“Money” is on the move.
Lightweight veteran Renato Moicano improved his position in the lightweight Top 10 following his destruction of 155-pound bruiser Chris Duncan atop the UFC Vegas 115 MMA event last weekend in “Sin City.” Moicano takes over the No. 9 spot, sending Mauricio Ruffy and Rafael Fiziev down one rung on the lightweight ladder.
In addition, Tabatha Ricci lost ground at strawwweight following her defeat to Virna Jandiroba.
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. Tom Aspinall
8. Merab Dvalishvili
9. Alexandre Pantoja
10. Joshua Van
11. Charles Oliveira
12. Dricus Du Plessis
13. Jack Della Maddalena
14. Magomed Ankalaev
15. Arman Tsarukyan
FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Joshua Van
1. Alexandre Pantoja
2. Manel Kape
3. Tatsuro Taira
4. Brandon Royval
5. Kyoji Horiguchi
6. Lone’er Kavanagh
7. Amir Albazi
8. Asu Almabayev
9. Brandon Moreno
10. Alex Perez
11. Tim Elliott
12. Steve Erceg
13. Charles Johnson
14. Tagir Ulanbekov
15. Bruno Silva
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Petr Yan
1. Merab Dvalishvili
2. (T) Umar Nurmagomedov
2. (T) Sean O’Malley
4. Cory Sandhagen
5. Song Yadong
6. Aiemann Zahabi
7. Deiveson Figueiredo
8. Mario Bautista
9. David Martinez
10. Marlon Vera
11. Payton Talbott
12. Vinicius Oliveira
13. Raul Rosas Jr.
14. Montel Jackson
15. Farid Basharat
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Alexander Volkanovski
1. Movsar Evloev
2. Diego Lopes
3. Lerone Murphy
4. Yair Rodriguez
5. Aljamain Sterling
6. Jean Silva
7. Youssef Zalal
8. Arnold Allen
9. Steve Garcia
10. Kevin Vallejos
11. Brian Ortega
12. Melquizael Costa
13. Patricio Pitbull
14. David Onama
15. Josh Emmett
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. Dan Hooker
8. Mateusz Gamrot
9. Renato Moicano +1
10. Mauricio Ruffy -1
11. Rafael Fiziev -1
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
11. Gilbert Burns
12. Michael Page
13. Uros Medic
14. Daniel Rodriguez
15. Colby Covington
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Khamzat Chimaev
1. Dricus Du Plessis
2. Nassourdine Imavov
3. Sean Strickland
4. Brendan Allen
5. Caio Borralho
6. Joe Pyfer
7. Anthony Hernandez -1
8. Reinier De Ridder
9. Israel Adesanya
10. Robert Whittaker
11. Jared Cannonier
12. Gregory Rodrigues
13. Christian Leroy Duncan
14. Paulo Costa
15. Roman Dolidze
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. Bogdan Guskov
9. Volkan Oezdemir
10. Dominick Reyes
11. Aleksandar Rakic
12. Johnny Walker
13. Nikita Krylov
14. Dustin Jacoby
15. Zhang Mingyang
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Tom Aspinall
1. Ciryl Gane
2. Alexander Volkov
3. Sergei Pavlovich
4. Waldo Cortes Acosta
5. Curtis Blaydes
6. Serghei Spivac
7. Rizvan Kuniev
8. Derrick Lewis
9. Ante Delija
10. Tyrell Fortune
11. Marcin Tybura
12. Tallison Teixeira
13. Shamil Gaziev
14. Mick Parkin
15. Valter Walker
WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Valentina Shevchenko
2. Kayla Harrison
3. Zhang Weili
4. Natalia Silva
5. Manon Fiorot
6. Mackenzie Dern
7. Alexa Grasso
8. Erin Blanchfield
9. Julianna Pena
10. Tatiana Suarez
11. Virna Jandiroba
12. Raquel Pennington
13. Yan Xiaonan
14. Rose Namajunas
15. Maycee Barber
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Mackenzie Dern
1. Zhang Weili
2. Tatiana Suarez
3. Virna Jandiroba
4. Yan Xiaonan
5. Gillian Robertson
6. Loopy Godinez
7. Amanda Lemos +1
8. Tabatha Ricci -1
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. Natalia Silva
2. Manon Fiorot
3. Alexa Grasso
4. Erin Blanchfield
5. Maycee Barber
6. Rose Namajunas
7. Jasmine Jasudavicius
8. Tracy Cortez
9. Karine Silva
10. Miranda Maverick -1
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. Norma Dumont
4. Ketlen Vieira
5. Yana Santos
6. (T) Irene Aldana
6. (T) Ailin Perez
8. Karol Rosa
9. Macy Chiasson
10. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
11. Joselyne Edwards
12. Mayra Bueno Silva
13. Nora Cornolle
14. Luana Santos
15. Miesha Tate
You can expect these rankings to change around this time next week, particularly in the light heavyweight division, following the UFC 327: “Jiri vs. Ulberg” MMA event on Paramount+, scheduled for Sat., April 11, 2026 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.
For much more on that upcoming fight card click here.
