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UFC Rankings 2026: Pound-for-Pound and Every Division

The official UFC rankings are voted on by media members and updated after each event. Below: the champion and the top 15 in every division, plus the pound-for-pound lists.

Men's pound-for-pound

RankFighter±Next fight
1Islam Makhachev
2Alexander Volkanovski Oct 24, Movsar Evloev
3Justin Gaethje
4Petr Yan Oct 24, Merab Dvalishvili
5Ilia Topuria
6Joshua Van
7Sean Strickland
8Tom Aspinall
9Merab Dvalishvili Oct 24, Petr Yan
10Alex Pereira
11Ciryl Gane Nov 14, Josh Hokit
12Khamzat Chimaev
13Arman Tsarukyan
14Alexandre Pantoja
15Carlos Ulberg

Women's pound-for-pound

RankFighter±Next fight
1Valentina Shevchenko
2Kayla Harrison Nov 14, Amanda Nunes
3Zhang Weili
4Natália Silva
5Mackenzie Dern
6Alexa Grasso
7Manon Fiorot
8Erin Blanchfield Oct 17, Jasmine Jasudavicius
9Tatiana Suarez
10Julianna Peña
11Virna Jandiroba
12Rose Namajunas
13Raquel Pennington
14Denise Gomes
15Maycee Barber

Divisions

Source: official UFC rankings on ufc.com, as published on Oct 12, 2026. Movement is relative to the previous update. ufc.com/rankings