Jorge Masvidal, Douglas Lima shake up welterweight rankings
Jorge Masvidal took home the BMF belt at UFC 244. Douglas Lima walked away with a big check after winning the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix, at the same time recapturing his 170-pound championship. And for those recent achievements, these two welterweights make the biggest moves in the latest ESPN divisional rankings.
They are not alone, however, in shaking things up. Darren Till enters the middleweight rankings after winning his first bout in that division. Kevin Lee, after a successful return to lightweight, enters the 155-pound Top 10. And Yair Rodriguez, fresh off a grudge match victory, makes his debut in the featherweight rankings.
There’s movement elsewhere as well. Check out my rankings within each MMA weight division by clicking on the links below.
For a list of current UFC champions in all weight classes, click here.
Note: Results are current, rankings as of Nov. 5.
Heavyweight – Light heavyweight – Middleweight – Welterweight
Lightweight – Men’s featherweight – Men’s bantamweight – Men’s flyweight
Women’s bantamweight – Women’s flyweight – Strawweight
Record: 19-3
Last: W (TKO4) Daniel Cormier, Aug. 17
Next: TBD
Record: 22-2, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO4) Stipe Miocic, Aug. 17
Next: TBD
Record: 14-3
Last: W (TKO1) Junior dos Santos, June 29
Next: TBD
Record: 12-2, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO2) Shamil Abdurakhimov, Sept. 7
Next: TBD
Record: 21-6
Last: L (TKO1) Francis Ngannou, June 29
Next: TBD
Record: 22-7
Last: W (SD) Blagoy Ivanov, Nov. 2
Next: TBD
Record: 30-7
Last: L (KO3) Derrick Lewis, Oct. 6
Next: Nov. 9 vs. Greg Hardy
Record: 45-17, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO1) Aleksei Oleinik, April 20
Next: Dec. 7 vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Record: 27-5, 1 NC
Last: NC Cheick Kongo, Sept. 7
Next: TBD
Record: 30-10-2, 1 NC
Last: NC Ryan Bader, Sept. 7
Next: TBD
Record: 25-1, 1 NC
Last: W (SD) Thiago Santos, July 6
Next: TBD
Record: 27-5, 1 NC
Last: NC Cheick Kongo, Sept. 7
Next: TBD
Record: 32-14
Last: W (SUB4) Alexander Gustafsson, June 1
Next: TBD
Record: 12-0
Last: W (TKO1) Chris Weidman, Oct. 18
Next: TBD
Record: 13-4
Last: W (TKO1) Johnny Walker, Nov. 2
Next: TBD
Record: 21-7
Last: L (SD) Jon Jones, July 6
Next: TBD
Record: 24-9
Last: W (KO2) Luke Rockhold, July 6
Next: Nov. 16 vs Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza
Record: 16-4
Last: W (TKO2) Ilir Latifi, Aug. 10
Next: Dec. 21 vs. Aleksander Rakic
Record: 30-7
Last: W (SD) Nikita Krylov, Sept. 14
Next: TBD
Record: 12-1
Last: W (KO1) Jimi Manuwa, June 1
Next: Dec. 21 vs. Volkan Oezdemir
Record: 18-0
Last: W (TKO2) Robert Whittaker, Oct. 6
Next: TBD
Record: 20-5
Last: L (TKO2) Israel Adesanya, Oct. 6
Next: TBD
Record: 13-0
Last: W (UD) Yoel Romero, Aug. 17
Next: TBD
Record: 13-4
Last: L (UD) Paulo Costa, Aug. 17
Next: TBD
Record: 13-4
Last: W (TKO2) Jack Hermansson, Sept. 28
Next: TBD
Record: 18-2-1
Last: W (SD) Kelvin Gastelum, Nov. 2
Next: TBD
Record: 15-5, 1 NC
Last: L (SD) Darren Till, Nov. 2
Next: TBD
Record: 20-4
Last: L (TKO2) Jared Cannonier, Sept. 28
Next: TBD
Record: 26-7, 1 NC
Last: L (UD) Jack Hermansson, April 27
Next: Nov. 16 vs. Jan Blachowicz
Record: 10-0
Last: W (MD) Gegard Mousasi, June 22
Next: TBD
Record: 15-1
Last: W (UD) Tyron Woodley, March 2
Next: Dec. 14 vs. Colby Covington
Record: 15-1
Last: W (UD) Robbie Lawler, Aug. 3
Next: Dec. 14 vs. Kamaru Usman
Record: 35-13
Last: W (TKO3) Nate Diaz, Nov. 2
Next: TBD
Record: 32-7
Last: W (UD) Rory MacDonald, Oct. 26
Next: TBD
Record: 19-4-1
Last: L (UD) Kamaru Usman, March 2
Next: TBD
Record: 18-3
Last: W (UD) Rafael dos Anjos, July 20
Next: TBD
Record: 21-6-1
Last: L (UD) Douglas Lima, Oct. 26
Next: TBD
Record: 15-4-1
Last: W (UD) Vicente Luque, Nov. 2
Next: TBD
Record: 29-12
Last: L (UD) Leon Edwards, July 20
Next: TBD
Record: 27-3
Last: W (KO4) Neil Magny, Nov. 17
Next: TBD
Record: 28-0
Last: W (SUB3) Dustin Poirier, Sept. 7
Next: TBD
Record: 25-3
Last: W (TKO2) Donald Cerrone, June 8
Next: TBD
Record: 25-6
Last: L (SUB3) Khabib Nurmagomedov, Sept. 7
Next: TBD
Record: 21-2
Last: W (TKO1) Donald Cerrone, Sept. 14
Next: TBD
Record: 36-13, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO1) Justin Gaethje, Sept. 14
Next: TBD
Record: 17-4
Last: W (SD) Edson Barboza, Sept. 7
Next: TBD
Record: 19-5
Last: L (TKO1) Patricio Freire, May 11
Next: TBD
Record: 19-8
Last: W (UD) Al Iaquinta, Oct. 6
Next: TBD
Record: 30-4
Last: W (UD) Juan Archuleta, Sept. 28
Next: TBD in March vs. Pedro Carvalho
Record: 18-5
Last: W (KO1) Gregor Gillespie, Nov. 2
Next: TBD
Record: 21-4
Last: W (UD) Frankie Edgar, July 28
Next: Dec. 14 vs. Alexander Volkanovski
Record: 20-1
Last: W (UD) Jose Aldo, May 11
Next: Dec. 14 vs. Max Holloway
Record: 14-1, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO4) Max Holloway, Dec. 8
Next: Dec. 21 vs. Chan Sung Jung
Record: 28-5
Last: L (UD) Alexander Volkanovski, May 11
Next: TBD
Record: 30-4
Last: W (UD) Juan Archuleta, Sept. 28
Next: TBD in March vs. Pedro Carvalho
Record: 17-1
Last: W (UD) Jeremy Stephens, March 2
Next: Nov. 9 vs. Calvin Kattar
Record: 13-2, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Jeremy Stephens, Oct. 18
Next: TBD
Record: 15-5
Last: W (TKO1) Renato Moicano, June 22
Next: Dec. 21 vs. Brian Ortega
Record: 28-15
Last: L (UD) Max Holloway, July 28
Next: TBD
Record: 15-2
Last: W (TKO2) Mirsad Bektic, July 13
Next: TBD
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Record: 15-2
Last: W (TKO3) Marlon Moraes, June 8
Next: TBD
Record: 22-6-1
Last: L (TKO3) Henry Cejudo, June 8
Next: TBD
Record: 18-3
Last: W (UD) Pedro Munhoz, June 8
Next: TBD
Record: 22-2
Last: L (UD) Cody Garbrandt, Dec. 30, 2016
Next: TBD
Record: 12-1
Last: W (UD) Raphael Assuncao, Aug. 17
Next: TBD
Record: 13-1
Last: W (UD) Jimmie Rivera, June 8
Next: Dec. 14 vs. Urijah Faber
Record: 27-7
Last: L (UD) Cory Sandhagen, Aug. 17
Next: TBD
Record: 18-4, 1 NC
Last: L (UD) Aljamain Sterling, June 8
Next: TBD
Record: 11-3
Last: L (TKO1) Pedro Munhoz, March 2
Next: TBD
Record: 28-2
Last: L (TKO1) Kai Asakura, Aug. 18
Next: TBD
Record: 15-2
Last: W (TKO3) Marlon Moraes, June 8
Next: TBD
Record: 30-3-1
Last: W (UD) Dannyu Kingad, Oct. 12
Next: TBD
Record: 28-5
Last: W (TKO2) Jussier Formiga, June 29
Next: TBD
Record: 17-1
Last: W (SUB1) Tim Elliott, Oct. 12
Next: TBD
Record: 23-6
Last: L (TKO2) Joseph Benavidez, June 29
Next: TBD
Record: 21-4
Last: L (UD) Deiveson Figueiredo, July 27
Next: Dec. 21 vs. Matt Schnell
Record: 16-1
Last: W (TKO1) Raulian Paiva, Aug. 10
Next: TBD
Record: 21-5
Last: L (TKO1) Josephj Benavidez, Nov. 30
Next: TBD
Record: 18-5
Last: W (UD) Tyson Nam, Sept. 21
Next: TBD
Record: 14-4
Last: W (SUB) Jordan Espinosa, Aug. 3
Next: Dec. 21 vs. Alexandre Pantoja
Record: 18-4
Last: W (TKO1) Holly Holm, July 6
Next: Dec. 14 vs. Germaine de Randamie
Record: 9-3
Last: W (TKO1) Aspen Ladd, July 13
Next: Dec. 14 vs. Amanda Nunes
Record: 10-0
Last: W (SD) Cat Zingano, March 3, 2018
Next: TBD
Record: 8-1
Last: L (TKO1) Germaine de Randamie, July 13
Next: Dec. 7 vs. Yana Kunitskaya
Record: 9-3
Last: W (UD) Nicco Montaño, July 13
Next: TBD
Record: 12-5
Last: L (TKO1) Amanda Nunes, July 6
Next: TBD
Record: 9-7
Last: L (UD) Germaine de Randamie, Nov. 11
Next: TBD
Record: 10-4
Last: L (TKO1) Megan Anderson, Dec. 29
Next: TBD
Record: 15-4, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Marion Reneau, March 9
Next: Dec. 7 vs. Aspen Ladd
Record: 9-5-1
Last: L (UD) Yana Kunitskaya, March 9
Next: TBD
Record: 18-3
Last: W (UD) Liz Carmouche, Aug. 10
Next: TBD
Record: 10-0
Last: W (TKO3) Veta Arteaga, April 27
Next: Dec. 21 vs. Kate Jackson
Record: 13-2
Last: W (UD) Jennifer Maia, Nov. 2
Next: TBD
Record: 14-4
Last: W (SD) Andrea Lee, Sept. 7
Next: TBD
Record: 13-7
Last: L (UD) Valentina Shevchenko, Aug. 10
Next: TBD
Record: 14-7, 1 NC
Last: L (KO2) Valentina Shevchenko, June 8
Next: Dec. 14 vs Viviane Araujo
Record: 8-1
Last: W (UD) Alexis Davis, July 27
Next: Dec. 14 vs Jessica Eye
Record: 11-3
Last: L (SD) Joanne Calderwood, Sept. 7
Next: TBD
Record: 17-6-1
Last: L (UD) Katlyn Chookagian, Nov. 2
Next: TBD
Record: 23-16
Last: L (UD) Jessica Maia, July 20
Next: TBD
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Record: 20-1
Last: W (TKO1) Jessica Andrade, Aug. 31
Next: TBD
Record: 20-7
Last: L (TKO1) Zhang Weili, Aug. 31
Next: TBD
Record: 8-4
Last: L (TKO2) Jessica Andrade, May 11
Next: TBD
Record: 16-3
Last: W (UD) Michelle Waterson, Oct. 12
Next: TBD
Record: 8-0
Last: W (UD) Nina Ansaroff, June 8
Next: TBD
Record: 17-7
Last: L (UD) Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Oct. 12
Next: TBD
Record: 10-6
Last: L (UD) Tatiana Suarez, June 8
Next: TBD
Record: 17-4
Last: W (UD) Randa Markos, July 6
Next: Dec. 7 vs. Cynthia Calvillo
Record: 15-6
Last: W (MD) Alexa Grasso, Sept. 21
Next: TBD
Record: 11-3
Last: L (MD) Carla Esparza, Sept. 21
Next: TBD