Updated: Pound for pound UFC rankings - November 13, 2023

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The UFC is home to the cream of the crop with regards to mixed martial artists - with a litany of the all-time roster considered to be some of the greatest combat sports athletes of all time. The likes of Jon Jones, Georges St Pierre, Anderson Silva and Khabib Nurmagomedov spring often crop up in the GOAT debate between fight fans, but today we're focusing on the here an now.

The UFC updates its fighter rankings each and every week, dependent on the weekend's results - and at the helm of their listings is the 'pound for pound' rankings slot, for the best of the best across each and every division the UFC caters to.

Here, MMAce.co.uk breaks down the top 15 current fighters according worldwide to the UFC's official ranking system for both the men's and women's divisions.

Men's Pound for Pound UFC rankings:

1. Islam Makhachev
2. Jon Jones

3. Alexander Volkanovski

4. Leon Edwards

5. Alex Pereira (Up by 5 places)

6. Charles Oliveira (Down by 1 place)

7. Sean O'Malley (Down by 1 place)

8. Sean Strickland (Down by 1 place)

9. Israel Adesanya (Down by 1 place)

10. Alexandre Pantoja (Down by 1 place)

11. Aljamain Sterling

12. Max Holloway

13. Kamaru Usman (Up by 1 place)

14. Tom Aspinall (New addition)

15. Jiri Prochazka (Down by 2 places)

Women's Pound for Pound UFC rankings: