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Rankings

Pound For Pound Rankings

# 1

Daniel Cormier

Win 22 Loss 3 Draw 0

After defeating Derrick Lewis, "DC" has now defended both his UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight titles, becoming the first man to do so. A rematch with Stipe Miocic is up next at UFC 241.

# 2

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Win 29 Loss 0 Draw 0

After downing Conor McGregor, no one can doubt Nurmagomedov's legitimacy as champion. He now faces Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi.

# 3

Jon Jones

Win 27 Loss 1 Draw 0

With controversy seemingly behind him, Jones is looking to stay busy and again establish himself as the top fighter on the planet through consistent domination.

# 4

Henry Cejudo

Win 16 Loss 4 Draw 0

Cejudo is now just the fourth fighters in UFC history to hold "champ-champ" status, though he's happy to remind you he's the only one who also won a gold medal.

# 5

Demetrious Johnson

Win 25 Loss 4 Draw 1

"Mighty Mouse" proved victorious in his ONE Championship debut and is now in the semifinals of the promotion's flyweight grand prix.

# 6

Ryan Bader

Win 31 Loss 8 Draw 0

With a stellar run through Bellator's heavyweight grand prix, Bader is now a two-division champion and may look to defend both titles for the time being.

# 7

Max Holloway

Win 26 Loss 4 Draw 0

Upcoming Fight: vs Justin "The Highlight" Gaethje | Apr 13, 2024 - UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill

Holloway's move to 155 pounds didn't go as planned, but after a memorable battle with Dustin Poirier, "Blessed" is still the UFC's 145-pound champ and hasn't lost in the division since 2013.

# 8

Robert Whittaker

Win 25 Loss 7 Draw 0

Whittaker was forced out of his latest title defense with emergency surgery, and his return date isn't officially set, but his opponent is: Israel Adesanya.

# 9

Kamaru Usman

Win 20 Loss 4 Draw 0

Usman was absolutely flawless against Tyron Woodley, dominating the now-former champ en route to claiming the UFC title.

# 10

Israel Adesanya

Win 24 Loss 3 Draw 0

"The Last Stylebender" proved his durability in a thrilling five-rounder with Kelvin Gastelum and will now take his interim UFC belt and look to unify it with fellow champ Robert Whittaker.

# 11

Tony Ferguson

Win 25 Loss 10 Draw 0

If it's based on merit alone, Ferguson is unquestionably deserving of a shot at the UFC lightweight title – unfortunately, Conor McGregor is still lurking on the sidelines.

# 12

Stipe Miocic

Win 20 Loss 4 Draw 0

Miocic's run as the UFC's longest defending heavyweight champion came to an end at the hands of Daniel Cormier. He'll get a second crack at "DC" at UFC 241.

# 13

Tyron Woodley

Win 19 Loss 7 Draw 1

Woodley saw his title taken from Kamaru Usman in what was an admittedly bad performance but hopes to work his way back to another shot at the belt.

# 14

T.J. Dillashaw

Win 17 Loss 5 Draw 0

Dillashaw handed over his UFC title and has since been suspended for two years by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, keeping him on the sidelines until 2021.

# 15

Dustin Poirier

Win 30 Loss 8 Draw 0

Poirier has been a perennial contender throughout his nine-year UFC run but finally broke through to champion status, claiming an interim lightweight belt with a gutsy win over Max Holloway.

Honorable Mentions

# 16

Kyoji Horiguchi

fly
Win 31 Loss 5 Draw 0

# 17

Marlon Moraes

bantam
Win 23 Loss 12 Draw 1

# 18

Brian Ortega

feather
Win 16 Loss 3 Draw 0

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, June 25: Rafael Lovato Jr., Andrea Lee debut; Chan Sung Jung returns

A big Saturday of fights led to some important changes to the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings.

Rafael Lovato Jr.. stunned most of the MMA world, even the ones who tried to pretend afterwards they knew he would win, when he earned a decision victory over the great Gegard Mousasi to win the Bellator middleweight title in London. That puts the undefeated jiu-jitsu ace into the 185-pound rankings this week, as he debuts at No. 12.

Andrea Lee, meanwhile, improved to 3-0 in the UFC at UFC Greenville. It’s about time she cracks the flyweight rankings, which she does, at No. 13.

Then, an old favorite has rejoined the fray at featherweight. Chan Sung Jung briefly dropped out of the rankings, largely due to inactivity. But “The Korean Zombie” let everyone know that was a temporary situation, as he made short work of Renato Moicano in UFC Greenville’s main event. That puts the former title challenger back into the ratings at No. 14.

To see those updates and more, check out the latest edition of our rankings.

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Ranking Criteria

The rankings take into account a fighter's wins/losses, quality of competition, finishing rate/dominance and frequency of fights.

Fighters are no longer eligible to be ranked after they've been inactive for 24 months, either due to injuries, drug/conduct suspensions, contract disputes or self-imposed hiatuses.

Fighters serving drug/conduct suspensions are eligible to be ranked, so long as they're not inactive for more than 24 months.

To the best of our ability, fighters will be ranked in their primary weight class. Catchweight fights and bouts outside the fighter's primary weight class can have a positive or negative impact on the ranking. However, non-titleholders can be ranked in only one weight class at a given time, and in most cases, they won't be ranked in a new weight class until they've had their first fight at that weight.

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