{"id":531857,"date":"2026-03-10T21:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/531857\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T21:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:27:09","slug":"max-holloway-loses-five-spots-in-latest-ufc-326-rankings-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/531857\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Holloway loses five spots in latest UFC 326 rankings update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charles Oliveira ranked himself above Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev<\/a> in the greatest of all time debate, and he can now add Max Holloway to that list.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo Bronxs\u201d dominated<\/a> \u201cBlessed\u201d to win the \u201cBMF\u201d belt<\/a> atop the UFC 326 event<\/a> last weekend in Las Vegas, grounding and pounding the Hawaiian for the better part of five rounds<\/a>. As a result, Oliveira returns to the promotion\u2019s pound-for-pound rankings at No. 12.<\/p>\n

Holloway drops all the way down to No. 15.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the rankings are compiled, at least until AI takes over<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Take a look at what the latest rankings field looks like courtesy of UFC.com<\/a>. Note: (+\/- = movement in rankings, T = tie, *NR = Not previously ranked).<\/p>\n

1. Islam Makhachev
2. Ilia Topuria
3. Khamzat Chimaev
4. Alexander Volkanovski
5. Alex Pereira
6. Petr Yan
7. Tom Aspinall +1
8. Merab Dvalishvili -1
9. Alexandre Pantoja
10. Joshua Van +1
11. Dricus Du Plessis +1
12. Charles Oliveira *NR
13. Magomed Ankalaev
14. Jack Della Maddalena
15. Max Holloway -5<\/p>\n

1. Alexandre Pantoja
2. Manel Kape
3. Tatsuro Taira
4. Brandon Royval
5. Kyoji Horiguchi
6. Lone\u2019er Kavanagh
7. (T) Amir Albazi
7. (T) Asu Almabayev +2
9. Brandon Moreno -2
10. Alex Perez
11. Tim Elliott
12. Steve Erceg
13. Tagir Ulanbekov
14. Charles Johnson
15. Bruno Silva<\/p>\n

1. Merab Dvalishvili
2. (T) Umar Nurmagomedov
2. (T) Sean O\u2019Malley +1
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. *NR
14. Montel Jackson +1
15. Farid Basharat *NR<\/p>\n

Champion: Alexander Volkanovski<\/p>\n

1. Movsar Evloev
2. Diego Lopes
3. Lerone Murphy
4. Yair Rodriguez
5. Aljamain Sterling
6. Jean Silva
7. Youssef Zalal +1
8. Arnold Allen -1
9. Steve Garcia
10. Brian Ortega
11. Josh Emmett
12. Melquizael Costa
13. Patricio Pitbull
14. Kevin Vallejos
15. David Onama<\/p>\n

1. Justin Gaethje (interim champion)
2. Arman Tsarukyan
3. Charles Oliveira
4. Max Holloway
5. Benoit Saint Denis
6. Paddy Pimblett
7. Dan Hooker +1
8. Mateusz Gamrot -1
9. Mauricio Ruffy
10. Rafael Fiziev +1
11. Renato Moicano -1
12. Beneil Dariush
13. Michael Chandler
14. Manuel Torres
15. Fares Ziam<\/p>\n

Champion: Islam Makhachev<\/p>\n

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. Uros Medic
13. Michael Page +1
14. Colby Covington -1
15. Daniel Rodriguez<\/p>\n

Champion: Khamzat Chimaev<\/p>\n

1. Dricus Du Plessis
2. Nassourdine Imavov
3. Sean Strickland
4. Israel Adesanya +1
5. Caio Borralho +2
6. Brendan Allen -2
7. Anthony Hernandez -1
8. Reinier De Ridder
9. Robert Whittaker
10. Jared Cannonier
11. Roman Dolidze
12. Gregory Rodrigues +1
13. Paulo Costa -1
14. Joe Pyfer
15. Brunno Ferreira<\/p>\n

1. Magomed Ankalaev
2. Jiri Prochazka
3. Carlos Ulberg
4. Khalil Rountree
5. Jan Blachowicz
6. Azamat Murzakanov
7. Jamahal Hill
8. Bogdan Guskov +1
9. Volkan Oezdemir -1
10. Dominick Reyes
11. Aleksandar Rakic
12. Johnny Walker
13. Nikita Krylov
14. Dustin Jacoby
15. Zhang Mingyang<\/p>\n

1. Ciryl Gane
2. Alexander Volkov
3. Sergei Pavlovich
4. (T) Curtis Blaydes
4. (T) Waldo Cortes Acosta +1
6. Serghei Spivac
7. Rizvan Kuniev
8. (T) Marcin Tybura
8. (T) Derrick Lewis +1
10. Ante Delija
11. Tallison Teixeira
12. Mick Parkin +1
13. Shamil Gaziev -1
14. Valter Walker
15. Tai Tuivasa *NR<\/p>\n

WOMEN\u2019S POUND-FOR-POUND<\/p>\n

1. Valentina Shevchenko
2. Kayla Harrison
3. Zhang Weili
4. Natalia Silva
5. Mackenzie Dern
6. Manon Fiorot
7. Erin Blanchfield
8. Julianna Pena
9. Alexa Grasso
10. Virna Jandiroba
11. Tatiana Suarez +1
12. Raquel Pennington -1
13. Yan Xiaonan +1
14. Rose Namajunas -1
15. Maycee Barber<\/p>\n

1. Zhang Weili
2. Tatiana Suarez
3. Virna Jandiroba
4. Yan Xiaonan
5. Amanda Lemos
6. Loopy Godinez
7. Tabatha Ricci
8. Gillian Robertson
9. Jessica Andrade
10. Amanda Ribas
11. Fatima Klein
12. Denise Gomes
13. Alexia Thainara
14. Angela Hill
15. Mizuki Inoue<\/p>\n

Champion: Valentina Shevchenko<\/p>\n

1. Natalia Silva
2. Manon Fiorot -1
3. (T) Alexa Grasso
3. (T) Erin Blanchfield +1
5. Maycee Barber
6. Rose Namajunas +1
7. Jasmine Jasudavicius -1
8. Tracy Cortez
9. Miranda Maverick +1
10. Karine Silva -1
11. Wang Cong
12. Casey O\u2019Neill
13. Eduarda Moura
14. Gabriella Fernandes
15. JJ Aldrich<\/p>\n

1. Julianna Pena
2. Raquel Pennington
3. Norma Dumont
4. Ketlen Vieira
5. Yana Santos
6. (T) Irene Aldana
6. (T) Ailin Perez +1
8. Karol Rosa +1
9. Macy Chiasson -1
10. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
11. Joselyne Edwards
12. Mayra Bueno Silva
13. Nora Cornolle
14. Miesha Tate
15. Luana Santos<\/p>\n

You can expect these rankings to change around this time next week, particularly in the featherweight division, following the UFC Vegas 114: \u201cEmmett vs. Vallejos\u201d<\/a> event on Paramount+<\/a>, scheduled for Sat., March 14, 2026 at Meta Apex<\/a> in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n

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