Tsarukyan Climbs MMA Rankings After UFC Victory

Arman Tsarukyan proved his worth as one of the best lightweights in the world on Saturday, 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 the octagon for more than a year and a half.

This triumph also allowed Tsarukyan to regain a place in the divisional ranking of Alofoke Deportes. After entering the fight unranked due to his inactivity, Tsarukyan delivered a performance solid enough to rise to second place among the 155-pound fighters.

The other change in the rankings occurred in welterweight, where Ian Machado Garry’s victory over Belal Muhammad altered the power dynamics. Machado Garry moved up from fifth to fourth place, while Muhammad dropped three positions, landing in sixth place.

Weight Classifications by Weight of Alofoke Deportes

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

HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 265 pounds)

• 1. Tom Aspinall
• 2. Ciryl Gane
• 3. Curtis Blaydes
• 4. Alexander Volkov
• 5. Sergei Pavlovich
• 6. Jailton Almeida
• 7. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
• 8. Renan Ferreira
• 9. Serghei Spivac
• 10. Derrick Lewis

Tom Aspinall’s first heavyweight title defense ended in a no contest at UFC 321.

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 205 lbs)

• 1. Alex Pereira
• 2. Magomed Ankalaev
• 3. Jiří Procházka
• 4. Carlos Ulberg
• 5. Khalil Rountree Jr.
• 6. Azamat Murzakanov
• 7. Dominick Reyes
• 8. Aleksandar Rakić
• 9. Jamahal Hill
• 10. Corey Anderson

Alex Pereira knocked out Magomed Ankalaev with a vengeance at UFC 320 to regain the light heavyweight title.

MIDDLE WEIGHT (up to 185 pounds)

• 1. Khamzat Chimaev
• 2. Dricus du Plessis
• 3. Nassourdine Imavov
• 4. Sean Strickland
• 5. Israel Adesanya
• 6. Anthony Hernandez
• 7. Caio Borralho
• 8. Brendan Allen
• 9. Reinier de Ridder
• 10. Robert Whittaker

Khamzat Chimaev is right where he long was expected to be: at the top of the UFC middleweight division.

WELTERWEIGHT (up to 170 pounds)

• 1. Islam Makhachev
• 2. Jack Della Maddalena
• 3. Shavkat Rakhmonov
• 4. Ian Machado Garry
• 5. Michael Morales
• 6. Belal Muhammad
• 7. Kamaru Usman
• 8. Sean Brady
• 9. Carlos Prates
• 10. Joaquin Buckley

Islam Makhachev vacated the lightweight title months ago, but winning the welterweight belt at UFC 322 made him a two-division champion.

LIGHTWEIGHT (up to 155 pounds)

• 1. Ilia Topuria
• 2. Arman Tsarukyan
• 3. Charles Oliveira
• 4. Max Holloway
• 5. Justin Gaethje
• 6. Usman Nurmagomedov
• 7. Paddy Pimblett
• 8. Mateusz Gamrot
• 9. Rafael Fiziev
• 10. Benoît Saint Denis

Ilia Topuria had vacated the featherweight title before UFC 317, but winning the lightweight belt provided a glorious photo op.

FEATHERWEIGHT (up to 145 pounds)

• 1. Alexander Volkanovski
• 2. Movsar Evloev
• 3. Diego Lopes
• 4. Yair Rodriguez
• 5. Lerone Murphy
• 6. Aljamain Sterling
• 7. Youssef Zalal
• 8. Patricio Pitbull
• 9. Brian Ortega