Athlete Rankings
Men's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
| 1 | Islam Makhachev | |
| 2 | Alex Pereira | |
| 3 | Jon Jones | |
| 4 | Ilia Topuria | |
| 5 | Belal Muhammad | Rank increased by 1 |
| 6 | Dricus Du Plessis | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 7 | Merab Dvalishvili | NR |
| 8 | Tom Aspinall | |
| 9 | Leon Edwards | |
| 10 | Alexander Volkanovski | |
| 11 | Max Holloway | |
| 12 | Alexandre Pantoja | |
| 13 | Sean O'Malley | Rank decreased by 7 |
| 14 | Sean Strickland | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 15 | Charles Oliveira | Rank decreased by 1 |
Flyweight
| 1 | Brandon Royval | |
| 2 | Brandon Moreno | |
| 3 | Amir Albazi | |
| 4 | Kai Kara-France | |
| 5 | Tatsuro Taira | |
| 6 | Alex Perez | |
| 7 | Matheus Nicolau | |
| 8 | Steve Erceg | |
| 9 | Manel Kape | |
| 10 | Tim Elliott | |
| 11 | Tagir Ulanbekov | |
| 12 | Bruno Silva | |
| 13 | Cody Durden | |
| 14 | Asu Almabayev | Rank increased by 1 |
| 14 | Matt Schnell |
Bantamweight
| 1 | Sean O'Malley | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 2 | Umar Nurmagomedov | |
| 3 | Petr Yan | |
| 4 | Cory Sandhagen | |
| 5 | Deiveson Figueiredo | |
| 6 | Henry Cejudo | |
| 7 | Marlon Vera | |
| 8 | Song Yadong | |
| 9 | Rob Font | |
| 10 | José Aldo | |
| 11 | Mario Bautista | |
| 12 | Kyler Phillips | |
| 13 | Jonathan Martinez | |
| 14 | Dominick Cruz | |
| 15 | Montel Jackson |
Featherweight
| 1 | Alexander Volkanovski | |
| 2 | Max Holloway | |
| 3 | Diego Lopes | Rank increased by 10 |
| 4 | Yair Rodriguez | |
| 5 | Brian Ortega | Rank decreased by 2 |
| 6 | Movsar Evloev | |
| 7 | Arnold Allen | Rank decreased by 2 |
| 8 | Josh Emmett | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 9 | Aljamain Sterling | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 10 | Calvin Kattar | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 11 | Giga Chikadze | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 12 | Lerone Murphy | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 13 | Bryce Mitchell | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 14 | Dan Ige | |
| 15 | Edson Barboza |
Lightweight
Welterweight
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight
| 1 | Tom Aspinall | interim |
| 2 | Ciryl Gane | |
| 3 | Alexander Volkov | |
| 4 | Sergei Pavlovich | |
| 5 | Curtis Blaydes | |
| 6 | Jailton Almeida | |
| 7 | Serghei Spivac | |
| 8 | Stipe Miocic | |
| 9 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | |
| 9 | Marcin Tybura | |
| 11 | Derrick Lewis | |
| 12 | Tai Tuivasa | |
| 13 | Alexandr Romanov | |
| 14 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | |
| 15 | Rodrigo Nascimento |
Women's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
| 1 | Valentina Shevchenko | Rank increased by 2 |
| 2 | Zhang Weili | |
| 3 | Alexa Grasso | Rank decreased by 2 |
| 4 | Manon Fiorot | |
| 5 | Julianna Peña | |
| 6 | Rose Namajunas | |
| 7 | Erin Blanchfield | |
| 8 | Raquel Pennington | |
| 9 | Tatiana Suarez | |
| 10 | Yan Xiaonan | |
| 11 | Kayla Harrison | |
| 12 | Virna Jandiroba | |
| 13 | Natalia Silva | Rank increased by 1 |
| 13 | Jéssica Andrade | |
| 15 | Amanda Lemos |
Women's Strawweight
Women's Flyweight
| 1 | Alexa Grasso | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 2 | Manon Fiorot | |
| 3 | Erin Blanchfield | |
| 4 | Maycee Barber | |
| 5 | Rose Namajunas | |
| 6 | Natalia Silva | |
| 7 | Katlyn Cerminara | |
| 8 | Jéssica Andrade | |
| 9 | Viviane Araújo | |
| 10 | Amanda Ribas | |
| 11 | Karine Silva | |
| 12 | Tracy Cortez | |
| 13 | Ariane da Silva | |
| 14 | Jasmine Jasudavicius | |
| 15 | Casey O'Neill |
Women's Bantamweight
| 1 | Julianna Peña | |
| 2 | Ketlen Vieira | |
| 3 | Kayla Harrison | |
| 4 | Macy Chiasson | |
| 5 | Norma Dumont | Rank increased by 3 |
| 6 | Irene Aldana | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 7 | Mayra Bueno Silva | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 8 | Holly Holm | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 9 | Karol Rosa | |
| 10 | Yana Santos | |
| 11 | Miesha Tate | |
| 12 | Julia Avila | |
| 13 | Germaine de Randamie | |
| 14 | Chelsea Chandler | |
| 15 | Ailin Perez |
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, Sep. 17
NR - Not Previously Ranked
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