MMA RANK
AI Pound-for-Pound · UFC
A statistical model ranks the UFC’s best — opposition-adjusted, updated after every event.
Updated 27 Jul 2026 · 9,072 fights
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Jon Jones💤 20mo
Heavyweight
100
FORM
99
OPP
64
ACT
98
STG
70
FIN
96.8
± 3
Islam Makhachev
Welterweight
100
FORM
100
OPP
83
ACT
60
STG
29
FIN
96.8
± 3
Dricus Du Plessis
Middleweight
98
FORM
100
OPP
80
ACT
89
STG
62
FIN
96.5
± 3
Alexander Volkanovski
Featherweight
98
FORM
100
OPP
87
ACT
73
STG
22
FIN
96.4
± 3
Justin Gaethje
Lightweight
93
FORM
100
OPP
91
ACT
98
STG
19
FIN
95.8
± 3
Ciryl Gane
Heavyweight
93
FORM
98
OPP
87
ACT
90
STG
90
FIN
94.4
± 3
Merab Dvalishvili
Bantamweight
97
FORM
97
OPP
82
ACT
77
STG
6
FIN
93.9
± 3
Alexander Volkov
Heavyweight
94
FORM
97
OPP
94
ACT
91
STG
11
FIN
93.8
± 2
Aljamain Sterling
Featherweight
98
FORM
97
OPP
96
ACT
37
STG
4
FIN
93.5
± 3
Max Holloway
Welterweight
87
FORM
98
OPP
100
ACT
83
STG
77
FIN
92.9
± 2
Petr Yan
Bantamweight
96
FORM
97
OPP
78
ACT
59
STG
1
FIN
92.1
± 3
Charles Oliveira
Lightweight
90
FORM
97
OPP
99
ACT
58
STG
20
FIN
92
± 2
Ilia Topuria
Lightweight
88
FORM
98
OPP
72
ACT
86
STG
86
FIN
92
± 3
Arman Tsarukyan
Lightweight
99
FORM
95
OPP
65
ACT
66
STG
84
FIN
91.6
± 3
Movsar Evloev
Featherweight
100
FORM
93
OPP
67
ACT
58
STG
10
FIN
91.4
± 3
Carlos Prates
Welterweight
94
FORM
95
OPP
63
ACT
97
STG
99
FIN
91.1
± 3
Sean Strickland
Middleweight
91
FORM
94
OPP
97
ACT
71
STG
64
FIN
90.8
± 2
Khamzat Chimaev
Middleweight
88
FORM
98
OPP
69
ACT
74
STG
24
FIN
90.7
± 3
Sean Brady
Welterweight
90
FORM
95
OPP
74
ACT
80
STG
21
FIN
90
± 3
Umar Nurmagomedov
Bantamweight
96
FORM
93
OPP
58
ACT
89
STG
10
FIN
89.9
± 3
Alex Pereira
Heavyweight
78
FORM
98
OPP
85
ACT
95
STG
95
FIN
89.8
± 3
Shavkat Rakhmonov💤 20mo
Welterweight
98
FORM
97
OPP
9
ACT
86
STG
47
FIN
89.8
± 4
Nassourdine Imavov💤 11mo
Middleweight
94
FORM
94
OPP
60
ACT
86
STG
40
FIN
89.7
± 3
Gabriel Bonfim
Welterweight
97
FORM
91
OPP
65
ACT
92
STG
25
FIN
89.5
± 3
Robert Whittaker
Light Heavyweight
81
FORM
96
OPP
99
ACT
79
STG
78
FIN
89.4
± 3
By Division
Jon Jones commands the heavyweight division with a dominant 96.8 rating, establishing a substantial lead over Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov, who sit closely bunched in the 93–94 range. The tier below featuring Alex Pereira and Sergei Pavlovich remains competitive, with Tom Aspinall significantly adrift at 85.4.
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Jon Jones💤 20mo
Heavyweight
100
FORM
99
OPP
64
ACT
98
STG
70
FIN
96.8
± 3
Ciryl Gane
Heavyweight
93
FORM
98
OPP
87
ACT
90
STG
90
FIN
94.4
± 3
Alexander Volkov
Heavyweight
94
FORM
97
OPP
94
ACT
91
STG
11
FIN
93.8
± 2
Alex Pereira
Heavyweight
78
FORM
98
OPP
85
ACT
95
STG
95
FIN
89.8
± 3
Sergei Pavlovich
Heavyweight
91
FORM
92
OPP
80
ACT
86
STG
87
FIN
89
± 3
👑Tom Aspinall
Heavyweight
88
FORM
90
OPP
56
ACT
74
STG
84
FIN
85.4
± 3
Josh Hokit
Heavyweight
92
FORM
84
OPP
34
ACT
83
STG
86
FIN
81.9
± 4
Curtis Blaydes
Heavyweight
63
FORM
93
OPP
93
ACT
73
STG
68
FIN
81.5
± 3
Stipe Miocic💤 20mo
Heavyweight
41
FORM
99
OPP
56
ACT
95
STG
47
FIN
77.5
± 3
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Heavyweight
83
FORM
71
OPP
78
ACT
95
STG
89
FIN
75.4
± 3
Jailton Almeida
Heavyweight
60
FORM
84
OPP
65
ACT
86
STG
86
FIN
74
± 3
Derrick Lewis
Heavyweight
47
FORM
85
OPP
100
ACT
83
STG
88
FIN
72.8
± 2
Jairzinho Rozenstruik💤 18mo
Heavyweight
57
FORM
82
OPP
49
ACT
81
STG
67
FIN
70.7
± 3
Rizvan Kuniev
Heavyweight
65
FORM
76
OPP
24
ACT
99
STG
5
FIN
69.9
± 6
Serghei Spivac
Heavyweight
61
FORM
72
OPP
83
ACT
60
STG
62
FIN
67.9
± 3
Rating = opposition-adjusted Elo + form, opposition quality, activity & event weighting, normalised within division. The numbers, not hot takes.