Tsarukyan Ascends: MMA Lightweight Ranking After Convincing Victory

Fighter Arman Tsarukyan proved his worth in the lightweight division by submitting Dan Hooker in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Doha, Qatar. The victory was crucial for Tsarukyan, who had not competed in more than a year and a half. This triumph allowed him to regain his position in ESPN’s division ranking, climbing to number 2.

The other significant change in the rankings occurred in the welterweight division, where Ian Machado Garry’s victory over Belal Muhammad reconfigured the table. Machado Garry moved up from number 5 to 4, while Muhammad dropped to sixth place.

Below are the Alofoke Deportes pound-for-pound MMA rankings and the list of current UFC champions in all weight categories. The results are current, and the rankings are as of November 25th. To be eligible for the ranking, a fighter must have competed in the last 12 months or have a scheduled fight. Fighters excluded due to inactivity can only be reinstated after competing.

Weight by Weight Classifications

HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 265 pounds)

• Tom Aspinall

Promotion: UFC Champion Record: 15-3, 1 NC Last: NC1 vs. Ciryl Gane, October 25th Next: To be determined

• Ciryl Gane

Promotion: UFC Record: 13-2, 1 NC Last: NC1 vs. Tom Aspinall, October 25th Next: To be determined

• Curtis Blaydes

Promotion: UFC Record: 19-5, 1 NC Last: W (TKO1) vs. Rizvan Kuniev, June 21st Next: To be determined

• Alexander Volkov

Promotion: UFC Record: 39-11 Last: W (SD) vs. Jailton Almeida, October 25th Next: To be determined

• Sergei Pavlovich

Promotion: UFC Record: 20-3 Last: W (UD) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, August 23rd Next: To be determined

• Jailton Almeida

Promotion: UFC Record: 22-4 Last: L (SD) vs. Alexander Volkov, October 25th Next: To be determined

• Waldo Cortes-Acosta

Promotion: UFC Record: 16-2 Last: W (KO1) vs. Shamil Gaziev, November 22nd Next: To be determined

• Renan Ferreira

Promotion: PFL Record: 13-4, 3 NC Last: L (KO1) vs. Francis Ngannou, October 19, 2024 Next: December 13 vs. Vadim Nemkov

• Serghei Spivac

Promotion: UFC Record: 17-6 Last: L (UD) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, June 7th Next: To be determined

• Derrick Lewis

Promotion: UFC Record: 29-12, 1 NC Last: W (TKO1) vs. Tallison Teixeira, July 12th Next: To be determinedLIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 205 pounds)

• Alex Pereira

Promotion: UFC Champion Record: 13-3 Last: W (TKO1) vs. Magomed Ankalaev, October 4th Next: To be determined

• Magomed Ankalaev

Promotion: UFC Previous Ranking: 1 Record: 21-2-1, 1 NC Last: L (TKO1) vs. Alex Pereira, October 4th Next: To be determined

• Jirí Prochāzka

Promotion: UFC Record: 32-5-1 Last: W (KO3) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr., October 4th Next: To be determined

• Carlos Ulberg

Promotion: UFC Record: 14-1 Last: W (KO1) vs. Dominick Reyes, September 27th Next: To be determined

• Khalil Rountree Jr.

Promotion: UFC Record: 14-7, 1 NC Last: L (KO3) vs. Jiří Procházka, October 4th Next: To be determined

• Azamat Murzakanov

Promotion: UFC Record: 16-0 Last: W (TKO1) vs. Aleksandar Rakić, October 25th Next: To be determined

• Dominick Reyes

Promotion: UFC Record: 15-5 Last: L (KO1) vs. Carlos Ulberg, September 27 Next: To be determined

• Aleksandar Rakić

Promotion: UFC Record: 14-6 Last: L (TKO1) vs. Azamat Murzakanov, October 25 Next: To be determined

• Jamahal Hill

Promotion: UFC Record: 12-4, 1 NC Last: L (UD) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr., June 21st Next: To be determined

• Corey Anderson

Promotion: PFL Champion Record: 20-6-1 Last: W (UD) vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov, October 3rd Next: To be determinedAVERAGE WEIGHT (up to 185 pounds)

• Khamzat Chimaev

Promotion: UFC Champion Record: 15-0 Last: W (UD) vs. Dricus Du Plessis, August 16th Next: To be determined

• Dricus du Plessis

Promotion: UFC Record: 23-3 Last: L (UD) vs. Khamzat Chimaev, August 16th Next: To be determined

• Nassourdine Imavov

Promotion: UFC Record: 17-4, 1 NC Last: W (US) vs. Caio Borralho, September 6th Next: To be determined

• Sean Strickland

Promotion: UFC Record: 29-7 Last: L (UD) vs. Dricus Du Plessis, February 8th Next: To be determined

• Israel Adesanya

Promotion: UFC Record: 24-5 Last: L (KO2) vs. Nassourdine Imavov, February 1st Next: To be determined

• Anthony Hernandez

Promotion: UFC Record: 15-2, 1 NC Last: W (Sub4) vs. Roman Dolidze, August 9th Next: To be determined

• Caio Borralho

Promotion: UFC Record: 17-2, 1 NC Last: L (UD) vs. Nassourdine Imavov, September 6th Next: To be determined

• Brendan Allen

Promotion: UFC Record: 26-7 Last: W (TKO4) vs. Reinier de Ridder, October 18th Next: To be determined

• Reinier de Ridder

Promotion: UFC Record: 21-3 Last: L (TKO4) vs. Brendan Allen, October 18th Next: To be determined

• Robert Whittaker

Promotion: UFC Record: 26-9 Last: L (SD) vs. Reinier de Ridder, July 26 Next: To be determinedWELTERWEIGHT (up to 170 pounds)

• Islam Makhachev

Promotion: UFC Champion Record: 28-1 Last: W (UD) vs. Jack Della Maddalena, November 15th Next: To be determined

• Jack Della Maddalena

Promotion: UFC Previous Ranking: 1 Record: 18-3 Last: L (UD) vs. Islam Makhachev, November 15th Next: To be determined

• Shavkat Rakhmonov

Promotion: UFC Previous Ranking: 4 Record: 19-0 Last: W (UD) vs. Ian Machado Garry, December 7, 2024 Next: To be determined

• Ian Machado Garry

Promotion: UFC Previous Ranking: 5 Record: 17-1 Last: W (UD) vs. Belal Muhammad, November 22nd Next: To be determined

• Michael Morales

Promotion: UFC Previous Ranking: 6 Record: 19-0 Last: W (TKO1) vs. Sean Brady, November 15th Next: To be determined

• Belal Muhammad

Promotion: UFC Previous Ranking: 3 Record: 24-5, 1 NC Last: L (UD) vs. Ian Machado Garry, November 22nd Next: To be determined

• Kamaru Usman

Promotion: UFC Record: 21-4 Last: W (UD) vs. Joaquin Buckley, June 14th Next: To be determined

• Sean Brady

Promotion: UFC Record: 18-2 Last: L (TKO1) vs. Michael Morales, November 15th Next: To be determined

• Carlos Prates

Promotion: UFC Record: 23-7 Last: W (KO1) vs. Leon Edwards, November 15th Next: To be determined

• Joaquin Buckley

Promotion: UFC Record: 21-7 Last: L (UD) vs. Kamaru Usman, June 14th Next: To be determinedLIGHTWEIGHT (up to 155 pounds)

• Ilia Topuria

Promotion: UFC Champion Record: 17-0 Last: W (KO1) vs. Charles Oliveira, June 28 Next: To be determined

• Arman Tsarukyan

Promotion: UFC Previous Ranking: Unranked Record: 23-3 Last: W (Sub2) vs. Dan Hooker, November 22nd Next: To be determined

• Charles Oliveira

Promotion: UFC Previous Ranking: 2 Record: 36-11, 1 NC Last: W (Sub2) vs. Mateusz Gamrot, October 11 Next: To be determined

• Max Holloway

Promotion: UFC Previous Ranking: 3 Record: 27-8 Last: W (UD) vs. Dustin Poirier, July 19th Next: To be determined

• Justin Gaethje

Promotion: UFC Previous Ranking: 4 Record: 26-5 Last: W (UD) vs. Rafael Fiziev, March 8th Next: To be determined

• Usman Nurmagomedov

Promotion: PFL Champion Previous Ranking: 5 Record: 20-0, 1 NC Last: W (UD) vs. Paul Hughes, October 3rd Next: February 7th vs. Alfie Davis

• Paddy Pimblett

Promotion: UFC Previous Ranking: 6 Record: 23-3 Last: W (TKO3) vs. Michael Chandler, April 12th Next: To be determined

• Mateusz Gamrot

Promotion: UFC Previous Ranking: 7 Record: 25-4, 1 NC Last: L (Sub2) vs. Charles Oliveira, October 11th Next: To be determined

• Rafael Fiziev

Promotion: UFC Previous Ranking: 8 Record: 13-4 NC Last: W (UD) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes, June 21st Next: To be determined

• Benoît Saint Denis

Promotion: UFC Previous Ranking: 9 Record: 16-3, 1 NC Last: W (KO1) vs. Beneil Dariush, November 15th Next: To be determinedFEATHERWEIGHT (up to 145 pounds)

• Alexander Volkanovski

Promotion: UFC Champion Record: 27-4 Last: W (UD) vs. Diego Lopes, April 12 Next: To be determined

• Movsar Evloev

Promotion: UFC Record: 19-0 Last: W (UD) vs. Aljamain Sterling, December 7, 2024 Next: To be determined

• Diego Lopes

Promotion: UFC Record: 27-7 Last: W (TKO2) vs. Jean Silva, September 13th Next: To be determined

• Yair Rodriguez

Promotion: UFC Record: 16-5, 1 NC Last: W (UD) vs. Patricio Pitbull, April 12th Next: To be determined

• Lerone Murphy

Promotion: UFC Record: 17-0-1 Last: W (KO1) vs. Aaron Pico, August 16th Next: To be determined

• Aljamain Sterling

Promotion: UFC Record: 25-5 Last: W (UD) vs. Brian Ortega, August 23rd Next: To be determined

• Youssef Zalal

Promotion: UFC Record: 18-5-1 Last: W (Sub1) vs. Josh Emmett, October 4th Next: To be determined

• Patricio Pitbull

Promotion: UFC Record: 37-8 Last: W (UD) vs. Dan Ige, July 19th Next: To be determined

• Brian Ortega

Promotion: UFC Record: 16-3, 1 NC Last: L (UD) vs. Aljamain Sterling, August 23 Next: To be determined