Athlete Rankings
Men's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
| 1 | Islam Makhachev | |
| 2 | Alex Pereira | |
| 3 | Jon Jones | |
| 4 | Ilia Topuria | |
| 5 | Belal Muhammad | Rank increased by 1 |
| 6 | Sean O'Malley | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 7 | Leon Edwards | |
| 8 | Alexander Volkanovski | |
| 9 | Tom Aspinall | |
| 10 | Max Holloway | |
| 11 | Dricus Du Plessis | |
| 12 | Alexandre Pantoja | |
| 13 | Israel Adesanya | |
| 14 | Sean Strickland | |
| 15 | Charles Oliveira |
Flyweight
| 1 | Brandon Royval | |
| 2 | Brandon Moreno | |
| 3 | Amir Albazi | |
| 4 | Kai Kara-France | |
| 5 | Tatsuro Taira | |
| 6 | Alex Perez | |
| 7 | Steve Erceg | |
| 8 | Matheus Nicolau | |
| 9 | Manel Kape | |
| 10 | Tim Elliott | |
| 11 | Matt Schnell | |
| 12 | Tagir Ulanbekov | |
| 13 | Bruno Silva | |
| 14 | Asu Almabayev | |
| 15 | Cody Durden |
Bantamweight
| 1 | Merab Dvalishvili | |
| 2 | Umar Nurmagomedov | Rank increased by 8 |
| 3 | Petr Yan | |
| 4 | Cory Sandhagen | Rank decreased by 2 |
| 5 | Deiveson Figueiredo | Rank increased by 1 |
| 6 | Henry Cejudo | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 7 | Marlon Vera | Rank decreased by 3 |
| 8 | Song Yadong | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 9 | José Aldo | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 10 | Rob Font | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 11 | Kyler Phillips | |
| 11 | Mario Bautista | Rank increased by 1 |
| 13 | Dominick Cruz | |
| 14 | Jonathan Martinez | |
| 15 | Montel Jackson |
Featherweight
| 1 | Alexander Volkanovski | |
| 2 | Max Holloway | |
| 3 | Brian Ortega | |
| 4 | Yair Rodriguez | |
| 5 | Arnold Allen | |
| 6 | Movsar Evloev | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 7 | Josh Emmett | |
| 8 | Aljamain Sterling | |
| 9 | Calvin Kattar | |
| 10 | Giga Chikadze | |
| 11 | Lerone Murphy | |
| 12 | Diego Lopes | |
| 12 | Bryce Mitchell | Rank increased by 1 |
| 14 | Dan Ige | |
| 15 | Edson Barboza |
Lightweight
| 1 | Arman Tsarukyan | |
| 2 | Charles Oliveira | |
| 3 | Justin Gaethje | |
| 4 | Dustin Poirier | |
| 5 | Mateusz Gamrot | |
| 6 | Michael Chandler | |
| 7 | Beneil Dariush | |
| 8 | Rafael Fiziev | |
| 9 | Max Holloway | |
| 10 | Renato Moicano | |
| 11 | Dan Hooker | |
| 12 | Benoît Saint Denis | |
| 13 | Rafael Dos Anjos | Rank increased by 1 |
| 14 | Jalin Turner | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 15 | Paddy Pimblett |
Welterweight
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
| 1 | Jiří Procházka | |
| 2 | Magomed Ankalaev | |
| 3 | Jamahal Hill | |
| 4 | Jan Błachowicz | |
| 5 | Aleksandar Rakić | |
| 6 | Volkan Oezdemir | Rank increased by 1 |
| 6 | Nikita Krylov | |
| 8 | Khalil Rountree Jr. | |
| 9 | Johnny Walker | |
| 10 | Carlos Ulberg | |
| 11 | Azamat Murzakanov | Rank increased by 3 |
| 12 | Anthony Smith | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 13 | Bogdan Guskov | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 14 | Dominick Reyes | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 15 | Roman Dolidze | NR |
Heavyweight
| 1 | Tom Aspinall | interim |
| 2 | Ciryl Gane | |
| 3 | Alexander Volkov | |
| 4 | Sergei Pavlovich | |
| 5 | Curtis Blaydes | |
| 6 | Stipe Miocic | |
| 7 | Jailton Almeida | |
| 8 | Marcin Tybura | |
| 9 | Serghei Spivac | |
| 10 | Tai Tuivasa | |
| 11 | Derrick Lewis | |
| 12 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | |
| 13 | Alexandr Romanov | |
| 14 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | |
| 15 | Rodrigo Nascimento |
Women's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
| 1 | Alexa Grasso | |
| 2 | Zhang Weili | |
| 3 | Valentina Shevchenko | |
| 4 | Manon Fiorot | |
| 5 | Raquel Pennington | Rank increased by 1 |
| 5 | Julianna Peña | |
| 7 | Rose Namajunas | |
| 8 | Erin Blanchfield | |
| 9 | Tatiana Suarez | |
| 10 | Yan Xiaonan | |
| 11 | Jéssica Andrade | |
| 12 | Kayla Harrison | |
| 13 | Virna Jandiroba | |
| 14 | Ketlen Vieira | |
| 15 | Amanda Lemos |
Women's Strawweight
| 1 | Tatiana Suarez | |
| 2 | Yan Xiaonan | |
| 3 | Virna Jandiroba | |
| 4 | Jéssica Andrade | |
| 5 | Amanda Lemos | |
| 6 | Marina Rodriguez | |
| 7 | Amanda Ribas | Rank increased by 1 |
| 8 | Mackenzie Dern | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 9 | Angela Hill | |
| 10 | Loopy Godinez | |
| 11 | Tabatha Ricci | |
| 12 | Luana Pinheiro | |
| 13 | Gillian Robertson | |
| 14 | Iasmin Lucindo | |
| 15 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz |
Women's Flyweight
| 1 | Valentina Shevchenko | |
| 2 | Manon Fiorot | |
| 3 | Erin Blanchfield | |
| 4 | Maycee Barber | |
| 5 | Rose Namajunas | |
| 6 | Jéssica Andrade | |
| 7 | Katlyn Cerminara | |
| 8 | Natalia Silva | |
| 9 | Viviane Araújo | Rank increased by 1 |
| 10 | Amanda Ribas | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 11 | Karine Silva | |
| 12 | Tracy Cortez | |
| 13 | Ariane da Silva | |
| 14 | Jasmine Jasudavicius | |
| 15 | Casey O'Neill |
Women's Bantamweight
| 1 | Julianna Peña | |
| 2 | Ketlen Vieira | |
| 3 | Kayla Harrison | |
| 4 | Irene Aldana | |
| 5 | Macy Chiasson | |
| 6 | Mayra Bueno Silva | |
| 7 | Holly Holm | |
| 8 | Miesha Tate | Rank increased by 1 |
| 8 | Norma Dumont | Rank increased by 2 |
| 8 | Karol Rosa | |
| 11 | Pannie Kianzad | |
| 12 | Yana Santos | |
| 13 | Julia Avila | |
| 14 | Chelsea Chandler | |
| 15 | Germaine de Randamie |
How are rankings determined?
Rankings were 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.
Last updated: Tuesday, Aug. 06
NR - Not Previously Ranked
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