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UFC Rankings: Men, Women & Pound-for-Pound

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Updated December 13, 2024
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UFC Rankings 2024

UFC Heavyweight Division - Champion: Jon Jones

(Interim Champion: Tom Aspinall)

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
(IC) Tom Aspinall115-3
Ciryl Gane213-2
Alexander Volkov338-11
Sergei Pavlovich418-3
Curtis Blaydes518-5
Jailton Almeida621-3
Serghey Spivak717-4
Marcin Tybura826-9
Jairzinho Rozenstruik915-5
Derrick Lewis1028-12

Notable upcoming matchups at Heavyweight:

  • Jailton Almeida vs Sergey Spivak - UFC 311, January 18, 2025

  • Sergei Pavlovich vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik - UFC Fight Night, February 1, 2025

  • Marcin Tybura vs Mick Parkin - UFC Fight Night, March 22, 2025

UFC Light Heavyweight Division - Champion: Alex Pereira

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Magomed Ankalaev120-1-1
Jiri Prochazka230-5-1
Jamahal Hill312-2
Jan Blachowicz429-10-1
Aleksandar Rakic514-5
Carlos Ulberg612-1
Khalil Rountree Jr.714-6
Nikita Krylov830-9
Volkan Oezdemir920-8
Johnny Walker1021-9

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Light Heavyweight:

  • Jiri Prochazka vs Jamahal Hill - UFC 311, January 18, 2025

  • Johnny Walker vs Bogdan Guskov - UFC 311, January 18, 2025

  • Jan Blachowicz vs Carlos Ulberg - UFC Fight Night, March 22, 2025

UFC Middleweight Division - Champion: Dricus du Plessis

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Sean Strickland129-6
Israel Adesanya224-4
Khamzat Chimaev314-0
Robert Whittaker427-8
Nassourdine Imavov515-4
Caio Borralho617-1
Marvin Vettori719-7-1
Jared Cannonier817-8
Brendan Allen924-6
Roman Dolidze1014-3

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Middleweight:

  • Israel Adesanya vs Nassourdine Imavov - UFC Fight Night, February 1, 2025

  • Shara “Bullet” Magomedov vs Michael “Venom” Page - UFC Fight Night, Feb. 1, 2025

  • (C) Dricus du Plessis vs Sean Strickland - UFC 312, February 9, 2025

UFC Welterweight Division - Champion: Belal Muhammad

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Leon Edwards122-4
Shavkat Rakhmonov219-0
Kamaru Usman320-4
Jack Della Maddalena417-2
Sean Brady517-1
Colby Covington617-4
Ian Machado Garry715-1
Gilbert Burns822-8
Joaquin Buckley920-6
Geoff Neal1016-6

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Welterweight:

  • Colby Covington vs Joaquin Buckley - UFC on ESPN, December 14, 2024

  • Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Carlston Harris - UFC Fight Night, January 11, 2025

UFC Lightweight Division - Champion: Islam Makhachev

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Arman Tsarukyan122-3
Charles Oliveira235-10
Justin Gaethje326-5
Dustin Poirier430-9
Max Holloway526-8
Dan Hooker624-12
Michael Chandler723-9
Mateusz Gamrot924-3
Beneil Dariush822-6-1
Renato Moicano1020-5-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Lightweight:

  • (C) Islam Makhachev vs Arma Tsarukyan - UFC 311, January 18, 2025

  • Beneil Dariush vs Renato Moicano - UFC 311, January 18, 2025

  • Grant Dawson vs Carlos Diego Ferreira - UFC 311, January 18, 2025

UFC Featherweight Division - Champion: Ilia Topuria

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Alexander Volkanovski126-4
Max Holloway226-8
Diego Lopes326-6
Movsar Evloev419-0
Yair Rodriguez516-5
Brian Ortega616-4
Arnold Allen720-3
Josh Emmett819-4
Aljamain Sterling924-5
Calvin Kattar1023-8

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Featherweight:

  • Cub Swanson vs Billy Quarantillo - UFC on ESPN, December 14, 2024

  • Edson Barboza vs Steve Garcia - UFC Fight Night, February 22, 2025

UFC Bantamweight Division - Champion: Merab Dvalishvili

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Sean O’Malley118-2
Umar Nurmagomedov218-0
Petr Yan318-5
Cory Sandhagen417-5
Deiveson Figueiredo524-4-1
Marlon Vera623-10-1
Henry Cejudo716-4
Song Yadong821-8-1
Rob Font921-8
Mario Bautista1015-2

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Bantamweight:

  • (C) Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov - UFC 311, January 18, 2024

  • Said Nurmagomedov vs Vinicius Oliveira - UFC Fight Night, February 1, 2025

UFC Flyweight Division - Champion: Alexandre Pantoja

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Brandon Royval117-7
Brandon Moreno222-8-2
Amir Albazi317-2
Kai Kara-France425-11
Tatsuro Taira516-1
Alex Perez625-9
Asu Almabayev721-2
Steve Erceg812-3
Manel Kape919-7
Tim Elliott1021-13-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Flyweight:

  • Manel Kape vs Bruno Gustavo da Silva - UFC on ESPN, December 14, 2024

  • Tagir Ulanbekov vs Clayton Carpenter - UFC 311, January 18, 2025

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Division - Champion: Julianna Pena

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Raquel Pennington116-10
Kayla Harrison218-1
Ketlen Vieira314-4
Macy Chiasson411-3
Norma Dumont512-2
Irene Aldana615-8
Marya Bueno Silva710-4-1
Holly Holm815-7
Karol Rosa918-6
Yana Santos1015-8

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Bantamweight:

  • Karol Rosa vs Ailin Perez - UFC 311, January 18, 2025

  • Ketlen Vieira vs Macy Chiasson - UFC Fight Night, February 22, 2025

UFC Women’s Flyweight Division - Champion: Valentina Shevchenko

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Alexa Grasso116-4-1
Manon Fiorot212-1
Erin Blanchfield313-2
Maycee Barber 414-2
Natalia Silva618-5-1
Rose Namajunas514-7
Katlyn Cerminara718-6
Jessica Andrade826-13
Viviane Araujo913-6
Amanda Ribas1012-5

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Flyweight:

  • Jasmine Jasudavicius vs Mayra Bueno Silva - UFC Fight Night, February 1, 2025

  • Luana Carolina vs Montana De La Rosa - UFC Fight Night, March 1, 2025

UFC Strawweight Division - Champion: Zhang Weili

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Tatiana Suarez111-0
Yan Xiaonan219-4
Virna Jandiroba321-3
Jessica Andrade426-13
Amanda Lemos514-4-1
Mackenzie Dern614-5
Iasmin Lucindo717-5
Amanda Ribas812-5
Marina Rodriguez917-5-2
Tabatha Ricci1011-3

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Strawweight:

  • Mackenzie Dern vs Amanda Ribas 2 - UFC on ESPN, December 14, 2024

  • (C) Zhang Weili vs Tatiana Suarex - UFC 312, February 9, 2025

  • Amanda Lemos vs Iasmin Lucindo - UFC 313, March 8 , 2025

UFC Men’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Islam Makhachev126-1
Jon Jones228-1
Alex Pereira312-2
Ilia Topuria416-0
Belal Muhammad524-3
Dricus Du Plessis622-2
Merab Dvalishvili718-4
Tom Aspinall815-3
Alexandre Pantoja929-5
Leon Edwards1022-4

UFC Women’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Valentina Shevchenko 124-4-1
Zhang Weili225-3
Alexa Grasso316-4-1
Julianna Pena413-5
Manon Fiorot512-1
Erin Blanchfield713-2
Kayla Harrison818-1
Raquel Pennington916-10
Rose Namajunas614-7
Tatiana Suarez1011-0

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