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. 6 Fabricio Werdum
  8. 7 Robbie Lawler
  9. 8 Rafael Dos Anjos
  10. 9 Daniel Cormier 1
  11. 10 Cain Velasquez 1
  12. 11 Anderson Silva 1
  13. 12 Anthony Pettis 1
  14. 13 Conor McGregor
  15. 14 Frankie Edgar
  16. 15 Johny Hendricks

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 Kyoji Horiguchi
  9. 7 John Lineker 1
  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 Bryan Caraway
  8. 7 Aljamain Sterling 1
  9. 8 Takeya Mizugaki
  10. 9 Johnny Eduardo
  11. 10 Thomas Almeida 1
  12. 11 Eddie Wineland 1
  13. 12 Francisco Rivera
  14. 13 Iuri Alcantara
  15. 14 Frankie Saenz
  16. 15 Erik Perez

Featherweight

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

Lightweight

  1. Champion Rafael Dos Anjos
  2. 1 Anthony Pettis
  3. 2 Donald Cerrone
  4. 3 Khabib Nurmagomedov
  5. 4 Eddie Alvarez
  6. 5 Michael Johnson
  7. 6 Edson Barboza 1
  8. 7 Benson Henderson 1
  9. 8 Myles Jury
  10. 9 Tony Ferguson
  11. 10 Bobby Green
  12. 11 Al Iaquinta
  13. 12 Josh Thomson
  14. 12 Beneil Dariush 1
  15. 13 Dustin Poirier 2
  16. 14 Nate Diaz
  17. 15 Jorge Masvidal *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
  11. 10 Rick Story
  12. 11 Gunnar Nelson
  13. 12 Jake Ellenberger
  14. 13 Thiago Alves 1
  15. 14 Neil Magny 1
  16. 15 Kelvin Gastelum
  17. 15 Ryan LaFlare *NR

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
  8. 7 Gegard Mousasi
  9. 8 Tim Kennedy
  10. 9 Michael Bisping
  11. 10 Thales Leites
  12. 11 CB Dollaway
  13. 12 Dan Henderson
  14. 13 Robert Whittaker
  15. 14 Roan Carneiro
  16. 15 Derek Brunson

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 Patrick Cummins 4
  12. 11 Rogerio Nogueira
  13. 12 Jan Blachowicz
  14. 13 Fabio Maldonado
  15. 14 Rafael Cavalcante 4
  16. 15 Ilir Latifi

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
  9. 8 Mark Hunt
  10. 9 Alistair Overeem
  11. 10 Frank Mir
  12. 11 Antonio Silva 1
  13. 12 Roy Nelson 1
  14. 13 Matt Mitrione
  15. 14 Stefan Struve 1
  16. 15 Aleksei Oleinik 1

Women's Strawweight

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

Women's Bantamweight

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