UFC Rankings for Each Weight Division Following May 31 UFC Events
A very busy UFC Saturday ended with Stipe Miocic thrashing Fabio Maldonado in the Brazilian's home country.
The UFC also held an event in Berlin, Germany over the weekend. In all, 22 UFC bouts were contested on Saturday, with Gegard Mousasi submitting Mark Munoz in the final matchup on the European fight card.
Despite so many fighters competing over the weekend, only a handful of ranked competitors stepped into the Octagon. Still, there were changes to be made in multiple UFC divisions.
Pound-for-Pound
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With no Top 15 pound-for-pound fighters competing on Saturday, no changes were made to these rankings.
However, with Benson Henderson set to headline UFC Fight Night 42, some movement could be coming. The former lightweight titleholder will meet Rustam Khabilov, who will be looking to make an appearance in the pound-for-pound rankings despite only having made three prior UFC appearances.
Already right around where he belongs in the pound-for-pound rankings, Henderson isn't likely to improve his standing with a win over the Russian. However, an impressive victory would move him closer to getting an opportunity to reclaim the 155-pound championship.
Updated Rankings
| No. | Fighters |
| 1 | Jon Jones |
| 2 | Jose Aldo |
| 3 | Cain Velasquez |
| 4 | Demetrious Johnson |
| 5 | Chris Weidman |
| 6 | Anthony Pettis |
| 7 | Anderson Silva |
| 8 | Renan Barao |
| 9 | Johny Hendricks |
| 10 | Ronda Rousey |
| 11 | TJ Dillashaw |
| 12 | Vitor Belfort |
| 13 | Benson Henderson |
| 14 | Alexander Gustafsson |
| 15 | Gilbert Melendez |
Results and Upcoming Fights
May 31 Pound-for-Pound Fights
- None
UFC Fight Night 42 Pound-for-Pound Fights
- No. 13 Benson Henderson vs. Rustam Khabilov
Heavyweight
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With his win over Fabio Maldonado, Stipe Miocic surpassed Alistair Overeem in the heavyweight rankings.
It's an interesting decision by the voters. Beating Maldonado wasn't a step forward for Miocic, who has beaten ranked heavyweights Roy Nelson and Gabriel Gonzaga in his prior two outings. Meanwhile, Overeem is coming off a victory over Frank Mir, who owns a clear decision win over Nelson.
Originally expected to meet Junior dos Santos on Saturday, Miocic would have had a chance to break into the Top Five rankings. Instead, he'll have to wait until his next appearance to reach the next level.
Updated Rankings
| No. | Fighters |
| C | Cain Velasquez |
| 1 | Fabricio Werdum |
| 2 | Junior dos Santos |
| 3 | Travis Browne |
| 4 | Antonio Silva |
| 5 | Josh Barnett |
| 6 | Stipe Miocic (+1) |
| 7 | Alistair Overeem (-1) |
| 8 | Mark Hunt |
| 9 | Roy Nelson |
| 10 | Frank Mir |
| 11 | Gabriel Gonzaga |
| 12 | Stefan Struve |
| 13 | Brendan Schaub (+1) |
| 14 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (-1) |
| 15 | Soa Palelei |
Results and Upcoming Fights
May 31 Heavyweight Fights
- No. 6 Stipe Miocic defeated Fabio Maldonado by (T)KO in the first round.
- Antonio Carlos Junior defeated Vitor Miranda by unanimous decision.
- Ruslan Magomedov defeated Viktor Pesta by unanimous decision.
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima defeated Richardson Moreira by (T)KO in the first round.
UFC Fight Night 42 Heavyweight Fights
- None
Light Heavyweight
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No light heavyweights competed in the two UFC events over the weekend, but some changes were still made to the division's rankings.
With the recent announcement that he'll be fighting Vitor Belfort at 185 pounds, Chael Sonnen fell below Ryan Bader in the light heavyweight standings. If Sonnen is going to commit to the middleweight class, it's the right call to start dropping him at 205 pounds, but he should be ranked above Bader should he return to the light heavyweight division.
Although no ranked light heavyweights are going to compete at UFC Fight Night 42, Patrick Cummins will get a more realistic opportunity to showcase his skills following a mismatch against Daniel Cormier in his UFC debut, which he accepted on short notice.
Updated Rankings
| No. | Fighters |
| C | Jon Jones |
| 1 | Alexander Gustafsson |
| 2 | Daniel Cormier |
| 3 | Rashad Evans |
| 4 | Glover Teixeira |
| 5 | Anthony Johnson |
| 6 | Phil Davis |
| 7 | Dan Henderson |
| 8 | Mauricio Rua |
| 9 | Ryan Bader (+1) |
| 10 | Chael Sonnen (-1) |
| 11 | Jimi Manuwa |
| 12 | Rafael Cavalcante |
| 13 | Vitor Belfort |
| 14 | Ovince Saint Preux (-1) |
| 15 | James Te Huna |
Results and Upcoming Fights
May 31 Light Heavyweight Fights
- None
UFC Fight Night 42 Light Heavyweight Fights
- Patrick Cummins vs. Roger Narvaez
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Middleweight
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Mousasi picked up the biggest UFC win on Saturday, as he submitted Munoz in the opening round.
The former Strikeforce champion was rewarded for his victory in the 185-pound rankings. He deservedly surpassed Munoz and Michael Bisping to secure a Top 10 position.
Also picking up a key win over the weekend, CB Dollaway made his first appearance in the Top 15 rankings. With his decision victory over Francis Carmont, Dollaway was awarded the No. 12 spot, moving above Tim Boetsch despite suffering a loss to "The Barbarian" at UFC 166.
Updated Rankings
| No. | Fighters |
| C | Chris Weidman |
| 1 | Anderson Silva |
| 2 | Lyoto Machida (+1) |
| 3 | Vitor Belfort (-1) |
| 4 | Ronaldo Souza |
| 5 | Luke Rockhold |
| 6 | Tim Kennedy |
| 7 | Gegard Mousasi (+4) |
| 8 | Michael Bisping |
| 9 | Mark Munoz (-2) |
| 10 | Costas Philippou |
| 11 | Yoel Romero (+1) |
| 12 | CB Dollaway (NR) |
| 13 | Francis Carmont (-4) |
| 14 | Tim Boetsch (-1) |
| 15 | Brad Tavares |
Results and Upcoming Fights
May 31 Middleweight Fights
- No. 7 Gegard Mousasi defeated No. 9 Mark Munoz by submission in the first round.
- No. 12 CB Dollaway defeated No. 13 Francis Carmont by unanimous decision.
- Warlley Alves defeated Marcio Alexandre Junior by submission in the third round.
- Sean Strickland defeated Luke Barnatt by split decision.
- Magnus Cedenblad defeated Krzysztof Jotko by submission in the second round.
- Ricardo Abreu defeated Wagner Silva submission in the second round.
UFC Fight Night 42 Middleweight Fights
- None
Welterweight
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Following back-to-back losses, Demian Maia was handed a rebound fight with Alexander Yakovlev on Saturday.
The Brazilian did what he needed to do and picked up a win over the Russian. However, failing to finish the inexperienced UFC newcomer left Maia's performance short of impressive.
He remained a Top 10 welterweight with the win, but he's going to have a tough time closing in on the Top Five unless he makes a big impression in his next outing.
Updated Rankings
| No. | Fighters |
| C | Johny Hendricks |
| 1 | Robbie Lawler |
| 2 | Rory MacDonald |
| 3 | Tyron Woodley |
| 4 | Carlos Condit |
| 5 | Matt Brown |
| 6 | Hector Lombard |
| 7 | Jake Ellenberger |
| 8 | Demian Maia |
| 9 | Dong Hyun Kim |
| 10 | Tarec Saffiedine |
| 11 | Kelvin Gastelum |
| 12 | Mike Pyle |
| 13 | Gunnar Nelson |
| 14 | Ryan LaFlare |
| 15 | Erick Silva |
Results and Upcoming Fights
May 31 Welterweight Fights
- No. 8 Demian Maia defeated Alexander Yakovlev by unanimous decision.
- Gasan Umalatov defeated Paulo Thiago by unanimous decision.
- Peter Sobotta defeated Pawel Pawlak by unanimous decision.
UFC Fight Night 42 Welterweight Fights
- Bobby Voelker vs. Lance Benoist
Lightweight
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At UFC Fight Night 42, Khabilov will look to burst into the Top 10 with a win over Henderson.
While he'll have a chance to reverse this on Saturday, Henderson fell below Gilbert Melendez in this edition of the lightweight rankings. It's a questionable call, given that Melendez has only beaten Diego Sanchez since losing to Henderson in April 2013.
In another debatable decision, the rankings panel moved Michael Johnson ahead of Myles Jury and Gray Maynard. While Johnson has been on fire, Jury has not lost since beating "The Menace" at UFC 155.
Updated Rankings
| No. | Fighters |
| C | Anthony Pettis |
| 1 | Gilbert Melendez (+1) |
| 2 | Benson Henderson (-1) |
| 3 | Josh Thomson |
| 4 | Khabib Nurmagomedov |
| 5 | Rafael dos Anjos (+1) |
| 5 | Donald Cerrone |
| 7 | Jim Miller |
| 8 | Michael Johnson (+2) |
| 9 | Myles Jury |
| 10 | Gray Maynard (-2) |
| 11 | Rustam Khabilov |
| 12 | Edson Barboza |
| 13 | Bobby Green |
| 14 | Jorge Masvidal |
| 15 | Joe Lauzon |
Results and Upcoming Fights
May 31 Lightweight Fights
- Rashid Magomedov defeated Rodrigo Damm by unanimous decision.
- Elias Silverio defeated Ernest Chavez by submission in the third round.
- Nick Hein defeated Drew Dober by unanimous decision.
UFC Fight Night 42 Lightweight Fights
- No. 2 Benson Henderson vs. No. 11 Rustam Khabilov
- No. 5 Rafael dos Anjos vs. Jason High
- Diego Sanchez vs. Ross Pearson
- Yves Edwards vs. Piotr Hallman
- Jon Tuck vs. Jake Lindsey
Featherweight
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Although eight featherweights competed on Saturday, none was able to break into the Top 15 rankings.
Still, one adjustment was made by the voters. Despite having no wins over currently ranked featherweights and serving a suspension for a failed drug test right now, Dennis Siver surpassed Clay Guida, who is coming off a win over Top 15 145-pounder Tatsuya Kawajiri.
With no featherweights scheduled to appear at UFC Fight Night 42, these rankings are likely to remain pretty similar moving forward.
Updated Rankings
| No. | Fighters |
| C | Jose Aldo |
| 1 | Chad Mendes |
| 2 | Frankie Edgar |
| 3 | Ricardo Lamas |
| 4 | Cub Swanson |
| 5 | Chan Sung Jung |
| 6 | Dustin Poirier |
| 7 | Dennis Siver (+1) |
| 8 | Clay Guida (-1) |
| 9 | Nik Lentz |
| 10 | Jeremy Stephens |
| 11 | Dennis Bermudez |
| 12 | Darren Elkins |
| 13 | Conor McGregor |
| 14 | Tatsuya Kawajiri |
| 15 | Diego Brandao |
Results and Upcoming Fights
May 31 Featherweight Fights
- Robbie Peralta defeated Rony Jason by split decision.
- Niklas Backstrom defeated Tom Niinimaki by submission in the first round.
- Maximo Blanco defeated Andy Ogle by unanimous decision.
- Kevin Souza defeated Mark Eddiva by (T)KO in the second round.
UFC Fight Night 42 Featherweight Fights
- None
Bantamweight
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Iuri Alcantara made a statement with his opening-round knockout win over Vaughan Lee on Saturday, but it did not advance his position in the bantamweight rankings.
Since Lee was unranked and Alcantara was already coming off a win over No. 15 Wilson Reis, "Marajo" remained in the No. 7 position. Having only lost to Urijah Faber since moving to 135 pounds, Alcantara is becoming a legitimate threat to bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw.
Scheduled to appear at UFC Fight Night 42, Erik Perez fell below Francisco Rivera in this edition of the rankings. It's another questionable call, seeing as Perez fought to a split decision with Takeya Mizugaki, who recently defeated Rivera on all three scorecards.
Updated Rankings
| No. | Fighters |
| C | TJ Dillashaw |
| 1 | Renan Barao |
| 2 | Urijah Faber |
| 3 | Raphael Assuncao |
| 4 | Michael McDonald |
| 5 | Eddie Wineland |
| 6 | Takeya Mizugaki |
| 7 | Iuri Alcantara |
| 8 | Mike Easton |
| 9 | Johnny Eduardo |
| 10 | Dominick Cruz |
| 11 | Francisco Rivera (+1) |
| 12 | Erik Perez (-1) |
| 13 | Alex Caceres |
| 14 | Bryan Caraway |
| 15 | Wilson Reis |
Results and Upcoming Fights
May 31 Bantamweight Fights
- No. 7 Iuri Alcantara defeated Vaughan Lee by (T)KO in the first round.
- Pedro Munhoz defeated Matt Hobar by (T)KO in the first round.
UFC Fight Night 42 Bantamweight Fights
- No. 12 Erik Perez vs. No. 14 Bryan Caraway
- Yaotzin Meza vs. Sergio Pettis
Flyweight
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With no flyweights competing over this past weekend, only one small change was made to the division's rankings.
Joseph Benavidez is now tied with John Dodson for the No. 1 position. Both fighters have had close fights with champion Demetrious Johnson, but Benavidez was knocked out in his most recent meeting with "Mighty Mouse."
At UFC Fight Night 42, Dodson will have an opportunity to retake sole possession of the No. 1 spot when he meets former title challenger John Moraga. Scott Jorgensen will also meet Danny Martinez on the fight card.
Updated Rankings
| No. | Fighters |
| C | Demetrious Johnson |
| 1 | John Dodson |
| 1 | Joseph Benavidez (+1) |
| 3 | Ian McCall |
| 4 | Ali Bagautinov |
| 5 | John Moraga |
| 6 | Jussier Formiga |
| 7 | John Lineker |
| 8 | Chris Cariaso |
| 9 | Zach Makovsky |
| 10 | Tim Elliott |
| 11 | Brad Pickett |
| 12 | Louis Gaudinot |
| 13 | Dustin Ortiz |
| 14 | Kyoji Horiguchi |
| 15 | Scott Jorgensen |
Results and Upcoming Fights
May 31 Flyweight Fights
- None
UFC Fight Night 42 Flyweight Fights
- No. 1 John Dodson vs. No. 5 John Moraga
- No. 15 Scott Jorgensen vs. Danny Martinez
Women's Bantamweight
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No women competed at the UFC events over the weekend, and none are set to appear at UFC Fight Night 42 on Saturday.
Unsurprisingly, no changes were made to the women's bantamweight rankings.
The next women's UFC fight will occur at UFC 174, where Valerie Letourneau and Milana Dudieva will make their UFC debuts.
Updated Rankings
| No. | Fighters |
| C | Ronda Rousey |
| 1 | Cat Zingano |
| 2 | Alexis Davis |
| 3 | Miesha Tate |
| 4 | Sara McMann |
| 5 | Sarah Kaufman |
| 6 | Jessica Eye |
| 7 | Liz Carmouche |
| 8 | Amanda Nunes |
| 9 | Jessica Andrade |
| 10 | Bethe Correia |
| 11 | Julianna Pena |
| 12 | Germaine de Randamie |
| 13 | Raquel Pennington |
| 14 | Jessamyn Duke |
| 15 | Jessica Rakoczy |
Results and Upcoming Fights
May 31 Women's Bantamweight Fights
- None
UFC Fight Night 42 Women's Bantamweight Fights
- None
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