UFC Division Rankings: Max Holloway remains top featherweight contender with impressive win in Fight Night
Max Holloway has been very proud of his claim to be the best fighter in the UFC. Last Saturday night, Holloway had to rely on more than boxing to survive five round fight with Yair Rodriguez in the main event of UFC Fight Night. Holloway, the former featherweight champion, secured a unanimous decision in one of the best fights of the year.
With the win, Holloway retains 2nd place in featherweight in the CBS Sports UFC Divisional Rankings, one place behind champion Alexander Volkanovski. That said, Holloway seemed to hint in his post-fight interview that he’s more interested in facing Dustin Poirier or Conor McGregor than pursuing a third fight with Volkanovski, who won both. previous meeting by strict decision.
Rodriguez’s impressive performance meant he didn’t slip up the charts. In fact, he rose one place to 4th place, the result of Zabit Magomedsharipov’s inactivity. Magomedsharipov has not competed in over two years and his MMA future is uncertain due to health concerns, which has resulted in him being dropped from the standings.
Saturday’s UFC Fight Night features two fights against CBS Sports ranked fighters.
- Women’s middleweight: No. 9 Ketlen Vieira vs No. 10 Miesha Tate
- Light-weight: Number 8 Michael Chiesa vs Sean Brady
The rankings were compiled after Brent Brookhouse, Brian Campbell and Brandon Wise submitted votes. Without further ado, this is where everything stands before Saturday’s card.
For Brian Campbell’s updated British Pound Chart, click here.
Fly class
| Fighter | Take note |
| 1. Brandon Moreno (c) | 19-5-2 |
| 2. Deiveson Figueosystemo | 20-2-1 |
| 3. Askar Askarov | 14-0-1 |
| 4. Matt Schnell | 15-6 |
| 5. Alexandre Pantoja | 23-5 |
| 6. Kai Kara-France | 22-9 |
| 7. Joseph Benavidez | 28-8 |
| 8. Alex Perez | 24-6 |
| 9. Brandon Royval | 12-6 |
| 10. Jussier Formiga | 23-8 |
Bantamweight
| Fighter | Take note |
| 1. Petr Yan | 16-2 |
| 2. Aljamain Sterling (c) | 19-4 |
| 3. TJ Dillashaw | 17-4 |
| 4. Rob Font | 19-4 |
| 5. Cory Sandhagen | 14-4 |
| 6. Jose Aldo | 30-7 |
| 7. Merab Dvalishvili | 14-4 |
| 8. Pedro Munhoz | 19-6 |
| T9. Cody Garbrandt | 12-4 |
| T9. Jimmie Rivera | 23-5 |
Feather class
| Fighter | Take note |
| 1. Alexander Volkanovski (c) | 22-1 |
| 2. Max Holloway | 23-6 |
| 3. Brian Ortega | 15-2 |
| 4. Yair Rodriguez | 13-3 |
| 5. Giga Chikadze | 14-2 |
| 6. Korean Zombie | 17-6 |
| 7. Calvin Kattar | 22-5 |
| 8. Edson Barboza | 22-10 |
| T9. Josh Emmett | 16-2 |
| T9. Shane Burgos | 14-3 |
Light-weight
| Fighter | Take note |
| 1. Dustin Poirier | 28-6 |
| 2. Charles Oliveira (c) | 31-8 |
| 3. Justin Gaethje | 23-3 |
| 4. Islam Makhachev | 21-1 |
| 5. Beneil Dariush | 21-4-1 |
| 6. Rafael dos Anjos | 30-13 |
| 7. Michael Chandler | 22-7 |
| 8. Dan Hooker | 20-11 |
| 9. Gregor Gillespie | 14-1 |
| 10. Tony Ferguson | 25-6 |
Welterweight
| Fighter | Take note |
| 1. Kamaru Usman (c) | 20-1 |
| 2. Leon Edwards | 19-3 |
| 3. Colby Covington | 16-3 |
| 4. Gilbert Burns | 20-4 |
| 5. Vicente Luque | 21-7-1 |
| 6. Stephen Thompson | 16-5-1 |
| 7. Jorge Masvidal | 35-15 |
| 8. Michael Chiesa | 18-5 |
| T9. Neil Magny | 25-8 |
| T9. Khamzat Chimaev | 10-0 |
Medium
| Fighter | Take note |
| 1. Israel Adesanya (c) | 21-1 |
| 2. Robert Whittaker | 23-5 |
| 3. Marvin Vettori | 18-5-1 |
| 4. Derek Brunson | 23-7 |
| 5. Jared Cannonier | 14-5 |
| 6. Paulo Costa | 13-2 |
| 7. Jack Hermansson | 22-6 |
| 8. Sean Strickland | 24-3 |
| 9. Kelvin Gastelum | 16-8 |
| 10. Darren Till | 18-4-1 |
Light heavy
| Fighter | Take note |
| 1. Glover Teixeira (c) | 33-7 |
| 2. Jiri Prochazka | 28-3-1 |
| 3. Jan Blachowicz | 28-9 |
| 4. Aleksandar Rakic | 14-2 |
| 5. Anthony Smith | 36-16 |
| 6. Thiago Santos | 22-9 |
| 7. Magomed Ankalaev | 15-1 |
| 8. Dominick Reyes | 12-3 |
| 9. Johnny Walker | 18-6 |
| 10. Nikita Krylov | 26-8 |
Heavyweight
| Fighter | Take note |
| 1. Francis Ngannou (c) | 16-3 |
| 2. Stipe Miocic | 20-4 |
| 3. Ciryl Ganes | 10-0 |
| 4. Curtis Blaydes | 15-3 |
| 5. Derrick Lewis | 25-8 |
| 6. Alexander Volkov | 34-9 |
| 7. Marcin Tybura | 22-7 |
| 8. Chris Daukaus | 12-3 |
| 9. Jairzinho Rozenstruik | 12-3 |
| 10. Tai Tuivasa | 12-3 |
Women’s straw weight class
| Fighter | Take note |
| 1. Namajunas Rose (c) | 11-4 |
| 2. Weili Zhang | 21-3 |
| 3. Carla Esparza | 18-6 |
| 4. Marina Rodriguez | 14-1-2 |
| T5. Yan Xiaonan | 13-2 |
| T5. Joanna Jedrzejczyk | 16-4 |
| T7. Mackenzie Dern | 11-1 |
| T7. Tatiana Suarez | 8-0 |
| 9. Amanda Ribas | 11-2 |
| 10. Jessica Andrade | 22-9 |
Female fly class
| Fighter | Take note |
| 1. Valentina Shevchenko (c) | 22-3 |
| 2. Jessica Andrade | 22-9 |
| 3. Jennifer Maia | 19-7-1 |
| 4. Lauren Murphy | 15-5 |
| 5. Maycee Barber | 9-2 |
Women’s bantamweight class
| Fighter | Take note |
| 1. Amanda Nunes (c) | 21-4 |
| 2. Germaine de Randamie | 10-4 |
| 3. Holly Holm | 14-5 |
| 4. Julianna Pena | 10-4 |
| 5. Irene Aldana | 13-6 |
| 6. Aspen Ladd | 9-2 |
| 7. Yana Kunitskaya | 14-6 |
| 8. Julia Avila | 9-2 |
| 9. Ketlen Vieira | 11-2 |
| 10. Miesha Tate | 19-7 |
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