Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) updated its official rankings in the wake of the UFC 321 pay-per-view (PPV) event, which took place last Sat. (Oct. 25, 2025) at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. While
no changes occurred at heavyweight as a result of the “No Contest” between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, newly-crowned strawweight champion, Mackenzie Dern, shook things up in two separate categories .
Umar Nurmagomedov, Azamat Murzakanov, and Valter Walker also improved their positions.
Here’s how the rankings are compiled, at least until AI takes over:
Rankings are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC. A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight-class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.
Take a look at what the latest rankings field looks like courtesy of UFC.com. Note: (+/- = movement in rankings, T = tie, *NR = Not previously ranked).
MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Ilia Topuria
2. Islam Makhachev
3. Merab Dvalishvili
4. Khamzat Chimaev
5. Alexandre Pantoja
6. Alex Pereira
7. Alexander Volkanovski
8. Jack Della Maddalena
9. Tom Aspinall
10. Dricus Du Plessis
11. Magomed Ankalaev
12. Max Holloway
13. Belal Muhammad
14. Arman Tsarukyan
15. Charles Oliveira
FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Alexandre Pantoja
1. Joshua Van
2. Brandon Moreno
3. Brandon Royval
4. Amir Albazi
5. Tatsuro Taira
6. Kai Kara France
7. Manel Kape
8. Alex Perez
9. Asu Almabayev
10. Tim Elliott
11. Steve Erceg
12. Tagir Ulanbekov
13. Charles Johnson
14. Bruno Silva
15. Rafael Estevam
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Merab Dvalishvili
1. Umar Nurmagomedov +1
2. Sean O’Malley -1
3. Petr Yan -1
4. Cory Sandhagen
5. Song Yadong
6. Deiveson Figueiredo
7. Aiemann Zahabi
8. Marlon Vera
9. Mario Bautista
10. Henry Cejudo
11. David Martinez
12. Rob Font
13. Vinicius Oliveira
14. Kyler Phillips
15. Marcus McGhee
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Alexander Volkanovski
1. Movsar Evloev
2. Diego Lopes
3. Yair Rodriguez
4. Lerone Murphy
5. Aljamain Sterling
6. Arnold Allen
7. Youssef Zalal
8. Brian Ortega
9. Josh Emmett
10. Jean Silva
11. Patricio Pitbull
12. Steve Garcia
13. David Onama
14. Dan Ige
15. Giga Chikadze
LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Ilia Topuria
1. Islam Makhachev
2. Arman Tsarukyan
3. Charles Oliveira
4. Max Holloway
5. Justin Gaethje
6. Paddy Pimblett
7. Dan Hooker
8. Mateusz Gamrot
9. Beneil Dariush
10. Rafael Fiziev
11. Renato Moicano
12. Michael Chandler
13. Benoit Saint Denis
14. Grant Dawson
15. Mauricio Ruffy
WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Jack Della Maddalena
1. Belal Muhammed
2. Sean Brady
3. Shavkat Rakhmonov
4. Leon Edwards
5. Kamaru Usman
6. Ian Machado Garry
7. Joaquin Buckley
8. Michael Morales
9. Carlos Prates
10. Colby Covington
11. Gilbert Burns
12. Geoff Neal
13. Daniel Rodriguez
14. Gabriel Bonfim
15. Mike Malott
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Khamzat Chimaev
1. Dricus Du Plessis
2. Nassourdine Imavov
3. Sean Strickland
4. Anthony Hernandez
5. Brendan Allen
6. Israel Adesanya
7. Caio Borralho
8. Reinier De Ridder
9. Robert Whittaker
10. (T) Michael Page
10. (T) Jared Cannonier
12. Roman Dolidze
13. Paulo Costa
14. Marvin Vettori
15. Joe Pyfer
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Alex Pereira
1. (T) Magomed Ankalaev
1. (T) Jiri Prochazka
3. Carlos Ulberg
4. Khalil Rountree +1
5. Jan Blachowicz -1
6. Jamahal Hill
7. Azamat Murzakanov +3
8. Dominick Reyes
9. Volkan Oezdemir
10. Aleksandar Rakic -3
11. Bogdan Guskov
12. Johnny Walker
13. Nikita Krylov
14. Alonzo Menifield
15. Zhang Mingyang
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Tom Aspinall
1. Ciryl Gane
2. Alexander Volkov
3. Sergei Pavlovich
4. Curtis Blaydes
5. Jailton Almeida
6. Waldo Cortes Acosta
7. Serghei Spivac
8. Derrick Lewis
9. Marcin Tybura
10. Ante Delija
11. Shamil Gaziev +1
12. Tai Tuivasa -1
13. Mick Parkin
14. Valter Walker +1
15. Tallison Teixeira -1
WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Valentina Shevchenko
2. Zhang Weili
3. Kayla Harrison
4. Natalia Silva
5. Manon Fiorot
6. Mackenzie Dern *NR
7. Alexa Grasso
8. Julianna Pena -2
9. Erin Blanchfield -1
10. Raquel Pennington
11. Virna Jandiroba -2
12. Tatiana Suarez -1
13. Rose Namajunas -1
14. Yan Xiaonan -1
15. Ketlen Vieira *NR
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Mackenzie Dern
1. Zhang Weili -1
2. Tatiana Suarez -1
3. Virna Jandiroba -2
4. Yan Xiaonan -1
5. Amanda Lemos -1
6. Loopy Godinez
7. Iasmin Lucindo
8. Tabatha Ricci
9. Jessica Andrade
10. Gillian Robertson
11. Amanda Ribas
12. Angela Hill
13. Tecia Pennington
14. Alexia Thainara
15. Denise Gomes
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Valentina Shevchenko
1. Manon Fiorot
2. Natalia Silva
3. Alexa Grasso
4. Erin Blanchfield
5. Maycee Barber
6. Rose Namajunas
7. Jasmine Jasudavicius
8. Tracy Cortez
9. Karine Silva
10. Miranda Maverick
11. Casey O’Neill
12. Wang Cong
13. Eduarda Moura
14. JJ Aldrich
15. Gabriella Fernandes
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Kayla Harrison
1. Julianna Pena
2. Raquel Pennington
3. Ketlen Vieira
4. Norma Dumont
5. Yana Santos
6. Irene Aldana
7. Macy Chiasson
8. Ailin Perez
9. Karol Rosa
10. Mayra Bueno Silva
11. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
12. Nora Cornolle
13. Miesha Tate
14. Joselyne Edwards
15. Luana Santos
You can expect these rankings to change around this time next week, particularly in the featherweight division, following the UFC Vegas 110: “Garcia vs. Onama” mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN+, scheduled for Sat., Nov. 1, 2025 at the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
For much more on that upcoming fight card click here.
