UFC rankings

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rankings, which were introduced in February 2013, are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. These media members are asked to vote for whom 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 of 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 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.

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Men's rankings

Men's pound-for-pound

Rankings updated on March 17, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos.[1]

Rank ISO Fighter Record Win streak M Weight class Status Next fight
Event Opponent Ref.
1 Islam Makhachev 28–1 16 Welterweight Welterweight Champion
2 Ilia Topuria 17–0 17 Lightweight Lightweight Champion UFC Freedom 250 Justin Gaethje [2]
3 Khamzat Chimaev 15–0 15 Middleweight Middleweight Champion UFC 328 Sean Strickland [3]
4 Alexander Volkanovski 28–4 2 Featherweight Featherweight Champion
5 Alex Pereira 13–3 1 Light Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Champion UFC Freedom 250 Ciryl Gane [2]
6 Petr Yan 20–5 4 Bantamweight Bantamweight Champion
7 Tom Aspinall 15–3 (1 NC) 0 Heavyweight Heavyweight Champion (March 7, 2026) – Eye surgery [4]
8 Merab Dvalishvili 21–5 0 Bantamweight #1 in bantamweight rankings
9 Alexandre Pantoja 30–6 0 Flyweight #1 in flyweight rankings
10 Joshua Van 16–2 6 Flyweight Flyweight Champion UFC 327 Tatsuro Taira [5]
11 Charles Oliveira 37–11 (1 NC) 2  +1 Lightweight #3 in lightweight rankings
BMF Champion
12 Dricus du Plessis 23–3 0  −1 Middleweight #1 in middleweight rankings
13 Jack Della Maddalena 18–3 0  +1 Welterweight #1 in welterweight rankings UFC Fight Night 275 Carlos Prates [6]
14 Magomed Ankalaev 20–2–1 (1 NC) 0  −1 Light Heavyweight #1 in light heavyweight rankings
15 Arman Tsarukyan 23–3 5 Lightweight #2 in lightweight rankings

Heavyweight

Weight limit: 206 to 265 lb • 93.44 kg to 120.20 kg
Rankings updated on March 17, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos.[1]

Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C Tom Aspinall 15–3 (1 NC) 0 (0 def) NC UFC 321 Ciryl Gane [7] (March 7, 2026) – Eye surgery [4]
1 Ciryl Gane 13–2 (1 NC) 0 NC UFC 321 Tom Aspinall [7] UFC Freedom 250 Alex Pereira [2]
2 Alexander Volkov 39–11 1 Win UFC 321 Jailton Almeida [8] UFC 328 Waldo Cortes-Acosta [9]
3 Sergei Pavlovich 20–3 2 Win UFC Fight Night 257 Waldo Cortes-Acosta [10] UFC Fight Night 277 Tallison Teixeira [11]
4 (T) Curtis Blaydes 19–5
(1 NC)
1 Win UFC on ABC 8 Rizvan Kuniev [12] UFC 327 Josh Hokit [13]
4 (T) Waldo Cortes-Acosta 17–2 3 Win UFC 324 Derrick Lewis [14] UFC 328 Alexander Volkov [9]
6 Serghei Spivac 18–6 1 Win UFC Fight Night 267 Ante Delija [15] TBD
7 Rizvan Kuniev 13–3–1
(1 NC)
1 Win UFC Fight Night 266 Jailton Almeida [16] TBD
8 (T) Marcin Tybura 27–10 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 258 Ante Delija [17] UFC Fight Night 271 Tyrell Fortune [18]
8 (T) Derrick Lewis 29–13
(1 NC)
0 Loss UFC 324 Waldo Cortes-Acosta [14] TBD
10 Ante Delija 26–8 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 267 Serghei Spivac [15] TBD
11 Tallison Teixeira 9–1 1 Win UFC 325 Tai Tuivasa [19] UFC Fight Night 277 Sergei Pavlovich [11]
12 Mick Parkin 10–1 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 255 Marcin Tybura [20] (February 21, 2026) – Undisclosed bout withdrawal [21]
13 Shamil Gaziev 14–2 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 265 Waldo Cortes-Acosta [22] TBD
14 Valter Walker 15–1 4 Win UFC 321 Louie Sutherland [23] (March 6, 2026) – Foot fracture [18]
15 Vitor Petrino 14–2 3 Win UFC Fight Night 269 Steven Asplund [24] TBD

Light Heavyweight

Weight limit: 186 to 205 lbs • 84.36 to 92.98 kg
Rankings updated on March 17, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos.[1]

Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C Alex Pereira 13–3 1 (0 def) Win UFC 320 Magomed Ankalaev [25] UFC Freedom 250 Ciryl Gane [2]
1 Magomed Ankalaev 20–2–1
(1 NC)
0 Loss UFC 320 Alex Pereira [25] TBD
2 Jiří Procházka 32–5–1 2 Win UFC 320 Khalil Rountree Jr. [26] UFC 327 Carlos Ulberg [27]
3 Carlos Ulberg 13–1 9 Win UFC Fight Night 260 Dominick Reyes [28] UFC 327 Jiří Procházka [27]
4 Khalil Rountree Jr. 14–7
(1 NC)
0 Loss UFC 320 Jiří Procházka [26] TBD
5 Jan Błachowicz 29–11–2 0 Draw UFC 323 Bogdan Guskov [29] UFC 328 Bogdan Guskov [30]
6 Azamat Murzakanov 16–0 16 Win UFC 321 Aleksandar Rakić [31] UFC 327 Paulo Costa [32]
7 Jamahal Hill 12–4
(1 NC)
0 Loss UFC on ABC 8 Khalil Rountree Jr. [33] (October 25, 2025) – Knee surgeries [34]
8 Bogdan Guskov 18–3–1 0 Draw UFC 323 Jan Błachowicz [29] UFC 328 Jan Błachowicz [30]
9 Volkan Oezdemir 21–8 1 Win UFC Fight Night 265 Alonzo Menifield [35] TBD
10 Dominick Reyes 15–5 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 260 Carlos Ulberg [28] UFC 327 Johnny Walker [36]
11 Aleksandar Rakić 14–6 0 Loss UFC 321 Azamat Murzakanov [31] TBD
12 Johnny Walker 22–9
(1 NC)
1 Win UFC Fight Night 257 Zhang Mingyang [37] UFC 327 Dominick Reyes [36]
13 Nikita Krylov 31–11 1 Win UFC 324 Modestas Bukauskas [38] TBD
14 Dustin Jacoby 22–9–1 3 Win UFC Fight Night 266 Julius Walker [39] TBD
15 Zhang Mingyang 19–7 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 257 Johnny Walker [37] UFC Fight Night 277 Alonzo Menifield [40]

Middleweight

Weight limit: 171 to 185 lb • 77.56 to 83.91 kg
Rankings updated on March 17, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos.[1]

Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C Khamzat Chimaev 15–0 15 (0 def) Win UFC 319 Dricus du Plessis [41] UFC 328 Sean Strickland [3]
1 Dricus du Plessis 23–3 0 Loss UFC 319 Khamzat Chimaev [41] TBD
2 Nassourdine Imavov 17–4
(1 NC)
5 Win UFC Fight Night 258 Caio Borralho [42] TBD
3 Sean Strickland 30–7 1 Win UFC Fight Night 267 Anthony Hernandez [43] UFC 328 Khamzat Chimaev [3]
4 Israel Adesanya 24–5 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 250 Nassourdine Imavov [44] UFC Fight Night 271 Joe Pyfer [45]
5 Caio Borralho 18–2
(1 NC)
1 Win UFC 326 Reinier de Ridder [46] TBD
6 Brendan Allen 26–7 2 Win UFC Fight Night 262 Reinier de Ridder [47] UFC Fight Night 278 Edmen Shahbazyan [48]
7 Anthony Hernandez 15–3
(1 NC)
0 Loss UFC Fight Night 267 Sean Strickland [43] TBD
8 Reinier de Ridder 21–4 0 Loss UFC 326 Caio Borralho [46] TBD
9 Robert Whittaker 26–9 0 Loss UFC on ABC 9 Reinier de Ridder [49] TBD
10 Jared Cannonier 18–9 0 Loss UFC 319 Michael Page [50] TBD
11 Roman Dolidze 15–5 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 270 Christian Leroy Duncan [51] TBD
12 Gregory Rodrigues 19–6 3 Win UFC 326 Brunno Ferreira [52] TBD
13 Paulo Costa 15–4 1 Win UFC 318 Roman Kopylov [53] UFC 327 Azamat Murzakanov [32]
14 Joe Pyfer 15–3 3 Win UFC 320 Abusupiyan Magomedov [54] UFC Fight Night 271 Israel Adesanya [45]
15 Brunno Ferreira 15–3 0 Loss UFC 326 Gregory Rodrigues [52] UFC Fight Night 280 Ikram Aliskerov [55]

Welterweight

Weight limit: 156 to 170 lb • 70.76 to 77.11 kg
Rankings updated on March 17, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos.[1]

Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C Islam Makhachev 28–1 16 (0 def) Win UFC 322 Jack Della Maddalena [56] TBD
1 Jack Della Maddalena 18–3 0 Loss UFC 322 Islam Makhachev [56] UFC Fight Night 275 Carlos Prates [6]
2 Ian Machado Garry 17–1 2 Win UFC Fight Night 265 Belal Muhammad [57] TBD
3 Michael Morales 19–0 19 Win UFC 322 Sean Brady [58] TBD
4 Belal Muhammad 24–5
(1 NC)
0 Loss UFC Fight Night 265 Ian Machado Garry [57] UFC Fight Night 278 Gabriel Bonfim [59]
5 Carlos Prates 23–7 2 Win UFC 322 Leon Edwards [60] UFC Fight Night 275 Jack Della Maddalena [6]
6 Sean Brady 18–2 0 Loss UFC 322 Michael Morales [58] UFC 328 Joaquin Buckley [61]
7 Kamaru Usman 21–4 1 Win UFC on ESPN 69 Joaquin Buckley [62] TBD
8 Leon Edwards 22–6
(1 NC)
0 Loss UFC 322 Carlos Prates [60] TBD
9 Joaquin Buckley 21–7 0 Loss UFC on ESPN 69 Kamaru Usman [62] UFC 328 Sean Brady [61]
10 Gabriel Bonfim 19–1 4 Win UFC Fight Night 264 Randy Brown [63] UFC Fight Night 278 Belal Muhammad [59]
11 Gilbert Burns 22–9 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 256 Michael Morales [64] UFC Fight Night 273 Mike Malott [65]
12 Uroš Medić 13–3 3 Win UFC Fight Night 267 Geoff Neal [66] TBD
13 Michael Page 25–3 3 Win UFC Fight Night 270 Sam Patterson [67] TBD
14 Colby Covington 17–5 0 Loss UFC on ESPN 63 Joaquin Buckley [68] TBD
15 Daniel Rodriguez 20–5 3 Win UFC 318 Kevin Holland [69] TBD

Lightweight

Weight limit: 146 to 155 lb • 66.22 to 70.30 kg
Rankings updated on March 17, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos.[1]

Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C Ilia Topuria 17–0 17 (0 def) Win UFC 317 Charles Oliveira [70] UFC Freedom 250 Justin Gaethje [2]
IC Justin Gaethje 27–5 2 Win UFC 324 Paddy Pimblett [71] UFC Freedom 250 Ilia Topuria [2]
2 Arman Tsarukyan 23–3 5 Win UFC Fight Night 265 Dan Hooker [72] TBD
3 Charles Oliveira 37–11
(1 NC)
2 Win UFC 326 Max Holloway [73] TBD
4 Max Holloway 27–9 0 Loss UFC 326 Charles Oliveira [73] TBD
5 Benoît Saint Denis 17–3
(1 NC)
4 Win UFC 325 Dan Hooker [74] TBD
6 Paddy Pimblett 23–4 0 Loss UFC 324 Justin Gaethje [71] TBD
7 Dan Hooker 24–14 0 Loss UFC 325 Benoît Saint Denis [74] TBD
8 Mateusz Gamrot 25–4
(1 NC)
0 Loss UFC Fight Night 261 Charles Oliveira [75] UFC 327 Esteban Ribovics [27]
9 Maurício Ruffy 13–2 1 Win UFC 325 Rafael Fiziev [76] UFC Freedom 250 Michael Chandler [2]
10 (T) Rafael Fiziev 13–5 0 Loss UFC 325 Maurício Ruffy [76] TBD
10 (T) Renato Moicano 20–7–1  +1 0 Loss UFC 317 Beneil Dariush [77] UFC Fight Night 272 Chris Duncan [78]
12 Beneil Dariush 23–7–1 0 Loss UFC 322 Benoît Saint Denis [79] UFC Fight Night 275 Quillan Salkilld [80]
13 Michael Chandler 23–10 0 Loss UFC 314 Paddy Pimblett [81] UFC Freedom 250 Maurício Ruffy [2]
14 Manuel Torres 17–3 2 Win UFC 323 Grant Dawson [82] (March 11, 2026) – Undisclosed injury [83]
15 Farès Ziam 18–4 6 Win UFC 323 Nazim Sadykhov [84] TBD

Featherweight

Weight limit: 136 to 145 lb • 61.68 to 65.77 kg
Rankings updated on March 17, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos.[1]

Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C Alexander Volkanovski 28–4 2 (1 def) Win UFC 325 Diego Lopes [85] TBD
1 Movsar Evloev 20–0 20 Win UFC Fight Night 270 Lerone Murphy [86] TBD
2 Diego Lopes 27–8 0 Loss UFC 325 Alexander Volkanovski [85] UFC Freedom 250 Steve Garcia [2]
3 Lerone Murphy 17–1–1 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 270 Movsar Evloev [86] TBD
4 Yair Rodríguez 20–5
(1 NC)
1 Win UFC 314 Patrício Pitbull [87] TBD
5 Aljamain Sterling 25–5 1 Win UFC Fight Night 257 Brian Ortega [88] UFC Fight Night 274 Youssef Zalal [89]
6 Jean Silva 17–3 1 Win UFC 324 Arnold Allen [90] TBD
7 Youssef Zalal 18–5–1 8 Win UFC 320 Josh Emmett [91] UFC Fight Night 274 Aljamain Sterling [89]
8 Arnold Allen 20–4 0 Loss UFC 324 Jean Silva [90] UFC Fight Night 276 Melquizael Costa [92]
9 Steve Garcia 19–5 7 Win UFC Fight Night 263 David Onama [93] UFC Freedom 250 Diego Lopes [2]
10 Kevin Vallejos 18–1  +4 7 Win UFC Fight Night 269 Josh Emmett [94] TBD
11 Brian Ortega 16–5
(1 NC)
 −1 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 257 Aljamain Sterling [88] (January 30, 2026) – Undisclosed injury [95]
12 Melquizael Costa 26–7 6 Win UFC Fight Night 267 Dan Ige [96] UFC Fight Night 276 Arnold Allen [92]
13 Patrício Pitbull 37–8 1 Win UFC 318 Dan Ige [97] UFC 327 Aaron Pico [27]
14 David Onama 14–3  +1 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 263 Steve Garcia [93] TBD
15 Josh Emmett 19–7  −4 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 269 Kevin Vallejos [94] TBD

Bantamweight

Weight limit: 126 to 135 lbs • 57.15 to 61.23 kg
Rankings updated on March 17, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos.[1]

Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C Petr Yan 20–5 4 (0 def) Win UFC 323 Merab Dvalishvili [98] TBD
1 Merab Dvalishvili 21–5 0 Loss UFC 323 Petr Yan [98] TBD
2 (T) Umar Nurmagomedov 20–1 2 Win UFC 324 Deiveson Figueiredo [99] TBD
2 (T) Sean O'Malley 19–3
(1 NC)
1 Win UFC 324 Song Yadong [100] UFC Freedom 250 Aiemann Zahabi [2]
4 Cory Sandhagen 18–6 0 Loss UFC 320 Merab Dvalishvili [101] TBD
5 Song Yadong 22–8–1
(1 NC)
0 Loss UFC 324 Sean O'Malley [100] UFC Fight Night 277 Deiveson Figueiredo [102]
6 Aiemann Zahabi 14–2 7 Win UFC Fight Night 262 Marlon Vera [103] UFC Freedom 250 Sean O'Malley [2]
7 Deiveson Figueiredo 25–6–1 0 Loss UFC 324 Umar Nurmagomedov [99] UFC Fight Night 277 Song Yadong [102]
8 Mario Bautista 17–3 1 Win UFC Fight Night 266 Vinicius Oliveira [104] TBD
9 David Martínez 14–1 10 Win UFC Fight Night 268 Marlon Vera [105] TBD
10 Marlon Vera 23–12–1 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 268 David Martínez [105] TBD
11 Payton Talbott 11–1 2 Win UFC 323 Henry Cejudo [106] TBD
12 Vinicius Oliveira 23–4 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 266 Mario Bautista [104] TBD
13 Raul Rosas Jr. 12–1 5 Win UFC 326 Rob Font [107] TBD
14 Montel Jackson 15–3 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 261 Deiveson Figueiredo [108] UFC Fight Night 274 Raoni Barcelos [109]
15 Farid Basharat 15–0 15 Win UFC Fight Night 266 Jean Matsumoto [110] TBD

Flyweight

Weight limit: 116 to 125 lb • 52.61 to 56.69 kg
Rankings updated on March 17, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos.[1]

Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C Joshua Van 16–2 6 (0 def) Win UFC 323 Alexandre Pantoja [111] UFC 327 Tatsuro Taira [5]
1 Alexandre Pantoja 30–6 0 Loss UFC 323 Joshua Van [111] TBD
2 Manel Kape 22–7 3 Win UFC on ESPN 73 Brandon Royval [112] TBD
3 Tatsuro Taira 18–1 2 Win UFC 323 Brandon Moreno [113] UFC 327 Joshua Van [5]
4 Brandon Royval 17–9 0 Loss UFC on ESPN 73 Manel Kape [112] TBD
5 Kyoji Horiguchi 36–5
(1 NC)
5 Win UFC Fight Night 266 Amir Albazi [114] TBD
6 Lone'er Kavanagh 10–1 1 Win UFC Fight Night 268 Brandon Moreno [115] TBD
7 Amir Albazi 17–3 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 266 Kyoji Horiguchi [114] TBD
8 Asu Almabayev 23–3  −1 2 Win UFC Fight Night 265 Alex Perez [116] (February 3, 2026) – Hand injury [117]
9 Brandon Moreno 23–10–2 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 268 Lone'er Kavanagh [115] TBD
10 Alex Perez 26–10 1 Win UFC 324 Charles Johnson [118] UFC Fight Night 277 Su Mudaerji [119]
11 Tim Elliott 21–13–1 2 Win UFC 319 Kai Asakura [120] UFC Fight Night 275 Steve Erceg [121]
12 Steve Erceg 13–4 1 Win UFC on ESPN 72 Ode' Osbourne [122] UFC Fight Night 275 Tim Elliott [121]
13 Charles Johnson 19–8  +1 1 Win UFC Fight Night 269 Bruno Gustavo da Silva [123] TBD
14 Tagir Ulanbekov 17–3  −1 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 265 Kyoji Horiguchi [124] TBD
15 Bruno Gustavo da Silva 15–8–2
(1 NC)
0 Loss UFC Fight Night 269 Charles Johnson [123] UFC Fight Night 278 Édgar Cháirez [125]

Women's rankings

Women's pound-for-pound

Rankings updated on March 17, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos.[1]

Rank ISO Fighter Record Win streak M Weight class Status Next fight
Event Opponent Ref.
1 Valentina Shevchenko 26–4–1 3 Flyweight Flyweight Champion
2 Kayla Harrison 19–1 4 Bantamweight Bantamweight Champion (January 14, 2026) – Neck injury – Bout postponed [126]
3 Zhang Weili 26–4 0 Flyweight
Strawweight
#1 in strawweight rankings
4 Natália Silva 20–5–1 14 Flyweight #1 in flyweight rankings
5 Mackenzie Dern 16–5 3 Strawweight Strawweight Champion
6 Manon Fiorot 13–2 1 Flyweight #2 in flyweight rankings
7 Erin Blanchfield 14–2 2 Flyweight #3 in flyweight rankings
8 Julianna Peña 12–6 0 Bantamweight #1 in bantamweight rankings
9 Alexa Grasso 16–5–1 0 Flyweight #3 in flyweight rankings UFC Fight Night 271 Maycee Barber [127]
10 Virna Jandiroba 22–4 0 Strawweight #3 in strawweight rankings UFC Fight Night 272 Tabatha Ricci [128]
11 Tatiana Suarez 11–1 1 Strawweight #2 in strawweight rankings UFC 327 Loopy Godinez [129]
12 Raquel Pennington 16–9 0 Bantamweight #2 in bantamweight rankings (August 7, 2025) – Undisclosed injury [130]
13 Yan Xiaonan 18–5
(1 NC)
0 Strawweight #4 in strawweight rankings
14 Rose Namajunas 14–8 0 Flyweight #6 in flyweight rankings
15 Maycee Barber 15–2 7 Flyweight #5 in flyweight rankings UFC Fight Night 271 Alexa Grasso [127]

Women's Bantamweight

Weight limit: 126 to 135 lb • 57.15 to 61.23 kg
Rankings updated on March 17, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos.[1]

Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C Kayla Harrison 19–1 4 (0 def) Win UFC 316 Julianna Peña [131] (January 14, 2026) – Neck injury – Bout Postponed [126]
1 Julianna Peña 12–6 0 Loss UFC 316 Kayla Harrison [131] TBD
2 Raquel Pennington 16–9 0 Loss UFC 307 Julianna Peña [132] (August 7, 2025) – Undisclosed injury [130]
3 Norma Dumont 13–2 6 Win UFC Fight Night 263 Ketlen Vieira [133] UFC Fight Night 274 Joselyne Edwards [89]
4 Ketlen Vieira 15–5 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 263 Norma Dumont [133] UFC Fight Night 276 Jacqueline Cavalcanti [134]
5 Yana Santos 17–8
(1 NC)
3 Win UFC 320 Macy Chiasson [135] (March 11, 2026) – Undisclosed bout withdrawal [89]
6 (T) Irene Aldana 15–8 0 Loss UFC 306 Norma Dumont [136] TBD
6 (T) Ailín Pérez 13–2 6 Win UFC Fight Night 268 Macy Chiasson [137] TBD
8 Karol Rosa 19–7 1 Win UFC on ESPN 71 Nora Cornolle [138] TBD
9 Macy Chiasson 11–6 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 268 Ailín Pérez [137] TBD
10 Jacqueline Cavalcanti 10–1 8 Win UFC Fight Night 264 Mayra Bueno Silva [139] UFC Fight Night 276 Ketlen Vieira [134]
11 Joselyne Edwards 17–6 4 Win UFC Fight Night 267 Nora Cornolle [140] UFC Fight Night 274 Norma Dumont [89]
12 Mayra Bueno Silva 10–6–1
(1 NC)
0 Loss UFC Fight Night 264 Jacqueline Cavalcanti [139] UFC Fight Night 274 Michelle Montague [141]
13 Nora Cornolle 9–4 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 267 Joselyne Edwards [140] TBD
14 Luana Santos 10–2  +1 2 Win UFC on ESPN 73 Melissa Croden [142] TBD
15 Miesha Tate 20–10  −1 0 Loss UFC on ESPN 67 Yana Santos [143] TBD

Women's Flyweight

Weight limit: 116 to 125 lb • 52.61 to 56.69 kg
Rankings updated on March 17, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos.[1]

Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C Valentina Shevchenko 26–4–1 3 (2 def) Win UFC 322 Zhang Weili [144] TBD
1 Natália Silva 20–5–1 14 Win UFC 324 Rose Namajunas [145] TBD
2 Manon Fiorot 13–2 1 Win UFC Fight Night 262 Jasmine Jasudavicius [146] TBD
3 (T) Alexa Grasso 16–5–1 0 Loss UFC 315 Natália Silva [147] UFC Fight Night 271 Maycee Barber [127]
3 (T) Erin Blanchfield 14–2 2 Win UFC 322 Tracy Cortez [148] TBD
5 Maycee Barber 15–2 7 Win UFC 323 Karine Silva [149] UFC Fight Night 271 Alexa Grasso [127]
6 Rose Namajunas 14–8 0 Loss UFC 324 Natália Silva [145] TBD
7 Jasmine Jasudavicius 14–4 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 262 Manon Fiorot [146] UFC Fight Night 273 Karine Silva [150]
8 Tracy Cortez 12–3 0 Loss UFC 322 Erin Blanchfield [148] TBD
9 Miranda Maverick 15–6 0 Loss UFC on ESPN 69 Rose Namajunas [151] TBD
10 Karine Silva 19–6 0 Loss UFC 323 Maycee Barber [149] UFC Fight Night 273 Jasmine Jasudavicius [150]
11 Wang Cong 9–1 3 Win UFC Fight Night 266 Eduarda Moura [152] TBD
12 Casey O'Neill 10–2 1 Win UFC 305 Luana Santos [153] UFC Fight Night 271 Gabriella Fernandes [154]
13 Eduarda Moura 12–2 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 266 Wang Cong [152] TBD
14 Gabriella Fernandes 11–3 3 Win UFC on ESPN 72 Julija Stoliarenko [155] UFC Fight Night 271 Casey O'Neill [154]
15 JJ Aldrich 14–7 1 Win UFC Fight Night 253 Andrea Lee [156] UFC Fight Night 273 Jamey-Lyn Horth [157]

Women's Strawweight

Weight limit: 106 to 115 lb • 48.08 to 52.16 kg
Rankings updated on March 17, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos.[1]

Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C Mackenzie Dern 16–5 3 (0 def) Win UFC 321 Virna Jandiroba [158] TBD
1 Zhang Weili 26–4 0 Loss UFC 322 Valentina Shevchenko [144] TBD
2 Tatiana Suarez 11–1 1 Win UFC Fight Night 259 Amanda Lemos [159] UFC 327 Loopy Godinez [129]
3 Virna Jandiroba 22–4 0 Loss UFC 321 Mackenzie Dern [158] UFC Fight Night 272 Tabatha Ricci [128]
4 Yan Xiaonan 18–5
(1 NC)
0 Loss UFC 314 Virna Jandiroba [160] TBD
5 Gillian Robertson 17–8  +3 5 Win UFC Fight Night 269 Amanda Lemos [161] TBD
6 Loopy Godinez 14–5 2 Win UFC 319 Jéssica Andrade [162] UFC 327 Tatiana Suarez [129]
7 Tabatha Ricci 12–3 1 Win UFC on ABC 9 Amanda Ribas [163] UFC Fight Night 272 Virna Jandiroba [128]
8 Amanda Lemos 15–6–1  −3 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 269 Gillian Robertson [161] TBD
9 Jéssica Andrade 26–15 0 Loss UFC 319 Loopy Godinez [162] TBD
10 Amanda Ribas 13–7 0 Loss UFC on ABC 9 Tabatha Ricci [163] TBD
11 Fatima Kline 9–1 3 Win UFC 322 Angela Hill [164] TBD
12 Denise Gomes 12–3 4 Win UFC Fight Night 264 Tecia Pennington [165] TBD
13 Alexia Thainara 13–1 11 Win UFC Fight Night 260 Loma Lookboonmee [166] UFC Fight Night 271 Bruna Brasil [167]
14 Angela Hill 18–16 0 Loss UFC 322 Fatima Kline [164] TBD
15 Mizuki Inoue 16–6 2 Win UFC 321 Jaqueline Amorim [168] TBD

See also

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