‘Sandman’ Jumps To No. 3 In Latest UFC Rankings Update

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UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen got back into the 135-pound title hunt by outworking 135-pound veteran Marlon Vera in the UFC San Antonio mixed martial arts (MMA) event last weekend in Texas. As a result, “The Sandman” jumps two places to No. 3 in the official UFC rankings, dropping “Chito” down to the No. 5 spot. Elsewhere on the charts, women’s flyweight up-and-comer Maycee Barber cracked the Top 10 by turning away 125-pound mainstay Andrea Lee.

Here’s how UFC compiles its official rankings:
Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC. A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight-class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.
Take a look at what the latest rankings field looks like courtesy of UFC.com. Note: (+/- = movement in rankings, T = tie, *NR = Not previously ranked).

MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Jon Jones2. Alexander Volkanovski3. Islam Makhachev4. Leon Edwards5. Israel Adesanya6. Alex Pereira7. Aljamain Sterling8. Kamaru Usman9. Charles Oliveira10. Brandon Moreno11. Jiri Prochazka12. Dustin Poirier13. Jamahal Hill14. Robert Whittaker15. Max Holloway
FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Brandon Moreno
1. Deiveson Figueiredo2. Alexandre Pantoja3. Kai Kara France4. Brandon Royval5. Matheus Nicolau6. Alex Perez7. Amir Albazi8. Matt Schnell9. Manel Kape10. David Dvorak11. Tim Elliott12. Muhammad Mokaev13. Su Mudaerji14. Tagir Ulanbekov14. Bruno Silva
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Aljamain Sterling
1. Merab Dvalishvili2. Sean O’Malley3. Cory Sandhagen +24. Petr Yan5. Marlon Vera -26. Rob Font7. Dominick Cruz8. Song Yadong9. Pedro Munhoz10. Ricky Simon11. Umar Nurmagomedov12. Adrian Yanez13. Chris Gutierrez14. Jonathan Martinez15. Jack Shore
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Alexander Volkanovski
1. Interim Champion Yair Rodriguez2. Max Holloway3. Brian Ortega4. Arnold Allen5. Josh Emmett6. Chan Sung Jung7. Calvin Kattar8. Giga Chikadze9. Ilia Topuria10. Movsar Evloev11. Bryce Mitchell12. Sodiq Yusuff13. Dan Ige14. Edson Barboza15. Alex Caceres
LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Islam Makhachev
1. Charles Oliveira2. Dustin Poirier3. Justin Gaethje4. Beneil Dariush5. Michael Chandler6. Rafael Fiziev7. Mateusz Gamrot8. Arman Tsarukyan9. Rafael dos Anjos10. Jalin Turner11. Dan Hooker12. Damir Ismagulov13. Renato Moicano14. Drew Dober15. Grant Dawson
WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Leon Edwards
1. Kamaru Usman2. Colby Covington3. Khamzat Chimaev4. Belal Muhammed5. Gilbert Burns6. Shavkat Rakhmonov7. Stephen Thompson8. Geoff Neal9. Sean Brady10. Vicente Luque11. Jorge Masvidal12. Neil Magny13. Michael Chiesa14. Jack Della Maddalena15. Michel Pereira
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Alex Pereira
1. Israel Adesanya2. Robert Whittaker3. Marvin Vettori4. Jared Cannonier5. Paulo Costa6. Dricus Du Plessis7. Sean Strickland8. Derek Brunson9. Roman Dolidze10. Jack Hermansson11. Nassourdine Imavov12. Brendan Allen13. Andre Muniz14. Chris Curtis15. Kelvin Gastelum
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Jamahal Hill
1. Jiri Prochazka2. Magomed Ankalaev3. Jan Blachowicz4. Aleksandar Rakic5. Anthony Smith6. Nikita Krylov7. Johnny Walker8. Volkan Oezdemir9. Paul Craig10. Ryan Spann11. Dominick Reyes12. Jim Crute13. (T) Khalil Rountree13. (T) Dustin Jacoby15. Azamat Murzakanov
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Jon Jones
1. Ciryl Gane2. Stipe Miocic3. Sergei Pavlovich4. Curtis Blaydes5. Tom Aspinall6. Tai Tuivasa7. Alexander Volkov8. Serghei Spivac9. Jairzinho Rozenstruik10. Marcin Tybura11. Derrick Lewis12. Jailton Almeida13. Chris Daukaus14. Blagoy Ivanov15. Alexandr Romanov
WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Amanda Nunes2. Alexa Grasso3. Valentina Shevchenko4. Weili Zhang5. Rose Namajunas6. Julianna Pena7. Carla Esparza8. Jessica Andrade9. Erin Blanchfield10. Amanda Lemos11. Manon Fiorot12. Taila Santos13. Raquel Pennington14. Marina Rodriguez15. Holly Holm
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Zhang Weili
1. Carla Esparza2. Rose Namajunas3. Amanda Lemos4. Jessica Andrade5. Marina Rodriguez6. Yan Xiaonan7. Mackenzie Dern8. Tecia Torres9. Virna Jandiroba10. Michelle Waterson11. Amanda Ribas12. Tatiana Suarez13. Angela Hill14. Tabatha Ricci +115. Luana Pinheiro -1
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Alexa Grasso
1. Valentina Shevchenko2. Manon Fiorot3. Talia Santos4. Erin Blanchfield5. Jessica Andrade6. Katlyn Chookagian7. Lauren Murphy8. Jennifer Maia9. Amanda Ribas10. Maycee Barber +311. Viviane Araújo -112. Andrea Lee -113. Casey O’Neill -114. Tracy Cortez15. Cynthia Calvillo
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Amanda Nunes
1. Julianna Pena2. Raquel Pennington3. Holly Holm4. Ketlen Vieira5. Irene Aldana6. Yana Kunitskaya7. Pannie Kianzad8. Macy Chiasson9. Karol Rosa10. Mayra Bueno Silva11. Miesha Tate12. Julia Avila13. Norma Dumont14. Josiane Nunes15. Chelsea Chandler
There you have it.

You can expect these rankings to change in roughly two weeks, particularly in the middleweight division, following the UFC 287: “Pereira vs. Adesanya 2” pay-per-view (PPV) event on ESPN+, which takes place on Sat., April 8, 2023 from inside Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Florida.
For much more on that upcoming fight card click here.

UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen got back into the 135-pound title hunt by outworking 135-pound veteran Marlon Vera in the UFC San Antonio mixed martial arts (MMA) event last weekend in Texas. As a result, “The Sandman” jumps two places to No. 3 in the official UFC rankings, dropping “Chito” down to the No. 5 spot. Elsewhere on the charts, women’s flyweight up-and-comer Maycee Barber cracked the Top 10 by turning away 125-pound mainstay Andrea Lee.



Here’s how UFC compiles its official rankings:


Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC. A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight-class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.

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Take a look at what the latest rankings field looks like courtesy of UFC.com. Note: (+/- = movement in rankings, T = tie, *NR = Not previously ranked).



MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Jon Jones

2. Alexander Volkanovski

3. Islam Makhachev

4. Leon Edwards

5. Israel Adesanya

6. Alex Pereira

7. Aljamain Sterling

8. Kamaru Usman

9. Charles Oliveira

10. Brandon Moreno

11. Jiri Prochazka

12. Dustin Poirier

13. Jamahal Hill

14. Robert Whittaker

15. Max Holloway


FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Brandon Moreno


1. Deiveson Figueiredo

2. Alexandre Pantoja

3. Kai Kara France

4. Brandon Royval

5. Matheus Nicolau

6. Alex Perez

7. Amir Albazi

8. Matt Schnell

9. Manel Kape

10. David Dvorak

11. Tim Elliott

12. Muhammad Mokaev

13. Su Mudaerji

14. Tagir Ulanbekov

14. Bruno Silva


BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Aljamain Sterling


1. Merab Dvalishvili

2. Sean O’Malley

3. Cory Sandhagen +2

4. Petr Yan

5. Marlon Vera -2

6. Rob Font

7. Dominick Cruz

8. Song Yadong

9. Pedro Munhoz

10. Ricky Simon

11. Umar Nurmagomedov

12. Adrian Yanez

13. Chris Gutierrez

14. Jonathan Martinez

15. Jack Shore


FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Alexander Volkanovski


1. Interim Champion Yair Rodriguez

2. Max Holloway

3. Brian Ortega

4. Arnold Allen

5. Josh Emmett

6. Chan Sung Jung

7. Calvin Kattar

8. Giga Chikadze

9. Ilia Topuria

10. Movsar Evloev

11. Bryce Mitchell

12. Sodiq Yusuff

13. Dan Ige

14. Edson Barboza

15. Alex Caceres


LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Islam Makhachev


1. Charles Oliveira

2. Dustin Poirier

3. Justin Gaethje

4. Beneil Dariush

5. Michael Chandler

6. Rafael Fiziev

7. Mateusz Gamrot

8. Arman Tsarukyan

9. Rafael dos Anjos

10. Jalin Turner

11. Dan Hooker

12. Damir Ismagulov

13. Renato Moicano

14. Drew Dober

15. Grant Dawson


WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Leon Edwards


1. Kamaru Usman

2. Colby Covington

3. Khamzat Chimaev

4. Belal Muhammed

5. Gilbert Burns

6. Shavkat Rakhmonov

7. Stephen Thompson

8. Geoff Neal

9. Sean Brady

10. Vicente Luque

11. Jorge Masvidal

12. Neil Magny

13. Michael Chiesa

14. Jack Della Maddalena

15. Michel Pereira


MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Alex Pereira


1. Israel Adesanya

2. Robert Whittaker

3. Marvin Vettori

4. Jared Cannonier

5. Paulo Costa

6. Dricus Du Plessis

7. Sean Strickland

8. Derek Brunson

9. Roman Dolidze

10. Jack Hermansson

11. Nassourdine Imavov

12. Brendan Allen

13. Andre Muniz

14. Chris Curtis

15. Kelvin Gastelum


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Jamahal Hill


1. Jiri Prochazka

2. Magomed Ankalaev

3. Jan Blachowicz

4. Aleksandar Rakic

5. Anthony Smith

6. Nikita Krylov

7. Johnny Walker

8. Volkan Oezdemir

9. Paul Craig

10. Ryan Spann

11. Dominick Reyes

12. Jim Crute

13. (T) Khalil Rountree

13. (T) Dustin Jacoby

15. Azamat Murzakanov


HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Jon Jones


1. Ciryl Gane

2. Stipe Miocic

3. Sergei Pavlovich

4. Curtis Blaydes

5. Tom Aspinall

6. Tai Tuivasa

7. Alexander Volkov

8. Serghei Spivac

9. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

10. Marcin Tybura

11. Derrick Lewis

12. Jailton Almeida

13. Chris Daukaus

14. Blagoy Ivanov

15. Alexandr Romanov


WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Amanda Nunes

2. Alexa Grasso

3. Valentina Shevchenko

4. Weili Zhang

5. Rose Namajunas

6. Julianna Pena

7. Carla Esparza

8. Jessica Andrade

9. Erin Blanchfield

10. Amanda Lemos

11. Manon Fiorot

12. Taila Santos

13. Raquel Pennington

14. Marina Rodriguez

15. Holly Holm


WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Zhang Weili


1. Carla Esparza

2. Rose Namajunas

3. Amanda Lemos

4. Jessica Andrade

5. Marina Rodriguez

6. Yan Xiaonan

7. Mackenzie Dern

8. Tecia Torres

9. Virna Jandiroba

10. Michelle Waterson

11. Amanda Ribas

12. Tatiana Suarez

13. Angela Hill

14. Tabatha Ricci +1

15. Luana Pinheiro -1


WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Alexa Grasso


1. Valentina Shevchenko

2. Manon Fiorot

3. Talia Santos

4. Erin Blanchfield

5. Jessica Andrade

6. Katlyn Chookagian

7. Lauren Murphy

8. Jennifer Maia

9. Amanda Ribas

10. Maycee Barber +3

11. Viviane Araújo -1

12. Andrea Lee -1

13. Casey O’Neill -1

14. Tracy Cortez

15. Cynthia Calvillo


WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Amanda Nunes


1. Julianna Pena

2. Raquel Pennington

3. Holly Holm

4. Ketlen Vieira

5. Irene Aldana

6. Yana Kunitskaya

7. Pannie Kianzad

8. Macy Chiasson

9. Karol Rosa

10. Mayra Bueno Silva

11. Miesha Tate

12. Julia Avila

13. Norma Dumont

14. Josiane Nunes

15. Chelsea Chandler


There you have it.



You can expect these rankings to change in roughly two weeks, particularly in the middleweight division, following the UFC 287: “Pereira vs. Adesanya 2” pay-per-view (PPV) event on ESPN+, which takes place on Sat., April 8, 2023 from inside Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Florida.


For much more on that upcoming fight card click here.






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