UFC Rankings
Weightclass Ranking
The UFC establishes classifications by weight category male and female.
Weight-class ranking at UFC is determined as follow:
- The champion and interim champion are de facto at the top of their respective weight-class ranking
- Only fighters in active status in the UFC are ranked
- A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time
- Ranking is generated based upon the feeling of a panel made up of media members
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
The UFC also establishes a ranking called Pound-for-Pound, that is, by offsetting, "in imagination", the weight advantage and then mixing all male and female fighters.
Panelists
Below is the list of panelists who vote to establish the UFC weight-classes and "Pound-for-Pound" rankings.
| Panelist | Media |
|---|---|
| Andreas Hale | FightNews |
| Ariel Shnerer | Fight Network |
| Brian Hemminger | MMA Oddsbreaker |
| Bruno Massami | Gazeta Esportiva |
| Christoffer Esping | bursprak.se |
| David Brown | Cherokee Scout |
| Eddie Pappani | KIOZ San Diego |
| Grant Gordon | Burbank Leader |
| Jeff Cain | MMAWeekly.com |
| Ken Pishna | MMAWeekly.com |
| Rob DeMello | KHON Honolulu |
| Romain Cadot | vladusport.com |
| Steve Jeffery | CFMU 93.3 FM |
| Steve Juon | Wrestling Observer |