Pound-for-pound rankings updated on October 29, 2024, after UFC 308.
Men’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings
| Rank | Country | Fighter | Record | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | Islam Makhachev | 26–1 | Lightweight |
| 2 | Brazil | Alex Pereira | 12–2 | Light Heavyweight |
| 3 | USA | Jon Jones | 27–1 (1 NC) | Heavyweight |
| 4 | Georgia | Ilia Topuria | 16–0 | Featherweight |
| 5 | USA | Belal Muhammad | 24–3 (1 NC) | Welterweight |
| 6 | South Africa | Dricus du Plessis | 22–2 | Middleweight |
| 7 | Georgia | Merab Dvalishvili | 18–4 | Bantamweight |
| 8 | England | Tom Aspinall | 15–3 | Heavyweight |
| 9 | England | Leon Edwards | 22–4 (1 NC) | Welterweight |
| 10 | Australia | Alexander Volkanovski | 26–4 | Featherweight |
| 11 | Brazil | Alexandre Pantoja | 28–5 | Flyweight |
| 12 | USA | Max Holloway | 26–8 | Lightweight/Featherweight |
| 13 | USA | Sean O’Malley | 18–2 (1 NC) | Bantamweight |
| 14 | USA | Sean Strickland | 29–6 | Middleweight |
| 15 | Nigeria | Israel Adesanya | 24–4 | Middleweight |
Women’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings
Rankings updated on October 29, 2024, after UFC 308.
| Rank | Country | Fighter | Record | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | Valentina Shevchenko | 24–4–1 | Flyweight |
| 2 | China | Zhang Weili | 25–3 | Strawweight |
| 3 | Mexico | Alexa Grasso | 16–4–1 | Flyweight |
| 4 | USA | Julianna Peña | 12–5 | Bantamweight |
| 5 | France | Manon Fiorot | 12–1 | Flyweight |
| 6 | USA | Rose Namajunas | 13–6 | Flyweight |
| 7 | USA | Erin Blanchfield | 12–2 | Flyweight |
| 8 | USA | Kayla Harrison | 18–1 | Bantamweight |
| 9 | USA | Raquel Pennington | 16–9 | Bantamweight |
| 10 | USA | Tatiana Suarez | 10–0 | Strawweight |
| 11 | China | Yan Xiaonan | 17–4 (1 NC) | Strawweight |
| 12 | Brazil | Virna Jandiroba | 21–3 | Strawweight |
| 13 | Brazil | Natália Silva | 18–5–1 | Flyweight |
| 14 | Brazil | Jéssica Andrade | 26–13 | Flyweight/Strawweight |
| 15 | USA | Maycee Barber | 14–2 | Flyweight |
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