Athlete Rankings
Men's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
| 1 | Islam Makhachev | |
| 2 | Alex Pereira | |
| 3 | Jon Jones | |
| 4 | Ilia Topuria | Rank increased by 1 |
| 5 | Sean O'Malley | Rank increased by 1 |
| 6 | Belal Muhammad | NR |
| 7 | Leon Edwards | Rank decreased by 3 |
| 8 | Alexander Volkanovski | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 9 | Tom Aspinall | Rank increased by 2 |
| 10 | Max Holloway | Rank decreased by 2 |
| 11 | Dricus Du Plessis | Rank decreased by 2 |
| 12 | Alexandre Pantoja | Rank decreased by 2 |
| 13 | Israel Adesanya | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 14 | Sean Strickland | |
| 15 | Charles Oliveira | Rank decreased by 2 |
Flyweight
| 1 | Brandon Royval | |
| 2 | Brandon Moreno | |
| 3 | Amir Albazi | |
| 4 | Kai Kara-France | |
| 5 | Tatsuro Taira | |
| 6 | Alex Perez | Rank increased by 1 |
| 7 | Steve Erceg | Rank increased by 2 |
| 8 | Matheus Nicolau | Rank increased by 2 |
| 9 | Manel Kape | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 10 | Tim Elliott | Rank increased by 1 |
| 11 | Matt Schnell | Rank increased by 1 |
| 12 | Tagir Ulanbekov | Rank increased by 1 |
| 13 | Bruno Silva | Rank increased by 1 |
| 14 | Asu Almabayev | Rank increased by 1 |
| 15 | Cody Durden | NR |
Bantamweight
| 1 | Merab Dvalishvili | |
| 2 | Cory Sandhagen | |
| 3 | Petr Yan | |
| 4 | Marlon Vera | |
| 5 | Henry Cejudo | |
| 6 | Deiveson Figueiredo | |
| 7 | Song Yadong | |
| 8 | José Aldo | |
| 9 | Rob Font | |
| 10 | Umar Nurmagomedov | |
| 11 | Kyler Phillips | |
| 12 | Mario Bautista | |
| 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 | Rank increased by 1 |
| 5 | Movsar Evloev | |
| 7 | Josh Emmett | |
| 8 | Aljamain Sterling | |
| 9 | Calvin Kattar | |
| 10 | Giga Chikadze | |
| 11 | Lerone Murphy | |
| 12 | Diego Lopes | |
| 13 | Bryce Mitchell | |
| 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 | Jalin Turner | |
| 14 | Rafael Dos Anjos | |
| 15 | Paddy Pimblett | NR |
Welterweight
| 1 | Leon Edwards | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 2 | Kamaru Usman | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 3 | Shavkat Rakhmonov | |
| 4 | Colby Covington | |
| 5 | Jack Della Maddalena | |
| 6 | Gilbert Burns | |
| 7 | Ian Machado Garry | |
| 8 | Sean Brady | |
| 9 | Stephen Thompson | |
| 10 | Geoff Neal | |
| 11 | Joaquin Buckley | |
| 12 | Neil Magny | |
| 13 | Vicente Luque | |
| 14 | Michael Page | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 15 | Kevin Holland |
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight
| 1 | Tom Aspinall | interim |
| 2 | Ciryl Gane | |
| 3 | Alexander Volkov | |
| 4 | Sergei Pavlovich | Rank increased by 1 |
| 5 | Curtis Blaydes | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 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 | Julianna Peña | |
| 6 | Raquel Pennington | |
| 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
Women's Flyweight
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 | Karol Rosa | |
| 9 | Miesha Tate | |
| 10 | Norma Dumont | |
| 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, Jul. 30
NR - Not Previously Ranked
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