Athlete Rankings
Men's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
| 1 | Islam Makhachev | |
| 2 | Jon Jones | |
| 3 | Alex Pereira | |
| 4 | Ilia Topuria | |
| 5 | Merab Dvalishvili | Rank increased by 2 |
| 6 | Belal Muhammad | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 7 | Dricus Du Plessis | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 8 | Tom Aspinall | |
| 9 | Alexandre Pantoja | |
| 10 | Leon Edwards | |
| 11 | Alexander Volkanovski | |
| 12 | Max Holloway | |
| 13 | Sean O'Malley | |
| 14 | Sean Strickland | |
| 15 | Charles Oliveira |
Flyweight
| 1 | Brandon Royval | |
| 2 | Brandon Moreno | |
| 3 | Amir Albazi | |
| 4 | Kai Kara-France | |
| 5 | Tatsuro Taira | |
| 6 | Manel Kape | |
| 7 | Alex Perez | |
| 8 | Asu Almabayev | |
| 9 | Steve Erceg | |
| 10 | Tim Elliott | |
| 11 | Tagir Ulanbekov | |
| 12 | Charles Johnson | |
| 13 | Bruno Silva | |
| 14 | Kai Asakura | |
| 15 | Joshua Van |
Bantamweight
| 1 | Sean O'Malley | |
| 2 | Petr Yan | Rank increased by 1 |
| 3 | Umar Nurmagomedov | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 4 | Cory Sandhagen | |
| 5 | Deiveson Figueiredo | |
| 6 | Marlon Vera | |
| 7 | Henry Cejudo | |
| 8 | Song Yadong | |
| 9 | Rob Font | |
| 10 | Mario Bautista | |
| 11 | José Aldo | |
| 12 | Kyler Phillips | |
| 13 | Aiemann Zahabi | |
| 14 | Marcus McGhee | |
| 15 | Montel Jackson |
Featherweight
| 1 | Alexander Volkanovski | |
| 2 | Max Holloway | |
| 3 | Diego Lopes | |
| 4 | Movsar Evloev | |
| 5 | Yair Rodriguez | |
| 6 | Brian Ortega | |
| 7 | Arnold Allen | |
| 8 | Josh Emmett | |
| 9 | Aljamain Sterling | |
| 10 | Calvin Kattar | |
| 11 | Lerone Murphy | |
| 12 | Giga Chikadze | |
| 13 | Bryce Mitchell | |
| 14 | Dan Ige | |
| 15 | Edson Barboza |
Lightweight
| 1 | Arman Tsarukyan | |
| 2 | Charles Oliveira | |
| 3 | Justin Gaethje | |
| 4 | Dustin Poirier | |
| 5 | Max Holloway | |
| 6 | Dan Hooker | |
| 7 | Michael Chandler | |
| 8 | Mateusz Gamrot | |
| 9 | Beneil Dariush | |
| 10 | Renato Moicano | |
| 11 | Rafael Fiziev | |
| 12 | Paddy Pimblett | Rank increased by 1 |
| 13 | Jalin Turner | Rank increased by 1 |
| 14 | Benoît Saint Denis | Rank decreased by 2 |
| 15 | Grant Dawson | NR |
Welterweight
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
| 1 | Magomed Ankalaev | |
| 2 | Jiří Procházka | |
| 3 | Jan Błachowicz | Rank increased by 1 |
| 4 | Jamahal Hill | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 5 | Aleksandar Rakić | |
| 6 | Carlos Ulberg | |
| 7 | Khalil Rountree Jr. | |
| 8 | Nikita Krylov | |
| 9 | Volkan Oezdemir | |
| 10 | Johnny Walker | |
| 11 | Dominick Reyes | |
| 12 | Azamat Murzakanov | |
| 13 | Bogdan Guskov | |
| 14 | Anthony Smith | |
| 15 | Alonzo Menifield |
Heavyweight
| 1 | Tom Aspinall | interim |
| 2 | Ciryl Gane | |
| 3 | Alexander Volkov | |
| 4 | Sergei Pavlovich | |
| 5 | Curtis Blaydes | |
| 6 | Jailton Almeida | |
| 7 | Serghei Spivac | |
| 8 | Marcin Tybura | |
| 9 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | |
| 10 | Derrick Lewis | |
| 11 | Tai Tuivasa | |
| 12 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | |
| 13 | Waldo Cortes Acosta | |
| 14 | Shamil Gaziev | |
| 15 | Mick Parkin |
Women's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
| 1 | Valentina Shevchenko | |
| 2 | Zhang Weili | |
| 3 | Alexa Grasso | |
| 4 | Julianna Peña | |
| 5 | Manon Fiorot | |
| 6 | Erin Blanchfield | |
| 7 | Kayla Harrison | |
| 8 | Rose Namajunas | |
| 9 | Raquel Pennington | |
| 10 | Tatiana Suarez | |
| 11 | Yan Xiaonan | |
| 12 | Virna Jandiroba | |
| 13 | Jéssica Andrade | |
| 14 | Natalia Silva | |
| 15 | Maycee Barber |
Women's Strawweight
Women's Flyweight
Women's Bantamweight
| 1 | Raquel Pennington | |
| 2 | Kayla Harrison | |
| 3 | Ketlen Vieira | |
| 4 | Norma Dumont | |
| 5 | Macy Chiasson | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 6 | Irene Aldana | |
| 7 | Mayra Bueno Silva | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 8 | Karol Rosa | Rank increased by 1 |
| 9 | Yana Santos | Rank increased by 1 |
| 10 | Miesha Tate | Rank increased by 1 |
| 11 | Ailin Perez | Rank increased by 2 |
| 12 | Julia Avila | |
| 13 | Jacqueline Cavalcanti | Rank increased by 1 |
| 14 | Chelsea Chandler | Rank increased by 1 |
| 15 | Nora Cornolle | NR |
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, Jan. 21
NR - Not Previously Ranked
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