Men’s Divisions
Heavyweight (265) – Light Heavyweight (205) – Middleweight (185) – Welterweight (170) – Lightweight (155) – Featherweight (145) – Bantamweight (135) – Flyweight (125)
Women’s Divisions
W-Bantamweight (135) – W-Flyweight (125) – W-Strawweight (115)
| Rank | Fighter | OVR | UFC | Last 3 Fights | Next Fight | ||
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| 1 |  |  | Khamzat Chimaev | 15-0 | 9-0 | W-Dricus Du Plessis (DEC) W-Robert Whittaker (SUB) W-Kamaru Usman (DEC) | |
| 2 |  |  | Dricus Du Plessis | 23-3 | 9-1 | L-Khamzat Chimaev (DEC) W-Sean Strickland (DEC) W-Israel Adesanya (SUB) | |
| 3 |  |  | Nassourdine Imavov | 17-4 | 9-2 | W-Caio Borralho (DEC) W-Israel Adesanya (TKO) W-Brendan Allen (DEC) | |
| 4 |  |  | Sean Strickland | 29-7 | 16-7 | L-Dricus Du Plessis (DEC) W-Paulo Costa (DEC) L-Dricus Du Plessis (DEC) | |
| 5 |  |  | Israel Adesanya | 24-5 | 13-5 | L-Nassourdine Imavov (TKO) L-Dricus Du Plessis (SUB) L-Sean Strickland (DEC) | |
| 6 |  | | Anthony Hernandez | 16-2 | 9-2 | W-Roman Dolidze (SUB) W-Brendan Allen (DEC) W-Michel Pereira (TKO) | |
| 7 |  | | Brendan Allen | 26-7 | 14-4 | W-Reinier de Ridder (TKO) W-Marvin Vettori (DEC) L-Anthony Hernandez (DEC) | |
| 8 |  |  | Reinier de Ridder | 21-3 | 4-1 | L-Brendan Allen (TKO) W-Robert Whittaker (DEC) W-Bo Nickal (TKO) | |
| 9 |  |  | Robert Whittaker | 26-9 | 17-7 | L-Reinier de Ridder (DEC) L-Khamzat Chimaev (SUB) W-Ikram Aliskerov (KO) | |
| 10 |  |  | Caio Borralho | 17-2 | 7-1 | L-Nassourdine Imavov (DEC) W-Jared Cannonier (DEC) W-Paul Craig (KO) | |
| 11 |  |  | Michael Page | 24-3 | 3-1 | W-Jared Cannonier (DEC) W-Sharabutdin Magomedov (DEC) L-Ian Garry (DEC) | |
| 12 |  | | Jared Cannonier | 18-9 | 11-9 | L-Michael Page (DEC) W-Gregory Rodrigues (TKO) L-Caio Borralho (DEC) | |
| 13 |  |  | Roman Dolidze | 15-4 | 9-4 | L-Anthony Hernandez (SUB) W-Marvin Vettori (DEC) W-Kevin Holland (TKO) | |
| 14 |  |  | Marvin Vettori | 19-9-1 | 9-7-1 | L-Brendan Allen (DEC) L-Roman Dolidze (DEC) L-Jared Cannonier (DEC) | |
| 15 |  | | Paulo Henrique Costa | 15-4 | 7-4 | W-Roman Kopylov (DEC) L-Sean Strickland (DEC) L-Robert Whittaker (DEC) | |
| 16 |  | | Gregory Rodrigues | 17-6 | 8-3 | W-Jack Hermansson (KO) L-Jared Cannonier (SUB) W-Christian Duncan (DEC) | |
| 17 |  |  | Jack Hermansson| 24-9 | 11-7 | L-Gregory Rodrigues (KO) | W-Joe Pyfer (DEC) L-Roman Dolidze (TKO)
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| 18 |  | | Joseph Pyfer | 15-3 | 6-1 | W-Abusupiyan Magomedov (SUB) W-Kelvin Gastelum (DEC) W-Marc-Andre Barriault (KO) | |
| 19 |  | | Kelvin Gastelum | 19-10 | 14-10 | W-Dustin Stoltzfus (DEC) L-Joseph Pyfer (DEC) W-Daniel Rodriguez (DEC) | |
| 20 |  |  | Roman Kopylov | 14-4 | 6-4 | L-Paulo Costa (DEC) W-Chris Curtis (DEC) W-Cesar Almeida (DEC) | |
| 21 |  | | Sharabutdin Magomedov | 16-1 | 5-1 | W-Marc-Andre Barriault (DEC) L-Michael Page (DEC) W-Armen Petrosyan (KO) | |
| 22 |  | | Bo Nickal | 7-1 | 4-1 | L-Reinier de Ridder (TKO) W-Paul Craig (DEC) W-Cody Brundage (SUB) | |
| 23 |  |  | Abusupiyan Magomedov | 28-7-1 | 4-3 | L-Joseph Pyfer (SUB) W-Michel Pereira (DEC) W-Brunno Ferreira (SUB) | |
| 24 |  |  | Nursulton Ruziboev | 37-9-2 | 4-1 | W-Dustin Stoltzfus (DEC) W-Eric McConico (TKO) L-Joaquin Buckley (DEC) | |
| 25 |  | | Bruno Ferreira | 14-2 | 5-2 | W-Jackson McVey (SUB) W-Armen Petrosyan (SUB) L-Abusupiyan Magomedov (SUB) | |
| 26 |  | | Ikram Aliskerov | 17-2 | 4-1 | W-Jun Yong Park (DEC) W-Andre Muniz (TKO) L-Robert Whittaker (KO) | |
| 27 |  | | Edmen Shahbazyan | 16-5 | 9-5 | W-Andre Muniz (KO) W-Andre Petrovski (DEC) W-Dylan Budka (TKO) | |
| 28 |  | | Christian Leroy Duncan | 13-2 | 6-2 | W-Marco Tulio (KO) W-Eryk Anders (TKO) W-Andrey Pulyaev (DEC) | |
| 29 |  | | Kevin Holland | 28-15 | 15-12 | L-Mike Malott (DEC) L-Daniel Rodriguez (DEC) W-Vicente Luque (SUB) | |
| 30 |  |  | Jun Yong Park | 19-7 | 9-4 | L-Ikram Aliskerov (DEC) W-Ismail Naurdiev (DEC) W-Brad Tavares (DEC) | |
| 31 |  | | Eryk Anders | 17-9 | 9-9 | L-Christian Duncan (TKO) W-Chris Weidman (TKO) W-Jamie Pickett (DEC) | |
| 32 |  | | Kyle Daukaus | 16-4 | 3-4 | W-Michel Pereira (KO) W-Keanan Patershuk (KO) W-Sean Fallon (SUB) | |
| 33 |  | | Michel Pereira | 31-14 | 9-5 | L-Kyle Daukaus (KO) L-Abusupiyan Magomedov (DEC) L-Anthony Hernandez (TKO) | |
| 34 |  |  | Michal Oleksiejczuk | 21-9 | 9-7 | W-Gerald Meerschaert (TKO) W-Sedriques Dumas (TKO) L-Sharabutdin Magomedov (DEC) | |
| 35 |  | | Dustin Stoltzfus | 16-8 | 3-7 | L-Kelvin Gastelum (DEC) L-Nursulton Ruziboev (DEC) W-Marc-Andre Barriault (KO) | |
| 36 |  |  | Marc-Andre Barriault | 17-10 | 6-9 | L-Sharabutdin Magomeodv (DEC) W-Bruno Silva (KO) L-Dustin Stoltzfus (KO) | |
| 37 |  | | Robert Bryczek | 18-6 | 1-1 | W-Brad Tavares (TKO) L-Ihor Potieria (DEC) W-Samuel Kristofic (TKO) | |
| 38 |  | | Brad Tavares | 21-11 | 16-11 | L-Robert B (TKO) W-Gerald Meerschaert (DEC) L-Jun Yong Park (DEC) | |
| 39 |  | | Cameron Rowston | 13-3 | 1-0 | W-Andre Petroski (TKO) W-Brandon Holmes (TKO) W-Alfred Stoddart (DEC) | |
| 40 |  | | Andre Petroski | 13-5 | 8-4 | L-Cameron Rowston (TKO) L-Edmen Shahbazyan (DEC) W-Christian Duncan (DEC) | |
| 41 |  | | Gerald Meerschaert | 37-20 | 12-12 | L-Michal Oleksiejczuk (TKO) L-Brad Tavares (DEC) L-Reinier de Ridder (SUB) | |
| 42 |  | | Rodolfo Vieira | 11-3 | 6-3 | W-Tresean Gore (DEC) L-Andre Petroski (DEC) W-Armen Petrosyan (SUB) | |
| 43 |  | | Cesar Almeida | 7-1 | 3-1 | W-Abdul Razak-Alhassan (KO) W-Ihor Potieria (DEC) L-Roman Kopylov (DEC) | |
| 44 |  | | Mansur-Abdul-Malik | 9-0 | 3-0 | W-Cody Brundage (DEC) W-Nick Klein (TKO) W-Dusko Todorovic (TKO) | |
| 45 |  | | Marco Tulio | 14-2 | 2-1 | L-Christian Duncan (KO) W-Tresean Gore (TKO) W-Ihor Potieria (TKO) | |
| 46 |  | | Torrez Finney | 11-0 | 1-0 | W-Robert Valentin (DEC) W-Abdelah Er-Ramy (TKO) W-Cameron Rowston (DEC) | |
| 47 |  |  | Yousri Belgaroui | 9-3 | 1-0 | W-Azamat Bekoev (TKO) W-Taiga Iwasaki (TKO) W-Ahmed Sami (DEC) | |
| 48 |  |  | Azamat Bekoev | 20-4 | 2-1 | L-Yousri Belgaroui (TKO) W-Ryan Loder (TKO) W-Zachary Reese (KO) | |
| 49 |  |  | Ateba Gautier | 9-1 | 3-0 | W-Tre'Ston Vines (KO) W-Robert Valentin (TKO) W-Jose Medina (KO) | |
| 50 |  | | Osman Diaz | 10-3 | 1-1 | W-Djordan Santos (DEC) L-Mingyang Zhang (TKO) W-Bevon Lewis (TKO) | |
| 51 |  |  | Ismail Naurdiev | 24-8 | 3-3 | L-Jun Yong Park (DEC) W-Bruno Silva (DEC) W-Tahar Hadbi (SUB) | |
| 52 |  | | Eric McConico | 10-3-1 | 1-1 | W-Cody Brundage (DEC) L-Nursulton Ruziboev (TKO) W-Jarome Hatch (SUB) | |
| 53 |  | | Donte Johnson | 7-0 | 1-0 | W-Sendriques Dumas (SUB) W-Darion Abbey (TKO) W-James Ford (KO) | |
| 54 |  | | Sedriques Dumas | 10-3 | 3-3 | NC-Zachary Reese (NC) L-Michal Oleksiejczuk (TKO) W-Denis Tiuliulin (DEC) | |
| 55 |  | | Cody Brundage | 11-8 | 5-7 | L-Eric McConico (DEC) L-Mansur Abdul-Malik (DEC) W-Julian Marquez (TKO) | |
| 56 |  | | Zachary Reese | 10-2 | 4-2 | W-Jackson McVey (SUB) NC-Sendriques Dumas (NC) W-Dusko Todorovic (DEC) | |
| 57 |  |  | Dusko Todorovic | 13-6 | 4-6 | W-Jose Medina (SUB) L-Zachary Reese (DEC) L-Mansur Abdul-Malik (TKO) | |
| 58 |  | | Tresean Gore | 5-4 | 2-4 | L-Rodolfo Vieira (DEC) L-Marco Tulio (TKO) W-Antonio Trocoli (SUB) | |
| 59 |  | | Ryan Loder | 7-2 | 1-1 | L-Azamat Bekoev (TKO) W-Robert Valentin (TKO) W-Omran Chaaban (DEC) | |
| 60 |  | | Andrey Pulyaev | 10-3 | 1-1 | W-Nick Klein (TKO) L-Christian Duncan (DEC) W-Liam Anderson (DEC) | |
| 61 |  | | Djorden Santos | 11-2 | 1-1 | W-Danny Barlow (DEC) L-Osman Diaz (DEC) W-Will Currie (DEC) | |
| 62 |  | | Baysangur Susurkaev | 11-0 | 1-0 | W-Eric Nolan (SUB) W-Murtaza Ali (KO) W-Irakli Kuchukhidze (TKO) | |
| 63 |  | | Nick Klein | 6-3 | 0-2 | L-Andrey Pulyaev (TKO) L-Mansur Abdul-Malik (TKO) W-Heraldo Souza (SUB) | |
| 64 |  |  | Robert Valentin | 10-6 | 0-3 | L-Ateba Gautier (TKO) L-Torrez Finney (DEC) L-Ryan Loder (TKO) | |
| 65 |  | | Jackson McVey | 6-2 | 0-2 | L-Zachary Reese (SUB) L-Brunno Ferreira (SUB) W-Mataeo Garner (TKO) | |
| 66 |  | | Eric Nolan | 8-4 | 0-1 | L-Baysangur Susurkaev (SUB) W-Blayne Richards (KO) W-Trevor Gudde (KO) | |
| 67 |  | | Tre'Ston Vines | 10-4 | 0-1 | L-Ateba Gautier (KO) W-Ethan Hughes (TKO) W-Robert Hale (SUB) | |
| 68 |  |  | Jose Medina | 11-6 | 0-3 | L-Dusko Todorovic (SUB) L-Ateba Gautier (KO) L-Zachary Reese (DEC) | |
| 69 |  | | Antonio Trocoli | 12-5 | 0-2 | L-Tresean Gore (SUB) L-Sharabutdin Magomedov (TKO) W-Reslley Menezes (SUB) | |
| Ineligible for Rankings * Suspension * Inactivity>15 months * Moving Divisions * Yet to debut | |||||||
 | | Jacob Malkoun | 8-3 | 4-3 | W-Andre Petroski (TKO) L-Cody Brundage (DQ) W-Nick Maximov (DEC) | ||
 | | Aliaskhab Khizriev | 14-0 | 1-0 | NC-Makhmud Muradov (NC) W-Denis Tiuliulin (SUB) W-Henrique Shiguemoto (SUB) | ||
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Allowing guys to remain in the rankings because they’re your favorites (Vettori) when they haven’t fought in over 16 months is an insult to the guys who keep active like Brendan Allen, Kevin Holland, Chris Curtis and Anthony Hernandez.
Vettori past months 15 inactive & also Josh Fremd was released yesterday
– Marvin Vettori has surpassed 15 months of inactivity
Valentine Woodburn is now at welterweight
Updated, thank you.
Hey man if you ever need help email me. I keep a full division ranking of my own so I know how much goes into it.
Paul Craig gets to have his last 4 fights listed? How is that fair?
Thank you, updated
Almost no way Stoltzfus at 1-4 in the UFC should be ahead of Todorovic 3-4 in the UFC
Dumas ranked 10 spots ahead of Josh Fremd?! How the fuck does that make sense
Val woodburn was the most recent fight for Nickal…not Jamie Pickett
You guys have Alex ranked 4 lol
Aliaskhab Khizriev has surpassed 15 months of inactivity
– Nate Diaz now at 18 months of inactivity, yet not pulled from rankings (white privilege)
– Jordan Wright was released
Looks like shouldnt nick diaz be pulled from rankings…?
Keeping Nick Diaz in the rankings despite not having fought in around 17 months is a shocker to me.
Nick Diaz passed 15 months no fights bruh…
Deron Winn was released on the day after Christmas
Dalcha Lungiambula was released last week
Nick Diaz officially has passed 15 months of inactivity
I know Till is fighting on Saturday but as of today he is at 15 months officially of inactivity.
Kelvin Gastelum has surpassed 15 months of inactivity.
Hi mate, Nick Maximov was released yesterday
Alen Amedovski was released last week
Updated
Gastelum surpassed 15 months inactivity. Gotta come out
Alessio di Chirrico has decided to retire after the loss to Kopylov.
Isi Fitikefu is not an active fighter and hasn’t been in a long time.
Updated, ty
Yo bro what about Michal Oleksieczuk, he just comin off a win at 185 over sam alvey why he not bein ranked cuz?
Updated, ty.
Where’s Oleksiejczuk
Updated, ty.
Haha time to put Costa back in the rankings, uce
Updated, ty.
Sam Alvey was cut yesterday.
Uriah Hall retired today.
Updated, ty
Dwight Grant was cut 3 days ago
Dustin Stoltzfus is 1-3 in the UFC, not 0-3
Andre Petroski submitting Nick Maximov & Jun Yong Park getting the split decision win over Eryk Anders throws a HUGE wrench in the rankings lol. It’s tough deciding where to place everybody now. Because of the Gregory Rodriguez KO over Park, then Rodriguez losing to Petrosyan.
In my personal rankings I have it:
30. Arman Petrosyan
Gregory Rodriguez
Jun Yong Park
Eryk Anders (Anders win over GM3 doesn’t hold weight anymore imo)
Roman Dolidze
Jacob Malkoun
Bryan Battle (I feel his win over Andre still holds weight)
Andre Petroski
Nick Maximov
39. Puna Soriano
But I struggled to making that one. I’m anxious to see how you do it. Good luck lol
Austin, fully agree, a lot of MMA math going on with that group you mentioned. I just updated the rankings and have it nearly identical to what you have beyond Malkoun a little higher.
As for Battle, that’s my tough one! Maximov was a gigantic win for Petroski that unfortunately boosts him into another tier, though I think Battle will work his way up quickly. Who would think TUF can still produce some great fighters after all these years. Very bullish on Battle and Turcios finding future UFC success and a long career.
Cameron VanCamp was released yesterday
https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/the-ufc-parts-ways-with-three-more-fighters-including-alex-oliveira/
Thank you, updated
Isi Fitikefu no longer listed on the UFC website among current or former fighters.
Tom Breese is no longer with the UFC. Has joined levels fight league.
Thank you, updated!
Costa still ranked as a middleweight? Goes entirely against your mantra on here…
Updated, enough recent interviews where 205 will be his new home.
Hi friend, Antonio Braga Neto was released this week
phil hawes should be ranked ahead of nassourdine and julian even tho he lost to julian because he was beating him the whole fight and has done better than julian in the big show
So, Nassourdine Imavov lost to Phil Hawes (not Dawes, change that) – yet is ranked 11 spots ahead of him?
Fixed on the last name, thank you! As for Nassourdine being ranked above Hawes despite a recent decision loss to him, their fight was razor-close and Nassourdine’s recent win over Heinisch is the highest ranked win for either fighter.
Ian Heinisch? The same guy that’s lost 4/5?
I understand the argument towards ranking Hawes higher. Heinisch may have lost 4 of 5, but all losses were against strong competition. Wins over Ferreira and Carlos Jr. keep Heinisch from dropping further down the ranks below fighters with more unproven records.
You have Imavov facing himself on November 6th. Do you just not proof read things before just clicking submit?
Sorry, updating over 500+ fighters weekly can lead to some manual errors. I don’t have a team of people like Sherdog or Tapology, just a 1-man show. I completely appreciate any errors users find so I can fix.
Omari Akhmedov was released today.
Yo, Trevor Smith is no longer an active UFC fighter – he was removed officially from the UFC website in March 2020
Huge fan of rankingmma, I literally look at these rankings every day. It’s the most accurate rankings without a doubt. When I done my rankings I basically copied rankingmma’s rankings at first and still to this day they are extremely close side by side.
With that being said, Brendan Allen lost to Sean Strickland not Ian Heinisch. I don’t know if that changed anything but on my rankings Allen is ahead of Ian. Thanks guys!
Thank you, results for that fight are updated. Very much appreciate the feedback and congrats on also creating your own rankings. Good to see another hardcore MMA fan.
Remove Trevor Smith- he’s off the UFC roster
Couple small changes my good sir:
– Saparbek Safarov was released today
– Carlos Ulberg is a light heavyweight, not a middleweight (his last victory at the DWCS was at LHW)
Hi friends! LOVE this site…small, small fix here:
On Brad Tavares’ recent fights, “Israel” is misspelled “Isreal”
Fixed, thank you!
Hi mate, under John Phillips, you show him losing to Dusko Todorovic by SUB when in reality he lost to Khamzat Chimaev by sub. Cheers!
Fixed, thank you!
Awesome to see you guys updated this! Keep up the hard work!
When are you going to update the site? Adesanya’s still not the Middleweight champ.
Love this site, but you got Spicely and Alvey mixed up … Alvey is the one on the four fight winning streak with a recent victory over the guy ranked ahead of him …
Went to Spicely’s record says he has lost 1 but if you scroll down it shows he lost to Alvey and sanchez..
I hear you on Spicely vs. Alvey. Reminds me of when Brenneman defeated Rick Story. Yes, Alvey submitted Spicely, but after that Alvey lost a decision to Elias Theodorou. Elias was then soundly beaten by Thiago Santos. Then in a huge upset, Spicely submitted Santos.
Until a few things sort out, the timeline is…Spicely>Santos>Theodorou>Alvey. Many can argue that Alvey’s biggest win is Marquardt, but remember, Santos beat Marquardt and Spicely beat Santos afterwards.
I think your tuff 23 winner will rise in this chart after his next fight. He is your #31 but already beat your # 19. That kid is tough/tuff/tough! He seems to get better every fight.
Sanchez has looked real good. All he needs is a step up in competition to prove he belongs amongst the elite. He does have that win over Spicely, but that was prior to Spicely upsetting Thiago Santos. Thank you for your insight.
He killed by marshman
CM Punk is gonna die in the Octagon isn’t he?
I wanna see Francis Carmont x Ronaldo Souza
Thanks UFC!!!
Agreed, thanks to the UFC and all of the fighters that give up time with their families to entertain us.
Carmont entertains you?
Jake Shields has moved back to Welterweight:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1529891-jake-shields-returns-to-welterweight-targets-jake-ellenberger-or-carlos-condit
Thank you for the link and update. The change has been made.
Done!
I do count it as a loss, but look at what was happening before the illegal shots were landed. Cote was rocked by Sakara’s big elbows and would have likely been finished had Sakara landed some legal blows.
I want you to look back at Erick Silva vs. Carlo Prater before thinking I am crazy for the new rankings. Did you have Prater ranked above Silva after the DQ? I don’t think anyone did because Silva was surely going to win the fight had he not been disqualified. It is the same exact situation here with Cote-Sakara.
Shoulb be Bisping Vs Weidmen and winnner should get
title shot.
Vitor Belfort should be No2,right?
Well i was wrong about Stann and Bisping,Bisping fought smart and got the win.I agree with you putting him as No.1 contender,but i think there’s little chance of him points fighting his way to victory over Silva.As far as my rankings go,i’m moving Stann down rather than Bisping up.
It’s still tough ranking Bisping ahead of Weidman, but Weidman is lacking overall experience against the elite of the division. We know what we have with Bisping, a well-rounded fighter that has been able to hold his own against everyone not named Dan Henderson.
Stann’s ground game is still holding him back and likely always will. All of his recent losses (Bisping, Sonnen, Davis, Soszynski) were attributed to him being taken down to the ground. Stann hits like a truck, but he can’t do that from his back.
Anderson Silva vs. Bisping does not bode well for “The Count,” but he deserves his shot more so than some other former title challengers (Leites, Cote, Maia). Bisping has fought 17 times for the UFC since TUF 3. He has basically carried the flag for England’s MMA scene over the last 5 years. Plus, Silva vs. Bisping will create a lot more hype rather than Silva vs. Weidman. Sure, Weidman has the better chance of beating Silva, but Weidman is also just a few fights into his UFC career. This might be Bisping’s best and only shot at fighting for a title.
Bisping is no chance if were being honest. Weidman needs clear win over Tim Boetsch now to pressure Dana to put him ahead of Bisping.
Yes, you are correct on both points. I wouldn’t mind seeing Bisping vs. Franklin in the meantime. People are sleeping on Franklin due to his age and inactivity, but the guy has more than held his own at MW. Bisping/Franklin could probably headline a European fight card. Of course this is all dependent on Franklin beating Cung Le next month.
i have stann at 5 and bisping at 10,and stann wins,probably by knockout,but hey we’ll see. and has vitor really moved to LHW? or is his fight with jones just a one off? and i’m gunna wait till sonnen actually fights at LHW before i rank him as one.
I think Stann is a solid pick in this fight, but Bisping’s underrated wrestling may be the difference maker. As for Belfort, I agree with you, he is probably moving back to middleweight should he lose.