UFC Rankings in 2026

Last updated on: July 11, 2026

Looking for the updated Women's and Men's UFC Rankings? Keep scrolling to see them all. The UFC is the one of the most popular MMA promotions in the world. With a roster of fighters like Mackenzie Dern, Joshua Van, and Sean Strickland - it's impossible to ignore the talent. Stay up-to-date to know what's happening in the UFC and who is dominating each weight division.

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*Use the link at the bottom of the table to see more detailed Men's Ranking breakdowns for each weight class.

Women's Strawweight

Champion
Mackenzie Dern
16-5-0
1
Zhang Weili
26-4-0
2
Virna Jandiroba
23-4-0
3
Tatiana Suarez
13-1-0
4
Gillian Robertson
17-8-0
5
Yan Xiaonan
19-5-0
6
Piera Rodriguez
12-2-0
7
Tabatha Ricci
12-4-0
8
Denise Gomes
12-3-0
9
Mizuki
16-6-0
10
Alexia Thainara
14-1-0
11
Amanda Lemos
15-6-1
12
Loopy Godinez
14-6-0
13
Jaqueline Amorim
11-2-0
14
Fatima Kline
9-1-0
15
Talita Alencar
8-1-1

Women's Flyweight

Champion
Valentina Shevchenko
23-4-0
1
Natalia Silva
20-5-1
2
Manon Fiorot
13-2-0
3
Alexa Grasso
17-5-1
4
Erin Blanchfield
14-2-0
5
Zhang Weili
26-4-0
6
Jasmine Jasudavicius
15-4-0
7
Rose Namajunas
15-8-0
8
Tracy Cortez
12-3-0
9
Maycee Barber
15-3-0
10
Wang Cong
9-1-0
11
Miranda Maverick
17-6-0
12
JJ Aldrich
15-7-0
13
Karine Silva
19-7-0
14
Eduarda Moura
12-2-0
15
Casey O'Neill
11-2-0

Women's Bantamweight

Champion
Kayla Harrison
19-1-0
1
Joselyne Edwards
18-6-0
2
Norma Dumont
13-3-0
3
Luana Santos
11-2-0
4
Julianna Peña
13-6-0
5
Ailin Perez
13-2-0
6
Yana Santos
17-8-0
7
Jacqueline Cavalcanti
10-2-0
8
Michelle Montague
8-0-0
9
Melissa Croden
8-3-0
10
Karol Rosa
9-8-0
11
Bia Mesquita
8-0-0
12
Irene Aldana
15-8-0
13
Macy Chiasson
11-6-0
14
Daria Zhelezniakova
10-3-0
15
Raquel Pennington
16-10-0
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*Use the link at the bottom of the table to see more detailed Men's Ranking breakdowns for each weight class.

Men's Flyweight

Champion
Joshua Van
17-2-0
1
Alexandre Pantoja
30-6-0
2
Manel Kape
23-7-0
3
Tatsuro Taira
18-2-0
4
Brandon Royval
17-9-0
5
Lone’er Kavanagh
10-1-0
6
Asu Almabayev
24-3-0
7
Kyoji Horiguchi
36-6-0
8
Amir Albazi
17-3-0
9
Brandon Moreno
23-10-2
10
Kevin Borjas
11-5-0
11
Mitch Raposo
11-3-0
12
Sumudaerji
19-7-0
13
Steve Erceg
14-4-0
14
Alex Perez
26-10-0
15
Joseph Morales
15-2-0

Men's Bantamweight

Champion
Petr Yan
20-5-0
1
Merab Dvalishvili
21-5-0
2
Umar Nurmagomedov
20-1-0
3
Sean O'Malley
20-3-0
4
Cory Sandhagen
18-6-0
5
Mario Bautista
17-3-0
6
Song Yadong
23-9-1
7
David Martinez
14-1-0
8
Raoni Barcelos
22-5-0
9
Marcus McGhee
11-2-0
10
Farid Basharat
15-0-0
11
Deiveson Figueiredo
25-7-1
12
Aiemann Zahabi
14-3-0
13
Charles Jourdain
18-8-1
14
Bryce Mitchell
19-4-0
15
Montel Jackson
15-4-0

Men's Featherweight

Champion
Alexander Volkanovski
28-4-0
1
Movsar Evloev
20-0-0
2
Diego Lopes
28-8-0
3
Lerone Murphy
17-1-1
4
Aljamain Sterling
26-5-0
5
Arnold Allen
21-4-0
6
Jean Silva
17-3-0
7
Pat Sabatini
22-5-0
8
Youssef Zalal
18-6-1
9
Nathaniel Wood
23-6-0
10
Kevin Vallejos
17-1-0
11
Melquizael Costa
26-7-0
12
Steve Garcia
19-6-0
13
Aaron Pico
14-5-0
14
Joanderson Brito
19-5-1
15
Jose Miguel Delgado
10-2-0

Men's Lightweight

Champion
Justin Gaethje
28-5-0
1
Ilia Topuria
17-1-0
2
Arman Tsarukyan
23-3-0
3
Charles Oliveira
37-11-0
4
Max Holloway
27-9-0
5
Benoît Saint Denis
17-3-0
6
Mateusz Gamrot
26-4-0
7
Renato Moicano
21-7-1
8
Quillan Salkilld
12-1-0
9
Paddy Pimblett
23-4-0
10
Mauricio Ruffy
14-2-0
11
Dan Hooker
24-14-0
12
Tom Nolan
11-1-0
13
Rafael Fiziev
14-5-0
14
Grant Dawson
24-3-1
15
Rafa Garcia
19-4-0

Men's Welterweight

Champion
Islam Makhachev
28-1-0
1
Carlos Prates
24-7-0
2
Ian Machado Garry
17-1-0
3
Michael Morales
19-0-0
4
Jack Della Maddalena
18-4-0
5
Sean Brady
19-2-0
6
Gabriel Bonfim
20-1-0
7
Belal Muhammad
24-6-0
8
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
9
Joaquin Buckley
21-8-0
10
Kamaru Usman
21-4-0
11
Mike Malott
14-2-1
12
Michael Venom Page
25-3-0
13
Daniel Rodriguez
20-5-0
14
Uroš Medić
13-3-0
15
Yaroslav Amosov
29-1-0

Men's Middleweight

Champion
Sean Strickland
31-7-0
1
Khamzat Chimaev
15-1-0
2
Dricus Du Plessis
23-3-0
3
Nassourdine Imavov
17-4-0
4
Joe Pyfer
16-3-0
5
Brendan Allen
27-7-0
6
Caio Borralho
18-2-0
7
Anthony Hernandez
15-3-0
8
Israel Adesanya
24-6-0
9
Gregory Rodrigues
19-6-0
10
Ikram Aliskerov
18-2-0
11
Jared Cannonier
18-9-0
12
Christian Leroy Duncan
14-2-0
13
Bo Nickal
9-1-0
14
Paulo Costa
16-4-0
15
Abus Magomedov
29-7-1

Men's Light Heavyweight

Champion
Carlos Ulberg
15-1-0
1
Alex Pereira
13-4-0
2
Magomed Ankalaev
21-2-1
3
Jiří Procházka
32-6-1
4
Paulo Costa
16-4-0
5
Jamahal Hill
12-4-0
6
Khalil Rountree Jr.
15-7-0
7
Dominick Reyes
16-5-0
8
Volkan Oezdemir
21-8-0
9
Azamat Murzakanov
16-1-0
10
Bogdan Guskov
18-3-0
10
Navajo Stirling
10-0-0
11
Dustin Jacoby
22-9-1
11
Robert Whittaker
28-9-0
12
Johnny Walker
22-10-0
13
Jan Błachowicz
29-11-2
14
Alonzo Menifield
18-6-1

Men's Heavyweight

Champion
Tom Aspinall
15-3-0
1
Ciryl Gane
14-2-0
2
Alexander Volkov
40-11-0
3
Sergei Pavlovich
21-3-0
4
Alex Pereira
13-4-0
5
Josh Hokit
10-0-0
6
Waldo Cortes Acosta
17-3-0
7
Rizvan Kuniev
12-3-1
8
Curtis Blaydes
19-6-0
9
Serghei Spivac
18-6-0
10
Vitor Petrino
14-2-0
11
Valter Walker
15-1-0
12
Brando Peričić
7-1-0
13
Mario Pinto
12-0-0
14
Mick Parkin
10-1-0
15
Ryan Spann
24-11-0

Pound for Pound Rankings

Use the dropdown to select a Division. Tap to see the Rankings for the Men's or Women's Division.

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This is How Rankings Are Decided

Each weight class in the Ultimate Fighting Championship showcases different fighters from all around the world. Each fighter competes to earn a spot in the Rankings, but not all can make it.

How are the Rankings updated? Is it based on fight stats? This is how they are updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rankings

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How are Rankings decided?

Rankings in the UFC were first introduced in February 2013.

There is a small media panel that votes to include (or exclude) fighters from the Top 15 for each weight class.

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How Many Weight Classes are there in the UFC?

In 2026, there are 8 Men's weight classes and 3 Women's weight classes.

Rankings are voted on and decided for all 11 weight classes. Plus, there is a Men's and Women's Pound-for-Pound list that includes 15 fighters from each division.

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Who is in the UFC Hall of Fame?

There are quite a few fighters in the UFC Hall of Fame, including UFC veterans like Donald Cerrone and Wanderlei Silva.

Historic Fights are also part of the Hall of Fame. The media panel that votes on Rankings does not oversee Hall of Fame inductees.