UFC Rankings
The official UFC rankings from the Oct 20, 2026 poll: every division’s champion and top contenders, with Islam Makhachev No. 1 pound for pound. Each champion’s next bout is beside them, with its Kalshi price where it trades.
Official rankings · Kalshi pricesUpdated Friday, Oct 23, 2026 · 7:42 PM ET
Where these numbers come from: Ranks: the UFC’s official rankings, from the weekly poll as the league’s fight data publishes it. Last and next bouts: the UFC cards in the same fight data. Prices: Kalshi’s KXUFCFIGHT fight markets and KXUFCTITLE title markets.
MEN’S DIVISIONSEach men’s division’s champion and its top three, from the Oct 20, 2026 poll. Each division links to its full top 15.
UFC rankings by division
| Division | Champion | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (opens in a new tab)Up to 125 lb | Joshua Van18-2 | Manel Kape | Alexandre Pantoja | Brandon Royval |
| Bantamweight (opens in a new tab)Up to 135 lb | Petr Yan20-5 | Merab Dvalishvili | Song Yadong | Sean O'Malley |
| Featherweight (opens in a new tab)Up to 145 lb | Alexander Volkanovski28-4 | Movsar Evloev | Diego Lopes | Lerone Murphy |
| Lightweight (opens in a new tab)Up to 155 lb | Justin Gaethje28-5 | Ilia Topuria | Arman Tsarukyan | Charles Oliveira |
| Welterweight (opens in a new tab)Up to 170 lb | Islam Makhachev29-1 | Carlos Prates | Ian Garry | Michael Morales |
| Middleweight (opens in a new tab)Up to 185 lb | Sean Strickland31-7 | Khamzat Chimaev | Dricus Du Plessis | Nassourdine Imavov |
| Light Heavyweight (opens in a new tab)Up to 205 lb | Carlos Ulberg15-1 | Alex Pereira | Magomed Ankalaev | Jiri Prochazka |
| Heavyweight (opens in a new tab)Up to 265 lb | Ciryl Gane14-2 | Tom Aspinall | Sergei Pavlovich | Alex Pereira |
WOMEN’S DIVISIONSEach women’s division’s champion and its top three; every women’s list is in full on the women’s rankings page.
UFC women’s rankings
| Division | Champion | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s Strawweight (opens in a new tab)Up to 115 lb | Mackenzie Dern17-5 | Zhang Weili | Virna Jandiroba | Tatiana Suarez |
| Women’s Flyweight (opens in a new tab)Up to 125 lb | Natalia Silva21-5-1 | Valentina Shevchenko | Alexa Grasso | Jasmine Jasudavicius |
| Women’s Bantamweight (opens in a new tab)Up to 135 lb | Kayla Harrison19-1 | Joselyne Edwards | Ailin Perez | Norma Dumont |
TITLE HOLDERSEach champion with a bout on the UFC’s schedule today, and their Kalshi price to win it where it trades.
When the champions fight next
POUND FOR POUNDThe top of the list; the full fifteen are on the pound-for-pound page.
Men’s Pound-for-Pound top 5
| Fighter | Move |
|---|---|
| Islam Makhachev (opens in a new tab)Welterweight champion · 29-1 | — |
| Alexander VolkanovskiFeatherweight champion · 28-4 | — |
| Justin Gaethje (opens in a new tab)Lightweight champion · 28-5 | — |
| Petr YanBantamweight champion · 20-5 | — |
| Ilia Topuria (opens in a new tab)No. 1 Lightweight · 17-1 | — |
POUND FOR POUNDThe top of the list; the full fifteen are on the pound-for-pound page.
Women’s Pound-for-Pound top 5
| Fighter | Move |
|---|---|
| Valentina ShevchenkoNo. 1 Flyweight · 26-4-1 | — |
| Kayla HarrisonBantamweight champion · 19-1 | — |
| Zhang WeiliNo. 1 Strawweight · No. 6 Flyweight · 26-4 | — |
| Natalia SilvaFlyweight champion · 21-5-1 | — |
| Mackenzie Dern (opens in a new tab)Strawweight champion · 17-5 | — |
TITLE MARKETSThe top price in each division’s Kalshi title market. Fighters priced level share it; only contenders with a live, tight book count.
Who the market prices to hold each belt
| Division | Top price | Price |
|---|---|---|
| FlyweightHolder on Dec 31, 2027 | Kyoji Horiguchi | 9% |
| BantamweightHolder on Dec 31, 2027 | Petr Yan | 39% |
| LightweightHolder on Dec 31, 2027 | Paddy Pimblett | 9% |
| Light HeavyweightHolder on Dec 31, 2027 | Aleksandar Rakić | 9% |
METHOD
How to read this page
Every rank is the UFC’s own, from the Oct 20, 2026 poll: C is the champion and IC an interim champion. Move is the change since the Oct 13, 2026 poll; New is a fighter who was not on the list then.
Last and Next come from the UFC cards in the fight data, across the cards shown since Jan 11, 2025: a fighter with no bout in that window shows a dash. A next bout is the one on the schedule today; bouts change before fight week.
Win is the fighter’s Kalshi price to win that next bout, read as a probability. It is shown only where Kalshi lists the bout with the same two fighters.
The title market prices who holds each belt on the date its contract names. Only contenders with a live, tight book are listed; title books often price several fighters level, so the page names a top price, never a favourite.
FAQ
Questions
Who are the current UFC champions?
In the Oct 20, 2026 poll: Flyweight, Joshua Van; Bantamweight, Petr Yan; Featherweight, Alexander Volkanovski; Lightweight, Justin Gaethje; Welterweight, Islam Makhachev; Middleweight, Sean Strickland; Light Heavyweight, Carlos Ulberg; Heavyweight, Ciryl Gane; Women’s Strawweight, Mackenzie Dern; Women’s Flyweight, Natalia Silva; Women’s Bantamweight, Kayla Harrison.
Who is No. 1 in the UFC pound-for-pound rankings?
Islam Makhachev, in the Oct 20, 2026 poll.
When were the UFC rankings last updated?
This page shows the official poll of Oct 20, 2026; Move compares it with the poll of Oct 13, 2026.
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