36-month objective rankings

Welterweight Rankings

Ranked by FightIndex score, rating strength, and recent competitive performance.

Champion

Islam Makhachev

Division #4

Interim

None

No interim champion

Top score

0.790

Carlos Prates

Rank	Fighter	36M Record	Rating	Score	Last Fight
#1	Carlos Prates P4P #3	8-1-0 9 fights	1561.9	0.790	May 2, 2026
#2	Jonathan Micallef P4P #19	4-0-0 4 fights	1550.3	0.710	May 2, 2026
#3	Michael Morales P4P #24	5-0-0 5 fights	1546.2	0.700	Nov 15, 2025
#4 Champion	Islam Makhachev P4P #27	4-0-0 4 fights	1540.8	0.694	Nov 15, 2025
#5	Michael Page P4P #32	4-1-0 5 fights	1542.2	0.684	Mar 21, 2026
#6	Myktybek Orolbai P4P #34	5-1-0 6 fights	1545.8	0.683	Mar 14, 2026
#7	Gabriel Bonfim P4P #39	5-1-0 6 fights	1542.9	0.673	Nov 8, 2025
#8	Yaroslav Amosov P4P #41	2-0-0 2 fights	1534.5	0.673	May 9, 2026
#9	Ian Machado Garry P4P #48	5-1-0 6 fights	1539.5	0.668	Nov 22, 2025
#10	Jacobe Smith P4P #52	4-0-0 4 fights	1545.4	0.668	Feb 21, 2026
#11	Mike Malott P4P #64	5-1-0 6 fights	1544.4	0.652	Apr 18, 2026
#12	Punahele Soriano P4P #70	4-1-0 5 fights	1540.0	0.642	Feb 21, 2026
#13	Rinat Fakhretdinov P4P #80	4-0-1 5 fights	1535.6	0.629	Sep 6, 2025
#14	Seokhyeon Ko P4P #82	3-0-0 3 fights	1532.3	0.628	Nov 1, 2025
#15	Sean Brady P4P #84	4-1-0 5 fights	1532.2	0.624	May 9, 2026
#16	Uros Medic P4P #86	5-2-0 7 fights	1534.5	0.618	Feb 21, 2026
#17	Charles Radtke P4P #132	5-2-0 7 fights	1529.0	0.586	Apr 11, 2026
#18	Sam Patterson P4P #136	4-1-0 5 fights	1522.7	0.581	Mar 21, 2026
#19	Bryan Battle P4P #140	3-0-0 4 fights	1524.5	0.578	Dec 7, 2024
#20	Michael Chiesa P4P #144	4-1-0 5 fights	1533.1	0.577	Mar 28, 2026
#21	Joel Alvarez P4P #153	4-1-0 5 fights	1521.9	0.572	May 9, 2026
#22	Kitt Campbell P4P #170	2-0-0 2 fights	1523.6	0.558	Aug 22, 2025
#23	Ty Miller P4P #171	2-0-0 2 fights	1526.9	0.558	Jan 24, 2026
#24	Shavkat Rakhmonov P4P #174	2-0-0 2 fights	1516.5	0.557	Dec 7, 2024
#25	Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani P4P #183	2-0-0 2 fights	1526.8	0.554	Feb 21, 2026
#26	Islam Dulatov P4P #201	2-0-0 2 fights	1519.7	0.542	Jul 19, 2025
#27	Jake Matthews P4P #202	4-2-0 6 fights	1518.6	0.541	Sep 27, 2025
#28	Daniel Rodriguez P4P #204	3-1-0 4 fights	1523.8	0.540	Jul 19, 2025
#29	Daniil Donchenko P4P #215	2-0-0 2 fights	1526.2	0.535	Feb 7, 2026
#30	Joaquin Buckley P4P #230	5-2-0 7 fights	1511.6	0.525	May 9, 2026
#31	Jack Della Maddalena P4P #233	4-2-0 6 fights	1508.0	0.523	May 2, 2026
#32	Michael Oliveira P4P #274	1-0-0 1 fights	1512.0	0.498	Oct 14, 2025
#33	Christopher Alvidrez P4P #280	1-0-0 1 fights	1512.0	0.498	Sep 30, 2025
#34	Kevin Holland P4P #309	5-6-0 11 fights	1501.5	0.488	Apr 11, 2026
#35	Ramiz Brahimaj P4P #313	3-2-0 5 fights	1508.1	0.483	Feb 21, 2026
#36	Nicolas Dalby P4P #314	3-2-0 5 fights	1508.2	0.481	Nov 22, 2025
#37	Benjamin Bennett P4P #320	1-0-0 1 fights	1508.0	0.481	Sep 17, 2024
#38	Samandar Murodov P4P #321	1-0-0 1 fights	1508.0	0.481	Aug 23, 2024
#39	Rami Hamed P4P #322	1-0-0 1 fights	1508.0	0.481	Aug 13, 2024
#40	Bahatebole Batebolati P4P #324	1-0-0 1 fights	1508.0	0.481	May 18, 2024
#41	Jonny Parsons P4P #329	1-0-0 1 fights	1508.0	0.481	Jul 22, 2023
#42	Robbie Lawler P4P #331	1-0-0 1 fights	1508.0	0.481	Jul 8, 2023
#43	Neil Magny P4P #338	4-4-0 8 fights	1501.3	0.478	Dec 13, 2025
#44	Oban Elliott P4P #349	4-2-0 6 fights	1502.2	0.473	Jan 31, 2026
#45	Andreas Gustafsson P4P #354	2-1-0 3 fights	1507.7	0.468	Sep 6, 2025
#46	Kamaru Usman P4P #366	1-1-0 2 fights	1506.4	0.461	Jun 14, 2025
#47	Taiyilake Nueraji P4P #374	1-0-0 1 fights	1511.5	0.458	Aug 23, 2025
#48	Randy Brown P4P #387	4-3-0 7 fights	1497.6	0.450	Apr 11, 2026
#49	Carlos Leal P4P #389	2-2-0 4 fights	1509.0	0.449	Feb 21, 2026
#50	Muslim Salikhov P4P #391	3-3-0 6 fights	1501.3	0.444	Nov 8, 2025
#51	Khaos Williams P4P #416	2-2-0 4 fights	1501.5	0.425	May 16, 2026
#52	Trey Waters P4P #433	1-1-0 2 fights	1496.9	0.414	Sep 6, 2025
#53	Kevin Jousset P4P #452	2-2-0 4 fights	1495.8	0.402	Feb 8, 2025
#54	Song Kenan P4P #460	2-2-0 4 fights	1499.5	0.399	Nov 23, 2024
#55	Chidi Njokuani P4P #472	3-3-0 6 fights	1491.2	0.396	Feb 21, 2026
#56	Austin Vanderford P4P #486	1-1-0 2 fights	1499.8	0.388	Oct 4, 2025
#57	Themba Gorimbo P4P #496	3-3-0 6 fights	1487.4	0.383	May 2, 2026
#58	Chris Curtis P4P #509	2-3-0 6 fights	1486.5	0.376	Mar 14, 2026
#59	Victor Valenzuela P4P #514	1-1-0 2 fights	1503.6	0.374	Apr 25, 2026
#60	Jared Gooden P4P #522	1-1-0 2 fights	1499.6	0.372	Oct 12, 2024
#61	Jeremiah Wells P4P #529	1-2-0 3 fights	1497.5	0.364	Nov 1, 2025
#62	Belal Muhammad P4P #534	1-2-0 3 fights	1485.9	0.358	Nov 22, 2025
#63	Bassil Hafez P4P #538	1-2-0 3 fights	1492.8	0.358	Nov 16, 2024
#64	Jack Hermansson P4P #579	1-2-0 3 fights	1485.2	0.338	Nov 22, 2025
#65	Preston Parsons P4P #590	1-2-0 3 fights	1488.3	0.333	Jan 11, 2025
#66	Tim Means P4P #605	1-2-0 3 fights	1491.6	0.327	Oct 5, 2024
#67	Li Jingliang P4P #616	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.5	0.323	Aug 17, 2024
#68	Santiago Ponzinibbio P4P #618	1-2-0 3 fights	1491.9	0.322	May 3, 2025
#69	Court McGee P4P #625	1-2-0 3 fights	1488.3	0.320	Jun 14, 2025
#70	Billy Ray Goff P4P #628	1-2-0 3 fights	1487.8	0.318	May 31, 2025
#71	Nikolay Veretennikov P4P #631	2-4-0 6 fights	1481.1	0.316	May 16, 2026
#72	Josiah Harrell P4P #643	0-1-0 1 fights	1485.4	0.310	Feb 21, 2026
#73	Carlston Harris P4P #644	1-2-0 3 fights	1487.5	0.310	Jan 11, 2025
#74	Leon Edwards P4P #647	1-3-0 4 fights	1478.0	0.307	Nov 15, 2025
#75	Rhys McKee P4P #651	1-3-0 4 fights	1485.2	0.306	Sep 6, 2025
#76	Ange Loosa P4P #660	1-2-0 4 fights	1487.3	0.302	Jun 14, 2025
#77	Daniel Frunza P4P #680	1-2-0 3 fights	1483.4	0.289	Nov 1, 2025
#78	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos P4P #682	1-3-1 5 fights	1477.2	0.287	Aug 2, 2025
#79	Geoff Neal P4P #703	1-3-0 4 fights	1474.3	0.283	Feb 21, 2026
#80	YunSeong Jang P4P #711	0-1-0 1 fights	1488.4	0.277	Aug 22, 2025
#81	Colby Covington P4P #722	0-2-0 2 fights	1481.4	0.267	Dec 14, 2024
#82	Phil Rowe P4P #724	1-4-0 5 fights	1471.0	0.265	Feb 21, 2026
#83	Mohamed Ado P4P #728	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Oct 15, 2024
#84	Vanilto Antunes P4P #733	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Oct 8, 2024
#85	Christien Savoie P4P #735	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Oct 1, 2024
#86	Vadym Kutsyi P4P #740	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Sep 24, 2024
#87	Joey Hart P4P #744	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Sep 17, 2024
#88	Igor Cavalcanti P4P #750	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Sep 3, 2024
#89	Jonathan Piersma P4P #756	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Aug 23, 2024
#90	Pat Pytlik P4P #758	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Aug 20, 2024
#91	Ding Meng P4P #761	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Aug 13, 2024
#92	HanSeul Kim P4P #771	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	May 18, 2024
#93	Pete Rodriguez P4P #780	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Feb 3, 2024
#94	Yohan Lainesse P4P #781	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Jan 20, 2024
#95	Raimond Magomedaliev P4P #792	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Oct 3, 2023
#96	Raheam Forest P4P #793	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Sep 26, 2023
#97	Andre Fialho P4P #797	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Sep 23, 2023
#98	AJ Fletcher P4P #798	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Sep 23, 2023
#99	Blood Diamond P4P #808	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Sep 9, 2023
#100	Yusaku Kinoshita P4P #821	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Aug 26, 2023