Heavyweight (265)
#1 Stipe Miocic
#2 Fabricio Werdum
#3 Cain Velasquez
#4 Alistair Overeem
#5 Junior Dos Santos
#6 Ben Rothwell
#7 Josh Barnett
#8 Andrei Arlovski
#9 Travis Browne
#10 Brock Lesnar
#11 Mark Hunt
#12 Frank Mir
#13 Derrick Lewis
#14 Roy Nelson
#15 Stefan Struve
The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:
Anthony Johnson on 3/23/2014
Daniel Cormier on 10/19/2014
Light Heavyweight (205)
#1 Jon Jones
#2 Daniel Cormier
#3 Anthony Johnson
#4 Ryan Bader
#5 Phil Davis
#6 Glover Teixeira
#7 Rashad Evans
#8 Alexander Gustafsson
#9 Jimi Manuwa
#10 Ovince St Preux
#11 Mauricio Rua
#12 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
#13 Anderson Silva
The following fighters were removed from this division's ranking due to inactivity:
Vitor Belfort on 11/09/2014
Lyoto Machida on 8/03/2014
Dan Henderson on 5/24/2015
Chael Sonnen on 11/16/2014
Quinton Jackson on 5/17/2015
Forrest Griffin on 7/07/2013
Middleweight (185)
#1 Michael Bisping
#2 Luke Rockhold
#3 Yoel Romero
#4 Chris Weidman
#5 Ronaldo Souza
#6 Anderson Silva
#7 Robert Whittaker
#8 Derek Brunson
#9 Gegard Mousasi
#10 Uriah Hall
#11 Vitor Belfort
#12 Roan Carneiro
#13 Eric Spicely
#14 Thiago Santos
#15 Nate Marquardt
The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:
Tim Kennedy on 9/27/2015
Chael Sonnen on 7/07/2013
Lyoto Machida on 6/27/2016
Kelvin Gastelum on 6/13/2016
Cung Le on 8/23/2015
Rich Franklin on 6/23/2013
Mark Munoz on 5/16/2016
Welterweight (170)
#1 Tyron Woodley
#2 Stephen Thompson
#3 Robbie Lawler
#4 Rory MacDonald
#5 Lorenz Larkin
#6 Neil Magny
#7 Kelvin Gastelum
#8 Johny Hendricks
#9 Demian Maia
#10 Carlos Condit
#11 Donald Cerrone
#12 Rick Story
#13 Tarec Saffiedine
#14 Douglas Lima +2
#15 Andrey Koreshkov
Georges St Pierre on 11/16/2014
Martin Kampmann on 8/28/2014
Nick Diaz on 3/16/2014
Ben Askren on 4/24/2016
Lightweight (155)
#1 Khabib Nurmagomedov
#2 Conor McGregor
#3 Eddie Alvarez
#4 Tony Ferguson
#5 Rafael Dos Anjos
#6 Edson Barboza
#7 Anthony Pettis
#8 Donald Cerrone
#9 Will Brooks
#10 Michael Chandler
#11 Ben Henderson
#12 Gilbert Melendez
#13 Michael Chiesa
#14 Beneil Dariush
#15 Nate Diaz
(Oliveira beat Brooks at welterweight therefore not ranked)
The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:
Frankie Edgar on 8/11/2013
TJ Grant on 5/25/2014
Myles Jury on 1/03/2016
Featherweight (145)
#1 Conor McGregor
#2 Jose Aldo
#3 Frankie Edgar
#5 Max Holloway
#6 Ricardo Lamas
#7 Cub Swanson
#8 Anthony Pettis
#9 Charles Oliveira
#10 Jeremy Stephens
#11 Yair Rodriguez
#12 Andre Fili
#13 Hacran Dias
#14 Darren Elkins
#15 Brian Ortega
The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:
Nik Lentz on 5/30/2016
Iuri Alcantara on 6/23/2013
Kenny Florian on 10/08/2012
Chan Sung Jung on 8/03/2014
Dustin Poirier on 9/27/2015
Bantamweight (135)
#1 Dominick Cruz
#2 TJ Dillashaw
#3 Raphael Assuncao
#4 Jimmie Rivera
#5 Urijah Faber
#6 Bryan Caraway
#7 Aljamain Sterling
#8 Johnny Eduardo
#9 John Lineker
#10 Michael McDonald
#11 Cody Garbrandt
#12 Takeya Mizugaki
#13 Eddie Wineland
#14 Thomas Almeida
#15 Frankie Saenz
The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:
Renan Barao on 7/25/2016
Joseph Benavidez on 8/14/2012
Chris Cariaso on 2/25/2013
Flyweight (125)
#1 Demetrious Johnson
#2 Joseph Benavidez
#3 Kyoji Horiguchi
#4 Ali Bagautinov
#5 Zach Makovsky
#6 Tim Elliott
#7 Louis Gaudinot
#8 Adriano Moraes
#9 Henry Cejudo
#10 Jussier Da Silva
#11 Matheus Nicolau
#12 John Moraga
#13 Wilson Reis
#14 Dustin Ortiz
#15 Takumi Tamaru
The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:
Ian McCall on 1/31/2016
John Dodson on 9/05/2016
John Lineker on 7/16/2015
Kairat Akhmetov on 11/21/2016
Women's Bantamweight (135)
#1 Amanda Nunes
#2 Julianna Pena
#3 Raquel Pennington
#4 Miesha Tate
#2 Julianna Pena
#3 Raquel Pennington
#4 Miesha Tate
#5 Valentina Shevchenko
#6 Holly Holm
#6 Holly Holm
#7 Cat Zingano
#8 Sara McMann +2
#9 Alexis Davis +7
#10 Sarah Kaufman -2
#8 Sara McMann +2
#9 Alexis Davis +7
#10 Sarah Kaufman -2
#11 Liz Carmouche -2
#12 Bethe Correia -1
#13 Jessica Eye -1
#13 Jessica Eye -1
#14 Leslie Smith -1
#15 Ashlee Evans-Smith -1
The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:
Jessica Rakoczy on 11/30/2014
Ronda Rousey on 11/15/2016
Marloes Coenen on 7/30/2012
Jessica Rakoczy on 11/30/2014
Ronda Rousey on 11/15/2016
Marloes Coenen on 7/30/2012
Kerry Vera on 11/20/2010
Women's Strawweight (115)
#1 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
#2 Claudia Gadelha
#3 Carla Esparza
#4 Karolina Kowalkiewicz
#5 Rose Namajunas
#4 Karolina Kowalkiewicz
#5 Rose Namajunas
#6 Jessica Andrade
#7 Jessica Penne
#7 Jessica Penne
#8 Maryna Moroz
#9 Joanne Calderwood
#10 Justine Kish
#11 Cortney Casey
#12 Randa Markos
#10 Justine Kish
#11 Cortney Casey
#12 Randa Markos
#14 Angela Hill
#15 Livia Renata Souza
(Calderwood beat Letourneau at Flyweight therefore no movement occurred)
The following fighters were removed from this division's rankings due to inactivity:
Jessica Aguilar on 8/01/2016
Valerie Letourneau on 11/15/2016
