NextSmash MMA

Who do they
fight next?

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.

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
+8
Lightweight 32% → 40%. MMA Junkie reports the UFC 331 win earned Tsarukyan the title shot.

Upcoming fight cards

LightweightWelterweightHeavyweightLight HeavyweightMiddleweightFeatherweightBantamweightFlyweightW. BantamweightW. FlyweightW. Strawweight

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

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

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

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

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

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

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

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

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

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

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

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

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

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

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

Featherweight 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). Featherweight page: title picture and next fights

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

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

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 16–30 are unofficial: a NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking (see About). Bantamweight page: title picture and next fights

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

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

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. Next re-check: after UFC 332 (3 Oct). Ranks 16–30 are unofficial: a NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking (see About). Flyweight page: title picture and next fights

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

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

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

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

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

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

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

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:

Women's Strawweight 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). Women's Strawweight page: title picture and next fights

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

Ranked in the Meta top 15 only: