UFC Rankings Report: Anthony Smith Returns To The LHW Top 5

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 37! Check out all the changes below!

Men’s Pound for Pound: No Changes

Women’s Pound for Pound: Yan Xiaonan falls one spot to #14, and Lauren Murphy replaces her at #13.

Strawweight: No Changes

Women’s Flyweight: No Changes

Women’s Bantamweight: Following her unanimous decision victory over Pannie Kianzad at UFC Vegas 37, Pennington re-enters the bantamweight rankings at #10. With the loss, Kianzad drops two positions to #14. Also moving down this week are Macy Chiasson (#11), Lina Lansberg (#12), and Karol Rosa (#15).

Women’s Featherweight: N/A

Flyweight: With Joseph Benavidez now retired, the flyweight rankings has a new look. The only change in the top 5 is the arrival of Brandon Royval at #5. There was also a new entrant into the top 15 in Tagir Ulanbekov at #15. The top-2 contenders in the division remain former champion Deiveson Figueiredo (#1) and Askar Askarov (#2).

Bantamweight: Raulian Paiva returns to the rankings at #15, replacing Song Yadong in the process.

Featherweight: No Changes

Lightweight: After defeating Christos Giagos via first-round TKO at UFC Vegas 37, Arman Tsarukyan moves up one spot to #13, prompting Rafael Fiziev to drop one position to #14.

Welterweight: No Changes

Middleweight: No Changes

Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith moves up two spots to #4 following his first-round victory over Ryan Spann in the UFC Vegas 37 main event. This caused Thiago Santos (#5) and Dominick Reyes (#6) to fall one position this week.

Heavyweight: No Changes

You can view the full updated UFC rankings here.

Related News

Top Stories

UFC Store

Paddy Pimblett: Ilia Topuria Didn’t Move Up Because Of The Weight Cut, He ‘Ran’ From Volkanovski

Ilia Topuria’s bold decision to vacate his featherweight title and make the jump to...

UFC Fight Night: Manel Kape vs. Asu Almabayev Weigh-In Live Stream & Results

UFC Fight Night: Manel Kape vs. Asu Almabayev takes place on Saturday, and MMA...

Kash Patel Said To Be Considering UFC-FBI Partnership To Train Agents In Martial Arts

Kash Patel appears to have an intriguing vision — one that could potentially lead...

UFC Lightweight Bitter After Missing Out On Justin Gaethje Fight: ‘Strikers Have Always Feared Wrestlers!’

A UFC lightweight contender seems to be fuming after being passed over for the...

Merab Dvalishvili’s Teammate Learns His Punishment For Striking Fan At UFC 310

The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) has issued a nine-month suspension and $2,500 fine to...

Dustin Poirier Responds To Claim He Rejected Justin Gaethje Trilogy At UFC 313

Dustin Poirier has refuted any suggestion he outright rejected a potential short-notice clash with...

‘Mitchell’s Toughest Opponent Yet…Outside Of Basic Science’ – Fans React To Bryce Mitchell vs. Jean Silva Joining UFC 314 Card

Rising UFC featherweight contender Jean Silva has had his wish to share the cage...

Justin Gaethje Claims 5 Big Names Turned Down UFC 313 Fight Before Rafael Fiziev Rematch Got Booked

Former interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje has a replacement opponent set for UFC 313...

Marlon Vera Set To Face Opponent On Seven-Fight Win Streak At UFC Fight Night On May 3

Marlon Vera is seemingly set for a showdown with a stylistically challenging opponent in...