Big things are happening in the official UFC rankings, updated in the wake of last weekend’s UFC 325 event in Australia. Reigning featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski climbed the pound-for-pound chart with his victory over Diego Lopes in the UFC 325 main event, while Benoit Saint Denis jumped to No. 5 at lightweight by disposing of […]
Big things are happening in the official UFC rankings, updated in the wake of last weekend’s UFC 325 event in Australia. Reigning featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski climbed the pound-for-pound chart with his victory over Diego Lopes in the UFC 325 main event, while Benoit Saint Denis jumped to No. 5 at lightweight by disposing of Dan Hooker. That sent former interim title challenger Paddy Pimblett down one spot to No. 6.
In addition, Shavkat Rakhmonov was removed from the welterweight rankings following a second injury.
“He was eliminated at our title eliminator,” No. 2-ranked Ian Garry wrote on X, referring to their UFC 310 bout that “Nomad” won by decision. The loss of the undefeated Rakhmonov allowed the recently-booked Michael Page to sneak back into the Top 15 after a pit stop at middleweight.
“MVP cleverly ran away from the fight with me and jumped in the top,” Yaroslav Amavov wrote on X, for reasons nobody can explain.
Here’s how the rankings are compiled, at least until AI takes over:
Rankings are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who 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 in 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 the 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.
Take a look at what the latest rankings field looks like courtesy of UFC.com. Note: (+/- = movement in rankings, T = tie, *NR = Not previously ranked).
MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Islam Makhachev
2. Ilia Topuria
3. Khamzat Chimaev
4. Alexander Volkanovski +1
5. Alex Pereira -1
6. Petr Yan
7. Merab Dvalishvili
8. Tom Aspinall
9. Alexandre Pantoja
10. Max Holloway
11. Joshua Van
12. Magomed Ankalaev +1
13. Dricus Du Plessis -1
14. Jack Della Maddalena
15. Arman Tsarukyan
FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Joshua Van
1. Alexandre Pantoja
2. Manel Kape
3. Tatsuro Taira
4. Brandon Royval
5. Brandon Moreno
6. Amir Albazi
7. Asu Almabayev
8. Kyoji Horiguchi
9. Tim Elliott
10. Alex Perez
11. Steve Erceg
12. Tagir Ulanbekov
13. Charles Johnson
14. Bruno Silva
15. Lone’er Kavanagh
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Petr Yan
1. Merab Dvalishvili
2. Umar Nurmagomedov
3. Sean O’Malley
4. Cory Sandhagen
5. Song Yadong
6. Aiemann Zahabi
7. Deiveson Figueiredo
8. Marlon Vera
9. Mario Bautista
10. David Martinez
11. Vinicius Oliveira
12. Payton Talbott
13. Rob Font
14. Kyler Phillips
15. Montel Jackson
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Alexander Volkanovski
1. Movsar Evloev
2. Diego Lopes
3. Lerone Murphy +1
4. Yair Rodriguez -1
5. Aljamain Sterling
6. Jean Silva
7. Arnold Allen
8. Youssef Zalal
9. Steve Garcia
10. Brian Ortega
11. Josh Emmett
12. Patricio Pitbull
13. Kevin Vallejos
14. Dan Ige
15. David Onama
LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Ilia Topuria
1. Justin Gaethje (interim champion)
2. Arman Tsarukyan
3. Charles Oliveira
4. Max Holloway
5. Benoit Saint Denis +3
6. Paddy Pimblett -1
7. Mateusz Gamrot
8. Dan Hooker -2
9. Mauricio Ruffy +5
10. Renato Moicano
11. Rafael Fiziev -2
12. Beneil Dariush -1
13. Michael Chandler -1
14. Manuel Torres -1
15. Fares Ziam
WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Islam Makhachev
1. Jack Della Maddalena
2. Ian Machado Garry +1
3. Michael Morales +1
4. Belal Muhammed +1
5. Carlos Prates +1
6. Sean Brady +1
7. Kamaru Usman +1
8. Leon Edwards +1
9. Joaquin Buckley +1
10. Gilbert Burns +1
11. Gabriel Bonfim
12. Geoff Neal +1
13. Colby Covington +1
14. Daniel Rodriguez +1
15. Michael Page *NR
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Khamzat Chimaev
1. Dricus Du Plessis
2. Nassourdine Imavov
3. Sean Strickland
4. Anthony Hernandez
5. Brendan Allen
6. Israel Adesanya
7. Caio Borralho
8. Reinier De Ridder
9. Robert Whittaker
10. Jared Cannonier
11. Roman Dolidze
12. Paulo Costa
13. Gregory Rodrigues
14. Joe Pyfer
15. Brunno Ferreira
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Alex Pereira
1. Magomed Ankalaev
2. Jiri Prochazka -1
3. Carlos Ulberg
4. Khalil Rountree
5. Jan Blachowicz
6. Azamat Murzakanov
7. Jamahal Hill
8. Volkan Oezdemir
9. Bogdan Guskov
10. Dominick Reyes
11. Aleksandar Rakic
12. Johnny Walker
13. Nikita Krylov
14. Zhang Mingyang
15. Alonzo Menifield
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Tom Aspinall
1. Ciryl Gane
2. Alexander Volkov
3. Sergei Pavlovich
4. Curtis Blaydes
5. Waldo Cortes Acosta
6. Jailton Almeida
7. Serghei Spivac
8. Marcin Tybura
9. Derrick Lewis +1
10. Ante Delija -1
11. Tallison Teixeira +4
12. Shamil Gaziev -1
13. Mick Parkin
14. Valter Walker
15. Tai Tuivasa -3
WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Valentina Shevchenko
2. Kayla Harrison
3. Zhang Weili
4. Natalia Silva
5. Mackenzie Dern
6. Manon Fiorot
7. Erin Blanchfield
8. Julianna Pena
9. Alexa Grasso
10. Virna Jandiroba
11. Raquel Pennington
12. Tatiana Suarez
13. Rose Namajunas
14. Yan Xiaonan
15. Maycee Barber
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Mackenzie Dern
1. Zhang Weili
2. Tatiana Suarez
3. Virna Jandiroba
4. Yan Xiaonan
5. Amanda Lemos
6. Loopy Godinez
7. Tabatha Ricci +1
8. Gillian Robertson +2
9. Jessica Andrade
10. Amanda Ribas +1
11. Fatima Klein +1
12. Denise Gomes +1
13. Alexia Thainara +2
14. Angela Hill
15. Mizuki Inoue *NR
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Valentina Shevchenko
1. (T) Manon Fiorot
1. (T) Natalia Silva
3. Alexa Grasso +1
4. Erin Blanchfield -1
5. Maycee Barber
6. Jasmine Jasudavicius
7. Rose Namajunas
8. Tracy Cortez
9. Karine Silva
10. Miranda Maverick
11. Casey O’Neill
12. Wang Cong
13. Eduarda Moura
14. JJ Aldrich
15. Gabriella Fernandes
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Kayla Harrison
1. Julianna Pena
2. Raquel Pennington
3. Norma Dumont
4. Ketlen Vieira
5. Yana Santos
6. Irene Aldana
7. Ailin Perez +1
8. Macy Chiasson -1
9. Karol Rosa
10. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
11. Mayra Bueno Silva
12. Nora Cornolle
13. Miesha Tate
14. Joselyne Edwards
15. Luana Santos
You can expect these rankings to change around this time next week, particularly in the bantamweight division, following the UFC Vegas 113: “Bautista vs. Oliveira” event on Paramount+, scheduled for Sat., Feb. 7, 2026 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
For much more on that upcoming fight card click here.
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