Israel Adesanya, once ranked second in the UFC’s pound-for-pound list, now holds the 15th spot following his loss to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305 and a prior defeat to Sean Strickland at UFC 293.
In the recent rankings, Dricus Du Plessis has surged up five places to reach the sixth spot. The UFC rankings are determined by a panel of media voters who evaluate the top fighters in each weight category and for the pound-for-pound rankings. Champions are not part of the weight-class rankings but can be considered for the pound-for-pound list.
Here are the latest pound-for-pound rankings:
MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Islam Makhachev
2. Alex Pereira
3. Jon Jones
4. Ilia Topuria
5. Belal Muhammad
6. Dricus Du Plessis (+5)
7. Sean O’Malley (-1)
8. Leon Edwards (-1)
9. Alexander Volkanovski (-1)
10. Tom Aspinall (-1)
11. Max Holloway (-1)
12. Alexandre Pantoja
13. Sean Strickland (+2)
14. Charles Oliveira
15. Israel Adesanya (-2)
The rankings extend to other weight classes like Flyweight, Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight, Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight, Women’s Pound-for-Pound, Women’s Strawweight, Women’s Flyweight, and Women’s Bantamweight.
There might be further changes in the rankings after the UFC Vegas 96 event, particularly in the middleweight division. The event is set to take place on August 24, 2024, at APEX in Las Vegas.
