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 Jun 20, 2026.

#	Fighter	Division	UFC record	Elo	Global Elo
1	Islam Makhachev C	Welterweight	17-1	1802	1828
2	Alexander Volkanovski C	Featherweight	15-3	1697	1754
3	Movsar Evloev	Featherweight	10-0	1693	1719
4	Ciryl Gane IC	Heavyweight	11-2	1691	1733
5	Kamaru Usman	Welterweight	16-3	1691	1746
6	Dricus Du Plessis	Middleweight	9-1	1690	1728
7	Ilia Topuria	Lightweight	9-1	1686	1727
8	Charles Oliveira	Lightweight	25-11	1686	1740
9	Merab Dvalishvili	Bantamweight	14-3	1679	1719
10	Shavkat Rakhmonov	Welterweight	7-0	1679	1705
11	Max Holloway	Lightweight	23-9	1676	1723
12	Khamzat Chimaev	Middleweight	9-1	1676	1712
13	Michael Morales	Welterweight	7-0	1671	1697
14	Carlos Ulberg C	Light Heavyweight	10-1	1670	1696
15	Aljamain Sterling	Featherweight	17-5	1670	1725

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.