Francis Ngannou has taken over the No. 2 spot in ESPN’s heavyweight rankings, thanks to the recent retirement of former UFC champion Daniel Cormier.
At light heavyweight, Dominick Reyes has grabbed the second spot after the August defeat of ex-Bellator champ Ryan Bader.
Those represent the highest level of flux in the rankings, but there’s also a new entrant in the men’s bantamweight top 10 whom you might have heard of: Frankie Edgar. The former UFC lightweight champ earned his spot in a new division with an Aug. 22 win over Pedro Munhoz, who drops one spot in the rankings.
In addition to Cormier, other fighters to fall out of the rankings include unbeaten strawweight Tatiana Suarez and Nina Ansaroff, neither of whom has competed since they met in June 2019.
For a list of current UFC champions in all weight classes, click here.
Note: Results are current; rankings as of Sept. 9.
Heavyweight – Light heavyweight – Middleweight – Welterweight
Lightweight – Men’s featherweight – Men’s bantamweight – Men’s flyweight
Women’s bantamweight – Women’s flyweight – Strawweight
HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 265 pounds)
1. Stipe Miocic  
Record: 12-3
Last: W (UD) Daniel Cormier, Aug. 15
Next: TBD
2. Francis Ngannou  
Previous ranking: 3
Record: 15-3
Last: W (KO1) Jairzinho Rozenstruik, May 9
Next: TBD
3. Curtis Blaydes  
Previous ranking: 4
Record: 14-2, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Alexander Volkov, June 20
Next: Nov. 28 vs. Derrick Lewis
4. Jairzinho Rozenstruik  
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 11-1
Last: W (TKO2) Junior dos Santos, Aug. 15
Next: TBD
5. Derrick Lewis  
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 24-7, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO2) Aleksei Oleinik, Aug. 8
Next: Nov. 28 vs. Curtis Blaydes
6. Alistair Overeem  
Previous ranking: 10
Record: 47-18, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO5) Augusto Sakai, Sept. 5
Next: TBD
7. Junior dos Santos  
Previous ranking: 5
Record: 21-8
Last: L (TKO2) Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Aug. 15
Next: TBD
8. Alexander Volkov  
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 31-8
Last: L (UD) Curtis Blaydes, June 20
Next: Oct. 24 vs. Walt Harris
9. Ryan Bader  
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 27-6, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO2) Vadim Nemkov, Aug. 21
Next: TBD
10. Augusto Sakai  
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 15-2-1
Last: L (TKO5) Alistair Overeem, Sept. 5
Next: TBD
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 205 pounds)
1. Jon Jones  
Record: 26-1, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Dominick Reyes, Feb. 8
Next: TBD
2. Dominick Reyes  
Previous ranking: 3
Record: 12-1
Last: L (UD) Jon Jones, Feb. 8
Next: Sept. 26 vs. Jan Blachowicz
3. Jan Blachowicz  
Previous ranking: 4
Record: 26-8
Last: W (KO1) Corey Anderson, Feb. 15
Next: Sept. 26 vs. Dominick Reyes
4. Thiago Santos  
Previous ranking: 5
Record: 21-7
Last: L (SD) Jon Jones, July 6
Next: Oct. 3 vs. Glover Teixeira
5. Corey Anderson  
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 13-5
Last: L (KO1) Jan Blachowicz, Feb. 15
Next: TBD
6. Glover Teixeira  
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 31-7
Last: W (TKO5) Anthony Smith, May 13
Next: Oct. 3 vs. Thiago Santos
7. Vadim Nemkov  
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 12-2
Last: W (TKO2) Ryan Bader, Aug. 21
Next: TBD
8. Ryan Bader  
Previous ranking: 2
Record: 27-6, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO2) Vadim Nemkov, Aug. 21
Next: TBD
9. Aleksandar Rakic  
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 13-2
Last: W (UD) Anthony Smith, Aug. 29
Next: TBD
10. Jiri Prochazka  
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 27-3-1
Last: W (KO2) Volkan Oezdemir, July 11
Next: TBD
MIDDLEWEIGHT (up to 185 pounds)
1. Israel Adesanya  
Record: 19-0
Last: W (UD) Yoel Romero, March 7
Next: Sept. 26 vs Paulo Costa
2. Robert Whittaker  
Record: 22-5
Last: W (UD) Darren Till, July 25
Next: Oct. 24 vs. Jared Cannonier
3. Paulo Costa  
Record: 13-0
Last: W (UD) Yoel Romero, Aug. 17
Next: Sept. 26 vs Israel Adesanya
4. Yoel Romero  
Record: 13-5
Last: L (UD) Israel Adesanya, March 7
Next: TBD
5. Jared Cannonier  
Record: 13-4
Last: W (TKO2) Jack Hermansson, Sept. 28
Next: Oct. 24 vs. Robert Whittaker
6. Jack Hermansson  
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 21-5
Last: W (SUB1) Kelvin Gastelum, July 18
Next: Dec. 5 vs. Darren Till
7. Darren Till  
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 18-3-1
Last: L (UD) Robert Whittaker, July 25
Next: Dec. 5 vs. Jack Hermansson
8. Derek Brunson  
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 21-7
Last: W (TKO3) Edmen Shahbazyan, Aug. 1
Next: TBD
9. Kelvin Gastelum  
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 15-6, 1 NC
Last: L (SUB1) Jack Hermansson, July 18
Next: TBD
10. Ronaldo Souza  
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 26-8 1 NC
Last: L (SD) Jan Blachowicz, Nov. 16
Next: TBD
WELTERWEIGHT (up to 170 pounds)
1. Kamaru Usman  
Record: 17-1
Last: W (UD) Jorge Masvidal, July 11
Next: Dec. 12 vs. Gilbert Burns
2. Colby Covington  
Record: 15-2
Last: L (TKO5) Kamaru Usman, Dec. 14
Next: Sept. 19 vs. Tyron Woodley
3. Douglas Lima  
Record: 32-7
Last: W (UD) Rory MacDonald, Oct. 26
Next: TBD vs. Gegard Mousasi
4. Leon Edwards  
Record: 18-3
Last: W (UD) Rafael dos Anjos, July 20
Next: TBD
5. Gilbert Burns  
Record: 19-3
Last: W (UD) Tyron Woodley, May 30
Next: Dec. 12 vs. Kamaru Usman
6. Jorge Masvidal  
Record: 35-14
Last: L (UD) Kamaru Usman, July 11
Next: TBD
7. Rory MacDonald  
Record: 21-6-1
Last: L (UD) Douglas Lima, Oct. 26
Next: TBD
8. Tyron Woodley  
Record: 19-5-1
Last: L (UD) Gilbert Burns, May 30
Next: Sept. 19 vs. Colby Covington
9. Stephen Thompson  
Record: 15-4-1
Last: W (UD) Vicente Luque, Nov. 2
Next: TBD
10. Michael Chiesa  
Record: 17-4
Last: W (UD) Rafael dos Anjos, Jan. 25
Next: TBD
LIGHTWEIGHT (up to 155 pounds)
1. Khabib Nurmagomedov  
Record: 28-0
Last: W (SUB3) Dustin Poirier, Sept. 7
Next: Oct. 24 vs. Justin Gaethje
2. Justin Gaethje  
Record: 22-2
Last: W (TKO5) Tony Ferguson, May 9
Next: Oct. 24 vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
3. Tony Ferguson  
Record: 25-4
Last: L (TKO5) Justin Gaethje, May 9
Next: TBD
4. Dustin Poirier  
Record: 26-6
Last: W (UD) Dan Hooker, June 27
Next: TBD
5. Dan Hooker  
Record: 20-9
Last: L (UD) Dustin Poirier, June 27
Next: TBD
6. Paul Felder  
Record: 17-5
Last: L (SD) Dan Hooker, Feb. 22
Next: TBD
7. Michael Chandler  
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 21-5
Last: W (KO1) Benson Henderson, Aug. 7
Next: TBD
8. Conor McGregor  
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 22-4
Last: W (TKO1) Donald Cerrone, Jan. 18
Next: TBD
9. Charles Oliveira  
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 29-8, 1 NC
Last: W (SUB3) Kevin Lee, March 14
Next: TBD
10. Diego Ferreira  
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 17-2
Last: W (SUB2) Anthony Pettis, Jan. 18
Next: TBD
MEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT (up to 145 pounds)
1. Alexander Volkanovski  
Record: 22-1
Last: W (SD) Max Holloway, July 11
Next: TBD
2. Max Holloway  
Record: 21-6
Last: L (SD) Alexander Volkanovski, July 11
Next: TBD
3. Brian Ortega  
Record: 14-1, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO4) Max Holloway, Dec. 8
Next: Oct. 17 vs. Chan Sung Jung
4. Patricio Freire  
Record: 30-4
Last: W (UD) Juan Archuleta, Sept. 28
Next: TBD vs. Pedro Carvalho
5. Zabit Magomedsharipov  
Record: 18-1
Last: W (UD) Calvin Kattar, Nov. 9
Next: Oct. 25 vs. Yair Rodriguez
6. Calvin Kattar  
Record: 22-4
Last: W (UD) Dan Ige, July 15
Next: TBD
7. Yair Rodriguez  
Record: 13-2, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Jeremy Stephens, Oct. 18
Next: Oct. 25 vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov
8. Chan Sung Jung  
Record: 16-5
Last: W (TKO1) Frankie Edgar, Dec. 21
Next: Oct. 17 vs. Brian Ortega
9. Josh Emmett  
Record: 16-2
Last: W (UD) Shane Burgos, June 20
Next: TBD
10. Shane Burgos  
Record: 13-2
Last: L (UD) Josh Emmett, June 20
Next: TBD
MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)
1. Petr Yan  
Record: 15-1
Last: W (TKO5) Jose Aldo, July 11
Next: TBD
2. Marlon Moraes  
Record: 23-6-1
Last: W (SD) Jose Aldo, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
3. Aljamain Sterling  
Record: 19-3
Last: W (SUB1) Cory Sandhagen, June 6
Next: TBD
4. Cody Garbrandt  
Record: 12-3
Last: W (KO2) Raphael Assuncao, June 6
Next: Nov. 21 vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
5. Jose Aldo  
Record: 28-7
Last: L (TKO5) Petr Yan, July 11
Next: TBD
6. Cory Sandhagen  
Record: 12-2
Last: L (SUB1) Aljamain Sterling, June 6
Next: TBD
7. Frankie Edgar  
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 24-8-1
Last: W (SD) Pedro Munhoz, Aug. 22
Next: TBD
8. Pedro Munhoz  
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 18-5, 1 NC
Last: L (SD) Frankie Edgar, Aug. 22
Next: TBD
9. Raphael Assuncao  
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 27-8
Last: L (KO2) Cody Garbrandt, June 6
Next: TBD
10. Jimmie Rivera  
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 23-4
Last: W (UD) Cody Stamann, July 16
Next: TBD
MEN’S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)
1. Demetrious Johnson  
Record: 30-3-1
Last: W (UD) Danny Kingad, Oct. 12
Next: TBD vs. Adriano Moraes
2. Deiveson Figueiredo  
Record: 19-1
Last: W (SUB1) Joseph Benavidez, July 18
Next: Nov. 21 vs. Cody Garbrandt
3. Brandon Moreno  
Record: 16-5-1
Last: W (UD) Kai Kara-France, Dec. 14
Next: Nov. 21 vs. Alex Perez
4. Joseph Benavidez  
Record: 28-7
Last: L (SUB1) Deiveson Figueiredo, July 18
Next: TBD
5. Alex Perez  
Record: 24-5
Last: W (TKO2) Jussier Formiga, June 6
Next: Nov. 21 vs. Brandon Moreno
6. Askar Askarov  
Record: 12-0-1
Last: W (UD) Alexandre Pantoja, July 18
Next: TBD
7. Alexandre Pantoja  
Record: 22-5
Last: L (UD) Askar Askarov, July 18
Next: TBD
8. Kai Kara-France  
Record: 21-8, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Tyson nam, Feb. 23
Next: Sept. 26 vs. Brandon Royval
9. Jussier Formiga  
Record: 23-8
Last: L (TKO1) Alex Perez, June 6
Next: TBD
10. Rogerio Bontorin  
Record: 16-2
Last: L (UD) Ray Borg, Feb. 15
Next: TBD
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)
1. Amanda Nunes  
Record: 20-4
Last: W (UD) Felicia Spencer, June 6
Next: Dec. 12 vs. Megan Anderson
2. Germaine de Randamie  
Record: 9-4
Last: L (UD) Amanda Nunes, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
3. Aspen Ladd  
Record: 9-1
Last: W (TKO3) Yana Kunitskaya, Dec. 7
Next: TBD
4. Julianna Peña  
Record: 9-3
Last: W (UD) Nicco Montaño, July 13
Next: TBD
5. Irene Aldana  
Record: 12-5
Last: W (KO1) Ketlen Vieira, Dec. 14
Next: Oct. 3 vs. Holly Holm
6. Holly Holm  
Record: 13-5
Last: W (UD) Raquel Pennington, Jan. 18
Next: Oct. 3 vs. Irene Aldana
7. Ketlen Vieira  
Record: 10-1
Last: L (TKO1) Irene Aldana, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
8. Raquel Pennington  
Record: 11-8
Last: W (UD) Marion Reneau, June 20
Next: TBD
9. Yana Kunitskaya  
Previous ranking: 10
Record: 13-5, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Julija Stoliarenko, Aug. 8
Next: TBD
10. Sara McMann  
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 12-5
Last: W (UD) Lina Lansberg, Jan. 25
Next: TBD
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)
1. Valentina Shevchenko  
Record: 19-3
Last: W (TKO3) Katlyn Chookagian, Feb. 8
Next: Nov. 21 vs. Jennifer Maia
2. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane  
Record: 11-0
Last: W (UD) Kate Jackson, Dec. 21
Next: TBD
3. Katlyn Chookagian  
Record: 14-3
Last: W (UD) Antonina Shevchenko, May 30
Next: TBD
4. Jennifer Maia  
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 18-6-1
Last: W (SUB1) Joanne Calderwood, Aug. 1
Next: Nov. 21 vs. Valentina Shevchenko
5. Joanne Calderwood  
Previous ranking: 4
Record: 14-5
Last: L (SUB1) Jennifer Maia, Aug. 1
Next: TBD
6. Cynthia Calvillo  
Previous ranking: 5
Record: 9-1-1
Last: W (UD) Jessica Eye, June 13
Next: Oct. 24 vs. Lauren Murphy
7. Lauren Murphy  
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 13-4
Last: W (UD) Roxanne Modafferi, June 20
Next: Oct. 24 vs. Cynthia Calvillo
8. Liz Carmouche  
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 13-7
Last: L (UD) Valentina Shevchenko, Aug. 10
Next: TBD vs. Mandy Bohm
9. Jessica Eye  
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 15-7, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Viviane Araujo
Next: TBD
10. Viviane Araujo  
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 9-2
Last: W (UD) Montana De La Rosa, Sept. 5
Next: TBD
STRAWWEIGHT (up to 115 pounds)
1. Zhang Weili  
Record: 21-1
Last: W (SD) Joanna Jedrzejczyk, March 7
Next: TBD
2. Rose Namajunas  
Record: 9-4
Last: W (SD) Jessica Andrade, July 11
Next: TBD
3. Joanna Jedrzejczyk  
Record: 16-4
Last: L (SD) Zhang Weili, March 7
Next: TBD
4. Jessica Andrade  
Record: 20-8
Last: L (SD) Rose Namajunas, July 11
Next: TBD
5. Carla Esparza  
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 17-6
Last: W (SD) Marina Rodriguez, July 25
Next: TBD
6. Claudia Gadelha  
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 18-4
Last: W (SD) Angela Hill, May 16
Next: Sept. 26 vs. Yan Xiaonan
7. Michelle Waterson  
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 17-8
Last: L (SD) Carla Esparza, May 9
Next: Sept. 12 vs. Angela Hill
8. Marina Rodriguez  
Previous ranking: 10
Record: 12-1-2
Last: L (SD) Carla Esparza, July 25
Next: TBD
9. Yan Xiaonan  
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 12-1, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Feb. 23
Next: Sept. 26 vs. Claudia Gadelha
10. Tecia Torres  
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 11-5
Last: W (UD) Brianna Van Buren, June 20
Next: TBD
