UFC Middleweight Rankings
The official UFC middleweight rankings from the Oct 20, 2026 poll. Sean Strickland is the champion and Khamzat Chimaev is No. 1. Each fighter’s record, move since the last poll, last and next bout, and the Kalshi price on that next bout where it trades.
Official rankings · Kalshi pricesUpdated Friday, Oct 23, 2026 · 1:42 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.
OCT 20, 2026 POLLThe champion, then the top 15 at up to 185 lb, as the UFC ranks them.
UFC middleweight rankings
| Fighter | Move | Last bout | Next bout | Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Strickland (opens in a new tab)31-7 | — | W vs Khamzat Chimaev (opens in a new tab)Decision R5 · UFC 328, May 9, 2026 | -- | -- |
| Khamzat Chimaev (opens in a new tab)15-1 | — | L vs Sean Strickland (opens in a new tab)Decision R5 · UFC 328, May 9, 2026 | -- | -- |
| Dricus Du Plessis (opens in a new tab)24-3 | — | W vs Kamaru UsmanDecision R5 · UFC Fight Night, Jul 18, 2026 | -- | -- |
| Nassourdine Imavov17-4 | — | W vs Caio BorralhoDecision R5 · UFC Fight Night, Sep 6, 2025 | -- | -- |
| Brendan Allen28-7 | +1 | W vs Christian Leroy DuncanSubmission R5 · UFC Fight Night, Oct 10, 2026 | -- | -- |
| Joe Pyfer16-3 | −1 | W vs Israel AdesanyaKO/TKO R2 · UFC Fight Night, Mar 28, 2026 | -- | -- |
| Caio Borralho18-2 | — | W vs Reinier De Ridder (opens in a new tab)Decision R3 · UFC 326, Mar 7, 2026 | vs Yousri Belgaroui (opens in a new tab)UFC 334 · Nov 14 | -- |
| Gregory Rodrigues20-6 | — | W vs Anthony HernandezDecision R5 · UFC Fight Night, Aug 22, 2026 | -- | -- |
| Anthony Hernandez15-4 | — | L vs Gregory RodriguesDecision R5 · UFC Fight Night, Aug 22, 2026 | -- | -- |
| Israel Adesanya24-6 | — | L vs Joe PyferKO/TKO R2 · UFC Fight Night, Mar 28, 2026 | -- | -- |
| Ikram Aliskerov18-2 | +1 | W vs Brunno FerreiraDecision R3 · UFC Fight Night, Jun 27, 2026 | vs Jared CannonierUFC Fight Night · Nov 21 | -- |
| Christian Leroy Duncan15-3 | −1 | L vs Brendan AllenSubmission R5 · UFC Fight Night, Oct 10, 2026 | -- | -- |
| Bo Nickal9-1 | — | W vs Kyle Daukaus (opens in a new tab)KO/TKO R1 · UFC Freedom 250, Jun 14, 2026 | -- | -- |
| Abus Magomedov29-7-1 | — | W vs Michal OleksiejczukSubmission R1 · UFC Fight Night, Jun 27, 2026 | vs Cam RowstonUFC 333 · Oct 24 | 54% |
| Roman Kopylov16-5 | — | W vs Ateba Gautier (opens in a new tab)KO/TKO R1 · UFC 332, Oct 3, 2026 | -- | -- |
| Edmen Shahbazyan17-6 | — | W vs Brunno Ferreira (opens in a new tab)Decision R3 · UFC 331, Sep 19, 2026 | -- | -- |
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.
FAQ
Questions
Who is the UFC middleweight champion?
Sean Strickland (31-7), in the Oct 20, 2026 poll of the official UFC rankings.
Who is No. 1 in the UFC middleweight rankings?
Khamzat Chimaev, 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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