Ultimate Fighting Championship rankings, which were introduced in February 2013, are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. These media members are asked to vote for whom they feel are the top fighters in the
UFC
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
by
weight class
Weight classes are divisions of competition used to match competitors against others of their own size. Weight classes are used in a variety of sports, especially combat sports (such as boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and wrestling). Altern ...
and
pound-for-pound
Pound for pound is a ranking used in combat sports, such as boxing, wrestling, or mixed martial arts, of who the better fighters are irrespective of their weight, i.e. adjusted to compensate for weight class. As these fighters do not compete direc ...
. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are of 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 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.
Legend
Men's pound for pound
Rankings updated on December 19, 2022, after
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland.
Women's pound for pound
Rankings updated on December 19, 2022, after
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland.
Heavyweight
Weight limit: (206 to 265 lb; 93 kg to 120 kg)
Rankings updated on December 19, 2022, after
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland.
Light Heavyweight
Weight limit: (186 to 205 lbs; 84 to 93 kg)
Rankings updated on December 19, 2022, after
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland.
Middleweight
Weight limit: (171 to 185 lb; 77 to 84 kg)
Rankings updated on December 19, 2022, after
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland.
Welterweight
Weight limit: (156 to 170 lb; 71 to 77 kg)
Rankings updated on December 19, 2022, after
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland.
Lightweight
Weight limit: (146 to 155 lb; 66 to 70 kg)
Rankings updated on December 19, 2022, after
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland.
Featherweight
Weight limit: (136 to 145 lb; 60 to 66 kg)
Rankings updated on December 19, 2022, after
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland.
Bantamweight
Weight limit: (126 to 135 lb; 57 to 61 kg)
Rankings updated on December 19, 2022, after
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland.
Flyweight
Weight limit: (116 to 125 lb; 53 to 57 kg)
Rankings updated on December 19, 2022, after
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland.
Women's Bantamweight
Weight limit: (126 to 135 lb; 57 to 61 kg)
Rankings updated on December 19, 2022, after
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland.
Women's Flyweight
Weight limit: (116 to 125 lb; 53 to 57 kg)
Rankings updated on December 19, 2022, after
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland.
Women's Strawweight
Weight limit: (106 to 115 lb; 48 to 52 kg)
Rankings updated on December 19, 2022, after
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland.
See also
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List of undefeated mixed martial artists
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List of current UFC fighters
This list of current UFC fighters records current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. , the UFC roster ...
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List of UFC champions
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships.
Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...
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Bellator MMA Rankings
The Bellator MMA rankings, which was introduced in March 2021, is generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members are asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the Bellator MMA by weight class and pound-for-p ...
References
External links
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Rankings
A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either "ranked higher than", "ranked lower than" or "ranked equal to" the second.
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