The UFC's pound-for-pound top 15 has been updated after UFC 331. Islam Makhachev leads the list ahead of Alexander Volkanovski, Justin Gaethje climbs to No. 3, flyweight champion Joshua Van jumps five places to No. 6, and Carlos Ulberg enters at No. 15 as Charles Oliveira drops out.
The UFC's pound-for-pound top 15 has been reshuffled in the wake of UFC 331, held on September 19 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Islam Makhachev sits at No. 1, with Alexander Volkanovski at No. 2. Justin Gaethje has climbed to No. 3, one place ahead of Petr Yan, while Ilia Topuria is No. 5.
The biggest jump belongs to flyweight champion Joshua Van, who rose five places to No. 6 after retaining his title with a unanimous-decision win over Alexandre Pantoja in their rematch. Pantoja, the former champion, is No. 14.
Arman Tsarukyan also moved up, to No. 13, after knocking out Mauricio Ruffy on the same card, a result that strengthens his position in the lightweight title race.
Carlos Ulberg takes the final place at No. 15, and Charles Oliveira drops out of the top 15.
The updated top 15
- No. 1: Islam Makhachev
- No. 2: Alexander Volkanovski
- No. 3: Justin Gaethje
- No. 4: Petr Yan
- No. 5: Ilia Topuria
- No. 6: Joshua Van
- No. 7: Sean Strickland
- No. 8: Tom Aspinall
- No. 9: Merab Dvalishvili
- No. 10: Alex Pereira
- No. 11: Ciryl Gane
- No. 12: Khamzat Chimaev
- No. 13: Arman Tsarukyan
- No. 14: Alexandre Pantoja
- No. 15: Carlos Ulberg
