Latest mma fighter rankings

Brett OkamotoNov 3, 2026, 09:00 AM ET
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Luana Santos stuck with her strongest fighting skill -- grappling -- in Saturday's UFC fight with fellow top-10 women's bantamweight Yana Santos. Her perseverance paid off. After all nine of her takedown attempts were fended off in the first round, Santos went right back to leaning on her judo background in the two rounds that followed, landing five takedowns and amassing 7½ minutes of control time and winning her fourth fight in a row.

As a result, Luana Santos climbs two spots to No. 5 in the ESPN women's bantamweight rankings, while previously fifth-ranked Yana Santos drops one position to No. 6.

That is the only change in the latest divisional rankings. Women's bantamweight does have change on the horizon, though, as UFC champion Kayla Harrison, unranked because she has not fought in over a year and is ineligible, takes on former two-division champion Amanda Nunes on Nov. 14 at UFC 334. Nunes is coming off a retirement of nearly 3½ years.

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 Nov. 3. 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 champion Record: 14-2, 1 NC Last: W (TKO2) vs. Alex Pereira, June 14 Next: Nov. 14 vs. Josh Hokit
	2. Francis Ngannou Record: 19-3 Last: W (KO1) vs. Philipe Lins, May 16 Next: TBA
	3. Alexander Volkov Record: 41-11 Last: W (UD) vs. Rizvan Kuniev, Oct. 24 Next: TBA
	4. Sergei Pavlovich Record: 21-3 Last: W (KO1) vs. Tallison Teixeira, May 30 Next: Dec. 12 vs. Alex Pereira
	5. Vadim Nemkov, PFL champion Record: 20-2 Last: W (Sub1) vs. Renan Ferreira, Dec. 13, 2025 Next: Nov. 14 vs. Sergei Bilostenniy
	6. Alex Pereira Record: 13-4 Last: L (TKO2) vs. Ciryl Gane, June 14 Next: Dec. 12 vs. Sergei Pavlovich
	7. Josh Hokit Record: 10-0 Last: W (TKO2) vs. Derrick Lewis, June 14 Next: Nov. 14 vs. Ciryl Gane
	8. Curtis Blaydes Record: 20-6, 1 NC Last: W (UD) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, Sept. 12 Next: TBA
	9. Waldo Cortes-Acosta Record: 17-4 Last: L (UD) vs. Curtis Blaydes, Sept. 12 Next: Nov. 7 vs. Johnny Walker
	10. Rizvan Kuniev Record: 14-4-1, 1 NC Last: L (UD) vs. Alexander Volkov, Oct. 24 Next: TBA

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 205 pounds)

	1. Magomed Ankalaev Record: 22-2-1, 1 NC Last: W (TKO5) vs. Bogdan Guskov, July 25 Next: TBA
	2. Carlos Ulberg, UFC champion Record: 15-1 Last: W (KO1) vs. Jirí Procházka, April 11 Next: TBA
	3. Jirí Procházka Record: 32-6-1 Last: L (KO1) vs. Carlos Ulberg, April 11 Next: Nov. 21 vs Navajo Stirling
	4. Navajo Stirling Record: 11-0 Last: W (TKO1) vs. Jan Blachowicz, Aug. 1 Next: Nov. 21 vs. Jirí Procházka
	5. Dominick Reyes Record: 17-5 Last: W (TKO1) vs. Azamat Murzakanov, Oct. 24 Next: TBA
	6. Paulo Costa Record: 16-4 Last: L (TKO3) vs. Azamat Murzakanov, April 11 Next: TBA
	7. Azamat Murzakanov Record: 16-2 Last: L (TKO1) vs. Dominick Reyes, Oct. 24 Next: TBA
	8. Jan Blachowicz Record: 29-12-2 Last: L (TKO1) vs. Navajo Stirling, Aug. 1 Next: TBA
	9. Bogdan Guskov Record: 18-4-1 Last: L (TKO5) vs. Magomed Ankalaev, July 25 Next: TBA
	10. Robert Whittaker Record: 27-9 Last: W (TKO3) vs. Nikita Krylov, July 11 Next: TBA

MIDDLEWEIGHT (up to 185 pounds)

	1. Sean Strickland, UFC champion Record: 31-7 Last: W (SD) vs. Khamzat Chimaev, May 9 Next: TBA
	2. Khamzat Chimaev Record: 15-1 Last: L (SD) vs. Sean Strickland, May 9 Next: TBA
	3. Dricus du Plessis Record: 24-3 Last: W (UD) vs. Kamaru Usman, July 18 Next: TBA
	4. Brendan Allen Record: 28-7 Last: W (Sub5) vs. Christian Leroy Duncan, Oct. 10 Next: TBA
	5. Caio Borralho Record: 18-2, 1 NC Last: W (UD) vs. Reinier de Ridder, March 7 Next: Nov. 14 vs. Yousri Belgaroui
	6. Joe Pyfer Record: 16-3 Last: W (TKO2) vs. Israel Adesanya, March 28 Next: Dec. 12 vs. Bo Nickal
	7. Gregory Rodrigues Record: 20-6 Last: W (UD) vs. Anthony Hernandez, Aug. 22 Next: TBA
	8. Anthony Hernandez Record: 15-4, 1 NC Last: L (UD) vs. Gregory Rodrigues, Aug. 22 Next: TBA
	9. Israel Adesanya Record: 24-6 Last: L (TKO2) vs. Joe Pyfer, March 28 Next: TBA
	10. Christian Leroy Duncan Record: 15-3 Last: L (Sub5) vs. Brendan Allen, Oct. 10 Next: TBA

WELTERWEIGHT (up to 170 pounds)

	1. Islam Makhachev, UFC champion Record: 29-1 Last: W (UD) vs. Ian Machado Garry, Aug. 15 Next: TBA
	2. Ian Machado Garry Record: 17-2 Last: L (UD) vs. Islam Makhachev, Aug. 15 Next: TBA
	3. Carlos Prates Record: 24-7 Last: W (TKO3) vs. Jack Della Maddalena, May 2 Next: Jan. 30 vs. Michael Morales
	4. Michael Morales Record: 19-0 Last: W (TKO1) vs. Sean Brady, Nov. 15, 2025 Next: Jan. 30 vs. Carlos Prates
	5. Jack Della Maddalena Record: 18-4 Last: L (TKO3) vs. Carlos Prates, May 2 Next: TBA
	6. Sean Brady Record: 19-2 Last: W (UD) vs. Joaquin Buckley, May 9 Next: TBA
	7. Gabriel Bonfim Record: 20-1 Last: W (UD) vs. Belal Muhammad, June 6 Next: TBA
	8. Mike Malott Record: 15-2-1 Last: W (KO2) vs. Joaquin Buckley, Oct. 17 Next: TBA
	9. Belal Muhammad Record: 24-6, 1 NC Last: L (UD) vs. Gabriel Bonfim, June 6 Next: TBA
	10. Yaroslav Amosov Record: 30-1 Last: W (Sub2) vs. Joel Alvarez, May 9 Next: TBA

LIGHTWEIGHT (up to 155 pounds)

	1. Justin Gaethje, UFC champion Record: 28-5 Last: W (TKO4) vs. Ilia Topuria, June 14 Next: TBA
	2. Arman Tsarukyan Record: 24-3 Last: W (KO1) vs. Mauricio Ruffy, Sept. 19 Next: TBA
	3. Ilia Topuria Record: 17-1 Last: L (TKO4) vs. Justin Gaethje, June 14 Next: TBA
	4. Usman Nurmagomedov, PFL champion Record: 22-0, 1 NC Last: W (TKO1) vs. Archie Colgan, July 31 Next: TBA
	5. Charles Oliveira Record: 37-11, 1 NC Last: W (UD) vs. Max Holloway, March 7 Next: Dec. 12 vs. Diego Lopes
	6. Max Holloway Record: 28-9 Last: W (TKO1) vs. Conor McGregor, July 11 Next: TBA
	7. Paddy Pimblett Record: 24-4 Last: W (TechSub1) vs. Benoit Saint Denis, July 11 Next: TBA
	8. Benoît Saint Denis Record: 17-4, 1 NC Last: L (TechSub1) vs. Paddy Pimblett, July 11 Next: Feb. 6 vs. Quillan Salkilld
	9. Mauricio Ruffy Record: 14-3 Last: L (KO1) vs. Arman Tsarukyan, Sept. 19 Next: TBA
	10. Quillan Salkilld Record: 26-5, 1 NC Last: W (Sub1) vs. Mateusz Gamrot, Aug. 8 Next: Feb. 6 vs. Benoît Saint Denis

FEATHERWEIGHT (up to 145 pounds)

	1. Alexander Volkanovski, UFC champion Record: 29-4 Last: W (TKO2) vs. Movsar Evloev, Oct. 24 Next: TBA
	2. Movsar Evloev Record: 20-1 Last: L (TKO2) vs. Alexander Volkanovski, Oct. 24 Next: TBA
	3. Diego Lopes Record: 28-8 Last: W (KO2) vs. Steve Garcia, June 14 Next: Dec. 12 vs. Charles Oliveira
	4. Aljamain Sterling Record: 26-5 Last: W (UD) vs. Youssef Zalal, April 25 Next: Nov. 21 vs. Kevin Vallejos
	5. Lerone Murphy Record: 17-1-1 Last: L (MD) vs. Movsar Evloev, March 21 Next: TBA
	6. Jean Silva Record: 18-3 Last: W (SUB3) vs. Jose Miguel Delgado, Sept. 12 Next: TBA
	7. Kevin Vallejos Record: 18-1 Last: W (TKO1) vs. Josh Emmett, March 14 Next: Nov. 21 vs. Aljamain Sterling
	8. Steve Garcia Record: 19-6 Last: L (KO2) vs. Diego Lopes, June 14 Next: TBA
	9. Arnold Allen Record: 21-4 Last: W (UD) vs. Melquizael Costa, May 16 Next: TBA
	10. Youssef Zalal 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: 21-5 Last: W (UD) vs. Merab Dvalishvili, Oct. 24 Next: TBA
	2. Merab Dvalishvili Record: 21-6 Last: L (UD) vs. Petr Yan, Oct. 24 Next: TBA
	3. Sean O'Malley Record: 20-3, 1 NC Last: W (TKO2) vs. Aiemann Zahabi, June 14 Next: TBA
	4. Song Yadong Record: 24-9-1, 1 NC Last: W (KO2) vs. Umar Nurmagomedov, Aug. 29 Next: TBA
	5. Umar Nurmagomedov Record: 20-2 Last: L (KO2) vs. Song Yadong, Aug. 29 Next: TBA
	6. Mario Bautista Record: 18-3 Last: W (UD) vs. Cory Sandhagen, July 11 Next: TBA
	7. Cory Sandhagen Record: 18-7 Last: L (UD) vs. Mario Bautista, July 11 Next: TBA
	8. Aiemann Zahabi Record: 14-3 Last: L (TKO2) vs. Sean O'Malley, June 14 Next: TBA
	9. David Martinez Record: 15-1 Last: W (UD) vs. Dan Ige, Sept. 12 Next: TBA
	10. Payton Talbott Record: 12-1 Last: W (TKO1) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo, Oct. 3 Next: TBA

MEN'S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)

	1. Joshua Van, UFC champion Record: 18-2 Last: W (UD) vs. Alexandre Pantoja, Sept. 19 Next: Jan. 30 vs. Manel Kape
	2. Alexandre Pantoja Record: 30-7 Last: L (UD) vs. Joshua Van, Sept. 19 Next: TBA
	3. Manel Kape Record: 23-7 Last: W (TKO3) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi, June 20 Next: Jan. 30 vs. Joshua Van
	4. Brandon Royval Record: 18-9 Last: W (Sub3) vs. Lone'er Kavanagh, July 11 Next: TBA
	5. Tatsuro Taira Record: 18-2 Last: L (TKO5) vs. Joshua Van, May 9 Next: TBA
	6. Lone'er Kavanagh Record: 11-2 Last: W (KO1) vs. Ramazan Temirov, Oct. 24 Next: TBA
	7. Kyoji Horiguchi Record: 36-6, 1 NC Last: L (TKO3) vs. Manel Kape, June 20 Next: Nov. 21 vs. Asu Almabayev
	8. Brandon Moreno Record: 24-10-2 Last: L (UD) vs. Joseph Morales, Sept. 12 Next: TBA
	9. Muhammad Mokaev, Brave CF champion Record: 17-0, 1 NC Last: W (TKO1) vs. Jorge Calvo, June 6 Next: TBA
	10. Asu Almabayev Record: 24-3 Last: W (Sub3) vs. Charles Johnson, June 27 Next: Nov. 21 vs. Kyoji Horiguchi

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)

WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)

	1. Valentina Shevchenko Record: 26-4-1 Last: W (UD) vs. Zhang Weili, Nov. 15, 2025 Next: TBA
	2. Natalia Silva, UFC champion Record: 21-5-1 Last: W (UD) vs. Wang Cong, Oct. 3 Next: TBA
	3. Alexa Grasso Record: 18-5-1 Last: W (UD) vs. Manon Fiorot, Sept. 12 Next: TBA
	4. Manon Fiorot Record: 13-3 Last: L (UD) vs. Alexa Grasso, Sept. 12 Next: TBA
	5. Jasmine Jasudavicius Record: 16-4 Last: W (UD) vs. Erin Blanchfield, Oct. 17 Next: TBA
	6. Dakota Ditcheva Record: 16-0 Last: W (UD) vs. Denis Kielholtz, July 31 Next: TBA
	7. Erin Blanchfield Record: 14-3 Last: L (UD) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius, Oct. 17 Next: TBA
	8. Maycee Barber Record: 15-3 Last: L (KO1) vs. Alexa Grasso, March 28 Next: TBA
	9. Rose Namajunas Record: 15-8 Last: L (UD) vs. Natalia Silva, Jan. 24 Next: TBA
	10. Wang Cong Record: 10-2 Last: L (UD) vs. Natalia Silva, Oct. 3 Next: TBA

STRAWWEIGHT (up to 115 pounds)

	1. Zhang Weili Record: 26-4 Last: L (UD) vs. Valentina Shevchenko, Nov. 15, 2025 Next: TBA
	2. Mackenzie Dern, UFC champion Record: 17-5 Last: W (UD) vs. Gillian Robertson, Aug. 15 Next: TBA
	3. Virna Jandiroba Record: 23-4 Last: W (UD) vs. Tabatha Ricci, April 4 Next: Nov. 7 vs. Tatiana Suarez
	4. Tatiana Suarez Record: 13-1 Last: W (Sub2) vs. Loopy Godinez, April 11 Next: Nov. 7 vs. Virna Jandiroba
	5. Gillian Robertson Record: 17-9 Last: L (UD) vs. Mackenzie Dern, Aug. 15 Next: TBA
	6. Loopy Godínez Record: 15-6 Last: W (UD) vs. Ketlen Souza, Oct. 10 Next: TBA
	7. Fatima Kline Record: 10-1 Last: W (UD) vs. Tabatha Ricci, July 18 Next: TBA
	8. Alexia Thainara Record: 15-1-0 Last: W (UD) vs. Amanda Lemos, Aug. 8 Next: TBA
	9. Amanda Lemos Record: 15-7-1 Last: L (UD) vs. Alexia Thainara, Aug. 8 Next: TBA
	10. Tabatha Ricci Record: 12-5 Last: L (UD) vs. Fatima Kline, July 18 Next: TBA

	1. Joselyne Edwards Record: 18-6 Last: W (UD) vs. Norma Dumont, April 25 Next: TBA
	2. Ailin Perez Record: 14-2 Last: W (UD) vs. Norma Dumont, Sept. 26 Next: TBA
	3. Norma Dumont Record: 13-4 Last: L (UD) vs. Ailin Perez, Sept. 26 Next: TBA
	4. Ketlen Vieira Record: 16-6 Last: L (UD) vs. Cris Cyborg, Aug. 22 Next: TBA
	5. Luana Santos Record: 12-2 Last: W (UD) vs. Yana Santos, Oct. 31 Next: TBA
	6. Yana Santos Record: 17-9, 1 NC Last: L (UD) vs. Luana Santos, Oct. 31 Next: TBA
	7. Macy Chiasson Record: 11-6 Last: L (UD) vs. Ailin Perez, Feb. 28 Next: Nov. 14 vs. Bia Mesquita
	8. Jacqueline Cavalcanti Record: 10-2 Last: L (UD) vs. Ketlen Vieira, May 16 Next: TBA
	9. Karol Rosa Record: 19-8 Last: L (UD) vs. Luana Santos, June 20 Next: TBA
	10. Nora Cornolle Record: 9-4 Last: W (UD) vs. Klaudia Sygula, Sept. 5 Next: TBA