Mario Bautista and Kyoji Horiguchi emerged victorious as part of the UFC Vegas 113 mixed martial arts (MMA) event last weekend in “Sin City” and as such, were able to improve their positions in the official UFC rankings. Bautista rose to No. 8 at 135 pounds, while Horiguchi jumped all the way to No. 6 in the flyweight class.
Their opponents, Vinicius Oliveira and Amir Albazi, fell to No. 12 and No. 8, respectively.
Elsewhere on the charts, heavyweight hurter Rizvan Kuniev debut at No. 6 in the heavyweight division
after turning away Brazilian bruiser Jailton Almeida. As a result, “Malhadinho” will abandon his quest for the 265-pound title and return to light heavyweight.
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. Islam Makhachev
2. Ilia Topuria
3. Khamzat Chimaev
4. Alexander Volkanovski
5. Alex Pereira
6. Petr Yan
7. Merab Dvalishvili
8. Tom Aspinall
9. Alexandre Pantoja
10. Max Holloway
11. Joshua Van
12. Dricus Du Plessis +1
13. Magomed Ankalaev -1
14. Jack Della Maddalena
15. Arman Tsarukyan
FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Joshua Van
1. Alexandre Pantoja
2. Manel Kape
3. Tatsuro Taira
4. Brandon Royval
5. Kyoji Horiguchi +3
6. Brandon Moreno -1
7. Amir Albazi -1
8. Asu Almabayev -1
9. Tim Elliott
10. Alex Perez
11. Steve Erceg
12. Tagir Ulanbekov
13. Charles Johnson
14. Bruno Silva
15. Lone’er Kavanagh
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Petr Yan
1. Merab Dvalishvili
2. Umar Nurmagomedov
3. Sean O’Malley
4. Cory Sandhagen
5. Song Yadong
6. Aiemann Zahabi
7. Deiveson Figueiredo
8. Mario Bautista +1
9. Marlon Vera -1
10. David Martinez
11. Payton Talbott +1
12. Vinicius Oliveira -1
13. Rob Font
14. Kyler Phillips
15. Montel Jackson
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Alexander Volkanovski
1. Movsar Evloev
2. Diego Lopes
3. Lerone Murphy
4. Yair Rodriguez
5. Aljamain Sterling
6. Jean Silva
7. Arnold Allen
8. Youssef Zalal
9. Steve Garcia
10. Brian Ortega
11. Josh Emmett
12. Patricio Pitbull
13. Kevin Vallejos
14. Dan Ige
15. David Onama
LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Ilia Topuria
1. Justin Gaethje (interim champion)
2. Arman Tsarukyan
3. Charles Oliveira
4. Max Holloway
5. Benoit Saint Denis
6. Paddy Pimblett
7. Mateusz Gamrot
8. Dan Hooker
9. Mauricio Ruffy
10. Renato Moicano
11. Rafael Fiziev
12. Beneil Dariush
13. Michael Chandler
14. Manuel Torres
15. Fares Ziam
WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Islam Makhachev
1. Jack Della Maddalena
2. Ian Machado Garry
3. Michael Morales
4. Belal Muhammed
5. Carlos Prates
6. Sean Brady
7. Kamaru Usman
8. Leon Edwards
9. Joaquin Buckley
10. Gabriel Bonfim +1
11. Gilbert Burns -1
12. Geoff Neal
13. Daniel Rodriguez +1
14. (T) Colby Covington -1
14. (T) Michael Page +1
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. Jared Cannonier
11. Roman Dolidze
12. Paulo Costa
13. Gregory Rodrigues
14. Joe Pyfer
15. Brunno Ferreira
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Alex Pereira
1. Magomed Ankalaev
2. Jiri Prochazka
3. Carlos Ulberg
4. Khalil Rountree
5. Jan Blachowicz
6. Azamat Murzakanov
7. Jamahal Hill
8. Volkan Oezdemir
9. Bogdan Guskov
10. Dominick Reyes
11. Aleksandar Rakic
12. Johnny Walker
13. Nikita Krylov
14. Dustin Jacoby *NR
15. Zhang Mingyang -1
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Tom Aspinall
1. Ciryl Gane
2. Alexander Volkov
3. Sergei Pavlovich
4. Curtis Blaydes
5. Waldo Cortes Acosta
6. Rizvan Kuniev *NR
7. Serghei Spivac
8. Jailton Almeida -2
9. Ante Delija +1
10. Marcin Tybura -2
11. Derrick Lewis -2
12. Tallison Teixeira -1
13. Shamil Gaziev -1
14. Valter Walker
15. Mick Parkin -2
WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Valentina Shevchenko
2. Kayla Harrison
3. Zhang Weili
4. Natalia Silva
5. Mackenzie Dern
6. Manon Fiorot
7. Erin Blanchfield
8. Julianna Pena
9. Alexa Grasso
10. Virna Jandiroba
11. Raquel Pennington
12. Tatiana Suarez
13. Rose Namajunas
14. Yan Xiaonan
15. Maycee Barber
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Mackenzie Dern
1. Zhang Weili
2. Tatiana Suarez
3. Virna Jandiroba
4. Yan Xiaonan
5. Amanda Lemos
6. Loopy Godinez
7. Tabatha Ricci
8. Gillian Robertson
9. Jessica Andrade
10. Amanda Ribas
11. Fatima Klein
12. Denise Gomes
13. Alexia Thainara
14. Angela Hill
15. Mizuki Inoue
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Valentina Shevchenko
1. (T) Manon Fiorot
1. (T) Natalia Silva
3. Alexa Grasso
4. Erin Blanchfield
5. Maycee Barber
6. Jasmine Jasudavicius
7. Rose Namajunas
8. Tracy Cortez
9. Karine Silva
10. Miranda Maverick
11. Wang Cong +1
12. Casey O’Neill -1
13. Eduarda Moura
14. JJ Aldrich
15. Gabriella Fernandes
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Kayla Harrison
1. Julianna Pena
2. Raquel Pennington
3. Norma Dumont
4. Ketlen Vieira
5. Yana Santos
6. Irene Aldana
7. Ailin Perez
8. Macy Chiasson
9. Karol Rosa
10. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
11. Mayra Bueno Silva
12. Nora Cornolle
13. Miesha Tate
14. Joselyne Edwards
15. Luana Santos
You can expect these rankings to change in roughly two weeks, particularly in the middleweight division, following the UFC Houston: “Strickland vs. Hernandez” event on Paramount+, scheduled for Sat., Feb. 21, 2026 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
For much more on that upcoming fight card click here.
