How these rankings work
We fit one strength rating per fighter from every UFC fight, and older fights count for less (a fight loses half its weight every three years). We rank on the cautious end of that rating, strength minus one unit of uncertainty, so a short record has to show more before it climbs. To appear in the top 15 a fighter needs a win over a ranked opponent, and to sit in the top five a win over a then-top-10 opponent. Read the full method.
Our data: #2 · 12-4 in the UFC, 4-1 since 2023; 16 UFC fights at Bantamweight; best wins Merab Dvalishvili (champion at Bantamweight, 2025) and Deiveson Figueiredo (then-#5 at Bantamweight, 2024); 4-fight win streak
How to read it. The bar under each name is the plausible strength range; the white tick is our best estimate, and we rank on the left end. A wide bar means thin evidence. provisional entries are ranked where the numbers put them, and the label says the evidence is thin. The arrows show how many places we rank him above (▲) or below (▼) each list; gold means a gap of 3 places or more against the UFC's official rank.
- 1Official #1 =
Why #1: 14-3 in the UFC, 6-1 since 2023; 16 UFC fights at Bantamweight; best wins Sean O'Malley (champion at Bantamweight, 2024) and Umar Nurmagomedov (then-#2 at Bantamweight, 2025); lost last fight to Petr Yan
Best wins: Sean O'Malley (champion at Bantamweight, 2024); Umar Nurmagomedov (then-#2 at Bantamweight, 2025); Henry Cejudo (then-#3 at Bantamweight, 2024)
Score 1.638Range 1.638 to 3.069 - 2Official #2 =
Why #2: 12-3 in the UFC, 4-2 since 2023; 15 UFC fights at Bantamweight; best wins Song Yadong (then-#5 at Bantamweight, 2026) and Marlon Vera (then-#5 at Bantamweight, 2024)
Best wins: Song Yadong (then-#5 at Bantamweight, 2026); Marlon Vera (then-#5 at Bantamweight, 2024); Aiemann Zahabi (then-#6 at Bantamweight, 2026)
Score 0.977Range 0.977 to 2.448 - 3Official #3 =
Why #3: 13-4 in the UFC, 5-2 since 2023; 15 UFC fights at Bantamweight; best wins Umar Nurmagomedov (then-#3 at Bantamweight, 2026) and Deiveson Figueiredo (then-#7 at Bantamweight, 2026)
Best wins: Umar Nurmagomedov (then-#3 at Bantamweight, 2026); Deiveson Figueiredo (then-#7 at Bantamweight, 2026); Henry Cejudo (then-#7 at Bantamweight, 2025)
Score 0.913Range 0.913 to 2.270 - 4Official #4 =
Why #4: 8-2 in the UFC, 5-2 since 2023; 9 UFC fights at Bantamweight; best wins Cory Sandhagen (then-#2 at Bantamweight, 2024) and Deiveson Figueiredo (then-#6 at Bantamweight, 2026); lost last fight to Song Yadong
Best wins: Cory Sandhagen (then-#2 at Bantamweight, 2024); Deiveson Figueiredo (then-#6 at Bantamweight, 2026); Mario Bautista (then-#9 at Bantamweight, 2025)
Score 0.654Range 0.654 to 2.122 - 5Official #5 =
Why #5: 12-3 in the UFC, 7-1 since 2023; 15 UFC fights at Bantamweight; best wins Cory Sandhagen (then-#4 at Bantamweight, 2026) and Jose Aldo (then-#10 at Bantamweight, 2024)
Best wins: Cory Sandhagen (then-#4 at Bantamweight, 2026); Jose Aldo (then-#10 at Bantamweight, 2024); Vinicius Oliveira (then-#11 at Bantamweight, 2026)
Score 0.869Range 0.869 to 2.408 - 6Official #10 ▲4
Why #6: 7-1 in the UFC, 6-1 since 2023; 8 UFC fights at Bantamweight; best wins Raoni Barcelos (then-#13 at Bantamweight, 2026) and Rob Font (then-#13 at Bantamweight, 2026); 6-fight win streak
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 4 places higher than the UFC does (#10). Our data credits his best win, Raoni Barcelos (then-#13 at Bantamweight, 2026); he has 8 UFC fights at this weight.
Best wins: Raoni Barcelos (then-#13 at Bantamweight, 2026); Rob Font (then-#13 at Bantamweight, 2026)
Score 0.670Range 0.670 to 2.495 - 7Official #9 ▲2
Why #7: 4-0 in the UFC, 4-0 since 2023; 4 UFC fights at Bantamweight; best wins Marlon Vera (then-#9 at Bantamweight, 2026) and Rob Font (then-#9 at Bantamweight, 2025); 4-fight win streak
Provisional (thin evidence: the record is short or old, so the rating is uncertain).
Best wins: Marlon Vera (then-#9 at Bantamweight, 2026); Rob Font (then-#9 at Bantamweight, 2025)
Score 0.495Range 0.495 to 2.641 - 8Official #7 ▼1
Why #8: 6-1 in the UFC, 6-1 since 2023; 7 UFC fights at Bantamweight; best wins Deiveson Figueiredo (then-#9 at Bantamweight, 2026) and Henry Cejudo (then-#10 at Bantamweight, 2025); 3-fight win streak
Best wins: Deiveson Figueiredo (then-#9 at Bantamweight, 2026); Henry Cejudo (then-#10 at Bantamweight, 2025)
Score 0.474Range 0.474 to 2.256 - 9Official #6 ▼3
Why #9: 11-6 in the UFC, 3-3 since 2023; 15 UFC fights at Bantamweight; best wins Deiveson Figueiredo (then-#5 at Bantamweight, 2025); lost last fight to Mario Bautista
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 3 places lower than the UFC does (#6). His best win on our record is Deiveson Figueiredo (then-#5 at Bantamweight, 2025).
Best wins: Deiveson Figueiredo (then-#5 at Bantamweight, 2025)
Score 0.199Range 0.199 to 1.625 - 10Official #15 ▲5
Why #10: 11-5 in the UFC, 5-3 since 2023; 15 UFC fights at Bantamweight; best wins Montel Jackson (then-#14 at Bantamweight, 2026); lost last fight to Raul Rosas Jr.
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 5 places higher than the UFC does (#15). Our data credits his best win, Montel Jackson (then-#14 at Bantamweight, 2026); he has 15 UFC fights at this weight.
Best wins: Montel Jackson (then-#14 at Bantamweight, 2026)
Score 0.121Range 0.121 to 1.558 - 11Official #8 ▼3
Why #11: 8-3 in the UFC, 5-1 since 2023; 10 UFC fights at Bantamweight; best wins Marlon Vera (then-#7 at Bantamweight, 2025) and Jose Aldo (then-#11 at Bantamweight, 2025); lost last fight to Sean O'Malley
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 3 places lower than the UFC does (#8). His best win on our record is Marlon Vera (then-#7 at Bantamweight, 2025).
Best wins: Marlon Vera (then-#7 at Bantamweight, 2025); Jose Aldo (then-#11 at Bantamweight, 2025)
Score 0.085Range 0.085 to 1.873 - 12Official #12 =
Why #12: 14-8 in the UFC, 4-6 since 2023; 9 UFC fights at Bantamweight; best wins Marlon Vera (then-#4 at Bantamweight, 2024) and Rob Font (then-#8 at Bantamweight, 2023); lost last fight to Payton Talbott
Best wins: Marlon Vera (then-#4 at Bantamweight, 2024); Rob Font (then-#8 at Bantamweight, 2023); Montel Jackson (then-#15 at Bantamweight, 2025)
Score -0.332Range -0.332 to 0.999 - 13Official: unranked
Why #13: 12-9 in the UFC, 3-4 since 2023; 19 UFC fights at Bantamweight; best wins Kyler Phillips (then-#12 at Bantamweight, 2024); lost last fight to Raul Rosas Jr.
Best wins: Kyler Phillips (then-#12 at Bantamweight, 2024)
Score -0.554Range -0.554 to 0.898 - 14Official: unranked
Why #14: 6-4 in the UFC, 2-3 since 2023; 10 UFC fights at Bantamweight; best wins Pedro Munhoz (then-#13 at Bantamweight, 2024); lost last fight to Charles Jourdain
Best wins: Pedro Munhoz (then-#13 at Bantamweight, 2024)
Score -0.637Range -0.637 to 1.050
Official ranks: UFC official rankings. Meta ranks: Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com.
In their top 15, not in ours
- Farid Basharat · UFC official rankings #13 · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #9
no win in the last 3 years over an opponent then ranked at Bantamweight - Marcus McGhee · UFC official rankings #14 · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #10
listed in Featherweight (last fought there) - Marlon Vera · UFC official rankings #11 · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #14
no win in the last 3 years over an opponent then ranked at Bantamweight - Montel Jackson · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #12
no win in the last 3 years over an opponent then ranked at Bantamweight - Bryce Mitchell · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #15
no win in the last 3 years over an opponent then ranked at Bantamweight
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- at least 3 decided UFC bouts, a UFC bout in the last 18 months, and not listed as Retired or Not Fighting on the fighter's UFC.com athlete page