Alex Pereira has regained the light heavyweight title.
Last weekend at the UFC 320 event hosted at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Pereira avenged his defeat against Magomed Ankalaev, elevating him to No. 6 in the official pound-for-pound rankings. Meanwhile, Ankalaev fell four places to No. 11. He now shares the No. 1 position at 205 pounds with Jiri Prochazka, who defeated former title contender Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 320.
In other rankings updates, middleweight fighter Joe Pyfer made his entrance into the middleweight rankings at No. 15 following his victory over Abus Magomedov on the UFC 320 main card. Additionally, Youssef Zalal’s victory against Josh Emmett propelled him two spots in the featherweight rankings. In women’s bantamweight, Yana Santos cracked the Top 5 after defeating an overweight Macy Chiasson.
The rankings are determined by a panel of media members who vote on the top fighters in the UFC by weight class and pound-for-pound positioning. Only active fighters can be considered for votes, and champions are regarded as the top contenders in their divisions, hence are not part of the weight-class voting. However, they can still be included in pound-for-pound rankings.
Here’s a look at the latest rankings according to UFC.com. Note: (+/- indicates changes in rankings, T indicates ties, *NR denotes Not previously ranked).
1. Ilia Topuria
2. Islam Makhachev
3. Merab Dvalishvili
4. Khamzat Chimaev
5. Alexandre Pantoja
6. Alex Pereira +4
7. Alexander Volkanovski -1
8. Jack Della Maddalena
9. Tom Aspinall
10. Dricus Du Plessis +1
11. Magomed Ankalaev -4
12. Max Holloway
13. Belal Muhammad
14. Arman Tsarukyan
15. Shavkat Rakhmonov
Champion: Alexandre Pantoja
1. Joshua Van
2. Brandon Moreno
3. Brandon Royval
4. Amir Albazi
5. Tatsuro Taira
6. Kai Kara France
7. Manel Kape
8. Alex Perez
9. Asu Almabayev
10. Tim Elliott
11. Steve Erceg
12. Tagir Ulanbekov
13. Charles Johnson
14. Bruno Silva +1
15. Rafael Estevam *NR
Champion: Merab Dvalishvili
1. Sean O’Malley
2. (T) Umar Nurmagomedov
2. (T) Petr Yan +1
4. Cory Sandhagen
5. Song Yadong
6. Deiveson Figueiredo
7. Marlon Vera
8. Mario Bautista
9. Aiemann Zahabi
10. Henry Cejudo
11. David Martinez
12. Vinicius Oliveira
13. Rob Font
14. Kyler Phillips
15. Montel Jackson *NR
You can anticipate further changes in these rankings next week, especially in the lightweight division, after the UFC Rio: “Oliveira vs. Gamrot” event on ESPN+, set for Saturday, October 11, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
