Men’s Divisions
Heavyweight (265) – Light Heavyweight (205) – Middleweight (185) – Welterweight (170) – Lightweight (155) – Featherweight (145) – Bantamweight (135) – Flyweight (125) – Pound-4-Pound
Women’s Divisions
W-Featherweight (145+) – W-Bantamweight (135) – W-Flyweight (125) – W-Strawweight (115) – Pound-4-Pound
| # | FIGHTER | ORG | OVR | LAST 3 | NEXT FIGHT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |  | Francis Ngannou |  | 17-3 (16) | W-Cyril Gane (DEC) W-Stipe Miocic (KO) W-Jairzinho Rozenstruik (KO) | |
| 2 |  | | Ciryl Gane | | 11-1 | W-Tai Tuivasa (KO) L-Francis Ngannou (DEC) W-Derrick Lewis (TKO) | |
| 3 |  |  | Curtis Blaydes | | 17-3 (12) | W-Tom Aspinall (TKO) W-Chris Daukaus (TKO) W-Jairzinho Rozenstruik (DEC) | |
| 4 |  |  | Sergey Pavlovich | | 17-1 | W-Tai Tuivasa (KO) W-Derrick Lewis (TKO) W-Shamil Abdurakhimov (TKO) | |
| 5 |  |  | Tom Aspinall | | 12-3 | L-Curtis Blaydes (TKO) W-Alexander Volkov (SUB) W-Sergey Spivak (TKO) | |
| 6 |  |  | Tai Tuivasa | | 14-5 | L-Sergey Pavlovich (KO) L-Ciryl Gane (KO) W-Derrick Lewis (KO) | |
| 7 |  | | Alexander Volkov | | 35-10 | W-Jairzinho Rozenstruik (TKO) L-Tom Aspinall (SUB) W-Marcin Tybura (DEC) | |
| 8 |  | | Derrick Lewis | | 26-10 (22) | L-Sergey Pavlovich (TKO) L-Tai Tuivasa (KO) W-Chris Daukaus (KO) | |
| 9 |  |  | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | | 13-4 | W-Chris Daukaus (KO) L-Alexander Volkov (TKO) L-Curtis Blaydes (DEC) | |
| 10 |  | | Ryan Bader |  | 30-7 (15) | W-Cheick Kongo (DEC) W-Valentin Moldavsky (DEC) L-Corey Anderson (TKO) | Fedor Emelianenko 02/04/2023 |
| 11 |  |  | Marcin Tybura | | 23-7 (15) | W-Alexander Romanov (DEC) L-Alexander Volkov (DEC) W-Walt Harris (TKO) | |
| 12 |  |  | Sergey Spivak | | 15-3 | W-Augusto Sakai (TKO) W-Greg Hardy (TKO) L-Tom Aspinall (TKO) | |
| 13 |  | | Valentin Moldavsky | | 11-2 (4) | NC-Steve Mowry (NC) L-Ryan Bader (DEC) W-Timothy Johnson (DEC) | |
| 14 |  | | Linton Vassell | | 22-8 (17) | W-Timothy Johnson (TKO) W-Tyrell Fortune (DEC) W-Ronny Markes (TKO) | |
| 15 |  | | Fedor Emelianenko | | 40-6 (31) | W-Timothy Johnson (KO) W-Quinton Jackson (TKO) L-Ryan Bader (TKO) | Ryan Bader 02/04/2023 |
| 16 |  | | Alexander Romanov | | 16-1 | L-Marcin Tybura (DEC) W-Chase Sherman (SUB) W-Jared Vanderaa (TKO) | |
| 17 |  | | Cheick Kongo | | 31-12-2 (19) | L-Ryan Bader (DEC) W-Sergei Kharitonov (SUB) L-Timothy Johnson (DEC) | |
| 18 |  |  | Augusto Sakai | | 15-5-1 (11) | L-Sergey Spivak (TKO) L-Tai Tuivasa (KO) L-Jairzinho Rozenstruik (TKO) | |
| 19 |  |  | Blagoi Ivanov | | 19-4 (12) | W-Marcos Lima (DEC) L-Augusto Sakai (DEC) L-Derrick Lewis (DEC) | |
| 20 |  | | Marcos Lima | | 20-8-1 | W-Andrei Arlovski (SUB) L-Blagoi Ivanov (DEC) W-Ben Rothwell (TKO) | |
| 21 |  | | Jailton Almeida | | 17-2 | W-Anton Turkalj (SUB) W-Parker Porter (SUB) W-Danilo Marques (TKO) | Shamil Abdurakhimov 01/21/2023 |
| 22 |  | | Chris Daukaus | | 12-6 | L-Jairzinho Rozenstruik (KO) L-Curtis Blaydes (TKO) L-Derrick Lewis (KO) | |
| 23 |  |  | Andrei Arlovski | | 34-22 | L-Marcos Lima (SUB) W-Jake Collier (DEC) W-Jared Vanderaa (DEC) | |
| 24 |  | | Philip De Fries | KSW | 22-6 | W-Ricardo Prasel (SUB) W-Darko Stosic (TKO) W-Tomasz Narkun (TKO) | |
| 25 |  | | Vitaly Minakov | | 22-2 (20) | L-Said Sowma (TKO) W-Timothy Johnson (KO) L-Cheick Kongo (DEC) | |
| 26 |  |  | Ilir Latifi | Free Agent | 16-8 | W-Alexey Oliynyk (DEC) W-Tanner Boser (DEC) L-Derrick Lewis (DEC) | |
| 27 |  | | Sergei Kharitonov | | 32-8 (31) | W-Tyrone Spong (TKO) W-Fabio Maldonado (TKO) L-Cheick Kongo (SUB) | |
| 28 | | Alikhan Vakhaev | ACA | 12-2 | W-Salimgerey Rasulov (DEC) W-Roggers Souza (TKO) W-Denis Smoldarev (TKO) | ||
| 29 |  | | Salimgerey Rasulov | ACA | 23-8 | L-Alikhan Vakhaev (DEC) W-Tony Johnson (TKO) W-Dmitry Poberezhets (DEC) | |
| 30 |  | | Junior dos Santos | Free Agent | 21-10 (16) | L-Yorgan de Castro (TKO) L-Cyril Gane (TKO) L-Jairzinho Rozenstruik (TKO) | |
| 31 |  | | Timothy Johnson | | 15-9 (11) | L-Linton Vassell (TKO) L-Fedor Emelianenko (KO) L-Valentin Moldavsky (DEC) | |
| 32 |  | | Ben Rothwell | Free Agent | 39-14 (35) | L-Marcos Lima (TKO) W-Chris Barnett (SUB) L-Marcin Tybura (DEC) | |
| 33 |  | | Alexey Oliynyk | Free Agent | 60-17-1 | L-Ilir Latifi (DEC) W-Jared Vanderaa (SUB) L-Sergey Spivak (DEC) | |
| 34 |  |  | Ante Delija |  | 23-5 | W-Mattheus Scheffel (TKO) W-Renan Ferreira (TKO) W-Shelton Graves (DEC) | |
| 35 |  | | Rodrigo Nascimento | | 10-1 | W-Tanner Boser (DEC) W-Alan Baudot (TKO) L-Chris Daukaus (KO) | |
| 36 |  | | Evgeniy Goncharov | ACA | 17-3 | W-Tony Johnson (KO) W-Daniel Omielanczuk (DEC) W-Anton Vyazigin (DEC) | Mukhomad Vakhaev 12/23/2022 |
| 37 |  | | Matheus Scheffel | | 17-9 | L-Ante Delija (TKO) W-Juan Adams (TKO) W-Bruno Cappelozza (DEC) | |
| 38 |  | | Bruno Cappelozza | | 15-6 | L-Matheus Scheffel (DEC) W-Stuart Austin (TKO) W-Ante Delija (DEC) | |
| 39 |  | | Steve Mowry | | 10-0 | NC-Valentin Moldavsky (NC) W-Rakim Cleveland (SUB) W-Shaun Asher (TKO) | |
| 40 |  | | Tony Johnson | ACA | 16-7-1 | L-Evgeniy Goncharov (KO) L-Salimgerey Rasulov (TKO) W-Mukhomad Vakhaev (TKO) | |
| 41 |  | | Mukhomad Vakhaev | ACA | 11-5-1 | W-Denis Smoldarev (TKO) L-Tony Johnson (TKO) W-Raphael Pessoa (KO) | Evgeniy Goncharov 12/23/2022 |
| 42 |  | | Denis Goltsov | | 29-7 (23) | W-Maurice Greene (DEC) W-Cody Goodale (TKO) L-Ante Delija (DEC) | |
| 43 |  |  | Tanner Boser | | 20-9-1 | L-Rodrigo Nascimento (DEC) W-Ovince St.Preux (KO) L-Ilir Latifi (DEC) | |
| 44 |  | | Shamil Abdurakhimov | | 20-7 (13) | L-Sergei Pavlovich (TKO) L-Chris Daukaus (TKO) L-Curtis Blaydes (TKO) | Jailton Almeida 01/21/2023 |
| 45 |  | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | | 9-0 | W-Chase Sherman (DEC) W-Jared Vanderaa (DEC) W-Danilo Suzart (TKO) | ||
| 46 |  | | Anatoliy Malykhin |  | 11-0 | W-Reinier de Ridder (TKO) W-Kirill Grishenko (KO) W-Amir Aliakbari (KO) | |
| 47 | | Daniel James | | 14-6-1 | W-Tyrell Fortune (TKO) W-Denis Smoldarev (TKO) W-Raphael Pessoa (TKO) | ||
| 48 |  | | Tyrell Fortune | | 12-3 | L-Daniel James (TKO) W-Rakim Cleveland (TKO) L-Linton Vassell (DEC) | |
| 49 |  | Shamil Gaziev | Free Agent | 9-0 | W-Pavel Dailidko (KO) W-Kirill Kornilov (DEC) W-Aleksandr Kolomytsev (SUB) | ||
| 50 |  | | Klidson Abreu | | 15-5 | L-Jamahal Hill (TKO) L-Shamil Gamzatov (DEC) W-Sam Alvey (DEC) | |
| Ineligible for Rankings * Suspension * Inactivity>15 months * Moving Divisions | |||||||
 | | Stipe Miocic | | 20-4 (15) | L-Francis Ngannou (KO) W-Daniel Cormier (DEC) W-Daniel Cormier (TKO) | ||
 |  | Alistair Overeem | Free Agent | 47-19 (42) | L-Alexander Volkov (TKO) W-Augusto Sakai (TKO) W-Walt Harris (TKO) | ||
 | | Fabricio Werdum | | 24-9-1 (18) | NC-Renan Ferreira (NC) W-Alexander Gustafsson (SUB) L-Alexey Oliynyk (DEC) | ||
 | | Ali Isaev | | 9-0 (4) | W-Jared Rosholt (TKO) W-Denis Goltsov (TKO) W-Kelvin Tiller (DEC) | ||
 | | Walt Harris | | 13-10 (13) | L-Marcin Tybura (TKO) L-Alexander Volkov (TKO) L-Alistair Overeem (TKO) | ||
 | | Justin Willis | | 8-2 (4) | L-Curtis Blaydes (DEC) W-Mark Hunt (DEC) W-Chase Sherman (DEC) | ||
 | | Arjan Bhullar | | 11-1 | W-Brandon Vera (TKO) W-Mauro Cerilli (DEC) W-Juan Adams (DEC) | ||
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Disgusting,
so Fedor with a 39-6 ranking that is like 9-2 against UFC Champions and In his last 5 fights has wins over Chael Sonnen, Frank Mir, and Rampage Jackson is the 27th ranked hw in all of MMA…?
You guys have Overeem over him? Werdum??
Yes Werdum subbed Fedor but in their fight Fedor dropped him and just got reckless attacking. You cant make mistakes against a Jiu Jitsu master of that caliber so Werdum got the sub…but If they were to fight again Fedor would be favored and rightly so…
this is a terrible ranking…
Fedor is top 5, no less than top 10 .
You’re right the only fight Fedor didn’t do well in was the one against Bader but Bader has very good striking right now in bellator
Top prospects in and outta the UFC in each weightclass
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDCqNC65fe6_dRTYbEYwyndX7sRZS-hPq
I would
like to express my feelings on there being an open weight class in the UFC where
you can weigh whatever you want. Fighters take so much energy to cut weight and
end up not fighting at their optimum as a result, so why don’t we do away with
weight classes? Now I know a lot of you are going to say that this would be
unfair to smaller fighters, but isn’t the whole idea of martial arts to be able
to defeat your opponent no matter how big they are? What the smaller fighters
would lack in mass and strength, would make up for it with their speed and
cardio, do you really think Bigfoot Silva is going to beat Anderson Silva
because he is bigger? there is no way he is going to stop that level of
technique. How many of you out there would love to see a UFC open weight class?
And how many of you think there are UFC fighters in lower weight classes that
would destroy fighters in higher weight classes if it was an open weight class?
Size isn’t everything in a fight – I don’t think anyone could or would seriously argue that. That being said the weight advantage is something that you do need to factor into things when organizing a fight. The additional strength and power that comes with an extra 5-10-15kg weight on one’s side is not a trivial matter. It is much easier for the bigger guy to resist submission attempts and weather a storm of fists/kicks.
Don’t get me wrong I wouldn’t mind seeing some open weight class fights – but not where there is a 20kg difference between the fighters.