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Welterweight

Welterweight (162.0-175.9 lbs) fighter ranks

The rankings presented are computerized and provided by the FightMatrix ranking system, which utilizes a comprehensive MMA fight database to provide objective rankings. Please note, that these rankings ONLY contain fighters who have had at least one professional fight some time in the 450 days prior to the ranking date.

Issue Date: 4/20/2025 (Official Release: #968)
Rating Formula:
Ranked Fighters: 1-25    >     >>
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Rank ↑ ↓ Fighter  (Age) Record Points
1  
US Belal Muhammad  (36) 24-3-0
2846
Last Fight: 7/27/2024 [UFC] vs  [#3 WW] Leon Edwards
Next Fight: 5/10/2025 [UFC] vs [#6 WW] Jack Della Maddalena
2  
US Sean Brady  (32) 18-1-0
2185
Last Fight: 3/22/2025 [UFC] vs  [#3 WW] Leon Edwards
 
3  
UK Leon Edwards  (33) 22-5-0
1879
Last Fight: 3/22/2025 [UFC] vs  [#2 WW] Sean Brady
 
4  
KZ Shavkat Rakhmonov  (30) • 19-0-0
1350
Last Fight: 12/07/2024 [UFC] vs  [#7 WW] Ian Garry
 
5  
US Joaquin Buckley  (30) 21-6-0
1268
Last Fight: 12/14/2024 [UFC] vs  [#9 WW] Colby Covington
 
6  
AU Jack Della Maddalena  (28) • 17-2-0
954
Last Fight: 3/09/2024 [UFC] vs  [#10 WW] Gilbert Burns
Next Fight: 5/10/2025 [UFC] vs [#1 WW] Belal Muhammad
7  
IE Ian Garry  (27) • 15-1-0
835
Last Fight: 12/07/2024 [UFC] vs  [#4 WW] Shavkat Rakhmonov
Next Fight: 4/26/2025 [UFC] vs [#21 WW] Carlos Prates
8  
US Jason Jackson  (34) 19-5-0
711
Last Fight: 4/03/2025 [Professional Fighters League] vs  [#28 WW] Andrey Koreshkov
Next Fight: 6/12/2025 [Professional Fighters League] vs [#41 WW] Thad Jean
9  
US Colby Covington  (37) 17-5-0
666
Last Fight: 12/14/2024 [UFC] vs  [#5 WW] Joaquin Buckley
 
10  
BR Gilbert Burns  (38) •• 22-8-0
657
Last Fight: 9/07/2024 [UFC] vs  [#2 WW] Sean Brady
Next Fight: 5/17/2025 [UFC] vs [#14 WW] Michael Morales
11  
US Geoff Neal  (34) • 16-6-0
656
Last Fight: 10/26/2024 [UFC] vs  [#23 WW] Rafael dos Anjos
 
12  
RU Ramazan Kuramagomedov  (28) •• 13-0-0
655
Last Fight: 6/22/2024 [BellatorFC] vs  [#8 WW] Jason Jackson
 
13  
RU Shamil Musaev  (31) 20-0-1
559
Last Fight: 11/29/2024 [Professional Fighters League] vs  [#24 WW] Magomed Umalatov
 
14  
EC Michael Morales  (25) 17-0-0
556
Last Fight: 8/24/2024 [UFC] vs  [#30 WW] Neil Magny
Next Fight: 5/17/2025 [UFC] vs [#10 WW] Gilbert Burns
15  
BR Vicente Luque  (33) • 23-10-1
531
Last Fight: 12/07/2024 [UFC] vs  [#59 WW] Themba Gorimbo
 
16  
US Stephen Thompson  (42) •• 17-8-1
457
Last Fight: 10/05/2024 [UFC] vs  [#5 WW] Joaquin Buckley
 
17  
US Michael Chiesa  (37) 18-7-0
449
Last Fight: 12/07/2024 [UFC] vs  [#43 WW] Max Griffin
 
18  
RU Rinat Fakhretdinov  (33) 25-2-1
435
Last Fight: 10/26/2024 [UFC] vs  [#19 WW] Carlos Leal Miranda
 
19  
BR Carlos Leal Miranda  (30) • 22-6-0
382
Last Fight: 3/08/2025 [UFC] vs  [#53 WW] Alex Morono
 
20  
US Kevin Holland  (32) • 27-13-0
373
Last Fight: 3/22/2025 [UFC] vs  [#47 WW] Gunnar Nelson
 
21  
BR Carlos Prates  (31) 21-6-0
368
Last Fight: 11/09/2024 [UFC] vs  [#30 WW] Neil Magny
Next Fight: 4/26/2025 [UFC] vs [#7 WW] Ian Garry
22  
RU Abubakar Vagaev  (32) •• 24-4-0
363
Last Fight: 2/08/2025 [Absolute Championship Akhmat] vs  [#42 WW] Albert Tumenov
 
23  
BR Rafael dos Anjos  (40) ••• 32-17-0
358
Last Fight: 10/26/2024 [UFC] vs  [#11 WW] Geoff Neal
 
24  
RU Magomed Umalatov  (33) 17-1-0
355
Last Fight: 11/29/2024 [Professional Fighters League] vs  [#13 WW] Shamil Musaev
 
25  
US Bryan Battle  (30) • 12-2-0
354
Last Fight: 12/07/2024 [UFC] vs  [#26 WW] Randy Brown
 

Issue Date: 4/20/2025 (Official Release: #968)

Previous Official Release: 4/13/2025

Fighters who have dropped out: [#76] Murad Ramazanov+, [#573] Wisem Hammami*

Drop out symbols: * = Inactive (450d), + = Moved Divisions (Up), - = Moved Divisions (Down), % = Forced, ! = Results/Other

Ranked Fighters: 1-25    >     >>

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