Francis Ngannou has taken over the No. 2 spot in ESPN’s heavyweight rankings, thanks to the recent retirement of former UFC champion Daniel Cormier.
At light heavyweight, Dominick Reyes has grabbed the second spot after the August defeat of ex-Bellator champ Ryan Bader.
Those represent the highest level of flux in the rankings, but there’s also a new entrant in the men’s bantamweight top 10 whom you might have heard of: Frankie Edgar. The former UFC lightweight champ earned his spot in a new division with an Aug. 22 win over Pedro Munhoz, who drops one spot in the rankings.
In addition to Cormier, other fighters to fall out of the rankings include unbeaten strawweight Tatiana Suarez and Nina Ansaroff, neither of whom has competed since they met in June 2019.
For a list of current UFC champions in all weight classes, click here.
Note: Results are current; rankings as of Sept. 9.
Heavyweight – Light heavyweight – Middleweight – Welterweight
Lightweight – Men’s featherweight – Men’s bantamweight – Men’s flyweight
Women’s bantamweight – Women’s flyweight – Strawweight
HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 265 pounds)
1. Stipe Miocic 
Record: 12-3
Last: W (UD) Daniel Cormier, Aug. 15
Next: TBD
2. Francis Ngannou 
Previous ranking: 3
Record: 15-3
Last: W (KO1) Jairzinho Rozenstruik, May 9
Next: TBD
3. Curtis Blaydes 
Previous ranking: 4
Record: 14-2, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Alexander Volkov, June 20
Next: Nov. 28 vs. Derrick Lewis
4. Jairzinho Rozenstruik 
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 11-1
Last: W (TKO2) Junior dos Santos, Aug. 15
Next: TBD
5. Derrick Lewis 
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 24-7, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO2) Aleksei Oleinik, Aug. 8
Next: Nov. 28 vs. Curtis Blaydes
6. Alistair Overeem 
Previous ranking: 10
Record: 47-18, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO5) Augusto Sakai, Sept. 5
Next: TBD
7. Junior dos Santos 
Previous ranking: 5
Record: 21-8
Last: L (TKO2) Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Aug. 15
Next: TBD
8. Alexander Volkov 
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 31-8
Last: L (UD) Curtis Blaydes, June 20
Next: Oct. 24 vs. Walt Harris
9. Ryan Bader 
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 27-6, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO2) Vadim Nemkov, Aug. 21
Next: TBD
10. Augusto Sakai 
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 15-2-1
Last: L (TKO5) Alistair Overeem, Sept. 5
Next: TBD
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 205 pounds)
1. Jon Jones 
Record: 26-1, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Dominick Reyes, Feb. 8
Next: TBD
2. Dominick Reyes 
Previous ranking: 3
Record: 12-1
Last: L (UD) Jon Jones, Feb. 8
Next: Sept. 26 vs. Jan Blachowicz
3. Jan Blachowicz 
Previous ranking: 4
Record: 26-8
Last: W (KO1) Corey Anderson, Feb. 15
Next: Sept. 26 vs. Dominick Reyes
4. Thiago Santos 
Previous ranking: 5
Record: 21-7
Last: L (SD) Jon Jones, July 6
Next: Oct. 3 vs. Glover Teixeira
5. Corey Anderson 
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 13-5
Last: L (KO1) Jan Blachowicz, Feb. 15
Next: TBD
6. Glover Teixeira 
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 31-7
Last: W (TKO5) Anthony Smith, May 13
Next: Oct. 3 vs. Thiago Santos
7. Vadim Nemkov 
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 12-2
Last: W (TKO2) Ryan Bader, Aug. 21
Next: TBD
8. Ryan Bader 
Previous ranking: 2
Record: 27-6, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO2) Vadim Nemkov, Aug. 21
Next: TBD
9. Aleksandar Rakic 
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 13-2
Last: W (UD) Anthony Smith, Aug. 29
Next: TBD
10. Jiri Prochazka 
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 27-3-1
Last: W (KO2) Volkan Oezdemir, July 11
Next: TBD
MIDDLEWEIGHT (up to 185 pounds)
1. Israel Adesanya 
Record: 19-0
Last: W (UD) Yoel Romero, March 7
Next: Sept. 26 vs Paulo Costa
2. Robert Whittaker 
Record: 22-5
Last: W (UD) Darren Till, July 25
Next: Oct. 24 vs. Jared Cannonier
3. Paulo Costa 
Record: 13-0
Last: W (UD) Yoel Romero, Aug. 17
Next: Sept. 26 vs Israel Adesanya
4. Yoel Romero 
Record: 13-5
Last: L (UD) Israel Adesanya, March 7
Next: TBD
5. Jared Cannonier 
Record: 13-4
Last: W (TKO2) Jack Hermansson, Sept. 28
Next: Oct. 24 vs. Robert Whittaker
6. Jack Hermansson 
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 21-5
Last: W (SUB1) Kelvin Gastelum, July 18
Next: Dec. 5 vs. Darren Till
7. Darren Till 
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 18-3-1
Last: L (UD) Robert Whittaker, July 25
Next: Dec. 5 vs. Jack Hermansson
8. Derek Brunson 
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 21-7
Last: W (TKO3) Edmen Shahbazyan, Aug. 1
Next: TBD
9. Kelvin Gastelum 
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 15-6, 1 NC
Last: L (SUB1) Jack Hermansson, July 18
Next: TBD
10. Ronaldo Souza 
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 26-8 1 NC
Last: L (SD) Jan Blachowicz, Nov. 16
Next: TBD
WELTERWEIGHT (up to 170 pounds)
1. Kamaru Usman 
Record: 17-1
Last: W (UD) Jorge Masvidal, July 11
Next: Dec. 12 vs. Gilbert Burns
2. Colby Covington 
Record: 15-2
Last: L (TKO5) Kamaru Usman, Dec. 14
Next: Sept. 19 vs. Tyron Woodley
3. Douglas Lima 
Record: 32-7
Last: W (UD) Rory MacDonald, Oct. 26
Next: TBD vs. Gegard Mousasi
4. Leon Edwards 
Record: 18-3
Last: W (UD) Rafael dos Anjos, July 20
Next: TBD
5. Gilbert Burns 
Record: 19-3
Last: W (UD) Tyron Woodley, May 30
Next: Dec. 12 vs. Kamaru Usman
6. Jorge Masvidal 
Record: 35-14
Last: L (UD) Kamaru Usman, July 11
Next: TBD
7. Rory MacDonald 
Record: 21-6-1
Last: L (UD) Douglas Lima, Oct. 26
Next: TBD
8. Tyron Woodley 
Record: 19-5-1
Last: L (UD) Gilbert Burns, May 30
Next: Sept. 19 vs. Colby Covington
9. Stephen Thompson 
Record: 15-4-1
Last: W (UD) Vicente Luque, Nov. 2
Next: TBD
10. Michael Chiesa 
Record: 17-4
Last: W (UD) Rafael dos Anjos, Jan. 25
Next: TBD
LIGHTWEIGHT (up to 155 pounds)
1. Khabib Nurmagomedov 
Record: 28-0
Last: W (SUB3) Dustin Poirier, Sept. 7
Next: Oct. 24 vs. Justin Gaethje
2. Justin Gaethje 
Record: 22-2
Last: W (TKO5) Tony Ferguson, May 9
Next: Oct. 24 vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
3. Tony Ferguson 
Record: 25-4
Last: L (TKO5) Justin Gaethje, May 9
Next: TBD
4. Dustin Poirier 
Record: 26-6
Last: W (UD) Dan Hooker, June 27
Next: TBD
5. Dan Hooker 
Record: 20-9
Last: L (UD) Dustin Poirier, June 27
Next: TBD
6. Paul Felder 
Record: 17-5
Last: L (SD) Dan Hooker, Feb. 22
Next: TBD
7. Michael Chandler 
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 21-5
Last: W (KO1) Benson Henderson, Aug. 7
Next: TBD
8. Conor McGregor 
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 22-4
Last: W (TKO1) Donald Cerrone, Jan. 18
Next: TBD
9. Charles Oliveira 
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 29-8, 1 NC
Last: W (SUB3) Kevin Lee, March 14
Next: TBD
10. Diego Ferreira 
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 17-2
Last: W (SUB2) Anthony Pettis, Jan. 18
Next: TBD
MEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT (up to 145 pounds)
1. Alexander Volkanovski 
Record: 22-1
Last: W (SD) Max Holloway, July 11
Next: TBD
2. Max Holloway 
Record: 21-6
Last: L (SD) Alexander Volkanovski, July 11
Next: TBD
3. Brian Ortega 
Record: 14-1, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO4) Max Holloway, Dec. 8
Next: Oct. 17 vs. Chan Sung Jung
4. Patricio Freire 
Record: 30-4
Last: W (UD) Juan Archuleta, Sept. 28
Next: TBD vs. Pedro Carvalho
5. Zabit Magomedsharipov 
Record: 18-1
Last: W (UD) Calvin Kattar, Nov. 9
Next: Oct. 25 vs. Yair Rodriguez
6. Calvin Kattar 
Record: 22-4
Last: W (UD) Dan Ige, July 15
Next: TBD
7. Yair Rodriguez 
Record: 13-2, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Jeremy Stephens, Oct. 18
Next: Oct. 25 vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov
8. Chan Sung Jung 
Record: 16-5
Last: W (TKO1) Frankie Edgar, Dec. 21
Next: Oct. 17 vs. Brian Ortega
9. Josh Emmett 
Record: 16-2
Last: W (UD) Shane Burgos, June 20
Next: TBD
10. Shane Burgos 
Record: 13-2
Last: L (UD) Josh Emmett, June 20
Next: TBD
MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)
1. Petr Yan 
Record: 15-1
Last: W (TKO5) Jose Aldo, July 11
Next: TBD
2. Marlon Moraes 
Record: 23-6-1
Last: W (SD) Jose Aldo, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
3. Aljamain Sterling 
Record: 19-3
Last: W (SUB1) Cory Sandhagen, June 6
Next: TBD
4. Cody Garbrandt 
Record: 12-3
Last: W (KO2) Raphael Assuncao, June 6
Next: Nov. 21 vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
5. Jose Aldo 
Record: 28-7
Last: L (TKO5) Petr Yan, July 11
Next: TBD
6. Cory Sandhagen 
Record: 12-2
Last: L (SUB1) Aljamain Sterling, June 6
Next: TBD
7. Frankie Edgar 
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 24-8-1
Last: W (SD) Pedro Munhoz, Aug. 22
Next: TBD
8. Pedro Munhoz 
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 18-5, 1 NC
Last: L (SD) Frankie Edgar, Aug. 22
Next: TBD
9. Raphael Assuncao 
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 27-8
Last: L (KO2) Cody Garbrandt, June 6
Next: TBD
10. Jimmie Rivera 
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 23-4
Last: W (UD) Cody Stamann, July 16
Next: TBD
MEN’S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)
1. Demetrious Johnson 
Record: 30-3-1
Last: W (UD) Danny Kingad, Oct. 12
Next: TBD vs. Adriano Moraes
2. Deiveson Figueiredo 
Record: 19-1
Last: W (SUB1) Joseph Benavidez, July 18
Next: Nov. 21 vs. Cody Garbrandt
3. Brandon Moreno 
Record: 16-5-1
Last: W (UD) Kai Kara-France, Dec. 14
Next: Nov. 21 vs. Alex Perez
4. Joseph Benavidez 
Record: 28-7
Last: L (SUB1) Deiveson Figueiredo, July 18
Next: TBD
5. Alex Perez 
Record: 24-5
Last: W (TKO2) Jussier Formiga, June 6
Next: Nov. 21 vs. Brandon Moreno
6. Askar Askarov 
Record: 12-0-1
Last: W (UD) Alexandre Pantoja, July 18
Next: TBD
7. Alexandre Pantoja 
Record: 22-5
Last: L (UD) Askar Askarov, July 18
Next: TBD
8. Kai Kara-France 
Record: 21-8, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Tyson nam, Feb. 23
Next: Sept. 26 vs. Brandon Royval
9. Jussier Formiga 
Record: 23-8
Last: L (TKO1) Alex Perez, June 6
Next: TBD
10. Rogerio Bontorin 
Record: 16-2
Last: L (UD) Ray Borg, Feb. 15
Next: TBD
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)
1. Amanda Nunes 
Record: 20-4
Last: W (UD) Felicia Spencer, June 6
Next: Dec. 12 vs. Megan Anderson
2. Germaine de Randamie 
Record: 9-4
Last: L (UD) Amanda Nunes, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
3. Aspen Ladd 
Record: 9-1
Last: W (TKO3) Yana Kunitskaya, Dec. 7
Next: TBD
4. Julianna Peña 
Record: 9-3
Last: W (UD) Nicco Montaño, July 13
Next: TBD
5. Irene Aldana 
Record: 12-5
Last: W (KO1) Ketlen Vieira, Dec. 14
Next: Oct. 3 vs. Holly Holm
6. Holly Holm 
Record: 13-5
Last: W (UD) Raquel Pennington, Jan. 18
Next: Oct. 3 vs. Irene Aldana
7. Ketlen Vieira 
Record: 10-1
Last: L (TKO1) Irene Aldana, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
8. Raquel Pennington 
Record: 11-8
Last: W (UD) Marion Reneau, June 20
Next: TBD
9. Yana Kunitskaya 
Previous ranking: 10
Record: 13-5, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Julija Stoliarenko, Aug. 8
Next: TBD
10. Sara McMann 
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 12-5
Last: W (UD) Lina Lansberg, Jan. 25
Next: TBD
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)
1. Valentina Shevchenko 
Record: 19-3
Last: W (TKO3) Katlyn Chookagian, Feb. 8
Next: Nov. 21 vs. Jennifer Maia
2. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane 
Record: 11-0
Last: W (UD) Kate Jackson, Dec. 21
Next: TBD
3. Katlyn Chookagian 
Record: 14-3
Last: W (UD) Antonina Shevchenko, May 30
Next: TBD
4. Jennifer Maia 
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 18-6-1
Last: W (SUB1) Joanne Calderwood, Aug. 1
Next: Nov. 21 vs. Valentina Shevchenko
5. Joanne Calderwood 
Previous ranking: 4
Record: 14-5
Last: L (SUB1) Jennifer Maia, Aug. 1
Next: TBD
6. Cynthia Calvillo 
Previous ranking: 5
Record: 9-1-1
Last: W (UD) Jessica Eye, June 13
Next: Oct. 24 vs. Lauren Murphy
7. Lauren Murphy 
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 13-4
Last: W (UD) Roxanne Modafferi, June 20
Next: Oct. 24 vs. Cynthia Calvillo
8. Liz Carmouche 
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 13-7
Last: L (UD) Valentina Shevchenko, Aug. 10
Next: TBD vs. Mandy Bohm
9. Jessica Eye 
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 15-7, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Viviane Araujo
Next: TBD
10. Viviane Araujo 
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 9-2
Last: W (UD) Montana De La Rosa, Sept. 5
Next: TBD
STRAWWEIGHT (up to 115 pounds)
1. Zhang Weili 
Record: 21-1
Last: W (SD) Joanna Jedrzejczyk, March 7
Next: TBD
2. Rose Namajunas 
Record: 9-4
Last: W (SD) Jessica Andrade, July 11
Next: TBD
3. Joanna Jedrzejczyk 
Record: 16-4
Last: L (SD) Zhang Weili, March 7
Next: TBD
4. Jessica Andrade 
Record: 20-8
Last: L (SD) Rose Namajunas, July 11
Next: TBD
5. Carla Esparza 
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 17-6
Last: W (SD) Marina Rodriguez, July 25
Next: TBD
6. Claudia Gadelha 
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 18-4
Last: W (SD) Angela Hill, May 16
Next: Sept. 26 vs. Yan Xiaonan
7. Michelle Waterson 
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 17-8
Last: L (SD) Carla Esparza, May 9
Next: Sept. 12 vs. Angela Hill
8. Marina Rodriguez 
Previous ranking: 10
Record: 12-1-2
Last: L (SD) Carla Esparza, July 25
Next: TBD
9. Yan Xiaonan 
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 12-1, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Feb. 23
Next: Sept. 26 vs. Claudia Gadelha
10. Tecia Torres 
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 11-5
Last: W (UD) Brianna Van Buren, June 20
Next: TBD
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