January 27, 2025
UFC Rankings 2025: Latest Men's & Women's Divisions
Explore the official UFC rankings for 2025. Updated lists for men's and women's divisions, including pound-for-pound leaders and top contenders.
TL;DR
Stay updated with the latest UFC rankings for 2025, including all men's and women's divisions. Track champions, top contenders, and pound-for-pound leaders to follow the best fighters this year.
Introduction
UFC rankings help fans, analysts, and bettors track the competitive landscape. Rankings are updated after every fight to reflect performance, momentum, and title contention.
Here's the complete 2025 UFC rankings guide for all divisions, with champions and top contenders highlighted.
Men's Rankings (2025)
Flyweight
Champion: Brandon MorenoTop 5 Contenders
#1 Deiveson Figueiredo#2 Alexandre Pantoja#3 Kai Kara-France#4 Alex Perez#5 Matheus Nicolau
Bantamweight
Champion: Aljamain SterlingTop 5 Contenders
#1 Sean O'Malley#2 Petr Yan#3 Cory Sandhagen#4 Rob Font#5 Marlon Vera
Featherweight
Champion: Ilia TopuriaTop 5 Contenders
#1 Alexander Volkanovski#2 Yair Rodriguez#3 Arnold Allen#4 Calvin Kattar#5 Josh Emmett
Lightweight
Champion: Islam MakhachevTop 5 Contenders
#1 Charles Oliveira#2 Justin Gaethje#3 Beneil Dariush#4 Dustin Poirier#5 Rafael Fiziev
Welterweight
Champion: Khamzat ChimaevTop 5 Contenders
#1 Leon Edwards#2 Colby Covington#3 Belal Muhammad#4 Gilbert Burns#5 Jorge Masvidal
Middleweight
Champion: Alex PereiraTop 5 Contenders
#1 Israel Adesanya#2 Derek Brunson#3 Marvin Vettori#4 Robert Whittaker#5 Jared Cannonier
Light Heavyweight
Champion: Jamahal HillTop 5 Contenders
#1 Jiri Prochazka#2 Jan Blachowicz#3 Magomed Ankalaev#4 Anthony Smith#5 Thiago Santos
Heavyweight
Champion: Tom AspinallTop 5 Contenders
#1 Francis Ngannou#2 Ciryl Gane#3 Jon Jones#4 Sergei Pavlovich#5 Tai Tuivasa
Women's Rankings (2025)
Strawweight
Champion: Zhang WeiliTop 5 Contenders
#1 Carla Esparza#2 Rose Namajunas#3 Mackenzie Dern#4 Yan Xiaonan#5 Marina Rodriguez
Flyweight
Champion: Manon FiorotTop 5 Contenders
#1 Erin Blanchfield#2 Alexa Grasso#3 Taila Santos#4 Viviane Araujo#5 Jennifer Maia
Bantamweight
Champion: Amanda Nunes*Top 5 Contenders
#1 Julianna Peña#2 Holly Holm#3 Raquel Pennington#4 Irene Aldana#5 Ketlen Vieira
Featherweight
Champion: Amanda Nunes*Top 5 Contenders
#1 Aspen Ladd#2 Felicia Spencer#3 Megan Anderson#4 Norma Dumont#5 Holly Holm
*Check for latest retirement/transition updates.
Pound-for-Pound Leaders
Men's P4P
#1Islam Makhachev
#2Alex Pereira
#3Khamzat Chimaev
Women's P4P
#1Manon Fiorot
#2Zhang Weili
#3Erin Blanchfield