Holly Holm debuts atop bantamweights in first CoveringTheCage.com rankings
Today, we debut CoveringTheCage.com’s divisional rankings.
Obviously, the biggest shake up is in the women’s bantamweight division where Holly Holm shocked the world and knocked out Ronda Rousey to take the belt and the top spot in the weight class.
Our rankings will factor in performance in the cage with observations by our staff and oddsmakers.
Along those lines, Rousey almost retained the top spot despite losing the belt. She will be a big favorite in the rematch, so there is clearly a belief she’s still the better fighter.
In the end, Holm’s performance was just too dominant.
Stay tuned each Monday for the latest updates and keep in mind, while the ranked weight classes are those used by the UFC, fighters competing outside the organization are eligible.
MEN
Heavyweight
Fabricio Werdum
Cain Velasquez
Junior dos Santos
Stipe Miocic
Andrei Arlovski
Travis Browne
Alistair Overeem
Ben Rothwell
Josh Barnett
Mark Hunt
Light Heavyweight
Jon Jones
Daniel Cormier
Anthony Johnson
Ryan Bader
Alexander Gustafsson
Phil Davis
Glover Teixeira
Liam McGeary
Rashad Evans
Ovince St. Preux
Middleweight
Chris Weidman
Luke Rockhold
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza
Yoel Romero
Vitor Belfort
Lyoto Machida
Tim Kennedy
Michael Bisping
Gegard Mousasi
Robert Whittaker
Welterweights
Robbie Lawler
Rory MacDonald
Carlos Condit
Johny Hendricks
Ben Askren
Tyron Woodley
Hector Lombard
Matt Brown
Demian Maia
Stephen Thompson
Lightweights
Rafael dos Anjos
Anthony Pettis
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Donald Cerrone
Benson Henderson
Tony Ferguson
Eddie Alvarez
Gilbert Melendez
Will Brooks
Michael Johnson
Featherweight
Jose Aldo
Conor McGregor
Frankie Edgar
Chad Mendes
Max Holloway
Ricardo Lamas
Daniel Straus
Cub Swanson
Charles Oliveira
Patricio Freire
Bantamweights
TJ Dillashaw
Dominick Cruz
Renan Barao
Urijah Faber
Raphael Assuncao
Bibiano Fernandes
Aljamain Sterling
Marlon Moraes
Marcos Galvao
John Lineker
Flyweights
Demetrious Johnson
Joseph Benavidez
John Dodson
Henry Cejudo
Jussier Formiga
Ali Bagautinov
Kyoji Horiguchi
John Moraga
Dustin Ortiz
Zach Makovsky
WOMEN
Bantamweight
Holly Holm
Ronda Rousey
Miesha Tate
Amanda Nunes
Alexis Davis
Julianna Pena
Cat Zingano
Jessica Eye
Sara McMann
Sarah Kaufman
Strawweight
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Claudia Gadelha
Jessica Aguilar
Valerie Letourneau
Carla Esparza
Tecia Torres
Paige VanZant
Rose Namajunas
Jessica Penne
Randa Markos
OVERALL
Pound for Pound
Jon Jones
Chris Weidman
Demetrious Johnson
Jose Aldo
T.J. Dillashaw
Daniel Cormier
Robbie Lawler
Fabricio Werdum
Conor McGregor
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
