Every month, Combat Press will provide MMA rankings for each weight class from heavyweight to flyweight, as well as the pound-for-pound rankings, including male and female athletes.
Note: the numbers in parentheses represent the fighter’s ranking from the previous month.
- Francis Ngannou (2)
- Ciryl Gane (3)
- Tom Aspinall (4)
- Alexander Volkov (5)
- Curtis Blaydes (6)
- Sergei Pavlovich (7)
- Rizvan Kuniev (-)
- Jailton Almeida (8)
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta (9)
- Serghei Spivac (-)
Dropped from the rankings: Jon Jones (1), Jairzinho Rozenstruik (10)
Before getting to the February results, top-ranked Jon Jones and tenth-ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik have been removed due to inactivity.
At UFC Vegas 113 on Feb. 7, unranked Rizvan Kuniev won unanimous decision over No. 8 Jailton Almeida. With the removals and February results, the No. 2 through No. 6 spots all move up one, with Francis Ngannou taking the top spot. Kuniev enters at No. 7, and Serghei Spivac enters at No. 10.
- Alex Pereira (1)
- Magomed Ankalaev (2)
- JiÅĆ ProchĆ”zka (3)
- Khalil Rountree Jr. (4)
- Carlos Ulberg (5)
- Azamat Murzakanov (6)
- Corey Anderson (7)
- Jamahal Hill (8)
- Jan BÅachowicz (9)
- Aleksandar RakiÄ (10)
No top-10 fighters were in action this month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Khamzat Chimaev (1)
- Dricus du Plessis (2)
- Sean Strickland (3)
- Nassourdine Imavov (4)
- Israel Adesanya (5)
- Brendan Allen (6)
- Reinier de Ridder (7)
- Robert Whittaker (8)
- Anthony Hernandez (9)
- Paulo Costa (10)
At UFC Houston on Feb. 21, No. 3 Sean Strickland scored a TKO in Round 3 over No. 9 Anthony Hernandez. The rankings remain unchanged.
- Islam Makhachev (1)
- Jack Della Maddalena (2)
- Shavkat Rakhmonov (3)
- Michael Morales (4)
- Ian Machado Garry (5)
- Sean Brady (6)
- Carlos Prates (7)
- Belal Muhammad (8)
- Joaquin Buckley (9)
- Ramazan Kuramagomedov (10)
In February, No. 10 Ramazan Kurmagomedov scored a unanimous decision over Shamil Musaev for the inaugural PFL welterweight title. The rankings remain unchanged.
- Islam Makhachev (1)
- Ilia Topuria (2)
- Arman Tsarukyan (3)
- Charles Oliveira (4)
- Justin Gaethje (5)
- Max Holloway (6)
- Paddy Pimblett (7)
- BenoƮt Saint Denis (8)
- Mateusz Gamrot (-)
- Dan Hooker (9)
Dropped from the rankings: Michael Chandler (10)
At UFC 325 on Feb. 1, No. 8 Benoit Saint-Denis scored second-round TKO over No. 9 Dan Hooker. As the dust settles, Mateusz Gamrot enters at No. 9, Hooker falls to No. 10, and Michael Chandler falls off the rankings.
- Alex Volkanovski (2)
- Diego Lopes (3)
- Yair Rodriguez (4)
- Aljamain Sterling (5)
- Movsar Evloev (6)
- Brian Ortega (7)
- Lerone Murphy (8)
- Jean Silva (9)
- Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (10)
- David Onama (-)
Dropped from the rankings: Ilia Topuria (1)
Before getting to February results, top-ranked Ilia Topuria is being removed from the featherweight rankings, after previously vacating the UFC title and permanently moving up to lightweight.
At UFC 325 on Feb. 1, Alexander Volkanovski won a unanimous decision over Diego Lopes for the second time in a row to defend the featherweight title he reclaimed in Apr. 2025. Everyon shifts up one spot in the rankings, with David Onama entering at No. 10.
- Petr Yan (1)
- Merab Dvalishvili (2)
- Sean OāMalley (3)
- Umar Nurmagomedov (4)
- Cory Sandhagen (5)
- Deiveson Figueiredo (6)
- Song Yadong (7)
- Aiemann Zahabi (8)
- Mario Bautista (9)
- David Martinez (-)
Dropped from the rankings: Marlon Vera (10)
At UFC Vegas 113 on Feb. 7, No., 9 Mario Bautista submitted Vinicius Oliveira. Three weeks later, at UFC Mexico City, unranked David Martinez won a unanimous decision over No. 10 Marlon Vera. Martinez replaces Vera in the rankings.
- Joshua Van (1)
- Alexandre Pantoja (2)
- Tatsuro Taira (3)
- Manel Kape (4)
- Kyoji Horiguchi (-)
- Lone’er Kavanagh (-)
- Amir Albazi (5)
- Muhammad Mokaev (7)
- Brandon Moreno (6)
- Brandon Royval (8)
Dropped from the rankings: Kai Kara-France (9), Asu Almabayev (10)
At UFC Vegas 113 on Feb. 7, unranked Kyoji Horiguchi won a unanimous decision over No. 5 Amir Albazi. Three weeks later, at UFC Mexico City, unranked Lone’er Kavanagh won a unanimous decision over No. 6 Brandon Moreno. Horiguchi enters at No. 5, Kavanagh enters at No. 6, and Kai Kara-France and Asu Almabayev fall out of the top 10.
- Islam Makhachev (1)
- Ilia Topuria (3)
- Alexander Volkanovksi (4)
- Max Holloway (5)
- Jack Della Maddalena (6)
- Valentina Shevchenko (7)
- Alex Pereira (9)
- Justin Gaethje (8)
- Magomed Ankalaev (10)
- Joshua Van (-)
Dropped from the rankings: Jon Jones (2)
No. 4 Alexander Volkanovski was the only top-10 pound-for-pound fighter in action, and he was victorious. With the removal of Jones, everyone below No. 2 moves up one spot, and Joshua Van enters at No. 10.
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 twice in their new division. Fighters who announce their retirement will remain ranked for a period of six months following their final bout.