Alex Pereira has recaptured the light heavyweight crown.
Avenging his loss to Magomed Ankalaev atop the UFC 320 pay-per-view (PPV) event last weekend at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas sent “Poatan” to No. 6 in the official pound-for-pound rankings, with “Big Ank” tumbling four spots to No. 11. In addition, Ankalaev is now tied with Jiri Prochazka — who stopped former title challenger Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 320 — for the coveted No. 1 position at 205 pounds.
Elsewhere on the charts, middleweight bruiser Joe Pyfer made his debut in the middleweight rankings, clocking in at No. 15 after finishing Abus Magomedov on the UFC 320 main card. In addition, Youssef Zalal’s destruction of Josh Emmett sent the “Moroccan Devil” up two rungs on the featherweight ladder. In women’s bantamweight action, Yana Santos cracked the division Top 5 after disposing of too-heavy Macy Chiasson.
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).
1. Ilia Topuria
2. Islam Makhachev
3. Merab Dvalishvili
4. Khamzat Chimaev
5. Alexandre Pantoja
6. Alex Pereira +4
7. Alexander Volkanovski -1
8. Jack Della Maddalena
9. Tom Aspinall
10. Dricus Du Plessis +1
11. Magomed Ankalaev -4
12. Max Holloway
13. Belal Muhammad
14. Arman Tsarukyan
15. Shavkat Rakhmonov
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 +1
15. Rafael Estevam *NR
Champion: Merab Dvalishvili
1. Sean O’Malley
2. (T) Umar Nurmagomedov
2. (T) Petr Yan +1
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. Montel Jackson *NR
Champion: Alexander Volkanovski
1. Movsar Evloev
2. Diego Lopes
3. Yair Rodriguez
4. Lerone Murphy
5. Aljamain Sterling
6. Arnold Allen
7. Youssef Zalal +2
8. Brian Ortega -1
9. Josh Emmett -1
10. Jean Silva
11. Patricio Pitbull
12. Steve Garcia
13. David Onama
14. Dan Ige
15. Giga Chikadze
1. Islam Makhachev
2. Arman Tsarukyan
3. Charles Oliveira
4. Max Holloway
5. Justin Gaethje
6. Dan Hooker
7. Paddy Pimblett
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
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
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
1. (T) Magomed Ankalaev -1
1. (T) Jiri Prochazka +1
3. Carlos Ulberg
4. Jan Blachowicz +1
5. Khalil Rountree -1
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
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
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
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
1. Julianna Pena
2. Raquel Pennington
3. Ketlen Vieira
4. Norma Dumont
5. Yana Santos +5
6. Irene Aldana
7. Macy Chiasson -2
8. Ailin Perez -1
9. Karol Rosa
10. Mayra Bueno Silva -2
11. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
12. Nora Cornolle
13. Miesha Tate
14. Joselyne Edwards
You can expect these rankings to change around this time next week, particularly in the lightweight division, following the UFC Rio: “Oliveira vs. Gamrot” mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN+, scheduled for Sat., Oct. 11, 2025 at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
For much more on that upcoming fight card click here.