UFC Pound-for-Pound Rankings

With the UFC out of action for Thanksgiving weekend, now is an optimal time to assess the state of the promotion’s top fighters.

Below are the top-15 men’s and women’s pound-for-pound rankings that will chiefly consider championship success, recent activity and statistical analysis.

Kamaru Usman, UFC. Credit: Alex Menendez/Getty Images.

Men’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings:

1. Kamaru Usman
2. Alexander Volkanovski
3. Francis Ngannou
4. Israel Adesanya
5. Charles Oliveira
6. Dustin Poirier
7. Max Holloway
8. Petr Yan
9. Glover Teixeira
10. Ciryl Gane
11. Aljamain Sterling
12. Brandon Moreno
13. Robert Whittaker
14. Leon Edwards
15. Justin Gaethje

Amanda Nunes, UFC. Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC.

Women’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings:

1. Amanda Nunes
2. Valentina Shevchenko
3. Rose Namajunas
4. Carla Esparza
5. Marina Rodriguez
6. Zhang Weili
7. Holly Holm
8. Jessica Andrade
9. Germaine de Randamie
10. Kaylyn Chookagian
11. Yan Xiaonan
12. Julianna Pena
13. Talia Santos
14. Ketlen Vieira
15. Amanda Ribas