MMA Rankings: Stipe Miocic tightens grip on top spot at heavyweight
Stipe Miocic retained the UFC heavyweight title and his spot atop the heavyweight rankings with a first-round knockout of Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC 203 in Cleveland on Saturday.
The impressive victory also helped him move up a spot in the pound-for-pound list in the latest installment of CoveringTheCage.com’s rankings.
Former champion Fabricio Werdum wasn’t able to hold on to his spot despite a unanimous decision victory over Travis Browne.
After a lackluster performance, Werdum fell to No. 3 as he was leapfrogged by the idle Cain Velasquez even though Werdum took the belt from Velasquez last year.
Velasquez was dominant in a win over Browne in July, while Werdum was never able to put him away.
The biggest mover of the week was Jessica Andrade, who jumped six spots in the women’s strawweight division after a second impressive performance since dropping 20 pounds from bantamweight.
She proved a force to be reckoned with in her new weight class with a dominant victory over Joanne Calderwood.
Feel free to share any disagreements and stay tuned for the latest updates. Keep in mind, while the ranked weight classes are those used by the UFC, fighters competing outside the organization are eligible.
MEN
Heavyweight
1. Stipe Miocic
2. Cain Velasquez
3. Fabricio Werdum
4. Alistair Overeem
5. Junior dos Santos
6. Ben Rothwell
7. Mark Hunt
8. Josh Barnett
9. Derrick Lewis
10. Travis Browne
Light Heavyweight
1. Jon Jones
2. Daniel Cormier
3. Anthony Johnson
4. Alexander Gustafsson
5. Glover Teixeira
6. Ryan Bader
7. Liam McGeary
8. Nikita Krylov
9. Phil Davis
10. Ovince St. Preux
Middleweight
1. Michael Bisping
2. Luke Rockhold
3. Chris Weidman
4. Yoel Romero
5. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza
6. Gegard Mousasi
7. Lyoto Machida
8. Vitor Belfort
9. Anderson Silva
10. Tim Kennedy
Welterweight
1. Tyron Woodley
2. Stephen Thompson
3. Robbie Lawler
4. Rory MacDonald
5. Ben Askren
6. Carlos Condit
7. Demian Maia
8. Lorenz Larkin
9. Andrey Koreshkov
10. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone
Lightweight
1. Eddie Alvarez
2. Khabib Nurmagomedov
3. Rafael dos Anjos
4. Tony Ferguson
5. Edson Barboza
6. Nate Diaz
7. Will Brooks
8. Justin Gaethje
9. Michael Chiesa
10. Benson Henderson
Featherweight
1. Conor McGregor
2. Jose Aldo
3. Frankie Edgar
4. Max Holloway
5. Anthony Pettis
6. Daniel Straus
7. Cub Swanson
8. Charles Oliveira
9. Ricardo Lamas
10. Jeremy Stephens
Bantamweight
1. Dominick Cruz
2. TJ Dillashaw
3. Cody Garbrandt
4. John Dodson
5. Bryan Caraway
6. Raphael Assuncao
7. John Lineker
8. Aljamain Sterling
9. Jimmie Rivera
10. Urijah Faber
Flyweight
1. Demetrious Johnson
2. Joseph Benavidez
3. Henry Cejudo
4. Ali Bagautinov
5. Jussier Formiga
6. Kyoji Horiguchi
7. Wilson Reis
8. Zach Makovsky
9. Louis Smolka
10. Ian McCall
WOMEN
Bantamweight
1. Ronda Rousey
2. Amanda Nunes
3. Valentina Shevchenko
4. Miesha Tate
5. Holly Holm
6. Julianna Pena
7. Alexis Davis
8. Cat Zingano
9. Sara McMann
10. Tonya Evinger
Strawweight
1. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
2. Claudia Gadelha
3. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
4. Jessica Andrade
5. Rose Namajunas
6. Jessica Aguilar
7. Valerie Letourneau
8. Carla Esparza
9. Tecia Torres
10. Angela Hill
OVERALL
Pound-for-Pound
1. Demetrious Johnson
2. Jon Jones
3. Daniel Cormier
4. Dominick Cruz
5. Conor McGregor
6. Stipe Miocic
7. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
8. Eddie Alvarez
9. Khabib Nurmagomedov
10. Tyron Woodley
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