Who's next for the heavyweight title?

Champion: Ciryl Gane. Next title fight (official): Ciryl Gane vs Josh Hokit at UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit, Sat 14 Nov 2026.

Updated 2 Oct 2026 (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.

Heavyweight rankings and next fights

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).

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

Booked heavyweight fights

UFC 332: Silva vs Wang · Sat 3 Oct 2026 · Anthony Wint vs Lucas Armand, Johnny Walker vs Mick Parkin
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan · Sat 10 Oct 2026 · Allen Frye Jr. vs RJ Harris
UFC Fight Night Edmonton: Buckley vs Malott · Sat 17 Oct 2026 · Tanner Boser vs Jhonata Diniz, Javad Mahjoub vs Louie Sutherland
UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev · Sat 24 Oct 2026 · Alexander Volkov vs Rizvan Kuniev
UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brady · Sat 7 Nov 2026 · Gabriel Lorenco vs Alvin Hines
UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit · Sat 14 Nov 2026 · Ciryl Gane vs Josh Hokit
UFC Fight Night Qatar: Procházka vs Stirling · Sat 21 Nov 2026 · Shamil Gaziev vs Tallison Teixeira

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