Athlete Rankings
Men's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
| 1 | Islam Makhachev | |
| 2 | Jon Jones | |
| 3 | Leon Edwards | |
| 4 | Alex Pereira | |
| 5 | Ilia Topuria | |
| 6 | Sean O'Malley | |
| 7 | Alexander Volkanovski | |
| 8 | Max Holloway | |
| 9 | Dricus Du Plessis | |
| 10 | Alexandre Pantoja | |
| 11 | Israel Adesanya | |
| 12 | Tom Aspinall | |
| 13 | Charles Oliveira | |
| 14 | Sean Strickland | |
| 15 | Aljamain Sterling |
Flyweight
| 1 | Brandon Royval | |
| 2 | Brandon Moreno | |
| 3 | Amir Albazi | |
| 4 | Kai Kara-France | |
| 5 | Alex Perez | |
| 6 | Muhammad Mokaev | |
| 7 | Manel Kape | |
| 8 | Matheus Nicolau | |
| 9 | Steve Erceg | Rank increased by 1 |
| 10 | Tim Elliott | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 11 | Matt Schnell | |
| 12 | Tagir Ulanbekov | |
| 13 | Tatsuro Taira | |
| 14 | Sumudaerji | |
| 15 | David Dvorak |
Bantamweight
| 1 | Merab Dvalishvili | |
| 2 | Cory Sandhagen | |
| 3 | Petr Yan | |
| 4 | Marlon Vera | |
| 5 | Henry Cejudo | |
| 6 | Deiveson Figueiredo | |
| 7 | Song Yadong | |
| 8 | José Aldo | NR |
| 9 | Rob Font | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 10 | Umar Nurmagomedov | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 11 | Kyler Phillips | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 12 | Dominick Cruz | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 13 | Mario Bautista | |
| 14 | Jonathan Martinez | Rank decreased by 2 |
| 15 | Pedro Munhoz |
Featherweight
| 1 | Alexander Volkanovski | |
| 2 | Max Holloway | |
| 3 | Brian Ortega | |
| 4 | Yair Rodriguez | |
| 5 | Movsar Evloev | |
| 6 | Arnold Allen | |
| 7 | Josh Emmett | |
| 8 | Aljamain Sterling | |
| 9 | Calvin Kattar | |
| 10 | Giga Chikadze | |
| 11 | Edson Barboza | |
| 12 | Bryce Mitchell | |
| 13 | Dan Ige | |
| 14 | Diego Lopes | |
| 15 | Sodiq Yusuff |
Lightweight
| 1 | Arman Tsarukyan | |
| 2 | Charles Oliveira | |
| 3 | Justin Gaethje | |
| 4 | Dustin Poirier | |
| 5 | Mateusz Gamrot | |
| 6 | Michael Chandler | Rank increased by 1 |
| 7 | Beneil Dariush | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 8 | Rafael Fiziev | |
| 9 | Max Holloway | |
| 10 | Renato Moicano | |
| 11 | Dan Hooker | |
| 12 | Jalin Turner | |
| 13 | Benoît Saint Denis | |
| 14 | Rafael Dos Anjos | |
| 15 | Bobby Green |
Welterweight
Middleweight
| 1 | Sean Strickland | |
| 2 | Israel Adesanya | |
| 3 | Robert Whittaker | |
| 4 | Jared Cannonier | |
| 5 | Marvin Vettori | |
| 6 | Brendan Allen | |
| 7 | Paulo Costa | |
| 8 | Nassourdine Imavov | |
| 9 | Jack Hermansson | Rank increased by 1 |
| 10 | Khamzat Chimaev | Rank increased by 1 |
| 11 | Roman Dolidze | Rank decreased by 2 |
| 12 | Caio Borralho | Rank increased by 2 |
| 13 | Michel Pereira | NR |
| 14 | Anthony Hernandez | Rank decreased by 2 |
| 15 | Chris Curtis |
Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight
| 1 | Tom Aspinall | interim |
| 2 | Ciryl Gane | |
| 3 | Sergei Pavlovich | |
| 4 | Curtis Blaydes | |
| 5 | Stipe Miocic | |
| 6 | Alexander Volkov | |
| 7 | Jailton Almeida | |
| 8 | Marcin Tybura | |
| 9 | Serghei Spivac | |
| 10 | Tai Tuivasa | |
| 11 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | |
| 12 | Derrick Lewis | |
| 13 | Alexandr Romanov | |
| 14 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | |
| 15 | Rodrigo Nascimento |
Women's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
| 1 | Alexa Grasso | |
| 2 | Zhang Weili | |
| 3 | Valentina Shevchenko | |
| 4 | Manon Fiorot | |
| 5 | Julianna Peña | |
| 5 | Raquel Pennington | Rank increased by 1 |
| 7 | Rose Namajunas | |
| 8 | Erin Blanchfield | |
| 9 | Tatiana Suarez | |
| 10 | Yan Xiaonan | |
| 11 | Jéssica Andrade | |
| 12 | Amanda Lemos | |
| 13 | Ketlen Vieira | Rank increased by 1 |
| 14 | Kayla Harrison | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 15 | Maycee Barber | NR |
Women's Strawweight
| 1 | Tatiana Suarez | |
| 2 | Yan Xiaonan | |
| 3 | Amanda Lemos | |
| 4 | Jéssica Andrade | |
| 5 | Virna Jandiroba | |
| 6 | Marina Rodriguez | |
| 7 | Mackenzie Dern | |
| 8 | Amanda Ribas | |
| 9 | Luana Pinheiro | |
| 10 | Loopy Godinez | |
| 11 | Tabatha Ricci | |
| 12 | Angela Hill | |
| 13 | Iasmin Lucindo | NR |
| 14 | Michelle Waterson-Gomez | |
| 15 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | Rank decreased by 2 |
Women's Flyweight
Women's Bantamweight
| 1 | Julianna Peña | |
| 2 | Ketlen Vieira | |
| 3 | Mayra Bueno Silva | |
| 4 | Kayla Harrison | |
| 5 | Irene Aldana | |
| 6 | Holly Holm | |
| 7 | Macy Chiasson | |
| 8 | Miesha Tate | |
| 8 | Karol Rosa | Rank increased by 1 |
| 10 | Norma Dumont | |
| 11 | Pannie Kianzad | |
| 12 | Yana Santos | |
| 13 | Julia Avila | |
| 14 | Chelsea Chandler | |
| 15 | Germaine de Randamie |
How are rankings determined?
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 fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active 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 champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.
Last updated: Tuesday, May. 07
NR - Not Previously Ranked
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