1. Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje (28-5-0)
  2. Ilia “El Matador” Topuria (17-1-0)
  3. Arman “Ahalkalakets” Tsarukyan (23-3-0)
  4. Charles “do Bronxs” Oliveira (37-11-0, 1 NC)
  5. Max “Blessed” Holloway (27-9-0)
  6. Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier (30-10-0, 1 NC)
  7. Benoit “God of War” St. Denis (17-3-0, 1 NC)
  8. Usman Nurmagomedov (21-0-0, 1 NC)
  9. Mauricio Ruffy (14-2-0)
10. Dan “The Hangman” Hooker (24-14-0)

Previously number one-ranked Islam Makhachev removed due to vacating the division.

Rankings current as of July 1, 2026.

Heavyweights | Light Heavyweights | Middleweights | Welterweights | Lightweights
Featherweights | Bantamweights | Flyweights | Women’s Pound-For-Pound
Unified Women’s Mixed Martial Arts Rankings