UFC rankings: Full pound-for-pound list including lightweight and heavyweight stars

Jan 1, 2026 - 14:30
UFC rankings: Full pound-for-pound list including lightweight and heavyweight stars

The UFC ranking system is ever-evolving.

From the men’s and women’s pound-for-pound (P4P) rankings to all 11 divisions in Dana White‘s promotion, 165 fighters have a top 15 rank.

 Islam Makhachev of Russia reacts to his win over Jack Della Maddalena of Australia in the UFC welterweight championship fight during the UFC 322 event at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2025 in New York City
Islam Makhachev claimed his second UFC championship belt in 2025, having now won gold at both lightweight and welterweight
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UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev finished 2025 as the men’s P4P No. 1 fighter, while women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko remains at the summit of the women’s P4P rankings.

Alex Pereira and Alexander Volkanovski reclaimed their thrones at light heavyweight and featherweight, respectively, and Joshua Van, Khamzat Chimaev, Mackenzie Dern, and Kayla Harrison all became first-time champions.

With all that said, here’s the entire list of every ranking in the UFC as a hectic 2026 schedule approaches.

Final UFC rankings of 2025

Men’s pound-for-pound

  1. Islam Makhachev
  2. Ilia Topuria
  3. Khamzat Chimaev
  4. Alex Pereira
  5. Alexander Volkanovski
  6. Petr Yan
  7. Merab Dvalishvili
  8. Tom Aspinall
  9. Alexandre Pantoja
  10. Max Holloway
  11. Dricus du Plessis
  12. Joshua Van
  13. Magomed Ankalaev
  14. Jack Della Maddalena
  15. Arman Tsarukyan

Heavyweight

Champion: Tom Aspinall

France's Ciryl Gane (R) fights Britain's Tom Aspinall during their UFC heavyweight title bout at UFC 321 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi early on October 26, 2025
Although his first undisputed title defence ended in a no-contest, Tom Aspinall remains the UFC heavyweight champion
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  1. Ciryl Gane
  2. Alexander Volkov
  3. Sergei Pavlovich
  4. Curtis Blaydes
  5. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
  6. Jailton Almeida
  7. Serghei Spivac
  8. Derrick Lewis
  9. Ante Delija
  10. Marcin Tybura
  11. Shamil Gaziev
  12. Tai Tuivasa
  13. Mick Parkin
  14. Valter Walker
  15. Tallison Teixeira

Light Heavyweight

Champion: Alex Pereira

  1. Jiri Prochazka
  2. Magomed Ankalaev
  3. Carlos Ulberg
  4. Khalil Rountree Jr.
  5. Jan Blachowicz
  6. Azamat Murzakanov
  7. Jamahal Hill
  8. Volkan Oezdemir
  9. Dominick Reyes
  10. Bogdan Guskov
  11. Aleksandar Rakić
  12. Johnny Walker
  13. Nikita Krylov
  14. Zhang Mingyang
  15. Alonzo Menifield

Middleweight

Champion: Khamzat Chimaev

Khamzat Chimaev of the United Arab Emirates throws Dricus du Plessis of South Africa during their middleweight title bout in UFC 319 at the United Center on August 16, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois
Khamzat Chimaev bullied Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319 to win the middleweight title
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  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. Michael Page
  12. Roman Dolidze
  13. Paulo Costa
  14. Gregory Rodrigues
  15. Joe Pyfer

Welterweight

Champion: Islam Makhachev

  1. Jack Della Maddalena
  2. Shavkat Rakhmonov
  3. Ian Machado Garry
  4. Michael Morales
  5. Belal Muhammad
  6. Carlos Prates
  7. Sean Brady
  8. Kamaru Usman
  9. Leon Edwards
  10. Joaquin Buckley
  11. Gabriel Bonfim
  12. Gilbert Burns
  13. Geoff Neal
  14. Colby Covington
  15. Daniel Rodriguez

Lightweight

Champion: Ilia Topuria

Ilia Topuria of Spain strikes Charles Oliveira of Brazil in the UFC lightweight championship bout during the UFC 317 event at T-Mobile Arena on June 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Former featherweight titleholder Topuria won the UFC lightweight title by knocking out Charles Oliveira in June
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Ilia Topuria with two UFC titles
The victory for ‘El Matador’ cemented his place as a two-division UFC champion in 2025
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  1. Arman Tsarukyan
  2. Charles Oliveira
  3. Max Holloway
  4. Justin Gaethje
  5. Paddy Pimblett
  6. Dan Hooker
  7. Mateusz Gamrot
  8. Benoit Saint Denis
  9. Rafael Fiziev
  10. Renato Moicano
  11. Beneil Dariush
  12. Michael Chandler
  13. Manuel Torres
  14. Mauricio Ruffy
  15. Fares Ziam

Featherweight

Champion: Alexander Volkanovski

  1. Movsar Evloev
  2. Diego Lopes
  3. Yair Rodriguez
  4. Lerone Murphy
  5. Aljamain Sterling
  6. Arnold Allen
  7. Youssef Zalal
  8. Steve Garcia
  9. Brian Ortega
  10. Jean Silva
  11. Josh Emmett
  12. Patricio Pitbull
  13. Kevin Vallejos
  14. Dan Ige
  15. David Onama

Bantamweight

Champion: Petr Yan

Petr Yan of Russia punches Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia in the UFC bantamweight championship fight during the UFC 323 event at T-Mobile Arena on December 06, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Petr Yan put on the performance of a lifetime to dethrone Merab Dvalishvili in the UFC’s final pay-per-view of 2025
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  1. Merab Dvalishvili
  2. Umar Nurmagomedov
  3. Sean O’Malley
  4. Cory Sandhagen
  5. Song Yadong
  6. Deiveson Figueiredo
  7. Aiemann Zahabi
  8. Marlon Vera
  9. Mario Bautista
  10. David Martinez
  11. Payton Talbott
  12. Rob Font
  13. Vinicius Oliveira
  14. Kyler Phillips
  15. Montel Jackson

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. Steve Erceg
  11. Alex Perez
  12. Tagir Ulanbekov
  13. Charles Johnson
  14. Bruno Silva
  15. Lone’er Kavanagh

Women’s Pound-for-Pound

Joe Rogan interviews Valentina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan in the UFC flyweight championship fight during the UFC 322 event at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2025 in New York City
Valentina Shevchenko held her spot as the No. 1 P4P women’s fighter in 2025, defending her belt twice
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  1. Valentina Shevchenko
  2. Kayla Harrison
  3. Zhang Weili
  4. Natalia Silva
  5. Mackenzie Dern
  6. Manon Fiorot
  7. Erin Blanchfield
  8. Julianna Peña
  9. Alexa Grasso
  10. Virna Jandiroba
  11. Raquel Pennington
  12. Tatiana Suarez
  13. Rose Namajunas
  14. Yan Xiaonan
  15. Maycee Barber

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. Macy Chiasson
  8. Ailin Perez
  9. Karol Rosa
  10. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
  11. Mayra Bueno Silva
  12. Nora Cornolle
  13. Miesha Tate
  14. Joselyne Edwards
  15. Luana Santos

Women’s Flyweight

Champion: Valentina Shevchenko

  1. Manon Fiorot
  2. Natalia Silva
  3. Erin Blanchfield
  4. Alexa Grasso
  5. Maycee Barber
  6. Rose Namajunas
  7. Jasmine Jasudavicius
  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 Strawweight

Champion: Mackenzie Dern

  1. Zhang Weili
  2. Tatiana Suarez
  3. Virna Jandiroba
  4. Yan Xiaonan
  5. Amanda Lemos
  6. Loopy Godinez
  7. Iasmin Lucindo
  8. Tabatha Ricci
  9. Jéssica Andrade
  10. Gillian Robertson
  11. Amanda Ribas
  12. Fatima Kline
  13. Denise Gomes
  14. Angela Hill
  15. Alexia Thainara

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