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 | ||||||
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| 1 |  |  | Alex Pereira |  | 9-2 | W-Jiri Prochazka (TKO) W-Jan Blachowicz (DEC) L-Israel Adesanya (KO) | |||||
| 2 |  |  | Jiri Prochazka | | 29-4-1 | L-Alex Pereira (TKO) W-Glover Teixeira (SUB) W-Dominick Reyes (KO) | |||||
| 3 |  |  | Vadim Nedkov |  | 16-2 | W-Yoel Romero (DEC) W-Corey Anderson (DEC) NC-Corey Anderson (NC) | |||||
| 4 |  |  | Jamahal Hill | | 13-1 | W-Glover Teixeira (DEC) W-Thiago Santos (TKO) W-Johnny Walker (KO) | |||||
| 5 |  | | Magomed Ankalaev | | 16-1-1 | NC-Johnny Walker (NC) D-Jan Blachowicz (DEC) W-Anthony Smith (TKO) | |||||
| 6 |  |  | Jan Blachowicz | | 29-10-1 | L-Alex Pereira (DEC) D-Magomed Ankalaev (DEC) W-Aleksandar Rakic (TKO) | |||||
| 7 |  | | Corey Anderson | | 17-6 | W-Phil Davis (DEC) L-Vadim Nemkov (DEC) NC-Vadim Nemkov (NC) | |||||
| 8 |  |  | Nikita Krylov | | 30-9 | W-Ryan Spann (SUB) W-Volkan Oezdemir (DEC) W-Alexander Gustafsson (KO) | |||||
| 9 |  | | Johnny Walker | | 21-7 | NC-Magomed Ankalaev (NC) W-Anthony Smith (DEC) W-Paul Craig (TKO) | |||||
| 10 |  | | Phil Davis | | 24-7 | L-Corey Anderson (DEC) W-Julius Anglickas (DEC) W-Yoel Romero (DEC) | |||||
| 11 |  | | Anthony Smith | | 37-18 | W-Ryan Spann (DEC) L-Johnny Walker (DEC) L-Magomed Ankalaev (TKO) | |||||
| 12 |  |  | Volkan Oezdemir | | 19-7 | W-Bogdan Guskov (SUB) L-Nikita Krylov (DEC) W-Paul Craig (DEC) | |||||
| 13 |  | | Khalil Rountree | | 12-5 | W-Chris Daukaus (TKO) W-Dustin Jacoby (DEC) W-Karl Roberson (TKO) | |||||
| 14 |  | | Azamat Murzakanov | | 13-0 | W-Dustin Jacoby (DEC) W-Devin Clark (TKO) W-Tafon Nchukwi (KO) | |||||
| 15 |  | | Ryan Spann | | 21-9 | L-Anthony Smith (DEC) L-Nikita Krylov (SUB) W-Dominick Reyes (KO) | |||||
| 16 |  |  | Rob Wilkinson |  | 18-2 | W-Thiago Santos (DEC) W-Omari Akhmedov (TKO) W-Delan Monte (KO) | |||||
| 17 |  | | Thiago Santos | | 22-12 | L-Rob Wilkinson (DEC) L-Jamahal Hill (TKO) L-Magomed Ankalaev (DEC) | |||||
| 18 |  |  | Yoel Romero | | 15-7 | L-Vadim Nemkov (DEC) W-Melvin Manhoef (KO) W-Alex Polizzi (TKO) | |||||
| 19 |  | | Dustin Jacoby | | 19-7-1 | W-Kennedy Nzechukwu (TKO) L-Azamat Murzakanov (DEC) L-Khalil Rountree (DEC) | |||||
| 20 |  | | Kennedy Nzechukwu | | 12-4 | L-Dustin Jacoby (TKO) W-Devin Clark (TKO) W-Ion Cutelaba (TKO) | |||||
| 21 |  |  | Carlos Ulberg | | 8-1 | W-Da Un Jung (SUB) W-Ihor Potieria (TKO) W-Nicolae Negumereanu (KO) | |||||
| 22 |  |  | Ion Cutelaba | | 17-9-1 | W-Tanner Boser (TKO) L-Kennedy Nzechukwu (TKO) L-Johnny Walker (SUB) | |||||
| 23 |  | | Devin Clark | | 14-8 | L-Kennedy Nzechukwu (TKO) W-Da Un Jung (DEC) L-Azamat Murzakanov (TKO) | |||||
| 24 |  | | Alonzo Menifield | | 14-3-1 | W-Jim Crute (SUB) D-Jim Crute (DEC) W-Misha Cirkunov (KO) | |||||
| 25 |  | | Philipe Lins | | 17-5 | W-Maxim Grishin (DEC) W-Ovince St.Preux (KO) W-Marcin Prachnio (DEC) | |||||
| Ineligible for Rankings * Suspension * Inactivity>15 months * Moving Divisions | |||||||||||
 |  | Aleksandar Rakic | | 14-3 (10) | L-Jan Blachowicz (TKO) W-Thiago Santos (DEC) W-Anthony Smith (DEC) | ||||||
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Yoel shouldn’t be on this list
He now fights at 205 lbs.
It’s funny you don’t take into account fighters from ACA Butorin ,Bahytzhanuly ,Egemberdiev ,Magomedov ,Nasrudinov . ACA is after UFC the best mma federation .
Thank you for your reply, and I 100% do take into account fighters from ACA. Current ACA fighters ranked across divisions are Magomed Bibulatov, Mukhumat Vakhaev, Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov, Daniel Omielanczuk, Magomed Ismailov, Artem Frolov, Azbdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov, and Azamat Kerefov.Nasrudinov and Magomedov were ranked in the Top 50 within the last 60 days. Inactivity and strength of competition are the only thing preventing their rise. Drug testing and promoter interference are extremely concerning for the ACA promotion as recently detailed (Link: https://mmasucka.com/2020/09/05/eduard-vartanyan-decision-scandal-rocks-aca/ ). Regardless of those controversies, that does not interfere with their fighters being ranked as rankings only are based off actual fight results and performance. Please let me know of any fighters that you feel are deserving of being ranked in the Top 50 as I try to do my very best keeping up to date with every event/promotion.
Shouldn’t Rafael Carvalho be ranked in this? He moved to light heavyweight and is a top guy. Better than a lot of the guys on this list.
Carvalho is now ranked at #48. When you commented, I had him at #51.
Why is Corey over Thiago? Thiago just lost an insanely close decision to Jon, one that he in my and many others eyes won.