In a division needing fresh contenders for Jon Jones’ UFC light heavyweight championship, Dominick Reyes made a strong case for himself by knocking out former middleweight champ Chris Weidman in the first round of their UFC on ESPN 6 main event clash. However, the top of the division is locked down in the CBS UFC divisional rankings to where Reyes was not able to move up at all while possibly punching his ticket to a title fight. Reyes holds steady at No. 4 at 205 pounds in this week’s rankings.
Where we have seen movement in this week’s rankings are at featherweight and women’s flyweight. Yair Rodriguez moves up two spots from No. 8 to No. 6 after his win over Jeremy Stephens, who drops a spot to No. 10. And Maycee Barber cracks the top five at women’s flyweight after dominating Gillian Robertson, earning herself the No. 4 spot in the division.
At this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 162 event in Singapore, there is only one fight featuring a CBS ranked fighter:
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Welterweight: No. 7 Ben Askren vs. Demian Maia
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Rankings are compiled following the submission of ballots by Brent Brookhouse, Brian Campbell, Jack Crosby and Brandon Wise. Without further ado, here’s where things stand before UFC on ESPN 6 on Friday night.
For Brian Campbell’s updated Pound for Pound Rankings, click here.
Flyweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Henry Cejudo (c) |
15-2 |
2. Joseph Benavidez |
28-5 |
3. Jussier Formiga |
23-6 |
4. Deivieson Figueiredo |
16-1 |
5. Sergio Pettis |
18-5 |
6. Kai Kara France |
20-7 |
7. Alexandre Pantoja |
21-4 |
8. Matt Schnell |
14-4 |
9. Brandon Moreno |
15-5 |
10. Rogerio Bontorin |
16-1 |
Bantamweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Henry Cejudo (c) |
15-2 |
2. Petr Yan |
13-1 |
3. Aljamain Sterling |
18-3 |
4. Cory Sandhagen |
12-1 |
5. Marlon Moraes |
22-6-1 |
6. Pedro Munhoz |
18-4 |
7. Jimmie Rivera |
22-4 |
8. Raphael Assuncao |
27-7 |
9. TJ Dillashaw |
16-4 |
10. Cody Stamann |
18-2 |
Featherweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Max Holloway (c) |
21-4 |
2. Alexander Volkanovski |
20-1 |
3. Brian Ortega |
14-1 |
4. Zabit Magomedsharipov |
17-1 |
5. Jose Aldo |
28-5 |
6. Yair Rodriguez |
12-2 |
7. Korean Zombie |
15-5 |
8. Frankie Edgar |
23-7-1 |
9. Josh Emmett |
15-2 |
10. Jeremy Stephens |
28-17 |
Lightweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) |
28-0 |
2. Tony Ferguson |
25-3 |
3. Dustin Poirier |
25-6 |
4. Justin Gaethje |
21-2 |
5. Dan Hooker |
19-8 |
6. Gregor Gillespie |
13-0 |
7. Conor McGregor |
21-4 |
8. Donald Cerrone |
36-13 |
9. Paul Felder |
17-4 |
10. Al Iaquinta |
14-6-1 |
Welterweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Kamaru Usman (c) |
15-1 |
2. Colby Covington |
15-1 |
3. Jorge Masvidal |
34-13 |
4. Nate Diaz |
20-11 |
5. Tyron Woodley |
19-4-1 |
6. Leon Edwards |
18-3 |
7. Ben Askren |
19-1 |
8. Santiago Ponzinibbio |
27-3 |
9. Stephen Thompson |
14-4-1 |
10. Rafael dos Anjos |
29-12 |
Middleweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Israel Adesanya (c) |
18-0 |
2. Paulo Costa |
13-0 |
3. Robert Whittaker |
20-5 |
4. Yoel Romero |
13-4 |
5. Kelvin Gastelum |
15-4 |
6. Jared Cannonier |
13-4 |
7. Derek Brunson |
20-7 |
8. Uriah Hall |
15-9 |
9. Jack Hermansson |
20-5 |
10. Brad Tavares |
17-5 |
Light heavyweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Jon Jones (c) |
25-1 |
2. Jan Blachowicz |
24-8 |
3. Thiago Santos |
21-7 |
4. Dominick Reyes |
12-0 |
5. Anthony Smith |
32-14 |
6. Corey Anderson |
12-4 |
7. Glover Teixeira |
30-7 |
8. Johnny Walker |
17-3 |
9. Volkan Oezdemir |
16-4 |
10. Aleksandr Rakic |
12-1 |
Heavyweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Stipe Miocic (c) |
19-3 |
2. Daniel Cormier |
22-2 |
3. Francis Ngannou |
14-3 |
4. Junior dos Santos |
21-6 |
5. Curtis Blaydes |
12-2 |
6. Derrick Lewis |
21-7 |
7. Alistair Overeem |
45-17 |
8. Alexander Volkov |
30-7 |
9. Walt Harris |
13-7 |
10. Blagoy Ivanov |
18-2 |
Women’s strawweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Weili Zhang (c) |
20-1 |
2. Jessica Andrade |
20-7 |
3. Tatiana Suarez |
8-0 |
4. Joanna Jedzejczyk |
16-3 |
5. Claudia Gadelha |
17-4 |
6. Nina Ansaroff |
10-6 |
7. Carla Esparza |
14-6 |
8. Michelle Waterson |
17-7 |
9. Cynthia Carvalho |
8-1 |
10. Rose Namajunas |
8-4 |
Women’s flyweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Valentina Shevchenko (c) |
18-3 |
2. Katlyn Chookagin |
12-2 |
3. Joanne Calderwood |
14-4 |
4. Maycee Barber |
8-0 |
5. Jessica Eye |
14-7 |
Women’s bantamweight
Fighter |
Record |
1. Amanda Nunes (c) |
18-4 |
2. Germaine de Randamie |
9-3 |
3. Ketlen Viera |
10-0 |
4. Aspen Ladd |
8-1 |
5. Holly Holm |
12-5 |
6. Julianna Pena |
9-3 |
7. Yana Kunitskaya |
12-4 |
8. Raquel Pennington |
10-5 |
9. Irene Aldana |
10-5 |
10. Sara McMann |
11-5 |