UFC Pound-for-Pound Rankings

The top 25 fighters pound-for-pound by MMARANK's AI opposition-adjusted rating — the definitive, event-updated pound-for-pound ranking. Updated 28 Sept 2026.

1

Islam Makhachev

Welterweight

100

FORM

100

OPP

94

ACT

70

STG

4

FIN

98.1

± 3

2

Dricus Du Plessis

Middleweight

98

FORM

100

OPP

74

ACT

89

STG

59

FIN

96.1

± 3

3

Alexander Volkanovski

Featherweight

98

FORM

100

OPP

81

ACT

73

STG

24

FIN

96

± 3

4

Justin Gaethje

Lightweight

93

FORM

100

OPP

86

ACT

98

STG

21

FIN

95.5

± 3

5

Ciryl Gane

Heavyweight

94

FORM

97

OPP

81

ACT

90

STG

86

FIN

93.7

± 3

6

Alexander Volkov

Heavyweight

94

FORM

97

OPP

90

ACT

91

STG

14

FIN

93.5

± 2

7

Aljamain Sterling

Featherweight

98

FORM

97

OPP

93

ACT

38

STG

6

FIN

93.4

± 3

8

Arman Tsarukyan

Lightweight

99

FORM

96

OPP

84

ACT

59

STG

96

FIN

93.4

± 3

9

Merab Dvalishvili

Bantamweight

96

FORM

97

OPP

75

ACT

76

STG

8

FIN

93.1

± 3

10

Max Holloway

Welterweight

84

FORM

98

OPP

100

ACT

83

STG

73

FIN

92

± 2

11

Charles Oliveira

Lightweight

89

FORM

97

OPP

99

ACT

59

STG

23

FIN

91.7

± 2

12

Petr Yan

Bantamweight

96

FORM

97

OPP

71

ACT

59

STG

1

FIN

91.6

± 3

13

Ilia Topuria

Lightweight

87

FORM

98

OPP

66

ACT

86

STG

83

FIN

91.3

± 3

14

Movsar Evloev

Featherweight

100

FORM

93

OPP

60

ACT

58

STG

13

FIN

90.9

± 3

15

Carlos Prates

Welterweight

95

FORM

95

OPP

55

ACT

97

STG

99

FIN

90.8

± 3

16

Sean Strickland

Middleweight

90

FORM

94

OPP

95

ACT

71

STG

62

FIN

90.4

± 2

17

Khamzat Chimaev

Middleweight

87

FORM

98

OPP

63

ACT

74

STG

26

FIN

90

± 3

18

Shavkat Rakhmonov💤 21mo

Welterweight

98

FORM

97

OPP

7

ACT

86

STG

47

FIN

89.7

± 4

19

Joshua Van

Flyweight

100

FORM

90

OPP

82

ACT

65

STG

4

FIN

89.6

± 3

20

Song Yadong

Bantamweight

90

FORM

93

OPP

92

ACT

76

STG

84

FIN

89.6

± 2

21

Alex Pereira

Heavyweight

79

FORM

98

OPP

78

ACT

95

STG

91

FIN

89.6

± 3

22

Robert Whittaker

Light Heavyweight

82

FORM

96

OPP

97

ACT

79

STG

75

FIN

89.6

± 3

23

Nassourdine Imavov💤 12mo

Middleweight

94

FORM

94

OPP

53

ACT

86

STG

40

FIN

89.2

± 3

24

Sean Brady

Welterweight

89

FORM

95

OPP

67

ACT

80

STG

23

FIN

89.2

± 3

25

Gabriel Bonfim

Welterweight

97

FORM

91

OPP

57

ACT

92

STG

27

FIN

88.9

± 3