{"id":29459,"date":"2025-08-29T05:24:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/sterling-climbs-ufc-ranking-how-does-his-victory-affect-it\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T05:24:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:24:56","slug":"sterling-climbs-ufc-ranking-how-does-his-victory-affect-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/mma\/sterling-climbs-ufc-ranking-how-does-his-victory-affect-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Sterling Climbs UFC Ranking: How Does His Victory Affect It?"},"content":{"rendered":"In a UFC Fight Night event in Shanghai, China, Aljamain Sterling faced a considerable challenge. Initially scheduled as a featherweight bout against Brian Ortega, the fight transformed into an agreed-upon weight class match at 153 pounds, due to Ortega failing to make the original weight limit of 146 pounds.For Sterling, this meant competing at a weight 18 pounds heavier than he was used to when he was the UFC bantamweight champion. However, considering Ortega&#8217;s recurring problems with weight cutting, perhaps Sterling came prepared for any change. Let&#8217;s remember that last year, his fight with Diego Lopes was canceled due to an illness resulting from his weight cut.Sterling proved to be ready, dominating the fight from the start. In the first round, he accumulated a 27-2 advantage in significant strikes and maintained control until the end.As a result of his performance, Sterling moves up three positions, placing him in the number 6 spot in the Alofoke Deportes featherweight top 10. This rise, along with Ortega&#8217;s fall and other related changes, are the only modifications in these divisional rankings.Here are the MMA pound-for-pound rankings and a list of the current UFC champions in all weight classes.The results are current and the rankings correspond to August 26th. To be eligible for the rankings, a fighter must have competed in the last 12 months or have a scheduled fight. Inactive fighters can only be reinstated after competing.<h2>Weight Classifications<\/h2><strong>Heavy<\/strong> | <strong>Semi-heavy<\/strong> | <strong>Medium<\/strong> | <strong>Welter<\/strong><strong>Light<\/strong> | <strong>Feather<\/strong> | <strong>Rooster<\/strong><strong>Male Fly<\/strong> | <strong>Female Rooster<\/strong> | <strong>Female Fly<\/strong> | <strong>Straw<\/strong><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2024%2F0729%2Fr1365311_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Tom Aspinall ya era el peso pesado n\u00famero 1 de ESPN, pero ahora el cintur\u00f3n de la UFC que lleva ya no tiene la etiqueta de &#8220;interino&#8221;.<br>Richard Sellers\/PA via AP<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2>HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 265 pounds)<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tom Aspinall<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC Champion\nRecord: 15-3\nLast: Victory (TKO1) vs. Curtis Blaydes, July 27, 2024\nNext: October 25 vs. Ciryl Gane<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Francis Ngannou<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: PFL Super Fights Champion\nRecord: 18-3\nLast: Victory (KO1) vs. Renan Ferreira, October 19, 2024\nNext: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ciryl Gane<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 13-2<br>Last: Victory (SD) vs. Alexander Volkov, December 7, 2024<br>Next: October 25 vs. Tom Aspinall<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Curtis Blaydes<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 19-5, 1 NC<br>Last: Victory (TKO1) vs. Rizvan Kuniev, June 21st<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Alexander Volkov<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC\nRecord: 38-11\nLast: Loss (SD) vs. Ciryl Gane, December 7, 2024\nNext: October 25 vs. Jailton Almeida<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sergei Pavlovich<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 20-3<br>Last: Victory (UD) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, August 23rd<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jailton Almeida<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 22-3<br>Last: Victory (TKO1) vs. Serghei Spivac, January 18th<br>Next: October 25th vs. Alexander Volkov<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Renan Ferreira<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: PFL Champion\nRecord: 13-4, 3 NC\nLast: Loss (KO1) vs. Francis Ngannou, October 19, 2024\nNext: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Waldo Cortes-Acosta<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 14-2<br>Last: Loss (UD) vs. Sergei Pavlovich, August 23rd<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Marcin Tybura<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 27-9<br>Last: Victory (UD) vs. Mick Parkin, March 22nd<br>Next: September 6th vs. Ante Delija<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0311%2Fr1462698_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Magomed Ankalaev ascendi\u00f3 a la cima de la divisi\u00f3n de peso semipesado en UFC 313.<br>Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2>LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 205 pounds)<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Magomed Ankalaev<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC Champion<br>Record: 21-1-1, 1 NC<br>Last: Victory (UD) vs. Alex Pereira, March 8th<br>Next: October 4th vs. Alex Pereira<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Alex Pereira<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 12-3<br>Last: Loss (UD) vs. Magomed Ankalaev, March 8th<br>Next: October 4th vs. Magomed Ankalaev<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jir\u00ed Proch\u00e1zka<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 31-5-1<br>Last: Victory (TKO3) vs. Jamahal Hill, January 18th<br>Next: October 4th vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Carlos Ulberg<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 13-1<br>Last: Victory (UD) vs. Jan Blachowicz, March 22<br>Next: September 27 vs. Dominick Reyes<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Khalil Rountree Jr.<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC\nRecord: 14-6, 1 NC\nLast: Win (UD) vs. Jamahal Hill, June 21st\nNext: October 4th vs. Ji\u0159\u00ed Proch\u00e1zka<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aleksandar Raki\u0107<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 14-5<br>Last: Loss (UD) vs. Magomed Ankalaev, October 26, 2024<br>Next: October 25 vs. Azamat Murzakanov<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dominick Reyes<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 15-4<br>Last: Victory (KO1) vs. Nikita Krylov, April 12th<br>Next: September 27th vs. Carlos Ulberg<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jamahal Hill<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC\nRecord: 12-4, 1 NC\nLast: Loss (UD) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr., June 21st\nNext: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Volkan Oezdemir<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 20-8<br>Last: Loss (UD) vs. Carlos Ulberg, November 23, 2024<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Corey Anderson<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: PFL<br>Record: 19-6-1<br>Last: Victory (TKO2) vs. Denis Goltsov, July 19<br>Next: October 3 vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0818%2Fr1533531_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Khamzat Chimaev est\u00e1 justo donde se esperaba que estuviera: en la cima de la divisi\u00f3n de peso mediano de la UFC.<br>Geoff Stellfox\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2>AVERAGE WEIGHT (up to 185 pounds)<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Khamzat Chimaev<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC Champion<br>Record: 15-0<br>Last: Victory (UD) vs. Dricus Du Plessis, August 16th<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dricus du Plessis<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 23-3<br>Last: Loss (UD) vs. Khamzat Chimaev, August 16th<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sean Strickland<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC\nRecord: 29-7\nLast: Loss (UD) vs. Dricus Du Plessis, February 8\nNext: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nassourdine Imavov<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 16-4, 1 NC<br>Last: Victory (KO2) vs. Israel Adesanya, February 1st<br>Next: September 6th vs. Caio Borralho<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Israel Adesanya<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 24-5<br>Last: Loss (KO2) vs. Nassourdine Imavov, February 1st<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Caio Borralho<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC\nRecord: 17-0, 1 NC\nLast: Victory (UD) vs. Jared Cannonier, August 24, 2024\nNext: September 6 vs. Nassourdine Imavov<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reinier de Ridder<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 21-2<br>Last: Victory (SD) vs. Robert Whittaker, July 26th<br>Next: October 18th vs. Anthony Hernandez<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Anthony Hernandez<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 15-2, 1 NC<br>Last: Victory (Sub4) vs. Roman Dolidze, August 9th<br>Next: October 18th vs. Reinier de Ridder<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Robert Whittaker<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 26-9<br>Last: Loss (SD) vs. Reinier de Ridder, July 26<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Brendan Allen<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 25-7<br>Last: Victory (UD) vs. Marvin Vettori, July 19th<br>Next: To be determined<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0513%2Fr1492115_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Jack Della Maddalena tiene el cintur\u00f3n de peso w\u00e9lter en la mano despu\u00e9s de destronar a Belal Muhammad en UFC 315.<br>Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2>WELTERWEIGHT (up to 170 pounds)<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jack Della Maddalena<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC Champion<br>Record: 18-2<br>Last: Victory (UD) vs. Belal Muhammad, May 10th<br>Next: November 15th vs. Islam Makhachev<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Belal Muhammad<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 24-4, 1 NC<br>Last: Loss (UD) vs. Jack Della Maddalena, May 10<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Shavkat Rakhmonov<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 19-0<br>Last: Victory (UD) vs. Ian Machado Garry, December 7, 2024<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sean Brady<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC\nRecord: 18-1\nLast: Victory (Sub4) vs. Leon Edwards, March 22nd\nNext: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Leon Edwards<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 22-5, 1 NC<br>Last: Loss (Sub4) vs. Sean Brady, March 22nd<br>Next: November 15th vs. Carlos Prates<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kamaru Usman<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 21-4<br>Last: Victory (UD) vs. Joaquin Buckley, June 14th<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ian Machado Garry<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 16-1<br>Last: Victory (UD) vs. Carlos Prates, April 26th<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Michael Morales<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 18-0<br>Last: Victory (TKO1) vs. Gilbert Burns, May 17th<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Joaquin Buckley<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 21-7<br>Last: Loss (UD) vs. Kamaru Usman, June 14th<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Carlos Prates<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 22-7<br>Last: Victory (KO1) vs. Geoff Neal, August 16th<br>Next: November 15th vs. Leon Edwards<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0629%2Fr1512573_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Ilia Topuria hab\u00eda dejado vacante el t\u00edtulo de peso pluma antes del UFC 317, pero ganar el cintur\u00f3n de peso ligero proporcion\u00f3 una gloriosa oportunidad para la foto.<br>Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2>LIGHTWEIGHT (up to 155 pounds)<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Islam Makhachev<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 27-1<br>Last: Victory (Sub1) vs. Renato Moicano, January 18th<br>Next: November 15th vs. Jack Della Maddalena<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ilia Topuria<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC Champion<br>Record: 17-0<br>Last: Victory (KO1) vs. Charles Oliveira, June 28th<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Charles Oliveira<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 35-11, 1 NC<br>Last: Loss (KO1) vs. Ilia Topuria, June 28<br>Next: October 11 vs. Rafael Fiziev<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Max Holloway<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 27-8<br>Last: Victory (UD) vs. Dustin Poirier, July 19th<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Justin Gaethje<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 26-5<br>Last: Victory (UD) vs. Rafael Fiziev, March 8th<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Paddy Pimblett<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 23-3<br>Last: Victory (TKO3) vs. Michael Chandler, April 12th<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dan Hooker<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 29-12<br>Last: Victory (SD) vs. Mateusz Gamrot, August 17, 2024<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Usman Nurmagomedov<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: Bellator Champion\nRecord: 19-0, 1 NC\nLast: Victory (MD) vs. Paul Hughes, January 25\nNext: October 3 vs. Paul Hughes<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Beneil Dariush<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 23-6-1<br>Last: Victory (UD) vs. Renato Moicano, June 28th<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Mateusz Gamrot<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC\nRecord: 25-3, 1 NC\nLast: Win (UD) vs. Ludovit Klein, May 31st\nNext: To be determined<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0414%2Fr1478535_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Alexander Volkanovski recuper\u00f3 el cintur\u00f3n de peso pluma al vencer a Diego Lopes en el UFC 314.<br>Cooper Neill\/Zuffa LLC<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2>FEATHERWEIGHT (up to 145 pounds)<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Alexander Volkanovski<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC Champion<br>Record: 27-4<br>Last: Victory (UD) vs. Diego Lopes, April 12th<br>Next: To be determined<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Yair Rodriguez<\/li><\/ul>Promotion: UFC<br>Record: 16-5, 1 NC<br>Last: Victory (UD) vs","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a UFC Fight Night event in Shanghai, China, Aljamain Sterling faced a considerable challenge. Initially scheduled as a featherweight bout against Brian Ortega, the fight transformed into an agreed-upon weight class match at 153 pounds, due to Ortega failing to make the original weight limit of 146 pounds.For Sterling, this meant competing at a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[4810,4811,474,228],"class_list":{"0":"post-29459","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-aljamain-sterling","9":"tag-brian-ortega","10":"tag-featherweight","11":"tag-ufc"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}