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 Demetrious Johnson
  3. 2 Dominick Cruz
  4. 3 Daniel Cormier
  5. 4 Conor McGregor
  6. 5 Jose Aldo
  7. 6 Eddie Alvarez
  8. 7 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  9. 8 Stipe Miocic
  10. 9 Tyron Woodley
  11. 10 Michael Bisping
  12. 11 Robbie Lawler
  13. 12 Luke Rockhold 1
  14. 13 Rafael Dos Anjos 1
  15. 14 TJ Dillashaw
  16. 15 Frankie Edgar

Flyweight

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

Bantamweight

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

Featherweight

  1. Champion Conor McGregor
  2. 1 Jose Aldo (Interim Champion)
  3. 2 Frankie Edgar
  4. 3 Max Holloway
  5. 4 Ricardo Lamas
  6. 5 Cub Swanson
  7. 6 Charles Oliveira
  8. 7 Jeremy Stephens
  9. 8 Dennis Bermudez
  10. 9 Brian Ortega
  11. 10 Hacran Dias
  12. 11 Yair Rodriguez
  13. 12 Darren Elkins
  14. 13 Dooho Choi
  15. 14 Mirsad Bektic
  16. 15 Tatsuya Kawajiri

Lightweight

  1. Champion Eddie Alvarez
  2. 1 Khabib Nurmagomedov
  3. 2 Rafael Dos Anjos
  4. 3 Tony Ferguson
  5. 4 Edson Barboza 1
  6. 5 Nate Diaz 1
  7. 6 Donald Cerrone
  8. 7 Anthony Pettis
  9. 8 Dustin Poirier
  10. 9 Michael Chiesa
  11. 10 Michael Johnson
  12. 11 Beneil Dariush
  13. 12 Will Brooks
  14. 13 Al Iaquinta
  15. 14 Gilbert Melendez
  16. 15 Rashid Magomedov

Welterweight

  1. Champion Tyron Woodley
  2. 1 Robbie Lawler
  3. 2 Stephen Thompson
  4. 3 Rory MacDonald
  5. 3 Demian Maia 1
  6. 4 Carlos Condit 1
  7. 5 Kelvin Gastelum 1
  8. 6 Johny Hendricks 2
  9. 7 Donald Cerrone 7
  10. 7 Neil Magny
  11. 9 Lorenz Larkin *NR
  12. 10 Rick Story 1
  13. 10 Dong Hyun Kim
  14. 12 Gunnar Nelson 1
  15. 13 Tarec Saffiedine
  16. 14 Matt Brown 2
  17. 15 Jake Ellenberger
  18. 15 Albert Tumenov *NR

Middleweight

  1. Champion Michael Bisping
  2. 1 Luke Rockhold
  3. 2 Chris Weidman
  4. 3 Ronaldo Souza
  5. 4 Yoel Romero
  6. 5 Vitor Belfort
  7. 6 Anderson Silva
  8. 7 Robert Whittaker
  9. 8 Gegard Mousasi
  10. 9 Uriah Hall
  11. 10 Derek Brunson
  12. 11 Thales Leites
  13. 12 Dan Henderson
  14. 13 Tim Kennedy 1
  15. 14 Rafael Natal
  16. 15 Thiago Santos

Light Heavyweight

  1. Champion Daniel Cormier
  2. 1 Anthony Johnson
  3. 2 Alexander Gustafsson 1
  4. 3 Glover Teixeira 1
  5. 4 Ryan Bader
  6. 5 Ovince Saint Preux
  7. 6 Mauricio Rua
  8. 7 Rashad Evans
  9. 8 Jimi Manuwa
  10. 9 Rogerio Nogueira
  11. 10 Nikita Krylov
  12. 11 Corey Anderson
  13. 12 Ilir Latifi
  14. 13 Patrick Cummins
  15. 14 Misha Cirkunov
  16. 15 Gian Villante

Heavyweight

  1. Champion Stipe Miocic
  2. 1 Fabricio Werdum
  3. 2 Cain Velasquez
  4. 3 Alistair Overeem
  5. 4 Junior Dos Santos
  6. 5 Ben Rothwell
  7. 6 Andrei Arlovski
  8. 7 Travis Browne
  9. 8 Mark Hunt
  10. 9 Josh Barnett
  11. 10 Derrick Lewis
  12. 11 Roy Nelson
  13. 12 Ruslan Magomedov
  14. 13 Stefan Struve
  15. 14 Francis Ngannou
  16. 15 Antonio Silva

Women's Strawweight

  1. Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  2. 1 Claudia Gadelha
  3. 2 Karolina Kowalkiewicz
  4. 3 Carla Esparza
  5. 4 Rose Namajunas
  6. 5 Tecia Torres
  7. 6 Jessica Andrade
  8. 7 Joanne Calderwood
  9. 8 Valerie Letourneau
  10. 9 Maryna Moroz
  11. 10 Paige VanZant
  12. 11 Michelle Waterson
  13. 12 Jessica Aguilar 2
  14. 13 Randa Markos
  15. 13 Jessica Penne 1
  16. 14 Cortney Casey *NR
  17. 15 Juliana Lima

Women's Bantamweight

  1. Champion Amanda Nunes
  2. 1 Miesha Tate
  3. 2 Ronda Rousey
  4. 3 Valentina Shevchenko
  5. 4 Holly Holm
  6. 5 Julianna Pena
  7. 6 Cat Zingano
  8. 7 Sara McMann
  9. 8 Raquel Pennington
  10. 9 Liz Carmouche 1
  11. 10 Jessica Eye
  12. 11 Bethe Correia
  13. 12 Germaine de Randamie
  14. 13 Ashlee Evans-Smith
  15. 14 Katlyn Chookagian
  16. 15 Marion Reneau