There was a time within the not-too-distant previous when Conor McGregor was UFC light-weight champion and high contenders Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson had been ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the 155-pound division, respectively.
Quick-forward a couple of years and Nurmagomedov is retired from fight sports activities whereas McGregor and Ferguson are not ranked within the Prime 10 of the light-weight division. “Infamous” is presently idling at No. 12 whereas Ferguson lately dropped two locations to No. 11.
Blame surging contender Rafael Fiziev.
“Ataman” captured his sixth straight victory by smashing former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos within the UFC Vegas 58 principal occasion final weekend in “Sin Metropolis,” enhancing three spots to No. 7 whereas sending the growing old Brazilian down one place all the way down to No. 8.
Right here’s how UFC compiles its official rankings:
Rankings had been generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members had been requested to vote for who they really feel are the highest fighters within the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is just eligible to be voted on if they’re in energetic standing within the UFC. A fighter can seem in a couple of weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are thought of to be within the high positions of their respective divisions and due to this fact will not be eligible for voting by weight-class. Nevertheless, the champions will be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.
Check out what the newest rankings subject appears to be like like courtesy of UFC.com. Be aware: (+/- = motion in rankings, T = tie, *NR = Not beforehand ranked).
MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Kamaru Usman
2. Alexander Volkanovski
3. Israel Adesanya
4. Charles Oliveira
5. Francis Ngannou
6. Aljamain Sterling +1
7. Dustin Poirier -1
8. Deiveson Figueiredo +2
9. Jiri Prochazka
10. Max Holloway -2
11. Jon Jones
12. Stipe Miocic
13. Petr Yan
14. Robert Whittaker
15. Glover Teixeira
FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Deiveson Figueiredo
1. Brandon Moreno
2. Kai Kara France
3. Askar Askarov
4. Alexandre Pantoja
5. Brandon Royval
6. Alex Perez
7. Matheus Nicolau
8. Matt Schnell
9. David Dvorak
10. Tim Elliott
11. Amir Albazi +1
12. Su Mudaerji -1
13. Manel Kape
14. (T) Tagir Ulanbekov
14. (T) Jeffrey Molina +1
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Aljamain Sterling
1. Petr Yan
2. T.J. Dillashaw
3. Jose Aldo
4. Cory Sandhagen
5. Marlon Vera
6. Merab Dvalishvili
7. Rob Font
8. Dominick Cruz
9. Pedro Munhoz
10. Tune Yadong
11. Frankie Edgar +1
12. Sean O’Malley +1
13. Ricky Simon -1
14. Jack Shore
15. (T) Umar Nurmagomedov
15. (T) Adrian Yanez
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Alexander Volkanovski
1. Max Holloway
2. Brian Ortega
3. (T) Yair Rodriguez
3. (T) Josh Emmett
5. Calvin Kattar
6. Arnold Allen -1
7. Chan Sung Jung
8. Giga Chikadze
9. Bryce Mitchell
10. Dan Ige
11. Sodiq Yusuff
12. Edson Barboza
13. Movsar Evloev
14. Shane Burgos
15. Ilia Topuria
LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: VACANT
1. Charles Oliveira
2. Dustin Poirier
3. Justin Gaethje
4. Islam Makhachev
5. Michael Chandler
6. Beneil Dariush
7. Rafael Fiziev +3
8. Rafael dos Anjos -1
9. Mateusz Gamrot -1
10. Arman Tsarukyan +1
11. Tony Ferguson -2
12. Conor McGregor
13. Dan Hooker
14. Jalin Turner
15. Damir Ismagulov
WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Kamaru Usman
1. Colby Covington
2. Leon Edwards
3. Khamzat Chimaev
4. Gilbert Burns
5. Belal Muhammed
6. Vicente Luque
7. Stephen Thompson
8. Jorge Masvidal
9. Sean Brady
10. Shavkat Rakhmonov
11. Michael Chiesa
12. Neil Magny
13. Geoff Neal
14. Li Jingliang
15. Michel Pereira
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Israel Adesanya
1. Robert Whittaker
2. Jared Cannonier
3. Marvin Vettori -1
4. Derek Brunson
5. Paulo Costa
6. Alex Pereira
7. Sean Strickland
8. Jack Hermansson
9. Darren Until
10. Andre Muniz
11. Kelvin Gastelum
12. Uriah Corridor
13. Nassourdine Imavov
14. Dricus Du Plessis
15. Brad Tavares
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Jiri Prochazka
1. Glover Teixeira
2. Jan Blachowicz
3. Aleksandar Rakic
4. Magomed Ankalaev
5. Anthony Smith
6. Thiago Santos
7. Dominick Reyes
8. Paul Craig
9. Volkan Oezdemir
10. Jamahal Hill
11. Nikita Krylov
12. Ryan Spann
13. Johnny Walker
14. Jim Crute
15. Dustin Jacoby
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Francis Ngannou
1. Ciryl Gane
2. Stipe Miocic
3. Tai Tuivasa
4. Curtis Blaydes
5. Derrick Lewis
6. Tom Aspinall
7. Alexander Volkov
8. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
9. Chris Daukaus
10. Marcin Tybura
11. Sergei Pavlovich
12. Alexandr Romanov +1
13. Shamil Abdurakhimov -1
14. Augusto Sakai
15. Blagoy Ivanov
WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Valentina Shevchenko
2. Amanda Nunes
3. Julianna Pena
4. Rose Namajunas
5. Weili Zhang
6. Carla Esparza
7. Jessica Andrade
8. Marina Rodriguez
9. Holly Holm
10. Katlyn Chookagian
11. Ketlen Vieira
12. Yan Xiaonan
13. Mackenzie Dern
14. Taila Santos
15. Raquel Pennington
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Carla Esparza
1. Rose Namajunas
2. Zhang Weili
3. Marina Rodriguez
4. Mackenzie Dern
5. Yan Xiaonan
6. Jessica Andrade
7. Nina Nunes
8. Tecia Torres
9. Amanda Ribas
10. Michelle Waterson
11. Amanda Lemos
12. Virna Jandiroba
13. Angela Hill
14. Jessica Penne
15. Luana Pinheiro
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Valentina Shevchenko
1. Katlyn Chookagian
2. Talia Santos
3. Lauren Murphy
4. Jessica Andrade
5. Alexa Grasso
6. Manon Fiorot +1
7. Viviane Araujo -1
8. Jennifer Maia
9. Andrea Lee
10. Maycee Barber
11. Casey O’Neill +1
12. Cynthia Calvillo -1
13. Erin Blanchfield +1
14. Tracy Cortez +1
15. Amanda Ribas *NR
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Julianna Pena
1. Amanda Nunes
2. Ketlen Vieira
3. Holly Holm
4. Irene Aldana
5. Raquel Pennington
6. Yana Kunitskaya
7. Aspen Ladd
8. Sara McMann
9. Pannie Kianzad
10. Miesha Tate
11. Macy Chiasson
12. (T) Lina Lansberg
12. (T) Karol Rosa +1
14. Julia Avila
15. Norma Dumont
There you’ve it.
You’ll be able to anticipate these rankings to alter round this time subsequent week, notably within the featherweight division, following the UFC Lengthy Island: “Ortega vs. Rodriguez” combined martial arts (MMA) occasion scheduled for this Sat. evening (July 16, 2022) on ABC from inside UBS Enviornment at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
For far more on that upcoming struggle card click on here.
