UFC Heavyweight Rankings
The heavyweight division remains extraordinarily competitive at its peak, with Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov separated by mere tenths of a point at 93.7 and 93.5 respectively. Alex Pereira sits notably apart in third at 89.6, whilst a formidable pack of contenders—Pavlovich, Blaydes and Aspinall—cluster within five points below, each capable of reshaping the title picture. Updated 28 Sept 2026.
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Ciryl Gane
Heavyweight
94
FORM
97
OPP
81
ACT
90
STG
86
FIN
93.7
± 3
Alexander Volkov
Heavyweight
94
FORM
97
OPP
90
ACT
91
STG
14
FIN
93.5
± 2
Alex Pereira
Heavyweight
79
FORM
98
OPP
78
ACT
95
STG
91
FIN
89.6
± 3
Sergei Pavlovich
Heavyweight
91
FORM
92
OPP
73
ACT
86
STG
84
FIN
88.5
± 3
Curtis Blaydes
Heavyweight
81
FORM
95
OPP
97
ACT
73
STG
7
FIN
88.2
± 3
Tom Aspinall💤 11mo
Heavyweight
87
FORM
90
OPP
47
ACT
74
STG
81
FIN
84.5
± 3
Josh Hokit
Heavyweight
91
FORM
83
OPP
26
ACT
83
STG
82
FIN
80.5
± 4
Jailton Almeida
Heavyweight
60
FORM
84
OPP
57
ACT
86
STG
83
FIN
73.4
± 3
Derrick Lewis
Heavyweight
44
FORM
85
OPP
99
ACT
83
STG
84
FIN
71.8
± 2
Aleksandar Rakić
Heavyweight
53
FORM
84
OPP
78
ACT
65
STG
10
FIN
71.8
± 3
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Heavyweight
71
FORM
70
OPP
84
ACT
92
STG
85
FIN
71.5
± 3
Rizvan Kuniev
Heavyweight
66
FORM
76
OPP
17
ACT
99
STG
8
FIN
69.7
± 6
Jairzinho Rozenstruik💤 19mo
Heavyweight
57
FORM
81
OPP
41
ACT
82
STG
65
FIN
69.6
± 3
Mário Pinto
Heavyweight
91
FORM
54
OPP
33
ACT
48
STG
83
FIN
63.9
± 4
Serghei Spivac
Heavyweight
43
FORM
72
OPP
90
ACT
71
STG
60
FIN
63.3
± 3