MMA divisional rankings — Leon Edwards is kicking it on the prime of the heap amongst welterweights
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Leon Edwards shocked the MMA world final weekend by knocking out welterweight champion and pound-for-pound No. 1 Kamaru Usman within the closing minute of their UFC 278 title bout.
Edwards, who’s unbeaten in his final 11 bouts, was down on all three judges’ scorecards and appeared headed for a call loss earlier than unleashing the top kick that ended Usman’s reign.
For that accomplishment, Edwards now owns the 170-pound belt and the highest spot within the ESPN 170-pound rankings.
The opposite important motion in these ESPN divisional rankings got here at males’s bantamweight, the place Marlon Vera and Merab Dvalishvili raised their inventory with huge wins. Vera knocked out former longtime champ Dominick Cruz on Aug. 13, and Dvalishvili defeated former featherweight champ Jose Aldo by choice.
For the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings, click here. For an inventory of present UFC champions in all weight lessons, click here.
Observe: Outcomes are present; rankings as of Aug. 24.
Heavyweight – Light heavyweight – Middleweight – Welterweight
Lightweight – Men’s featherweight – Men’s bantamweight
Men’s flyweight – Women’s bantamweight – Women’s flyweight – Strawweight
Table of Contents
HEAVYWEIGHT (as much as 265 kilos)
1. Francis Ngannou
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 17-3
Final: W (UD) Ciryl Gane, Jan. 22, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
2. Ciryl Gane ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 10-1
Final: L (UD) Francis Ngannou, Jan. 22, 2022
Subsequent: Sept. 3 vs. Tai Tuivasa
3. Stipe Miocic ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 12-4
Final: L (KO2) Francis Ngannou, March 27, 2021
Subsequent: TBD
4. Curtis Blaydes ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 17-3, 1 NC
Final: W (TKO1) Tom Aspinall, July 23, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
5. Tai Tuivasa ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-3
Final: W (KO2) Derrick Lewis, Feb. 12, 2022
Subsequent: Sept. 3 vs. Ciryl Gane
6. Tom Aspinall ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 12-3
Final: L (TKO1) Curtis Blaydes, July 23, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
7. Sergei Pavlovich ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-1
Final: W (TKO1) Derrick Lewis, July 30, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
8. Derrick Lewis ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 26-10, 1 NC
Final: L (TKO1) Sergei Pavlovich, July 30, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
9. Alexander Volkov ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 35-10
Final: W (TKO1) Jairzinho Rozenstruik, June 4, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
10. Ryan Bader ![]()
Promotion: Bellator champion
Document: 30-7, 1 NC
Final: W (UD) Cheick Kongo, Might 6, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (as much as 205 kilos)
1. Jiri Prochazka ![]()
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 29-3-1
Final: W (Sub5) Glover Teixeira, June 11, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
2. Glover Teixeira ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 33-8
Final: L (Sub5) Jiri Prochazka, June 11, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
3. Jan Blachowicz ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 29-9
Final: W (TKO3) Aleksandar Rakic, Might 14, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
4. Magomed Ankalaev ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 6
Document: 18-1
Final: W (TKO2) Anthony Smith, July 30, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
5. Corey Anderson ![]()
Promotion: Bellator
Earlier rating: 4
Document: 16-5, 1 NC
Final: NC3 Vadim Nemkov, April 15, 2022
Subsequent: TBD vs. Vadim Nemkov
6. Aleksandar Rakic ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 5
Document: 14-3
Final: L (TKO3) Jan Blachowicz, Might 14, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
7. Jamahal Hill ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: Unranked
Document: 11-1, 1 NC
Final: TKO4 Thiago Santos, Aug. 6, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
8. Vadim Nemkov ![]()
Promotion: Bellator champion
Earlier rating: 7
Document: 15-2, 1 NC
Final: NC3 Corey Anderson, April 15, 2022
Subsequent: TBD vs. Corey Anderson
9. Dominick Reyes ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 10
Document: 12-3
Final: L (KO2) Jiri Prochazka, Might 1, 2021
Subsequent: TBD
10. Volkan Oezdemir ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: Unranked
Document: 18-6
Final: W (UD) Paul Craig, July 23,2022
Subsequent: TBD
MIDDLEWEIGHT (as much as 185 kilos)
1. Israel Adesanya ![]()
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 23-1
Final: W (UD) Jared Cannonier, July 2, 2022
Subsequent: Nov. 12 vs. Alex Pereira
2. Robert Whittaker ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 23-6
Final: L (UD) Israel Adesanya, Feb. 12, 2022
Subsequent: Sept. 3 vs. Marvin Vettori
3. Marvin Vettori ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-5-1
Final: W (UD) Paulo Costa, Oct. 23, 2021
Subsequent: Sept. 3 vs. Robert Whittaker
4. Jared Cannonier ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 15-6
Final: L (UD) Israel Adesanya, July 2, 2022
Subsequent: Oct. 15 vs. Sean Strickland
5. Paulo Costa ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-2
Final: W (UD) Luke Rockhold, Aug. 20, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
6. Derek Brunson ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 23-8
Final: L (KO2) Jared Cannonier, Feb. 12, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
7. Alex Pereira ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 6-1
Final: W (KO1) Sean Strickland, July 2, 2022
Subsequent: Nov. 12 vs. Israel Adesanya
8. Johnny Eblen ![]()
Promotion: Bellator champion
Document: 12-0
Final: W (UD) Gegard Mousasi, June 24, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
9. Sean Strickland ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 25-4
Final: L (KO1) Alex Pereira, July 2, 2022
Subsequent: Oct. 15 vs. Jared Cannonier
10. Gegard Mousasi ![]()
Promotion: Bellator
Document: 49-8-2
Final: L (UD) Johnny Eblen, June 24, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
WELTERWEIGHT (as much as 170 kilos)
1. Leon Edwards ![]()
Promotion: UFC champion
Earlier rating: 4
Document: 20-3, 1 NC
Final: W (KO5) Kamaru Usman, Aug. 20, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
2. Kamaru Usman ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 1
Document: 20-2
Final: L (KO5) Leon Edwards, Aug. 20, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
3. Colby Covington ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 2
Document: 17-3
Final: W (UD) Jorge Masvidal, March 5, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
4. Khamzat Chimaev ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 3
Document: 11-0
Final: W (UD) Gilbert Burns, April 9, 2022
Subsequent: Sept. 10 vs. Nate Diaz
5. Gilbert Burns ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 20-5
Final: L (UD) Khamzat Chimaev, April 9, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
6. Belal Muhammad ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 21-3, 1 NC
Final: W (UD) Vicente Luque, April 16, 2022
Subsequent: Oct. 22 vs. Sean Brady
7. Yaroslav Amosov ![]()
Promotion: Bellator champion
Earlier rating: 8
Document: 26-0
Final: W (UD) Douglas Lima, June 11, 2021
Subsequent: TBD
8. Stephen Thompson ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 9
Document: 16-6-1
Final: L (UD) Belal Muhammad, Dec. 18, 2021
Subsequent: TBD
9. Sean Brady ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 10
Document: 15-0
Final: W (UD) Michael Chiesa, Nov. 20, 2021
Subsequent: Oct. 22 vs. Belal Muhammad
10. Geoff Neal ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: Unranked
Document: 15-4
Final: W (KO3) Vicente Luque, Aug. 6, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
LIGHTWEIGHT (as much as 155 kilos)
1. Charles Oliveira ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 33-8, 1 NC
Final: W (Sub1) Justin Gaethje, Might 7, 2022
Subsequent: Oct. 22 vs. Islam Makhachev
2. Dustin Poirier ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 28-7, 1 NC
Final: L (Sub3) Charles Oliveira, Dec. 11, 2021
Subsequent: TBD
3. Justin Gaethje ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 23-4
Final: L (Sub1) Charles Oliveira, Might 7, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
4. Islam Makhachev ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 21-1
Final: W (TKO1) Bobby Green, Feb. 26, 2022
Subsequent: Oct. 22 vs. Charles Oliveira
5. Beneil Dariush ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 21-4-1
Final: W (UD) Tony Ferguson, Might 15, 2021
Subsequent: TBD
6. Michael Chandler ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 23-7
Final: W (KO2) Tony Ferguson, Might 7, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
7. Rafael Fiziev ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 26-6
Final: W (KO5) Rafael dos Anjos, July 9, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
8. Rafael dos Anjos ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 31-15
Final: L (KO5) Rafael Fiziev, July 9, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
9. Mateusz Gamrot ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 21-1, 1 NC
Final: W (UD) Arman Tsarukyan, June 25, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
10. Arman Tsarukyan ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-3
Final: L (UD) Mateusz Gamrot, June 25, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
MEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT (as much as 145 kilos)
1. Alexander Volkanovski ![]()
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 25-1
Final: W (UD) Max Holloway, July 2, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
2. Max Holloway ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 23-7
Final: L (UD) Alexander Volkanovski, July 2, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
3. Patricio Freire ![]()
Promotion: Bellator champion
Document: 33-5
Final: W (UD) A.J. McKee, April 15, 2022
Subsequent: Oct. 1 vs. Adam Borics
4. Yair Rodriguez ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-3, 1 NC
Final: W (TKO1) Brian Ortega, July 16, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
5. Brian Ortega ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 15-3, 1 NC
Final: L (TKO1) Yair Rodriguez, July 16, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
6. A.J. McKee ![]()
Promotion: Bellator
Document: 18-1
Final: L (UD) Patricio Freire, April 15, 2022
Subsequent: Oct. 1 vs. Spike Carlyle
7. Josh Emmett ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-2
Final: W (SD) Calvin Kattar, June 18, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
8. Arnold Allen ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-1
Final: W (TKO1) Dan Hooker, March 19, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
9. Calvin Kattar ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 23-6
Final: L (SD) Josh Emmett, June 18, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
10. Giga Chikadze ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-3
Final: L (UD) Calvin Kattar, Jan. 15, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (as much as 135 kilos)
1. Aljamain Sterling ![]()
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 21-3
Final: W (SD) Petr Yan, April 9, 2022
Subsequent: Sept. 10 vs. TJ Dillashaw
2. Petr Yan ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-3
Final: L (SD) Aljamain Sterling, April 9, 2022
Subsequent: Oct. 22 vs. Sean O’Malley
3. TJ Dillashaw ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 17-4
Final: W (SD) Cory Sandhagen, July 24, 2021
Subsequent: Sept. 10 vs. Aljamain Sterling
4. Marlon Vera ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 6
Document: 20-7-1
Final: W (KO4) Dominick Cruz, Aug. 13, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
5. Merab Dvalishvili ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 7
Document: 15-4
Final: W (UD) Jose Aldo, Aug. 20, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
6. Jose Aldo ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 4
Document: 31-8
Final: L (UD) Merab Dvalishvili, Aug. 20, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
7. Cory Sandhagen ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 5
Document: 14-4
Final: L (UD) Petr Yan, Oct. 30, 2021
Subsequent: Sept. 17 vs. Song Yadong
8. Sergio Pettis ![]()
Promotion: Bellator champion
Document: 22-5
Final: W (KO4) Kyoji Horiguchi, Dec. 3, 2021
Subsequent: TBD
9. Rob Font ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 19-6
Final: L (UD) Marlon Vera, April 30, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
10. Dominick Cruz ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 24-4
Final: L (KO4) Marlon Vera, Aug. 13, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
MEN’S FLYWEIGHT (as much as 125 kilos)
1. Deiveson Figueiredo ![]()
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 21-2-1
Final: W (UD) Brandon Moreno, Jan. 22, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
2. Brandon Moreno ![]()
Promotion: UFC interim champion
Document: 20-6-2
Final: W (TKO3) Kai Kara-France, July 30, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
3. Kai Kara-France ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 24-10, 1 NC
Final: L (TKO3) Brandon Moreno, July 30, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
4. Adriano Moraes ![]()
Promotion: One Championship champion
Document: 20-3
Final: W (Sub3) Yuya Wakamatsu, March 26, 2022
Subsequent: Aug. 26 vs. Demetrious Johnson
5. Demetrious Johnson ![]()
Promotion: One Championship
Document: 30-4-1
Final: W (Sub2) Rodtang Jitmuangnon (combined guidelines), March 26, 2022
Subsequent: Aug. 26 vs. Adriano Moraes
6. Alexandre Pantoja ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 25-5
Final: W (Sub1) Alex Perez, July 30, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
7. Askar Askarov ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-1-1
Final: L (UD) Kai Kara-France, March 26, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
8. Brandon Royval ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-6
Final: W (Sub1) Matt Schnell, Might 7, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
9. Rogerio Bontorin ![]()
Promotion: Unsigned
Document: 17-4, 1 NC
Final: L (SD) Brandon Royval, Jan. 15, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
10. Matheus Nicolau ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-2-1
Final: W (UD) David Dvorak, March 26, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (as much as 135 kilos)
1. Amanda Nunes ![]()
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 22-5
Final: W (UD) Julianna Peña, July 30, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
2. Julianna Peña ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 11-5
Final: L (UD) Amanda Nunes, July 30, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
3. Ketlen Vieira ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 13-2
Final: W (SD) Holly Holm, Might 21, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
4. Holly Holm ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-6
Final: L (SD) Ketlen Vieira, Might 21, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
5. Raquel Pennington ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-8
Final: W (UD) Aspen Ladd, April 9, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
6. Irene Aldana ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 13-6
Final: W (TKO1) Yana Kunitskaya, July 10, 2021
Subsequent: TBD
7. Yana Kunitskaya ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-6, 1 NC
Final: L (TKO1) Irene Aldana, July 10, 2021
Subsequent: TBD
8. Aspen Ladd ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 9-3
Final: L (UD) Raquel Pennington, April 9, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
9. Sara McMann ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 13-6
Final: W (UD) Karol Rosa, March 26, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
10. Macy Chiasson ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 8-2
Final: W (SD) Norma Dumont, Might 7, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT (as much as 125 kilos)
1. Valentina Shevchenko ![]()
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 23-3
Final: W (SD) Taila Santos, June 11, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
2. Katlyn Chookagian ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-4
Final: W (SD) Amanda Ribas, Might 14, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
3. Jessica Andrade ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 23-9
Final: W (Sub1) Amanda Lemos, April 23, 2022
Subsequent: Sept. 3 vs. Manon Fiorot
4. Lauren Murphy ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-5
Final: W (UD) Miesha Tate, July 16, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
5. Taila Santos ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 19-1
Final: L (SD) Valentina Shevchenko, June 11, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
6. Liz Carmouche ![]()
Promotion: Bellator champ
Document: 17-7
Final: W (TKO4) Juliana Velasquez, April 22, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
7. Manon Fiorot ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 9-1
Final: W (UD) Jennifer Maia, March 26, 2022
Subsequent: Sept. 3 vs. Jessica Andrade
8. Alexa Grasso ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-3
Final: W (Sub1) Joanne Wood, March 26, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
9. Viviane Araujo ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 11-13
Final: W (UD) Andrea Lee, Might 14, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
10. Juliana Velasquez ![]()
Promotion: Bellator
Document: 12-1
Final: L (TKO4) Liz Carmouche, April 22, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
STRAWWEIGHT (as much as 115 kilos)
1. Carla Esparza ![]()
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 19-6
Final: W (SD) Rose Namajunas, Might 7, 2022
Subsequent: Nov. 12 vs. Zhang Weili
2. Rose Namajunas ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 11-5
Final: L (SD) Carla Esparza, Might 7, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
3. Zhang Weili ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 22-2
Final: W (KO2) Joanna Jedrzejczyk, June 11, 2022
Subsequent: Nov. 12 vs. Carla Esparza
4. Marina Rodriguez ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-1-2
Final: W (SD) Yan Xiaonan, March 5, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
5. Yan Xiaonan ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 13-3, 1 NC
Final: L (SD) Marina Rodriguez, March 5, 2022
Subsequent: Oct. 1 vs. Mackenzie Dern
6. Mackenzie Dern ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 12-2
Final: W (SD) Tecia Torres, April 9, 2022
Subsequent: Oct. 1 vs. Yan Xiaonan
7. Tecia Torres ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 12-6
Final: L (SD) Mackenzie Dern, April 9, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
8. Amanda Ribas ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 11-3
Final: L (SD) Katlyn Chookagian, Might 14, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
9. Amanda Lemos ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 11-2-1
Final: L (Sub1) Jessica Andrade, April 23, 2022
Subsequent: TBD
10. Michelle Waterson-Gomez ![]()
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-10
Final: L (Sub2) Amanda Lemos, July 16
Subsequent: TBD
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