Jean Silva jumped four positions to #3 in featherweight rankings following a unanimous decision victory over Arnold Allen on the UFC 324 main card. Allen slipped to #7 with the loss. Meanwhile, Waldo Cortes-Acosta held steady at #5 heavyweight despite stopping Derrick Lewis, who fell to #10, allowing Marcin Tybura to rise to #8. In bantamweight, Umar Nurmagomedov stayed #2 after beating Deiveson Figueiredo, who dropped to #7. These changes from UFC 324's first 2026 rankings update highlight emerging contenders across divisions.
