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UFC rankings: She’s the new pound-for-pound No. 1!
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With the retirement of Amanda Nunes, there have been major changes in the women’s pound-for-pound rankings.
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UFC Men’s pound-for-pound
1 Jon Jones
2 Alexander Volkanovski
3 Islam Makhachev
4 Leon Edwards
5 Israel Adesanya
6 Aljamain Sterling
7 Charles Oliveira
8 Kamaru Usman -1
9 Brandon Moreno
10 Alex Pereira
11 Jiri Prochazka
12 Max Holloway
13 Dustin Poirier
14 Jamahal Hill
15 Robert Whittaker
Flyweight
Brandon Moreno. Photo: USA Today Sports
Champion: Brandon Moreno
1 Deiveson Figueiredo
2 Alexandre Pantoja
3 Amir Albazi
4 Brandon Royval
5 Kai Kara-France
6 Matheus Nicolau
7 Alex Perez
8 Matt Schnell
9 Manel Kape
10 Tim Elliott
11 Muhammad Mokaev
12 Tagir Ulanbekov
13 Sumudaerji
14 Steve Erceg
15 David Dvorak
Bantamweight
Aljamain Sterling. Photo via Twitter (UFC)
Champion: Aljamain Sterling
1 Merab Dvalishvili
2 Sean O’Malley
3 Henry Cejudo
4 Cory Sandhagen
5 Petr Yan
6 Marlon Vera
7 Rob Font
8 Song Yadong
9 Dominick Cruz
10 Pedro Munhoz
11 Umar Nurmagomedov
12 Ricky Simon
13 Adrian Yanez
14 Chris Gutierrez
15 Jonathan Martinez
Featherweight
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Champion: Alexander Volkanovski
1 Yair Rodriguez (Interim champion)
2 Max Holloway
3 Brian Ortega
4 Arnold Allen
5 Josh Emmett
6 Calvin Kattar
7 Chan Sung Jung
8 Giga Chikadze
9 Ilia Topuria
10 Movsar Evloev
11 Bryce Mitchell
12 Sodiq Yusuff
13 Dan Ige
14 Edson Barboza
15 Alex Caceres
Lightweight
Islam Makhachev. Photo: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
Champion: Islam Makhachev
1 Charles Oliveira
2 Dustin Poirier
3 Justin Gaethje
4 Beneil Dariush
5 Michael Chandler
6 Rafael Fiziev
7 Mateusz Gamrot
8 Arman Tsarukyan
9 Rafael Dos Anjos
10 Jalin Turner
11 Dan Hooker
12 Damir Ismagulov
13 Renato Moicano
14 Matt Frevola
15 Grant Dawson
Welterweight
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Champion: Leon Edwards
1 Kamaru Usman
2 Colby Covington
3 Belal Muhammad
4 Khamzat Chimaev
5 Gilbert Burns
6 Shavkat Rakhmonov
7 Stephen Thompson
8 Geoff Neal
9 Sean Brady
10 Vicente Luque
11 Neil Magny
12 Michael Chiesa
13 Ian Machado Garry
14 Jack Della Maddalena
15 Michel Pereira
Middleweight
Israel Adesanya. Photo via Instagram (@stylebender)
Champion: Israel Adesanya
1 Alex Pereira
2 Robert Whittaker
3 Jared Cannonier +1
4 Marvin Vettori -1
5 Dricus Du Plessis +1
6 Paulo Costa -1
7 Sean Strickland
8 Derek Brunson
9 Roman Dolidze
10 Jack Hermansson
11 Kelvin Gastelum
12 Nassourdine Imavov
13 Brendan Allen
14 Andre Muniz
15 Chris Curtis
Light heavyweight
Jamahal Hill. Photo via Instagram (@sweet_dreams_jhill)
Champion: Jamahal Hill
1 Jiri Prochazka
2 Magomed Ankalaev
3 Jan Błachowicz
4 Aleksandar Rakic
5 Johnny Walker
5 Nikita Krylov
7 Anthony Smith
8 Volkan Oezdemir
9 Paul Craig
10 Ryan Spann
11 Azamat Murzakanov
12 Dominick Reyes
13 Khalil Rountree Jr.
14 Jimmy Crute
15 Dustin Jacoby
Heavyweight
Jon ”Bones” Jones. Photo: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Champion: Jon Jones
1 Ciryl Gane
2 Sergei Pavlovich
3 Stipe Miocic
4 Curtis Blaydes
5 Tom Aspinall
6 Tai Tuivasa
7 Alexander Volkov
8 Serghei Spivac
9 Jailton Almeida
10 Marcin Tybura
11 Derrick Lewis
12 Jairzinho Rozenstruik
13 Chris Daukaus
14 Alexandr Romanov
15 Blagoy Ivanov
UFC Women’s pound-for-pound
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1 Alexa Grasso +1
2 Valentina Shevchenko +1
3 Zhang Weili +1
4 Rose Namajunas +1
5 Julianna Peña +1
6 Carla Esparza +1
7 Erin Blanchfield +1
8 Jessica Andrade +1
9 Yan Xiaonan +1
10 Taila Santos +3
11 Manon Fiorot
12 Amanda Lemos
13 Raquel Pennington +2
14 Holly Holm
15 Tatiana Suarez *NEW
Women’s strawweight
Zhang Weili. Photo credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie – USA TODAY Sports
Champion: Zhang Weili
1 Carla Esparza
2 Rose Namajunas
3 Yan Xiaonan
4 Amanda Lemos
5 Jessica Andrade
6 Virna Jandiroba
7 Mackenzie Dern
8 Marina Rodriguez
9 Tecia Torres
10 Tatiana Suarez
11 Amanda Ribas
12 Michelle Waterson-Gomez
13 Luana Pinheiro
14 Angela Hill
15 Tabatha Ricci
Women’s flyweight
Champion: Alexa Grasso
1 Valentina Shevchenko
2 Manon Fiorot
3 Taila Santos
4 Erin Blanchfield
5 Jessica Andrade
6 Katlyn Chookagian
7 Lauren Murphy
8 Jennifer Maia
9 Amanda Ribas
10 Viviane Araujo
11 Maycee Barber
12 Casey O’Neill
13 Andrea Lee
14 Tracy Cortez
15 Jasmine Jasudavicius
Women’s bantamweight
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Champion: Vacant
1 Julianna Pena
2 Raquel Pennington
3 Holly Holm
4 Ketlen Vieira
5 Irene Aldana
6 Yana Santos
7 Pannie Kianzad
8 Macy Chiasson
9 Karol Rosa
10 Mayra Bueno Silva
11 Miesha Tate
12 Julia Avila
13 Norma Dumont
14 Josiane Nunes
15 Chelsea Chandler +1
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