UFC Men's Pound for Pound 2024

Last Modified Sep 09, 2024 06:37 GMT

In February 2013, a voting panel made up of MMA media members introduced UFC rankings by weight class and pound-for-pound prominence. A fighter is supposed to be active in the UFC to be eligible for rankings.


15 fighters are ranked for each weight class and pound-for-pound rankings. A fighter can appear in more than one weight class except for Champions and Interim Champions, who are deemed ineligible for rankings by weight class. However, Champions and Interim Champions can be voted on for pound-for-pound rankings.


Islam Makhachev is the current #1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC.


slam Makhachev with his lightweight belt at UFC 280 (Photo courtesy: UFC Twitter: @ufc)
Islam Makhachev with his lightweight belt at UFC 280 (Photo courtesy: UFC Twitter: @ufc)


UFC Men's Pound-for-Pound Rankings


RankFighterRecordWin StreakMWeight classNext Fight
1Islam Makhachev26–114 Lightweight
2Alex Pereira11–24 Light heavyweight
UFC 307 Khalil Rountree Jr.
3Jon Jones27–1
(1 NC)
5 Heavyweight
4Ilia Topuria15–015 FeatherweightUFC 308 Max Holloway
5Dricus du Plessis22–2101Middleweight
6 (T)Sean O'Malley18–1
(1 NC)
31BantamweightUFC 306 Merab Dvalishvili
6 (T)Belal Muhammad24–3
(1 NC)
6−1Welterweight
8Tom Aspinall15–332Heavyweight
9Leon Edwards22–4
(1 NC)
0−1Welterweight
10Alexander Volkanovski26–40−1Featherweight
11Max Holloway26–73 Lightweight
Featherweight
UFC 308 Ilia Topuria
12Alexandre Pantoja28–56 Flyweight
13Sean Strickland29–61 Middleweight
14Charles Oliveira34–10
(1 NC)
0 Lightweight
15Israel Adesanya24–40 Middleweight


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FAQs On UFC Men's Pound for Pound 2024

Q. Who is the #1 Pound-for-Pound fighter in the UFC?

A. Islam Makhachev occupies the top spot as the number one Pound-for-Pound fighter in the UFC.

Q. What does pound for pound mean UFC?

A. Pound for pound rankings is used to rank fighters based on their skills and record, irrespective of their weight class.