Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently updated its official rankings following the UFC 330: “Makhachev vs. Machado Garry” mixed martial arts (MMA) event last weekend on Paramount+. Flyweight veteran Charles Johnson broke into the division Top 15 with his stunning submission victory over UFC newcomer Eduardo Chapolin. In addition, women’s strawweight contender Gillian Robertson dropped one spot following her unanimous decision loss to reigning 115-pound champion Mackenzie Dern.
Check out the updated UFC Meta Rankings below (for an explanation on how they work click here).
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UFC META RANKINGS
FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Joshua Van
1. Alexandre Pantoja
2. Manel Kape
3. Brandon Royval
4. Tatsuro Taira
5. Asu Almabayev
6. Lone’er Kavanagh
7. Ramazan Temirov
8. Kyoji Horiguchi
9. Amir Albazi
10. Brandon Moreno
11. Kevin Borjas
12. Mitch Raposo
13. Sumudaerji
14. Charles Johnson *NR
15. Alessandro Costa -1
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Petr Yan
1. Merab Dvalishvili
2. Umar Nurmagomedov
3. Sean O’Malley
4. Mario Bautista
5. Cory Sandhagen
6. Song Yadong
7. David Martinez
8. Raoni Barcelos
9. Farid Basharat
10. Marcus McGhee
11. Deiveson Figueiredo
12. Aiemann Zahabi
13. Charles Jourdain
14. Bryce Mitchell
15. Montel Jackson
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FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Alexander Volkanovski
1. Movsar Evloev
2. Diego Lopes
3. Lerone Murphy
4. Aljamain Sterling
5. Arnold Allen
6. Jean Silva
7. Pat Sabatini
8. Nathaniel Wood
9. Youssef Zalal
10. Kevin Vallejos
11. Melquizael Costa
12. Steve Garcia
13. Aaron Pico
14. Jose Miguel Delgado
15. Joanderson Brito
LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Justin Gaethje
1. Ilia Topuria
2. Arman Tsarukyan
3. Charles Oliveira
4. Max Holloway
5. Paddy Pimblett
6. Quillan Salkilld
7. Renato Moicano
8. Benoit Saint Denis
9. Mateusz Gamrot
10. Mauricio Ruffy
11. Tom Nolan
12. Dan Hooker
13. Rafael Fiziev
14. Tofiq Musayev
15. Grant Dawson
WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Islam Makhachev
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1. Carlos Prates
2. Ian Machado Garry
3. Michael Morales
4. Jack Della Maddalena
5. Sean Brady
6. Gabriel Bonfim
7. Belal Muhammad
8. Leon Edwards
9. Joaquin Buckley
10. Uros Medic
11. Kamaru Usman
12. Mike Malott
13. Yaroslav Amosov
14. Kevin Holland
15. Daniel Rodriguez
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Sean Strickland
1. Khamzat Chimaev
2. Dricus Du Plessis
3. Nassourdine Imavov
4. Joe Pyfer
5. Brendan Allen
6. Caio Borralho
7. Anthony Hernandez
8. Michael Page
9. Israel Adesanya
10. Gregory Rodrigues
11. Christian Leroy Duncan
12. Ikram Aliskerov
13. Bo Nickal
14. Abus Magomedov
15. Nursulton Ruziboev
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Carlos Ulberg
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1. Alex Pereira
2. Magomed Ankalaev
3. Jiri Prochazka
4. Paulo Costa
5. Jamahal Hill
6. Khalil Rountree
7. Navajo Stirling
8. Dominick Reyes
9. Azamat Murzakanov
10. Bogdan Guskov
11. Robert Whittaker
12. Alonzo Menifield
13. Johnny Walker
14. Muhammad Saidov
15. Iwo Baraniewski
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Tom Aspinall
1. Ciryl Gane
2. Alexander Volkov
3. Sergei Pavlovich
4. Alex Pereira
5. Rizvan Kuniev
6. Josh Hokit
7. Waldo Cortes Acosta
8. Valter Walker
9. Serghei Spivac
10. Curtis Blaydes
11. Vitor Petrino
12. Brando Pericic
13. Mario Pinto
14. Mick Parkin
15. Ryan Spann
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Mackenzie Dern
1. Zhang Weili
2. Virna Jandiroba
3. Tatiana Suarez
4. Yan Xiaonan +1
5. Gillian Robertson -1
6. Fatima Klein
7. Alexia Thainara
8. Piera Rodriguez
9. Denise Gomes
10. Mizuki Inoue
11. Loopy Godinez
12. Tabatha Ricci
13. Jaqueline Amorim
14. Amanda Lemos
15. Talita Alencar
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WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Valentina Shevchenko
1. Natalia Silva
2. Manon Fiorot
3. Alexa Grasso
4. Erin Blanchfield
5. Zhang Weili
6. Wang Cong
7. Jasmine Jasudavicius
8. Rose Namajunas
9. Maycee Barber
10. Tracy Cortez
11. Miranda Maverick
12. JJ Aldrich
13. Karine Silva
14. Eduarda Moura
15. Casey O’Neill
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Kayla Harrison
1. Joselyne Edwards
2. Norma Dumont
3. Luana Santos
4. Ailin Perez
5. Julianna Pena
6. Yana Santos
7. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
8. Michelle Montague
9. Melissa Croden
10. Karol Rosa
11. Bia Mesquita
12. Macy Chiasson
13. Daria Zhelezniakova
14. Raquel Pennington
15. Klaudia Sygula
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The official media rankings have not been updated at the time of publishing and are expected to be phased out in the coming weeks.
You can expect these rankings to change around this time next week, particularly in the middleweight division, following the upcoming UFC Sacramento: “Hernandez vs. Rodrigues” MMA event on Paramount+, scheduled for Sat., Aug. 22, 2026 at Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
For much more on that upcoming fight card click here.
