UFC 327 had a major impact on the official UFC rankings.
Carlos Ulberg captured the vacant light heavyweight title by knocking out Jiri Ulberg in the merciful (or not) main event last Sat. night (April 11, 2026) at Kaseya Center in Miami. Not only did that shake up the 205-pound leaderboard, it also awarded “Black Jag” a spot in the pound-for-pound rankings.
That’s not all.
Undefeated heavyweight phenom Josh Hokit crashed the heavyweight Top 5 with his “Fight of the Night” victory over longtime contender
Curtis Blaydes. In addition, former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa debuted in the Top 10 at light heavyweight by wrecking Russian slugger Azamat Murzakanov.
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. Arman Tsarukyan +2
14. Magomed Ankalaev
15. Carlos Ulberg *NR
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. Aaron Pico *NR
14. David Onama
15. Patricio Pitbull -2
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 +1
8. Dan Hooker -1
9. Renato Moicano
10. Mauricio Ruffy
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
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
8. Reinier De Ridder
9. Israel Adesanya
10. Robert Whittaker
11. Jared Cannonier
12. Gregory Rodrigues
13. Christian Leroy Duncan
14. Roman Dolidze +1
15. Paulo Costa -1
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Carlos Ulberg
1. Magomed Ankalaev
2. Alex Pereira -2
3. Jiri Prochazka -1
4. Jan Blachowicz +1
5. Khalil Rountree -1
6. Jamahal Hill +1
7. Paulo Costa *NR
8. Azamat Murzakanov -2
9. Dominick Reyes +1
10. Bogdan Guskov -2
11. Volkan Oezdemir -2
12. Aleksandar Rakic -1
13. Johnny Walker -1
14. Nikita Krylov
15. Alonzo Menifield *NR
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Tom Aspinall
1. Ciryl Gane
2. Alexander Volkov
3. Sergei Pavlovich
4. Waldo Cortes Acosta
5. Josh Hokit *NR
6. (T) Curtis Blaydes -1
6. (T) Serghei Spivac
8. Rizvan Kuniev -1
9. Derrick Lewis -1
10. Ante Delija -1
11. Tyrell Fortune -1
12. Marcin Tybura -1
13. Tallison Teixeira -1
14. Mick Parkin
15. Shamil Gaziev -2
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. (T) Amanda Lemos
7. (T) 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
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 welterweight division, following the UFC Winnipeg: “Burns vs. Malott” MMA event on Paramount+, scheduled for Sat., April 18, 2026 at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
For much more on that upcoming fight card click here.
