UFC Rankings 2024: Every Fighter, Every Division

The UFC rankings, introduced in February 2013, are compiled by a panel of members from the media. In these rankings, media members have combined insights to identify the top fighters across all weight classes and the top pound-for-pound fighters. Various UFC fighters are eligible for this honor, demonstrating their prowess across multiple divisions. While division champions and interim champions secure the pinnacle spots in their categories, making them ineligible for divisional votes, their skills can still earn them a coveted place in the pound-for-pound rankings, celebrating the best of the best in UFC.

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Men’s pound-for-pound rankings

Islam Makhachev, the reigning lightweight champion, continues to lead the men’s pound-for-pound rankings. The 25-1 record of Makhachev secured his place at the top after he successfully defended his title against Alexander Volkanovski twice, including an impressive head-kick knockout in the rematch at UFC 294. Crowned Fighter of the Year in 2023, the 32-year-old is set for a spring return post-Ramadan, eyeing a showdown with Dustin Poirier.

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Rank	Country	Fighter	Record	Win Streak	Weight class	Status	Next fight
1	Russia	Islam Makhachev	25–1	13	Lightweight	Lightweight Champion	UFC 311
2	United States	Jon Jones	27–1 (1 NC)	5	Heavyweight	Heavyweight Champion	UFC 296
3	England	Leon Edwards	22–3 (1 NC)	4	Welterweight	Welterweight Champion
4	Brazil	Alex Pereira	9–2	2	Light heavyweight	Light heavyweight Champion	Jamahal Hill (UFC 300)
5	Georgia	Ilia Topuria	15–0	15	Featherweight	Featherweight Champion
6	United States	Sean O’Malley	18–1 (1 NC)	3	Bantamweight	Bantamweight Champion
7	Brazil	Charles Oliveira	34–9 (1 NC)	1	Lightweight	#1 in lightweight rankings	Arman Tsarukyan
8	Australia	Alexander Volkanovski	26–4	0	Featherweight	#1 in featherweight rankings
9	South Africa	Dricus du Plessis	21–2	9	Middleweight	Middleweight Champion
10	Brazil	Alexandre Pantoja	27–5	5	Flyweight	Flyweight Champion
11	Nigeria	Israel Adesanya	24–3	0	Middleweight	#2 in middleweight rankings
12	England	Tom Aspinall	14–3	2	Heavyweight	Interim Heavyweight Champion
13	United States	Sean Strickland	28–6	0	Middleweight	#1 in middleweight rankings
14	United States	Max Holloway	25–7	2	Featherweight	#2 in featherweight rankings	Justin Gaethje
15	United States	Aljamain Sterling	23–4	0	Bantamweight	#2 in bantamweight rankings	Calvin Kattar

Women’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

Mexican Alexa Grasso fought two fights against flyweight icon Valentina Shevchenko in 2023, capturing and defending her flyweight title. This victory positions her among the elite female fighters as the year closes. Yet, 2024 looms with formidable opponents like Shevchenko, Blanchfield, and Fiorot eyeing the title. Overcoming these adversaries could solidify her place at the pinnacle of the division. Grasso’s record stands impressively at 16–3–1.

Rank	Country	Fighter	Record	Win Streak	Weight class	Status
1	Mexico	Alexa Grasso	16–3–1	0	Flyweight	Flyweight Champion
2	China	Zhang Weili	24–3	3	Strawweight	Strawweight Champion
3	Kyrgyzstan	Valentina Shevchenko	23–4–1	0	Flyweight	#1 in flyweight rankings
4	United States	Erin Blanchfield	12–1	9	Flyweight	#2 in flyweight rankings
5	United States	Julianna Peña	11–5	0	Bantamweight	#1 in bantamweight rankings
6	France	Manon Fiorot	11–1	11	Flyweight	#3 in flyweight rankings
7	United States	Raquel Pennington	16–8	6	Bantamweight	Bantamweight Champion
8	United States	Rose Namajunas	11–6	0	Flyweight	#2 in strawweight rankings
9	United States	Tatiana Suarez	10–0	10	Strawweight	#1 in strawweight rankings
10	China	Yan Xiaonan	17–3 (1 NC)	2	Strawweight	#5 in flyweight rankings
11	Brazil	Jéssica Andrade	25–12	1	Flyweight Strawweight	#4 in strawweight rankings
12	Brazil	Amanda Lemos	14–3–1	1	Strawweight	#3 in strawweight rankings
13	Brazil	Ketlen Vieira	14–3	1	Bantamweight	#3 in bantamweight rankings
14	Mexico	Irene Aldana	15–7	1	Bantamweight	#4 in bantamweight rankings
15	United States	Maycee Barber	14–2	6	Flyweight	#4 in flyweight rankings

Heavyweight

In mixed martial arts (MMA), the heavyweight category typically encompasses competitors weighing between 206 and 265 pounds (93.4 to 120.2 kilograms).

Rank	Country	Fighter	Record	Win Streak
C	United States	Jon Jones	27–1 (1 NC)	5 (0 def)
IC	England	Tom Aspinall	14–3	2
2	France	Ciryl Gane	12–2	1
3	Russia	Sergei Pavlovich	18–2	0
4	United States	Stipe Miocic	20–4	0
5	United States	Curtis Blaydes	18–4 (1 NC)	1
6	Russia	Alexander Volkov	37–10	3
7	Brazil	Jailton Almeida	20–3	0
8	Moldova	Serghei Spivac	16–4	0
9	Australia	Tai Tuivasa	14–6	0
10	Poland	Marcin Tybura	24–8	0
11	Suriname	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	14–5	1
12	United States	Derrick Lewis	27–12 (1 NC)	0
13	Moldova	Alexander Romanov	17–2	1
14	Brazil	Marcos Rogério de Lima	22–9–1	1
15	Brazil	Rodrigo Nascimento	11–1 (1 NC)	3

Light Heavyweight

The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts (MMA) spans various weight classes across different organizations. In the UFC, fighters in this category weigh between 186 and 205 pounds (84 to 93 kilograms). ONE Championship, referring to it as the cruiserweight division, sets the ceiling at 225.1 pounds (102.1 kilograms). Meanwhile, Road FC aligns with the UFC’s cap at 205 pounds (93 kilograms). This division, positioned between the middleweight and heavyweight categories, is generally recognized for competitors within the 186 to 205-pound range (84 to 93 kilograms). According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the Association of Boxing Commissions, the official limit for light heavyweights is 206 pounds (93 kilograms).

Rank	Country	Fighter	Record	Win Streak
C	Brazil	Alex Pereira	9–2	2 (0 def)
1	United States	Jamahal Hill	12–1 (1 NC)	4
2	Czech Republic	Jiří Procházka	29–4–1	0
3	Russia	Magomed Ankalaev	18–1–1 (1 NC)	1
4	Poland	Jan Błachowicz	29–10–1	0
5	Austria	Aleksandar Rakić	14–3	0
6		Nikita Krylov	30–9	3
7	Brazil	Johnny Walker	21–8 (1 NC)	0
8	United States	Khalil Rountree Jr.	13–5 (1 NC)	5
9	Switzerland	Volkan Oezdemir	19–7	1
10	United States	Anthony Smith	37–19	0
11	United States	Ryan Spann	21–9	0
12	United States	Alonzo Menifield	15–3–1	2
13	Russia	Azamat Murzakanov	13–0	13
14	United States	Dominick Reyes	12–4	0
15	Brazil	Vitor Petrino	11–0	11

Middleweight

One hundred eighty-five pounds (84 kilograms) is the middleweight limit set by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the Association of Boxing Commissions. Most mixed martial arts websites classify fighters weighing 171 and 185 pounds (77.5 and 84 kilograms) as middleweights. This range also aligns with Shooto’s light heavyweight division, which shares the same weight limit. In mixed martial arts (MMA), the middleweight division encompasses a range of weight classes across various organizations:

• The UFC’s middleweight category includes fighters weighing between 171 and 185 pounds (77.5 to 84 kilograms).
• Shooto’s middleweight class is designated for competitors who weigh between 155 and 170 pounds (70.3 to 77.1 kilograms).
• The ONE Championship’s middleweight division adopts the Pride FC framework, setting the weight ceiling at 205 pounds (93 kilograms).
• Road FC’s middleweight division caps the weight limit at 185 pounds (84 kilograms).

Rank	Country	Fighter	Record	Win Streak
C	South Africa	Dricus du Plessis	21–2	9 (0 def)
1	United States	Sean Strickland	28–6	0
2	Nigeria	Israel Adesanya	24–3	0
3	Australia	Robert Whittaker	25–7	1
4	United States	Jared Cannonier	17–6	2
5	Italy	Marvin Vettori	19–7–1	0
6	United States	Brendan Allen	23–5	6
7	Brazil	Paulo Costa	14–3	0
8	France	Nassourdine Imavov	13–4 (1 NC)	1
9 (T)	Norway	Jack Hermansson	24–8	1
9 (T)	Georgia (country)	Roman Dolidze	12–3	0
11	United Arab Emirates	Khamzat Chimaev	13–0	13
12	United States	Anthony Hernandez	12–2 (1 NC)	5
13	Scotland	Paul Craig	17–7–1	0
14	United States	Chris Curtis	31–10 (1 NC)	1
15	Brazil	Caio Borralho	15–1 (1 NC)	12

Welterweight

The Nevada State Athletic Commission and the Association of Boxing Commissions have established a welterweight limit of 170 pounds (77 kilograms). The welterweight division in mixed martial arts (MMA) varies across organizations regarding weight classes. In the UFC, the welterweight category encompasses fighters weighing between 156 and 170 pounds (71 to 77 kilograms). Meanwhile, the ONE Championship sets the welterweight division’s upper limit at 185 pounds (83.9 kilograms).

Rank	Country	Fighter	Record	Win Streak
C	England	Leon Edwards	22–3 (1 NC)	4 (2 def)
1	Nigeria	Kamaru Usman	20–4	0
2	United States	Belal Muhammad	23–3 (1 NC)	5
3	Kazakhstan	Shavkat Rakhmonov	18–0	18
4	United States	Colby Covington	17–4	0
5	Australia	Jack Della Maddalena	17–2	17
6	Brazil	Gilbert Burns	22–7	0
7	Republic of Ireland	Ian Machado Garry	14–0	14
8	United States	Sean Brady	16–1	1
9	United States	Stephen Thompson	17–7–1	0
10	United States	Geoff Neal	15–6	0
11	Brazil	Vicente Luque	22–9–1	1
12	United States	Neil Magny	29–11	1
13	England	Michael Page	22–2	2
14	United States	Kevin Holland	25–11 (1 NC)	0
15	United States	Michael Chiesa	18–7	0

Lightweight

Mixed martial arts (MMA) features a lightweight division that varies in weight limits across organizations. In the UFC, lightweight competitors fall within the 146 to 155-pound range (66 to 70 kilograms). Shooto’s lightweight class caps at 145 pounds (65.8 kilograms). The ONE Championship extends its lightweight division to a maximum of 170 pounds (77.1 kilograms), while Road FC sets the limit at 154 pounds (70 kilograms) for its lightweight fighters.

Rank	Country	Fighter	Record	Win Streak
C	Russia	Islam Makhachev	25–1	13 (2 def)
1	Brazil	Charles Oliveira	34–9 (1 NC)	1
2	United States	Justin Gaethje	25–4	2
3	United States	Dustin Poirier	30–8 (1 NC)	1
4	Armenia	Arman Tsarukyan	21–3	3
5	Poland	Mateusz Gamrot	24–2 (1 NC)	3
6	United States	Michael Chandler	23–8	0
7	United States	Beneil Dariush	22–6–1	0
8	Azerbaijan	Rafael Fiziev	12–3	0
9	New Zealand	Dan Hooker	23–12	2
10	United States	Jalin Turner	14–7	1
11	France	Benoît Saint Denis	13–2 (1 NC)	0
12	Brazil	Rafael dos Anjos	32–16	0
13	Brazil	Renato Moicano	18–5–1	2
14	United States	Bobby Green	31–15–1 (1 NC)	0
15	United States	Drew Dober	27–13 (1 NC)	0

Featherweight

The featherweight category, as determined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the Association of Boxing Commissions, has a set limit of 145 pounds (66 kilograms). This division varies across mixed martial arts organizations:

• In the UFC, featherweight fighters range from 136 to 145 pounds (61.7 to 65.8 kilograms).
• Shooto sets its featherweight ceiling at 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms).
• The ONE Championship’s featherweight limit extends to 155 pounds (70.3 kilograms).
• Road FC also caps its featherweight division at 145 pounds (65.5 kilograms).

Rank	Country	Fighter	Record	Win Streak
C	Georgia	Ilia Topuria	15–0	15 (0 def)
1	Australia	Alexander Volkanovski	26–4	0
2	United States	Max Holloway	25–7	2
3	United States	Brian Ortega	16–3 (1 NC)	1
4	Mexico	Yair Rodríguez	19–5 (1 NC)	0
5	Russia	Movsar Evloev	18–0	18
6	England	Arnold Allen	19–3	0
7	United States	Josh Emmett	19–4	1
8	United States	Calvin Kattar	23–7	0
9	Georgia (country)	Giga Chikadze	15–3	1
10	United States	Bryce Mitchell	16–2	0
11	Brazil	Edson Barboza	24–11	2
12	United States	Dan Ige	18–7	1
13	Nigeria	Sodiq Yusuff	13–3	0
14	England	Lerone Murphy	13–0–1	5
15	United States	Alex Caceres	21–14 (1 NC)	0

Bantamweight

The bantamweight division in mixed martial arts bridges the gap between the lighter flyweight category (116–125 lb) and the heavier featherweight class (136–145 lb), encompassing a variety of weight classes across different organizations:

• The UFC’s bantamweight division includes fighters weighing between 126 and 135 pounds (57.2 to 61.3 kilograms).
• King of the Cage sets the bantamweight ceiling at 145 pounds (65.8 kilograms).
• Shooto’s bantamweight category is tailored for competitors weighing up to 125 pounds (56.7 kilograms).
• The ONE Championship’s bantamweight limit is 145.1 pounds (65.8 kilograms).
• Road FC’s bantamweight division caps at 135.6 pounds (61.5 kilograms).

Rank	Country	Fighter	Record	Win Streak
C	United States	Sean O’Malley	18–1 (1 NC)	3(1 def)
1	Georgia	Merab Dvalishvili	17–4	10
2	United States	Aljamain Sterling	23–4	0
3	United States	Cory Sandhagen	17–4	3
4	Russia	Petr Yan	17–5	1
5	Ecuador	Marlon Vera	23–9–1	0
6	United States	Henry Cejudo	16–4	0
7	China	Song Yadong	21–7–1 (1 NC)	0
8	Brazil	Deiveson Figueiredo	22–3–1	1
9	United States	Rob Font	20–8	0
10	Russia	Umar Nurmagomedov	17–0	17
11	United States	Dominick Cruz	24–4	0
12	United States	Kyler Phillips	12–2	3
13	United States	Mario Bautista	14–2	6
14	United States	Jonathan Martinez	19–4	6
15	Brazil	Pedro Munhoz	20–9 (2 NC)	0

Flyweight

The flyweight category in boxing encompasses fighters who weigh no more than 51 kilograms (112 pounds) when competing for a title.

Rank	Country	Fighter	Record	Win Streak
C	Brazil	Alexandre Pantoja	27–5	5 (1 def)
1	United States	Brandon Royval	16–7	1
2	Mexico	Brandon Moreno	21–8–2	0
3	Iraq	Amir Albazi	17–1	6
4	New Zealand	Kai Kara-France	24–11 (1 NC)	0
5	Brazil	Matheus Nicolau	19–3–1	0
6	Portugal	Manel Kape	19–6	4
7	England	Muhammad Mokaev	12–0 (1 NC)	7
8	United States	Alex Perez	24–8	0
9	United States	Tim Elliott	20–13–1	1
10	Australia	Steve Erceg	12–1	11
11	United States	Matt Schnell	16–8 (1 NC)	0
12	Russia	Tagir Ulanbekov	15–2	2
13	Japan	Tatsuro Taira	15–0	15
14	China	Su Mudaerji	14–6	0
15	Czech Republic	David Dvořák	20–6	0

FAQs:

What are UFC Rankings?

UFC Rankings is a system used to identify and classify fighters in different weight divisions within the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and provide an overall pound-for-pound ranking. These rankings help identify the top fighters in each division and the organization as a whole.

Who is the number 1 UFC fighter?

Islam Makhachev currently holds the title of the #1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC.

How do rankings work in UFC?

UFC rankings are determined by a panel of media members who vote on who they believe are the top fighters in each weight class and in the overall pound-for-pound rankings. Fighters must be active in the UFC to be eligible for ranking. While a fighter can be ranked in multiple weight divisions, champions and interim champions are automatically placed at the top of their divisions and are not included in the weight class voting. However, they are eligible for pound-for-pound rankings.

What is the pound-for-pound ranking?

The pound-for-pound ranking is a concept applied in combat sports like boxing, wrestling, and mixed martial arts to evaluate fighters across all weight classes on an equal footing, essentially adjusting for differences in weight. Since these athletes don’t face off against each other due to weight class distinctions, determining the best fighter on a pound-for-pound basis is inherently subjective, leading to diverse opinions and rankings.

What is the highest rank in UFC 4?

In UFC 4, a fighter’s highest rank is represented by a 5-star rating, indicating the pinnacle of overall ability within the game.

How often are UFC Rankings updated?

UFC Rankings are typically updated following UFC events, considering fight outcomes and any significant changes in fighters’ performances or statuses.

Why are UFC Rankings important?

UFC Rankings are important for several reasons. They help fans and media understand where fighters stand in their divisions, guide matchmaking decisions, and determine title challengers and potential fights. Rankings also recognize fighters for their achievements and progress within the sport.