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: #1 · 15-3 in the UFC, 3-3 since 2023; 14 UFC fights at Featherweight; best wins Diego Lopes (then-#2 at Featherweight, 2026)
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 #2 ▲1
Why #1: 7-3 in the UFC, 7-3 since 2023; 9 UFC fights at Featherweight; best wins Brian Ortega (then-#3 at Featherweight, 2024) and Steve Garcia (then-#9 at Featherweight, 2026)
Best wins: Brian Ortega (then-#3 at Featherweight, 2024); Steve Garcia (then-#9 at Featherweight, 2026); Jean Silva (then-#10 at Featherweight, 2025)
Score 0.939Range 0.939 to 2.355 - 2Official #1 ▼1
Why #2: 10-0 in the UFC, 4-0 since 2023; 9 UFC fights at Featherweight; best wins Lerone Murphy (then-#3 at Featherweight, 2026) and Arnold Allen (then-#4 at Featherweight, 2024); 10-fight win streak
Provisional (thin evidence: the record is short or old, so the rating is uncertain).
Best wins: Lerone Murphy (then-#3 at Featherweight, 2026); Arnold Allen (then-#4 at Featherweight, 2024); Aljamain Sterling (then-#9 at Featherweight, 2024)
Score 1.270Range 1.270 to 3.261 - 3
Jean SilvaOfficial #5 ▲2Why #3: 7-1 in the UFC, 7-1 since 2023; 7 UFC fights at Featherweight; best wins Arnold Allen (then-#6 at Featherweight, 2026) and Bryce Mitchell (then-#13 at Featherweight, 2025)
Best wins: Arnold Allen (then-#6 at Featherweight, 2026); Bryce Mitchell (then-#13 at Featherweight, 2025)
Score 0.915Range 0.915 to 2.499 - 4Official #4 =
Why #4: 18-5 in the UFC, 4-2 since 2023; 3 UFC fights at Featherweight; best wins Brian Ortega (then-#4 at Featherweight, 2025) and Youssef Zalal (then-#7 at Featherweight, 2026)
Best wins: Brian Ortega (then-#4 at Featherweight, 2025); Youssef Zalal (then-#7 at Featherweight, 2026); Calvin Kattar (then-#8 at Featherweight, 2024)
Score 0.880Range 0.880 to 2.577 - 5Official #3 ▼2
Why #5: 9-1 in the UFC, 6-1 since 2023; 10 UFC fights at Featherweight; best wins Josh Emmett (then-#8 at Featherweight, 2025) and Edson Barboza (then-#12 at Featherweight, 2024); lost last fight to Movsar Evloev
Best wins: Josh Emmett (then-#8 at Featherweight, 2025); Edson Barboza (then-#12 at Featherweight, 2024); Dan Ige (then-#14 at Featherweight, 2024)
Score 0.708Range 0.708 to 2.509 - 6Official #9 ▲3
Why #6: 4-0 in the UFC, 4-0 since 2023; 4 UFC fights at Featherweight; best wins Josh Emmett (then-#11 at Featherweight, 2026) and Giga Chikadze (then-#15 at Featherweight, 2025); 4-fight win streak
Provisional (thin evidence: the record is short or old, so the rating is uncertain).
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 3 places higher than the UFC does (#9). Our data credits his best win, Josh Emmett (then-#11 at Featherweight, 2026); he has 4 UFC fights at this weight.
Best wins: Josh Emmett (then-#11 at Featherweight, 2026); Giga Chikadze (then-#15 at Featherweight, 2025)
Score 0.621Range 0.621 to 2.706 - 7Official #10 ▲3
Why #7: 8-3 in the UFC, 6-1 since 2023; 7 UFC fights at Featherweight; best wins David Onama (then-#13 at Featherweight, 2025) and Calvin Kattar (then-#14 at Featherweight, 2025); lost last fight to Diego Lopes
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 3 places higher than the UFC does (#10). Our data credits his best win, David Onama (then-#13 at Featherweight, 2025); he has 7 UFC fights at this weight.
Best wins: David Onama (then-#13 at Featherweight, 2025); Calvin Kattar (then-#14 at Featherweight, 2025)
Score 0.495Range 0.495 to 2.096 - 8Official #7 ▼1
Why #8: 12-3 in the UFC, 2-3 since 2023; 15 UFC fights at Featherweight; best wins Giga Chikadze (then-#10 at Featherweight, 2024) and Melquizael Costa (then-#12 at Featherweight, 2026)
Best wins: Giga Chikadze (then-#10 at Featherweight, 2024); Melquizael Costa (then-#12 at Featherweight, 2026)
Score 0.448Range 0.448 to 1.997 - 9Official #12 ▲3
Why #9: 7-3 in the UFC, 7-3 since 2023; 8 UFC fights at Featherweight; best wins Dan Ige (then-#14 at Featherweight, 2026); lost last fight to Arnold Allen
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 3 places higher than the UFC does (#12). Our data credits his best win, Dan Ige (then-#14 at Featherweight, 2026); he has 8 UFC fights at this weight.
Best wins: Dan Ige (then-#14 at Featherweight, 2026)
Score 0.239Range 0.239 to 1.704 - 10Official #8 ▼2
Why #10: 8-4 in the UFC, 5-1 since 2023; 12 UFC fights at Featherweight; best wins Josh Emmett (then-#8 at Featherweight, 2025) and Calvin Kattar (then-#10 at Featherweight, 2025); lost last fight to Aljamain Sterling
Best wins: Josh Emmett (then-#8 at Featherweight, 2025); Calvin Kattar (then-#10 at Featherweight, 2025); Billy Quarantillo (then-FightIQ #14 at Featherweight, 2024)
Score 0.107Range 0.107 to 1.706 - 11Official #15 ▲4
Why #11: 6-3 in the UFC, 4-1 since 2023; 7 UFC fights at Featherweight; best wins Giga Chikadze (then-#12 at Featherweight, 2025); lost last fight to Steve Garcia
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 4 places higher than the UFC does (#15). Our data credits his best win, Giga Chikadze (then-#12 at Featherweight, 2025); he has 7 UFC fights at this weight.
Best wins: Giga Chikadze (then-#12 at Featherweight, 2025)
Score -0.131Range -0.131 to 1.567 - 12Official #13 ▲1
Why #12: 8-5 in the UFC, 1-2 since 2023; 12 UFC fights at Featherweight; best wins Yair Rodriguez (then-#3 at Featherweight, 2024); lost last fight to Aljamain Sterling; inactive: no decided bout in 13 months
Best wins: Yair Rodriguez (then-#3 at Featherweight, 2024)
Score -0.380Range -0.380 to 1.339 - 13Official #14 ▲1
Why #13: 2-2 in the UFC, 2-2 since 2023; 4 UFC fights at Featherweight; best wins Dan Ige (then-#11 at Featherweight, 2025)
Best wins: Dan Ige (then-#11 at Featherweight, 2025)
Score -0.566Range -0.566 to 1.250 - 14Official: unranked
Why #14: 10-7 in the UFC, 1-5 since 2023; 14 UFC fights at Featherweight; best wins Bryce Mitchell (then-#10 at Featherweight, 2023); lost last fight to Kevin Vallejos
Best wins: Bryce Mitchell (then-#10 at Featherweight, 2023)
Score -0.722Range -0.722 to 0.847
Official ranks: UFC official rankings. Meta ranks: Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com.
In their top 15, not in ours
- Yair Rodriguez · UFC official rankings #6
no win in the last 3 years over an opponent then ranked at Featherweight - Pat Sabatini · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #7
no win in the last 3 years over an opponent then ranked at Featherweight - Pavel Andrusca · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #8
fewer than 3 decided UFC bouts - Aaron Pico · UFC official rankings #11 · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #14
fewer than 3 decided UFC bouts - Joanderson Brito · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #11
no win in the last 3 years over an opponent then ranked at Featherweight - Jamall Emmers · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #15
no win in the last 3 years over an opponent then ranked at Featherweight
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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