UFC Pound-for-Pound Rankings — Kamaru Usman Still Reigns

After UFC 277 concluded last night, and with the UFC in the second half of its calendar year, now is a good time to assess who is rising and falling in the men’s and women’s power rankings.

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. Photo courtesy of MMA Fighting.

UFC Men’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings:

1. Kamaru Usman
2. Alexander Volkanovski
3. Israel Adesanya
4. Charles Oliveira
5. Francis Ngannou
6. Aljamain Sterling
7. Jiri Prochazka
8. Deiveson Figueiredo
9. Max Holloway
10. Dustin Poirier
11. Robert Whittaker
12. Islam Makhachev
13. Khamzat Chimaev
14. Brandon Moreno
15. Leon Edwards

Amanda Nunes after defeating Julianna Pena at UFC 277 last Saturday. Photo courtesy of Yahoo Sports.

UFC Women’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings:

1. Valentina Shevchenko
2. Amanda Nunes
3. Carla Esparza
4. Rose Namajunas
5. Zhang Weili
6. Julianna Pena
7. Marina Rodriguez
8. Talia Santos
9. Jessica Andrade
10. Kaylyn Chookagian
11. Mackenzie Dern
12. Ketlen Vieira
13. Amanda Lemos
14. Holly Holm
15. Lauren Murphy