Latest UFC rankings update: Max Holloway climbs pound

Jun 22, 2023

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Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway stopped 145-pound fan favorite Chan Sung Jung in the UFC Singapore main event last weekend on ESPN+, a victory that sent “Blessed” up two spots to No. 11 in the official pound-for-pound rankings. “The Korean Zombie” dropped two places on the featherweight chart but is expected to be removed altogether after retiring from active competition.

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Here’s how UFC compiles its official rankings:

Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in 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 the 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.

Take a look at what the latest rankings field looks like courtesy of UFC.com. Note: (+/- = movement in rankings, T = tie, *NR = Not previously ranked).

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1. Jon Jones2. Alexander Volkanovski3. Islam Makhachev4. Leon Edwards5. Israel Adesanya6. Charles Oliveira7. Kamaru Usman8. Sean O’Malley9. Alexandre Pantoja +110. Aljamain Sterling -111. Max Holloway +212. Alex Pereira -113. Jiri Prochazka -114. Justin Gaethje15. Jamahal Hill

Champion: Alexandre Pantoja

1. Brandon Moreno2. Deiveson Figueiredo3. Amir Albazi4. Brandon Royval5. Kai Kara France6. Matheus Nicolau7. Alex Perez8. Matt Schnell9. Tim Elliott10. Manel Kape11. Muhammad Mokaev12. Su Mudaerji13. Tagir Ulanbekov14. Steve Erceg15. Cody Durden

Champion: Sean O’Malley

1. Aljamain Sterling2. Merab Dvalishvili3. Henry Cejudo4. Cory Sandhagen5. Petr Yan6. Marlon Vera7. (T) Rob Font7. (T) Song Yadong9. Dominick Cruz10. Pedro Munhoz11. Umar Nurmagomedov12. Ricky Simon13. Jonathan Martinez14. Adrian Yanez15. Chris Gutierrez

Champion: Alexander Volkanovski

1. Max Holloway2. Yair Rodriguez3. Brian Ortega4. Arnold Allen5. Ilia Topuria6. Josh Emmett7. Calvin Kattar8. Giga Chikadze +19. Movsar Evloev +110. Chan Sung Jung -211. Bryce Mitchell12. Sodiq Yusuff13. Dan Ige14. Edson Barboza15. Alex Caceres

Champion: Islam Makhachev

1. Charles Oliveira2. Justin Gaethje3. Dustin Poirier4. Beneil Dariush5. Michael Chandler6. Rafael Fiziev7. Mateusz Gamrot8. Arman Tsarukyan9. Dan Hooker10. Grant Dawson11. Rafael dos Anjos12. Jalin Turner13. Renato Moicano14. Matt Frevola15. Diego Ferreira

Champion: Leon Edwards

1. Kamaru Usman2. Colby Covington3. Belal Muhammed4. Khamzat Chimaev5. Gilbert Burns6. Shavkat Rakhmonov7. Stephen Thompson8. Geoff Neal9. Sean Brady10. Vicente Luque11. Ian Machado Garry12. Neil Magny13. Kevin Holland14. Jack Della Maddalena15. Michael Chiesa

Champion: Israel Adesanya

1. Dricus Du Plessis2. Robert Whittaker3. Jared Cannonier4. Marvin Vettori5. Sean Strickland6. Paulo Costa7. (T) Derek Brunson7. (T) Roman Dolidze9. Jack Hermansson 10. Brendan Allen 11. Kelvin Gastelum 12. Nassourdine Imavov13. Paul Craig 14. Chris Curtis 15. Andre Muniz

Champion: Jamahal Hill

1. Jiri Prochazka2. Magomed Ankalaev3. Alex Pereira 4. Jan Blachowicz 5. Aleksandar Rakic 6. (T) Nikita Krylov 6. (T) Johnny Walker 8. Anthony Smith 9. Volkan Oezdemir 10. Ryan Spann11. Khalil Rountree12. Azamat Murzakanov13. Dominick Reyes14. Alonzo Menifield15. Dustin Jacoby

Champion: Jon Jones

1. Sergei Pavlovich2. Ciryl Gane3. Stipe Miocic4. Tom Aspinall5. Curtis Blaydes6. Tai Tuivasa7. Serghei Spivac 8. Alexander Volkov 9. Jailton Almeida10. Derrick Lewis11. Marcin Tybura12. Jairzinho Rozenstruik13. Alexandr Romanov14. Marcos Rogerio De Lima15. Rodrigo Nascimento

1. (T) Alexa Grasso1. (T) Zhang Weili +13. Valentina Shevchenko4. Rose Namajunas5. Julianna Pena6. Erin Blanchfield +17. Carla Esparza -18. Tatiana Suarez9. Yan Xiaonan10. Manon Fiorot11. Taila Santos12. Jessica Andrade13. Raquel Pennington14. Amanda Lemos15. Mayra Bueno Silva

Champion: Zhang Weili

1. Carla Esparza2. Rose Namajunas3. Yan Xiaonan4. Tatiana Suarez5. Amanda Lemos6. Jessica Andrade7. Virna Jandiroba8. Mackenzie Dern9. Marina Rodriguez10. Tecia Torres11. Amanda Ribas12. Luana Pinheiro13. Michelle Waterson14. Tabatha Ricci15. Angela Hill

Champion: Alexa Grasso

1. Valentina Shevchenko2. Erin Blanchfield +13. Manon Fiorot -14. Talia Santos5. Katlyn Chookagian6. Jessica Andrade7. Lauren Murphy8. Maycee Barber9. Jennifer Maia10. Viviane Araújo11. Amanda Ribas12. Casey O’Neill13. Natalia Silva14. Tracy Cortez15. Karine Silva

Champion: VACANT

1. Julianna Pena2. Raquel Pennington3. Mayra Bueno Silva4. Ketlen Vieira5. (T) Irene Aldana5. (T) Holly Holm7. Pannie Kianzad8. Yana Santos9. (T) Macy Chiasson9. (T) Karol Rosa11. Norma Dumont12. Miesha Tate13. Julia Avila14. Josiane Nunes15. Chelsea Chandler

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You can expect these rankings to change around this time next week, particularly in the heavyweight division, following the UFC Paris: “Gane vs. Spivac” mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN+ this Sat. (Sept. 2, 2023) at Accor Arena in Paris, France.

For much more on that upcoming fight card click here.