Divisions
Every weight class and its top contenders.
Official UFC rankings · updated 2026-08-23
Flyweight
Champion: Joshua Van
16 ranked
Bantamweight
Champion: Petr Yan
16 ranked
Featherweight
Champion: Alexander Volkanovski
16 ranked
Lightweight
Champion: Justin Gaethje
16 ranked
Welterweight
Champion: Islam Makhachev
16 ranked
Middleweight
Champion: Sean Strickland
16 ranked
Light Heavyweight
Champion: Carlos Ulberg
16 ranked
Heavyweight
Champion: Tom Aspinall
16 ranked
Women's Strawweight
Champion: Mackenzie Dern
16 ranked
Women's Flyweight
Champion: Valentina Shevchenko
16 ranked
Women's Bantamweight
Champion: Kayla Harrison
16 ranked