PFL Rankings
Professional Fighter League (PFL) rankings, which were introduced in January 2026, are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. These media members are asked to vote for whom they feel are the top fighters in the PFL by weight class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are of active status in the PFL. A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in 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.[1][2][3]
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Men's rankings
[edit]Men's pound-for-pound
[edit]Rankings updated on August 21, 2026, after PFL Charlotte.[4]
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | Win streak | M | Weight class | Status | Next fight | |
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| Event | Opponent | ||||||||
| 1 |  |
Usman Nurmagomedov | 22–0 (1 NC) | 22 | |
Lightweight | Lightweight Champion | ||
| 2 | |
Vadim Nemkov | 20–2 (1 NC) | 14 | |
Heavyweight | Heavyweight Champion | ||
| 3 |  |
Corey Anderson | 20–6 (1 NC) | 4 | |
Light Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight Champion | ||
| 4 |  |
Costello van Steenis | 18–3 | 4 | |
Middleweight | Middleweight Champion | ||
| 5 |  |
Thad Jean | 12–0 | 12 | |
Welterweight | Welterweight Champion | ||
| 6 | |
A.J. McKee | 25–2 | 2 | |
Featherweight | #2 in featherweight rankings | Super Rizin 5 | Razhabali Shaydullaev |
| 7 | |
Johnny Eblen | 18–1 | 2 | |
Middleweight | Interim Middleweight Champion | ||
| 8 | |
Shamil Musaev | 20–1–1 | 0 | |
Welterweight | #1 in welterweight rankings | ||
| 9 | |
Timur Khizriev | 18–0 | 18 | |
Featherweight | #1 in featherweight rankings | PFL Chicago 2 | Gabriel Braga |
| 10 |  |
Paul Hughes | 14–3 | 0 | |
Lightweight | #6 in lightweight rankings | ||
Heavyweight
[edit]Weight limit: 206 to 265 lb • 93.44 kg to 120.20 kg
Rankings updated on August 21, 2026, after PFL Charlotte.[4]
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C | |
Vadim Nemkov | 20–2 (1 NC) | |
14 (0 def) |
Win | PFL Champions Series 4 | Renan Ferreira | TBD | |
| 1 | |
Oleg Popov | 23–2 | |
4 | Win | BetCity Fight Nights 135 | Magomed Magomedov | TBD | |
| 3 | |
Denis Goltsov | 37–9 | +1 |
1 | Win | PFL Charlotte | Hasan Mezhiev | PFL Chicago 2 | Maxwell Djantou Nana |
| 2 | |
Sergey Bilostenniy | 15–4 | −1 |
1 | Win | PFL Sioux Falls | Renan Ferreira | TBD | |
| 4 |  |
Alexander Romanov | 22–4 (1 NC) | |
3 | Win | PFL Chicago | Rodrigo Nascimento | TBD | |
| 5 |  |
Abraham Bably | 8–3 | +1 |
0 | Loss | PFL San Diego | Rob Wilkinson | TBD | |
| 6 |  |
Maxwell Djantou Nana | 9–2 | +1 |
2 | Win | PFL Charlotte | Eduardo Neves | PFL Chicago 2 | Denis Goltsov |
| 7 |  |
Jose Augusto | 11–6 | +1 |
0 | Loss | PFL Madrid | Linton Vassell | TBD | |
| 8 |  |
Hasan Mezhiev | 15–1 | |
0 | Loss | PFL Charlotte | Denis Goltsov | TBD | |
| 9 | |
Eduardo Neves | 9–4 | |
0 | Loss | PFL Charlotte | Maxwell Djantou Nana | TBD | |
Light Heavyweight
[edit]Weight limit: 186 to 205 lbs • 84.36 to 92.98 kg
Rankings updated on August 21, 2026, after PFL Charlotte.[4]
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C | |
Corey Anderson | 20–6 (1 NC) | |
4 (0 def) |
Win | PFL Champions Series 3 | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | TBD | |
| 1 | |
Antônio Carlos Júnior | 19–6 (2 NC) |
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3 | Win | PFL 10 | Sullivan Cauley | TBD | |
| 2 | |
Simeon Powell | 13–2 | +4 |
2 | Win | PFL Charlotte | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | TBD | |
| 3 | |
Luke Trainer | 11–1 | |
6 | Win | PFL Tampa | Roland Dunlap | TBD | |
| 4 |  |
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | 26–9–1 | −2 |
0 | Loss | PFL Charlotte | Simeon Powell | TBD | |
| 5 |  |
Rasul Magomedov | 10–0 | −1 |
10 | Win | PFL Washington DC | Sullivan Cauley | TBD | |
| 6 |  |
Rob Wilkinson | 20–5 | −1 |
1 | Win | PFL San Diego | Abraham Bably | TBD | |
| 7 | |
Sullivan Cauley | 8–3 | |
0 | Loss | PFL Washington DC | Rasul Magomedov | TBD | |
| 8 |  |
Rafael Xavier | 15–9 | |
1 | Win | PFL Washington DC | Tyson Pedro | TBD | |
| 9 |  |
Emiliano Sordi | 26–14–1 | |
0 | Loss | PFL Sioux Falls | Simeon Powell | TBD | |
| 10 |  |
Moustapha Diakhaté | 6–0–1 | |
2 | Win | PFL New York | Darryl Walker | TBD | |
Middleweight
[edit]Weight limit: 171 to 185 lb • 77.56 to 83.91 kg
Rankings updated on August 21, 2026, after PFL Charlotte.[4]
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
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| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C | |
Costello van Steenis | 18–3 | |
4 (1 def) |
Win | PFL Madrid | Fabian Edwards | TBD | |
| IC | |
Johnny Eblen | 18–1 | |
2 | Win | PFL Austin | Impa Kasanganay | TBD | |
| 2 | |
Fabian Edwards | 16–5 (1 NC) |
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0 | Loss | PFL Madrid | Costello van Steenis | TBD | |
| 3 | |
Impa Kasanganay | 20–7 | |
0 | Loss | PFL Austin | Johnny Eblen | TBD | |
| 4 | |
Bryan Battle | 13–3 (1 NC) |
+4 |
1 | Win | PFL Charlotte | Dalton Rosta | TBD | |
| 5 |  |
Boris Mbarga Atangana | 9–0 | |
9 | Win | PFL Brussels | Jared Gooden | TBD | |
| 6 |  |
Aaron Jeffery | 17–6 | +1 |
1 | Win | PFL Charlotte | Joshua Silveira | TBD | |
| 7 | |
Dalton Rosta | 11–4 | −3 |
0 | Loss | PFL Charlotte | Bryan Battle | TBD | |
| 8 | |
Josh Fremd | 13–6 | +1 |
2 | Win | PFL Charlotte | Jhony Gregory | TBD | |
| 9 | |
Joshua Silveira | 15–6 | −3 |
0 | Loss | PFL Charlotte | Aaron Jeffery | TBD | |
| 10 | |
Jhony Gregory | 11–5 | |
0 | Win | PFL Charlotte | Josh Fremd | TBD | |
Welterweight
[edit]Weight limit: 156 to 170 lb • 70.76 to 77.11 kg
Rankings updated on August 21, 2026, after PFL Charlotte.[4]
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
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| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C | |
Thad Jean | 12–0 | |
12 | Win | PFL Washington DC | Ernesto Rodriguez | TBD | |
| 1 | |
Shamil Musaev | 20–1–1 | |
0 | Loss | PFL Dubai | Ramazan Kuramagomedov | TBD | |
| 2 | |
Magomed Umalatov | 18–1 | |
1 | Win | PFL 5 | Anthony Ivy | TBD | |
| 3 |  |
Abdoul Abdouraguimov | 20–1 (1 NC) |
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10 | Win | PFL Dubai | Kendly St. Louis | TBD | |
| 4 | |
Patrick Habirora | 9–0 | |
9 | Win | PFL Brussels | Benson Henderson | TBD | |
| 5 |  |
Omar El Dafrawy | 16–6 | |
2 | Win | PFL New York | Jonathan Piersma | TBD | |
| 6 |  |
Florim Zendeli | 11–2–1 | |
0 | Loss | PFL Sioux Falls | Logan Storley | TBD | |
| 7 |  |
Ernesto Rodriguez | 11–1 | |
0 | Loss | PFL Pittsburgh | Thad Jean | TBD | |
| 8 |  |
Eliezer Kubanza | 9–1 | |
2 | Win | PFL Washington DC | Chris Mixan | TBD | |
| 9 | |
Cédric Doumbé | 6–1 | |
1 | Win | Bellator Champions Series 2 | Jaleel Willis | TBD | |
| 10 | |
Eoin Sheridan | 6–0 | |
6 | Win | PFL Tampa | James Vake | TBD | |
Lightweight
[edit]Weight limit: 146 to 155 lb • 66.22 to 70.30 kg
Rankings updated on August 21, 2026, after PFL Charlotte.[4]
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C | |
Usman Nurmagomedov | 22–0 (1 NC) | |
22 (2 def) | Win | PFL New York | Archie Colgan | TBD | |
| 1 | |
Alexandr Shabliy | 25–4 | |
1 | Win | PFL San Diego | Alfie Davis | PFL Chicago 2 | Landry Ward |
| 2 | |
Gadzhi Rabadanov | 28–5–2 | |
2 | Win | PFL Tampa | Tracy Reeder | TBD | |
| 3 | |
Alfie Davis | 20–7–1 | |
0 | Loss | PFL San Diego | Alexandr Shabliy | TBD | |
| 4 | |
Archie Colgan | 13–1 | |
0 | Loss | PFL New York | Usman Nurmagomedov | TBD | |
| 5 |  |
Jakub Kaszuba | 16–0 | |
16 | Win | PFL Pittsburgh | Natan Schulte | TBD | |
| 6 | |
Paul Hughes | 14–3 | |
0 | Loss | PFL Champions Series 3 | Usman Nurmagomedov | TBD | |
| 7 |  |
Jay-Jay Wilson | 12–2 | |
0 | Win | PFL Belfast | Darragh Kelly | TBD | |
| 8 | |
Amru Magomedov | 11–0 | |
11 | Win | PFL New York | Angel Alvarez | TBD | |
| 9 | |
Natan Schulte | 26–6–1 | |
1 | Win | PFL Tampa | Makkasharip
Zaynukov |
TBD | |
| 10 | |
Darragh Kelly | 9–1 | |
0 | Loss | PFL Belfast | Jay-Jay Wilson | TBD | |
Featherweight
[edit]Weight limit: 136 to 145 lb • 61.68 to 65.77 kg
Rankings updated on August 21, 2026, after PFL Charlotte.[4]
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C | ||||||||||
| 1 | |
A.J. McKee | 25–2 | |
3 | Win | PFL San Diego | Salamat Isbulaev | Super Rizin 5 | Razhabali Shaydullaev |
| 2 | |
Timur Khizriev | 18–0 | |
18 | Win | PFL 10 (2024) | Brendan Loughnane | PFL Chicago 2 | Gabriel Braga |
| 3 |  |
Jesus Pinedo | 26–8–1 | |
0 | Win | PFL Austin | Joey Ruquet | TBD | |
| 4 |  |
Salamat Isbulaev | 10–1 | |
1 | Loss | PFL San Diego | A.J. McKee | TBD | |
| 5 | |
Gabriel Braga | 16–4 | |
1 | Win | PFL Chicago | Cheyden Leialoha | PFL Chicago 2 | Timur Khizriev |
| 6 | |
Ibragim Ibragimov | 10–0 | |
10 | Win | PFL Europe 2 | Mathys Duragrin | TBD | |
| 7 |  |
Ádám Borics | 20–4 | |
0 | Loss | PFL Madrid | A.J. McKee | TBD | |
| 8 | |
Asaël Adjoudj | 11–1 | |
11 | Win | PFL Brussels | Keisuke Sasu | TBD | |
| 9 | |
Alexei Pergande | 8–0 | |
8 | Win | PFL Pittsburgh | Julio Arce | TBD | |
| 10 | |
Khasan Magomedsharipov | 11–0 | |
11 | Win | PFL San Diego | Joshua Weems | TBD | |
Bantamweight
[edit]Weight limit: 126 to 135 lbs • 57.15 to 61.23 kg
Rankings updated on August 21, 2026, after PFL Charlotte.[4]
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C | TBD | |||||||||
| 1 | |
Mitch McKee | 11–0 | |
11 | Win | PFL Chicago | Sergio Pettis | TBD | |
| 2 | |
Renat Khavalov | 12–0 | |
12 | Win | PFL Chicago | Raufeon Stots | TBD | |
| 3 | |
Sergio Pettis | 25–8 | |
0 | Loss | PFL Chicago | Mitch McKee | TBD | |
| 4 | |
Taylor Lapilus | 25–4 | |
6 | Win | PFL Brussels | Jake Hadley | TBD | |
| 5 | |
Lazaro Dayron | 11–0–1 | |
12 | Win | PFL New York | Raufeon Stots | TBD | |
| 6 | |
Magomed Magomedov | 22–6 | +1 |
0 | Loss | PFL Tampa | Daniel Marcos | TBD | |
| 7 |  |
Sarvarjon Khamidov | 17–1 | +1 |
1 | Win | PFL San Diego | Justin Wetzell | PFL Chicago 2 | Rafael do Nascimento |
| 8 | |
Marcirley Alves | 15–6 | +1 |
0 | Loss | PFL Tampa | Nkosi Ndebele | TBD | |
| 9 |  |
Naoki Inoue | 21–5 | +1 |
1 | Win | PFL Brussels | Marcirley Alves | TBD | |
| 10 | |
Lewis McGrillen | 13–2 | |
1 | Win | PFL Charlotte | Brandon Lewis | TBD | |
Women's rankings
[edit]Women's Flyweight
[edit]Weight limit: 116 to 125 lb • 52.61 to 56.69 kg
Rankings updated on August 21, 2026, after PFL Charlotte.[4]
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C | ||||||||||
| 1 | |
Dakota Ditcheva | 16–0 | |
16 | Win | PFL New York | Denise Kielholtz | TBD | |
| 2 | |
Liz Carmouche | 26–8 | |
4 | Win | PFL San Diego | Viviane Araújo | PFL Chicago 2 | Jena Bishop |
| 3 | |
Taila Santos | 23–5 | |
0 | Loss | PFL Tampa | Sabrinna de Sousa | TBD | |
| 4 | |
Jena Bishop | 11–3 | |
2 | Win | PFL San Diego | Ariane da Silva | PFL Chicago 2 | Liz Carmouche |
| 5 | |
Paulina Wiśniewska | 7–1 | |
1 | Win | PFL Chicago | Kana Watanabe | TBD | |
| 6 |  |
Denise Kielholtz | 9–6 | |
0 | Win | PFL New York | Dakota Ditcheva | TBD | |
| 7 | |
Viviane Araújo | 14–8 | |
0 | Loss | PFL San Diego | Liz Carmouche | TBD | |
| 8 | |
Sabrinna de Sousa | 7–0 | |
7 | Win | PFL Tampa | Taila Santos | TBD | |
| 9 | |
Tatiana Postarnakova | 8–0 | +1 |
8 | Win | PFL New York | Montana De La Rosa | TBD | |
| 10 | |
Shannon Clark | 8–1 | −1 |
3 | Win | PFL San Diego | Ilara Joanne | TBD | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Sherdog.com. "PFL Unveils Official Fighter Rankings System". Sherdog. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ↑ King, Nolan. "PFL implements rankings system". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ↑ Anderson, Jay (2026-01-27). "PFL Announces New Official Ranking System". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "PFL Rankings". pflmma.com. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
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