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UFC Men's Pound-for-Pound Rankings

The traditional UFC rankings, voted by a panel of media members after each event, tracked here since 2013. Updated Aug 11, 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
  9. 9Alex PereiraBrazil
  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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