | UFC 310 Kai Asakura | |
| 1 | Brandon Royval | 17–7 | 2 | Win | UFC Fight Night 244 Tatsuro Taira | TBD | |
| 2 | Brandon Moreno | 22–8–2 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 246 Amir Albazi | TBD | |
| 3 | Amir Albazi | 17–2 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 246 Brandon Moreno | TBD | |
| 4 | Kai Kara-France | 25–11(1 NC) | 1 | Win | UFC 305 Steve Erceg | TBD | |
| 5 | Tatsuro Taira | 16–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 244 Brandon Royval | TBD | |
| 6 | Alex Perez | 25–9 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 58 Tatsuro Taira | TBD | |
| 7 | Asu Almabayev | 21–2 | 17 | Win | UFC Fight Night 245 Matheus Nicolau | TBD | |
| 8 | Manel Kape | 19–7 | 0 | Loss | UFC 304 Muhammad Mokaev | UFC on ESPN 63 Bruno Gustavo da Silva | |
| 9 | Steve Erceg | 12–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC 305 Kai Kara-France | TBD | |
| 10 | Matheus Nicolau | 19–5–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 245 Asu Almabayev | TBD | |
| 11 | Tim Elliott | 20–13–1 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 233 Su Mudaerji | TBD | |
| 12 | Tagir Ulanbekov | 15–2 | 2 | Win | UFC 296 Cody Durden | TBD | |
| 13 | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | 14–5–2(1 NC) | 4 | Win | UFC on ESPN 60 Cody Durden | UFC on ESPN 63 Manel Kape | |
| 14 | Cody Durden | 17–6–1 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 242 Matt Schnell | UFC 310 Joshua Van | |
| 15 | Charles Johnson | 17–6 | 4 | Win | UFC Fight Night 245 Su Mudaerji | TBD |
Demetrious Johnson defeated Joseph Benavidez in 2012 at UFC 152 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the finale of a 4-man tournament for the inaugural UFC Flyweight Title. The 6-year run as the Flyweight Champion ended for Johnson after Henry Cejudo defeated him via split decision at UFC 227.
Cejudo went on to vacate the title in December 2019, which was later won by the current champion, Deiveson Figueiredo, who defeated Joseph Benavidez in July 2020.
Deiveson Figueiredo defended his title in 2020 against Alex Perez and Brandon Moreno at UFC 255 and UFC 256, respectively.
At UFC 263 Figueiredo lost the title to Moreno. However, at their UFC 270 rematch, Figueiredo reclaimed the Flyweight title after defeating Moreno via unanimous decision.
The narrative continued to unfold as Brandon Moreno once again captured the undisputed Men's Flyweight Championship from Figueiredo at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 21, 2023.
The championship story took another turn when Brazil's Alexandre Pantoja stepped into the spotlight, defeating Moreno at UFC 290 in Las Vegas, NV, on July 8, 2023. He then defended his title against Brandon Royval at UFC 296 on December 16, 2023.
UFC Women's Flyweight Rankings 2024
116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 kg)
Current UFC Women's Flyweight Champion: Valentina Shevchenko [24-4-1]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
| C | Valentina Shevchenko | 24–4–1 | 1 (0 def) | Win | UFC 306 Alexa Grasso | TBD | |
| 1 | Alexa Grasso | 16–4–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 306 Valentina Shevchenko | TBD | |
| 2 | Manon Fiorot | 12–1 | 12 | Win | UFC on ESPN 54 Erin Blanchfield | TBD | |
| 3 | Erin Blanchfield | 13–2 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 246 Rose Namajunas | TBD | |
| 4 | Maycee Barber | 14–2 | 6 | Win | UFC 299 Katlyn Cerminara | TBD | |
| 5 | Rose Namajunas | 13–7 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 246 Erin Blanchfield | TBD | |
| 6 | Natália Silva | 18–5–1 | 12 | Win | UFC Fight Night 242 Jéssica Andrade | TBD | |
| 7 | Katlyn Cerminara | 18–6 | 0 | Loss | UFC 299 Maycee Barber | TBD | |
| 8 | Jéssica Andrade | 26–13 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 242 Natália Silva | TBD | |
| 9 | Viviane Araújo | 12–6 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 235 Natália Silva | UFC 309 Karine Silva | |
| 10 | Amanda Ribas | 13–5 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 53 Rose Namajunas | UFC on ESPN 63 Mackenzie Dern | |
| 11 | Karine Silva | 18–4 | 9 | Win | UFC on ESPN 55 Ariane da Silva | UFC 309 Viviane Araújo | |
| 12 | Tracy Cortez | 11–2 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 59 Rose Namajunas | UFC on ESPN 63 Miranda Maverick | |
| 13 | Ariane da Silva | 17–10 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 246 Jasmine Jasudavicius | TBD | |
| 14 | Jasmine Jasudavicius | 12–3 | 3 | Win | UFC Fight Night 246 Ariane da Silva | TBD | |
| 15 | Casey O'Neill | 10–2 | 1 | Win | UFC 305 Luana Santos | TBD |
The inaugural UFC Women's Flyweight Title fight was contested in December in Las Vegas, Nevada, at The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale. The inaugural title fight was between two fighters who appeared on the 26th season of The Ultimate Fighter, Nicco.
Montano defeated Roxanne Modafferi to become the inaugural champion. Montano's withdrawal from UFC 228 due to weight-cut issues led to her being stripped of the title in 2018. The Women's Flyweight Championship has been a stronghold for Kyrgyzstan's Valentina Shevchenko, who has exhibited dominance in the division since claiming the title at UFC 231 in Toronto, ON, Canada, on December 8, 2018. Shevchenko's reign has spanned 1,547 days, making her one of the longest-reigning champions in the UFC.
The championship narrative took an intriguing turn when Mexico's Alexa Grasso emerged as a challenger and secured the title at UFC 285 in Las Vegas, NV, on March 4, 2023. Their closely contested rematch was declared a draw. In their third encounter at UFC 306, Shevchenko secured the win via a convincing unanimous decision on September 14, 2024.
UFC Bantamweight Rankings 2024
126 to 135 lb(57 to 61 kg)
Current UFC Bantamweight Champion: Merab Dvalishvili [18-4-0]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
| C | Merab Dvalishvili | 18–4 | 11 (0 def) | Win | UFC 306 Sean O'Malley | TBD | |
| 1 | Sean O'Malley | 18–2(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 306 Merab Dvalishvili | TBD | |
| 2 | Umar Nurmagomedov | 18–0 | 18 | Win | UFC on ABC 7 Cory Sandhagen | TBD | |
| 3 | Petr Yan | 17–5 | 1 | Win | UFC 299 Song Yadong | UFC Fight Night 248 Deiveson Figueiredo | |
| 4 | Cory Sandhagen | 17–5 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ABC 7 Umar Nurmagomedov | TBD | |
| 5 | Deiveson Figueiredo | 24–3–1 | 3 | Win | UFC on ABC 7 Marlon Vera | UFC Fight Night 248 Petr Yan | |
| 6 | Marlon Vera | 23–10–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ABC 7 Deiveson Figueiredo | TBD | |
| 7 | Henry Cejudo | 16–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 298 Merab Dvalishvili | TBD | |
| 8 | Song Yadong | 21–7–1(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 299 Petr Yan | TBD | |
| 9 (T) | Mario Bautista | 15–2 | 7 | Win | UFC 307 José Aldo | TBD | |
| 9 (T) | Rob Font | 21–8 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 245 Kyler Phillips | TBD | |
| 11 | José Aldo | 32–9 | 0 | Loss | UFC 307 Mario Bautista | TBD | |
| 12 | Kyler Phillips | 12–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 245 Rob Font | TBD | |
| 13 | Jonathan Martinez | 19–5 | 0 | Loss | UFC 301 José Aldo | UFC 309 Marcus McGhee | |
| 14 | Dominick Cruz | 24–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 41 Marlon Vera | TBD | |
| 15 | Montel Jackson | 14–2 | 5 | Win | UFC on ESPN 59 Da'Mon Blackshear | TBD |
Before the UFC-WEC merger, Dominick Cruz was the WEC Bantamweight Champion. At WEC 53, Cruz defeated Scott Jorgensen to retain the WEC Bantamweight Championship and was simultaneously awarded the inaugural UFC Bantamweight Championship.
At UFC 173, T.J. Dillashaw defeated Renan Barao to win the UFC Bantamweight Championship. At UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz, Dominick Cruz became the first-ever two-time Bantamweight Champion. At UFC 207, Cruz lost the title to Cody Garbrandt, who eventually lost it to Dillashaw, making the latter a two-time division champion.
Also, Check Out: Expert UFC Predictions on every fight from this week's UFC Card.
Due to a failed drug test, Dillashaw vacated his title in March 2019. After winning the vacant title at UFC 238 and defending it at UFC 249, Cejudo became the fourth UFC fighter to hold titles in two different weight classes (Flyweight and Bantamweight) simultaneously and the second to defend titles in two other weight divisions.
Petr Yan defeated Jose Aldo at UFC 251 and became the current UFC Bantamweight Champion.
In his first title defense, Yan faced #1 ranked Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259 on March 6, 2021, and lost the title by disqualification due to an intentional illegal knee landed by him in the fourth round to Sterling.
Sterling couldn't continue the fight any further due to a concussion, and the doctor recommended stopping the fight, thus making him the new UFC Bantamweight champion. This is the first-ever title change caused by disqualification in UFC history.
Sean O'Malley beat Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 to become the new UFC bantamweight champion. He had a successful first title defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. At UFC 306, O'Malley failed to defend the bantamweight title as Merab Dvalishvili defeated him via a unanimous decision.
UFC Women's Bantamweight Rankings 2024
Current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion: Julianna Pena [12-5-0]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
| C | Julianna Peña | 12–5 | 1 (0 def) | Win | UFC 307 Raquel Pennington | TBD | |
| 1 | Raquel Pennington | 16–9 | 0 | Loss | UFC 307 Julianna Peña | TBD | |
| 2 | Kayla Harrison | 18–1 | 3 | Win | UFC 307 Ketlen Vieira | TBD | |
| 3 | Ketlen Vieira | 14–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 307 Kayla Harrison | TBD | |
| 4 | Macy Chiasson | 10–3 | 2 | Win | UFC 303 Mayra Bueno Silva | TBD | |
| 5 | Norma Dumont | 12–2 | 5 | Win | UFC 306 Irene Aldana | TBD | |
| 6 (T) | Irene Aldana | 15–8 | 0 | Loss | UFC 306 Norma Dumont | TBD | |
| 6 (T) | Mayra Bueno Silva | 10–4–1(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 303 Macy Chiasson | TBD | |
| 8 | Holly Holm | 15–7(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 300 Kayla Harrison | TBD | |
| 9 | Karol Rosa | 18–6 | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 61 Pannie Kianzad | UFC 311 Ailín Pérez | |
| 10 | Yana Santos | 15–8(1 NC) | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 61 Chelsea Chandler | TBD | |
| 11 | Miesha Tate | 20–9 | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 52 Julia Avila | TBD | |
| 12 | Julia Avila | 9–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 52 Miesha Tate | TBD | |
| 13 | Germaine de Randamie | 10–5 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 240 Norma Dumont | TBD | |
| 14 | Ailín Pérez | 11–2 | 4 | Win | UFC Fight Night 243 Darya Zheleznyakova | UFC 311 Karol Rosa | |
| 15 | Chelsea Chandler | 6–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 61 Yana Santos | TBD |
Before its folding and absorption by the UFC, Ronda Rousey was the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. Rousey was eventually awarded the inaugural UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship on December 6, 2012, at the UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz pre-event press conference.
After a reign of 1,074 days, Rousey lost the Bantamweight Championship to Holly Holm at UFC 193. Holm lost the title to Miesha Tate, who was defeated by the current champion Amanda Nunes for the title, at UFC 196. Nunes has defended her title against Ronda Rousey, Valentina Shevchenko, Raquel Pennington, Holly Holm, and Germaine De Randamie. Nunes has been the incumbent title holder for 1,614 days and counting, a record in UFC Women's Championship history.
Amanda Nunes, the former Women's Bantamweight Champion, announced her retirement at UFC 289 and vacated her belts.
Mayra Bueno Silva and Raquel Pennington fought for the vacant title at UFC 297, with Pennington winning via a unanimous decision to become the new UFC Women's bantamweight champion. Julianna Pena defeated Raquel Pennington at UFC 307 to become the new champion.
Check Out: Latest UFC Schedule for 2024
UFC Featherweight Rankings 2024
136 to 145 lbs (61 to 66 kg)
Current UFC Featherweight Champion: Ilia Topuria [16–0-0]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
| C | Ilia Topuria | 16–0 | 16 (1 def) | Win | UFC 308 Max Holloway | TBD | |
| 1 | Alexander Volkanovski | 26–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 298 Ilia Topuria | TBD | |
| 2 | Max Holloway | 26–8 | 0 | Loss | UFC 308 Ilia Topuria | TBD | |
| 3 | Diego Lopes | 26–6 | 5 | Win | UFC 306 Brian Ortega | TBD | |
| 4 | Yair Rodríguez | 19–5(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 237 Brian Ortega | TBD | |
| 5 | Movsar Evloev | 18–0 | 18 | Win | UFC 297 Arnold Allen | UFC 310 Aljamain Sterling | |
| 6 | Brian Ortega | 16–4(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 306 Diego Lopes | TBD | |
| 7 | Arnold Allen | 20–3 | 1 | Win | UFC 304 Giga Chikadze | TBD | |
| 8 | Josh Emmett | 19–4 | 1 | Win | UFC 296 Bryce Mitchell | TBD | |
| 9 | Aljamain Sterling | 24–4 | 1 | Win | UFC 300 Calvin Kattar | UFC 310 Movsar Evloev | |
| 10 | Calvin Kattar | 23–8 | 0 | Loss | UFC 300 Aljamain Sterling | TBD | |
| 11 | Lerone Murphy | 15–0–1 | 1 | 7 | Win | UFC 308 Dan Ige | TBD |
| 12 | Giga Chikadze | 15–4 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 304 Arnold Allen | TBD |
| 13 | Bryce Mitchell | 16–2 | 0 | Loss | UFC 296 Josh Emmett | TBD | |
| 14 | Dan Ige | 18–9 | 0 | Loss | UFC 308 Lerone Murphy | TBD | |
| 15 | Edson Barboza | 24–12 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 241 Lerone Murphy | TBD |
At UFC 194, Conor McGregor won the Undisputed Featherweight Championship after beating Jose Aldo within 13 seconds. At UFC 212, Max Holloway won the Undisputed Featherweight Championship from Aldo. Holloway, who defended his title against Jose Aldo, Brian Ortega, and Frankie Edgar, lost his title to Alexander Volkanovski. Volkanovski is the current UFC Featherweight Champion and defended his title against Holloway via split decision in a rematch at UFC 251.
Volkanovski defended the belt five times before losing it to Spain's Ilia Topuria at UFC 298.
UFC Lightweight Rankings 2024
Current UFC Lightweight Champion: Islam Makhachev [25-1-0]
146 to 155 lbs (66 to 70 kg)
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
| C | Islam Makhachev | 26–1 | 14 (3 def) | Win | UFC 302 Dustin Poirier | TBD | |
| 1 | Arman Tsarukyan | 22–3 | 4 | Win | UFC 300 Charles Oliveira | TBD | |
| 2 | Charles Oliveira | 34–10(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 300 Arman Tsarukyan | UFC 309 Michael Chandler | |
| 3 | Justin Gaethje | 25–5 | 0 | Loss | UFC 300 Max Holloway | TBD | |
| 4 | Dustin Poirier | 30–9(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 302 Islam Makhachev | TBD | |
| 5 | Max Holloway | 26–8 | 0 | Loss | UFC 308 Ilia Topuria | TBD | |
| 6 | Dan Hooker | 24–12 | 3 | Win | UFC 305 Mateusz Gamrot | TBD | |
| 7 | Michael Chandler | 23–8 | 0 | Loss | UFC 281 Dustin Poirier | UFC 309 Charles Oliveira | |
| 8 | Beneil Dariush | 22–6–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 52 Arman Tsarukyan | TBD | |
| 9 | Mateusz Gamrot | 24–3(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 305 Dan Hooker | TBD | |
| 10 (T) | Rafael Fiziev | 12–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 228 Mateusz Gamrot | TBD | |
| 10 (T) | Renato Moicano | 20–5–1 | 1 | 4 | Win | UFC Fight Night 243 Benoît Saint Denis | TBD |
| 12 | Benoît Saint Denis | 13–3(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 243 Renato Moicano | TBD | |
| 13 | Jalin Turner | 14–8 | 0 | Loss | UFC 300 Renato Moicano | TBD | |
| 14 | Paddy Pimblett | 22–3 | 8 | Win | UFC 304 King Green | TBD | |
| 15 | Rafael dos Anjos | 32–17 | 0 | Loss | UFC 308 Geoff Neal | TBD |
Before UFC 31 in 2001, the Lightweight Title was known as the Bantamweight Title. The Strikeforce Lightweight Title was seemingly unified with the UFC Lightweight Title on April 20, 2013, when Benson Henderson defeated Gilbert Melendez.
The UFC Lightweight Title has been held by the likes of B.J.Penn, Frankie Edgar, Anthony Pettis, Rafael Dos Anjos, and Eddie Alvarez throughout the years. At UFC 205, Conor McGregor won the UFC Lightweight Championship after defeating Eddie Alvarez and became the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two divisions (Featherweight and Lightweight) simultaneously.
Click to learn about UFC Results.
After McGregor was stripped of the title due to inactivity, Khabib Nurmagomedov became the UFC Lightweight Champion after beating Al Iaquinta at UFC 223. At UFC 236, Dustin Poirier became the Interim UFC Lightweight Championship by beating Max Holloway. At UFC 242, Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Dustin Poirier via submission to unify the UFC Lightweight Championship.
Justin Gaethje won the Interim UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 249 by defeating Tony Ferguson but lost the championship unification bout against Khabib at UFC 254. Khabib Nurmagomedov has vacated the UFC Lightweight Championship after officially announcing his retirement.
Islam Makhachev became the new lightweight champion after defeating Charles Oliveira at UFC 280. He defended it twice against Alexander Volkanovski.
UFC Welterweight Rankings 2024
156 to 170 lb (70 to 77 kg)
Current UFC Welterweight Champion: Belal Muhammad [24-3-0 (1NC)]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
| C | Belal Muhammad | 24–3 (1 NC) | 6(0 def) | Win | UFC 304 Leon Edwards | TBD | |
| 1 | Leon Edwards | 22–4(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 304 Belal Muhammad | TBD | |
| 2 | Kamaru Usman | 20–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 294 Khamzat Chimaev | TBD | |
| 3 | Shavkat Rakhmonov | 18–0 | 18 | Win | UFC 296 Stephen Thompson | UFC 310 TBA | |
| 4 | Jack Della Maddalena | 17–2 | 17 | Win | UFC 299 Gilbert Burns | TBD | |
| 5 | Sean Brady | 17–1 | 2 | Win | UFC Fight Night 242 Gilbert Burns | TBD | |
| 6 | Colby Covington | 17–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 296 Leon Edwards | TBD | |
| 7 | Ian Machado Garry | 15–0 | 15 | Win | UFC 303 Michael Page | UFC on ESPN 63 Joaquin Buckley | |
| 8 | Gilbert Burns | 22–8 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 242 Sean Brady | TBD | |
| 9 | Joaquin Buckley | 20–6 | 5 | Win | UFC 307 Stephen Thompson | UFC on ESPN 63 Ian Machado Garry | |
| 10 | Geoff Neal | 16–6 | 1 | Win | UFC 308 Rafael dos Anjos | TBD | |
| 11 | Stephen Thompson | 17–8–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 307 Joaquin Buckley | TBD | |
| 12 | Michael Morales | 17–0 | 17 | Win | UFC on ESPN 62 Neil Magny | TBD | |
| 13 | Michael Page | 22–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC 303 Ian Machado Garry | TBD | |
| 14 | Vicente Luque | 22–10–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 54 Joaquin Buckley | UFC 310 Nick Diaz | |
| 15 | Neil Magny | 29–12 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 62 Michael Morales | UFC Fight Night 247 Carlos Prates | |
| 15 (T) | Kevin Holland | 26–11(1 NC) | 1 | Win | UFC 302 Michał Oleksiejczuk | UFC 307 Roman Dolidze |
The UFC Welterweight Title is considered one of the most prestigious titles in the UFC. The inaugural Welterweight Champion was crowned at UFC Brazil in 1998 when Pat Miletich won the belt. Throughout the years, the likes of Carlos Newton, Matt Hughes, B.J. Penn, Georges-St Pierre, Matt Serra, Johny Hendricks, and Robbie Lawler have all held the Welterweight Championship.
GSP and Matt Hughes are the only two-time Welterweight Champions in UFC history. At UFC 201, Tyron Woodley defeated Robbie Lawler to win the Welterweight Championship. Woodley, who defended the title against Stephen Thompson(twice), Demian Maia, and Darren Till, was defeated by Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 via unanimous decision.
Leon Edwards is the current UFC Welterweight Champion after defeating Kamaru Usman at UFC 278. He defended his belt against Kamaru Usman in their trilogy fight via a unanimous decision.
At UFC 296, Leon Edwards defended his title once again, this time against Colby 'Chaos' Covington, via a unanimous decision.
Also Read: Latest UFC Fight Card
UFC Middleweight Rankings 2024
171 to 185 lb (77 to 84 kg)
Current UFC Middleweight Champion: Dricus du Plessis [21-2-0]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
| C | Dricus du Plessis | 22–2 | 10 (1 def) | Win | UFC 305 Israel Adesanya | TBD | |
| 1 | Sean Strickland | 29–6 | 1 | Win | UFC 302 Paulo Costa | TBD | |
| 2 | Israel Adesanya | 24–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 305 Dricus du Plessis | TBD | |
| 3 | Khamzat Chimaev | 14–0 | 10 | 14 | Win | UFC 308 Robert Whittaker | TBD |
| 4 | Robert Whittaker | 26–8 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 308 Khamzat Chimaev | TBD |
| 5 | Nassourdine Imavov | 15–4(1 NC) | −1 | 3 | Win | UFC Fight Night 243 Brendan Allen | TBD |
| 6 | Caio Borralho | 17–1(1 NC) | −1 | 14 | Win | UFC on ESPN 62 Jared Cannonier | TBD |
| 7 | Marvin Vettori | 19–7–1 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 47 Jared Cannonier | TBD |
| 8 | Jared Cannonier | 17–8 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 62 Caio Borralho | TBD |
| 9 | Brendan Allen | 24–6 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 243 Nassourdine Imavov | TBD |
| 10 | Roman Dolidze | 14–3 | −1 | 2 | Win | UFC 307 Kevin Holland | TBD |
| 11 | Paulo Costa | 14–4 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 302 Sean Strickland | TBD |
| 12 | Jack Hermansson | 24–8 | −1 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 236 Joe Pyfer | TBD |
| 13 | Anthony Hernandez | 13–2(1 NC) | −1 | 6 | Win | UFC Fight Night 245 Michel Pereira | TBD |
| 14 | Sharabutdin Magomedov | 15–0 | 15 | Win | UFC 308 Armen Petrosyan | TBD | |
| 15 | Michel Pereira | 31–12(2 NC) | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 245 Anthony Hernandez | TBD |
On March 1, 2008, the Pride World Welterweight Championship was unified with the UFC Middleweight Title on March 1, 2008, when Anderson Silva defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 82.
Dave Menne and Rich Franklin have held the Middleweight Title, and at UFC 64, Anderson Silva won the title. Silva defended his title against the likes of Nate Marquardt, Rich Franklin, Dan Henderson, Patrick Cote, Thales Leites, Demian Maia, Chael Sonnen, Vitor Belfort, and Yushin Okami while holding onto the belt for a total of 2,457 days, a record for the longest title reign in UFC history.
At UFC 162, Chris Weidman defeated Silva to win the Middleweight Title. Weidman's reign ended when Luke Rockhold beat him at UFC 194. At UFC 199, Michael Bisping won the Middleweight Title and eventually lost it to the returning GSP at UFC 217.
As GSP vacated the title due to complications with ulcerative colitis, on December 7, 2017, Robert Whittaker was promoted as the Middleweight Champion, having won the Interim Title at UFC 213.
At UFC 243, the interim Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker to win the undisputed UFC Middleweight Championship. Adesanya then defended his title against Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa at UFC 248 and UFC 253, respectively.
At UFC 281, Pereira TKO'd Adesanya to become the new middleweight champion, only to lose Adesanya in their rematch at UFC 287.
Sean Strickland was crowned the new middleweight champion after producing a massive upset by beating Israel Adesanya via a unanimous decision at UFC 293. However, Strickland would lose the title to Dricus du Plessis in his first title defense at UFC 297 via a razor-close split decision.
Also Read: What is Israel Adesanya's Net Worth?
UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings 2024
186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg)
Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion: Alex Pereira [12-2-0]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next Fight |
| C | Alex Pereira | 12–2 | 5 (3 def) | Win | UFC 307 Khalil Rountree Jr. | TBD | |
| 1 | Magomed Ankalaev | 19–1–1(1 NC) | 2 | Win | UFC 308 Aleksandar Rakić | TBD | |
| 2 | Jiří Procházka | 30–5–1 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 303 Alex Pereira | TBD |
| 3 | Jamahal Hill | 12–2(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 300 Alex Pereira | TBD | |
| 4 | Jan Błachowicz | 29–10–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 291 Alex Pereira | TBD | |
| 5 | Aleksandar Rakić | 14–5 | 0 | Loss | UFC 308 Magomed Ankalaev | TBD | |
| 6 (T) | Nikita Krylov | 30–9 | 3 | Win | UFC Fight Night 221 Ryan Spann | UFC 309 Azamat Murzakanov | |
| 6 (T) | Khalil Rountree Jr. | 13–6(1 NC) | 1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 307 Alex Pereira | TBD |
| 8 | Volkan Oezdemir | 20–7 | 2 | Win | UFC on ABC 6 Johnny Walker | UFC Fight Night 248 Carlos Ulberg | |
| 9 | Johnny Walker | 21–9(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC on ABC 6 Volkan Oezdemir | UFC 311 Bogdan Guskov | |
| 10 | Carlos Ulberg | 10–1 | 6 | Win | UFC on ESPN 56 Alonzo Menifield | UFC Fight Night 248 Volkan Oezdemir | |
| 11 | Azamat Murzakanov | 14–0 | 14 | Win | UFC on ABC 7 Alonzo Menifield | UFC 309 Nikita Krylov | |
| 12 (T) | Anthony Smith | 38–20 | 0 | Loss | UFC 303 Roman Dolidze | UFC 310 Dominick Reyes | |
| 12 (T) | Dominick Reyes | 13–4 | 1 | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 57 Dustin Jacoby | UFC 310 Anthony Smith |
| 14 | Bogdan Guskov | 16–3 | 2 | Win | UFC on ESPN 55 Ryan Spann | UFC 311 Johnny Walker | |
| 15 | Alonzo Menifield | 15–5–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ABC 7 Azamat Murzakanov | TBD |
The Light Heavyweight Title was known as the Middleweight Title before UFC 31 (May 4, 2001). In 2007, the Pride World Middleweight Championship was unified with the UFC Light Heavyweight Title when Quinton Jackson defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 75.
The UFC Light Heavyweight Title has been held by the likes of Frank Shamrock, Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort, Chuck Liddell, Quinton Jackson, Forest Griffin, Rashad Evans, Lyoto Machida, and Mauricio Rua.
At UFC 128, Jon Jones won the Light Heavyweight Title for the first time in his career after defeating Mauricio Rua. Jones held the title for 1501 days and defended it eight times before being stripped of it due to a hit-and-run issue. Daniel Cormier won the vacant belt by beating Anthony Johnson at UFC 187.
Cormier, who became the second fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously and is the first to defend them in two divisions, vacated his Light Heavyweight Championship 174 days after winning the heavyweight title. Jon Jones won the vacant belt for the second time in his career after defeating Alexander Gustafsson. He defended it with Anthony Smith, Thiago Santos, and Dominick Reyes before vacating it to move up to the Heavyweight division.
Jan Blachowicz became the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion after defeating Dominick Reyes at UFC 253.
After a successful defense against Israel Adesanya at UFC 259 on March 6, 2021, the championship journey took an unexpected turn. Glover Teixeira claimed the throne at UFC 267 on October 30, 2021, only to pass it on to Jiří Procházka at UFC 275 on June 12, 2022. Unfortunately, Procházka's reign was short-lived as he vacated the belt on November 23, 2022, due to a severe shoulder injury.
The championship landscape further unfolded as Jan Błachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fought to a draw for the vacant title on December 10, 2022, at UFC 282. The belt then changed hands once again as Jamahal Hill defeated Glover Teixeira at UFC 283 on January 21, 2023. However, Hill's reign was cut short after he vacated the championship on July 14, 2023, following an Achilles tendon rupture.
The most recent chapter in the Light Heavyweight Championship saga began on November 11, 2023, when Brazil's Alex Pereira emerged victorious against Jiří Procházka at UFC 295, becoming the current titleholder. He defended the title against Jamahal Hill at UFC 300.
UFC Heavyweight Rankings 2024
206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg)
Current UFC Heavyweight Champion: Jon Jones [27-1-0 (1NC)]
Current UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion: Tom Aspinall [15-3-0]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
| C | Jon Jones | 27–1 (1 NC) | 5(0 def) | Win | UFC 285 Ciryl Gane | UFC 309 Stipe Miocic | |
| IC | Tom Aspinall | 15–3 | 3(1 def) | Win | UFC 304 Curtis Blaydes | TBD | |
| 2 | Ciryl Gane | 12–2 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 226 Serghei Spivac | UFC 310 Alexander Volkov | |
| 3 | Alexander Volkov | 38–10 | 4 | Win | UFC on ABC 6 Sergei Pavlovich | UFC 310 Ciryl Gane | |
| 4 | Sergei Pavlovich | 18–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ABC 6 Alexander Volkov | UFC Fight Night 250 Jairzinho Rozenstruik | |
| 5 | Curtis Blaydes | 18–5(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 304 Tom Aspinall | TBD | |
| 6 | Jailton Almeida | 21–3 | 1 | Win | UFC 302 Alexander Romanov | UFC 311 Serghei Spivac | |
| 7 | Serghei Spivac | 17–4 | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 61 Marcin Tybura | UFC 311 Jailton Almeida | |
| 8 | Stipe Miocic | 20–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 260 Francis Ngannou | UFC 309 Jon Jones | |
| 9 (T) | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | 15–5 | 2 | Win | UFC 305 Tai Tuivasa | UFC Fight Night 250 Sergei Pavlovich | |
| 9 (T) | Marcin Tybura | 25–9 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 61 Serghei Spivac | UFC 309 Jhonata Diniz | |
| 11 | Derrick Lewis | 28–12(1 NC) | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 56 Rodrigo Nascimento | TBD | |
| 12 | Tai Tuivasa | 14–8 | 0 | Loss | UFC 305 Jairzinho Rozenstruik | TBD | |
| 13 | Alexander Romanov | 18–3 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 246 Rodrigo Nascimento | TBD | |
| 14 | Marcos Rogério de Lima | 22–9–1 | 1 | Win | UFC 298 Junior Tafa | TBD | |
| 15 | Rodrigo Nascimento | 11–3(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 246 Alexander Romanov | TBD |
In 1997, the UFC Super Fight Championship was unified with the UFC Tournament Championship to determine the UFC Heavyweight Champion, as Mark Coleman defeated Dan Severn at UFC 12. Notable names such as Randy Couture, Josh Barnett, Frank Mir, Andre Arlovski, Brock Lesnar, Cain Velasquez, Junior Dos Santos, and Fabricio Werdum have all won the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Randy Couture won the UFC Heavyweight Championship thrice in his career, while Tim Sylvia, Cain Velasquez, and Stipe Miocic have won the title twice.
Stipe Miocic won the title at UFC 198 by defeating Fabricio Werdum via a KO and went on to defend his title thrice, a record in UFC Heavyweight history, before being defeated by Daniel Cormier at UFC 226. In their rematch at UFC 241, Stipe won the title for the second time after defeating Cormier by a TKO. In their trilogy fight, Miocic defended his title against Cormier at UFC 252.
Francis Ngannou became the UFC Heavyweight Champion after he knocked out Stipe Miocic at UFC 260. Ngannou is the third African-born champion in the UFC after Kamaru Usman (Welterweight) and Israel Adesanya (Middleweight).
Ngannou, who held the championship for an impressive 659 days, solidified his reign by defeating interim champion Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 on January 22, 2022. However, the division took an unexpected turn when France's Ciryl Gane won the interim title by defeating Derrick Lewis at UFC 265 on August 7, 2021. Ngannou's reign came to an end on January 14, 2023, as he was stripped of the title due to a contract dispute, marking a vacant belt in the Heavyweight division.
The championship then transitioned to the hands of Jon 'Bones' Jones, who secured the title by defeating Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 on March 4, 2023. As of now, Jones stands as the incumbent Heavyweight champion, having held the title for 253 days. Adding another layer to the storyline, England's Tom Aspinall recently claimed the interim title by defeating Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 on November 11, 2023, in New York City.
Read here: What is Francis Ngannou's Net Worth?
UFC Women's Strawweight Rankings 2024
106 to 115 lb (48 to 52 kg)
Current UFC Women's Strawweight Champion: Zhang Weili [25-3-0]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
| C | Zhang Weili | 25–3 | 4 (2 def) | Win | UFC 300 Yan Xiaonan | TBD | |
| 1 | Tatiana Suarez | 10–0 | 10 | Win | UFC on ESPN 50 Jéssica Andrade | TBD | |
| 2 | Yan Xiaonan | 17–4(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 300 Zhang Weili | UFC Fight Night 248 Tabatha Ricci | |
| 3 | Virna Jandiroba | 21–3 | 4 | Win | UFC on ESPN 60 Amanda Lemos | UFC 310 TBA | |
| 4 | Jéssica Andrade | 26–13 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 242 Natália Silva | TBD | |
| 5 | Amanda Lemos | 14–4–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 60 Virna Jandiroba | TBD | |
| 6 | Mackenzie Dern | 14–5 | 1 | Win | UFC on ABC 7 Loopy Godinez | UFC on ESPN 63 Amanda Ribas | |
| 7 | Iasmin Lucindo | 17–5 | 4 | Win | UFC 307 Marina Rodriguez | TBD | |
| 8 | Amanda Ribas | 13–5 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 53 Rose Namajunas | UFC on ESPN 63 Mackenzie Dern | |
| 9 | Marina Rodriguez | 17–5–2 | 0 | Loss | UFC 307 Iasmin Lucindo | TBD | |
| 10 | Tabatha Ricci | 11–2 | 2 | Win | UFC on ESPN 62 Angela Hill | UFC Fight Night 248 Yan Xiaonan | |
| 11 | Loopy Godinez | 12–5 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ABC 7 Mackenzie Dern | TBD | |
| 12 | Angela Hill | 17–14 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 62 Tabatha Ricci | TBD | |
| 13 | Luana Pinheiro | 11–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 241 Angela Hill | UFC Fight Night 247 Gillian Robertson | |
| 14 | Gillian Robertson | 14–8 | 2 | Win | UFC 303 Michelle Waterson-Gomez | UFC Fight Night 247 Luana Pinheiro | |
| 15 | Tecia Pennington | 14–7 | 1 | Win | UFC 307 Carla Esparza | TBD |
Jessica Andrade defeated Rose Namajunas at UFC 237 to win the title but lost to Zhang Weili at UFC Fight Night: Shenzhen, China. Weili went on to face Joanna Jedrzejczyk in her first title defense and won via split decision at UFC 248. At UFC 261, Rose Namajunas reclaimed the strawweight title for the second time.
Namajunas defended her title against Weili during their rematch at UFC 268. In her second title defense, Namajunas lost the strawweight title to Carla Esparza at UFC 274. Carla Esparza, hailing from the United States, secured her second reign as the champion at UFC 274 in Phoenix, AZ, on May 7, 2022. Esparza's tenure lasted for 190 days.
The championship shifted once again when China's Zhang Weili claimed the title at UFC 281 in New York City on November 12, 2022. Weili's reign has been marked by resilience and skill, and she has held the championship for over a year and counting. She once against defended the title at UFC 300 against Yan Xiaonan.
FAQs UFC Rankings
A. Islam Makhachev is the current #1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC.
A. Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight class and pound-for-pound. A soldier is only eligible to be voted on if they are inactive status in the UFC.
A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight class. However, the winners can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.
A. UFC started almost 28 years ago and produced some of MMA's biggest stars.
Georges St. Pierre, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, Demetrious Johnson, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, Henry Cejudo, BJ Penn, and Frank Shamrock, in no particular order, are considered to be some of the top UFC fighters of all time.
A. The UFC champions of 2024 are Jon Jones(Heavyweight), Tom Aspinall (Interim Heavyweight), Alex Pereira (Light Heavyweight), Dricus du Plessis (Middleweight), Belal Muhammad (Welterweight), Islam Makhachev (Lightweight), Ilia Topuria (Featherweight), Merab Dvalishvili (Bantamweight), Alexandre Pantoja (Flyweight), Julianna Pena (Women's Bantamweight), Valentina Shevchenko (Women's Flyweight), Zhang Weili (Women's Strawweight), and Max Holloway (BMF).
