Men's Pound-for-Pound

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Cross-divisional ranking by LCB (Lower Confidence Bound). A champion in a deep division with a sharp rating beats a champion with a wide uncertainty band — that's why proven multi-fight resumes sit at the top. Updated Mar 28, 2026.

#	Fighter	Division	Record	Elo	LCB
1	Islam Makhachev C	Welterweight	17-1	1828	1802
2	Ilia Topuria C	Lightweight	9-0	1754	1728
3	Khamzat Chimaev C	Middleweight	9-0	1735	1709
4	Alexander Volkanovski C	Featherweight	15-3	1754	1698
5	Movsar Evloev	Featherweight	10-0	1719	1693
6	Dricus Du Plessis	Middleweight	9-1	1728	1692
7	Kamaru Usman	Welterweight	16-3	1747	1691
8	Charles Oliveira	Lightweight	25-11	1740	1687
9	Shavkat Rakhmonov	Welterweight	7-0	1710	1684
10	Alex Pereira	Light Heavyweight	10-2	1730	1684
11	Merab Dvalishvili	Bantamweight	14-3	1719	1678
12	Max Holloway	Lightweight	23-9	1723	1673
13	Ian Machado Garry	Welterweight	10-1	1703	1672
14	Michael Morales	Welterweight	7-0	1697	1671
15	Jack Della Maddalena	Welterweight	8-1	1695	1665

P4P is cross-divisional: fighters from different weight classes are compared directly by LCB. That's only a rough proxy for true pound-for-pound skill — size, style, and frequency of top-level opposition all matter — but it gives a single defensible number instead of an opinion poll.