Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rankings, which were introduced in February 2013, are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. These media members are asked to vote for whom 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 of 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 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.
On June 20, 2026, the promotion began replacing that system with the Meta UFC Rankings, an Elo‑based mathematical model built in partnership with Meta, Inc. It's designed to prioritize objectivity through factors such as opponent quality, activity, and decay for long layoffs or outdated wins. The new framework removes pound‑for‑pound rankings and minimizes human involvement, with the media panel continuing only during a transition period.
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Weight limit: 206 to 265 lb • 93.44 kg to 120.20 kgRankings released on October 3, 2026, after UFC 332. Rank Fighter Record Win streak Last fight Next fight Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref. Ciryl Gane 14–2(1 NC) 1 UFC Freedom 250 Alex Pereira UFC 334 Josh Hokit 1 Tom Aspinall 15–3(1 NC) 0 UFC 321 Ciryl Gane (March 7, 2026) – Eye surgery 2 Sergei Pavlovich 21–3 3 UFC Fight Night 277 Tallison Teixeira UFC 335 Alex Pereira 3 Alex Pereira 13–4 0 UFC Freedom 250 Ciryl Gane UFC 335 Sergei Pavlovich 4 Alexander Volkov 40–11 2 UFC 328 Waldo Cortes-Acosta UFC 333 Rizvan Kuniev 5 Rizvan Kuniev 14–3–1(1 NC) 2 UFC Fight Night 282 Tyrell Fortune UFC 333 Alexander Volkov 6 Josh Hokit 10–0 10 UFC Freedom 250 Derrick Lewis UFC 334 Ciryl Gane 7 Curtis Blaydes 20–6(1 NC) 1 UFC Fight Night 288 Waldo Cortes-Acosta TBD 8 Waldo Cortes-Acosta 17–4 0 UFC Fight Night 288 Curtis Blaydes TBD 9 Vitor Petrino 15–2 4 UFC Fight Night 285 Serghei Spivac TBD 10 Mario Pinto 13–0 13 UFC Fight Night 287 Ryan Spann TBD 11 Valter Walker 16–1 5 UFC Fight Night 282 Thomas Petersen TBD 12 Johnny Walker 23–10(1 NC) 1 UFC 332 Mick Parkin TBD 13 Brando Peričić 7–1 5 UFC Fight Night 275 Shamil Gaziev TBD 14 Serghei Spivac 18–7 0 UFC Fight Night 285 Vitor Petrino TBD 15 Anthony Wint 9–0 9 UFC 332 Lucas Armand TBD
Light Heavyweight
Weight limit: 186 to 205 lbs • 84.36 to 92.98 kgRankings released on October 3, 2026, after UFC 332. Rank Fighter Record Win streak Last fight Next fight Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref. Carlos Ulberg 14–1 10 UFC 327 Jiří Procházka (April 18, 2026) – Torn ACL 1 Alex Pereira 13–4 0 UFC Freedom 250 Ciryl Gane UFC 335 Sergei Pavlovich 2 Magomed Ankalaev 21–2–1(1 NC) 1 UFC Fight Night 282 Bogdan Guskov TBD 3 Jiří Procházka 32–6–1 0 UFC 327 Carlos Ulberg UFC Fight Night 294 Navajo Stirling 4 Paulo Costa 16–4 2 UFC 327 Azamat Murzakanov TBD 5 Khalil Rountree Jr. 14–7(1 NC) 0 UFC 320 Jiří Procházka (July 13, 2026) – Undisclosed injury 6 Navajo Stirling 11–0 11 UFC Fight Night 283 Jan Błachowicz UFC Fight Night 294 Jiří Procházka 7 Dominick Reyes 16–5 1 UFC 327 Johnny Walker UFC 333 Azamat Murzakanov 8 Reinier de Ridder 22–4 1 UFC Fight Night 285 Roman Dolidze TBD 9 Azamat Murzakanov 16–1 0 UFC 327 Paulo Costa UFC 333 Dominick Reyes 10 Alonzo Menifield 19–6–1 2 UFC 331 Iwo Baraniewski TBD 11 Bogdan Guskov 18–4–1 0 UFC Fight Night 282 Magomed Ankalaev TBD 12 Robert Whittaker 27–9 1 UFC 329 Nikita Krylov TBD 13 Muhammad Saidov 10–0 10 UFC Fight Night 282 Dustin Jacoby TBD 14 Modestas Bukauskas 21–7 2 UFC Fight Night 287 Oumar Sy TBD 15 Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev 10–0 10 UFC Fight Night 280 Julius Walker UFC 333 Nikita Krylov
Middleweight
Weight limit: 171 to 185 lb • 77.56 to 83.91 kgRankings released on October 3, 2026, after UFC 332. Rank Fighter Record Win streak Last fight Next fight Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref. Sean Strickland 31–7 2 UFC 328 Khamzat Chimaev TBD 1 Khamzat Chimaev 15–1 0 UFC 328 Sean Strickland TBD 2 Dricus du Plessis 24–3 1 UFC Fight Night 281 Kamaru Usman TBD 3 Nassourdine Imavov 17–4(1 NC) 5 UFC Fight Night 258 Caio Borralho TBD 4 Joe Pyfer 16–3 4 UFC Fight Night 271 Israel Adesanya UFC 335 Bo Nickal 5 Brendan Allen 27–7 3 UFC Fight Night 278 Edmen Shahbazyan UFC Fight Night 290 Christian Leroy Duncan 6 Caio Borralho 18–2(1 NC) 1 UFC 326 Reinier de Ridder UFC 334 Yousri Belgaroui 7 Gregory Rodrigues 20–6 4 UFC Fight Night 285 Anthony Hernandez TBD 8 Anthony Hernandez 15–4(1 NC) 0 UFC Fight Night 285 Gregory Rodrigues TBD 9 Israel Adesanya 24–6 0 UFC Fight Night 271 Joe Pyfer TBD 10 Christian Leroy Duncan 15–2 5 UFC Fight Night 281 Jared Cannonier UFC Fight Night 290 Brendan Allen 11 Ikram Aliskerov 18–2 3 UFC Fight Night 280 Brunno Ferreira UFC Fight Night 294 Jared Cannonier 12 Bo Nickal 9–1 2 UFC Freedom 250 Kyle Daukaus UFC 335 Joe Pyfer 13 Abusupiyan Magomedov 29–7–1 1 UFC Fight Night 280 Michał Oleksiejczuk UFC 333 Cameron Rowston 14 Roman Kopylov 16–5 2 UFC 332 Ateba Gautier TBD 15 Edmen Shahbazyan 17–6 1 UFC Fight Night 280 Brunno Ferreira TBD
Welterweight
Weight limit: 156 to 170 lb • 70.76 to 77.11 kgRankings released on October 3, 2026, after UFC 332. Rank Fighter Record Win streak Last fight Next fight Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref. Islam Makhachev 29–1 17 UFC 330 Ian Machado Garry TBD 1 Carlos Prates 24–7 3 UFC Fight Night 275 Jack Della Maddalena TBD 2 Ian Machado Garry 17–2 0 UFC 330 Islam Makhachev TBD 3 Michael Morales 19–0 19 UFC 322 Sean Brady TBD 4 Jack Della Maddalena 18–4 0 UFC Fight Night 275 Carlos Prates TBD 5 Sean Brady 19–2 1 UFC 328 Joaquin Buckley UFC Fight Night 293 Gabriel Bonfim 6 Gabriel Bonfim 20–1 5 UFC Fight Night 278 Belal Muhammad UFC Fight Night 293 Sean Brady 7 Belal Muhammad 24–6(1 NC) 0 UFC Fight Night 278 Gabriel Bonfim TBD 8 Joaquin Buckley 21–8 0 UFC 328 Sean Brady UFC Fight Night 291 Mike Malott 9 Uroš Medić 14–3 4 UFC Fight Night 283 Daniel Rodriguez UFC 334 Kevin Holland 10 Leon Edwards 22–6(1 NC) 0 UFC 322 Carlos Prates TBD 11 Mike Malott 14–2–1 4 UFC Fight Night 273 Gilbert Burns UFC Fight Night 291 Joaquin Buckley 12 Kamaru Usman 21–5 0 UFC Fight Night 281 Dricus du Plessis TBD 13 Yaroslav Amosov 30–1 3 UFC 328 Joel Álvarez TBD 14 Kevin Holland 29–15(1 NC) 1 UFC 327 Randy Brown UFC 334 Uroš Medić 15 Daniel Rodriguez 20–6 0 UFC Fight Night 283 Uroš Medić TBD
Lightweight
Weight limit: 146 to 155 lb • 66.22 to 70.30 kgRankings released on October 3, 2026, after UFC 332. Rank Fighter Record Win streak Last fight Next fight Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref. Justin Gaethje 28–5 3 UFC Freedom 250 Ilia Topuria TBD 1 Ilia Topuria 17–1 0 UFC Freedom 250 Justin Gaethje (June 14, 2026) – Broken orbital 2 Arman Tsarukyan 24–3 6 UFC 331 Maurício Ruffy TBD 3 Charles Oliveira 37–11(1 NC) 2 UFC 326 Max Holloway UFC 335 Diego Lopes 4 Max Holloway 28–9 1 UFC 329 Conor McGregor TBD 5 Paddy Pimblett 24–4 1 UFC 329 Benoît Saint Denis TBD 6 Quillan Salkilld 13–1 13 UFC Fight Night 284 Mateusz Gamrot TBD 7 Benoît Saint Denis 17–4(1 NC) 0 UFC 329 Paddy Pimblett TBD 8 Renato Moicano 21–7–1 1 UFC Fight Night 272 Chris Duncan UFC Fight Night 292 Tom Nolan 9 Mateusz Gamrot 26–5(1 NC) 0 UFC Fight Night 284 Quillan Salkilld TBD 10 Maurício Ruffy 14–3 0 UFC 331 Arman Tsarukyan TBD 11 Tom Nolan 11–1 5 UFC Fight Night 278 Farès Ziam UFC Fight Night 292 Renato Moicano 12 Rafael Fiziev 14–5 1 UFC Fight Night 280 Manuel Torres TBD 13 Tofiq Musayev 24–6 2 UFC Fight Night 283 Ľudovít Klein TBD 14 Grant Dawson 24–3–1 1 UFC 328 Mateusz Rębecki UFC 333 Nurullo Aliev 15 Esteban Ribovics 17–3 2 UFC 332 King Green TBD
Featherweight
Weight limit: 136 to 145 lb • 61.68 to 65.77 kgRankings released on October 3, 2026, after UFC 332. Rank Fighter Record Win streak Last fight Next fight Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref. Alexander Volkanovski 28–4 2 UFC 325 Diego Lopes UFC 333 Movsar Evloev 1 Movsar Evloev 20–0 20 UFC Fight Night 270 Lerone Murphy UFC 333 Alexander Volkanovski 2 Diego Lopes 28–8 1 UFC Freedom 250 Steve Garcia UFC 335 Charles Oliveira 3 Lerone Murphy 17–1–1 0 UFC Fight Night 270 Movsar Evloev TBD 4 Aljamain Sterling 26–5 2 UFC Fight Night 274 Youssef Zalal UFC Fight Night 294 Kevin Vallejos 5 Jean Silva 18–3 2 UFC Fight Night 288 Jose Delgado TBD 6 Arnold Allen 21–4 1 UFC Fight Night 276 Melquizael Costa (September 18, 2026) – Undisclosed injury 7 Pat Sabatini 22–5 4 UFC 328 William Gomis TBD 8 Pavel Andrusca 9–0 9 UFC Fight Night 287 Nathaniel Wood TBD 9 Youssef Zalal 18–6–1 0 UFC Fight Night 274 Aljamain Sterling TBD 10 Kevin Vallejos 18–1 7 UFC Fight Night 269 Josh Emmett UFC Fight Night 294 Aljamain Sterling 11 Joanderson Brito 20–5–1 3 UFC 331 Giga Chikadze TBD 12 Melquizael Costa 26–8 0 UFC Fight Night 276 Arnold Allen UFC 334 Jared Gordon 13 Steve Garcia 19–6 0 UFC Freedom 250 Diego Lopes TBD 14 Aaron Pico 14–5 1 UFC 327 Patrício Pitbull UFC 333 Losene Keita 15 Jamall Emmers 23–8 3 UFC Fight Night 285 Lerryan Douglas TBD
Bantamweight
Weight limit: 126 to 135 lbs • 57.15 to 61.23 kgRankings released on October 3, 2026, after UFC 332. Rank Fighter Record Win streak Last fight Next fight Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref. Petr Yan 20–5 4 UFC 323 Merab Dvalishvili UFC 333 Merab Dvalishvili 1 Merab Dvalishvili 21–5 0 UFC 323 Petr Yan UFC 333 Petr Yan 2 Song Yadong (1 NC) 2 UFC Fight Night 286 Umar Nurmagomedov TBD 3 Sean O'Malley 20–3(1 NC) 2 UFC Freedom 250 Aiemann Zahabi TBD 4 Mario Bautista 18–3 2 UFC 329 Cory Sandhagen TBD 5 Umar Nurmagomedov 20–2 0 UFC Fight Night 286 Song Yadong TBD 6 Cory Sandhagen 18–7 0 UFC 329 Mario Bautista TBD 7 David Martínez 15–1 11 UFC Fight Night 288 Dan Ige TBD 8 Raul Rosas Jr. 13–1 6 UFC Fight Night 289 Raoni Barcelos TBD 9 Farid Basharat 16–0 16 UFC 329 John Garza TBD 10 Marcus McGhee 12–2 2 UFC 332 Anthony Romero TBD 11 Payton Talbott 12–1 3 UFC 332 Deiveson Figueiredo TBD 12 Montel Jackson 16–4 1 UFC Fight Night 289 Ricky Simón TBD 13 Aiemann Zahabi 14–3 0 UFC Freedom 250 Sean O'Malley TBD 14 Marlon Vera 1 UFC 331 Charles Jourdain TBD 15 Bryce Mitchell 19–3 2 UFC Fight Night 278 Santiago Luna TBD
Flyweight
Weight limit: 116 to 125 lb • 52.61 to 56.69 kgRankings released on October 3, 2026, after UFC 332. Rank Fighter Record Win streak Last fight Next fight Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref. Joshua Van 18–2 8 UFC 331 Alexandre Pantoja TBD 1 Manel Kape 23–7 4 UFC Fight Night 279 Kyoji Horiguchi TBD 2 Alexandre Pantoja 30–7 0 UFC 331 Joshua Van TBD 3 Brandon Royval 18–9 1 UFC 329 Lone'er Kavanagh TBD 4 Tatsuro Taira 18–2 0 UFC 328 Joshua Van TBD 5 Asu Almabayev 24–3 3 UFC Fight Night 280 Charles Johnson UFC Fight Night 294 Kyoji Horiguchi 6 Lone'er Kavanagh 10–2 0 UFC 329 Brandon Royval UFC 333 Ramazan Temirov 7 Ramazan Temirov 20–3 12 UFC Fight Night 282 Steve Erceg UFC 333 Lone'er Kavanagh 8 Kyoji Horiguchi 36–6(1 NC) 0 UFC Fight Night 279 Manel Kape UFC Fight Night 294 Asu Almabayev 9 Amir Albazi 17–3 0 UFC Fight Night 266 Kyoji Horiguchi UFC Fight Night 294 Alessandro Costa 10 Brandon Moreno 1 UFC Fight Night 288 Joseph Morales UFC 335 Charles Johnson 11 Su Mudaerji 20–7(1 NC) 1 UFC Fight Night 286 Alex Perez TBD 12 Mitch Raposo 11–2 2 UFC Fight Night 279 Allan Nascimento UFC Fight Night 293 Marcos Degli 13 Imanol Rodríguez 8–0 8 UFC 332 Alden Coria TBD 14 Rei Tsuruya 12–1 2 UFC Fight Night 286 Kevin Borjas TBD 15 Charles Johnson 20–9 1 UFC 330 Eduardo Henrique UFC 335 Brandon Moreno
Women's Meta rankings Women's Bantamweight
Weight limit: 126 to 135 lb • 57.15 to 61.23 kgRankings released on October 3, 2026, after UFC 332.