The Hurt Handbook MMA Rankings #2
Here are our World MMA Rankings for the week of August 25, 2025.
Factors that are considered are most recent fights, level of competition, and current trajectory based on in-cage performance.
One thing to note is that any ranked fighter who has announced that he/she will compete in a different division, but has not actually done so yet, will still be ranked in the division he/she last fought in. Once the fighter competes in their new weight class, the rankings will reflect that.
Men’s Flyweight
Alexandre Pantoja
Brandon Moreno
Joshua Van
Brandon Royval
Tatsuro Taira
Kai Kara France
Muhammad Mokaev
Manel Kape
Steve Erceg
Alex Perez
Honorable Mention(s): Asu Almabayev, Tim Elliott
Men’s Bantamweight
Merab Dvalishvili
Petr Yan
Umar Nurmagomedov
Cory Sandhagen
Sean O’Malley
Song Yadong
Marlon Vera
Mario Bautista
Deiveson Figueiredo
Aimenn Zahabi
Honorable Mention(s): Rob Font
Men’s Featherweight
Alexander Volkanovski
Movsar Evloev
Lerone Murphy
Yair Rodriguez
Arnold Allen
Diego Lopes
Jean Silva
Josh Emmett
Aljamain Sterling
Patricio Pitbull
Honorable Mention(s): Youseff Zalal
Notes: Aljamain Sterling moves from #10 to #9, Brian Ortega bumped from the top ten.
Lightweight
Islam Makhachev
Ilia Topuria
Max Holloway
Arman Tsarukyan
Charles Oliveira
Justin Gaethje
Dan Hooker
Usman Nurmagomedov
Mateusz Gamrot
Beneil Dariush
Honorable Mention(s): Paddy Pimblett, Rafael Fiziev, Renato Moicano
Welterweight
Jack Della Maddelena
Belal Muhammad
Shavkat Rakhmonov
Sean Brady
Ian Garry
Leon Edwards
Kamaru Usman
Carlos Prates
Michael Morales
Joaquin Buckley
Honorable Mention(s): Daniel Rodriguez, Michael Venom Page, Thad Jean
Middleweight
Khamzat Chimaev
Dricus Du Plessis
Nassourdine Imavov
Reinier De Ridder
Caio Borralho
Sean Strickland
Israel Adesanya
Anthony Hernandez
Robert Whittaker
Paulo Costa
Honorable Mention(s): Brendan Allen
Light Heavyweight
Magomed Ankalaev
Alex Pereira
Jiri Prochazka
Khalil Rountree Jr
Carlos Ulberg
Jan Blachowicz
Jamahal Hill
Dominick Reyes
Aleksandar Rakic
Volkan Oedzemir
Honorable Mention(s): Johnny Walker, Bogdan Guskov
Heavyweight
Tom Aspinall
Francis Ngannou
Ciryl Gane
Jailton Almeida
Alexander Volkov
Sergei Pavlovich
Curtis Blaydes
Marcin Tybura
Derrick Lewis
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Honorable Mention(s): Renan Ferreira, Serghei Spivac
Notes: Waldo Cortes-Acosta bumped from #9 to #10 which swaps him with Derrick Lewis who moves from #10 to #9.
Women’s Strawweight
Zhang Weili
Tatiana Suarez
Amanda Lemos
Virna Jandiroba
Yan Xaionan
Loopy Godinez
Jessica Andrade
Mackenzie Dern
Tabatha Ricci
Gillian Robertson
Honorable Mention(s): Iasmin Lucindo
Women’s Flyweight
Valentina Shevchenko
Manon Fiorot
Natalia Silva
Dakota Ditcheva
Alexa Grasso
Erin Blanchfield
Jasmine Jasudavicius
Liz Carmouche
Maycee Barber
Rose Namajunas
Honorable Mention(s): Taila Santos, Tracy Cortez, Miranda Maverick
Women’s Bantamweight
Kayla Harrison
Julianna Pena
Raquel Pennington
Ketlen Vieira
Norma Dumont
Macy Chiasson
Irene Aldana
Ailin Perez
Karol Rosa
Yana Santos
Honorable Mention(s): Jacqueline Cavalcanti
Men’s P4P
Islam Makhachev
Ilia Topuria
Merab Dvalishvili
Alexander Volkanovski
Magomed Ankalaev
Alexandre Pantoja
Tom Aspinall
Francis Ngannou
Khamzat Chimaev
Jack Della Maddelena
Honorable Mention(s): Alex Pereira, Max Holloway
Women’s P4P
Valentina Shevchenko
Zhang Weili
Kayla Harrison
Cris Cyborg
Julianna Pena
Manon Fiorot
Tatiana Suarez
Natalia Silva
Alexa Grasso
Dakota Ditcheva
Honorable Mention(s): Rose Namajunas
Our rankings will update every Monday.