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UFC rankings


Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rankings, which were introduced in February 2013, 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 UFC by weight class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are of active status in the UFC. 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 7, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan.

RankISOFighterRecordWin streak.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}MWeight classStatusNext fight
Islam Makhachev28–116WelterweightWelterweight Champion
Ilia Topuria17–017LightweightLightweight ChampionUFC Freedom 250Justin Gaethje
Khamzat Chimaev15–015MiddleweightMiddleweight ChampionUFC 328Sean Strickland
Alexander Volkanovski28–42FeatherweightFeatherweight Champion
Alex Pereira13–31Light HeavyweightUFC Freedom 250Ciryl Gane
Petr Yan20–54BantamweightBantamweight Champion
Tom Aspinall15–3 (1 NC)0HeavyweightHeavyweight Champion(March 7, 2026) – Eye surgery
Merab Dvalishvili21–50Bantamweight#1 in bantamweight rankings
Alexandre Pantoja30–60Flyweight#1 in flyweight rankings
Joshua Van16–26FlyweightFlyweight ChampionUFC 328Tatsuro Taira
Charles Oliveira37–11 (1 NC)2Lightweight#3 in lightweight rankingsBMF Champion
Dricus du Plessis23–30Middleweight#1 in middleweight rankings
Jack Della Maddalena18–30Welterweight#1 in welterweight rankingsUFC Fight Night 275Carlos Prates
Magomed Ankalaev20–2–1 (1 NC)0Light Heavyweight#1 in light heavyweight rankings
Arman Tsarukyan23–35Lightweight#2 in lightweight rankings

Weight limit: 206 to 265 lb • 93.44 kg to 120.20 kg

Rankings updated on April 7, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan.

Weight limit: 186 to 205 lbs • 84.36 to 92.98 kg

Rankings updated on April 7, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan.

Weight limit: 171 to 185 lb • 77.56 to 83.91 kg

Rankings updated on April 7, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan.

Weight limit: 156 to 170 lb • 70.76 to 77.11 kg

Rankings updated on April 7, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan.

Weight limit: 146 to 155 lb • 66.22 to 70.30 kg

Rankings updated on April 7, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan.

Weight limit: 136 to 145 lb • 61.68 to 65.77 kg

Rankings updated on April 7, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan.

Weight limit: 126 to 135 lbs • 57.15 to 61.23 kg

Rankings updated on April 7, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan.

Weight limit: 116 to 125 lb • 52.61 to 56.69 kg

Rankings updated on April 7, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan.

Rankings updated on April 7, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan.

RankISOFighterRecordWin streakMWeight classStatusNext fight
Valentina Shevchenko26–4–13FlyweightFlyweight Champion
Kayla Harrison19–14BantamweightBantamweight Champion(January 14, 2026) – Neck injury – Bout postponed
Zhang Weili26–40FlyweightStrawweight#1 in strawweight rankings
Natália Silva20–5–114Flyweight#1 in flyweight rankings
Manon Fiorot13–21Flyweight#2 in flyweight rankings
Mackenzie Dern16–53StrawweightStrawweight Champion
Alexa Grasso17–5–11Flyweight#3 in flyweight rankings
Erin Blanchfield14–22Flyweight#3 in flyweight rankings
Julianna Peña12–60Bantamweight#1 in bantamweight rankings
Tatiana Suarez12–12Strawweight#2 in strawweight rankings
Virna Jandiroba23–41Strawweight#3 in strawweight rankings
Raquel Pennington16–90Bantamweight#2 in bantamweight rankings(August 7, 2025) – Undisclosed injury
Yan Xiaonan18–5(1 NC)0Strawweight#4 in strawweight rankings
Rose Namajunas14–80Flyweight#6 in flyweight rankings
Norma Dumont13–26Bantamweight#3 in bantamweight rankingsUFC Fight Night 274Joselyne Edwards

Weight limit: 126 to 135 lb • 57.15 to 61.23 kg

Rankings updated on April 7, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan.

Weight limit: 116 to 125 lb • 52.61 to 56.69 kg

Rankings updated on April 7, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan.

Weight limit: 106 to 115 lb • 48.08 to 52.16 kg

Rankings updated on April 7, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan.

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