Official UFC Rankings

As voted by mixed martial arts media specialists. In order to be eligible, fighters must be under an active contract with the UFC and may not be facing disciplinary suspensions of nine months or longer. A fighter may appear in more than one weight division at a time.

Pound-for-Pound

  2. 1 Jose Aldo
  3. 2 Demetrious Johnson
  4. 3 Chris Weidman
  5. 4 Ronda Rousey 1
  6. 5 Cain Velasquez 1
  7. 6 TJ Dillashaw
  8. 7 Rafael Dos Anjos
  9. 8 Robbie Lawler
  10. 9 Anderson Silva
  11. 10 Anthony Pettis
  12. 10 Renan Barao 1
  13. 12 Fabricio Werdum 1
  14. 13 Johny Hendricks 1
  15. 14 Vitor Belfort
  16. 15 Dominick Cruz

Flyweight

  1. Champion Demetrious Johnson
  2. 1 John Dodson
  3. 2 Joseph Benavidez
  4. 3 Ian McCall
  5. 4 Jussier Formiga 1
  6. 5 John Moraga 1
  7. 6 John Lineker
  8. 7 Kyoji Horiguchi
  9. 8 Henry Cejudo 1
  10. 9 Zach Makovsky 1
  11. 10 Chris Cariaso
  12. 11 Dustin Ortiz
  13. 12 Wilson Reis 1
  14. 13 Tim Elliott 1
  15. 14 Chico Camus
  16. 15 Brad Pickett

Bantamweight

  1. Champion TJ Dillashaw
  2. 1 Renan Barao
  3. 2 Dominick Cruz
  4. 3 Urijah Faber
  5. 4 Raphael Assuncao
  6. 5 Michael McDonald
  7. 6 Eddie Wineland
  8. 7 Takeya Mizugaki
  9. 8 Aljamain Sterling 1
  10. 9 Johnny Eduardo 1
  11. 10 Bryan Caraway
  12. 11 Francisco Rivera
  13. 12 Iuri Alcantara
  14. 13 Frankie Saenz
  15. 14 Thomas Almeida 1
  16. 15 Erik Perez 1

Featherweight

  1. Champion Jose Aldo
  2. 1 Chad Mendes
  3. 2 Frankie Edgar
  4. 3 Conor McGregor
  5. 4 Ricardo Lamas
  6. 5 Max Holloway
  7. 6 Cub Swanson
  8. 7 Dennis Bermudez
  9. 8 Nik Lentz
  10. 9 Charles Oliveira
  11. 10 Clay Guida
  12. 11 Jeremy Stephens
  13. 12 Dennis Siver
  14. 13 Darren Elkins
  15. 14 Hacran Dias
  16. 15 Dustin Poirier

Lightweight

  1. Champion Rafael Dos Anjos
  2. 1 Anthony Pettis
  3. 2 Khabib Nurmagomedov
  4. 3 Donald Cerrone
  5. 4 Gilbert Melendez
  6. 5 Michael Johnson
  7. 6 Benson Henderson
  8. 7 Edson Barboza
  9. 8 Myles Jury
  10. 9 Josh Thomson
  11. 10 Eddie Alvarez
  12. 11 Bobby Green
  13. 12 Tony Ferguson
  14. 13 Al Iaquinta
  15. 14 Beneil Dariush
  16. 15 Jorge Masvidal

Welterweight

  1. Champion Robbie Lawler
  2. 1 Johny Hendricks
  3. 2 Rory MacDonald
  4. 3 Tyron Woodley
  5. 4 Carlos Condit
  6. 5 Matt Brown
  7. 6 Demian Maia
  8. 7 Tarec Saffiedine
  9. 8 Dong Hyun Kim
  10. 9 Jake Ellenberger
  11. 10 Kelvin Gastelum
  12. 11 Rick Story
  13. 12 Thiago Alves
  14. 13 Gunnar Nelson
  15. 14 Ryan LaFlare
  16. 15 Neil Magny

Middleweight

  1. Champion Chris Weidman
  2. 1 Luke Rockhold
  3. 2 Ronaldo Souza
  4. 3 Vitor Belfort
  5. 4 Anderson Silva 1
  6. 5 Lyoto Machida 1
  7. 6 Yoel Romero
  8. 7 Gegard Mousasi
  9. 8 Tim Kennedy
  10. 9 Michael Bisping
  11. 10 Thales Leites
  12. 11 CB Dollaway
  13. 12 Costas Philippou
  14. 13 Tim Boetsch
  15. 14 Brad Tavares
  16. 14 Robert Whittaker *NR
  17. 15 Roan Carneiro

Light Heavyweight

  2. 1 Anthony Johnson
  3. 2 Alexander Gustafsson
  4. 3 Daniel Cormier
  5. 4 Rashad Evans
  6. 5 Ryan Bader
  7. 6 Glover Teixeira
  8. 7 Ovince Saint Preux
  9. 8 Jimi Manuwa
  10. 9 Mauricio Rua
  11. 10 Rampage Jackson 1
  12. 11 Rafael Cavalcante 1
  13. 12 Rogerio Nogueira
  14. 13 Fabio Maldonado
  15. 14 Patrick Cummins
  16. 15 Jan Blachowicz

Heavyweight

  1. Champion Cain Velasquez
  2. 1 Fabricio Werdum (Interim Champion)
  3. 2 Junior Dos Santos
  4. 3 Travis Browne
  5. 4 Stipe Miocic
  6. 5 Josh Barnett 1
  7. 6 Mark Hunt 1
  8. 7 Andrei Arlovski
  9. 8 Alistair Overeem
  10. 9 Ben Rothwell
  11. 10 Frank Mir
  12. 11 Roy Nelson
  13. 12 Matt Mitrione
  14. 13 Antonio Silva
  15. 14 Stefan Struve
  16. 15 Mirko Cro Cop

Women's Strawweight

  1. Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  2. 1 Carla Esparza
  3. 2 Claudia Gadelha
  4. 3 Jessica Penne
  5. 4 Rose Namajunas
  6. 5 Tecia Torres
  7. 6 Randa Markos
  8. 7 Paige VanZant
  9. 8 Maryna Moroz
  10. 9 Joanne Calderwood
  11. 10 Felice Herrig
  12. 11 Aisling Daly
  13. 12 Heather Clark
  14. 13 Juliana Lima
  15. 14 Angela Hill
  16. 15 Valerie Letourneau

Women's Bantamweight

  1. Champion Ronda Rousey
  2. 1 Cat Zingano
  3. 2 Miesha Tate
  4. 3 Alexis Davis
  5. 4 Sara McMann
  6. 5 Jessica Eye
  7. 6 Sarah Kaufman
  8. 7 Bethe Correia
  9. 8 Amanda Nunes
  10. 9 Liz Carmouche
  11. 10 Holly Holm
  12. 11 Marion Reneau 1
  13. 12 Julianna Pena 1
  14. 13 Jessica Andrade
  15. 14 Germaine de Randamie
  16. 15 Raquel Pennington