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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rankings, which were introduced in February 2013, are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. These media members are asked to vote for whom they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are of active status in the UFC. A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.

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Men's rankings

Men's pound-for-pound

Rankings updated on June 2, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo.[1]

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Event Opponent Ref.
1 Russia Islam Makhachev 28–1 16 Steady Welterweight Welterweight Champion
2 Georgia (country) Ilia Topuria 17–0 17 Steady Lightweight Lightweight Champion UFC Freedom 250 Justin Gaethje [2]
3 Australia Alexander Volkanovski 28–4 2 Steady Featherweight Featherweight Champion
4 Brazil Alex Pereira 13–3 1 Steady Light Heavyweight #2 in light heavyweight rankings UFC Freedom 250 Ciryl Gane [2]
5 Russia Petr Yan 20–5 4 Steady Bantamweight Bantamweight Champion
6 England Tom Aspinall 15–3 (1 NC) 0 Steady Heavyweight Heavyweight Champion (March 7, 2026) – Eye surgery [3]
7 Georgia (country) Merab Dvalishvili 21–5 0 Steady Bantamweight #1 in bantamweight rankings
8 United States Sean Strickland 31–7 2 Steady Middleweight Middleweight Champion
9 Myanmar Joshua Van 17–2 7 Steady Flyweight Flyweight Champion
10 United Arab Emirates Khamzat Chimaev 15–1 0 Steady Middleweight #1 in middleweight rankings
11 Brazil Alexandre Pantoja 30–6 0 Steady Flyweight #1 in flyweight rankings
12 Brazil Charles Oliveira 37–11 (1 NC) 2 Steady Lightweight #3 in lightweight rankings
BMF Champion
13 South Africa Dricus du Plessis 23–3 0 Steady Middleweight #2 in middleweight rankings UFC Fight Night 281 Kamaru Usman [4]
14 New Zealand Carlos Ulberg 14–1 10 Steady Light Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Champion (April 18, 2026) – Torn ACL [5]
15 Armenia Arman Tsarukyan 23–3 5 Steady Lightweight #2 in lightweight rankings
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Heavyweight

Weight limit: 206 to 265 lb • 93.44 kg to 120.20 kg
Rankings updated on June 2, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo.[1]

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Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C England Tom Aspinall 15–3
(1 NC)
Steady 0
(0 def)
NC UFC 321 Ciryl Gane [6] (March 7, 2026) – Eye surgery [3]
1 France Ciryl Gane 13–2
(1 NC)
Steady 0 NC UFC 321 Tom Aspinall [6] UFC Freedom 250 Alex Pereira [2]
2 Russia Alexander Volkov 40–11 Steady 2 Win UFC 328 Waldo Cortes-Acosta [7] TBD
3 Russia Sergei Pavlovich 21–3 Steady 3 Win UFC Fight Night 277 Tallison Teixeira [8] TBD
4 Dominican Republic Waldo Cortes-Acosta 17–3 Steady 0 Loss UFC 328 Alexander Volkov [7] TBD
5 United States Josh Hokit 9–0 Steady 9 Win UFC 327 Curtis Blaydes [9] UFC Freedom 250 Derrick Lewis [10]
6 Moldova Serghei Spivac 18–6 Steady 1 Win UFC Fight Night 267 Ante Delija [11] TBD
7 United States Curtis Blaydes 19–6
(1 NC)
Steady 0 Loss UFC 327 Josh Hokit [9] TBD
8 Russia Rizvan Kuniev 13–3–1
(1 NC)
Steady 1 Win UFC Fight Night 266 Jailton Almeida [12] UFC Fight Night 282 Tyrell Fortune [13]
9 United States Derrick Lewis 29–13
(1 NC)
Steady 0 Loss UFC 324 Waldo Cortes-Acosta [14] UFC Freedom 250 Josh Hokit [10]
10 United States Tyrell Fortune 18–3
(2 NC)
Steady 4 Win UFC Fight Night 271 Marcin Tybura [15] UFC Fight Night 282 Rizvan Kuniev [13]
11 Croatia Ante Delija 26–8 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 267 Serghei Spivac [11] UFC Fight Night 283 Johnny Walker [16]
12 Poland Marcin Tybura 27–11 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 271 Tyrell Fortune [15] UFC Fight Night 283 Aleksandar Rakić [17]
13 Brazil Valter Walker 15–1 Steady 4 Win UFC 321 Louie Sutherland [18] UFC Fight Night 282 Thomas Petersen [19]
14 Australia Brando Peričić 7–1 Steady 3 Win UFC Fight Night 275 Shamil Gaziev [20] TBD
15 England Mick Parkin 10–1 New entry 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 255 Marcin Tybura [21] TBD
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Light Heavyweight

Weight limit: 186 to 205 lbs • 84.36 to 92.98 kg
Rankings updated on June 2, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo.[1]

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Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C New Zealand Carlos Ulberg 14–1 Steady 10 (0 def) Win UFC 327 Jiří Procházka [22] (April 18, 2026) – Torn ACL [5]
1 Russia Magomed Ankalaev 20–2–1
(1 NC)
Steady 0 Loss UFC 320 Alex Pereira [23] UFC Fight Night 282 Khalil Rountree Jr. [24]
2 Brazil Alex Pereira 13–3 Steady 1 Win UFC 320 Magomed Ankalaev [23] UFC Freedom 250 Ciryl Gane [2]
3 Czech Republic Jiří Procházka 32–6–1 Steady 0 Loss UFC 327 Carlos Ulberg [22] TBD
4 Poland Jan Błachowicz 29–11–2 Steady 0 Draw UFC 323 Bogdan Guskov [25] (April 18, 2026) – Meniscus tear [26]
5 United States Khalil Rountree Jr. 14–7
(1 NC)
Steady 0 Loss UFC 320 Jiří Procházka [27] UFC Fight Night 282 Magomed Ankalaev [24]
6 United States Jamahal Hill 12–4
(1 NC)
Steady 0 Loss UFC on ABC 8 Khalil Rountree Jr. [28] (October 25, 2025) – Knee surgeries [29]
7 Brazil Paulo Costa 16–4 Steady 2 Win UFC 327 Azamat Murzakanov [30] TBD
8 Russia Azamat Murzakanov 16–1 Steady 0 Loss UFC 327 Paulo Costa [30] TBD
9 Switzerland Volkan Oezdemir 21–8 Steady 1 Win UFC Fight Night 265 Alonzo Menifield [31] TBD
10 Uzbekistan Bogdan Guskov 18–3–1 Steady 0 Draw UFC 323 Jan Błachowicz [25] TBD
11 United States Dominick Reyes 16–5 Steady 1 Win UFC 327 Johnny Walker [32] TBD
12 Russia Nikita Krylov 31–11 Increase +1 1 Win UFC 324 Modestas Bukauskas [33] UFC 329 Robert Whittaker [34]
13 Brazil Johnny Walker 22–10
(1 NC)
Increase +1 0 Loss UFC 327 Dominick Reyes [32] UFC Fight Night 283 Ante Delija [16]
14 Austria Aleksandar Rakić 14–6 Decrease −2 0 Loss UFC 321 Azamat Murzakanov [35] UFC Fight Night 283 Marcin Tybura [17]
15 United States Alonzo Menifield 18–6–1 Steady 1 Win UFC Fight Night 277 Zhang Mingyang [36] TBD
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Middleweight

Weight limit: 171 to 185 lb • 77.56 to 83.91 kg
Rankings updated on June 2, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo.[1]

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Welterweight

Weight limit: 156 to 170 lb • 70.76 to 77.11 kg
Rankings updated on June 2, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo.[1]

Lightweight

Weight limit: 146 to 155 lb • 66.22 to 70.30 kg
Rankings updated on June 2, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo.[1]

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Featherweight

Weight limit: 136 to 145 lb • 61.68 to 65.77 kg
Rankings updated on June 2, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo.[1]

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Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C Australia Alexander Volkanovski 28–4 Steady 2 (1 def) Win UFC 325 Diego Lopes [82] TBD
1 Russia Movsar Evloev 20–0 Steady 20 Win UFC Fight Night 270 Lerone Murphy [83] TBD
2 Brazil Diego Lopes 27–8 Steady 0 Loss UFC 325 Alexander Volkanovski [82] UFC Freedom 250 Steve Garcia [2]
3 England Lerone Murphy 17–1–1 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 270 Movsar Evloev [83] TBD
4 United States Aljamain Sterling 26–5 Steady 2 Win UFC Fight Night 274 Youssef Zalal [84] TBD
5 Mexico Yair Rodríguez 20–5
(1 NC)
Steady 1 Win UFC 314 Patrício Pitbull [85] TBD
6 Brazil Jean Silva 17–3 Steady 1 Win UFC 324 Arnold Allen [86] TBD
7 England Arnold Allen 21–4 Steady 1 Win UFC Fight Night 276 Melquizael Costa [87] TBD
8 Morocco Youssef Zalal 18–6–1 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 274 Aljamain Sterling [84] TBD
9 United States Steve Garcia 19–5 Steady 7 Win UFC Fight Night 263 David Onama [88] UFC Freedom 250 Diego Lopes [2]
10 Argentina Kevin Vallejos 18–1 Steady 7 Win UFC Fight Night 269 Josh Emmett [89] TBD
11 United States Brian Ortega 16–5
(1 NC)
Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 257 Aljamain Sterling [90] (January 30, 2026) – Undisclosed injury [91]
12 United States Aaron Pico 14–5 Increase +1 1 Win UFC 327 Patrício Pitbull [92] TBD
13 Brazil Melquizael Costa 26–8 Decrease −1 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 276 Arnold Allen [87] TBD
14 Uganda David Onama 14–3 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 263 Steve Garcia [88] TBD
15 United States Josh Emmett 19–7 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 269 Kevin Vallejos [89] TBD
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Bantamweight

Weight limit: 126 to 135 lbs • 57.15 to 61.23 kg
Rankings updated on June 2, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo.[1]

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Flyweight

Weight limit: 116 to 125 lb • 52.61 to 56.69 kg
Rankings updated on June 2, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo.[1]

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Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C Myanmar Joshua Van 17–2 Steady 7 (1 def) Win UFC 328 Tatsuro Taira [108] TBD
1 Brazil Alexandre Pantoja 30–6 Steady 0 Loss UFC 323 Joshua Van [109] TBD
2 Portugal Manel Kape 22–7 Steady 3 Win UFC on ESPN 73 Brandon Royval [110] UFC Fight Night 279 Kyoji Horiguchi [111]
3 Japan Tatsuro Taira 18–2 Steady 0 Loss UFC 328 Joshua Van [108] TBD
4 United States Brandon Royval 17–9 Steady 0 Loss UFC on ESPN 73 Manel Kape [110] UFC 329 Lone'er Kavanagh [112]
5 Japan Kyoji Horiguchi 36–5
(1 NC)
Steady 5 Win UFC Fight Night 266 Amir Albazi [113] UFC Fight Night 279 Manel Kape [111]
6 England Lone'er Kavanagh 10–1 Steady 1 Win UFC Fight Night 268 Brandon Moreno [114] UFC 329 Brandon Royval [112]
7 Iraq Amir Albazi 17–3 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 266 Kyoji Horiguchi [113] TBD
8 Kazakhstan Asu Almabayev 23–3 Steady 2 Win UFC Fight Night 265 Alex Perez [115] UFC Fight Night 280 Charles Johnson [116]
9 Mexico Brandon Moreno 23–10–2 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 268 Lone'er Kavanagh [114] TBD
10 Australia Steve Erceg 14–4 Steady 2 Win UFC Fight Night 275 Tim Elliott [117] UFC Fight Night 282 Ramazan Temirov [118]
11 United States Tim Elliott 21–14–1 Increase +1 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 275 Steve Erceg [117] TBD
12 United States Alex Perez 26–10
(1 NC)
Decrease −1 0 NC UFC Fight Night 277 Su Mudaerji [119] TBD
13 Russia Tagir Ulanbekov 17–3 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 265 Kyoji Horiguchi [120] TBD
14 United States Charles Johnson 19–8 Steady 1 Win UFC Fight Night 269 Bruno Gustavo da Silva [121] UFC Fight Night 280 Asu Almabayev [116]
15 Brazil Bruno Gustavo da Silva 15–8–2
(1 NC)
Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 269 Charles Johnson [121] UFC Fight Night 278 Édgar Cháirez [122]
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Women's rankings

Women's pound-for-pound

Rankings updated on June 2, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo.[1]

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Event Opponent Ref.
1 Kyrgyzstan Valentina Shevchenko 26–4–1 3 Steady Flyweight Flyweight Champion
2 United States Kayla Harrison 19–1 4 Steady Bantamweight Bantamweight Champion (January 14, 2026) – Neck injury – Bout postponed [123]
3 China Zhang Weili 26–4 0 Steady Flyweight
Strawweight
#1 in strawweight rankings
4 Brazil Natália Silva 20–5–1 14 Steady Flyweight #1 in flyweight rankings
5 France Manon Fiorot 13–2 1 Steady Flyweight #2 in flyweight rankings
6 Brazil Mackenzie Dern 16–5 3 Steady Strawweight Strawweight Champion UFC 330 Gillian Robertson [124]
7 Mexico Alexa Grasso 17–5–1 1 Steady Flyweight #3 in flyweight rankings
8 United States Erin Blanchfield 14–2 2 Steady Flyweight #3 in flyweight rankings
9 United States Julianna Peña 12–6 0 Steady Bantamweight #1 in bantamweight rankings
10 United States Tatiana Suarez 12–1 2 Steady Strawweight #2 in strawweight rankings
11 Brazil Virna Jandiroba 23–4 1 Steady Strawweight #3 in strawweight rankings
12 United States Raquel Pennington 16–9 0 Steady Bantamweight #2 in bantamweight rankings (August 7, 2025) – Undisclosed injury [125]
13 China Yan Xiaonan 18–5 (1 NC) 0 Steady Strawweight #4 in strawweight rankings
14 United States Rose Namajunas 14–8 0 Steady Flyweight #5 in flyweight rankings
15 United States Maycee Barber 15–3 0 Steady Flyweight #6 in flyweight rankings
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Women's Bantamweight

Weight limit: 126 to 135 lb • 57.15 to 61.23 kg
Rankings updated on June 2, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo.[1]

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Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
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C United States Kayla Harrison 19–1 Steady 4 (0 def) Win UFC 316 Julianna Peña [126] (January 14, 2026) – Neck injury – Bout Postponed [123]
1 United States Julianna Peña 12–6 Steady 0 Loss UFC 316 Kayla Harrison [126] TBD
2 United States Raquel Pennington 16–9 Steady 0 Loss UFC 307 Julianna Peña [127] (August 7, 2025) – Undisclosed injury [125]
3 Panama Joselyne Edwards 18–6 Steady 5 Win UFC Fight Night 274 Norma Dumont [128] TBD
4 Brazil Norma Dumont 13–3 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 274 Joselyne Edwards [128] TBD
5 Argentina Ailín Pérez 13–2 Steady 6 Win UFC Fight Night 268 Macy Chiasson [129] TBD
6 Mexico Irene Aldana 15–8 Steady 0 Loss UFC 306 Norma Dumont [130] TBD
7 Russia Yana Santos 17–8
(1 NC)
Steady 3 Win UFC 320 Macy Chiasson [131] (March 11, 2026) – Undisclosed bout withdrawal [132]
8 United States Macy Chiasson 11–6 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 268 Ailín Pérez [129] TBD
9 Brazil Karol Rosa 19–7 Increase +1 1 Win UFC on ESPN 71 Nora Cornolle [133] UFC Fight Night 279 Luana Santos [134]
10 Portugal Jacqueline Cavalcanti 10–2 Decrease −1 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 276 Ketlen Vieira [135] TBD
11 Brazil Luana Santos 10–2 Increase +2 2 Win UFC on ESPN 73 Melissa Croden [136] UFC Fight Night 279 Karol Rosa [134]
12 France Nora Cornolle 9–4 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 267 Joselyne Edwards [137] TBD
13 New Zealand Michelle Montague 8–0 Decrease −2 8 Win UFC Fight Night 274 Mayra Bueno Silva [138] TBD
14 Brazil Beatriz Mesquita 7–0 Steady 7 Win UFC Fight Night 269 Montserrat Rendon [139] UFC Fight Night 279 Melissa Mullins [140]
15 United States Miesha Tate 20–10 Steady 0 Loss UFC on ESPN 67 Yana Santos [141] TBD
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Women's Flyweight

Weight limit: 116 to 125 lb • 52.61 to 56.69 kg
Rankings updated on June 2, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo.[1]

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Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Ref. Event Opponent Ref.
C Kyrgyzstan Valentina Shevchenko 26–4–1 Steady 3 (2 def) Win UFC 322 Zhang Weili [142] TBD
1 Brazil Natália Silva 20–5–1 Steady 14 Win UFC 324 Rose Namajunas [143] TBD
2 France Manon Fiorot 13–2 Steady 1 Win UFC Fight Night 262 Jasmine Jasudavicius [144] TBD
3 Mexico Alexa Grasso 17–5–1 Steady 1 Win UFC Fight Night 271 Maycee Barber [145] TBD
4 United States Erin Blanchfield 14–2 Steady 2 Win UFC 322 Tracy Cortez [146] TBD
5 United States Rose Namajunas 14–8 Steady 0 Loss UFC 324 Natália Silva [143] TBD
6 (T) Canada Jasmine Jasudavicius 15–4 Steady 1 Win UFC Fight Night 273 Karine Silva [147] TBD
6 (T) United States Maycee Barber 15–3 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 271 Alexa Grasso [145] TBD
8 United States Tracy Cortez 12–3 Steady 0 Loss UFC 322 Erin Blanchfield [146] UFC 329 Wang Cong [112]
9 United States Miranda Maverick 15–6 Steady 0 Loss UFC on ESPN 69 Rose Namajunas [148] TBD
10 Brazil Karine Silva 19–7 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 273 Jasmine Jasudavicius [147] TBD
11 Australia Casey O'Neill 11–2 Steady 2 Win UFC Fight Night 271 Gabriella Fernandes [149] TBD
12 China Wang Cong 9–1 Steady 3 Win UFC Fight Night 266 Eduarda Moura [150] UFC 329 Tracy Cortez [112]
13 Brazil Eduarda Moura 12–2 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 266 Wang Cong [150] TBD
14 United States JJ Aldrich 15–7 Steady 2 Win UFC Fight Night 273 Jamey-Lyn Horth [151] TBD
15 Brazil Gabriella Fernandes 11–4 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 271 Casey O'Neill [149] TBD
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Women's Strawweight

Weight limit: 106 to 115 lb • 48.08 to 52.16 kg
Rankings updated on June 2, 2026, after UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo.[1]

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C Brazil Mackenzie Dern 16–5 Steady 3 (0 def) Win UFC 321 Virna Jandiroba [152] UFC 330 Gillian Robertson [124]
1 China Zhang Weili 26–4 Steady 0 Loss UFC 322 Valentina Shevchenko [142] TBD
2 United States Tatiana Suarez 12–1 Steady 2 Win UFC 327 Loopy Godinez [153] TBD
3 Brazil Virna Jandiroba 23–4 Steady 1 Win UFC Fight Night 272 Tabatha Ricci [154] TBD
4 China Yan Xiaonan 18–5
(1 NC)
Steady 0 Loss UFC 314 Virna Jandiroba [155] TBD
5 Canada Gillian Robertson 17–8 Steady 5 Win UFC Fight Night 269 Amanda Lemos [156] UFC 330 Mackenzie Dern [124]
6 (T) Mexico Loopy Godinez 14–6 Steady 0 Loss UFC 327 Tatiana Suarez [153] TBD
6 (T) Brazil Amanda Lemos 15–6–1 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 269 Gillian Robertson [156] UFC Fight Night 284 Denise Gomes [157]
8 Brazil Tabatha Ricci 12–4 Steady 0 Loss UFC Fight Night 272 Virna Jandiroba [154] TBD
9 Brazil Jéssica Andrade 26–15 Steady 0 Loss UFC 319 Loopy Godinez [158] TBD
10 Brazil Amanda Ribas 13–7 Steady 0 Loss UFC on ABC 9 Tabatha Ricci [159] UFC Fight Night 281 Fatima Kline [160]
11 United States Fatima Kline 9–1 Steady 3 Win UFC 322 Angela Hill [161] UFC Fight Night 281 Amanda Ribas [160]
12 United States Angela Hill 19–16 Increase +2 1 Win UFC Fight Night 277 Xiong Jingnan [162] TBD
13 Brazil Denise Gomes 12–3 Decrease −1 4 Win UFC Fight Night 264 Tecia Pennington [163] UFC Fight Night 284 Amanda Lemos [157]
14 Brazil Alexia Thainara 14–1 Decrease −1 12 Win UFC Fight Night 271 Bruna Brasil [164] TBD
15 Japan Mizuki Inoue 16–6 Steady 2 Win UFC 321 Jaqueline Amorim [165] TBD
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