Former UFC lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira, is back in the promotion’s pound-for-pound rankings, clocking in at No. 15 after his submission victory over Mateusz Gamrot atop the UFC Rio fight card
last weekend in Brazil. In order to make room for the “Predator,” inactive welterweight contender Shavkat Rakhmonov, still recovering from a serious knee injury, has departed the list.
Oliveira (36-11, 1 NC) also jumped one spot to No. 3 in the 155-pound rankings.
In the UFC Rio co-main event, former flyweight champion, Deiveson Figueiredo, held onto his No. 6 ranking in the bantamweight class by capturing a split decision victory over Montel Jackson. The defeat cost “Quik” precious real estate in the 135-pound rankings, with veteran “Maniac” Marcus McGhee replacing Jackson at No. 15 in Tuesday’s official rankings update.
That’s not all.
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 *NR
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. Sean O’Malley
2. (T) Umar Nurmagomedov
2. (T) Petr Yan
4. Cory Sandhagen
5. Song Yadong
6. Deiveson Figueiredo
7. Marlon Vera
8. Mario Bautista
9. Aiemann Zahabi
10. Henry Cejudo
11. David Martinez
12. Vinicius Oliveira
13. Rob Font
14. Kyler Phillips
15. Marcus McGhee *NR
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 +1
4. Max Holloway -1
5. Justin Gaethje
6. Paddy Pimblett +1
7. Dan Hooker -1
8. Mateusz Gamrot
9. Beneil Dariush
10. Rafael Fiziev
11. Renato Moicano
12. Michael Chandler
13. Benoit Saint Denis
14. Grant Dawson
15. Joel Alvarez
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. Gabriel Bonfim
14. Daniel Rodriguez
15. Kevin Holland
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Khamzat Chimaev
1. Dricus Du Plessis
2. Nassourdine Imavov
3. Sean Strickland
4. Reinier De Ridder
5. Israel Adesanya
6. Anthony Hernandez
7. Caio Borralho
8. Robert Whittaker
9. Brendan Allen
10. Michael Page
11. Jared Cannonier
12. Roman Dolidze
13. Paulo Costa
14. Marvin Vettori
15. Joe Pyfer *NR
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Alex Pereira
1. (T) Magomed Ankalaev
1. (T) Jiri Prochazka
3. Carlos Ulberg
4. Jan Blachowicz
5. Khalil Rountree
6. Jamahal Hill
7. Aleksandar Rakic
8. Dominick Reyes
9. Volkan Oezdemir
10. Azamat Murzakanov
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. Tai Tuivasa
12. Shamil Gaziev
13. Mick Parkin
14. Tallison Teixeira
15. Valter Walker
WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Valentina Shevchenko
2. Zhang Weili
3. Kayla Harrison
4. Manon Fiorot
5. Julianna Pena
6. Natalia Silva
7. Alexa Grasso
8. Erin Blanchfield
9. Virna Jandiroba
10. Raquel Pennington
11. Tatiana Suarez
12. Rose Namajunas
13. Yan Xiaonan
14. Maycee Barber
15. Amanda Lemos
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Zhang Weili
1. (T) Virna Jandiroba
1. (T) Tatiana Suarez
3. Yan Xiaonan
4. Amanda Lemos
5. Mackenzie Dern
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. Natalia Silva
2. Manon Fiorot
3. Alexa Grasso
4. Erin Blanchfield
5. Jasmine Jasudavicius
6. Maycee Barber
7. Rose Namajunas
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 *NR
You can expect these rankings to change around this time next week, particularly in the middleweight division, following the UFC Vancouver: “De Ridder vs. Allen” mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN+, scheduled for Sat., Oct. 18, 2025 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
For much more on that upcoming fight card click here.
