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PFL Rankings
Professional Fighter League (PFL) rankings, which were introduced in January 2026, are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. These media members are asked to vote for whom they feel are the top fighters in the PFL by weight class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are of active status in the PFL. A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.
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Rankings updated on April 15, 2026, after PFL Chicago.
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | Win streak | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}M | Weight class | Status | Next fight |
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| Usman Nurmagomedov | 21–0 (1 NC) | 21 | Lightweight | Lightweight Champion | ||||
| Corey Anderson | 20–6 (1 NC) | 4 | Light Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight Champion | ||||
| Vadim Nemkov | 20–2 (1 NC) | 14 | Heavyweight | Heavyweight Champion | ||||
| Costello van Steenis | 18–3 | 4 | Middleweight | Middleweight Champion | ||||
| Ramazan Kuramagomedov | 14–0 | 14 | Welterweight | Welterweight Champion | ||||
| Sergio Pettis | 25–7 | 2 | Bantamweight | #1 in bantamweight rankings | ||||
| Thad Jean | 11–0 | 11 | Welterweight | #3 in welterweight rankings | ||||
| Johnny Eblen | 17–1 | 0 | Middleweight | #1 in middleweight rankings | ||||
| Shamil Musaev | 20–1–1 | 0 | Welterweight | #1 in welterweight rankings | ||||
| A.J. McKee | 24–2 | 1 | Featherweight | #2 in featherweight rankings |
Weight limit: 206 to 265 lb • 93.44 kg to 120.20 kg
Rankings updated on April 15, 2026, after PFL Chicago.
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | ||
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| Vadim Nemkov | 20–2 (1 NC) | 14(0 def) | @media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}Win | PFL Champions Series 4 | Renan Ferreira | TBD | |||
| Oleg Popov | 23–2 | 4 | Win | BetCity Fight Nights 135 | Magomed Magomedov | TBD | |||
| Renan Ferreira | 13–5 (3 NC) | 0 | Loss | PFL Champions Series 4 | Vadim Nemkov | PFL Sioux Falls | Sergey Bilostenniy | ||
| Denis Goltsov | 36–9 | 0 | Loss | PFL Champions Series 2 | Corey Anderson | TBD | |||
| Linton Vassell | 26–10(1 NC) | 0 | Win | PFL Madrid | Denis Goltsov | TBD | |||
| Pouya Rahmani | 6–0 | 6 | Win | PFL Dubai | Karl Williams | TBD | |||
| Rodrigo Nascimento | 12–5 | 0 | Loss | PFL Chicago | Alexander Romanov | TBD | |||
| Sergey Bilostenniy | 14–4 | 1 | Win | PFL 10 | Alexandr Romanov | PFL Sioux Falls | Renan Ferreira | ||
| Slim Trabelsi | 8–1 | 0 | Loss | PFL Champions Series 3 | Pouya Rahmani | TBD | |||
| Abraham Bably | 8–2 | 3 | Win | PFL Africa 4 | Justin Clarke | TBD | |||
| Karl Williams | 10–5 | 0 | Loss | PFL Dubai | Pouya Rahmani | TBD |
Weight limit: 186 to 205 lbs • 84.36 to 92.98 kg
Rankings updated on April 15, 2026, after PFL Chicago.
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | ||
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| Corey Anderson | 20–6 (1 NC) | 4(0 def) | Win | PFL Champions Series 3 | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | TBD | |||
| Antônio Carlos Júnior | 19–6(2 NC) | 3 | Win | PFL 10 | Sullivan Cauley | TBD | |||
| Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | 26–8–1 | 1 | Win | PFL Belfast | Tyson Pedro | TBD | |||
| Luke Trainer | 10–1 | 5 | Win | PFL Dubai | Rob Wilkinson | TBD | |||
| Sullivan Cauley | 8–2 | 0 | Loss | PFL 10 | Antônio Carlos Júnior | TBD | |||
| Rob Wilkinson | 19–5 | 0 | Loss | PFL Dubai | Luke Trainer | TBD | |||
| Simeon Powell | 11–2 | 0 | Loss | PFL 7 | Antônio Carlos Júnior | PFL Sioux Falls | Emiliano Sordi | ||
| Rasul Magomedov | 8–0 | 8 | Win | PFL 10 | Guilherme Viana | TBD | |||
| Emiliano Sordi | 26–13–1 | 3 | Win | FNC 25 | Tom Breese | PFL Sioux Falls | Simeon Powell | ||
| Tyson Pedro | 10–6 | 0 | Loss | PFL Belfast | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | TBD | |||
| Rafael Xavier | 14–8 | 1 | Win | PFL 7 | Karl Albrektsson | TBD |
Weight limit: 171 to 185 lb • 77.56 to 83.91 kg
Rankings updated on April 15, 2026, after PFL Chicago.
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | ||
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| Costello van Steenis | 18–3 | 4(1 def) | Win | PFL Madrid | Fabian Edwards | TBD | |||
| Johnny Eblen | 17–1 | 1 | Win | PFL Pittsburgh | Bryan Battle | TBD | |||
| Fabian Edwards | 16–5(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | PFL Madrid | Costello van Steenis | TBD | |||
| Impa Kasanganay | 20–6 | 2 | Win | PFL Pittsburgh | Dalton Rosta | TBD | |||
| Dalton Rosta | 11–3 | 0 | Loss | PFL Pittsburgh | Impa Kasanganay | TBD | |||
| Jordan Newman | 8–0 | 8 | Win | PFL 8 | Eslam Abdul Baset | TBD | |||
| Joshua Silveira | 15–5 | 1 | Win | PFL 10 | Murad Ramazanov | TBD | |||
| Aaron Jeffery | 16–6 | 0 | Loss | PFL 7 | Dalton Rosta | TBD | |||
| Boris Mbarga Atangana | 8–0 | 8 | Win | PFL Champions Series 4 | Guilherme Soares | PFL Brussels | Jared Gooden | ||
| Bryan Battle | 12–3(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | PFL Pittsburgh | Johnny Eblen | TBD | |||
| Imamshafi Aliev | 10–2 | 0 | Loss | UAE Warriors 64 | John Martin Fraser | TBD |
Weight limit: 156 to 170 lb • 70.76 to 77.11 kg
Rankings updated on April 15, 2026, after PFL Chicago.
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | ||
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| Ramazan Kuramagomedov | 14–0 | 14 | Win | PFL Dubai | Shamil Musaev | TBD | |||
| Shamil Musaev | 20–1–1 | 0 | Loss | PFL Dubai | Ramazan Kuramagomedov | TBD | |||
| Magomed Umalatov | 18–1 | +1 | 1 | Win | PFL 5 | Anthony Ivy | TBD | ||
| Logan Storley | 18–4 | +1 | 0 | Loss | PFL 8 | Thad Jean | PFL Sioux Falls | Florim Zendeli | |
| Thad Jean | 11–0 | −2 | 11 | Win | PFL 8 | Logan Storley | TBD | ||
| Abdoul Abdouraguimov | 20–1(1 NC) | 10 | Win | PFL Dubai | Kendly St. Louis | TBD | |||
| Florim Zendeli | 11–1–1 | 5 | Win | PFL Champions Series 3 | Omar El Dafrawy | PFL Sioux Falls | Logan Storley | ||
| Chris Mixan | 7–2 | 0 | Loss | PFL Belfast | Eoin Sheridan | TBD | |||
| Patrick Habirora | 8–0 | +2 | 8 | Win | PFL Champions Series 4 | Kevin Jousset | PFL Brussels | Benson Henderson | |
| Omar El Dafrawy | 15–6 | 1 | Win | PFL Chicago | James Vake | TBD | |||
| Ernesto Rodriguez | 11–1 | 0 | Loss | PFL Pittsburgh | Masayuki Kikuiri | TBD |
Weight limit: 146 to 155 lb • 66.22 to 70.30 kg
Rankings updated on April 15, 2026, after PFL Chicago.
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | ||
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| Usman Nurmagomedov | 21–0 (1 NC) | 21 (1 def) | Win | PFL Dubai | Alfie Davis | TBD | |||
| Alfie Davis | 20–6–1 | 0 | Loss | PFL Dubai | Usman Nurmagomedov | TBD | |||
| Gadzhi Rabadanov | 26–5–2 | 0 | Loss | PFL 9 | Alfie Davis | PFL Sioux Falls | Aleksandr Chizov | ||
| Archie Colgan | 13–0 | 13 | Win | PFL Champions Series 3 | Jay-Jay Wilson | TBD | |||
| Paul Hughes | 14–3 | 0 | Loss | PFL Champions Series 3 | Usman Nurmagomedov | TBD | |||
| Alexandr Shabliy | 24–4 | 0 | Loss | Bellator Champions Series 4 | Usman Nurmagomedov | TBD | |||
| Jakub Kaszuba | 16–0 | 16 | Win | PFL Pittsburgh | Natan Schulte | TBD | |||
| Jay-Jay Wilson | 11–2 | 0 | Loss | PFL Champions Series 3 | Archie Colgan | PFL Belfast | Darragh Kelly | ||
| Natan Schulte | 25–6–1 | 0 | Loss | PFL Pittsburgh | Jakub Kaszuba | TBD | |||
| Darragh Kelly | 9–0 | +1 | 9 | Win | PFL Europe 3 | Bakhtiyar Abdulaev | PFL Belfast | Jay-Jay Wilson | |
| Amru Magomedov | 10–0 | 10 | Win | PFL Dubai | Kolton Englund | TBD |
Weight limit: 136 to 145 lb • 61.68 to 65.77 kg
Rankings updated on April 15, 2026, after PFL Chicago.
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timur Khizriev | 18–0 | 18 | Win | PFL 10 (2024) | Brendan Loughnane | TBD | |||
| A.J. McKee | 24–2 | 2 | Win | PFL Madrid | Ádám Borics | TBD | |||
| Jesus Pinedo | 25–8–1 | 0 | Loss | PFL Dubai | Salamat Isbulaev | TBD | |||
| Gabriel Braga | 16–4 | +2 | 1 | Win | PFL Chicago | Cheyden Leialoha | TBD | ||
| Ádám Borics | 20–4 | −1 | 0 | Loss | PFL Madrid | A.J. McKee | TBD | ||
| Salamat Isbulaev | 10–0 | −1 | 10 | Win | PFL Dubai | Jesus Pinedo | TBD | ||
| Ibragim Ibragimov | 10–0 | 10 | Win | PFL Europe 2 | Mathys Duragrin | TBD | |||
| Asaël Adjoudj | 10–1 | 10 | Win | PFL 8 | Yves Landu | PFL Brussels | Keisuke Sasu | ||
| Alexei Pergande | 8–0 | 8 | Win | PFL Pittsburgh | Julio Arce | TBD | |||
| Akhmed Magomedov | 11–2(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | PFL Champions Series 2 | A.J. McKee | TBD |
Weight limit: 126 to 135 lbs • 57.15 to 61.23 kg
Rankings updated on April 15, 2026, after PFL Chicago.
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | ||
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| Sergio Pettis | 25–8 | 0 | Loss | PFL Chicago | Mitch McKee | TBD | |||
| Raufeon Stots | 21–4 | 0 | Loss | PFL Chicago | Renat Khavalov | TBD | |||
| Taylor Lapilus | 24–4 | +1 | 5 | Win | PFL Dubai | Kasum Kasumov | PFL Brussels | Jake Hadley | |
| Magomed Magomedov | 21–5 | −1 | 0 | Loss | PFL Champions Series 3 | Sergio Pettis | PFL Sioux Falls | Leandro Higo | |
| Marcirley Alves | 15–4 | 3 | Win | PFL 9 | Justin Wetzell | PFL Brussels | Naoki Inoue | ||
| Renat Khavalov | 12–0 | 12 | Win | PFL Chicago | Raufeon Stots | TBD | |||
| Sarvarjon Khamidov | 16–1 | 0 | Loss | PFL 6 | Magomed Magomedov | TBD | |||
| Lazaro Dayron | 10–0–1 | +1 | 11 | Win | PFL Pittsburgh | Jacob Thrall | TBD | ||
| Ciarán Clarke | 10–1 | −1 | 0 | Loss | PFL Belfast | Dean Garnett | TBD | ||
| Lewis McGrillen-Evans | 12–1 | 4 | Win | PFL Europe 1 | Alan Philpott | TBD |
Weight limit: 116 to 125 lb • 52.61 to 56.69 kg
Rankings updated on April 15, 2026, after PFL Chicago.
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Ditcheva | 15–0 | 15 | Win | PFL Champions Series 2 | Sumiko Inaba | TBD | |||
| Liz Carmouche | 25–8 | 3 | Win | PFL 9 | Jena Bishop | TBD | |||
| Taila Santos | 22–4 | 0 | Loss | PFL 10 (2024) | Dakota Ditcheva | PFL Sioux Falls | Qihui Yan | ||
| Denise Kielholtz | 9–5 | 3 | Win | PFL Dubai | Antonia Silvaneide | TBD | |||
| Paulina Wiśniewska | 7–1 | +1 | 1 | Win | PFL Chicago | Kana Watanabe | TBD | ||
| Ariane da Silva | 18–11 | +5 | 1 | Win | PFL Pittsburgh | Sumiko Inaba | TBD | ||
| Jena Bishop | 10–3 | 1 | Win | PFL Chicago | Borena Tsertsvadze | TBD | |||
| Sumiko Inaba | 8–3 | −3 | 0 | Loss | PFL Pittsburgh | Ariane da Silva | TBD | ||
| Kana Watanabe | 13–5–1 | −1 | 0 | Loss | PFL Chicago | Paulina Wiśniewska | TBD | ||
| Viviane Araújo | 14–7 | −1 | 1 | Win | PFL Chicago | Shanna Young | TBD |
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