Quillan Salkilld established himself as a legitimate rising contender in the UFC's stacked lightweight division on Saturday, disposing of veteran Mateusz Gamrot by first-round submission in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.
The impressive victory jumps Salkilld into the division's top 10, taking Gamrot's place at No. 10.
Strawweight contender Alexia Thainara also continued her ascension with a unanimous decision win over former title challenger Amanda Lemos . With the win, Thainara extends her unbeaten streak inside the Octagon to four.
Thainara enters the strawweight rankings at No. 8, leapfrogging Lemos, who falls three spots to No. 9. Previous No. 8, Iasmin Lucindo , falls out of the rankings due to inactivity.
Here are the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings and a list of current UFC champions in all weight classes.
Results are current; rankings as of Aug. 11. To be eligible for the rankings, a fighter must have competed over the past 12 months or must have an upcoming fight booked. Fighters who have been dropped for inactivity can be reinstated only after they compete.
HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 265 pounds) 1. Ciryl Gane , UFC interim champion Record: 14-2, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO2) vs. Alex Pereira, June 14
Next: TBA
Record: 15-3, 1 NC
Last: NC1 vs. Ciryl Gane, Oct. 25, 2025
Next: TBA
Record: 19-3
Last: W (KO1) vs. Philipe Lins, May 16
Next: TBA
Record: 40-11
Last: W (UD) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, May 9
Next: TBA
Record: 21-3
Last: W (KO1) vs. Tallison Teixeira, May 30
Next: TBA
Record: 17-3
Last: L (UD) vs. Alexander Volkov, May 9
Next: Sept. 12 vs. Curtis Blaydes
Record: 20-2
Last: W (Sub1) vs. Renan Ferreira, Dec. 13, 2025
Next: TBA
Record: 10-0
Last: W (TKO2) vs. Derrick Lewis, June 14
Next: TBA
Record: 18-6
Last: W (UD) vs. Ante Delija, Feb. 21
Next: Aug. 22 vs. Victor Petrino
Record: 19-6, 1 NC
Last: L (UD) vs. Josh Hokit, April 11
Next: Sept. 12 vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 205 pounds) Record: 13-4
Last: L (TKO2) vs. Ciryl Gane, June 14
Next: TBA
Record: 22-2-1, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO5) vs. Bogdan Guskov, July 25
Next: TBA
Record: 15-1
Last: W (KO1) vs. Jirà Procházka, April 11
Next: TBA
Record: 32-6-1
Last: L (KO1) vs. Carlos Ulberg, April 11
Next: TBA
Record: 14-7, 1 NC
Last: L (KO3) vs. Jirà Procházka, Oct. 4, 2025
Next: TBA
Record: 11-0
Last: W (TKO1) vs. Jan Blachowicz, Aug. 1
Next: TBA
Record: 16-4
Last: L (TKO3) vs. Azamat Murzakanov, April 11
Next: TBA
Record: 16-1
Last: L (TKO3) vs. Paulo Costa, April 11
Next: TBA
Record: 16-5
Last: W (SD) vs. Johnny Walker, April 11
Next: TBA
Record: 29-12-2
Last: L (TKO1) vs. Navajo Stirling, Aug. 1
Next: TBA
MIDDLEWEIGHT (up to 185 pounds) Record: 31-7
Last: W (SD) vs. Khamzat Chimaev, May 9
Next: TBA
Record: 15-1
Last: L (SD) vs. Sean Strickland, May 9
Next: TBA
Record: 24-3
Last: W (UD) vs. Kamaru Usman, July 18
Next: TBA
Record: 17-4, 1 NC
Last: W (US) vs. Caio Borralho, Sept. 6, 2025
Next: TBA
Record: 18-2, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) vs. Reinier de Ridder, March 7
Next: TBA
Record: 15-3, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO3) vs. Sean Strickland, Feb. 21
Next: Aug. 22 vs. Gregory Rodrigues
Record: 27-7
Last: W (UD) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan, June 6
Next: TBA
Record: 16-3
Last: W (TKO2) vs. Israel Adesanya, March 28
Next: TBA
Record: 24-6
Last: L (TKO2) vs. Joe Pyfer, March 28
Next: TBA
Record: 12-4, 1 NC
Last: L (UD) vs. Caio Borralho, March 7
Next: Aug. 22 vs. Roman Dolidze
WELTERWEIGHT (up to 170 pounds) Record: 28-1
Last: W (UD) vs. Jack Della Maddalena, Nov. 15, 2025
Next: Aug. 15 vs. Ian Machado Garry
Record: 17-1
Last: W (UD) vs. Belal Muhammad, Nov. 22, 2025
Next: Aug. 15 vs. Islam Makhachev
Record: 24-7
Last: W (TKO3) vs. Jack Della Maddalena, May 2
Next: TBA
Record: 19-0
Last: W (TKO1) vs. Sean Brady, Nov. 15, 2025
Next: TBA
Record: 18-4
Last: L (TKO3) vs. Carlos Prates, May 2
Next: TBA
Record: 19-2
Last: W (UD) vs. Joaquin Buckley, May 9
Next: TBA
Record: 20-1
Last: W (UD) vs. Belal Muhammad, June 6
Next: TBA
Record: 21-8
Last: L (UD) vs. Sean Brady, May 9
Next: TBA
Record: 24-6, 1 NC
Last: L (UD) vs. Gabriel Bonfim, June 6
Next: TBA
Record: 30-1
Last: W (Sub2) vs. Joel Alvarez, May 9
Next: TBA
LIGHTWEIGHT (up to 155 pounds) Record: 28-5
Last: W (TKO4) vs. Ilia Topuria, June 14
Next: TBA
Record: 17-1
Last: L (TKO4) vs. Justin Gaethje, June 14
Next: TBA
Record: 23-3
Last: W (Sub2) vs. Dan Hooker, Nov. 22, 2025
Next: Sept. 19 vs. Mauricio Ruffy
Record: 22-0, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO1) vs. Archie Colgan, July 31
Next: TBA
Record: 37-11, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) vs. Max Holloway, March 7
Next: TBA
Record: 28-9
Last: W (TKO1) vs. Conor McGregor, July 11
Next: TBA
Record: 24-4
Last: W (TechSub1) vs. Benoit Saint Denis, July 11
Next: TBA
Record: 17-4, 1 NC
Last: L (TechSub1) vs. Paddy Pimblett, July 11
Next: TBA
Record: 14-2
Last: W (TKO1) vs. Michael Chandler, June 14
Next: Sept. 19 vs. Mauricio Ruffy
Previous ranking: NR
Record: 26-5, 1 NC
Last: W (Sub1) vs. Mateusz Gamrot, Aug. 8
Next: TBA
FEATHERWEIGHT (up to 145 pounds) Record: 28-4
Last: W (UD) vs. Diego Lopes, Jan. 31
Next: TBA
Record: 20-0
Last: W (MD) vs. Lerone Murphy, March 21
Next: TBA
Record: 28-8
Last: W (KO2) vs. Steve Garcia, June 14
Next: TBA
Record: 26-5
Last: W (UD) vs. Youssef Zalal, April 25
Next: TBA
Record: 17-1-1
Last: L (MD) vs. Movsar Evloev, March 21
Next: TBA
Record: 17-3
Last: W (UD) vs. Arnold Allen, Jan. 24
Next: Sept. 12 vs. Yair Rodriguez
Record: 18-1
Last: W (TKO1) vs. Josh Emmett, March 14
Next: TBA
Record: 19-6
Last: L (KO2) vs. Diego Lopes, June 14
Next: TBA
Record: 21-4
Last: W (UD) vs. Melquizael Costa, May 16
Next: TBA
Record: 18-6-1
Last: L (UD) vs. Aljamain Sterling, April 25
Next: TBA
MEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds) 1. Petr Yan , UFC champion Record: 20-5
Last: W (UD) vs. Merab Dvalishvili, Dec. 6, 2025
Next: TBA
Record: 21-5
Last: L (UD) vs. Petr Yan, Dec. 6, 2025
Next: TBA
Record: 20-3, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO2) vs. Aiemann Zahabi, June 14
Next: TBA
Record: 20-1
Last: W (UD) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo, Jan. 24
Next: Aug. 29 vs. Song Yadong
Record: 18-3
Last: W (UD) vs. Cory Sandhagen, July 11
Next: TBA
Record: 18-7
Last: L (UD) vs. Mario Bautista, July 11
Next: TBA
Record: 23-8-1, 1 NC
Last: W (Sub2) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo, May 30
Next: Aug. 29 vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Record: 14-3
Last: L (TKO2) vs. Sean O'Malley, June 14
Next: TBA
Record: 25-7-1
Last: L (Sub2) vs. Song Yadong, May 30
Next: TBA
Record: 14-1
Last: W (UD) vs. Marlon Vera, Feb. 28
Next: TBA
MEN'S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds) Record: 17-2
Last: W (TKO5) vs. Tatsuro Taira, May 9
Next: Sept. 19 vs. Alexandre Pantoja
Record: 30-6
Last: L (TKO1) vs. Joshua Van, Dec. 6, 2025
Next: Sept. 19 vs. Joshua Van
Record: 23-7
Last: W (TKO3) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi, June 20
Next: TBA
Record: 18-9
Last: W (Sub3) vs. Lone'er Kavanagh, July 11
Next: TBA
Record: 18-2
Last: L (TKO5) vs. Joshua Van, May 9
Next: TBA
Record: 36-6, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO3) vs. Manel Kape, June 20
Next: TBA
Record: 10-2
Last: L (Sub3) vs. Brandon Royval, July 11
Next: TBA
Record: 23-10-2
Last: L (UD) vs. Lone'er Kavanagh, Feb. 28
Next: Sept. 12 vs. Joseph Morales
Record: 15-0, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO2) vs. Gerard Burns, Nov. 7, 2025
Next: TBA
Record: 24-3
Last: W (Sub3) vs. Charles Johnson, June 27
Next: TBA
WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds) Record: 18-6
Last: W (UD) vs. Norma Dumont, April 25
Next: TBA
Record: 13-3
Last: L (UD) vs. Joselyn Edwards, April 25
Next: TBA
Record: 16-5
Last: W (UD) vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti, May 16
Next: Aug. 22 vs. Cris Cyborg
Record: 13-2
Last: W (UD) vs. Macy Chiasson, Feb. 28
Next: TBA
Record: 17-8, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) vs. Macy Chiasson, Oct. 4, 2025
Next: TBA
Record: 11-6
Last: L (UD) vs. Ailin Perez, Feb. 28
Next: TBA
Record: 11-2
Last: W (UD) vs. Karol Rosa, June 20
Next: TBA
Record: 10-2
Last: L (UD) vs. Ketlen Vieira, May 16
Next: TBA
Record: 19-8
Last: L (UD) vs. Luana Santos, June 20
Next: TBA
Record: 9-4
Last: L (Sub2) vs. Joselyne Edwards, Feb. 21
Next: TBA
WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds) Record: 26-4-1
Last: W (UD) vs. Zhang Weili, Nov. 15, 2025
Next: TBA
Record: 13-2
Last: W (TKO1) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius, Oct. 18, 2025
Next: Sept. 12 vs. Alexa Grasso
Record: 20-5-1
Last: W (UD) vs. Rose Namajunas, Jan. 24
Next: TBA
Record: 14-2
Last: W (Sub2) vs. Tracy Cortez, Nov. 15, 2025
Next: Oct. 17 vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Record: 17-5-1
Last: W (KO1) vs. Maycee Barber, March 28
Next: Sept. 12 vs. Manon Fiorot
Record: 16-0
Last: W (UD) vs. Denis Kielholtz, July 31
Next: TBA
Record: 15-3
Last: L (KO1) vs. Alexa Grasso, March 28
Next: TBA
Record: 15-4
Last: W (UD) vs. Karine Silva, April 18
Next: Oct. 17 vs. Erin Blanchfield
Record: 15-8
Last: L (UD) vs. Natalia Silva, Jan. 24
Next: TBA
Record: 26-8
Last: W (Sub2) vs. Viviane Araujo, June 27
Next: TBA
STRAWWEIGHT (up to 115 pounds) Record: 26-4
Last: L (UD) vs. Valentina Shevchenko, Nov. 15, 2025
Next: TBA
Record: 16-5
Last: W (UD) vs. Virna Jandiroba, Oct. 25, 2025
Next: Aug. 15 vs. Gillian Robertson
Record: 23-4
Last: W (UD) vs. Tabatha Ricci, April 4
Next: TBA
Record: 13-1
Last: W (Sub2) vs. Loopy Godinez, April 11
Next: TBA
Record: 17-8
Last: W (UD) vs. Amanda Lemos, March 14
Next: Aug. 15 vs. Mackenzie Dern
Record: 14-6Last: L (Sub2) vs. Tatiana Suarez, April 11Next: TBARecord: 10-1Last: W (UD) vs. Tabatha Ricci, July 18Next: TBAPrevious ranking: NR
Record: 15-1-0
Last: W (UD) vs. Amanda Lemos, Aug. 8
Next: TBA
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 15-7-1
Last: L (UD) vs. Alexia Thainara, Aug. 8
Next: TBA
Record: 12-5
Last: L (UD) vs. Fatima Kline, July 18
Next: TBA
