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Model odds for the next opponent of every champion and Media top-15 fighter in all 11 ranked UFC divisions, plus unofficial ranks 16–30 (332 fighters), with the reasons and the sources. Updated as news breaks. Estimates, not facts.

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Biggest movers all divisions · 2 Oct 2026

Islam Makhachev → Carlos Prates

+70

Welterweight new → 70%. Welterweight launch. Prates says the title fight is locked in for about January (23 Sep).

Brandon Moreno → Charles Johnson

+70

Flyweight new → 70%. Flyweight launch. Reported for UFC 335, Las Vegas, 12 Dec.

Charles Johnson → Brandon Moreno

+70

Flyweight · Unofficial rank #17 new → 70%. Top-30 launch (unofficial #17). Reported in the works for UFC 335, 12 Dec.

Sean Strickland → Nassourdine Imavov

+65

Middleweight new → 65%. Middleweight launch. Strickland says only pay is left to agree. UFC 335 (12 Dec) is the reported target.

Joshua Van → Manel Kape

+55

Flyweight new → 55%. Flyweight launch. Kape is the expected next challenger (early 2027).

Paddy Pimblett → Quillan Salkilld

+50

Lightweight new → 50%. v2 adds fighter-leak and riser factors. Salkilld told fans the fight is on.

Ian Machado Garry → Michael Morales

+45

Welterweight new → 45%. Welterweight launch. Garry and Morales agreed by DM to fight on 28 Nov. Not booked.

Carlos Ulberg → Magomed Ankalaev

+40

Light Heavyweight new → 40%. Light heavyweight launch. Ulberg (ACL, back early 2027) names Ankalaev as a likely first challenger.

Jack Della Maddalena → Leon Edwards

+25

Welterweight new → 25%. Career-stage factor: after two straight losses, JDM steps back. Medić, the earlier pick, is now booked vs Holland (UFC 334, 14 Nov).

Robert Whittaker → Jan Błachowicz

+25

Light Heavyweight new → 25%. Light heavyweight launch. Whittaker wants Błachowicz at UFC Sydney (7 Feb 2027), a home card.

Daniil Donchenko → Daniel Rodriguez

+25

Welterweight · Unofficial rank #18 new → 25%. Top-30 launch (unofficial #18). His own callout for UFC 335. Six straight wins.

Max Holloway → Justin Gaethje

−22

Lightweight 27% → 5%. Gaethje is out until 2027 and has named Tsarukyan, so the pair probabilities are now forced to agree.

Brando Peričić → Jovan Leka

+15

Heavyweight · Unofficial rank #16 new → 15%. Top-30 launch (unofficial #16, Meta #12). Model pick, with UFC Sydney (7 Feb 2027) as the home-card option.

Ilia Topuria → Paddy Pimblett

−14

Lightweight 36% → 22%. Pimblett is now more likely to fight Salkilld first.

Max Holloway → Salahdine Parnasse

+12

Lightweight new → 12%. Parnasse called Holloway out after his debut KO (5 Sep).

Justin Gaethje → Arman Tsarukyan

Lightweight 32% → 40%. MMA Junkie reports the UFC 331 win earned Tsarukyan the title shot.

Upcoming fight cards

UFC 332: Silva vs Wang · Sat 3 Oct 2026 · Delta Center, Salt Lake City
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan · Sat 10 Oct 2026 · Meta APEX, Las Vegas
UFC Fight Night Edmonton: Buckley vs Malott · Sat 17 Oct 2026 · Rogers Place, Edmonton
UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev · Sat 24 Oct 2026 · Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi
UFC Vegas 123: Moicano vs Nolan · Sat 31 Oct 2026 · Meta APEX, Las Vegas
UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brady · Sat 7 Nov 2026 · Meta APEX, Las Vegas
UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit · Sat 14 Nov 2026 · Madison Square Garden, New York
UFC Fight Night Qatar: Procházka vs Stirling · Sat 21 Nov 2026 · ABHA Arena, Doha
UFC 335 · Sat 12 Dec 2026 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
UFC Fight Night Sydney · Sun 7 Feb 2027 · Afterpay Arena, Sydney

Lightweight Welterweight Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight Featherweight Bantamweight Flyweight W. Bantamweight W. Flyweight W. Strawweight

Division

Lightweight division

Media Panel board on ufc.com, checked 1 Oct 2026 (last updated after UFC Fight Night, 26 Sep). The Meta (algorithmic) rank is shown alongside. Next re-check: after UFC 332 (3 Oct). Ranks 16–30 are unofficial: a NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking (see About). Lightweight page: title picture and next fights

C	Justin Gaethje 28-5-0 · United States · next: Arman Tsarukyan 40%
1	Ilia Topuria 17-1-0 · Georgia · next: Justin Gaethje 25%
2	Arman Tsarukyan 24-3-0 · Armenia · next: Justin Gaethje 40%
3	Charles Oliveira 37-11-0 · Brazil · next: Diego Lopes 70%
4	Max Holloway 27-9-0 · United States · next: Conor McGregor 25%
5	Paddy Pimblett 24-4-0 · England · next: Quillan Salkilld 50%
6	Benoît Saint Denis 17-4-0 · France · next: Quillan Salkilld 15%
7	Quillan Salkilld Riser 13-1-0 · Australia · next: Paddy Pimblett 50%
8	Mauricio Ruffy 14-3-0 · Brazil · next: Benoît Saint Denis 12%
9	Salahdine Parnasse Riser 24-2-0 · France · next: Rafael Fiziev 15%
10	Mateusz Gamrot 26-5-0 · Poland · next: Rafael Fiziev 15%
11	Rafael Fiziev 14-5-0 · Azerbaijan · next: Mateusz Gamrot 15%
12	Renato Moicano 21-7-1 · Brazil · next: Tom Nolan 92%
13	Dan Hooker 24-15-0 · New Zealand · next: Brian Ortega 90%
14	Tom Nolan Riser 11-1-0 · Australia · next: Renato Moicano 92%
15	Beneil Dariush 23-8-1 · United States · next: Mateusz Gamrot 8%
Unofficial ranks 16–30 · NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking · how it works
16	Nurullo Aliev Riser Unofficial rank 12-0-0 · Tajikistan · next: Grant Dawson 92%
17	Tommy Gantt Riser Unofficial rank 13-0-0 · United States · next: Manoel Sousa 15%
18	Manoel Sousa Riser Unofficial rank 15-1-0 · Brazil · next: Tommy Gantt 15%
19	Rongzhu Riser Unofficial rank 29-6-0 · China · next: Tommy Gantt 10%
20	MarQuel Mederos Riser Unofficial rank 12-1-1 · United States · next: Rongzhu 8%
21	Grant Dawson Unofficial rank 24-3-1 · United States · next: Nurullo Aliev 92%
22	Magomed Zaynukov Riser Unofficial rank 9-0-0 · Russia · next: Stan Dorsainvil 9%
23	Stan Dorsainvil Riser Unofficial rank 6-0-0 · Haiti · next: Magomed Zaynukov 9%
24	Tofiq Musayev Unofficial rank 24-6-0 · Azerbaijan · next: Stan Dorsainvil 8%
25	Axel Sola Unofficial rank 13-1-1 · France · next: Tofiq Musayev 8%
26	King Green Unofficial rank 36-17-1 · United States · next: Esteban Ribovics 92%
27	Mason Jones Unofficial rank 18-3-0 · Wales · next: Chris Padilla 15%
28	Chris Padilla Riser Unofficial rank 18-6-1 · United States · next: Mason Jones 15%
29	Esteban Ribovics Unofficial rank 16-3-0 · Argentina · next: King Green 92%
30	Chris Duncan Unofficial rank 15-3-0 · Scotland · next: Drew Dober 92%

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

Tofiq Musayev Meta #13 · Unofficial #24 here
Grant Dawson Meta #14 · Unofficial #21 here
Jalin Turner Meta #15

Welterweight division

Media Panel board on ufc.com, checked 1 Oct 2026. The Meta (algorithmic) rank is shown alongside. Champion plus Media top 15, plus unbeaten riser Jacobe Smith. Next re-check: after UFC 332 (3 Oct). Ranks 16–30 are unofficial: a NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking (see About). Welterweight page: title picture and next fights

C	Islam Makhachev 29-1-0 · Russia · next: Carlos Prates 70%
1	Ian Machado Garry 17-2-0 · Ireland · next: Michael Morales 45%
2	Carlos Prates 24-7-0 · Brazil · next: Islam Makhachev 70%
3	Michael Morales 19-0-0 · Ecuador · next: Ian Machado Garry 45%
4	Jack Della Maddalena 18-4-0 · Australia · next: Leon Edwards 25%
5	Gabriel Bonfim 20-1-0 · Brazil · next: Sean Brady 92%
6	Sean Brady 19-2-0 · United States · next: Gabriel Bonfim 92%
7	Belal Muhammad 24-6-0 · Palestine · next: Kamaru Usman 20%
8	Leon Edwards 22-6-0 · England · next: Jack Della Maddalena 25%
9	Kamaru Usman 21-5-0 · Nigeria · next: Belal Muhammad 20%
10	Joaquin Buckley 21-8-0 · United States · next: Mike Malott 92%
11	Yaroslav Amosov 29-1-0 · Ukraine · next: Buckley–Malott winner 15%
12	Uroš Medić Riser 14-3-0 · Serbia · next: Kevin Holland 92%
13	Mike Malott Riser 14-2-1 · Canada · next: Joaquin Buckley 92%
14	Daniel Rodriguez 20-6-0 · United States · next: Daniil Donchenko 25%
15	Neil Magny 32-15-0 · United States · next: Daniel Rodriguez 10%
Unofficial ranks 16–30 · NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking · how it works
16	Jacobe Smith Riser Unofficial rank 12-0-0 · United States · next: Bruce Whitehead 92%
17	Jonathan Micallef Riser Unofficial rank 10-1-0 · Australia · next: Ty Miller 15%
18	Daniil Donchenko Riser Unofficial rank 16-2-0 · Ukraine · next: Daniel Rodriguez 25%
19	Ty Miller Riser Unofficial rank 8-0-0 · United States · next: Jonathan Micallef 15%
20	Farman Hasanov Riser Unofficial rank 6-0-0 · Azerbaijan · next: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani 92%
21	Michael Oliveira Riser Unofficial rank 10-0-0 · Brazil · next: Ty Miller 10%
22	Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani Riser Unofficial rank 11-2-0 · United States · next: Farman Hasanov 92%
23	José Souza Riser Unofficial rank 9-1-0 · Brazil · next: Jonny Parsons 92%
24	Cam Nelson Riser Unofficial rank 8-1-0 · Canada · next: Jeremiah Wells 15%
25	Jeremiah Wells Unofficial rank 14-4-1 · United States · next: Cam Nelson 15%
26	Tahir Abdullayev Riser Unofficial rank 20-3-0 · Azerbaijan · next: Jake Matthews 92%
27	Abubakar Vagaev Unofficial rank 25-4-0 · Russia · next: Myktybek Orolbai 8%
28	Myktybek Orolbai Unofficial rank 16-3-1 · Kyrgyzstan · next: Levan Chokheli 9%
29	Sam Patterson Unofficial rank 15-3-1 · England · next: Levan Chokheli 13%
30	Levan Chokheli Unofficial rank 15-3-0 · Georgia · next: Sam Patterson 13%

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

Kevin Holland Meta #14 · Booked vs Uroš Medić, UFC 334, MSG, 14 Nov (official)

Heavyweight division

Media Panel board on ufc.com, checked 1 Oct 2026, with the Meta rank alongside. Champion plus Media top 15; risers are flagged inside the top 15. Alex Pereira's page is under light heavyweight. Next re-check: after UFC 332 (3 Oct). Ranks 16–30 are unofficial: a NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking (see About). Heavyweight page: title picture and next fights

C	Ciryl Gane 14-2-0 · France · next: Josh Hokit 92%
1	Tom Aspinall 15-3-0 · England · next: Gane–Hokit winner 40%
2	Alexander Volkov 40-11-0 · Russia · next: Rizvan Kuniev 92%
3	Sergei Pavlovich 21-3-0 · Russia · next: Alex Pereira 35%
4	Josh Hokit Riser 10-0-0 · United States · next: Ciryl Gane 92%
5	Curtis Blaydes 20-6-0 · United States · next: Vitor Petrino 16%
6	Waldo Cortes Acosta 17-4-0 · Dominican Republic · next: Vitor Petrino 13%
7	Rizvan Kuniev 14-3-1 · Russia · next: Alexander Volkov 92%
8	Vitor Petrino Riser 15-2-0 · Brazil · next: Curtis Blaydes 16%
9	Serghei Spivac 18-7-0 · Moldova · next: Curtis Blaydes 13%
10	Ante Delija 26-8-0 · Croatia · next: Valter Walker 11%
11	Valter Walker Riser 16-1-0 · Brazil · next: Ante Delija 11%
12	Tyrell Fortune 18-4-0 · United States · next: Ante Delija 8%
13	Derrick Lewis 29-14-0 · United States · next: Aleksandar Rakić 11%
14	Mario Pinto Riser 13-0-0 · Portugal · next: Aleksandar Rakić 15%
15	Aleksandar Rakić 15-6-0 · Serbia · next: Mario Pinto 15%
Unofficial ranks 16–30 · NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking · how it works
16	Brando Peričić Unofficial rank 7-1-0 · Australia · next: Jovan Leka 15%
17	RJ Harris Riser Unofficial rank 6-0-0 · United States · next: Allen Frye Jr. 92%
18	Anthony Wint Riser Unofficial rank 8-0-0 · United States · next: Lucas Armand 92%
19	Jovan Leka Riser Unofficial rank 14-2-0 · Serbia · next: Brando Peričić 15%
20	José Montanha Riser Unofficial rank 7-1-0 · Brazil · next: Brando Peričić 13%
21	Gokhan Saricam Unofficial rank 12-2-0 · Türkiye · next: Steven Asplund 11%
22	Steven Asplund Unofficial rank 8-2-0 · United States · next: Gokhan Saricam 11%
23	Shamil Gaziev Unofficial rank 15-3-0 · Bahrain · next: Tallison Teixeira 92%
24	Gable Steveson Unofficial rank 4-1-0 · United States · next: Denzel Freeman 8%
25	Denzel Freeman Unofficial rank 7-1-0 · United States · next: Ryan Spann 9%
26	Robelis Despaigne Unofficial rank 7-2-0 · Cuba · next: Ryan Spann 13%
27	Ryan Spann Unofficial rank 24-12-0 · United States · next: Robelis Despaigne 13%
28	Allen Frye Jr. Unofficial rank 6-1-0 · United States · next: RJ Harris 92%
29	Jhonata Diniz Unofficial rank 9-2-0 · Brazil · next: Tanner Boser 92%
30	Tallison Teixeira Unofficial rank 9-2-0 · Brazil · next: Shamil Gaziev 92%

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

Alex Pereira Meta #3 · Has a page in Light Heavyweight
Brando Pericic Meta #12 · Unofficial #16 here
Shamil Gaziev Meta #14 · Unofficial #23 here

Light Heavyweight division

Media Panel board on ufc.com, checked 1 Oct 2026, with the Meta rank alongside. Champion plus Media top 15; risers are flagged inside the top 15. Alex Pereira is #3 here and #3 at heavyweight (Meta); his page is in this division. Next re-check: after UFC 332 (3 Oct). Ranks 16–30 are unofficial: a NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking (see About). Light Heavyweight page: title picture and next fights

C	Carlos Ulberg 15-1-0 · New Zealand · next: Magomed Ankalaev 40%
1	Magomed Ankalaev 22-2-1 · Russia · next: Carlos Ulberg 40%
2	Jiří Procházka 32-6-1 · Czechia · next: Navajo Stirling 92%
3	Alex Pereira 13-4-0 · Brazil · next: Sergei Pavlovich 35%
4	Khalil Rountree Jr. 15-7-0 · United States · next: Paulo Costa 18%
5	Navajo Stirling Riser 11-0-0 · New Zealand · next: Jiří Procházka 92%
6	Paulo Costa 16-4-0 · Brazil · next: Khalil Rountree Jr. 18%
7	Jamahal Hill 12-4-0 · United States · next: Khalil Rountree Jr. 13%
8	Azamat Murzakanov 16-1-0 · Russia · next: Dominick Reyes 92%
9	Jan Błachowicz 29-12-2 · Poland · next: Robert Whittaker 25%
10	Dominick Reyes 16-5-0 · United States · next: Azamat Murzakanov 92%
11	Bogdan Guskov 18-3-0 · Uzbekistan · next: Alonzo Menifield 18%
12	Robert Whittaker 28-9-0 · Australia · next: Jan Błachowicz 25%
13	Johnny Walker 22-10-0 · Brazil · next: Mick Parkin 92%
14	Alonzo Menifield 19-6-1 · United States · next: Bogdan Guskov 18%
15	Nikita Krylov 31-12-0 · Russia · next: Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev 92%
Unofficial ranks 16–30 · NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking · how it works
16	Reinier de Ridder Unofficial rank 22-4-0 · Netherlands · next: Muhammad Saidov 15%
17	Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev Riser Unofficial rank 10-0-0 · Türkiye · next: Nikita Krylov 92%
18	Billy Elekana Unofficial rank 10-2-0 · United States · next: Lucas Fernando 92%
19	Muhammad Saidov Riser Unofficial rank 10-0-0 · Russia · next: Reinier de Ridder 15%
20	Magomed Tuchalov Riser Unofficial rank 7-0-0 · Russia · next: Reinier de Ridder 12%
21	Luis Hernandez Riser Unofficial rank 9-0-0 · United States · next: Iwo Baraniewski 9%
22	Iwo Baraniewski Unofficial rank 9-1-0 · Poland · next: Luis Hernandez 9%
23	Volkan Oezdemir Unofficial rank 21-8-0 · Switzerland · next: Diyar Nurgozhay 8%
24	Diyar Nurgozhay Unofficial rank 12-2-0 · Kazakhstan · next: Volkan Oezdemir 8%
25	Lucas Fernando Riser Unofficial rank 14-3-0 · Brazil · next: Billy Elekana 92%
26	Liu Ce Unofficial rank 4-1-0 · China · next: Jimmy Crute 7%
27	Jimmy Crute Unofficial rank 14-4-2 · Australia · next: Dustin Jacoby 8%
28	Modestas Bukauskas Unofficial rank 21-7-0 · Lithuania · next: Dustin Jacoby 14%
29	Felipe Franco Unofficial rank 11-2-0 · Brazil · next: Brendson Ribeiro 92%
30	Dustin Jacoby Unofficial rank 22-10-1 · United States · next: Modestas Bukauskas 14%

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

Reinier De Ridder Meta #9 · Unofficial #16 here
Muhammad Said Meta #15 · Unofficial #19 here

Middleweight division

Media Panel board on ufc.com, checked 1 Oct 2026, with the Meta rank alongside. Champion plus Media top 15; risers are flagged inside the top 15. Next re-check: after UFC 332 (3 Oct). Ranks 16–30 are unofficial: a NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking (see About). Middleweight page: title picture and next fights

C	Sean Strickland 31-7-0 · United States · next: Nassourdine Imavov 65%
1	Khamzat Chimaev 15-1-0 · United Arab Emirates · next: Joe Pyfer 25%
2	Dricus Du Plessis 24-3-0 · South Africa · next: Khamzat Chimaev 17%
3	Nassourdine Imavov 17-4-0 · France · next: Sean Strickland 65%
4	Brendan Allen Riser 27-7-0 · Brazil · next: Christian Leroy Duncan 92%
5	Caio Borralho 18-2-0 · Brazil · next: Yousri Belgaroui 92%
6	Joe Pyfer Riser 16-3-0 · United States · next: Khamzat Chimaev 25%
7	Gregory Rodrigues 20-6-0 · Brazil · next: Anthony Hernandez 18%
8	Anthony Hernandez 15-4-0 · United States · next: Gregory Rodrigues 18%
9	Israel Adesanya 24-6-0 · Nigeria · next: Retires or steps away first 15%
10	Christian Leroy Duncan 15-2-0 · England · next: Brendan Allen 92%
11	Jared Cannonier 18-10-0 · United States · next: Ikram Aliskerov 92%
12	Abus Magomedov 29-7-1 · Germany · next: Cam Rowston 92%
13	Ikram Aliskerov 18-2-0 · Russia · next: Jared Cannonier 92%
14	Bo Nickal 9-1-0 · United States · next: Shara Magomedov 18%
15	Shara Magomedov 17-1-0 · Russia · next: Bo Nickal 18%
Unofficial ranks 16–30 · NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking · how it works
16	Michael Page Unofficial rank 26-3-0 · England · next: Ryan Gandra 15%
17	Baisangur Susurkaev Riser Unofficial rank 12-0-0 · Russia · next: Donte Johnson 92%
18	Donte Johnson Riser Unofficial rank 9-0-0 · United States · next: Baisangur Susurkaev 92%
19	Ateba Gautier Riser Unofficial rank 11-1-0 · Cameroon · next: Roman Kopylov 92%
20	Ryan Gandra Unofficial rank 11-1-0 · Brazil · next: Michael Page 15%
21	Cam Rowston Unofficial rank 15-3-0 · Australia · next: Abus Magomedov 92%
22	Damian Pinas Riser Unofficial rank 10-1-0 · Aruba · next: Andrey Pulyaev 92%
23	Yousri Belgaroui Unofficial rank 11-3-0 · Netherlands · next: Caio Borralho 92%
24	Mantas Kondratavičius Riser Unofficial rank 9-1-0 · Lithuania · next: Wes Schultz 92%
25	Jacob Malkoun Unofficial rank 10-3-0 · Australia · next: Cezary Oleksiejczuk 15%
26	Cezary Oleksiejczuk Riser Unofficial rank 17-3-0 · Poland · next: Jacob Malkoun 15%
27	Edmen Shahbazyan Unofficial rank 17-6-0 · United States · next: Jacob Malkoun 10%
28	Torrez Finney Unofficial rank 11-1-0 · United States · next: Nursulton Ruziboev 10%
29	Jackson McVey Unofficial rank 8-2-0 · United States · next: Nursulton Ruziboev 11%
30	Nursulton Ruziboev Unofficial rank 37-10-2 · Uzbekistan · next: Jackson McVey 11%

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

Edmen Shahbazyan Meta #14 · Unofficial #27 here

Featherweight division

C	Alexander Volkanovski 28-4-0 · Australia · next: Movsar Evloev 92%
1	Movsar Evloev 20-0-0 · Russia · next: Alexander Volkanovski 92%
2	Diego Lopes 28-8-0 · Brazil · next: Lerone Murphy 18%
3	Lerone Murphy 17-1-1 · England · next: Diego Lopes 18%
4	Aljamain Sterling 26-5-0 · United States · next: Kevin Vallejos 92%
5	Jean Silva 18-3-0 · Brazil · next: Yair Rodriguez 15%
6	Yair Rodriguez 21-5-0 · Mexico · next: Jean Silva 15%
7	Arnold Allen 21-4-0 · England · next: Aaron Pico 92%
8	Youssef Zalal 18-6-1 · Morocco · next: Steve Garcia 17%
9	Kevin Vallejos Riser 17-1-0 · Argentina · next: Aljamain Sterling 92%
10	Steve Garcia 19-6-0 · United States · next: Youssef Zalal 17%
11	Aaron Pico 14-5-0 · United States · next: Arnold Allen 92%
12	Melquizael Costa 26-7-0 · Brazil · next: Steve Garcia 12%
13	Brian Ortega 16-5-0 · United States · next: Dan Hooker 92%
14	Patricio Pitbull 38-9-0 · Brazil · next: David Onama 18%
15	David Onama 14-3-0 · Uganda · next: Patricio Pitbull 18%
Unofficial ranks 16–30 · NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking · how it works
16	Pat Sabatini Unofficial rank 22-5-0 · United States · next: Pavel Andrusca 15%
17	Pavel Andrusca Riser Unofficial rank 9-0-0 · Moldova · next: Pat Sabatini 15%
18	Joanderson Brito Unofficial rank 20-5-1 · Brazil · next: Pat Sabatini 8%
19	Luke Riley Riser Unofficial rank 14-0-0 · England · next: Joanderson Brito 7%
20	Tommy McMillen Riser Unofficial rank 12-0-0 · United States · next: Luke Riley 6%
21	Marcio Barbosa Unofficial rank 19-2-0 · Brazil · next: Tommy McMillen 6%
22	Kaan Ofli Unofficial rank 15-4-1 · Australia · next: Jamall Emmers 7%
23	Jamall Emmers Unofficial rank 23-8-0 · United States · next: Rodrigo Vera 8%
24	Rodrigo Vera Riser Unofficial rank 22-1-1 · Peru · next: Jamall Emmers 8%
25	Shane Collins Riser Unofficial rank 8-0-0 · United States · next: Rodrigo Vera 8%
26	Murtazali Magomedov Riser Unofficial rank 11-0-0 · Kyrgyzstan · next: Jose Delano 92%
27	Sean King III Riser Unofficial rank 7-0-0 · United States · next: Marwan Rahiki 10%
28	Yadier del Valle Unofficial rank 11-1-0 · Cuba · next: Marwan Rahiki 14%
29	Marwan Rahiki Unofficial rank 9-1-0 · Morocco · next: Yadier del Valle 14%
30	Keiichiro Nakamura Riser Unofficial rank 8-1-0 · Japan · next: Ollie Schmid 92%

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

Pat Sabatini Meta #7 · Unofficial #16 here
Pavel Andrusca Meta #8 · Unofficial #17 here
Joanderson Brito Meta #11 · Unofficial #18 here
Jamall Emmers Meta #15 · Unofficial #23 here

Bantamweight division

C	Petr Yan 20-5-0 · Russia · next: Merab Dvalishvili 92%
1	Merab Dvalishvili 21-5-0 · Georgia · next: Petr Yan 92%
2	Sean O'Malley 20-3-0 · United States · next: Yan–Dvalishvili winner 15%
3	Song Yadong 24-9-1 · China · next: Yan–Dvalishvili winner 20%
4	Umar Nurmagomedov 20-2-0 · Russia · next: Mario Bautista 16%
5	Mario Bautista 18-3-0 · United States · next: Umar Nurmagomedov 16%
6	Cory Sandhagen 18-7-0 · United States · next: Aiemann Zahabi 12%
7	Aiemann Zahabi 14-3-0 · Canada · next: Cory Sandhagen 12%
8	David Martinez Riser 15-1-0 · Mexico · next: Cory Sandhagen 10%
9	Deiveson Figueiredo 25-7-1 · Brazil · next: Payton Talbott 92%
10	Marlon Vera 24-12-1 · Ecuador · next: Raul Rosas Jr. 16%
11	Raul Rosas Jr. Riser 13-1-0 · Mexico · next: Marlon Vera 16%
12	Payton Talbott 11-1-0 · United States · next: Deiveson Figueiredo 92%
13	Farid Basharat Riser 16-0-0 · Afghanistan · next: Raoni Barcelos 18%
14	Raoni Barcelos 22-6-0 · Brazil · next: Farid Basharat 18%
15	Marcus McGhee 11-2-0 · United States · next: Anthony Romero 92%
Unofficial ranks 16–30 · NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking · how it works
16	Elijah Smith Riser Unofficial rank 10-1-0 · United States · next: Davey Grant 92%
17	Cody Haddon Riser Unofficial rank 9-1-0 · Australia · next: Jakub Wiklacz 15%
18	Aleksandre Topuria Riser Unofficial rank 7-1-0 · Georgia · next: Santiago Luna 92%
19	Jakub Wiklacz Riser Unofficial rank 18-3-2 · Poland · next: Cody Haddon 15%
20	Juan Diaz Riser Unofficial rank 16-1-1 · Peru · next: Adrian Yanez 92%
21	Hecher Sosa Unofficial rank 15-1-0 · Spain · next: Cody Haddon 9%
22	Rafael Estevam Unofficial rank 14-1-0 · Brazil · next: Hecher Sosa 9%
23	Ethyn Ewing Riser Unofficial rank 10-2-0 · United States · next: Benardo Sopaj 9%
24	Benardo Sopaj Unofficial rank 13-3-0 · Albania · next: Ethyn Ewing 9%
25	Colby Thicknesse Unofficial rank 9-1-0 · Australia · next: Ethyn Ewing 6%
26	Jean Matsumoto Unofficial rank 18-2-0 · Brazil · next: Colby Thicknesse 6%
27	Borislav Nikolić Unofficial rank 17-2-0 · Serbia · next: Bryce Mitchell 7%
28	Santiago Luna Unofficial rank 8-1-0 · Mexico · next: Aleksandre Topuria 92%
29	Abdul Hussein Riser Unofficial rank 16-2-0 · Finland · next: Bryce Mitchell 15%
30	Bryce Mitchell Unofficial rank 19-4-0 · United States · next: Abdul Hussein 15%

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

Montel Jackson Meta #12 · Meta top 15 only, not on the Media board
Bryce Mitchell Meta #15 · Unofficial #30 here

Flyweight division

C	Joshua Van 18-2-0 · Myanmar · next: Manel Kape 55%
1	Alexandre Pantoja 30-7-0 · Brazil · next: Almabayev–Horiguchi winner 20%
2	Manel Kape 23-7-0 · Portugal · next: Joshua Van 55%
3	Brandon Royval 18-9-0 · United States · next: Tatsuro Taira 18%
4	Tatsuro Taira 18-2-0 · Japan · next: Brandon Royval 18%
5	Kyoji Horiguchi 36-6-0 · Japan · next: Asu Almabayev 92%
6	Lone’er Kavanagh 10-2-0 · England · next: Ramazan Temirov 92%
7	Asu Almabayev 24-3-0 · Kazakhstan · next: Kyoji Horiguchi 92%
8	Brandon Moreno 24-10-2 · Mexico · next: Charles Johnson 70%
9	Amir Albazi 17-3-0 · Iraq · next: Alessandro Costa 92%
10	Ramazan Temirov Riser 20-3-0 · Uzbekistan · next: Lone’er Kavanagh 92%
11	Tim Elliott 23-14-1 · United States · next: Sumudaerji 12%
12	Steve Erceg 14-5-0 · Australia · next: Tim Elliott 11%
13	Sumudaerji Riser 20-7-0 · China · next: Tim Elliott 12%
14	Tagir Ulanbekov 17-3-0 · Russia · next: Alex Perez 17%
15	Alex Perez 26-11-0 · United States · next: Tagir Ulanbekov 17%
Unofficial ranks 16–30 · NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking · how it works
16	Rei Tsuruya Unofficial rank 12-1-0 · Japan · next: Mitch Raposo 15%
17	Charles Johnson Unofficial rank 20-9-0 · United States · next: Brandon Moreno 70%
18	Alessandro Costa Riser Unofficial rank 17-5-0 · Brazil · next: Amir Albazi 92%
19	Alden Coria Riser Unofficial rank 13-3-0 · United States · next: Imanol Rodriguez 92%
20	Mitch Raposo Unofficial rank 11-3-0 · United States · next: Rei Tsuruya 15%
21	Bilal Hasan Riser Unofficial rank 10-0-0 · Indonesia · next: Luis Gurule 92%
22	Andre Lima Unofficial rank 12-1-0 · Brazil · next: Joseph Morales 15%
23	Imanol Rodriguez Riser Unofficial rank 7-0-0 · Mexico · next: Alden Coria 92%
24	Joseph Morales Unofficial rank 15-3-0 · United States · next: Andre Lima 15%
25	Alibi Idiris Unofficial rank 11-1-0 · Kazakhstan · next: Andre Lima 9%
26	Jose Ochoa Unofficial rank 9-2-0 · Peru · next: Nyamjargal Tumendemberel 6%
27	Nyamjargal Tumendemberel Unofficial rank 10-1-0 · Mongolia · next: Jose Ochoa 6%
28	Lucas Rocha Unofficial rank 18-2-0 · Brazil · next: Nilson Rojas 8%
29	Fabia Sintes Unofficial rank 12-3-0 · Spain · next: Nilson Rojas 13%
30	Nilson Rojas Unofficial rank 9-1-0 · Chile · next: Fabia Sintes 13%

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

Mitch Raposo Meta #12 · Unofficial #20 here
Rei Tsuruya Meta #13 · Unofficial #16 here
Charles Johnson Meta #14 · Unofficial #17 here
Alessandro Costa Meta #15 · Unofficial #18 here

Women's Bantamweight division

Media Panel board on ufc.com, checked 1 Oct 2026, with the Meta rank alongside. Champion plus Media top 15; risers are flagged inside the top 15. Next re-check: after UFC 332 (3 Oct). Ranks 16–22 are unofficial: a NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking (see About). Only 7 eligible active fighters, so the list stops at 22. Women's Bantamweight page: title picture and next fights

C	Kayla Harrison 19-1-0 · United States · next: Amanda Nunes 92%
1	Julianna Peña 13-6-0 · United States · next: Joselyne Edwards 12%
2	Joselyne Edwards 18-6-0 · Panama · next: Harrison–Nunes winner 15%
3	Ailin Perez 14-2-0 · Argentina · next: Harrison–Nunes winner 15%
3	Raquel Pennington 16-10-0 · United States · next: Retires or steps away first 15%
5	Norma Dumont 13-4-0 · Brazil · next: Jacqueline Cavalcanti 15%
6	Yana Santos 17-8-0 · Russia · next: Luana Santos 92%
7	Luana Santos Riser 11-2-0 · Brazil · next: Yana Santos 92%
8	Macy Chiasson 11-6-0 · United States · next: Bia Mesquita 92%
9	Jacqueline Cavalcanti 10-2-0 · Portugal · next: Karol Rosa 17%
10	Karol Rosa 19-8-0 · Brazil · next: Jacqueline Cavalcanti 17%
11	Bia Mesquita Riser 8-0-0 · Brazil · next: Macy Chiasson 92%
12	Michelle Montague Riser 8-0-0 · New Zealand · next: Nora Cornolle 12%
13	Nora Cornolle 10-4-0 · France · next: Michelle Montague 12%
14	Miesha Tate 20-10-0 · United States · next: Nora Cornolle 12%
15	Melissa Croden 8-3-0 · Canada · next: Chelsea Chandler 92%
Unofficial ranks 16–22 · NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking · how it works
16	Nina Milošević Riser Unofficial rank 9-1-0 · Serbia · next: Priscila Cachoeira 92%
17	Alice Pereira Unofficial rank 7-1-0 · Brazil · next: Daria Zhelezniakova 92%
18	Klaudia Syguła Unofficial rank 8-3-0 · Poland · next: Melissa Mullins 15%
19	Daria Zhelezniakova Unofficial rank 10-3-0 · Russia · next: Alice Pereira 92%
20	Melissa Mullins Unofficial rank 7-3-0 · England · next: Klaudia Syguła 15%
21	Chelsea Chandler Unofficial rank 7-4-0 · United States · next: Melissa Croden 92%
22	Priscila Cachoeira Unofficial rank 13-9-0 · Brazil · next: Nina Milošević 92%

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

Dariya Zheleznyakova Meta #14 · Unofficial #19 here

Women's Flyweight division

Media Panel board on ufc.com, checked 1 Oct 2026, with the Meta rank alongside. Champion plus Media top 15; risers are flagged inside the top 15. Valentina Shevchenko vacated the title through injury; ufc.com still lists her as champion, so we show her as former champion. Silva vs Wang for the vacant title is UFC 332 (3 Oct). Next re-check: after UFC 332 (3 Oct). Ranks 16–29 are unofficial: a NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking (see About). Only 14 eligible active fighters, so the list stops at 29. Women's Flyweight page: title picture and next fights

C	Valentina Shevchenko 26-4-1 · Kyrgyzstan · next: Silva–Wang winner 25%
1	Natalia Silva 20-5-1 · Brazil · next: Wang Cong 92%
2	Alexa Grasso 18-5-1 · Mexico · next: Rose Namajunas 15%
3	Manon Fiorot 13-3-0 · France · next: Maycee Barber 16%
4	Erin Blanchfield 14-2-0 · United States · next: Jasmine Jasudavicius 92%
5	Rose Namajunas 15-8-0 · United States · next: Alexa Grasso 15%
6	Maycee Barber 15-3-0 · United States · next: Manon Fiorot 16%
7	Jasmine Jasudavicius 15-4-0 · Canada · next: Erin Blanchfield 92%
8	Wang Cong 10-1-0 · China · next: Natalia Silva 92%
9	Tracy Cortez 12-4-0 · United States · next: Miranda Maverick 15%
10	Miranda Maverick 17-6-0 · United States · next: Tracy Cortez 15%
11	Karine Silva 19-7-0 · Brazil · next: Gabriella Fernandes 92%
12	Casey O'Neill Riser 12-2-0 · Australia · next: Miranda Maverick 11%
13	Eduarda Moura 12-3-0 · Brazil · next: Regina Tarin 18%
14	Regina Tarin Riser 9-0-0 · Mexico · next: Eduarda Moura 18%
15	Gabriella Fernandes 11-4-0 · Brazil · next: Karine Silva 92%
Unofficial ranks 16–29 · NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking · how it works
16	Carli Judice Riser Unofficial rank 7-2-0 · United States · next: Jeisla Chaves 12%
17	Jeisla Chaves Unofficial rank 8-1-0 · Brazil · next: Carli Judice 12%
18	Jamey-Lyn Horth Unofficial rank 9-3-0 · Canada · next: Katlyn Cerminara 92%
19	Dione Barbosa Unofficial rank 10-4-0 · Brazil · next: Carli Judice 12%
20	JJ Aldrich Unofficial rank 15-8-0 · United States · next: Jeisla Chaves 9%
21	Ernesta Kareckaitė Unofficial rank 6-2-1 · Lithuania · next: Melissa Gatto 92%
22	Juliana Miller Unofficial rank 6-4-0 · United States · next: Tereza Bledá 11%
23	Tereza Bledá Unofficial rank 7-2-0 · Czechia · next: Juliana Miller 11%
24	Veronica Hardy Unofficial rank 10-5-1 · Venezuela · next: Tereza Bledá 9%
25	Melissa Gatto Unofficial rank 9-3-2 · Brazil · next: Ernesta Kareckaitė 92%
26	Anna Melisano Unofficial rank 6-2-0 · United States · next: Lauren Murphy 9%
27	Yuneisy Duben Unofficial rank 6-2-0 · Venezuela · next: Lauren Murphy 15%
28	Lauren Murphy Unofficial rank 16-7-0 · United States · next: Yuneisy Duben 15%
29	Tainara Lisboa Unofficial rank 7-4-0 · Brazil · next: Lucia Szabova 92%

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

Zhang Weili Meta #5 · Has a page in Women's Strawweight
Carli Judice Meta #15 · Unofficial #16 here

Women's Strawweight division

C	Mackenzie Dern 17-5-0 · Brazil · next: Suarez–Jandiroba winner 35%
1	Zhang Weili 26-4-0 · China · next: Denise Gomes 18%
2	Tatiana Suarez 13-1-0 · United States · next: Virna Jandiroba 92%
3	Virna Jandiroba 23-4-0 · Brazil · next: Tatiana Suarez 92%
4	Denise Gomes Riser 13-3-0 · Brazil · next: Zhang Weili 18%
5	Gillian Robertson 17-9-0 · Canada · next: Denise Gomes 12%
6	Yan Xiaonan 19-6-0 · China · next: Fatima Kline 14%
7	Fatima Kline Riser 10-1-0 · United States · next: Yan Xiaonan 14%
8	Loopy Godinez 14-6-0 · Mexico · next: Ketlen Souza 92%
9	Alexia Thainara Riser 15-1-0 · Brazil · next: Yan Xiaonan 9%
10	Jéssica Andrade 26-15-0 · Brazil · next: Retires or steps away first 10%
11	Tabatha Ricci 12-5-0 · Brazil · next: Jéssica Andrade 9%
12	Amanda Lemos 15-7-1 · Brazil · next: Retires or steps away first 10%
13	Amanda Ribas 13-7-0 · Brazil · next: Mizuki 11%
14	Angela Hill 19-16-0 · United States · next: Mizuki 13%
15	Mizuki 16-6-0 · Japan · next: Angela Hill 13%
Unofficial ranks 16–30 · NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking · how it works
16	Piera Rodriguez Unofficial rank 12-2-0 · Venezuela · next: Talita Alencar 92%
17	Talita Alencar Unofficial rank 8-1-1 · Brazil · next: Piera Rodriguez 92%
18	Jaqueline Amorim Unofficial rank 11-2-0 · Brazil · next: Shanelle Dyer 15%
19	Shanelle Dyer Unofficial rank 8-1-0 · England · next: Jaqueline Amorim 15%
20	Carol Foro Riser Unofficial rank 10-1-0 · Brazil · next: Jaqueline Amorim 9%
21	Iasmin Lucindo Unofficial rank 18-6-0 · Brazil · next: Carol Foro 6%
22	Alice Ardelean Unofficial rank 12-7-0 · Romania · next: Iasmin Lucindo 6%
23	Delphine Benouaich Unofficial rank 8-2-0 · France · next: Tina Black 8%
24	Tina Black Riser Unofficial rank 17-4-0 · Brazil · next: Yazmin Jauregui 9%
25	Yazmin Jauregui Unofficial rank 12-2-0 · Mexico · next: Tina Black 9%
26	Ketlen Souza Unofficial rank 17-6-0 · Brazil · next: Loopy Godinez 92%
27	Julia Polastri Unofficial rank 15-6-0 · Brazil · next: Melissa Amaya 7%
28	Melissa Amaya Unofficial rank 9-1-0 · United States · next: Marina Spasić 9%
29	Sam Hughes Unofficial rank 11-7-0 · United States · next: Marina Spasić 14%
30	Marina Spasić Unofficial rank 7-2-0 · Serbia · next: Sam Hughes 14%

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

Piera Rodriguez Meta #8 · Unofficial #16 here
Jaqueline Amorim Meta #13 · Unofficial #18 here
Talita Alencar Meta #14 · Unofficial #17 here

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