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Heavyweight,
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An athlete belongs to the division of their most recent bout at a real weight class: membership follows the record, not the roster. Ratings are global — aheavyweight's number is earned against everyone they ever fought, in any division.

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TOP 25 Current heavyweights by ratingeligible = a bout at heavyweight within 12 months

RkAthleteRatingLast fightRecordPeak
1Francis NgannouSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Heavyweight2,570May 202619–32,570
2Ciryl Gane2,537Jun 202614–22,537
3Vadim Nemkov2,529Dec 202520–22,529
4Alex Pereira2,483Jun 202613–42,522
5Phil De Fries2,445Apr 202629–62,445
6Anatoly Malykhin2,436May 202615–12,455
7Sergei Pavlovich2,435May 202621–32,453
8Tom Aspinall2,403Oct 202515–32,403
9Denis Goltsov2,384Aug 202637–92,399
10Curtis Blaydes2,375Sep 202620–62,454
11Waldo Cortes-Acosta2,356Sep 202617–42,405
12Alexander Romanov2,354Apr 202622–42,354
13Oleg Popov2,335Mar 202623–22,364
14Vitor Petrino2,334Aug 202615–22,379
15Alikhan Vakhaev2,320Aug 202616–32,320
16Mario Pinto2,310Sep 202613–02,310
17Sergey Bilostenniy2,309May 202615–32,309
18Josh Hokit2,305Jun 202610–02,305
19Pouya Rahmani2,291Feb 20266–02,291
20Rizvan Kuniev2,287Jul 202614–3–12,287
21Linton Vassell2,281Mar 202626–102,312
22Valter Walker2,278Jul 202616–12,278
23Derrick Lewis2,271Jun 202629–142,418
24Zumso Zuraev2,265May 202610–02,265
25Philipe Lins2,262May 202618–62,279

Anyone who fought at heavyweight in the last 12 months is still in this conversation — recent two-division fighters appear on both boards. Twelve quiet months here, and a name ages out without losing what it earned.

TOP 100 The greatest heavyweights everpeak rating reached while a member of the division

RkAthletePeakPeak dateRecordCurrent
1Jon JonesGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,662Nov 20242–02,662
2Daniel CormierGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,609Nov 20187–22,526
3Francis NgannouSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Heavyweight●2,570May 202619–32,570
4Stipe MiocicSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Heavyweight2,555Aug 202013–52,478
5Ciryl Gane●2,537Jun 202614–22,537
6Vadim Nemkov●2,529Dec 20254–12,529
7Fedor EmelianenkoGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,523Nov 200932–62,374
8Cain VelasquezSilver reign badge — 3+ years active at №1 Heavyweight2,502Oct 20137–32,423
9Fabricio Werdum2,490Jun 201511–62,397
10Alex Pereira●2,483Jun 20260–12,483
11Alexander Volkov●2,473May 202633–92,473
12Ryan Bader2,472Jan 20195–12,411
13Anatoly Malykhin●2,455Mar 202415–12,436
14Sergei Pavlovich●2,453Apr 202321–32,435
15Phil De Fries●2,445Apr 202621–62,445
16Vitaly Minakov2,444Dec 201717–22,336
17Josh BarnettGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,439Sep 201113–42,387
18Junior dos Santos●2,437Mar 201911–102,220
19Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,429Feb 20084–62,232
20Derrick Lewis●2,418Feb 202128–142,271
21Tom Aspinall●2,403Jul 202415–32,403
22Antonio Silva2,401Feb 20116–13–11,996
23Mirko Filipovic2,398Feb 201912–42,398
24Sergei Kharitonov2,395Aug 201922–52,366
25Alistair Overeem2,395Jul 201722–82,357
26Denis Goltsov●2,384Aug 20261–02,384
27Andrei Arlovski2,379Sep 201528–212,125
28Curtis Blaydes●2,375Sep 20261–02,375
29Blagoy Ivanov2,366Jun 201919–72,250
30Travis Browne2,366Dec 201418–7–12,247
31Oleg Popov●2,364Aug 202423–22,335
32Jairzinho Rozenstruik2,359Jun 202115–62,295
33Waldo Cortes-Acosta●2,356Sep 20260–12,356
34Cheick Kongo2,355Aug 202116–7–12,332
35Alexander Romanov●2,354Apr 202622–42,354
36Muhammed Lawal2,353Dec 20155–22,301
37Ali Isaev2,348Dec 20199–0–12,342
38Dan Henderson2,342Jul 20111–02,342
39Ben Rothwell2,342Jan 201639–142,224
40Alexey Oleynik●2,335Sep 201820–122,166
41Tai Tuivasa●2,335Feb 202214–102,138
42Aleksander Emelianenko2,335May 201019–5–12,189
43Vitor Petrino●2,334Aug 20261–02,334
44Brock Lesnar2,326Jul 20104–22,220
45Shane Carwin2,323Mar 201012–22,237
46Alikhan Vakhaev●2,320Aug 20261–02,320
47Frank Mir2,317Dec 201112–122,191
48Matt Mitrione2,316Feb 20188–92,176
49Damian Grabowski2,315Nov 201310–52,176
50Kelvin Tiller2,315Jul 20185–42,195
51Tomasz Narkun●2,312Mar 20190–22,291
52Linton Vassell●2,312Mar 20237–22,281
53Tony Johnson●2,312Nov 202112–10–12,142
54Tim SylviaSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Heavyweight2,311Sep 200317–92,105
55Cole Konrad2,311May 20126–02,311
56Mario Pinto●2,310Sep 20261–02,310
57Steve Mowry2,310Feb 20239–2–12,207
58Sergey Bilostenniy●2,309May 202615–32,309
59Anthony Johnson2,307Mar 20131–02,307
60Roy Nelson2,306Apr 201313–162,180
61Greg Hardy●2,305Oct 20208–42,159
62Josh Hokit●2,305Jun 202610–02,305
63Alexander Gustafsson2,305Jul 20200–12,305
64Mark Hunt2,302Jun 20176–7–12,208
65Renan Ferreira●2,301Feb 202413–62,227
66Mamed Khalidov●2,296Dec 20221–02,296
67Dave Herman2,296Jun 20117–42,162
68Alexander Maslov●2,293May 202511–12,293
69Ivan Shtyrkov●2,292Nov 201712–0–12,272
70Augusto Sakai●2,292May 202015–7–12,138
71Pouya Rahmani●2,291Feb 20265–02,291
72Rizvan Kuniev●2,287Jul 20261–02,287
73Magomed Ismailov2,285Jul 20201–02,285
74Chael Sonnen2,284Jan 20181–12,255
75Ibragim Chuzhigaev●2,280Aug 20241–02,280
76Valter Walker●2,278Jul 20261–02,278
77Karol Bedorf2,275Mar 20169–32,133
78Chris Barnett2,275Apr 20159–52,051
79Quinton Jackson2,275Mar 20171–32,246
80Ante Delija●2,274Sep 202519–82,219
81Jeff Monson2,273Apr 201140–21–11,921
82Zumso Zuraev●2,265May 202610–02,265
83Jared Rosholt2,263Nov 201516–82,209
84Philipe Lins●2,262May 20264–32,262
85Brett Rogers2,262Jun 20098–102,035
86Evgeny Erokhin●2,261Nov 201617–62,162
87Ruslan Magomedov●2,261Nov 20199–32,106
88Brendan Schaub2,261Mar 20116–52,205
89Aleksandar Rakic●2,260Aug 20261–02,260
90Serghei Spivac●2,259Aug 20260–12,259
91Shane del Rosario2,258Feb 20119–22,134
92Stefan Struve2,258Oct 20168–92,144
93Maxim Grishin●2,257Feb 20221–02,257
94Jared Hamman2,253Oct 20075–42,117
95Soa Palelei2,251May 20148–22,198
96Tyrell Fortune●2,251Jul 20260–12,251
97Gabriel Gonzaga2,250Oct 20139–112,135
98Roman Lukashevich2,249Jan 20259–02,249
99Marcos Rogerio de Lima●2,249Apr 20239–52,219
100Satoshi Ishii2,247Apr 201416–102,100

Ranked by the highest rating earned while this was the athlete's division; the record shown is their in-division record. Athletes who competed in several divisions appear on each division's all-time board with the peak they reached there.

TOP 100 Every member, by rating todaymembership = last real-division bout was at heavyweight

RkAthleteRatingLast fightRecordPeak
1Jon JonesGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,662Nov 202428–02,662
2Francis NgannouSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Heavyweight●2,570May 202619–32,570
3Ciryl Gane●2,537Jun 202614–22,537
4Vadim Nemkov●2,529Dec 202520–22,529
5Daniel CormierGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,526Aug 202022–32,609
6Alex Pereira●2,483Jun 202613–42,522
7Stipe MiocicSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Heavyweight2,478Nov 202420–52,555
8Alexander Volkov●2,473May 202640–112,473
9Phil De Fries●2,445Apr 202629–62,445
10Anatoly Malykhin●2,436May 202615–12,455
11Sergei Pavlovich●2,435May 202621–32,453
12Cain VelasquezSilver reign badge — 3+ years active at №1 Heavyweight2,423Feb 201914–32,502
13Ryan Bader2,411Feb 202431–82,472
14Tom Aspinall●2,403Oct 202515–32,403
15Mirko Filipovic2,398Feb 201938–11–22,436
16Fabricio Werdum2,397Sep 202324–10–12,490
17Josh BarnettGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,387Sep 201634–82,439
18Denis Goltsov●2,384Aug 202637–92,399
19Curtis Blaydes●2,375Sep 202620–62,454
20Fedor EmelianenkoGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,374Feb 202340–72,523
21Sergei Kharitonov2,366May 202435–82,395
22Alistair Overeem2,357Feb 202147–192,395
23Waldo Cortes-Acosta●2,356Sep 202617–42,405
24Alexander Romanov●2,354Apr 202622–42,354
25Ali Isaev2,342Feb 20239–0–12,348
26Vitaly Minakov2,336Oct 202122–22,444
27Oleg Popov●2,335Mar 202623–22,364
28Vitor Petrino●2,334Aug 202615–22,379
29Cheick Kongo2,332May 202231–12–22,355
30Alikhan Vakhaev●2,320Aug 202616–32,320
31Cole Konrad2,311May 20129–02,311
32Mario Pinto●2,310Sep 202613–02,310
33Sergey Bilostenniy●2,309May 202615–32,309
34Josh Hokit●2,305Jun 202610–02,305
35Jairzinho Rozenstruik2,295Feb 202515–62,359
36Alexander Maslov●2,293May 202512–12,293
37Pouya Rahmani●2,291Feb 20266–02,291
38Rizvan Kuniev●2,287Jul 202614–3–12,287
39Linton Vassell●2,281Mar 202626–102,312
40Valter Walker●2,278Jul 202616–12,278
41Derrick Lewis●2,271Jun 202629–142,418
42Zumso Zuraev●2,265May 202610–02,265
43Philipe Lins●2,262May 202618–62,279
44Aleksandar Rakic●2,260Aug 202615–62,325
45Serghei Spivac●2,259Aug 202618–72,312
46Tyrell Fortune●2,251Jul 202617–42,293
47Blagoy Ivanov2,250Apr 202419–72,366
48Roman Lukashevich2,249Jan 20259–02,249
49Travis Browne2,247Jul 201718–7–12,366
50Quinton Jackson2,246Dec 201938–132,308
51Marcin Tybura●2,242Aug 202627–122,352
52Thiago Santos●2,241Apr 202623–132,356
53Aleksander Podmarev●2,237May 202625–52,237
54Shamil Gaziev●2,237Aug 202615–32,305
55Shane Carwin2,237Jun 201112–22,323
56Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.12,232Aug 201534–10–12,429
57Amir Aliakbari●2,227Aug 202615–52,287
58Alexander Soldatkin●2,227Sep 202517–32,227
59Renan Ferreira●2,227May 202613–62,301
60Ben Rothwell2,224Nov 202139–142,342
61Junior dos Santos●2,220May 202623–112,437
62Brock Lesnar2,220Jul 20165–32,326
63Marcos Rogerio de Lima●2,219May 202623–10–12,249
64Ante Delija●2,219Feb 202626–82,274
65Javad Mahjoub●2,218Feb 20265–02,218
66Said Sowma●2,212Apr 202612–52,212
67Anthony Smith●2,211Apr 202639–222,352
68Jared Rosholt2,209Dec 201920–82,263
69Ryan Spann●2,208Sep 202624–122,261
70Mark Hunt2,208Dec 201813–14–12,302
71Steve Mowry2,207Apr 202410–2–12,310
72Brendan Schaub2,205Dec 201410–52,261
73Uran Satybaldiev●2,205Aug 20259–12,206
74Bobby Lashley2,204Oct 201615–22,204
75Dmitriy Sosnovskiy2,204Mar 201811–02,204
76Arjan Singh Bhullar2,203Mar 202411–22,233
77Stefan Vojcak●2,201Jun 202610–22,201
78Hatef Moeil●2,199Feb 202617–42,199
79Francimar Barroso●2,198May 202627–7–12,226
80Soa Palelei2,198Aug 201522–52,251
81Randy Couture2,197Apr 201119–112,219
82Kelvin Tiller2,195Aug 202212–52,315
83Ilir Latifi2,192May 202316–92,244
84Kirill Grishenko●2,192Mar 20269–22,192
85Frank Mir2,191Oct 201918–132,317
86Aleksander Emelianenko2,189Dec 202429–9–12,335
87Anton Vyazigin●2,188Jun 202618–62,188
88Juan Espino2,187Apr 202110–22,187
89Marcin Wojcik●2,181Apr 202622–112,196
90Tanner Boser●2,181Jun 202522–10–12,189
91Roy Nelson2,180Nov 202328–192,306
92Arkadiusz Wrzosek●2,178Jun 20267–22,246
93Mick Parkin●2,176Mar 202510–12,198
94Damian Grabowski2,176May 201922–52,315
95Matt Mitrione2,176Jul 202113–92,383
96Jhonata Diniz●2,173Oct 20259–22,223
97Justin Willis2,172Mar 20198–22,194
98Viktor Nemkov●2,171Nov 202533–10–12,232
99Jovan Leka●2,171Aug 202614–22,171
100Denis Stojnic2,168Apr 202416–32,168

● = active. This board keeps retired and inactive members at their current rating — the division as the record book last saw it, not as a promoter lists it.

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