Kayla Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo and two-time PFL light-weight champion, now has a agency maintain on the UFC ladies’s bantamweight belt after she completed Julianna Peña with a good looking second-round Kimura within the co-main occasion of UFC 316 on Saturday. Harrison strikes up into the highest spot in ESPN’s divisional rankings, however retired former champion Amanda Nunes says she is coming again to problem Harrison subsequent.
Peña, in the meantime, falls to No. 2 within the rankings.
Within the males’s bantamweight championship bout, Merab Dvalishvili shocked the world by submitting Sean O’Malley within the third spherical of their championship rematch. It was the champion’s first UFC victory by submission and solely the second of his skilled MMA profession. “The Machine” has now crushed the No. 2 (twice), No. 3, No. 4 and No. 10 bantamweights in ESPN’s rankings since March 2023.
Dvalishvili known as out fifth-ranked Cory Sandhagen in his postfight interview Saturday, and that looks like his most sensible subsequent protection.
No. 9 bantamweight Patchy Combine didn’t seem like himself in his UFC debut versus Mario Bautista, however he retains spot within the rankings … for now.
Listed below are the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings and an inventory of present UFC champions in all weight lessons.
Outcomes are present; rankings as of June 10. To be eligible for the rankings, a fighter should have competed over the previous 12 months or should have an upcoming struggle booked. Fighters who’ve been dropped for inactivity will be reinstated solely after they compete.
Heavyweight | Mild heavyweight | Middleweight | Welterweight
Light-weight | Featherweight | Males’s bantamweight
Males’s flyweight | Ladies’s bantamweight | Ladies’s flyweight | Strawweight
HEAVYWEIGHT (as much as 265 kilos)
1. Tom Aspinall 
Promotion: UFC interim champion
Document: 15-3
Final: W (TKO1) vs. Curtis Blaydes, July 27, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
2. Francis Ngannou
Promotion: PFL Tremendous Fights champion
Document: 18-3
Final: W (KO1) vs. Renan Ferreira, Oct. 19, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
3. Jon Jones
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 28-1, 1 NC
Final: W (TKO3) vs. Stipe Miocic, Nov. 16, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
4. Ciryl Gane
Promotion: UFC
Document: 13-2
Final: W (SD) vs. Alexander Volkov, Dec. 7, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
5. Curtis Blaydes
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-5, 1 NC
Final: L (TKO1) vs. Tom Aspinall, July 27, 2024
Subsequent: June 21 vs. Rizvan Kuniev
6. Alexander Volkov
Promotion: UFC
Document: 38-11
Final: L (SD) vs. Ciryl Gane, Dec. 7, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
7. Sergei Pavlovich
Promotion: UFC
Document: 19-3
Final: W (UD) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Feb. 1
Subsequent: TBD
8. Jailton Almeida
Promotion: UFC
Document: 22-3
Final: W (TKO1) vs. Serghei Spivac, Jan. 18
Subsequent: TBD
9. Renan Ferreira
Promotion: PFL champion
Document: 13-4, 3 NC
Final: L (KO1) vs. Francis Ngannou, Oct. 19, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
10. Serghei Spivac
Promotion: UFC
Document: 17-6
Final: L (UD) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, June 7
Subsequent: TBD
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (as much as 205 kilos)
1. Magomed Ankalaev
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 21-1-1, 1 NC
Final: W (UD) vs. Alex Pereira, March 8
Subsequent: TBD
2. Alex Pereira
Promotion: UFC
Document: 12-3
Final: L (UD) vs. Magomed Ankalaev, March 8
Subsequent: TBD
3. Jirí Procházka
Promotion: UFC
Document: 31-5-1
Final: W (TKO3) vs. Jamahal Hill, Jan. 18
Subsequent: TBD
4. Carlos Ulberg
Promotion: UFC
Document: 13-1
Final: W (UD) vs. Jan Blachowicz, March 22
Subsequent: TBD
5. Jamahal Hill
Promotion: UFC
Document: 10-3
Final: L (TKO3) vs. Jirí Procházka, Jan. 18
Subsequent: June 21 vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.
6. Khalil Rountree Jr.
Promotion: UFC
Document: 13-6, 1 NC
Final: L (TKO4) vs. Alex Pereira, Oct. 5, 2024
Subsequent: June 21 vs. Jamahal Hill
7. Aleksandar Rakić
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-5
Final: L (UD) vs. Magomed Ankalaev, Oct. 26, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
8. Dominick Reyes
Promotion: UFC
Document: 15-4
Final: W (KO1) vs. Nikita Krylov, April 12
Subsequent: TBD
9. Volkan Oezdemir
Promotion: UFC
Document: 20-8
Final: L (UD) vs. Carlos Ulberg, Nov. 23, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
10. Johnny Walker
Promotion: UFC
Document: 21-9, 1 NC
Final: L (KO1) vs. Volkan Oezdemir, June 22, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
MIDDLEWEIGHT (as much as 185 kilos)
1. Dricus du Plessis
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 23-2
Final: W (UD) vs. Sean Strickland, Feb. 8
Subsequent: Aug. 16 vs. Khamzat Chimaev
2. Khamzat Chimaev
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-0
Final: W (Sub1) vs. Robert Whittaker, Oct. 26, 2024
Subsequent: Aug. 16 vs. Dricus Du Plessis
3. Sean Strickland
Promotion: UFC
Document: 29-7
Final: L (UD) vs. Dricus Du Plessis, Feb. 8
Subsequent: TBD
4. Nassourdine Imavov
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-4, 1 NC
Final: W (KO2) vs. Israel Adesanya, Feb. 1
Subsequent: TBD
5. Israel Adesanya
Promotion: UFC
Document: 24-5
Final: L (KO2) vs. Nassourdine Imavov, Feb. 1
Subsequent: TBD
6. Robert Whittaker
Promotion: UFC
Document: 26-8
Final: L (Sub1) vs. Khamzat Chimaev, Oct. 26, 2024
Subsequent: July 26 vs. Reinier de Ridder
7. Johnny Eblen
Promotion: PFL Champions Collection champion
Document: 16-0
Final: W (UD) vs. Fabian Edwards, Oct. 19, 2024
Subsequent: July 26 vs. Costello van Steenis
8. Caio Borralho
Promotion: UFC
Document: 17-0, 1 NC
Final: W (UD) vs. Jared Cannonier, Aug. 24, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
9. Jared Cannonier
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-8
Final: W (TKO4) vs. Gregory Rodrigues, Feb. 15
Subsequent: TBD
10. Roman Dolidze
Promotion: UFC
Document: 15-3
Final: W (UD) vs. Marvin Vettori, March 15
Subsequent: TBD
WELTERWEIGHT (as much as 170 kilos)
1. Jack Della Maddalena
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 18-2
Final: W (UD) vs. Belal Muhammad, Might 10
Subsequent: TBD vs. Islam Makhachev
2. Belal Muhammad
Promotion: UFC
Document: 24-4, 1 NC
Final: L (UD) vs. Jack Della Maddalena, Might 10
Subsequent: TBD
3. Shavkat Rakhmonov
Promotion: UFC
Document: 19-0
Final: W (UD) vs. Ian Machado Garry, Dec. 7, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
4. Sean Brady
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-1
Final: W (Sub4) vs. Leon Edwards, March 22
Subsequent: TBD
5. Joaquin Buckley
Promotion: UFC
Document: 21-6
Final: W (TKO3) vs. Colby Covington, Dec. 14, 2024
Subsequent: June 14 vs. Kamaru Usman
6. Leon Edwards
Promotion: UFC
Document: 22-5, 1 NC
Final: L (Sub4) vs. Sean Brady, March 22
Subsequent: TBD
7. Ian Machado Garry
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-1
Final: W (UD) vs. Carlos Prates, April 26
Subsequent: TBD
8. Michael Morales
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: Unranked
Document: 18-0
Final: W (TKO1) vs. Gilbert Burns, Might 17
Subsequent: TBD
9. Kamaru Usman
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: Unranked
Document: 20-4
Final: L (MD) vs. Khamzat Chimaev, Oct. 21, 2023
Subsequent: June 14 vs. Joaquin Buckley
10. Geoff Neal 
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 9
Document: 16-6
Final: W (TKO1) vs. Rafael Dos Anjos, Oct. 26, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
LIGHTWEIGHT (as much as 155 kilos)
1. Islam Makhachev
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 27-1
Final: W (Sub1) vs. Renato Moicano, Jan. 18
Subsequent: TBD vs. Jack Della Maddalena
2. Charles Oliveira 
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 3
Document: 35-10, 1 NC
Final: W (UD) vs. Michael Chandler, Nov. 16, 2024
Subsequent: June 28 vs. Ilia Topuria
3. Justin Gaethje
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 4
Document: 26-5
Final: W (UD) vs. Rafael Fiziev, March 8
Subsequent: TBD
4. Dustin Poirier
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 5
Document: 30-9, 1 NC
Final: L (Sub5) vs. Islam Makhachev, June 1, 2024
Subsequent: July 19 vs. Max Holloway
5. Paddy Pimblett
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 6
Document: 23-3
Final: W (TKO3) vs. Michael Chandler, April 12
Subsequent: TBD
6. Dan Hooker
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 7
Document: 29-12
Final: W (SD) vs. Mateusz Gamrot, Aug. 17, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
7. Renato Moicano
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 8
Document: 20-6-1
Final: L (Sub1) vs. Islam Makhachev, Jan. 18
Subsequent: June 28 vs. Beneil Dariush
8. Usman Nurmagomedov
Promotion: Bellator champion
Earlier rating: 9
Document: 19-0, 1 NC
Final: W (MD) vs. Paul Hughes, Jan. 25
Subsequent: TBD
9. Mateusz Gamrot
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 10
Document: 24-3, 1 NC
Final: L (SD) vs. Dan Hooker, Aug. 17, 2024
Subsequent: Might 31 vs. Ludovit Klein
10. Beneil Dariush
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: Unranked
Document: 22-6-1
Final: L (KO1) vs. Arman Tsarukyan, Dec. 2, 2023
Subsequent: June 28 vs. Renato Moicano
FEATHERWEIGHT (as much as 145 kilos)
1. Ilia Topuria
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-0
Final: W (KO3) vs. Max Holloway, Oct. 26, 2024
Subsequent: June 28 vs. Charles Oliveira
2. Alexander Volkanovski
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 27-4
Final: W (UD) vs. Diego Lopes, April 12
Subsequent: TBD
3. Max Holloway
Promotion: UFC
Document: 26-8
Final: L (KO3) vs. Ilia Topuria, Oct. 26, 2024
Subsequent: July 19 vs. Dustin Poirier
4. Yair Rodriguez
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-5, 1 NC
Final: W (UD) vs. Patricio Pitbull, April 12
Subsequent: TBD
5. Diego Lopes
Promotion: UFC
Document: 26-7
Final: L (UD) vs. Alexander Volkanovski, April 12
Subsequent: TBD
6. Brian Ortega
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-4, 1 NC
Final: L (UD) vs. Diego Lopes, Sept. 14, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
7. Movsar Evloev
Promotion: UFC
Document: 19-0
Final: W (UD) vs. Aljamain Sterling, Dec. 7, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
8. Lerone Murphy
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-0-1
Final: W (UD) vs. Josh Emmett, April 5
Subsequent: TBD
9. Patricio Pitbull
Promotion: UFC
Document: 36-8
Final: L (UD) vs. Yair Rodriguez, April 12
Subsequent: TBD
10. Arnold Allen
Promotion: UFC
Document: 20-3
Final: W (UD) vs. Giga Chikadze, July 27, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (as much as 135 kilos)
1. Merab Dvalishvili
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 20-4
Final: W (TechSub3) vs. Sean O’Malley, June 7
Subsequent: TBD
2. Sean O’Malley
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-3, 1 NC
Final: L (TechSub3) vs. Merab Dvalishvili, June 7
Subsequent: TBD
3. Petr Yan
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-5
Final: W (UD) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo, Nov. 23, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
4. Umar Nurmagomedov
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-1
Final: L (UD) vs. Merab Dvalishvili, Jan. 18
Subsequent: TBD
5. Cory Sandhagen
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-5
Final: W (TKO2) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo, Might 3
Subsequent: TBD
6. Mario Bautista
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-2
Final: W (UD) vs. Patchy Combine, June 7
Subsequent: TBD
7. Tune Yadong
Promotion: UFC
Document: 22-7-1, 1 NC
Final: W (TechDec) vs. Henry Cejudo, Feb. 22
Subsequent: TBD
8. Deiveson Figueiredo
Promotion: UFC
Document: 24-5-1
Final: L (TKO2) vs. Cory Sandhagen, Might 3
Subsequent: TBD
9. Patchy Combine
Promotion: UFC
Document: 20-2
Final: L (UD) vs. Mario Bautista, June 7
Subsequent: TBD
10. Henry Cejudo
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-5
Final: L (TechDec) vs. Tune Yadong, Feb. 22
Subsequent: TBD
MEN’S FLYWEIGHT (as much as 125 kilos)
1. Alexandre Pantoja
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 29-5
Final: W (TechSub2) vs. Kai Asakura, Dec. 7, 2024
Subsequent: June 28 vs. Kai Kara-France
2. Brandon Royval
Promotion: UFC
Document: 17-7
Final: W (SD) vs. Tatsuro Taira, Oct. 12, 2024
Subsequent: June 28 vs. Manel Kape
3. Brandon Moreno
Promotion: UFC
Document: 23-8-2
Final: W (UD) vs. Steve Erceg, March 29
Subsequent: TBD
4. Kai Kara-France
Promotion: UFC
Document: 25-11, 1 NC
Final: W (TKO1) vs. Steve Erceg, Aug. 17, 2024
Subsequent: June 28 vs. Alexandre Pantoja
5. Muhammad Mokaev
Promotion: Courageous CF
Document: 14-0,1 NC
Final: W (Sub1) vs. Joevincent So, Dec. 13, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
6. Tatsuro Taira
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-1
Final: L (SD) vs. Brandon Royval, Oct. 12, 2024
Subsequent: Aug. 2 vs. Amir Albazi
7. Manel Kape
Promotion: UFC
Document: 21-7
Final: W (TKO3) vs. Asu Almabayev, March 1
Subsequent: June 28 vs. Brandon Royval
8. Steve Erceg
Promotion: UFC
Document: 12-4
Final: L (UD) vs. Brandon Moreno, March 29
Subsequent: TBD
9. Kai Asakura
Promotion: UFC
Document: 21-5
Final: L (TechSub2) vs. Alexandre Pantoja, Dec. 7, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
10. Alex Perez
Promotion: UFC
Document: 25-9
Final: L (TKO2) vs. Tatsuro Taira, June 15, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (as much as 135 kilos)
1. Kayla Harrison
Promotion: UFC
Document: 19-1
Final: W (TechSub2) vs. Julianna Peña, June 7
Subsequent: TBD
2. Julianna Peña
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 12-6
Final: L (TechSub2) vs. Kayla Harrison, June 7
Subsequent: TBD
3. Raquel Pennington
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-9
Final: L (SD) vs. Julianna Peña, Oct. 5, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
4. Ketlen Vieira
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-4-1
Final: L (UD) vs. Kayla Harrison, Oct. 5, 2024
Subsequent: Might 31 vs. Macy Chiasson
5. Norma Dumont
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 6
Document: 12-2
Final: W (UD) vs. Irene Aldana, Sept. 14, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
6. Irene Aldana
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 7
Document: 15-8
Final: L (UD) vs. Norma Dumont, Sept. 14, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
7. Macy Chiasson
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 8
Document: 10-3
Final: W (TKO2) vs. Mayra Bueno Silva, June 29, 2024
Subsequent: Might 31 vs. Ketlen Vieira
8. Ailin Perez
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 9
Document: 12-2
Final: W (UD) vs. Karol Rosa, Jan. 18
Subsequent: TBD
9. Karol Rosa
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 10
Document: 18-7
Final: L (UD) vs. Ailin Perez, Jan. 18
Subsequent: TBD
10. Mayra Bueno Silva
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: Unranked
Document: 10-5-1, 1 NC
Final: L (UD) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius, Feb. 1
Subsequent: TBD
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT (as much as 125 kilos)
1. Valentina Shevchenko
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 25-4-1
Final: W (UD) vs. Manon Fiorot, Might 10
Subsequent: TBD
2. Manon Fiorot
Promotion: UFC
Document: 12-2
Final: L (UD) vs. Valentina Shevchenko, Might 10
Subsequent: TBD
3. Natalia Silva
Promotion: UFC
Document: 19-5-1
Final: W (UD) vs. Alexa Grasso, Might 10
Subsequent: TBD
4. Erin Blanchfield
Promotion: UFC
Document: 13-2
Final: W (UD) vs. Rose Namajunas Nov. 2, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
5. Dakota Ditcheva
Promotion: PFL champion
Document: 14-0
Final: W (TKO2) vs. Taila Santos, Nov. 29, 2024
Subsequent: July 26 vs. Sumiko Inaba
6. Alexa Grasso
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-5-1
Final: L (UD) vs. Natalia Silva, Might 10
Subsequent: TBD
7. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-3
Final: W (Sub1) vs.Jessica Andrade, Might 10
Subsequent: TBD
8. Taila Santos
Promotion: PFL
Document: 22-4
Final: L (TKO2) vs. Dakota Ditcheva, Nov. 29, 2024
Subsequent: TBD
9. Liz Carmouche
Promotion: PFL / Bellator champion
Document: 23-8
Final: W (TKO1) vs. Ilara Joanne, April 11
Subsequent: June 20 vs. Elora Dana
10. Rose Namajunas
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-7
Final: L (UD) vs. Erin Blanchfield, Nov. 2, 2024
Subsequent: June 14 vs. Miranda Maverick
STRAWWEIGHT (as much as 115 kilos)
1. Zhang Weili
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 26-3
Final: W (UD) vs. Tatiana Suarez, Feb. 8
Subsequent: TBD
2. Virna Jandiroba
Promotion: UFC
Document: 22-3
Final: W (UD) vs. Yan Xiaonan, April 12
Subsequent: TBD
3. Yan Xiaonan
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-5, 1 NC
Final: L (UD) vs. Virna Jandiroba, April 12
Subsequent: TBD
4. Amanda Lemos
Promotion: UFC
Document: 15-4-1
Final: W (UD) vs. Iasmin Lucindo, March 8
Subsequent: TBD
5. Tatiana Suarez
Promotion: UFC
Document: 11-1
Final: L (UD) vs. Zhang Weili, Feb. 8
Subsequent: TBD
6. Mackenzie Dern
Promotion: UFC
Document: 15-5
Final: W (Sub3) vs. Amanda Ribas, Jan. 11
Subsequent: TBD
7. Gillian Robertson
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-8
Final: W (TKO2) vs. Marina Rodriguez, Might 3
Subsequent: TBD
8. Amanda Ribas
Promotion: UFC
Document: 13-6
Final: L (Sub3) vs. Mackenzie Dern, Jan. 11
Subsequent: TBD
9. Crazy Godínez
Promotion: UFC
Document: 13-5
Final: W (UD) vs. Julia Polastri, March 29
Subsequent: TBD
10. Iasmin Lucindo
Promotion: UFC
Document: 17-6
Final: L (UD) vs. Amanda Lemos, March 8
Subsequent: TBD
