As MMA continues to grow its presence with the UFC, Bellator MMA, WSOF and ONE FC, fighters are constantly jockeying for position in the eyes (and rankings) of the media.
Every week, Combat Press will rank each weight class from heavyweight to flyweight, as well as the pound-for-pound rankings (including both genders).
Note: the numbers in parentheses represent the fighter’s ranking from last week.
- Stipe Miocic (1)
- Fabricio Werdum (2)
- Cain Velasquez (3)
- Alistair Overeem (4)
- Junior dos Santos (5)
- Brock Lesnar (6)
- Ben Rothwell (7)
- Josh Barnett (8)
- Mark Hunt (9)
- Travis Browne (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this week, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Jon Jones (1)
- Daniel Cormier (2)
- Anthony “Rumble” Johnson (3)
- Alexander Gustafsson (4)
- Phil Davis (5)
- Glover Teixeira (6)
- Ryan Bader (7)
- Ovince Saint Preux (8)
- Liam McGeary (9)
- Jimi Manuwa (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this week, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Michael Bisping (1)
- Luke Rockhold (2)
- Chris Weidman (3)
- Yoel Romero (4)
- Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (5)
- Vitor Belfort (6)
- Lyoto Machida (7)
- Derek Brunson (8)
- Anderson Silva (9)
- Robert Whittaker (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this week, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Tyron Woodley (1)
- Robbie Lawler (2)
- Demian Maia (3)
- Carlos Condit (4)
- Ben Askren (5)
- Stephen Thompson (6)
- Rory MacDonald (7)
- Kelvin Gastelum (8)
- Jake Ellenberger (9)
- Donald Cerrone (10)/Dong Hyun Kim (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this week, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Eddie Alvarez (1)
- Khabib Nurmagomedov (2)
- Rafael dos Anjos (3)
- Donald Cerrone (4)
- Will Brooks (5)
- Tony Ferguson (6)
- Edson Barboza (7)
- Nate Diaz (8)
- Justin Gaethje (9)
- Michael Johnson (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this week, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Conor McGregor (1)
- José Aldo (2)
- Frankie Edgar (3)
- Max Holloway (4)
- Chad Mendes (5)
- Anthony Pettis (6)
- Ricardo Lamas (7)
- Cub Swanson (8)
- Charles Oliveira (9)
- Daniel Straus (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this week, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Dominick Cruz (1)
- T.J. Dillashaw (2)
- Bibiano Fernandes (4)
- Cody Garbrandt (5)
- Marlon Moraes (6)
- Jimmie Rivera (7)
- Urijah Faber (8)
- Raphael Assuncao (9)
- John Lineker (10 tie)
- Eduardo Dantas (10 tie)
Dropped from the rankings: Renan Barão (3)
Former bantamweight titleholder Renan Barão continued his run at featherweight at UFC Fight Night 95 in Brazil. Despite the victory over Phillipe Nover, his move up in weight causes him to fall out of the top 10 at bantamweight.
- Demetrious Johnson (1)
- Joseph Benavidez (2)
- Henry Cejudo (3)
- Jussier “Formiga” da Silva (4)
- Zach Makovsky (5)
- Kyoji Horiguchi (6)
- Wilson Reis (7)
- Dustin Ortiz (8)
- Matheus Nicolau (9)
- Louis Smolka (10)
It was a grappling clinic by fourth-ranked Jussier “Formiga” da Silva at UFC Fight Night 95 against No. 8 Dustin Ortiz. The win keeps Formiga planted in the top five, while Ortiz stays in the eighth slot.
- Demetrious Johnson (1)
- Jon Jones (2)
- Daniel Cormier (3)
- Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino (4)
- Dominick Cruz (5)
- Stipe Miocic (6)
- Conor McGregor (7)
- José Aldo (8)
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk (9)
- Eddie Alvarez (10)/Anthony “Rumble” Johnson (10)
What else can be said about Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino? The most dominant female fighter on the planet continued her path of destruction in the UFC Fight Night 95 main event, stopping Lina Lansberg by TKO. While it’s unclear what is next for Cyborg, one can assume it will include more violence.
Editor’s Note: Fighters are eligible to be ranked if they have competed in the last 18 months. Any fighter that chooses to switch weight classes will be ranked in their previous weight class until they have competed in their new division.