UFC Pound-for-Pound Rankings: August 2021

It has been just about two months since we last ranked the top fighters in the UFC. This could be our last rankings in a long time without Ciryl Gane. For now, here’s our top ten UFC fighters pound-for-pound:

1. Kamaru Usman, welterweight champ.

Last Fight: Jorge Masvidal (win by KO) Next Fight: Colby Covington

2. Jon Jones, heavyweight.

Last Fight: Dominic Reyes (win by decision) Next Fight: TBD.

3. Francis Ngannou, heavyweight champ.

Last Fight: Stiope Miocic (win by KO) Next Fight: TBD.

4. Jan Blachowicz, light-heavyweight champ.

Last Fight: Israel Adesayna (win by decision) Next Fight: TBD.

5. Israel Adesanya, middleweight champ.

Last Fight: Jan Blachowicz (loss by decision) Next Fight: Marvin Vettori

6. Alex Volkanovski, featherweight champ.

Last Fight: Max Holloway (win by decision) Next Fight: TBD.

7. Stipe Miocic, heavyweight.

Last Fight: Francis Ngannou (loss by KO) Next Fight: TBD.

8. Max Holloway, featherweight.

Last Fight: Calvin Kattar (win by decision) Next Fight: Yair Rodriguez

9. Dustin Poirier, lightweight.

Last Fight: Conor McGregor (win by TKO) Next Fight: TBD.

10. Charles Oliveira, lightweight champ.

Last Fight: Michael Chandler (win by KO) Next Fight: TBD.

Honorable Mentions: Rose Namajunas, Amanda Nunes, Valentina Shevchenko, Robert Whittaker, Peter Yan.