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 Chris Weidman
  4. 3 Demetrious Johnson
  5. 4 Ronda Rousey
  6. 5 TJ Dillashaw
  7. 5 Fabricio Werdum 1
  8. 7 Rafael Dos Anjos
  9. 8 Robbie Lawler
  10. 9 Cain Velasquez 1
  11. 10 Daniel Cormier 1
  12. 11 Anderson Silva
  13. 12 Renan Barao
  14. 13 Anthony Pettis
  15. 14 Conor McGregor *NR
  16. 15 Johny Hendricks
  17. 15 Frankie Edgar 1

Flyweight

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

Bantamweight

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

Featherweight

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

Lightweight

  1. Champion Rafael Dos Anjos
  2. 1 Anthony Pettis
  3. 2 Donald Cerrone
  4. 3 Khabib Nurmagomedov
  5. 4 Eddie Alvarez
  6. 5 Gilbert Melendez
  7. 5 Michael Johnson 1
  8. 6 Benson Henderson 1
  9. 7 Edson Barboza 1
  10. 8 Myles Jury 1
  11. 9 Josh Thomson 1
  12. 10 Bobby Green 1
  13. 11 Tony Ferguson 1
  14. 12 Al Iaquinta 1
  15. 13 Beneil Dariush 1
  16. 14 Nate Diaz *NR
  17. 15 Jorge Masvidal
  18. 15 Dustin Poirier *NR

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 Dong Hyun Kim
  9. 8 Tarec Saffiedine
  10. 9 Stephen Thompson *NR
  11. 10 Rick Story
  12. 11 Gunnar Nelson 4
  13. 12 Jake Ellenberger 3
  14. 13 Thiago Alves 2
  15. 14 Ryan LaFlare
  16. 14 Neil Magny 2
  17. 15 Kelvin Gastelum 2

Middleweight

  1. Champion Chris Weidman
  2. 1 Luke Rockhold
  3. 2 Ronaldo Souza
  4. 3 Yoel Romero
  5. 4 Vitor Belfort
  6. 5 Lyoto Machida
  7. 6 Anderson Silva 1
  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. 12 Dan Henderson 1
  15. 13 Robert Whittaker 1
  16. 14 Roan Carneiro 1
  17. 15 Derek Brunson *NR

Light Heavyweight

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

Heavyweight

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

Women's Strawweight

  1. Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  2. 1 Carla Esparza
  3. 2 Claudia Gadelha
  4. 3 Rose Namajunas 1
  5. 3 Jessica Penne
  6. 5 Tecia Torres
  7. 6 Randa Markos
  8. 7 Maryna Moroz 1
  9. 8 Paige VanZant 1
  10. 9 Joanne Calderwood
  11. 10 Felice Herrig
  12. 11 Juliana Lima
  13. 12 Michelle Waterson *NR
  14. 13 Aisling Daly
  15. 14 Heather Clark 2
  16. 15 Bec Rawlings
  17. 15 Valerie Letourneau 1

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
  13. 12 Julianna Pena
  14. 13 Jessica Andrade
  15. 14 Germaine de Randamie
  16. 15 Lauren Murphy