The fighting life of a dethroned champion can turn into a redemption story or a free fall. Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Seattle saw both unfold.
The main event pitted two-time former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya against rising Joe Pyfer , and Pyfer scored a second-round knockout for his fourth straight victory. For Adesanya, 36, it was a fourth loss in a row, the past three by finish. He has not won a fight since 2023, when he was in his second reign as champ.
Contrast that result with that of the co-main event, in which former women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso ended a three-fight winless streak by producing one of the most stirring knockouts in recent memory, finishing fellow top-10 fighter Maycee Barber in the first round. Grasso is suddenly riding high again.
Grasso swaps places with Barber in the women’s 125-pound rankings. At middleweight, Pyfer enters the top 10 for the first time at No. 8, and Adesanya falls three spots to No. 9.
Here are the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings and a list of current UFC champions in all weight classes.
Results are current; rankings as of March 31. To be eligible for the rankings, a fighter must have competed over the past 12 months or must have an upcoming fight booked. Fighters who have been dropped for inactivity can be reinstated only after they compete.
HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 265 pounds)
Record: 15-3, 1 NCLast: NC1 vs. Ciryl Gane, Oct. 25, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 13-2, 1 NCLast: NC1 vs. Tom Aspinall, Oct. 25, 2025Next: June 14 vs. Alex Pereira
Record: 19-5, 1 NCLast: W (TKO1) vs. Rizvan Kuniev, June 21, 2025Next: April 11 vs. Josh Hokit
Record: 39-11Last: W (SD) vs. Jailton Almeida, Oct. 25, 2025Next: May 9 vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Record: 20-3Last: W (UD) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, Aug. 23, 2025Next: May 30 vs. Tallison Teixeira
Record: 17-2Last: W (TKO2) vs. Derrick Lewis, Jan. 24Next: May 9 vs. Alexander Volkov
Record: 20-2Last: W (Sub1) vs. Renan Ferreira, Dec. 13, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 18-6Last: W (UD) vs. Ante Delija, Feb. 21Next: TBA
Record: 13-1-1, 1 NCLast: W (UD) vs. Jailton Almeida, Feb. 7Next: TBA
Record: 29-13, 1 NCLast: L (TKO2) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, Jan. 24Next: TBA
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 205 pounds)
Record: 13-3Last: W (TKO1) vs. Magomed Ankalaev, Oct. 4, 2025Next: June 14 vs. Ciryl Gane
Record: 21-2-1, 1 NCLast: L (TKO1) vs. Alex Pereira, Oct. 4, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 32-5-1Last: W (KO3) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr., Oct. 4, 2025Next: April 11 vs. Carlos Ulberg
Record: 14-1Last: W (KO1) vs. Dominick Reyes, Sept. 27, 2025Next: April 11 vs. Jirí Procházka
Record: 14-7, 1 NCLast: L (KO3) vs. Jirí Procházka, Oct. 4, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 16-0Last: W (TKO1) vs. Aleksandar Rakić, Oct. 25, 2025Next: April 11 vs. Paulo Costa
Record: 15-5Last: L (KO1) vs. Carlos Ulberg, Sept. 27, 2025Next: April 11 vs. Johnny Walker
Record: 14-6Last: L (TKO1) vs. Azamat Murzakanov, Oct. 25, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 12-4, 1 NCLast: L (UD) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr., June 21, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 29-12, 1 NCLast: W (UD) vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov, Oct. 3, 2025Next: TBA
MIDDLEWEIGHT (up to 185 pounds)
Record: 15-0Last: W (UD) vs. Dricus Du Plessis, Aug. 16, 2025Next: May 9 vs. Sean Strickland
Record: 23-3Last: L (UD) vs. Khamzat Chimaev, Aug. 16, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 17-4, 1 NCLast: W (US) vs. Caio Borralho, Sept. 6, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 30-7Last: W (TKO3) vs. Anthony Hernandez, Feb. 21Next: May 9 vs. Khamzat Chimaev
Record: 18-2, 1 NCLast: W (UD) vs. Reinier de Ridder, March 7Next: TBA
Record: 15-3, 1 NCLast: L (TKO3) vs. Sean Strickland, Feb. 21Next: TBA
Record: 26-7Last: W (TKO4) vs. Reinier de Ridder, Oct. 18, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 16-3Last: W (TKO2) vs. Israel Adesanya, March 28Next: TBA
Record: 24-6Last: L (TKO2) vs. Joe Pyfer, March 28Next: TBA
Record: 12-4, 1 NCLast: L (UD) vs. Caio Borralho, March 7Next: TBA
WELTERWEIGHT (up to 170 pounds)
Record: 28-1Last: W (UD) vs. Jack Della Maddalena, Nov. 15, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 18-3Last: L (UD) vs. Islam Makhachev, Nov. 15, 2025Next: May 2 vs. Carlos Prates
Record: 17-1Last: W (UD) vs. Belal Muhammad, Nov. 22, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 19-0Last: W (TKO1) vs. Sean Brady, Nov. 15, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 24-5, 1 NCLast: L (UD) vs. Ian Machado Garry, Nov. 22, 2025Next: June 6 vs. Gabriel Bonfim
Record: 21-4Last: W (UD) vs. Joaquin Buckley, June 14, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 18-2Last: L (TKO1) vs. Michael Morales, Nov. 15, 2025Next: April 25 vs. Joaquin Buckley
Record: 23-7Last: W (KO1) vs. Leon Edwards, Nov. 15, 2025Next: May 2 vs. Jack Della Maddalena
Record: 21-7Last: L (UD) vs. Kamaru Usman, June 14, 2025Next: April 25 vs. Sean Brady
Record: 19-1Last: W (TKO2) vs. Randy Brown, Nov. 8, 2025Next: June 6 vs. Belal Muhammad
LIGHTWEIGHT (up to 155 pounds)
Record: 17-0Last: W (KO1) vs. Charles Oliveira, June 28, 2025Next: June 14 vs. Justin Gaethje
Record: 23-3Last: W (Sub2) vs. Dan Hooker, Nov. 22, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 37-11, 1 NCLast: W (UD) vs. Max Holloway, March 7Next: TBA
Record: 27-9Last: L (UD) vs. Charles Oliveira, March 7Next: TBA
Record: 27-5Last: W (UD) vs. Paddy Pimblett, Jan. 24Next: June 14 vs. Ilia Topuria
Record: 21-0, 1 NCLast: W (TechSub3) vs. Alfie Davis, Feb. 7Next: TBA
Record: 17-3, 1 NCLast: W (TKO2) vs. Dan Hooker, Jan. 31Next: TBA
Record: 13-2Last: W (TKO2) vs. Rafael Fiziev, Jan. 31Next: June 14 vs. Michael Chandler
Record: 23-4Last: L (UD) vs. Justin Gaethje, Jan. 24Next: TBA
Record: 25-4, 1 NCLast: L (Sub2) vs. Charles Oliveira, Oct. 11, 2025Next: April 11 vs. Esteban Ribovics
FEATHERWEIGHT (up to 145 pounds)
Record: 28-4Last: W (UD) vs. Diego Lopes, Jan. 31Next: TBA
Record: 20-0Last: W (MD) vs. Lerone Murphy, March 21Next: TBA
Record: 27-8Last: L (UD) vs. Alexander Volkanovski, Jan. 31Next: June 14 vs. Steve Garcia
Record: 16-5, 1 NCLast: W (UD) vs. Patricio Pitbull, April 12, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 17-1-1Last: L (MD) vs. Movsar Evloev, March 21Next: TBA
Record: 25-5Last: W (UD) vs. Brian Ortega, Aug. 23, 2025Next: April 25 vs. Youssef Zalal
Record: 18-5-1Last: W (Sub1) vs. Josh Emmett, Oct. 4, 2025Next: April 25 vs. Aljamain Sterling
Record: 37-8Last: W (UD) vs. Dan Ige, July 19, 2025Next: April 11 vs. Aaron Pico
Record: 18-1Last: W (TKO1) vs. Josh Emmett, March 14Next: TBA
Record: 16-5, 1 NCLast: L (UD) vs. Aljamain Sterling, Aug. 23, 2025Next: TBA
MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)
1. Petr Yan , UFC champion
Record: 20-5Last: W (UD) vs. Merab Dvalishvili, Dec. 6, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 21-5Last: L (UD) vs. Petr Yan, Dec. 6, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 19-3, 1 NCLast: W (UD) vs. Song Yadong, Jan. 24Next: June 14 vs. Aiemann Zahabi
Record: 20-1Last: W (UD) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo, Jan. 24Next: TBA
Record: 18-6Last: L (UD) vs. Merab Dvalishvili, Oct. 4, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 17-3Last: W (Sub2) vs. Vinicius Oliveira, Feb. 7Next: TBA
Record: 22-8-1, 1 NCLast: L (UD) vs. Sean O’Malley, Jan. 24Next: May 30 vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Record: 25-6-1Last: L (UD) vs. Umar Nurmagomedov, Jan. 24Next: May 30 vs. Song Yadong
Record: 14-2Last: W (SD) vs. Marlon Vera, Oct. 18, 2025Next: June 14 vs. Sean O’Malley
Record: 14-1Last: W (UD) vs. Marlon Vera, Feb. 28Next: TBA
MEN’S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)
Record: 16-2Last: W (TKO1) vs. Alexandre Pantoja, Dec. 6, 2025Next: April 11 vs. Tatsuro Taira
Record: 30-6Last: L (TKO1) vs. Joshua Van, Dec. 6, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 18-1Last: W (TKO2) vs. Brandon Moreno, Dec. 6, 2025Next: April 11 vs. Joshua Van
Record: 22-7Last: W (KO1) vs. Brandon Royval, Dec. 13, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 17-9Last: L (KO1) vs. Manel Kape, Dec. 13, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 36-5, 1 NCLast: . W (UD) vs. Amir Albazi, Feb. 7Next: TBA
Record: 10-1Last: W (UD) vs. Brandon Moreno, Feb. 28Next: TBA
Record: 23-10-2Last: L (UD) vs. Lone’er Kavanagh, Feb. 28Next: TBA
Record: 25-12, 1 NCLast: L (Sub3) vs. Alexandre Pantoja, June 28, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 15-0, 1 NCLast: W (TKO2) vs. Gerard Burns, Nov. 7, 2025Next: May 16 vs. Adriano Moraes
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)
Record: 19-1Last: W (TechSub2) vs. Julianna Peña, June 7, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 12-6Last: L (TechSub2) vs. Kayla Harrison, June 7, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 13-2Last: W (SD) vs. Ketlan Vieira, Nov. 1, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 15-5Last: L (SD) vs. Norma Dumont, Nov. 1, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 13-2Last: W (UD) vs. Macy Chiasson, Feb. 28Next: TBA
Record: 17-8, 1 NCLast: W (UD) vs. Macy Chiasson, Oct. 4, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 11-6Last: L (UD) vs. Ailin Perez, Feb. 28Next: TBA
Record: 19-7Last: W (UD) vs. Nora Cornolle Aug. 2, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 10-1Last: W (UD) vs. Mayra Bueno Silva, Nov. 8, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 10-6-1, 1 NCLast: L (UD) vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti, Nov. 8, 2025Next: TBA
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)
Record: 26-4-1Last: W (UD) vs. Zhang Weili, Nov. 15, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 13-2Last: W (TKO1) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius, Oct. 18, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 20-5-1Last: W (UD) vs. Rose Namajunas, Jan. 24Next: TBA
Record: 14-2Last: W (Sub2) vs. Tracy Cortez, Nov. 15, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 17-5-1Last: W (KO1) vs. Maycee Barber, March 28Next: TBA
Record: 15-0Last: W (UD) vs. Sumiko Inaba, July 19, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 15-3Last: L (KO1) vs. Alexa Grasso, March 28Next: TBA
Record: 14-4Last: L (TKO1) vs. Manon Fiorot, Oct. 18, 2025Next: April 18 vs. Karine Silva
Record: 15-8Last: L (UD) vs. Natalia Silva, Jan. 24Next: TBA
Record: 25-8Last: W (TKO3) vs. Jena Bishop, Aug. 15, 2025Next: TBA
STRAWWEIGHT (up to 115 pounds)
Record: 26-4Last: L (UD) vs. Valentina Shevchenko, Nov. 15, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 16-5Last: W (UD) vs. Virna Jandiroba, Oct. 25, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 22-4Last: L (UD) vs. Mackenzie Dern, Oct. 25, 2025Next: April 4 vs. Tabatha Ricci
Record: 18-5, 1 NCLast: L (UD) vs. Virna Jandiroba, April 12, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 11-1Last: W (UD) vs. Amanda Lemos, Sept. 13, 2025Next: April 11 vs. Loopy Godinez
Record: 17-8Last: W (UD) vs. Amanda Lemos, March 14Next: TBA
Record: 15-6-1Last: L (UD) vs. Gillian Robertson, March 14Next: TBA
Record: 14-5Last: W (UD) vs. Jessica Andrade, Aug. 16, 2025Next: April 11 vs. Tatiana Suarez
Record: 18-6Last: W (UD) vs. Angela Hill, Aug. 9, 2025Next: TBA
Record: 12-3Last: W (KO2) vs. Amanda Ribas, July 26, 2025Next: April 4 vs. Virna Jandiroba
