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 Jon Jones
  6. 5 TJ Dillashaw
  7. 6 Fabricio Werdum
  8. 7 Robbie Lawler
  9. 8 Daniel Cormier
  10. 9 Rafael Dos Anjos
  11. 10 Cain Velasquez
  12. 11 Ronda Rousey
  13. 12 Conor McGregor
  14. 13 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  15. 14 Holly Holm
  16. 15 Anthony Pettis

Flyweight

  1. Champion Demetrious Johnson
  2. 1 Joseph Benavidez
  3. 2 John Dodson
  4. 3 Henry Cejudo
  5. 4 Ian McCall
  6. 5 Jussier Formiga
  7. 6 Kyoji Horiguchi
  8. 7 John Moraga
  9. 8 Zach Makovsky
  10. 9 Dustin Ortiz
  11. 10 Ray Borg
  12. 11 Wilson Reis
  13. 12 Ali Bagautinov
  14. 13 Louis Smolka
  15. 14 Chris Cariaso
  16. 15 Sergio Pettis

Bantamweight

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

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 Hacran Dias
  13. 12 Darren Elkins
  14. 13 Tatsuya Kawajiri
  15. 14 Clay Guida
  16. 15 Thiago Tavares

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
  8. 7 Tony Ferguson 1
  9. 8 Beneil Dariush 2
  10. 9 Myles Jury
  11. 10 Al Iaquinta 1
  12. 11 Benson Henderson 4
  13. 12 Bobby Green
  14. 13 Dustin Poirier
  15. 14 Jim Miller 1
  16. 14 Nate Diaz

Welterweight

  1. Champion Robbie Lawler
  2. 1 Rory MacDonald
  3. 2 Tyron Woodley
  4. 3 Johny Hendricks
  5. 4 Carlos Condit
  6. 5 Matt Brown
  7. 6 Demian Maia
  8. 7 Dong Hyun Kim
  9. 8 Stephen Thompson
  10. 9 Neil Magny
  11. 10 Tarec Saffiedine
  12. 11 Rick Story
  13. 12 Gunnar Nelson
  14. 13 Kelvin Gastelum
  15. 14 Thiago Alves
  16. 15 Jake Ellenberger
  17. 15 Benson Henderson *NR

Middleweight

  1. Champion Chris Weidman
  2. 1 Luke Rockhold
  3. 2 Ronaldo Souza
  4. 3 Yoel Romero
  5. 3 Vitor Belfort 1
  6. 5 Lyoto Machida
  7. 6 Tim Kennedy
  8. 7 Michael Bisping
  9. 8 Robert Whittaker
  10. 9 Gegard Mousasi
  11. 10 Thales Leites
  12. 11 Uriah Hall
  13. 12 CB Dollaway
  14. 13 Derek Brunson
  15. 14 Dan Henderson
  16. 15 Roan Carneiro

Light Heavyweight

  1. Champion Daniel Cormier
  2. 1 Jon Jones
  3. 2 Anthony Johnson
  4. 3 Alexander Gustafsson
  5. 4 Ryan Bader
  6. 5 Glover Teixeira
  7. 6 Ovince Saint Preux
  8. 7 Rashad Evans
  9. 8 Mauricio Rua
  10. 9 Jimi Manuwa
  11. 10 Rampage Jackson
  12. 11 Rogerio Nogueira
  13. 12 Patrick Cummins
  14. 13 Corey Anderson
  15. 14 Rafael Cavalcante
  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 Mark Hunt
  9. 8 Ben Rothwell
  10. 9 Alistair Overeem
  11. 10 Frank Mir
  12. 11 Roy Nelson
  13. 12 Antonio Silva
  14. 13 Matt Mitrione
  15. 14 Jared Rosholt
  16. 15 Aleksei Oleinik

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 Valerie Letourneau
  8. 7 Paige VanZant
  9. 8 Randa Markos
  10. 9 Joanne Calderwood
  11. 10 Michelle Waterson 1
  12. 11 Maryna Moroz 1
  13. 12 Jessica Aguilar
  14. 13 Juliana Lima
  15. 14 Felice Herrig
  16. 15 Aisling Daly

Women's Bantamweight

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