Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Demetrious Johnson	Daniel Cormier	Daniel Cormier	Israel Adesanya	Israel Adesanya	79	–
2	Daniel Cormier	Israel Adesanya	Israel Adesanya	Daniel Cormier	Islam Makhachev	77	▲ +8
3	Jon Jones	Demetrious Johnson	Jon Jones	Islam Makhachev	Alexander Volkanovski	70	▲ +8
4	Israel Adesanya	Jon Jones	Stipe Miocic	Alex Pereira	Alex Pereira	68	▲ +1
5	Stipe Miocic	Kamaru Usman	Demetrious Johnson	Jon Jones	Daniel Cormier	62	▼ -8
6	Kamaru Usman	Stipe Miocic	Kamaru Usman	Alexander Volkanovski	Jon Jones	58	▼ -7
7	Max Holloway	Alexander Volkanovski	Max Holloway	Stipe Miocic	Kamaru Usman	57	–
8	T.J. Dillashaw	Max Holloway	Alex Pereira	Kamaru Usman	Max Holloway	48	▼ -7
9	José Aldo	T.J. Dillashaw	Alexander Volkanovski	Max Holloway	Alexandre Pantoja	46	▲ +3
10	Tyron Woodley	Henry Cejudo	Henry Cejudo	Henry Cejudo	Henry Cejudo	45	▼ -1
11	Henry Cejudo	Alex Pereira	Tyron Woodley	Tyron Woodley	Stipe Miocic	39	▼ -20
12	Alexander Volkanovski	Tyron Woodley	Islam Makhachev	Alexandre Pantoja	Deiveson Figueiredo	37	–
13	Chris Weidman	Islam Makhachev	Conor McGregor	Demetrious Johnson	Brandon Moreno	36	–
14	Conor McGregor	Conor McGregor	Deiveson Figueiredo	Deiveson Figueiredo	Ilia Topuria	36	▲ +2
15	Khabib Nurmagomedov	Deiveson Figueiredo	Brandon Moreno	Brandon Moreno	Khabib Nurmagomedov	36	–
16	Deiveson Figueiredo	Brandon Moreno	Khabib Nurmagomedov	Khabib Nurmagomedov	Merab Dvalishvili	36	–
17	Renan Barão	Khabib Nurmagomedov	T.J. Dillashaw	Merab Dvalishvili	Aljamain Sterling	34	–
18	Charles Oliveira	Aljamain Sterling	Aljamain Sterling	Aljamain Sterling	Charles Oliveira	31	–
19	Georges St-Pierre	Charles Oliveira	Alexandre Pantoja	Ilia Topuria	Petr Yan	30	–
20	Jan Błachowicz	José Aldo	Charles Oliveira	Charles Oliveira	Jan Błachowicz	29	–
21	Robbie Lawler	Jan Błachowicz	Jan Błachowicz	Petr Yan	Tyron Woodley	29	▼ -15
22	Aljamain Sterling	Robbie Lawler	Leon Edwards	Jan Błachowicz	Leon Edwards	28	–
23	Anthony Pettis	Leon Edwards	Petr Yan	Leon Edwards	Dricus du Plessis	27	–
24	Brandon Moreno	Alexandre Pantoja	Francis Ngannou	Dricus du Plessis	Joshua Van	27	▲ +17
25	Petr Yan	Petr Yan	Sean O'Malley	T.J. Dillashaw	Justin Gaethje	25	▲ +16
26	Cain Velasquez	Francis Ngannou	Michael Bisping	Sean O'Malley	Sean O'Malley	23	–
27	Francis Ngannou	Chris Weidman	Ilia Topuria	Francis Ngannou	Demetrious Johnson	22	▼ -18
28	Michael Bisping	Michael Bisping	Rafael dos Anjos	Conor McGregor	Sean Strickland	22	▲ +7
29	Rafael dos Anjos	Rafael dos Anjos	Robert Whittaker	Michael Bisping	T.J. Dillashaw	22	▼ -4
30	Robert Whittaker	Robert Whittaker	Dominick Cruz	Robert Whittaker	Francis Ngannou	21	–
31	Dominick Cruz	Glover Teixeira	Robbie Lawler	Tom Aspinall	Ciryl Gane	20	▲ +7
32	Fabrício Werdum	Sean O'Malley	Tom Aspinall	Dominick Cruz	Robert Whittaker	19	–
33	Johny Hendricks	Dominick Cruz	Dricus du Plessis	Glover Teixeira	Tom Aspinall	19	–
34	Glover Teixeira	Fabrício Werdum	Glover Teixeira	Sean Strickland	Glover Teixeira	15	–
35	Cody Garbrandt	Tom Aspinall	Georges St-Pierre	Georges St-Pierre	Georges St-Pierre	14	–
36	Dustin Poirer	Anthony Pettis	José Aldo	Ciryl Gane	Dustin Poirer	13	–
37	Eddie Alvarez	Georges St-Pierre	Dustin Poirer	Dustin Poirer	Magomed Ankalaev	13	–
38	Ciryl Gane	Renan Barão	Chris Weidman	José Aldo	Jiří Procházka	12	▲ +1
39	Islam Makhachev	Dustin Poirer	Cody Garbrandt	Magomed Ankalaev	Khamzat Chimaev	12	▲ +4
40	Luke Rockhold	Cody Garbrandt	Sean Strickland	Cody Garbrandt	Belal Muhammad	11	–
41	Yoel Romero	Johny Hendricks	Ciryl Gane	Belal Muhammad	Jack Della Maddalena	11	–
42	Alex Pereira	Ciryl Gane	Eddie Alvarez	Eddie Alvarez	Carlos Ulberg	10	▲ +10
43	Alexander Gustafsson	Eddie Alvarez	Jiří Procházka	Jack Della Maddalena	Jamahal Hill	10	–
44	Jiří Procházka	Jiří Procházka	Fabrício Werdum	Jiří Procházka	Yoel Romero	10	–
45	Justin Gaethje	Jamahal Hill	Jamahal Hill	Jamahal Hill	Yair Rodríguez	9	–
46	Leon Edwards	Luke Rockhold	Luke Rockhold	Joshua Van	Colby Covington	8	–
47	Benson Henderson	Yoel Romero	Yoel Romero	Yoel Romero	Tony Ferguson	8	–
48	Stephen Thompson	Dricus du Plessis	Justin Gaethje	Justin Gaethje	Diego Lopez	6	▲ +3
49	Tony Ferguson	Justin Gaethje	Yair Rodríguez	Yair Rodríguez	José Aldo	6	▼ -7
50	Frankie Edgar	Yair Rodríguez	Belal Muhammad	Colby Covington	Brian Ortega	5	–