UFC Men's Middleweight Rankings

Updated: Oct 06, 2026

Champion

Sean Strickland

31-7-0

Last: def. Khamzat Chimaev

R5 S. DEC

Sean Strickland

Fighter	Record	Last Opponent	Result	Method	Event	Awarded	Fight tracker
1 K. Chimaev Khamzat Chimaev	15-1-0	vs S. Strickland Sean Strickland	L	S. Decision	UFC 328 May 9, 2026
2 D. Plessis Dricus Du Plessis	24-3-0	vs K. Usman Kamaru Usman	W	U. Decision	UFC Fight Night July 18, 2026
3 N. Imavov Nassourdine Imavov	17-4-1	vs C. Borralho Caio Borralho	W	U. Decision	UFC Fight Night September 6, 2025
4 B. Allen Brendan Allen	28-7-0	vs C. Duncan Christian Leroy Duncan	W	Submission	UFC Fight Night October 10, 2026
5 C. Borralho Caio Borralho	18-2-1	vs R. de Ridder Reinier de Ridder	W	U. Decision	UFC 326 March 7, 2026
6 J. Pyfer Joe Pyfer	16-3-0	vs I. Adesanya Israel Adesanya	W	KO/TKO	UFC Fight Night March 28, 2026
7 G. Rodrigues Gregory Rodrigues	20-6-0	vs A. Hernandez Anthony Hernandez	W	U. Decision	UFC Fight Night August 22, 2026
8 A. Hernandez Anthony Hernandez	15-4-1	vs G. Rodrigues Gregory Rodrigues	L	U. Decision	UFC Fight Night August 22, 2026
9 I. Adesanya Israel Adesanya	24-6-0	vs J. Pyfer Joe Pyfer	L	KO/TKO	UFC Fight Night March 28, 2026
10 C. Duncan Christian Leroy Duncan	15-3-0	vs B. Allen Brendan Allen	L	Submission	UFC Fight Night October 10, 2026
11 J. Cannonier Jared Cannonier	18-10-0	vs C. Duncan Christian Leroy Duncan	L	U. Decision	UFC Fight Night July 18, 2026
12 A. Magomedov Abus Magomedov	29-7-1	vs M. Oleksiejczuk Michal Oleksiejczuk	W	Submission	UFC Fight Night June 27, 2026
13 I. Aliskerov Ikram Aliskerov	18-2-0	vs B. Ferreira Brunno Ferreira	W	U. Decision	UFC Fight Night June 27, 2026
14 B. Nickal Bo Nickal	9-1-0	vs K. Daukaus Kyle Daukaus	W	KO/TKO	UFC Freedom 250 June 15, 2026
15 S. Magomedov Shara Magomedov	17-1-0	vs M. Pereira Michel Pereira	W	U. Decision	UFC Fight Night June 27, 2026