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The 100 best,
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Every man who ever fought professional MMA — 148,662 athletes across 337,355 bouts — rated by one replay of history. Current ranks active athletes by rating today; all-time ranks every athlete ever by the peak they reached.

run 20260915T133944Z-b60d591a · data through Sep 13, 2026 · how these numbers are computed

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TOP 100 Current rating, active athletes active = a bout within 18 months of the data date

RkAthleteRatingLast fightRecordPeak
1Islam Makhachev2,613Aug 202629–12,613
2Francis NgannouSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Heavyweight2,570May 202619–32,570
3Ciryl Gane2,537Jun 202614–22,537
4Vadim NemkovSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Light Heavyweight2,529Dec 202520–22,529
5Charles Oliveira2,516Mar 202637–112,516
6Justin GaethjeSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Lightweight2,508Jun 202628–52,508
7Khamzat Chimaev2,495May 202615–12,517
8Magomed Ankalaev2,490Jul 202621–2–12,510
9Ilia TopuriaSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Featherweight2,487Jun 202617–12,534
10Dricus Du Plessis2,483Jul 202624–32,483
11Alex PereiraSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Light Heavyweight2,483Jun 202613–42,522
12Carlos Ulberg2,473Apr 202614–12,473
13Alexander Volkov2,473May 202640–112,473
14Max Holloway2,469Jul 202628–92,484
15Yaroslav AmosovSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Welterweight2,468May 202630–12,468
16Petr YanSilver reign badge — 3+ years active at №1 Bantamweight2,461Dec 202520–42,461
17Rajabali Shaidullaev2,461Sep 202620–02,461
18Michael Page2,459Sep 202626–32,459
19Alexander VolkanovskiSilver reign badge — 3+ years active at №1 Featherweight2,456Jan 202628–42,494
20Muslim Magomedov2,454Jul 202617–02,466
21Usman Nurmagomedov2,454Jul 202622–02,454
22A.J. McKee2,451Sep 202625–32,485
23Kamaru Usman2,446Jul 202621–52,531
24Phil De Fries2,445Apr 202629–62,445
25Merab Dvalishvili2,441Dec 202521–52,470
26Islam Omarov2,438Jan 202617–02,438
27Anatoly Malykhin2,436May 202615–12,455
28Arman Tsarukyan2,435Nov 202523–32,435
29Sergei Pavlovich2,435May 202621–32,453
30Corey Anderson2,430Oct 202520–62,430
31Magomedrasul Gasanov2,428Feb 202623–22,428
32Michael Morales2,424Nov 202519–02,424
33Movsar Evloev2,423Mar 202620–02,423
34Eduard Vartanyan2,423Apr 202628–42,423
35Yoel Romero2,418May 202617–72,482
36Sean Strickland2,417May 202631–72,417
37Robert Whittaker2,416Jul 202627–92,429
38Movlid Khaybulaev2,416Aug 202524–0–12,416
39Sean Brady2,416May 202619–22,438
40Ian Garry2,414Aug 202617–22,426
41Asaf Chopurov2,413Jul 202611–02,413
42Jiri Prochazka2,410Apr 202632–6–12,448
43Aljamain Sterling2,409Apr 202625–52,428
44Sharabutdin Magomedov2,405Jun 202617–12,424
45Tom Aspinall2,403Oct 202515–32,403
46Gabriel Bonfim2,401Jun 202620–12,401
47Johnny Eblen2,401Jul 202618–12,401
48AbdulAziz Abdulvakhabov2,401Jul 202522–22,401
49Dustin Poirier2,401Jul 202530–102,461
50Brendan Allen2,396Jun 202627–72,396
51Paulo Costa2,396Apr 202616–42,396
52Phil Davis2,394Jun 202525–82,468
53Salahdine Parnasse2,394Sep 202624–22,394
54Ramazan Kuramagomedov2,392Feb 202614–02,392
55Paddy Pimblett2,388Jul 202624–42,388
56Nassourdine Imavov2,387Sep 202517–42,387
57Anvarbek Daniyalbekov2,386May 202613–02,386
58Shamil Erdogan2,385Nov 202513–02,385
59Denis Goltsov2,384Aug 202637–92,399
60Reinier de Ridder2,384Aug 202622–42,427
61Bibert Tumenov2,383Feb 202616–22,383
62Jason Jackson2,381May 202620–62,384
63Shamil Musaev2,381Feb 202618–1–12,419
64Magomed Umalatov2,379Jun 202518–12,404
65Muhammad Mokaev2,378Jun 202617–02,378
66Thad Jean2,376Jul 202612–02,376
67Gregory Rodrigues2,376Aug 202620–62,376
68Mateusz Gamrot2,375Aug 202626–52,446
69Curtis Blaydes2,375Sep 202620–62,454
70Azamat Murzakanov2,375Apr 202616–12,428
71Caio Borralho2,375Mar 202618–22,375
72Rinat Fakhretdinov2,374Sep 202524–1–12,374
73Christian Leroy Duncan2,373Jul 202615–22,373
74Sean OMalley2,372Jun 202620–32,381
75Carlos Prates2,369May 202624–72,369
76Grant Dawson2,368May 202624–3–12,392
77Belal Muhammad2,367Jun 202624–62,463
78Umar Nurmagomedov2,367Aug 202620–22,415
79Benoit St Denis2,367Jul 202617–42,406
80Renat Khavalov2,366Apr 202612–02,366
81Christian Lee2,358Nov 202518–42,358
82Leon Edwards2,357Nov 202522–52,480
83Costello van Steenis2,357Mar 202617–32,357
84Waldo Cortes-Acosta2,356Sep 202617–42,405
85Lerone Murphy2,356Mar 202617–1–12,359
86Alexander Romanov2,354Apr 202622–42,354
87Rustam Kerimov2,354Mar 202622–22,401
88Abubakar Vagaev2,354Jul 202625–42,354
89Mario Bautista2,353Jul 202618–32,353
90Alexandr Shabliy2,352Jun 202625–42,364
91Kyoji HoriguchiSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Flyweight2,351Jun 202636–62,403
92Pawel Pawlak2,350Apr 202626–4–12,350
93Akbar Abdullaev2,349Sep 202513–02,349
94Quillan Salkilld2,347Aug 202613–12,347
95Vladislav Kovalev2,346Jul 20266–12,346
96Jack Della Maddalena2,346May 202618–42,401
97Anthony Hernandez2,346Aug 202615–42,419
98Mehdi Baydulaev2,344Jul 202620–22,344
99Abdoul Abdouraguimov2,343Feb 202620–12,379
100Patricio FreireSilver reign badge — 3+ years active at №1 Featherweight2,343Apr 202637–92,491

Inactive greats keep their rating but leave this list until they fight again — layoffs grow uncertainty, they never silently subtract skill. Details.

TOP 100 Peak rating, all-time start 1600 · finishes weigh most · DQ/NC excluded

RkAthletePeakPeak dateRecordCurrent
1Jon JonesGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,662Nov 202428–02,662
2Islam Makhachev●2,613Aug 202629–12,613
3Daniel CormierGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,609Nov 201822–32,526
4Francis NgannouSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Heavyweight●2,570May 202619–32,570
5Stipe MiocicSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Heavyweight2,555Aug 202020–52,478
6Gegard MousasiSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Middleweight2,546Feb 202249–9–22,442
7Ciryl Gane●2,537Jun 202614–22,537
8Khabib NurmagomedovSilver reign badge — 3+ years active at №1 Lightweight2,534Oct 202029–02,534
9Ilia TopuriaSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Featherweight●2,534Jun 202517–12,487
10Chris WeidmanSilver reign badge — 3+ years active at №1 Middleweight2,533May 201516–82,236
11Anderson SilvaGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,532Oct 201234–102,250
12Kamaru Usman●2,531Nov 202121–52,446
13Vadim NemkovSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Light Heavyweight●2,529Dec 202520–22,529
14Israel Adesanya●2,528Jul 202224–62,334
15Georges St PierreGold reign badge — 5+ years active at №1 Welterweight2,524Nov 201726–22,524
16Fedor EmelianenkoGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,523Nov 200940–72,374
17Alex PereiraSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Light Heavyweight●2,522Oct 202513–42,483
18Khamzat Chimaev●2,517Aug 202515–12,495
19Charles Oliveira●2,516Mar 202637–112,516
20Shavkat RakhmonovSilver reign badge — 3+ years active at №1 Welterweight2,510Dec 202419–02,510
21Magomed Ankalaev●2,510Mar 202521–2–12,490
22Justin GaethjeSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Lightweight●2,508Jun 202628–52,508
23Cain VelasquezSilver reign badge — 3+ years active at №1 Heavyweight2,502Oct 201314–32,423
24Alexander VolkanovskiSilver reign badge — 3+ years active at №1 Featherweight●2,494Jul 202228–42,456
25Patricio FreireSilver reign badge — 3+ years active at №1 Featherweight●2,491Dec 202237–92,343
26Fabricio Werdum2,490Jun 201524–10–12,397
27A.J. McKee●2,485Jun 202625–32,451
28Max Holloway●2,484Apr 202428–92,469
29Dricus Du Plessis●2,483Jul 202624–32,483
30Yoel Romero●2,482Nov 201617–72,418
31Leon Edwards●2,480Dec 202322–52,357
32Ronaldo Souza2,479Feb 201726–102,309
33Ben AskrenSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Welterweight2,476Mar 201919–22,374
34Carlos Ulberg●2,473Apr 202614–12,473
35Alexander Volkov●2,473May 202640–112,473
36Ryan Bader2,472Jan 201931–82,411
37Merab Dvalishvili●2,470Oct 202521–52,441
38Glover Teixeira2,470Oct 202133–92,392
39Anthony Johnson2,469Aug 201623–62,451
40Yaroslav AmosovSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Welterweight●2,468May 202630–12,468
41Phil Davis●2,468Oct 201925–82,394
42Muslim Magomedov●2,466Dec 202517–02,454
43Lyoto MachidaSilver reign badge — 3+ years active at №1 Light Heavyweight2,463Oct 200926–122,295
44Belal Muhammad●2,463Jul 202424–62,367
45Dustin Poirier●2,461Jul 202130–102,401
46Petr YanSilver reign badge — 3+ years active at №1 Bantamweight●2,461Dec 202520–42,461
47Rajabali Shaidullaev●2,461Sep 202620–02,461
48Michael Page●2,459Sep 202626–32,459
49Anatoly Malykhin●2,455Mar 202415–12,436
50Curtis Blaydes●2,454Jul 202220–62,375
51Usman Nurmagomedov●2,454Jul 202622–02,454
52Sergei Pavlovich●2,453Apr 202321–32,435
53Muhammed Lawal2,452Apr 201021–102,181
54Jiri Prochazka●2,448Jun 202232–6–12,410
55Donald CerroneSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Lightweight2,447Dec 201636–172,202
56Mateusz Gamrot●2,446Jun 202226–52,375
57Jose AldoGold reign badge — 5+ years active at №1 Featherweight●2,446Oct 201432–102,311
58Phil De Fries●2,445Apr 202629–62,445
59Tony Ferguson2,445Jun 201925–112,176
60Luke Rockhold2,444Dec 201516–62,305
61Frankie EdgarBronze reign badge — 2+ years active at №1 Lightweight2,444Dec 201524–11–12,205
62Vitaly Minakov2,444Dec 201722–22,336
63Demetrious JohnsonGold reign badge — 5+ years active at №1 Flyweight2,442Oct 201725–4–12,427
64Josh BarnettGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,439Sep 201134–82,387
65Sean Brady●2,438Mar 202519–22,416
66Islam Omarov●2,438Jan 202617–02,438
67Junior dos Santos●2,437Mar 201923–112,220
68Mirko Filipovic2,436Feb 200738–11–22,398
69Arman Tsarukyan●2,435Nov 202523–32,435
70Demian Maia2,434Aug 201628–112,333
71Douglas LimaSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Welterweight2,433Oct 201933–122,306
72Gilbert Burns●2,432Apr 202322–102,270
73Corey Anderson●2,430Oct 202520–62,430
74Robert Whittaker●2,429Jun 202427–92,416
75Rafael Lovato Jr2,429Dec 202211–02,429
76Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,429Feb 200834–10–12,232
77Azamat Murzakanov●2,428Oct 202516–12,375
78Magomedrasul Gasanov●2,428Feb 202623–22,428
79Aljamain Sterling●2,428May 202325–52,409
80Reinier de Ridder●2,427Jul 202522–42,384
81Ian Garry●2,426Nov 202517–22,414
82Tyron Woodley2,426Sep 201819–7–12,293
83Michael Morales●2,424Nov 202519–02,424
84Sharabutdin Magomedov●2,424Oct 202417–12,405
85Movsar Evloev●2,423Mar 202620–02,423
86Eduard Vartanyan●2,423Apr 202628–42,423
87Jan Blachowicz●2,420Mar 202129–12–22,319
88Anthony Hernandez●2,419Aug 202515–42,346
89Shamil Musaev●2,419Nov 202418–1–12,381
90Derrick Lewis●2,418Feb 202129–142,271
91Sean Strickland●2,417May 202631–72,417
92Movlid Khaybulaev●2,416Aug 202524–0–12,416
93Umar Nurmagomedov●2,415Jan 202620–22,367
94Asaf Chopurov●2,413Jul 202611–02,413
95Michael Chandler●2,412Jan 202123–112,267
96Deiveson FigueiredoSilver reign badge — 3+ years active at №1 Flyweight●2,412Nov 202025–7–12,274
97Alexander Gustafsson2,411May 201718–82,254
98TJ DillashawSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Bantamweight2,410Aug 201817–52,328
99Benoit St Denis●2,406Jan 202617–42,367
100Rashad Evans2,405Jan 201220–8–12,258

● = active (a fight within 18 months of the data date); the checkbox filters to active athletes while keeping all-time rank numbers. Cross-era caveat: ratings inflate an estimated +8–14 points per year at the top; the methodology publishes raw numbers and discloses the drift rather than hiding an adjustment. Details.