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

Ryan Bristlon
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Updated: Feb. 13, 2025, 04:25 AM ET
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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 Pavlovich419-3
Curtis Blaydes518-5
Jailton Almeida622-3
Serghey Spivak717-5
Marcin Tybura826-9
Derrick Lewis928-12
Tai Tuivasa1015-8

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Heavyweight:

  • Curtis Blaydes vs Rizvan Kuniev - UFC Fight Night, February 22, 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 Prochazka231-5-1
Jan Blachowicz329-10-1
Jamahal Hill412-3
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:

  • (C) Alex Pereira vs Magomed Ankalaev - UFC 313, March 8, 2025

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

  • Dominick Reyes vs Nikita Krylov - UFC 314, April 12, 2025

UFC Middleweight Division - Champion: Dricus du Plessis

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Nassourdine Imavov116-4
Sean Strickland229-7
Khamzat Chimaev314-0
Israel Adesanya424-5
Robert Whittaker527-8
Caio Borralho617-1
Marvin Vettori719-7-1
Jared Cannonier817-8
Brendan Allen924-6
Roman Dolidze1014-3

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Middleweight:

  • Jared Cannonier vs Gregory Rodrigues - UFC Fight Night, February 15, 2025

  • Brendan Allen vs Anthony Hernandez - UFC Fight Night, February 22, 2025

  • Marvin Vettori vs Roman Dolidze 2 - UFC Fight Night, MArch 15, 2025

UFC Welterweight Division - Champion: Belal Muhammad

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Leon Edwards122-4
Shavkat Rakhmonov219-0
Kamaru Usman320-4
Jack Della Maddalena417-2
Sean Brady517-1
Joaquin Buckley621-6
Ian Machado Garry715-1
Gilbert Burns822-8
Colby Covington917-5
Geoff Neal1016-6

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Welterweight:

  • Leon Edwards vs Jack Della Maddalena - UFC Fight Night, March 22, 2025

  • Gilbert Burns vs Michael Morales - UFC 314, April 12, 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 Moicano1020-6-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Lightweight:

  • Justin Gaethje vs Dan Hooker - UFC 313, March 8, 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:

  • Calvin Kattar vs Youssef Zalal - UFC Fight Night, February 15, 2025

  • Diego Lopes vs Yair Rodriguez - UFC on ESPN, March 29, 2025

UFC Bantamweight Division - Champion: Merab Dvalishvili

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Sean O’Malley118-2
Petr Yan318-5
Umar Nurmagomedov218-1
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:

  • Henry Cejudo vs Song Yadong - UFC Fight Night, February 22, 2025

  • Rob Font vs TBD - UFC Fight Night, February 22, 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
Manel Kape620-7
Alex Perez725-9
Asu Almabayev821-2
Steve Erceg912-3
Tim Elliott1021-13-1

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Flyweight:

  • Manel Kape vs Asu Almabayev - UFC Fight Night, March 1, 2025

  • Brandon Moreno vs Steve Erceg - UFC on ESPN, March 29, 2025

  • (C) Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Kara-France - UFC 314, April 112, 2025 (Tentative)

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Division - Champion: Julianna Pena

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Raquel Pennington116-10
Kayla Harrison218-1
Ketlen Vieira314-4
Norma Dumont412-2
Macy Chiasson511-3
Irene Aldana615-8
Marya Bueno Silva710-4-1
Karol Rosa818-7
Yana Santos915-8
Meisha Tate1020-9

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Bantamweight:

  • 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 Silva518-5-1
Rose Namajunas614-7
Jessica Andrade726-13
Katlyn Cerminara818-6
Viviane Araujo913-6
Amanda Ribas1012-6

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Flyweight:

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UFC Strawweight Division - Champion: Zhang Weili

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Yan Xiaonan119-4
Tatiana Suarez211-1
Virna Jandiroba321-3
Jessica Andrade426-13
Amanda Lemos514-4-1
Mackenzie Dern615-5
Iasmin Lucindo717-5
Amanda Ribas812-6
Marina Rodriguez917-5-2
Tabatha Ricci1011-3

Notable Upcoming Matchups at Women’s Strawweight:

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

  • Yan Xioanan vs Virna Jandiroba - UFC 314, April 12, 2025

UFC Men’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Islam Makhachev127-1
Jon Jones228-1
Alex Pereira312-2
Ilia Topuria416-0
Merab Dvalishvili519-4
Dricus Du Plessis623-2
Belal Muhammad724-3
Tom Aspinall815-3
Alexandre Pantoja929-5
Leon Edwards1022-4

UFC Women’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

FIGHTERRANKINGRECORD
Valentina Shevchenko 124-4-1
Zhang Weili226-3
Alexa Grasso316-4-1
Julianna Pena413-5
Manon Fiorot512-1
Erin Blanchfield613-2
Kayla Harrison718-1
Raquel Pennington816-10
Rose Namajunas914-7
Yan Xioanan1019-4

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