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UFC Men's Pound-for-Pound Rankings

Updated Jul 14, 2026

Men's Pound-for-PoundBest overall, all divisions

  1. 1Islam MakhachevRussia
  2. 2Alexander VolkanovskiAustralia
  3. 3Petr YanRussia
  4. 4Justin GaethjeUnited States
  5. 5Ilia TopuriaGeorgia
  6. 6Tom AspinallEngland
  7. 7Sean StricklandUnited States
  8. 8Merab DvalishviliGeorgia▲1
  9. 9Alex PereiraBrazil▼1
  10. 10Ciryl GaneFrance
  11. 11Joshua VanMyanmar (Burma)
  12. 12Khamzat ChimaevUnited Arab Emirates
  13. 13Alexandre PantojaBrazil
  14. 14Arman TsarukyanArmenia
  15. 15Charles OliveiraBrazil

Frequently asked questions

Who is #1 in the UFC Men's Pound-for-Pound rankings?

Islam Makhachev tops the UFC Men's Pound-for-Pound rankings.

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