Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel Editor
That Amir Albazi received a struggle on Saturday used to be not anything unused for him.
The 29-year worn, who used to be born in Iraq and fights out of London, got here into his UFC Combat Night time primary match towards Kai Kara-France with a 16-1 report, undefeated in 4 earlier UFC fights.
However Kara-France used to be Albazi’s first ranked opponent, so even a thin crack choice represented a excess step up in pageant for Albazi. He handed the check, and because of this, he strikes up a number of spots at males’s flyweight within the unedited ESPN divisional ratings.
As for Kara-France, the defeat price him a couple of spots within the manage 10 however he’s nonetheless there a few of the contenders, proper at the back of Albazi.
The UFC’s 125-pound department will additional kind itself out later day, when champion Brandon Moreno faces fourth-ranked Alexandre Pantoja.
For the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA ratings, click here. For an inventory of tide UFC champions in all weight categories, click here.
Observe: Effects are tide; ratings as of June 5. To deliver to be eligible for the ratings, a fighter will have to have competed over the date one year or will have to have an after struggle booked. Opponents who’ve been dropped for laze may also be reinstated simplest later they compete.
Heavyweight – Light heavyweight – Middleweight – Welterweight
Lightweight – Men’s featherweight – Men’s bantamweight
Men’s flyweight – Women’s bantamweight – Women’s flyweight – Strawweight
HEAVYWEIGHT (as much as 265 kilos)
1. Jon Jones 
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 27-1, 1 NC
Closing: W (Sub1) Ciryl Gane, March 4, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
2. Sergei Pavlovich
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-1
Closing: W (TKO1) Curtis Blaydes, April 22, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
3. Ciryl Gane
Promotion: UFC
Document: 11-2
Closing: L (Sub1) Jon Jones, March 4, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
4. Curtis Blaydes
Promotion: UFC
Document: 17-4, 1 NC
Closing: L (TKO1) Sergei Pavlovich, April 22, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
5. Tai Tuivasa
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-5
Closing: L (KO1) Sergei Pavlovich, Dec. 3, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
6. Tom Aspinall
Promotion: UFC
Document: 12-3
Closing: L (TKO1) Curtis Blaydes, July 23, 2022
Upcoming: July 22 vs. Marcin Tybura
7. Serghei Spivac
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-3
Closing: W (Sub1) Derrick Lewis, Feb. 4, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
8. Alexander Volkov
Promotion: UFC
Document: 36-10
Closing: W (TKO1) Alexandr Romanov, March 11, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
9. Ryan Bader
Promotion: Bellator champion
Document: 31-7, 1 NC
Closing: W (TKO1) Fedor Emelianenko, Feb. 4, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
10. Jailton Almeida
Promotion: UFC
Document: 19-2
Closing: W (SUB1) Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Would possibly 13, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (as much as 205 kilos)
1. Jiri Prochazka
Promotion: UFC
Document: 29-3-1
Closing: W (Sub5) Glover Teixeira, June 11, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
2. Jamahal Hill
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 12-1, 1 NC
Closing: W (UD) Glover Teixeira, Jan. 21, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
3. Jan Blachowicz
Promotion: UFC
Document: 29-9-1
Closing: D (SD) Magomed Ankalaev, Dec.10, 2022
Upcoming: July 29 vs. Alex Pereira
4. Magomed Ankalaev
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-1-1
Closing: D (SD) Jan Blachowicz, Dec. 10, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
5. Vadim Nemkov
Promotion: Bellator champion
Document: 16-2, 1 NC
Closing: W (UD) Corey Anderson, Nov. 18, 2022
Upcoming: June 16 vs. Yoel Romero
6. Aleksandar Rakic
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-3
Closing: L (TKO3) Jan Blachowicz, Would possibly 14, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
7. Corey Anderson
Promotion: Bellator
Document: 16-6, 1 NC
Closing: L (UD) Vadim Nemkov, Nov. 18, 2022
Upcoming: June 16 vs. Phil Davis
8. Rob Wilkinson
Promotion: PFL
Document: 18-2
Closing: W (UD) Thiago Santos, April 1, 2023
Upcoming: June 8 vs. Ty Flores
9. Nikita Krylov
Promotion: UFC
Document: 30-9
Closing: W (Sub1) Ryan Spann, March 11, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
10. Johnny Walker
Promotion: UFC
Document: 21-7
Closing: W (SD) Anthony Smith, Would possibly 13, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
MIDDLEWEIGHT (as much as 185 kilos)
1. Israel Adesanya
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 24-2
Closing: W (TKO2) Alex Pereira, April 8, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
2. Alex Pereira
Promotion: UFC
Document: 7-2
Closing: L (TKO2) Israel Adesanya, April 8, 2023
Upcoming: July 29 vs. Jan Blachowicz
3. Robert Whittaker
Promotion: UFC
Document: 24-6
Closing: W (UD) Marvin Vettori, Sept. 3, 2022
Upcoming: July 8 vs. Dricus Du Plessis
4. Marvin Vettori
Promotion: UFC
Document: 19-6-1
Closing: W (UD) Roman Dolidze, March 18, 2023
Upcoming: June 17 vs. Jared Cannonier
5. Jared Cannonier
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-6
Closing: W (SD) Sean Strickland, Dec. 17, 2022
Upcoming: June 17 vs. Marvin Vettori
6. Dricus du Plessis
Promotion: UFC
Document: 19-2
Closing: W (TKO2) Derek Brunson, March 4, 2023
Upcoming: July 8 vs. Robert Whittaker
7. Paulo Costa
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-2
Closing: W (UD) Luke Rockhold, Aug. 20, 2022
Upcoming: July 29 vs. Ikram Aliskerov
8. Johnny Eblen
Promotion: Bellator champion
Document: 13-0
Closing: W (UD) Anatoly Tokov, Feb. 4, 2023
Upcoming: Sept. 23 vs. Fabian Edwards
9. Sean Strickland
Promotion: UFC
Document: 26-5
Closing: W (UD) Nassourdine Imavov, Jan. 14, 2023
Upcoming: July 1 vs. Abus Magomedov
10. Derek Brunson
Promotion: UFC
Document: 23-9
Closing: L (TKO2) Dricus Du Plessis, March 4, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
WELTERWEIGHT (as much as 170 kilos)
1. Leon Edwards
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 21-3, 1 NC
Closing: W (MD) Kamaru Usman, March 18, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
2. Kamaru Usman
Promotion: UFC
Document: 20-3
Closing: L (MD) Leon Edwards, March 18, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
3. Belal Muhammad
Promotion: UFC
Document: 23-3, 1 NC
Closing: W (UD) Gilbert Burns, Would possibly 6, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
4. Khamzat Chimaev
Promotion: UFC
Document: 12-0
Closing: W (Sub1) Kevin Holland, Sept. 10, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
5. Gilbert Burns
Promotion: UFC
Document: 22-6
Closing: L (UD) Belal Muhammad, Would possibly 6, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
6. Yaroslav Amosov
Promotion: Bellator champion
Document: 27-0
Closing: W (UD) Logan Storley, Feb. 25, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
7. Shavkat Rakhmonov
Promotion: UFC
Document: 17-0
Closing: W (Sub3) Geoff Neal, March 4, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
8. Stephen Thompson
Promotion: UFC
Document: 17-6-1
Closing: W (TKO4) Kevin Holland, Dec. 3, 2022
Upcoming: July 29 vs. Michel Pereira
9. Geoff Neal
Promotion: UFC
Document: 15-5
Closing: L (Sub3) Shavkat Rakhmonov, March 4, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
10. Sean Brady
Promotion: UFC
Document: 15-1
Closing: L (TKO2) Belal Muhammad, Oct. 22, 2022
Upcoming: July 8 vs. Jack Della Maddalena
LIGHTWEIGHT (as much as 155 kilos)
1. Islam Makhachev
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 23-1
Closing: W (UD) Alexander Volkanovski, Feb. 11, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
2. Charles Oliveira
Promotion: UFC
Document: 33-9, 1 NC
Closing: L (Sub2) Islam Makhachev, Oct. 22, 2022
Upcoming: June 10 vs. Beneil Dariush
3. Beneil Dariush
Promotion: UFC
Document: 22-4-1
Closing: W (UD) Mateusz Gamrot, Oct. 22, 2022
Upcoming: June 10 vs. Charles Oliveira
4. Justin Gaethje
Promotion: UFC
Document: 24-4
Closing: W (MD) Rafael Fiziev, March 18, 2023
Upcoming: July 29 vs. Dustin Poirier
5. Dustin Poirier
Promotion: UFC
Document: 29-7, 1 NC
Closing: W (Sub3) Michael Chandler, Nov. 12, 2022
Upcoming: July 29 vs. Justin Gaethje
6. Michael Chandler
Promotion: UFC
Document: 23-8
Closing: L (Sub3) Dustin Poirier, Nov. 12, 2022
Upcoming: TBD vs. Conor McGregor
7. Rafael Fiziev
Promotion: UFC
Document: 26-7
Closing: L (MD) Justin Gaethje, March 18, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
8. Mateusz Gamrot
Promotion: UFC
Document: 22-2, 1 NC
Closing: W (SD) Jalin Turner, March 4, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
9. Rafael dos Anjos
Promotion: UFC
Document: 32-14
Closing: W (Sub2) Bryan Barberena, Dec. 3, 2022
Upcoming: Aug. 12 vs. Vicente Luque
10. Arman Tsarukyan
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-3
Closing: W (UD) Damir Ismagulov, Dec. 17, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
MEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT (as much as 145 kilos)
1. Alexander Volkanovski
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 25-2
Closing: L (UD) Islam Makhachev, Feb. 11, 2023
Upcoming: July 8 vs. Yair Rodriguez
2. Max Holloway
Promotion: UFC
Document: 24-7
Closing: W (UD) Arnold Allen, April 15, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
3. Yair Rodriguez
Promotion: UFC meantime champion
Document: 15-3, 1 NC
Closing: W (Sub2) Josh Emmett, Feb. 11, 2023
Upcoming: July 8 vs. Alexander Volkanovski
4. Patricio Freire
Promotion: Bellator champion
Document: 35-5
Closing: W (UD) Kleber Koike Erbst, Dec. 31, 2022
Upcoming: June 16 vs. Sergio Pettis
5. Brian Ortega
Promotion: UFC
Document: 15-3, 1 NC
Closing: L (TKO1) Yair Rodriguez, July 16, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
6. A.J. McKee
Promotion: Bellator
Document: 20-1
Closing: W (UD) Roberto de Souza, Dec. 31, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
7. Josh Emmett
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-3
Closing: L (Sub2) Yair Rodriguez, Feb. 11, 2023
Upcoming: June 24 vs. Ilia Topuria
8. Arnold Allen
Promotion: UFC
Document: 19-2
Closing: L (UD) Max Holloway, April 15, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
9. Calvin Kattar
Promotion: UFC
Document: 23-7
Closing: L (TKO2) Arnold Allen, Oct. 29, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
10. Ilia Topuria
Promotion: UFC
Document: 13-0
Closing: W (Sub2) Bryce Mitchell, Dec. 10, 2022
Upcoming: June 24 vs. Josh Emmett
MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (as much as 135 kilos)
1. Aljamain Sterling
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 23-3
Closing: W (SD) Henry Cejudo, Would possibly 6, 2023
Upcoming: Aug. 19 vs. Sean O’Malley
2. Merab Dvalishvili
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-4
Closing: W (UD) Petr Yan, March 11, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
3. Henry Cejudo
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-3
Closing: L (SD) Aljamain Sterling, Would possibly 6, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
4. Sean O’Malley
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-1, 1 NC
Closing: W (SD) Petr Yan, Oct. 22, 2022
Upcoming: Aug. 19 vs. Aljamain Sterling
5. Cory Sandhagen
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-4
Closing: W (SD) Marlon Vera, March 25, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
6. Petr Yan
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-5
Closing: L (UD) Merab Dvalishvili, March 11, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
7. Marlon Vera
Promotion: UFC
Document: 20-8-1
Closing: L (SD) Cory Sandhagen, March 25, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
8. Rob Font
Promotion: UFC
Document: 20-6
Closing: W (TKO1) Adrian Yanez, April 8, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
9. Patchy Mix
Promotion: Bellator meantime champion
Document: 18-1
Closing: W (KO1) Raufeon Stots, April 22, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
10. Song Yadong
Promotion: UFC
Document: 20-7-1, 1 NC
Closing: W (TKO5) Ricky Simon, April 29, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
MEN’S FLYWEIGHT (as much as 125 kilos)
1. Brandon Moreno
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 21-6-2
Closing: W (TKO3) Deiveson Figueiredo, Jan. 21, 2023
Upcoming: July 8 vs. Alexandre Pantoja
2. Demetrious Johnson
Promotion: One Championship champion
Document: 25-4-1
Closing: W (UD) Adriano Moraes, Would possibly 5, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
3. Deiveson Figueiredo
Promotion: UFC
Document: 21-3-1
Closing: L (TKO3) Brandon Moreno, Jan. 21, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
4. Alexandre Pantoja
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 5
Document: 25-5
Closing: W (Sub1) Alex Perez, July 30, 2022
Upcoming: July 8 vs. Brandon Moreno
5. Adriano Moraes
Promotion: One Championship
Earlier rating: 6
Document: 20-5
Closing: L (UD) Demetrious Johnson, Would possibly 5, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
6. Amir Albazi
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 10
Document: 17-1
Closing: W (SD) Kai Kara-France, June 3, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
7. Kai Kara-France
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 4
Document: 24-11, 1 NC
Closing: L (SD) Amir Albazi, June 3, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
8. Brandon Royval
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 7
Document: 15-6
Closing: W (KO1) Matheus Nicolau, April 15, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
9. Matheus Nicolau
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: 8
Document: 19-3-1
Closing: L (KO1) Brandon Royval, April 15, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
10. Manel Kape
Promotion: UFC
Earlier rating: Unranked
Document: 18-6
Closing: W (UD) David Dvorak, Dec. 17, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (as much as 135 kilos)
1. Amanda Nunes
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 22-5
Closing: W (UD) Julianna Peña, July 30, 2022
Upcoming: June 10 vs. Irene Aldana
2. Julianna Peña
Promotion: UFC
Document: 11-5
Closing: L (UD) Amanda Nunes, July 30, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
3. Raquel Pennington
Promotion: UFC
Document: 15-8
Closing: W (SD) Ketlen Vieira, Jan. 14, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
4. Ketlen Vieira
Promotion: UFC
Document: 13-3
Closing: L (SD) Raquel Pennington, Jan. 14, 2023
Upcoming: July 22 vs. Pannie Kianzad
5. Holly Holm
Promotion: UFC
Document: 15-6
Closing: W (UD) Yana Santos, March 25, 2023
Upcoming: July 15 vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
6. Irene Aldana
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-6
Closing: W (KO3) Macy Chiasson, Sept. 10, 2022
Upcoming: June 10 vs. Amanda Nunes
7. Yana Santos
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-7, 1 NC
Closing: L (UD) Holly Holm, March 25, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
8. Sara McMann
Promotion: Bellator
Document: 14-6
Closing: W (UD) Arlene Blencowe, April 21, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
9. Macy Chiasson
Promotion: UFC
Document: 8-3
Closing: L (KO3) Irene Aldana, Sept. 10, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
10. Norma Dumont
Promotion: UFC
Document: 9-2
Closing: W (UD) Karol Rosa, April 22, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT (as much as 125 kilos)
1. Alexa Grasso
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 16-3
Closing: W (Sub4) Valentina Shevchenko, March 4, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
2. Valentina Shevchenko
Promotion: UFC
Document: 23-4
Closing: L (Sub4) Alexa Grasso, March 4, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
3. Manon Fiorot
Promotion: UFC
Document: 10-1
Closing: W (UD) Katlyn Chookagian, Oct. 22, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
4. Erin Blanchfield
Promotion: UFC
Document: 11-1
Closing: W (Sub2) Jessica Andrade, Feb. 18, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
5. Jessica Andrade
Promotion: UFC
Document: 24-11
Closing: L (KO1) Yan Xiaonan, Would possibly 6, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
6. Liz Carmouche
Promotion: Bellator champion
Document: 19-7
Closing: W (Sub4) DeAnna Bennett, April 21, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
7. Katlyn Chookagian
Promotion: UFC
Document: 18-5
Closing: L (UD) Manon Fiorot, Oct. 22, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
8. Lauren Murphy
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-6
Closing: L (UD) Jessica Andrade, Jan. 21, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
9. Taila Santos
Promotion: UFC
Document: 19-1
Closing: L (SD) Valentina Shevchenko, June 11, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
10. Juliana Velasquez
Promotion: Bellator
Document: 12-2
Closing: L (Sub2) Liz Carmouche, Dec. 9, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
STRAWWEIGHT (as much as 115 kilos)
1. Zhang Weili
Promotion: UFC champion
Document: 23-2
Closing: W (Sub2) Carla Esparza, Nov. 12, 2022
Upcoming: Aug. 19 vs. Amanda Lemos
2. Carla Esparza
Promotion: UFC
Document: 19-7
Closing: L (Sub2) Zhang Weili, Nov. 12, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
3. Rose Namajunas
Promotion: UFC
Document: 11-5
Closing: L (SD) Carla Esparza, Would possibly 7, 2022
Upcoming: TBD
4. Amanda Lemos
Promotion: UFC
Document: 12-2-1
Closing: W (TKO3) Marina Rodriguez, Nov. 5, 2022
Upcoming: Aug. 19 vs. Zhang Weili
5. Yan Xiaonan
Promotion: UFC
Document: 14-3, 1 NC
Closing: W (KO1) Jessica Andrade, Would possibly 6, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
6. Virna Jandiroba
Promotion: UFC
Document: 19-3
Closing: W (UD) Marina Rodriguez, Would possibly 6, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
7. Marina Rodriguez
Promotion: UFC
Document: 16-3-2
Closing: L (UD) Virna Jandiroba, Would possibly 6, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
8. Mackenzie Dern
Promotion: UFC
Document: 13-3
Closing: W (UD) Angela Hill, Would possibly 20, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
9. Amanda Ribas
Promotion: UFC
Document: 12-3
Closing: W (UD) Viviane Araujo, March 4, 2023
Upcoming: June 24 vs. Maycee Barber
10. Luana Pinheiro
Promotion: UFC
Document: 11-1
Closing: W (SD) Michelle Waterson-Gomez, April 8, 2023
Upcoming: TBD
