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 Conor McGregor
  4. 3 Dominick Cruz
  5. 4 Daniel Cormier
  6. 5 Jose Aldo
  7. 6 Stipe Miocic
  8. 7 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  9. 8 Tyron Woodley
  10. 9 Michael Bisping
  11. 10 Max Holloway *NR
  12. 11 Amanda Nunes 2
  13. 12 Luke Rockhold
  14. 12 Khabib Nurmagomedov 2
  15. 13 Cris Cyborg 3
  16. 14 TJ Dillashaw 1
  17. 15 Robbie Lawler 4

Flyweight

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

Bantamweight

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

Featherweight

  1. Champion Jose Aldo
  2. 1 Max Holloway (Interim Champion)
  3. 2 Frankie Edgar 1
  4. 3 Ricardo Lamas
  5. 4 Cub Swanson
  6. 5 Jeremy Stephens 1
  7. 6 Anthony Pettis 1
  8. 7 Dennis Bermudez 1
  9. 8 Charles Oliveira 1
  10. 9 Brian Ortega
  11. 10 Yair Rodriguez
  12. 11 Dooho Choi
  13. 12 Mirsad Bektic
  14. 13 Darren Elkins
  15. 14 Renan Barao
  16. 15 Andre Fili

Lightweight

  1. Champion Conor McGregor
  2. 1 Khabib Nurmagomedov
  3. 2 Tony Ferguson
  4. 3 Eddie Alvarez
  5. 4 Rafael Dos Anjos
  6. 5 Edson Barboza
  7. 6 Nate Diaz 1
  8. 7 Michael Johnson
  9. 8 Michael Chiesa
  10. 9 Beneil Dariush
  11. 10 Dustin Poirier 1
  12. 11 Donald Cerrone 1
  13. 12 Gilbert Melendez
  14. 13 Francisco Trinaldo
  15. 14 Evan Dunham
  16. 15 Al Iaquinta

Welterweight

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

Middleweight

  1. Champion Michael Bisping
  2. 1 Yoel Romero
  3. 2 Luke Rockhold
  4. 3 Ronaldo Souza
  5. 4 Chris Weidman
  6. 5 Gegard Mousasi
  7. 6 Robert Whittaker
  8. 7 Anderson Silva
  9. 8 Derek Brunson 1
  10. 8 Vitor Belfort
  11. 10 Kelvin Gastelum *NR
  12. 11 Krzysztof Jotko
  13. 12 Tim Kennedy 2
  14. 13 Uriah Hall 1
  15. 14 Thales Leites 1
  16. 15 Rafael Natal
  17. 15 Tim Boetsch 1

Light Heavyweight

  1. Champion Daniel Cormier
  2. 1 Anthony Johnson
  3. 2 Alexander Gustafsson
  4. 3 Glover Teixeira
  5. 4 Ryan Bader
  6. 5 Jimi Manuwa
  7. 6 Ovince Saint Preux
  8. 7 Mauricio Rua
  9. 8 Misha Cirkunov 5
  10. 9 Corey Anderson
  11. 10 Nikita Krylov 2
  12. 11 Ilir Latifi
  13. 12 Rogerio Nogueira 2
  14. 13 Patrick Cummins 1
  15. 14 Gian Villante
  16. 15 Rashad Evans
  17. 15 Jan Blachowicz *NR

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 Josh Barnett
  8. 7 Mark Hunt
  9. 8 Andrei Arlovski
  10. 9 Derrick Lewis 1
  11. 10 Travis Browne 1
  12. 11 Stefan Struve
  13. 11 Francis Ngannou 1
  14. 13 Alexander Volkov
  15. 14 Daniel Omielanczuk
  16. 15 Shamil Abdurakhimov
  17. 15 Tim Johnson *NR

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 Jessica Andrade
  7. 6 Tecia Torres
  8. 7 Paige VanZant 1
  9. 8 Joanne Calderwood 1
  10. 9 Maryna Moroz 1
  11. 10 Jessica Aguilar 1
  12. 11 Michelle Waterson 1
  13. 12 Jessica Penne 1
  14. 13 Valerie Letourneau 4
  15. 14 Juliana Lima 1
  16. 15 Alexa Grasso 1

Women's Bantamweight

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