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UFC pound-for-pound rankings

THERE's been a big change in how the UFC rank their fighters as of January 2020.

For the first time, male and female competitors have been picked separately in their own 15-strong lists.

It follows a call from many in the MMA community to separate the rankings which were previously mixed.

Bruno Massami, one of the UFC’s ranking panellists, confirmed via his social media that the changes would take place in late January.

He wrote: “Breaking: I have a good news to you. Finally, UFC was decided to separate the P4P Rankings. We will have Mens and Woman’s P4P Rankings now.”

How are rankings determined?

THERE's eight main weight classes for men in the UFC, ranging from flyweight up to heavyweight.

Jones dominates in the light heavyweight division, while some fighters like Conor McGregor had previously appeared on two lists due to their prowess at different weights.

Here's how the UFC decide their pound-for-pound rankings:

  • Rankings are generated by a voting panel made up of media members.
  • The media members are 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.

Current rankings

UFC men (latest update as of June 29, 2020)

  1. Jon Jones
  2. Khabib Nurmagomedov
  3. Stipe Miocic
  4. Israel Adesanya
  5. Daniel Cormier
  6. Kamaru Usman
  7. Alexander Volkanovski
  8. Conor McGregor
  9. Dustin Poirier
  10. Max Holloway
  11. Justin Gaethje
  12. Tony Ferguson
  13. Robert Whittaker
  14. Francis Ngannou
  15. Dominick Reyes

UFC Women (latest update as of June 29, 2020)

  1. Amanda Nunes
  2. Weili Zhang
  3. Valentina Shevchenko
  4. Jessica Andrade
  5. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  6. Rose Namajunas
  7. Tatiana Suarez
  8. Holly Holm
  9. Germaine De Randamie
  10. Aspen Ladd
  11. Katlyn Chookagian
  12. Claudia Gadelha
  13. Cynthia Calvillo
  14. Julianna Pena
  15. Nina Ansaroff

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