With eight fights at this past Saturday’s UFC 244 featuring CBS Sports ranked fighters, there was bound to be some big movement this week. Big knockouts caused some to rise and some to fall, while others were forced to hold steady due to logjams at the top of the division.
Jorge Masvidal held steady as the No. 3 welterweight after defeating Nate Diaz, who falls from No. 4 to 6. Kelvin Gastelum tumbles from No. 5 to 7 at middleweight after Darren Till defeated him in his own 185-pound debut. Till enters the rankings at middleweight at No. 9. Previously No. 6 at lightweight, Gregor Gillespie is gone from the rankings after a brutal head kick KO loss to Kevin Lee, who enters the rankings at No. 9. Johnny Walker’s loss to Corey Anderson drops Walker two spots to No. 10 while it bumps Anderson from No. 6 to 5.
This week’s UFC Fight Night 163 features two fights with CBS Sports ranked fighters:
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Featherweight: No. 4 Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar
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Heavyweight: No. 7 Alexander Volkov vs. Greg Hardy
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Rankings are compiled following the submission of ballots by Brent Brookhouse, Brian Campbell, Jack Crosby and Brandon Wise. Without further ado, here’s where things stand ahead of the monumental UFC 244 event on Saturday night.
For Brian Campbell’s updated Pound for Pound Rankings, click here.
Flyweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
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1. Henry Cejudo (c) |
15-2 |
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2. Joseph Benavidez |
28-5 |
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3. Jussier Formiga |
23-6 |
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4. Deivieson Figueiredo |
16-1 |
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5. Sergio Pettis |
18-5 |
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6. Kai Kara France |
20-7 |
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7. Alexandre Pantoja |
21-4 |
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8. Matt Schnell |
14-4 |
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9. Brandon Moreno |
15-5 |
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10. Rogerio Bontorin |
16-1 |
Bantamweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Henry Cejudo (c) |
15-2 |
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2. Petr Yan |
13-1 |
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3. Aljamain Sterling |
18-3 |
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4. Cory Sandhagen |
12-1 |
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5. Marlon Moraes |
22-6-1 |
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6. Pedro Munhoz |
18-4 |
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7. Jimmie Rivera |
22-4 |
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8. Raphael Assuncao |
27-7 |
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9. TJ Dillashaw |
16-4 |
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10. Cody Stamann |
18-2 |
Featherweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
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1. Max Holloway (c) |
21-4 |
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2. Alexander Volkanovski |
20-1 |
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3. Brian Ortega |
14-1 |
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4. Zabit Magomedsharipov |
17-1 |
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5. Jose Aldo |
28-5 |
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6. Yair Rodriguez |
12-2 |
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7. Korean Zombie |
15-5 |
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8. Frankie Edgar |
23-7-1 |
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9. Shane Burgos |
13-1 |
|
10. Jeremy Stephens |
28-17 |
Lightweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) |
28-0 |
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2. Tony Ferguson |
25-3 |
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3. Dustin Poirier |
25-6 |
|
4. Justin Gaethje |
21-2 |
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5. Conor McGregor |
21-4 |
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6. Dan Hooker |
19-8 |
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7. Paul Felder |
17-4 |
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8. Donald Cerrone |
36-13 |
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9. Kevin Lee |
18-5 |
|
10. Al Iaquinta |
14-6-1 |
Welterweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Kamaru Usman (c) |
15-1 |
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2. Colby Covington |
15-1 |
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3. Jorge Masvidal |
35-13 |
|
4. Leon Edwards |
18-3 |
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5. Tyron Woodley |
19-4-1 |
|
6. Nate Diaz |
20-12 |
|
7.Stephen Thompson |
15-4-1 |
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8. Santiago Ponzinibbio |
27-3 |
|
9. Demian Maia |
28-9 |
|
10. Rafael dos Anjos |
29-12 |
Middleweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Israel Adesanya (c) |
18-0 |
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2. Paulo Costa |
13-0 |
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3. Robert Whittaker |
20-5 |
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4. Yoel Romero |
13-4 |
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5. Jared Cannonier |
13-4 |
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6. Derek Brunson |
20-7 |
|
7. Kelvin Gastelum |
15-5 |
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8. Jack Hermansson |
20-5 |
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9. Darren Till |
18-2-1 |
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10. Brad Tavares |
15-9 |
Light heavyweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Jon Jones (c) |
25-1 |
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2. Jan Blachowicz |
24-8 |
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3. Dominick Reyes |
12-0 |
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4. Thiago Santos |
21-7 |
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5. Corey Anderson |
13-4 |
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6. Anthony Smith |
32-14 |
|
7. Glover Teixeira |
30-7 |
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8. Volkan Oezdemir |
16-4 |
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9. Aleksandr Rakic |
12-1 |
|
10. Johnny Walker |
17-4 |
Heavyweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Stipe Miocic (c) |
19-3 |
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2. Daniel Cormier |
22-2 |
|
3. Francis Ngannou |
14-3 |
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4. Junior dos Santos |
21-6 |
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5. Curtis Blaydes |
12-2 |
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6. Derrick Lewis |
21-7 |
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7. Alexander Volkov |
30-7 |
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8. Alistair Overeem |
45-17 |
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9. Walt Harris |
13-7 |
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10. Fabricio Werdum |
23-8-1 |
Women’s strawweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
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1. Weili Zhang (c) |
20-1 |
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2. Jessica Andrade |
20-7 |
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3. Tatiana Suarez |
8-0 |
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4. Joanna Jedzejczyk |
16-3 |
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5. Claudia Gadelha |
17-4 |
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6. Nina Ansaroff |
10-6 |
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7. Carla Esparza |
14-6 |
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8. Michelle Waterson |
17-7 |
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9. Cynthia Carvalho |
8-1 |
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10. Rose Namajunas |
8-4 |
Women’s flyweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Valentina Shevchenko (c) |
18-3 |
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2. Katlyn Chookagin |
12-2 |
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3. Joanne Calderwood |
14-4 |
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4. Maycee Barber |
8-0 |
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5. Jessica Eye |
14-7 |
Women’s bantamweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Amanda Nunes (c) |
18-4 |
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2. Germaine de Randamie |
9-3 |
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3. Ketlen Viera |
10-0 |
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4. Aspen Ladd |
8-1 |
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5. Holly Holm |
12-5 |
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6. Julianna Pena |
9-3 |
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7. Yana Kunitskaya |
12-4 |
|
8. Raquel Pennington |
10-5 |
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9. Irene Aldana |
10-5 |
|
10. Sara McMann |
11-5 |
