Jorge Masvidal, Douglas Lima shake up welterweight rankings

Jorge Masvidal took home the BMF belt at UFC 244. Douglas Lima walked away with a big check after winning the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix, at the same time recapturing his 170-pound championship. And for those recent achievements, these two welterweights make the biggest moves in the latest ESPN divisional rankings.

They are not alone, however, in shaking things up. Darren Till enters the middleweight rankings after winning his first bout in that division. Kevin Lee, after a successful return to lightweight, enters the 155-pound Top 10. And Yair Rodriguez, fresh off a grudge match victory, makes his debut in the featherweight rankings.

There’s movement elsewhere as well. Check out my rankings within each MMA weight division by clicking on the links below.

For a list of current UFC champions in all weight classes, click here.

Note: Results are current, rankings as of Nov. 5.

HeavyweightLight heavyweightMiddleweightWelterweight
LightweightMen’s featherweightMen’s bantamweightMen’s flyweight
Women’s bantamweightWomen’s flyweightStrawweight

Record: 19-3
Last: W (TKO4) Daniel Cormier, Aug. 17
Next: TBD

Record: 22-2, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO4) Stipe Miocic, Aug. 17
Next: TBD

Record: 14-3
Last: W (TKO1) Junior dos Santos, June 29
Next: TBD

Record: 12-2, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO2) Shamil Abdurakhimov, Sept. 7
Next: TBD

Record: 21-6
Last: L (TKO1) Francis Ngannou, June 29
Next: TBD

Record: 22-7
Last: W (SD) Blagoy Ivanov, Nov. 2
Next: TBD

Record: 30-7
Last: L (KO3) Derrick Lewis, Oct. 6
Next: Nov. 9 vs. Greg Hardy

Record: 45-17, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO1) Aleksei Oleinik, April 20
Next: Dec. 7 vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Record: 27-5, 1 NC
Last: NC Cheick Kongo, Sept. 7
Next: TBD

Record: 30-10-2, 1 NC
Last: NC Ryan Bader, Sept. 7
Next: TBD

Record: 25-1, 1 NC
Last: W (SD) Thiago Santos, July 6
Next: TBD

Record: 27-5, 1 NC
Last: NC Cheick Kongo, Sept. 7
Next: TBD

Record: 32-14
Last: W (SUB4) Alexander Gustafsson, June 1
Next: TBD

Record: 12-0
Last: W (TKO1) Chris Weidman, Oct. 18
Next: TBD

Record: 13-4
Last: W (TKO1) Johnny Walker, Nov. 2
Next: TBD

Record: 21-7
Last: L (SD) Jon Jones, July 6
Next: TBD

Record: 24-9
Last: W (KO2) Luke Rockhold, July 6
Next: Nov. 16 vs Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza

Record: 16-4
Last: W (TKO2) Ilir Latifi, Aug. 10
Next: Dec. 21 vs. Aleksander Rakic

Record: 30-7
Last: W (SD) Nikita Krylov, Sept. 14
Next: TBD

Record: 12-1
Last: W (KO1) Jimi Manuwa, June 1
Next: Dec. 21 vs. Volkan Oezdemir

Record: 18-0
Last: W (TKO2) Robert Whittaker, Oct. 6
Next: TBD

Record: 20-5
Last: L (TKO2) Israel Adesanya, Oct. 6
Next: TBD

Record: 13-0
Last: W (UD) Yoel Romero, Aug. 17
Next: TBD

Record: 13-4
Last: L (UD) Paulo Costa, Aug. 17
Next: TBD

Record: 13-4
Last: W (TKO2) Jack Hermansson, Sept. 28
Next: TBD

Record: 18-2-1
Last: W (SD) Kelvin Gastelum, Nov. 2
Next: TBD

Record: 15-5, 1 NC
Last: L (SD) Darren Till, Nov. 2
Next: TBD

Record: 20-4
Last: L (TKO2) Jared Cannonier, Sept. 28
Next: TBD

Record: 26-7, 1 NC
Last: L (UD) Jack Hermansson, April 27
Next: Nov. 16 vs. Jan Blachowicz

Record: 10-0
Last: W (MD) Gegard Mousasi, June 22
Next: TBD

Record: 15-1
Last: W (UD) Tyron Woodley, March 2
Next: Dec. 14 vs. Colby Covington

Record: 15-1
Last: W (UD) Robbie Lawler, Aug. 3
Next: Dec. 14 vs. Kamaru Usman

Record: 35-13
Last: W (TKO3) Nate Diaz, Nov. 2
Next: TBD

Record: 32-7
Last: W (UD) Rory MacDonald, Oct. 26
Next: TBD

Record: 19-4-1
Last: L (UD) Kamaru Usman, March 2
Next: TBD

Record: 18-3
Last: W (UD) Rafael dos Anjos, July 20
Next: TBD

Record: 21-6-1
Last: L (UD) Douglas Lima, Oct. 26
Next: TBD

Record: 15-4-1
Last: W (UD) Vicente Luque, Nov. 2
Next: TBD

Record: 29-12
Last: L (UD) Leon Edwards, July 20
Next: TBD

Record: 27-3
Last: W (KO4) Neil Magny, Nov. 17
Next: TBD

Record: 28-0
Last: W (SUB3) Dustin Poirier, Sept. 7
Next: TBD

Record: 25-3
Last: W (TKO2) Donald Cerrone, June 8
Next: TBD

Record: 25-6
Last: L (SUB3) Khabib Nurmagomedov, Sept. 7
Next: TBD

Record: 21-2
Last: W (TKO1) Donald Cerrone, Sept. 14
Next: TBD

Record: 36-13, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO1) Justin Gaethje, Sept. 14
Next: TBD

Record: 17-4
Last: W (SD) Edson Barboza, Sept. 7
Next: TBD

Record: 19-5
Last: L (TKO1) Patricio Freire, May 11
Next: TBD

Record: 19-8
Last: W (UD) Al Iaquinta, Oct. 6
Next: TBD

Record: 30-4
Last: W (UD) Juan Archuleta, Sept. 28
Next: TBD in March vs. Pedro Carvalho

Record: 18-5
Last: W (KO1) Gregor Gillespie, Nov. 2
Next: TBD

Record: 21-4
Last: W (UD) Frankie Edgar, July 28
Next: Dec. 14 vs. Alexander Volkanovski

Record: 20-1
Last: W (UD) Jose Aldo, May 11
Next: Dec. 14 vs. Max Holloway

Record: 14-1, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO4) Max Holloway, Dec. 8
Next: Dec. 21 vs. Chan Sung Jung

Record: 28-5
Last: L (UD) Alexander Volkanovski, May 11
Next: TBD

Record: 30-4
Last: W (UD) Juan Archuleta, Sept. 28
Next: TBD in March vs. Pedro Carvalho

Record: 17-1
Last: W (UD) Jeremy Stephens, March 2
Next: Nov. 9 vs. Calvin Kattar

Record: 13-2, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Jeremy Stephens, Oct. 18
Next: TBD

Record: 15-5
Last: W (TKO1) Renato Moicano, June 22
Next: Dec. 21 vs. Brian Ortega

Record: 28-15
Last: L (UD) Max Holloway, July 28
Next: TBD

Record: 15-2
Last: W (TKO2) Mirsad Bektic, July 13
Next: TBD

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Record: 15-2
Last: W (TKO3) Marlon Moraes, June 8
Next: TBD

Record: 22-6-1
Last: L (TKO3) Henry Cejudo, June 8
Next: TBD

Record: 18-3
Last: W (UD) Pedro Munhoz, June 8
Next: TBD

Record: 22-2
Last: L (UD) Cody Garbrandt, Dec. 30, 2016
Next: TBD

Record: 12-1
Last: W (UD) Raphael Assuncao, Aug. 17
Next: TBD

Record: 13-1
Last: W (UD) Jimmie Rivera, June 8
Next: Dec. 14 vs. Urijah Faber

Record: 27-7
Last: L (UD) Cory Sandhagen, Aug. 17
Next: TBD

Record: 18-4, 1 NC
Last: L (UD) Aljamain Sterling, June 8
Next: TBD

Record: 11-3
Last: L (TKO1) Pedro Munhoz, March 2
Next: TBD

Record: 28-2
Last: L (TKO1) Kai Asakura, Aug. 18
Next: TBD

Record: 15-2
Last: W (TKO3) Marlon Moraes, June 8
Next: TBD

Record: 30-3-1
Last: W (UD) Dannyu Kingad, Oct. 12
Next: TBD

Record: 28-5
Last: W (TKO2) Jussier Formiga, June 29
Next: TBD

Record: 17-1
Last: W (SUB1) Tim Elliott, Oct. 12
Next: TBD

Record: 23-6
Last: L (TKO2) Joseph Benavidez, June 29
Next: TBD

Record: 21-4
Last: L (UD) Deiveson Figueiredo, July 27
Next: Dec. 21 vs. Matt Schnell

Record: 16-1
Last: W (TKO1) Raulian Paiva, Aug. 10
Next: TBD

Record: 21-5
Last: L (TKO1) Josephj Benavidez, Nov. 30
Next: TBD

Record: 18-5
Last: W (UD) Tyson Nam, Sept. 21
Next: TBD

Record: 14-4
Last: W (SUB) Jordan Espinosa, Aug. 3
Next: Dec. 21 vs. Alexandre Pantoja

Record: 18-4
Last: W (TKO1) Holly Holm, July 6
Next: Dec. 14 vs. Germaine de Randamie

Record: 9-3
Last: W (TKO1) Aspen Ladd, July 13
Next: Dec. 14 vs. Amanda Nunes

Record: 10-0
Last: W (SD) Cat Zingano, March 3, 2018
Next: TBD

Record: 8-1
Last: L (TKO1) Germaine de Randamie, July 13
Next: Dec. 7 vs. Yana Kunitskaya

Record: 9-3
Last: W (UD) Nicco MontaƱo, July 13
Next: TBD

Record: 12-5
Last: L (TKO1) Amanda Nunes, July 6
Next: TBD

Record: 9-7
Last: L (UD) Germaine de Randamie, Nov. 11
Next: TBD

Record: 10-4
Last: L (TKO1) Megan Anderson, Dec. 29
Next: TBD

Record: 15-4, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Marion Reneau, March 9
Next: Dec. 7 vs. Aspen Ladd

Record: 9-5-1
Last: L (UD) Yana Kunitskaya, March 9
Next: TBD

Record: 18-3
Last: W (UD) Liz Carmouche, Aug. 10
Next: TBD

Record: 10-0
Last: W (TKO3) Veta Arteaga, April 27
Next: Dec. 21 vs. Kate Jackson

Record: 13-2
Last: W (UD) Jennifer Maia, Nov. 2
Next: TBD

Record: 14-4
Last: W (SD) Andrea Lee, Sept. 7
Next: TBD

Record: 13-7
Last: L (UD) Valentina Shevchenko, Aug. 10
Next: TBD

Record: 14-7, 1 NC
Last: L (KO2) Valentina Shevchenko, June 8
Next: Dec. 14 vs Viviane Araujo

Record: 8-1
Last: W (UD) Alexis Davis, July 27
Next: Dec. 14 vs Jessica Eye

Record: 11-3
Last: L (SD) Joanne Calderwood, Sept. 7
Next: TBD

Record: 17-6-1
Last: L (UD) Katlyn Chookagian, Nov. 2
Next: TBD

Record: 23-16
Last: L (UD) Jessica Maia, July 20
Next: TBD

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Record: 20-1
Last: W (TKO1) Jessica Andrade, Aug. 31
Next: TBD

Record: 20-7
Last: L (TKO1) Zhang Weili, Aug. 31
Next: TBD

Record: 8-4
Last: L (TKO2) Jessica Andrade, May 11
Next: TBD

Record: 16-3
Last: W (UD) Michelle Waterson, Oct. 12
Next: TBD

Record: 8-0
Last: W (UD) Nina Ansaroff, June 8
Next: TBD

Record: 17-7
Last: L (UD) Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Oct. 12
Next: TBD

Record: 10-6
Last: L (UD) Tatiana Suarez, June 8
Next: TBD

Record: 17-4
Last: W (UD) Randa Markos, July 6
Next: Dec. 7 vs. Cynthia Calvillo

Record: 15-6
Last: W (MD) Alexa Grasso, Sept. 21
Next: TBD

Record: 11-3
Last: L (MD) Carla Esparza, Sept. 21
Next: TBD

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