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
  12. 11 Amanda Nunes
  13. 11 Cris Cyborg 2
  14. 13 Khabib Nurmagomedov 1
  15. 14 TJ Dillashaw
  16. 15 Robbie Lawler

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
  9. 8 John Moraga
  10. 9 Dustin Ortiz
  11. 10 Brandon Moreno
  12. 11 Zach Makovsky
  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. 7 Aljamain Sterling 1
  10. 8 Michael McDonald 1
  11. 9 John Dodson 1
  12. 10 Thomas Almeida 1
  13. 11 Johnny Eduardo 1
  14. 12 Eddie Wineland 1
  15. 13 Pedro Munhoz 2
  16. 14 Rani Yahya *NR
  17. 15 Takeya Mizugaki 1

Featherweight

  1. Champion Jose Aldo
  2. 1 Max Holloway (Interim Champion)
  3. 2 Frankie Edgar
  4. 3 Ricardo Lamas
  5. 4 Cub Swanson
  6. 5 Jeremy Stephens
  7. 6 Anthony Pettis
  8. 7 Dennis Bermudez
  9. 7 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
  8. 7 Michael Johnson
  9. 8 Michael Chiesa
  10. 9 Beneil Dariush
  11. 10 Dustin Poirier
  12. 11 Donald Cerrone
  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
  11. 10 Rick Story
  12. 11 Gunnar Nelson
  13. 12 Tarec Saffiedine
  14. 13 Jorge Masvidal
  15. 14 Jake Ellenberger
  16. 15 Matt Brown

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
  10. 8 Vitor Belfort
  11. 10 Kelvin Gastelum
  12. 11 Krzysztof Jotko
  13. 12 Tim Kennedy
  14. 13 Uriah Hall
  15. 14 Thales Leites
  16. 15 Tim Boetsch

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
  10. 9 Corey Anderson
  11. 10 Nikita Krylov
  12. 11 Ilir Latifi
  13. 12 Rogerio Nogueira
  14. 13 Patrick Cummins
  15. 14 Gian Villante
  16. 15 Jan Blachowicz

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
  11. 10 Travis Browne
  12. 11 Stefan Struve
  13. 11 Francis Ngannou
  14. 13 Alexander Volkov
  15. 14 Daniel Omielanczuk
  16. 15 Tim Johnson

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 Michelle Waterson 4
  9. 8 Joanne Calderwood
  10. 9 Paige VanZant 2
  11. 9 Maryna Moroz
  12. 11 Jessica Aguilar 1
  13. 12 Jessica Penne
  14. 13 Valerie Letourneau
  15. 14 Alexa Grasso 1
  16. 15 Juliana Lima 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. 10 Germaine de Randamie 1
  13. 11 Ashlee Evans-Smith 1
  14. 12 Marion Reneau 2
  15. 13 Alexis Davis
  16. 14 Jessica Eye 1
  17. 15 Leslie Smith *NR