{"id":38515,"date":"2025-09-23T05:21:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T09:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/tatiana-suarez-resurges-rise-in-the-ufc-strawweight-rankings\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T05:21:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T09:21:32","slug":"tatiana-suarez-resurges-rise-in-the-ufc-strawweight-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/mma\/tatiana-suarez-resurges-rise-in-the-ufc-strawweight-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Tatiana Su\u00e1rez Resurges: Rise in the UFC Strawweight Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"Tatiana Su\u00e1rez, after her recent fight in February where she did not achieve the UFC strawweight championship, could be heading towards another title opportunity thanks to a standout victory on Saturday. This triumph, at the very least, has boosted her position in ESPN&#8217;s division rankings.Seven months ago, Su\u00e1rez faced Zhang Weili for the title, undefeated and with absolute dominance over her opponents thanks to her effective wrestling. However, Zhang managed to defend her title, frustrating almost all of Su\u00e1rez&#8217;s takedown attempts and securing the victory before moving up to flyweight.This leaves the 115-pound title vacant. After Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern compete on October 25 to contend for the vacant position, the winner will need a first challenger. This is where Tatiana Su\u00e1rez could come into play.In Saturday&#8217;s UFC Fight Night event, Suarez demonstrated her worth in the fight and defeated Amanda Lemos, who was ranked one place higher in the strawweight rankings. With this victory, Suarez (11-1) surpasses Lemos, now ranking number 4.The winner of Saturday&#8217;s main event, Diego Lopes, remains in third place among featherweights, as the fighter ahead of him in the rankings, Movsar Evloev, has previously defeated him.In addition, three other changes were made in the rankings, all due to the eligibility requirement that fighters compete in the last year or have a scheduled fight. Dan Hooker, Arnold Allen, and Norma Dumont fell out of the rankings due to inactivity.<p>Below, we present ESPN&#8217;s pound-for-pound MMA rankings and a list of the current UFC champions in all weight classes.<\/p>The results are current; rankings updated as of September 16. To be eligible for rankings, a fighter must have competed in the last 12 months or have a scheduled fight. Fighters who have been removed for inactivity can only be reinstated after competing.\n## UFC Rankings\n\nHeavyweight | Semi-heavyweight | Middleweight | Welterweight<br>Lightweight | Featherweight | Bantamweight<br>Flyweight | Bantamweight (Female) | Flyweight (Female) | Strawweight\n<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=\"\"><\/figure>\nTom Aspinall was already ESPN&#8217;s number 1 heavyweight, but now the UFC belt he carries no longer has the &#8220;interim&#8221; label.Richard Sellers\/PA via AP### HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 265 lbs)\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tom Aspinall<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC Champion\nRecord: 15-3\nLast: W (TKO1) vs. Curtis Blaydes, July 27, 2024\nNext: October 25 vs. Ciryl Gane\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Francis Ngannou<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: PFL Super Fights Champion\nRecord: 18-3\nLast: W (KO1) vs. Renan Ferreira, October 19, 2024\nNext: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ciryl Gane<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 13-2<br>Last: W (SD) vs. Alexander Volkov, December 7, 2024<br>Next: October 25 vs. Tom Aspinall\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Curtis Blaydes<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 19-5, 1 NC<br>Last: W (TKO1) vs. Rizvan Kuniev, June 21st<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Alexander Volkov<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 38-11<br>Last: L (SD) vs. Ciryl Gane, December 7, 2024<br>Next: October 25 vs. Jailton Almeida\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sergei Pavlovich<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 20-3\nLast: W (UD) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, August 23rd\nNext: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jailton Almeida<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 22-3<br>Last: W (TKO1) vs. Serghei Spivac, January 18th<br>Next: October 25th vs. Alexander Volkov\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Renan Ferreira<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: PFL Champion\nRecord: 13-4, 3 NC\nLast: L (KO1) vs. Francis Ngannou, October 19, 2024\nNext: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Waldo Cortes-Acosta<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 14-2<br>Last: L (UD) vs. Sergei Pavlovich, August 23rd<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Serghei Spivac<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 17-6<br>Last: L (UD) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, June 7th<br>Next: TBD\n<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=\"\"><\/figure>\nMagomed Ankalaev rose to the top of the light heavyweight division at UFC 313.Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC### SEMI-HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 205 pounds)\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Magomed Ankalaev<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC Champion<br>Record: 21-1-1, 1 NC<br>Last: W (UD) vs. Alex Pereira, March 8th<br>Next: October 4th vs. Alex Pereira\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Alex Pereira<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 12-3\nLast: L (UD) vs. Magomed Ankalaev, March 8th\nNext: October 4th vs. Magomed Ankalaev\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jir\u00ed Proch\u0101zka<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 31-5-1<br>Last: W (TKO3) vs. Jamahal Hill, January 18th<br>Next: October 4th vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Carlos Ulberg<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 13-1<br>Last: W (UD) vs. Jan Blachowicz, March 22nd<br>Next: September 27th vs. Dominick Reyes\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Khalil Rountree Jr.<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 14-6, 1 NC\nLast: W (UD) vs. Jamahal Hill, June 21st\nNext: October 4th vs. Ji\u0159\u00ed Proch\u00e1zka\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aleksandar Raki\u0107<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 14-5<br>Last: L (UD) vs. Magomed Ankalaev, October 26, 2024<br>Next: October 25 vs. Azamat Murzakanov\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dominick Reyes<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 15-4<br>Last: W (KO1) vs. Nikita Krylov, April 12th<br>Next: September 27th vs. Carlos Ulberg\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jamahal Hill<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 12-4, 1 NC<br>Last: L (UD) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr., June 21st<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Volkan Oezdemir<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 20-8<br>Last: L (UD) vs. Carlos Ulberg, November 23, 2024<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Corey Anderson<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: PFL<br>Record: 19-6-1<br>Last: W (TKO2) vs. Denis Goltsov, July 19<br>Next: October 3 vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov\n<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=\"\"><\/figure>\nKhamzat Chimaev is exactly where he was expected to be: at the top of the UFC middleweight division.Geoff Stellfox\/Getty Images### MEDIUM (up to 185 lbs)\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Khamzat Chimaev<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC Champion<br>Record: 15-0<br>Last: W (UD) vs. Dricus Du Plessis, August 16th<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dricus du Plessis<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 23-3<br>Last: L (UD) vs. Khamzat Chimaev, August 16th<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nassourdine Imavov<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 17-4, 1 NC<br>Last: W (US) vs. Caio Borralho, September 6th<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sean Strickland<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 29-7<br>Last: L (UD) vs. Dricus Du Plessis, February 8th<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Israel Adesanya<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 24-5<br>Last: L (KO2) vs. Nassourdine Imavov, February 1st<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reinier de Ridder<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 21-2<br>Last: W (SD) vs. Robert Whittaker, July 26th<br>Next: October 18th vs. Brendan Allen\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Anthony Hernandez<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 15-2, 1 NC\nLast: W (Sub4) vs. Roman Dolidze, August 9\nNext: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Caio Borralho<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 17-2, 1 NC<br>Last: L (UD) vs. Nassourdine Imavov, September 6th<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Robert Whittaker<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 26-9<br>Last: L (SD) vs. Reinier de Ridder, July 26<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Brendan Allen<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 25-7<br>Last: W (UD) vs. Marvin Vettori, July 19th<br>Next: October 18th vs. Reinier de Ridder\n<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=\"\"><\/figure>\nJack Della Maddalena holds the welterweight belt in his hand after dethroning Belal Muhammad at UFC 315.Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC\n### WELTER (up to 170 pounds)\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jack Della Maddalena<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC Champion<br>Record: 18-2<br>Last: W (UD) vs. Belal Muhammad, May 10th<br>Next: November 15th vs. Islam Makhachev\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Belal Muhammad<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 24-4, 1 NC<br>Last: L (UD) vs. Jack Della Maddalena, May 10<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Shavkat Rakhmonov<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 19-0<br>Last: W (UD) vs. Ian Machado Garry, December 7, 2024<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sean Brady<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 18-1<br>Last: W (Sub4) vs. Leon Edwards, March 22nd<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Leon Edwards<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 22-5, 1 NC<br>Last: L (Sub4) vs. Sean Brady, March 22nd<br>Next: November 15th vs. Carlos Prates\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kamaru Usman<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 21-4<br>Last: W (UD) vs. Joaquin Buckley, June 14th<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ian Machado Garry<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 16-1<br>Last: W (UD) vs. Carlos Prates, April 26th<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Michael Morales<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 18-0<br>Last: W (TKO1) vs. Gilbert Burns, May 17th<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Joaquin Buckley<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 21-7<br>Last: L (UD) vs. Kamaru Usman, June 14th<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Carlos Prates<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 22-7<br>Last: W (KO1) vs. Geoff Neal, August 16th<br>Next: November 15th vs. Leon Edwards\n<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=\"\"><\/figure>\nIlia Topuria had vacated the featherweight title before UFC 317, but winning the lightweight belt provided a glorious photoshoot.Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC### LIGHTWEIGHT (up to 155 pounds)\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Islam Makhachev<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 27-1<br>Last: W (Sub1) vs. Renato Moicano, January 18th<br>Next: November 15th vs. Jack Della Maddalena\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ilia Topuria<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC Champion<br>Record: 17-0<br>Last: W (KO1) vs. Charles Oliveira, June 28th<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Charles Oliveira<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 35-11, 1 NC<br>Last: L (KO1) vs. Ilia Topuria, June 28th<br>Next: October 11th vs. Rafael Fiziev\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Max Holloway<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 27-8<br>Last: W (UD) vs. Dustin Poirier, July 19th<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Justin Gaethje<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 26-5<br>Last: W (UD) vs. Rafael Fiziev, March 8th<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Paddy Pimblett<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Record: 23-3<br>Last: W (TKO3) vs. Michael Chandler, April 12th<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Usman Nurmagomedov<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: Bellator Champion\nPrevious Ranking: 8\nRecord: 19-0, 1 NC\nLast: W (MD) vs. Paul Hughes, January 25\nNext: October 3 vs. Paul Hughes\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Beneil Dariush<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Previous Ranking: 9<br>Record: 23-6-1<br>Last: W (UD) vs. Renato Moicano, June 28th<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Mateusz Gamrot<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Previous Ranking: 10<br>Record: 25-3, 1 NC<br>Last: W (UD) vs. Ludovit Klein, May 31st<br>Next: TBD\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Rafael Fiziev<\/li><\/ul>\nPromotion: UFC<br>Previous Ranking: Unranked<br>Record: 13-4 NC<br>Last: W (UD) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes, June 21st<br>Next: October 11th vs. Charles Oliveira","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tatiana Su\u00e1rez, after her recent fight in February where she did not achieve the UFC strawweight championship, could be heading towards another title opportunity thanks to a standout victory on Saturday. This triumph, at the very least, has boosted her position in ESPN&#8217;s division rankings.Seven months ago, Su\u00e1rez faced Zhang Weili for the title, undefeated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[8936,1971,8849,8850],"class_list":{"0":"post-38515","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-mma","7":"tag-amanda-lemos","8":"tag-rankings","9":"tag-strawweight","10":"tag-tatiana-suarez"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38515","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=38515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38515\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}