Jan Blachowicz managed to edge out Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza by split decision in Souza’s light heavyweight debut at UFC Fight Night 164 this past weekemd. The victory wasn’t enough for Blachowicz to maintain his spot in the light heavyweight rankings, however. Blachowicz entered the fight ranked No. 2 at 205 pounds in the CBS Sports divisional rankings, but after his unimpressive victory, he has slipped to the No. 3 spot. Dominick Reyes takes over the No. 2 slot, just behind champ Jon Jones, who he is expected to face in Jones’ eventual return to the cage.
Charles Oliveira’s first-round knockout of Jared Gordan on the card ran his winning streak to six and has him hovering just outside the top 10, but stuck just behind No. 10 Al Iaquinta.
The UFC is on a rare break between events. The Dec. 7 UFC on ESPN 7 card, however, will feature three fights with CBS ranked fighters:
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Heavyweight: No. 8 Alistair Overeem vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
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Women’s strawweight: No. 8 Cynthia Carvallo vs. Marina Rodriguez
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Women’s bantamweight: No. 4 Aspen Ladd vs. No. 7 Yuna Kunitskaya
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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 |
1. Henry Cejudo (c) |
15-2 |
2. Joseph Benavidez |
28-5 |
3. Jussier Formiga |
23-6 |
4. Deivieson Figueiredo |
16-1 |
5. Sergio Pettis |
18-5 |
6. Kai Kara France |
20-7 |
7. Alexandre Pantoja |
21-4 |
8. Matt Schnell |
14-4 |
9. Brandon Moreno |
15-5 |
10. Rogerio Bontorin |
16-1 |
Bantamweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Henry Cejudo (c) |
15-2 |
2. Petr Yan |
13-1 |
3. Aljamain Sterling |
18-3 |
4. Cory Sandhagen |
12-1 |
5. Marlon Moraes |
22-6-1 |
6. Pedro Munhoz |
18-4 |
7. Jimmie Rivera |
22-4 |
8. Raphael Assuncao |
27-7 |
9. TJ Dillashaw |
16-4 |
10. Cody Stamann |
18-2 |
Featherweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Max Holloway (c) |
21-4 |
2. Alexander Volkanovski |
21-1 |
3. Brian Ortega |
14-1 |
4. Zabit Magomedsharipov |
17-1 |
5. Jose Aldo |
28-5 |
6. Yair Rodriguez |
12-2 |
7. Korean Zombie |
15-5 |
8. Frankie Edgar |
23-7-1 |
9. Shane Burgos |
13-1 |
10. Jeremy Stephens |
28-17 |
Lightweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) |
28-0 |
2. Tony Ferguson |
25-3 |
3. Dustin Poirier |
25-6 |
4. Justin Gaethje |
21-2 |
5. Conor McGregor |
21-4 |
6. Dan Hooker |
19-8 |
7. Paul Felder |
17-4 |
8. Donald Cerrone |
36-13 |
9. Kevin Lee |
18-5 |
10. Al Iaquinta |
14-6-1 |
Welterweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Kamaru Usman (c) |
15-1 |
2. Colby Covington |
15-1 |
3. Jorge Masvidal |
35-13 |
4. Leon Edwards |
18-3 |
5. Tyron Woodley |
19-4-1 |
6. Nate Diaz |
20-12 |
7.Stephen Thompson |
15-4-1 |
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 |
2. Paulo Costa |
13-0 |
3. Robert Whittaker |
20-5 |
4. Yoel Romero |
13-4 |
5. Jared Cannonier |
13-4 |
6. Derek Brunson |
20-7 |
7. Kelvin Gastelum |
15-5 |
8. Jack Hermansson |
20-5 |
9. Darren Till |
18-2-1 |
10. Uriah Hall |
15-9 |
Light heavyweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Jon Jones (c) |
25-1 |
2. Dominick Reyes |
12-0 |
3. Jan Blachowicz |
25-8 |
4. Thiago Santos |
21-7 |
5. Corey Anderson |
13-4 |
6. Anthony Smith |
32-14 |
7. Glover Teixeira |
30-7 |
8. Volkan Oezdemir |
16-4 |
9. Aleksandr Rakic |
12-1 |
10. Johnny Walker |
17-4 |
Heavyweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Stipe Miocic (c) |
19-3 |
2. Daniel Cormier |
22-2 |
3. Francis Ngannou |
14-3 |
4. Junior dos Santos |
21-6 |
5. Curtis Blaydes |
12-2 |
6. Derrick Lewis |
21-7 |
7. Alexander Volkov |
31-7 |
8. Alistair Overeem |
45-17 |
9. Walt Harris |
13-7 |
10. Fabricio Werdum |
23-8-1 |
Women’s strawweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Weili Zhang (c) |
20-1 |
2. Jessica Andrade |
20-7 |
3. Tatiana Suarez |
8-0 |
4. Joanna Jedzejczyk |
16-3 |
5. Claudia Gadelha |
17-4 |
6. Nina Ansaroff |
10-6 |
7. Carla Esparza |
14-6 |
8. Michelle Waterson |
17-7 |
9. Cynthia Carvalho |
8-1 |
10. Rose Namajunas |
8-4 |
Women’s flyweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Valentina Shevchenko (c) |
18-3 |
2. Katlyn Chookagin |
12-2 |
3. Joanne Calderwood |
14-4 |
4. Maycee Barber |
8-0 |
5. Jessica Eye |
14-7 |
Women’s bantamweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Amanda Nunes (c) |
18-4 |
2. Germaine de Randamie |
9-3 |
3. Ketlen Viera |
10-0 |
4. Aspen Ladd |
8-1 |
5. Holly Holm |
12-5 |
6. Julianna Pena |
9-3 |
7. Yana Kunitskaya |
12-4 |
8. Raquel Pennington |
10-5 |
9. Irene Aldana |
10-5 |
10. Sara McMann |
11-5 |