UFC Rankings 2024

Last Modified Dec 1, 2024 09:40 GMT

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.

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UFC Men's Pound-for-Pound Rankings 2024

Islam Makhachev with his Lightweight belt at UFC 280 (Photo credits: UFC Twitter @ufc)
Islam Makhachev with his Lightweight belt at UFC 280 (Photo credits: UFC Twitter @ufc)

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).

RankFighterRecordWin StreakMWeight classNext Fight
1Islam Makhachev26–114 Lightweight
UFC 311 Arman Tsarukyan
2Jon Jones28–1 (1 NC)6 Heavyweight
3Alex Pereira12–25 Light heavyweight
4Ilia Topuria16–016 Featherweight
5Belal Muhammad24–3(1 NC)6 Welterweight
6Dricus du Plessis22–210 Middleweight
7Merab Dvalishvili18–411 Bantamweight
8Tom Aspinall15–33 Heavyweight
9Leon Edwards22–4(1 NC)0 Welterweight
10Alexander Volkanovski26–40 Featherweight
11Alexandre Pantoja28–56 Flyweight
UFC 310 Kai Asakura
12Max Holloway26–80 LightweightFeatherweight
13Sean O'Malley18–2(1 NC)0 Bantamweight
14Sean Strickland29–61 Middleweight
15Charles Oliveira35–10(1 NC)1 Lightweight

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UFC Women's Pound-for-Pound Rankings 2024

UFC 306 at Riyadh Season Noche UFC
UFC 306 at Riyadh Season Noche UFC
RankFighterRecordWin StreakMWeight classNext Fight
1Valentina Shevchenko24–4–11 Flyweight
2Zhang Weili25–34 Strawweight
3Alexa Grasso16–4–10 Flyweight
4Julianna Peña12–51 Bantamweight
5Manon Fiorot12–112 Flyweight
6Erin Blanchfield13–21 Flyweight
7Kayla Harrison18–13 Bantamweight
8Rose Namajunas13–70 Flyweight
9Raquel Pennington16–90−1Bantamweight
10Tatiana Suarez10–010 Strawweight
11Yan Xiaonan18–4(1 NC)1 Strawweight
12Virna Jandiroba21–34 Strawweight
13Jéssica Andrade26–130 FlyweightStrawweight
14Natália Silva18–5–112 Flyweight
15Maycee Barber14–26 Strawweight

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UFC Flyweight Rankings 2024

UFC 290: Volkanovski v Rodriguez
UFC 290: Volkanovski v Rodriguez

116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 kg)

Current UFC Flyweight Champion: Alexandre Pantoja [28-5-0]

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext Fight
CAlexandre Pantoja28–5 6 (2 def)WinUFC 301 Steve Erceg
UFC 310 Kai Asakura
1Brandon Royval17–7 2WinUFC Fight Night 244 Tatsuro TairaTBD
2Brandon Moreno22–8–2 1WinUFC Fight Night 246 Amir AlbaziTBD
3Amir Albazi17–2 0LossUFC Fight Night 246 Brandon MorenoTBD
4Kai Kara-France25–11(1 NC) 1WinUFC 305 Steve ErcegTBD
5Tatsuro Taira16–1 0LossUFC Fight Night 244 Brandon RoyvalTBD
6Alex Perez25–9 0LossUFC on ESPN 58 Tatsuro TairaTBD
7Asu Almabayev21–2 17WinUFC Fight Night 245 Matheus NicolauTBD
8Steve Erceg12–3 0LossUFC 305 Kai Kara-FranceTBD
9Manel Kape19–7 0LossUFC 304 Muhammad Mokaev
UFC on ESPN 63 Bruno Gustavo da Silva
10Tim Elliott20–13–1 1WinUFC Fight Night 233 Su MudaerjiTBD
11Tagir Ulanbekov15–2 2WinUFC 296 Cody DurdenTBD
12Bruno Gustavo da Silva14–5–2(1 NC) 4WinUFC on ESPN 60 Cody Durden
UFC on ESPN 63 Manel Kape
13Charles Johnson17–6 4WinUFC Fight Night 245 Su MudaerjiTBD
14Cody Durden17–6–1 1WinUFC Fight Night 242 Matt Schnell
UFC 310 Joshua Van
15Matt Schnell16–9(1 NC) 0LossUFC Fight Night 242 Cody DurdenTBD

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

UFC 306 at Riyadh Season Noche UFC
UFC 306 at Riyadh Season Noche UFC

116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 kg)

Current UFC Women's Flyweight Champion: Valentina Shevchenko [24-4-1]

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CValentina Shevchenko24–4–1 1 (0 def)WinUFC 306 Alexa GrassoTBD
1Alexa Grasso16–4–1 0LossUFC 306 Valentina ShevchenkoTBD
2Manon Fiorot12–1 12WinUFC on ESPN 54 Erin BlanchfieldTBD
3Erin Blanchfield13–2 1WinUFC Fight Night 246 Rose NamajunasTBD
4Maycee Barber14–2 6WinUFC 299 Katlyn CerminaraTBD
5Natália Silva18–5–1 12WinUFC Fight Night 242 Jéssica AndradeTBD
6Rose Namajunas13–7 0LossUFC Fight Night 246 Erin BlanchfieldTBD
7Katlyn Cerminara18–6 0LossUFC 299 Maycee BarberTBD
8Jéssica Andrade26–13 0LossUFC Fight Night 242 Natália SilvaTBD
9Viviane Araújo13–6 1WinUFC 309 Karine SilvaTBD
10Amanda Ribas13–5 0LossUFC on ESPN 53 Rose Namajunas
UFC on ESPN 63 Mackenzie Dern
11Tracy Cortez11–2 0LossUFC on ESPN 59 Rose NamajunasTBD
12Karine Silva18–5 0LossUFC 309 Viviane AraújoTBD
13Jasmine Jasudavicius12–3 3WinUFC Fight Night 246 Ariane da Silva
UFC Fight Night 250 Mayra Bueno Silva
14Ariane da Silva17–10 0LossUFC Fight Night 246 Jasmine JasudaviciusTBD
15Casey O'Neill10–2 1WinUFC 305 Luana SantosTBD

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

UFC 306 at Riyadh Season Noche UFC
UFC 306 at Riyadh Season Noche UFC

126 to 135 lb(57 to 61 kg)

Current UFC Bantamweight Champion: Merab Dvalishvili [18-4-0]

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CMerab Dvalishvili18–4 11 (0 def)WinUFC 306 Sean O'MalleyTBD
1Sean O'Malley18–2(1 NC) 0LossUFC 306 Merab DvalishviliTBD
2Umar Nurmagomedov18–0 18WinUFC on ABC 7 Cory SandhagenTBD
3Petr Yan18–5 2WinUFC Fight Night 248 Deiveson FigueiredoTBD
4Cory Sandhagen17–5 0LossUFC on ABC 7 Umar NurmagomedovTBD
5Deiveson Figueiredo24–4–1 0LossUFC Fight Night 248 Petr YanTBD
6Marlon Vera23–10–1 0LossUFC on ABC 7 Deiveson FigueiredoTBD
7Henry Cejudo16–4 0LossUFC 298 Merab DvalishviliTBD
8Song Yadong21–7–1(1 NC) 0LossUFC 299 Petr YanTBD
9Rob Font21–8 1WinUFC Fight Night 245 Kyler PhillipsTBD
10Mario Bautista15–2 7WinUFC 307 José AldoTBD
11José Aldo32–9 0LossUFC 307 Mario BautistaTBD
12Kyler Phillips12–3 0LossUFC Fight Night 245 Rob FontTBD
13Aiemann Zahabi12–2 5WinUFC Fight Night 246 Pedro MunhozTBD
14Marcus McGhee10–1 6WinUFC 309 Jonathan MartinezTBD
15Montel Jackson14–2 5WinUFC on ESPN 59 Da'Mon BlackshearTBD

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.

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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

UFC 269: Oliveira v Poirier
UFC 269: Oliveira v Poirier

Current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion: Julianna Pena [12-5-0]

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CJulianna Peña12–5 1 (0 def)WinUFC 307 Raquel PenningtonTBD
1Raquel Pennington16–9 0LossUFC 307 Julianna PeñaTBD
2Kayla Harrison18–1 3WinUFC 307 Ketlen VieiraTBD
3Ketlen Vieira14–4 0LossUFC 307 Kayla Harrison
UFC Fight Night 252 Macy Chiasson
4 (T)Macy Chiasson10–3 2WinUFC 303 Mayra Bueno Silva
UFC Fight Night 252 Ketlen Vieira
4 (T)Norma Dumont12–2 5WinUFC 306 Irene AldanaTBD
6 (T)Irene Aldana15–8 0LossUFC 306 Norma DumontTBD
6 (T)Mayra Bueno Silva10–4–1(1 NC) 0LossUFC 303 Macy Chiasson
UFC Fight Night 250 Jasmine Jasudavicius
8Holly Holm15–7(1 NC) 0LossUFC 300 Kayla HarrisonTBD
9Karol Rosa18–6 1WinUFC on ESPN 61 Pannie Kianzad
UFC 311 Ailín Pérez
10Yana Santos15–8(1 NC) 1WinUFC on ESPN 61 Chelsea ChandlerTBD
11Miesha Tate20–9 1WinUFC on ESPN 52 Julia AvilaTBD
12Julia Avila9–3 0LossUFC on ESPN 52 Miesha Tate
UFC Fight Night 251 Jacqueline Cavalcanti
13Ailín Pérez11–2 4WinUFC Fight Night 243 Darya Zheleznyakova
UFC 311 Karol Rosa
14Jacqueline Cavalcanti8–1 6WinUFC Fight Night 243 Nora Cornolle
UFC Fight Night 251 Julia Avila
15Chelsea Chandler6–3 0LossUFC on ESPN 61 Yana SantosTBD

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.

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UFC Featherweight Rankings 2024

UFC 298: Volkanovski v Topuria
UFC 298: Volkanovski v Topuria

136 to 145 lbs (61 to 66 kg)

Current UFC Featherweight Champion: Ilia Topuria [16–0-0]

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CIlia Topuria16–0 16 (1 def)WinUFC 308 Max HollowayTBD
1Alexander Volkanovski26–4 0LossUFC 298 Ilia TopuriaTBD
2Max Holloway26–8 0LossUFC 308 Ilia TopuriaTBD
3Diego Lopes26–6 5WinUFC 306 Brian OrtegaTBD
4Yair Rodríguez19–5(1 NC) 0LossUFC Fight Night 237 Brian OrtegaTBD
5Movsar Evloev18–0 18WinUFC 297 Arnold Allen
UFC 310 Aljamain Sterling
6Brian Ortega16–4(1 NC) 0LossUFC 306 Diego LopesTBD
7Arnold Allen20–3 1WinUFC 304 Giga ChikadzeTBD
8Josh Emmett19–4 1WinUFC 296 Bryce MitchellTBD
9Aljamain Sterling24–4 1WinUFC 300 Calvin Kattar
UFC 310 Movsar Evloev
10Calvin Kattar23–8 0LossUFC 300 Aljamain SterlingTBD
11Lerone Murphy15–0–1 7WinUFC 308 Dan IgeTBD
12Giga Chikadze15–4 0LossUFC 304 Arnold AllenTBD
13Bryce Mitchell16–2 0LossUFC 296 Josh Emmett
UFC 310 Kron Gracie
14Dan Ige18–9 0LossUFC 308 Lerone MurphyTBD
15Edson Barboza24–12 0LossUFC Fight Night 241 Lerone Murphy
UFC Fight Night 252 Steve Garcia

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

Islam Makhachev with his Lightweight belt at UFC 280 (Photo credits: UFC Twitter @ufc)

Current UFC Lightweight Champion: Islam Makhachev [26-1-0]

146 to 155 lbs (66 to 70 kg)

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CIslam Makhachev26–1 14 (3 def)WinUFC 302 Dustin Poirier
UFC 311 Arman Tsarukyan
1Arman Tsarukyan22–3 4WinUFC 300 Charles Oliveira
UFC 311 Islam Makhachev
2Charles Oliveira35–10(1 NC) 1WinUFC 309 Michael ChandlerTBD
3Justin Gaethje25–5 0LossUFC 300 Max HollowayTBD
4Dustin Poirier30–9(1 NC) 0LossUFC 302 Islam MakhachevTBD
5Max Holloway26–8 0LossUFC 308 Ilia TopuriaTBD
6Dan Hooker24–12 3WinUFC 305 Mateusz GamrotTBD
7Michael Chandler23–9 0LossUFC 309 Charles OliveiraTBD
8Mateusz Gamrot24–3(1 NC) 0LossUFC 305 Dan HookerTBD
9Beneil Dariush22–6–1 0LossUFC on ESPN 52 Arman TsarukyanTBD
10Renato Moicano20–5–1 4WinUFC Fight Night 243 Benoît Saint DenisTBD
11Rafael Fiziev12–3 0LossUFC Fight Night 228 Mateusz GamrotTBD
12Benoît Saint Denis13–3(1 NC) 0LossUFC Fight Night 243 Renato MoicanoTBD
13Paddy Pimblett22–3 8WinUFC 304 King GreenTBD
14Jalin Turner14–8 0LossUFC 300 Renato MoicanoTBD
15Grant Dawson22–2–1 2WinUFC Fight Night 244 Rafa García
UFC 311 Carlos Diego Ferreira

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.

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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

UFC 304: Edwards v Muhammad 2
UFC 304: Edwards v Muhammad 2

156 to 170 lb (70 to 77 kg)

Current UFC Welterweight Champion: Belal Muhammad [24-3-0 (1NC)]

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CBelal Muhammad24–3 (1 NC) 6(0 def)WinUFC 304 Leon EdwardsTBD
1Leon Edwards22–4(1 NC) 0LossUFC 304 Belal MuhammadTBD
2Kamaru Usman20–4 0LossUFC 294 Khamzat ChimaevTBD
3Shavkat Rakhmonov18–0 18WinUFC 296 Stephen Thompson
UFC 310 Ian Machado Garry
4 (T)Sean Brady17–1 2WinUFC Fight Night 242 Gilbert BurnsTBD
4 (T)Jack Della Maddalena17–2 17WinUFC 299 Gilbert BurnsTBD
6Colby Covington17–4 0LossUFC 296 Leon Edwards
UFC on ESPN 63 Joaquin Buckley
7Ian Machado Garry15–0 15WinUFC 303 Michael Page
UFC 310 Shavkat Rakhmonov
8Gilbert Burns22–8 0LossUFC Fight Night 242 Sean BradyTBD
9Joaquin Buckley20–6 5WinUFC 307 Stephen Thompson
UFC on ESPN 63 Colby Covington
10Stephen Thompson17–8–1 0LossUFC 307 Joaquin BuckleyTBD
11Geoff Neal16–6 1WinUFC 308 Rafael dos AnjosTBD
12Michael Morales17–0 17WinUFC on ESPN 62 Neil MagnyTBD
13Carlos Prates21–6 10WinUFC Fight Night 247 Neil MagnyTBD
14Vicente Luque22–10–1 0LossUFC on ESPN 54 Joaquin Buckley
UFC 310 Themba Gorimbo
15Michael Page22–3 0LossUFC 303 Ian Machado Garry
UFC Fight Night 250 Sharabutdin Magomedov
15 (T)Kevin Holland26–11(1 NC) 1WinUFC 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.

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UFC Middleweight Rankings 2024

UFC 297: Strickland v Du Plessis
UFC 297: Strickland v Du Plessis

171 to 185 lb (77 to 84 kg)

Current UFC Middleweight Champion: Dricus du Plessis [22-2-0]

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CDricus du Plessis22–2 10 (1 def)WinUFC 305 Israel AdesanyaTBD
1Sean Strickland29–6 1WinUFC 302 Paulo CostaTBD
2Israel Adesanya24–4 0LossUFC 305 Dricus du PlessisTBD
3Khamzat Chimaev14–0 14WinUFC 308 Robert WhittakerTBD
4Robert Whittaker26–8 0LossUFC 308 Khamzat ChimaevTBD
5Nassourdine Imavov15–4(1 NC) 3WinUFC Fight Night 243 Brendan AllenTBD
6Caio Borralho17–1(1 NC) 14WinUFC on ESPN 62 Jared CannonierTBD
7Marvin Vettori19–7–1 0LossUFC on ESPN 47 Jared CannonierTBD
8Jared Cannonier17–8 0LossUFC on ESPN 62 Caio BorralhoTBD
9Brendan Allen24–6 0LossUFC Fight Night 243 Nassourdine Imavov
UFC Fight Night 252 Anthony Hernandez
10Roman Dolidze14–3 2WinUFC 307 Kevin HollandTBD
11Paulo Costa14–4 0LossUFC 302 Sean StricklandTBD
12Jack Hermansson24–8 1WinUFC Fight Night 236 Joe PyferTBD
13Anthony Hernandez13–2(1 NC) 6WinUFC Fight Night 245 Michel Pereira
UFC Fight Night 252 Brendan Allen
14Sharabutdin Magomedov15–0 15WinUFC 308 Armen Petrosyan
UFC Fight Night 250 Michael Page
15Michel Pereira31–12(2 NC) 0LossUFC Fight Night 245 Anthony HernandezTBD

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.

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UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings 2024

UFC 295: Prochazka v Pereira
UFC 295: Prochazka v Pereira

186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg)

Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion: Alex Pereira [12-2-0]

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext Fight
CAlex Pereira12–2 5 (3 def)WinUFC 307 Khalil Rountree Jr.TBD
1Magomed Ankalaev19–1–1(1 NC) 2WinUFC 308 Aleksandar RakićTBD
2Jiří Procházka30–5–1 0LossUFC 303 Alex Pereira
UFC 311 Jamahal Hill
3Jamahal Hill12–2(1 NC) 0LossUFC 300 Alex Pereira
UFC 311 Jiří Procházka
4Jan Błachowicz29–10–1 0LossUFC 291 Alex PereiraTBD
5Aleksandar Rakić14–5 0LossUFC 308 Magomed AnkalaevTBD
6Khalil Rountree Jr.13–6(1 NC) 0LossUFC 307 Alex PereiraTBD
7Carlos Ulberg11–137WinUFC Fight Night 248 Volkan OezdemirTBD
8Nikita Krylov30–9−23WinUFC Fight Night 221 Ryan SpannTBD
9Volkan Oezdemir20–8−10LossUFC Fight Night 248 Carlos UlbergTBD
10Johnny Walker21–9(1 NC)−10LossUFC on ABC 6 Volkan Oezdemir
UFC 311 Bogdan Guskov
11Azamat Murzakanov14–0 14WinUFC on ABC 7 Alonzo MenifieldTBD
12Dominick Reyes13–4 1WinUFC on ESPN 57 Dustin Jacoby
UFC 310 Anthony Smith
13Anthony Smith38–20−10LossUFC 303 Roman Dolidze
UFC 310 Dominick Reyes
14Bogdan Guskov16–3 2WinUFC on ESPN 55 Ryan Spann
UFC 311 Johnny Walker
15Alonzo Menifield15–5–1 0LossUFC on ABC 7 Azamat MurzakanovTBD

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

UFC 285: Jones v Gane
UFC 285: Jones v Gane

206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg)

Current UFC Heavyweight Champion: Jon Jones [28-1-0 (1NC)]

Current UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion: Tom Aspinall [15-3-0]

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CJon Jones28–1 (1 NC) 6(1 def)WinUFC 309 Stipe MiocicTBD
ICTom Aspinall15–3 3(1 def)WinUFC 304 Curtis BlaydesTBD
2Ciryl Gane12–2 1WinUFC Fight Night 226 Serghei Spivac
UFC 310 Alexander Volkov
3Alexander Volkov38–10 4WinUFC on ABC 6 Sergei Pavlovich
UFC 310 Ciryl Gane
4Sergei Pavlovich18–3 0LossUFC on ABC 6 Alexander Volkov
UFC Fight Night 250 Jairzinho Rozenstruik
5Curtis Blaydes18–5(1 NC) 0LossUFC 304 Tom AspinallTBD
6Jailton Almeida21–3 1WinUFC 302 Alexander Romanov
UFC 311 Serghei Spivac
7Serghei Spivac17–4 1WinUFC on ESPN 61 Marcin Tybura
UFC 311 Jailton Almeida
8Marcin Tybura26–9 1WinUFC 309 Jhonata DinizTBD
9Jairzinho Rozenstruik15–5 2WinUFC 305 Tai Tuivasa
UFC Fight Night 250 Sergei Pavlovich
10Derrick Lewis28–12(1 NC) 1WinUFC on ESPN 56 Rodrigo NascimentoTBD
11Tai Tuivasa14–8 0LossUFC 305 Jairzinho RozenstruikTBD
12Marcos Rogério de Lima22–9–1 1WinUFC 298 Junior TafaTBD
13Waldo Cortes-Acosta12–1 3WinUFC on ESPN 56 Robelis DespaigneTBD
14Mick Parkin10–0 10WinUFC 304 Łukasz BrzeskiTBD
15Shamil Gaziev13–1 1WinUFC on ABC 7 Don'Tale Mayes
UFC Fight Night 250 Thomas Petersen

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

UFC 300: Pereira v Hill
UFC 300: Pereira v Hill

106 to 115 lb (48 to 52 kg)

Current UFC Women's Strawweight Champion: Zhang Weili [25-3-0]

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CZhang Weili25–3 4 (2 def)WinUFC 300 Yan XiaonanTBD
1Tatiana Suarez10–0 10WinUFC on ESPN 50 Jéssica AndradeTBD
2Yan Xiaonan18–4(1 NC) 1WinUFC Fight Night 248 Tabatha RicciTBD
3Virna Jandiroba21–3 4WinUFC on ESPN 60 Amanda LemosTBD
4Jéssica Andrade26–13 0LossUFC Fight Night 242 Natália SilvaTBD
5Amanda Lemos14–4–1 0LossUFC on ESPN 60 Virna JandirobaTBD
6Mackenzie Dern14–5 1WinUFC on ABC 7 Loopy Godinez
UFC on ESPN 63 Amanda Ribas
7Iasmin Lucindo17–5 4WinUFC 307 Marina RodriguezTBD
8Amanda Ribas13–5 0LossUFC on ESPN 53 Rose Namajunas
UFC on ESPN 63 Mackenzie Dern
9Marina Rodriguez17–5–2 0LossUFC 307 Iasmin LucindoTBD
10Tabatha Ricci11–3 0LossUFC Fight Night 248 Yan XiaonanTBD
11Loopy Godinez12–5 0LossUFC on ABC 7 Mackenzie DernTBD
12Gillian Robertson15–8 3WinUFC Fight Night 247 Luana PinheiroTBD
13Angela Hill17–14 0LossUFC on ESPN 62 Tabatha RicciTBD
14Luana Pinheiro11–4 0LossUFC Fight Night 247 Gillian RobertsonTBD
15Tecia Pennington14–7 1WinUFC 307 Carla EsparzaTBD

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 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).

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