36-month objective rankings

Welterweight Rankings

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

Champion

Islam Makhachev

Division #1

Interim

None

No interim champion

Top score

0.762

Islam Makhachev

Rank	Fighter	36M Record	Rating	Score	Last Fight
#1 Champion	Islam Makhachev P4P #10	5-0-0 5 fights	1552.2	0.762	Aug 15, 2026
#2	Carlos Prates P4P #11	7-1-0 8 fights	1555.3	0.762	May 2, 2026
#3	Gabriel Bonfim P4P #39	5-1-0 6 fights	1545.8	0.685	Jun 6, 2026
#4	Jonathan Micallef P4P #42	4-0-0 4 fights	1542.6	0.681	May 2, 2026
#5	Uros Medic P4P #45	5-2-0 7 fights	1544.0	0.677	Aug 1, 2026
#6	Michael Morales P4P #55	4-0-0 4 fights	1538.9	0.663	Nov 15, 2025
#7	Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani P4P #56	3-0-0 3 fights	1539.9	0.663	Jul 18, 2026
#8	Michael Chiesa P4P #68	4-0-0 4 fights	1541.0	0.652	Mar 28, 2026
#9	Jacobe Smith P4P #70	4-0-0 4 fights	1538.3	0.651	Feb 21, 2026
#10	Michael Page P4P #71	4-1-0 5 fights	1537.2	0.650	Mar 21, 2026
#11	Sam Patterson P4P #86	5-1-0 6 fights	1533.2	0.635	Jul 25, 2026
#12	Yaroslav Amosov P4P #90	2-0-0 2 fights	1529.7	0.632	May 9, 2026
#13	Daniil Donchenko P4P #99	3-0-0 3 fights	1537.7	0.622	Jun 27, 2026
#14	Ty Miller P4P #101	3-0-0 3 fights	1537.5	0.620	Aug 8, 2026
#15	Mike Malott P4P #104	4-1-0 5 fights	1537.7	0.618	Apr 18, 2026
#16	Sean Brady P4P #105	4-1-0 5 fights	1531.7	0.618	May 9, 2026
#17	Punahele Soriano P4P #109	4-1-0 5 fights	1532.0	0.611	Feb 21, 2026
#18	Myktybek Orolbai P4P #129	5-2-0 7 fights	1527.5	0.595	Aug 15, 2026
#19	Charles Radtke P4P #138	5-2-0 7 fights	1528.6	0.587	Apr 11, 2026
#20	Rinat Fakhretdinov P4P #142	3-0-1 4 fights	1528.2	0.580	Sep 6, 2025
#21	Michael Oliveira P4P #150	2-0-0 2 fights	1527.4	0.578	Aug 1, 2026
#22	Bryan Battle P4P #159	3-0-0 4 fights	1524.2	0.568	Dec 7, 2024
#23	Jeremiah Wells P4P #171	2-1-0 3 fights	1523.6	0.561	Aug 15, 2026
#24	Kitt Campbell P4P #172	2-0-0 2 fights	1523.6	0.560	Aug 22, 2025
#25	Jake Matthews P4P #179	4-2-0 6 fights	1523.3	0.556	May 30, 2026
#26	Neil Magny P4P #181	4-3-0 7 fights	1521.0	0.555	Aug 15, 2026
#27	Islam Dulatov P4P #184	2-0-0 2 fights	1520.0	0.551	Jul 19, 2025
#28	Ian Machado Garry P4P #191	4-2-0 6 fights	1516.3	0.547	Aug 15, 2026
#29	Shavkat Rakhmonov P4P #198	2-0-0 2 fights	1516.2	0.542	Dec 7, 2024
#30	Seokhyeon Ko P4P #214	3-1-0 4 fights	1515.8	0.534	Jul 18, 2026
#31	Chidi Njokuani P4P #218	4-2-0 6 fights	1518.3	0.532	Aug 15, 2026
#32	Tahir Abdullayev P4P #241	1-0-0 1 fights	1516.0	0.514	Jun 27, 2026
#33	Levan Chokheli P4P #242	1-0-0 1 fights	1516.0	0.514	Jun 20, 2026
#34	Joaquin Buckley P4P #256	5-2-0 7 fights	1508.0	0.500	May 9, 2026
#35	Jose Souza P4P #262	1-0-0 1 fights	1515.6	0.497	May 30, 2026
#36	Christopher Alvidrez P4P #267	1-0-0 1 fights	1512.0	0.495	Sep 30, 2025
#37	Farman Hasanov P4P #298	1-0-0 1 fights	1515.5	0.489	Jun 27, 2026
#38	Abubakar Vagaev P4P #302	1-0-0 1 fights	1515.4	0.487	Jul 25, 2026
#39	Max Holloway P4P #309	3-2-0 5 fights	1511.9	0.483	Jul 11, 2026
#40	Benjamin Bennett P4P #328	1-0-0 1 fights	1508.0	0.477	Sep 17, 2024
#41	Samandar Murodov P4P #329	1-0-0 1 fights	1508.0	0.477	Aug 23, 2024
#42	Rami Hamed P4P #330	1-0-0 1 fights	1508.0	0.477	Aug 13, 2024
#43	Bahatebole Batebolati P4P #332	1-0-0 1 fights	1508.0	0.477	May 18, 2024
#44	Daniel Rodriguez P4P #351	3-2-0 5 fights	1507.7	0.466	Aug 1, 2026
#45	Cam Nelson P4P #356	1-0-0 1 fights	1514.9	0.463	Aug 29, 2026
#46	Taiyilake Nueraji P4P #357	1-0-0 1 fights	1511.5	0.462	Aug 23, 2025
#47	Muslim Salikhov P4P #361	3-2-0 5 fights	1507.4	0.460	Nov 8, 2025
#48	Andreas Gustafsson P4P #366	2-1-0 3 fights	1507.6	0.457	Sep 6, 2025
#49	Jack Della Maddalena P4P #371	3-2-0 5 fights	1500.6	0.455	May 2, 2026
#50	Kevin Holland P4P #385	4-6-0 10 fights	1497.6	0.445	Apr 11, 2026
#51	Khaos Williams P4P #419	2-2-0 4 fights	1504.7	0.422	May 16, 2026
#52	Carlos Leal P4P #429	2-2-0 4 fights	1501.5	0.413	Feb 21, 2026
#53	Ramiz Brahimaj P4P #438	3-3-0 6 fights	1495.3	0.406	Aug 15, 2026
#54	Joel Alvarez P4P #441	3-2-0 5 fights	1494.2	0.405	Aug 15, 2026
#55	Nicolas Dalby P4P #442	2-2-0 4 fights	1500.7	0.405	Nov 22, 2025
#56	Kevin Jousset P4P #444	2-2-0 4 fights	1499.6	0.404	Feb 8, 2025
#57	Bassil Hafez P4P #462	1-1-0 2 fights	1500.2	0.392	Nov 16, 2024
#58	Jared Gooden P4P #488	1-1-0 2 fights	1500.0	0.383	Oct 12, 2024
#59	Trey Waters P4P #491	1-1-0 2 fights	1496.5	0.383	Sep 6, 2025
#60	Victor Valenzuela P4P #496	1-1-0 2 fights	1504.0	0.382	Apr 25, 2026
#61	Randy Brown P4P #499	3-3-0 6 fights	1490.3	0.380	Apr 11, 2026
#62	Themba Gorimbo P4P #518	3-3-0 6 fights	1487.3	0.368	May 2, 2026
#63	Chris Curtis P4P #525	2-3-0 5 fights	1489.7	0.365	Mar 14, 2026
#64	Oban Elliott P4P #528	3-3-0 6 fights	1484.0	0.363	Aug 1, 2026
#65	Austin Vanderford P4P #531	1-1-0 2 fights	1496.0	0.361	Oct 4, 2025
#66	Preston Parsons P4P #563	1-2-0 3 fights	1492.2	0.336	Jan 11, 2025
#67	Song Kenan P4P #581	1-2-0 3 fights	1492.2	0.326	Nov 23, 2024
#68	Jack Hermansson P4P #603	1-2-0 3 fights	1485.0	0.315	Nov 22, 2025
#69	Court McGee P4P #605	1-2-0 3 fights	1488.6	0.314	Jun 14, 2025
#70	Tim Means P4P #613	1-2-0 3 fights	1491.5	0.312	Oct 5, 2024
#71	Nikolay Veretennikov P4P #624	2-4-0 6 fights	1480.7	0.301	May 16, 2026
#72	Adam Fugitt P4P #631	1-2-0 3 fights	1484.4	0.297	Jan 24, 2026
#73	Rhys McKee P4P #633	1-3-0 4 fights	1485.4	0.297	Sep 6, 2025
#74	Josiah Harrell P4P #638	0-1-0 1 fights	1488.9	0.291	Feb 21, 2026
#75	Ange Loosa P4P #639	1-2-0 4 fights	1487.4	0.291	Jun 14, 2025
#76	Phil Rowe P4P #646	1-3-0 4 fights	1481.4	0.286	Feb 21, 2026
#77	Li Jingliang P4P #647	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.4	0.286	Aug 17, 2024
#78	Leon Edwards P4P #658	1-3-0 4 fights	1477.8	0.279	Nov 15, 2025
#79	Daniel Frunza P4P #662	1-2-0 3 fights	1483.4	0.276	Nov 1, 2025
#80	Geoff Neal P4P #676	1-3-0 4 fights	1477.6	0.270	Feb 21, 2026
#81	Belal Muhammad P4P #690	1-3-0 4 fights	1471.5	0.265	Jun 6, 2026
#82	Theodor Berggren P4P #692	0-1-0 1 fights	1485.0	0.264	Jun 27, 2026
#83	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos P4P #693	1-3-1 5 fights	1477.1	0.264	Aug 2, 2025
#84	Colby Covington P4P #699	0-2-0 2 fights	1484.9	0.261	Dec 14, 2024
#85	YunSeong Jang P4P #702	0-1-0 1 fights	1488.4	0.259	Aug 22, 2025
#86	Mohamed Ado P4P #714	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.252	Oct 15, 2024
#87	Vanilto Antunes P4P #719	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.252	Oct 8, 2024
#88	Christien Savoie P4P #721	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.252	Oct 1, 2024
#89	Vadym Kutsyi P4P #726	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.252	Sep 24, 2024
#90	Joey Hart P4P #730	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.252	Sep 17, 2024
#91	Igor Cavalcanti P4P #736	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.252	Sep 3, 2024
#92	Jonathan Piersma P4P #743	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.252	Aug 23, 2024
#93	Pat Pytlik P4P #745	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.252	Aug 20, 2024
#94	HanSeul Kim P4P #757	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.252	May 18, 2024
#95	Val Woodburn P4P #776	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.252	Feb 17, 2024
#96	Pete Rodriguez P4P #780	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.252	Feb 3, 2024
#97	Yohan Lainesse P4P #782	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.252	Jan 20, 2024
#98	Wellington Turman P4P #786	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.252	Dec 2, 2023
#99	Raimond Magomedaliev P4P #801	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.252	Oct 3, 2023
#100	Raheam Forest P4P #802	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.252	Sep 26, 2023