Men's Pound-for-Pound

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Cross-divisional ranking by Elo rating (standard Elo discounted by uncertainty). 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 Aug 15, 2026.

#	Fighter	Division	UFC record	Elo	Global Elo
1	Islam Makhachev C	Welterweight	18-1	1814	1840
2	Dricus Du Plessis	Middleweight	10-1	1709	1745
3	Alexander Volkanovski C	Featherweight	15-3	1697	1754
4	Movsar Evloev	Featherweight	10-0	1693	1719
5	Ciryl Gane IC	Heavyweight	11-2	1690	1732
6	Max Holloway	Welterweight	24-9	1690	1740
7	Ilia Topuria	Lightweight	9-1	1686	1727
8	Charles Oliveira	Lightweight	25-11	1686	1740
9	Aljamain Sterling	Featherweight	18-5	1683	1738
10	Merab Dvalishvili	Bantamweight	14-3	1677	1718
11	Khamzat Chimaev	Middleweight	9-1	1676	1712
12	Shavkat Rakhmonov	Welterweight	7-0	1675	1701
13	Tom Aspinall C	Heavyweight	8-1	1674	1706
14	Kamaru Usman	Middleweight	16-4	1672	1730
15	Michael Morales	Welterweight	7-0	1671	1697

P4P is cross-divisional: fighters from different weight classes are compared directly by Elo rating. 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.