The UFC Pound for Pound rankings is the ultimate list to be on if you’re an active MMA professional fighter. This list represents the best 15 fighters, regardless of weight division.
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What does pound for pound mean?
Pound for pound means that the weight of different fighters across all weight classes is adjusted, so that they are compared solely on the basis of skill and fighting merit. Those fighters who are most likely to win solely based on skill are then ranked high up in the pound for pound rankings.
Pound for pound rankings are highly subjective, as the people making the rankings will value certain criteria more highly than others. Then again, all UFC rankings are subjective to a degree, as they are determined by a panel of MMA media members.
Here is the UFC pound for pound rankings list:
Men’s Pound-For-Pound Rankings
| Rank | Fighter Name | Rank Change |
| 1 | Kamaru Usman | 0 |
| 2 | Alexander Volkanovski | +1 |
| 3 | Israel Adesanya | -1 |
| 4 | Francis Ngannou | 0 |
| 5 | Charles Oliveira | 0 |
| 6 | Max Holloway | 0 |
| 7 | Jon Jones | 0 |
| 8 | Dustin Poirier | 0 |
| 9 | Glover Texeira | 0 |
| 10 | Deiveson Figueiredo | 0 |
| 11 | Stipe Miocic | 0 |
| 12 | Aljamain Sterlin | Not ranked |
| 13 | Petr Yan | -4 |
| 14 | Brandon Moreno | -1 |
| 15 | Robert Whittaker | -1 |
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