Latest UFC rankings: Rafael Fiziev breaks into top 10 with massive KO-win

Major changes in the UFC rankings. Photo: USA TODAY Sports and via Instagram: (@rafael_ataman_fiziev)

UFC just updated their official rankings, and with Rafael Fiziev’s knock out win over Rafael dos Anjos, there have been some major changes in the stacked lightweight division.

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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. Jiří Procházka
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. Sumudaerji -1
13. Manel Kape
14. Tagir Ulanbekov
14. Jeffrey Molina +1

Bantamweight

Champion: Aljamain Sterling

1. Petr Yan
2. TJ Dillashaw
3. José Aldo
4. Cory Sandhagen
5. Marlon Vera
6. Merab Dvalishvili
7. Rob Font
8. Dominick Cruz
9. Pedro Munhoz
10. Song Yadong
11. Frankie Edgar +1
12. Sean O’Malley +1
13. Ricky Simon -2
14. Jack Shore
15. Umar Nurmagomedov
15. Adrian Yanez

Featherweight

Champion: Alexander Volkanovski

1. Max Holloway
2. Brian Ortega
3. Yair Rodriguez
3. Josh Emmett
5. Calvin Kattar
6. Arnold Allen -1
7. Chan Sung Jung
8. Giga Chikadze
9. Bryce Mitchell
10. Movsar Evloev
11. Dan Ige
12. Sodiq Yusuff
13. Edson Barboza
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 Till
10. Andre Muniz
11. Kelvin Gastelum
12. Uriah Hall
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. Jimmy 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. Taila Santos
3. Lauren Murphy
4. Jessica Andrade
5. Alexa Grasso
6. Manon Fiorot Rank +1
7. Viviane Araujo Rank -1
8. Jennifer Maia
9. Andrea Lee
10. Maycee Barber
11. Casey O’Neill Rank +1
12. Cynthia Calvillo Rank -1
13. Erin Blanchfield Rank +1
14. Tracy Cortez Rank -1
15. Amanda Ribas NEW*

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. Karol Rosa Rank +1
12. Lina Lansberg
14. Julia Avila
15. Norma Dumont

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