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          Tatiana Suarez secures top-3 spot, positions herself for strawweight title shot

          Tatiana Suarez has won three fights in a row and is back in UFC strawweight title contention. Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
          • Brett OkamotoNov 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
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              Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: "Chuck and Tito," which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare time.
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          Tatiana Suarez and Virna Jandiroba have traded places in the ESPN strawweight rankings -- something they did not do in their UFC fight on Saturday.

          Suarez piled up 9 minutes, 12 seconds of control time -- well more than half of the fight -- when she met Jandiroba in what amounted to a title eliminator. With the unanimous decision victory, Suarez moves up one spot to No. 3 in the 115-pound rankings. She's right behind UFC champion Mackenzie Dern, whom she hopes to fight next in a title bout.

          Jandiroba, who fended off all nine of Suarez's takedown attempts but nonetheless couldn't escape her opponent's smothering control, drops to No. 4.

          The only other change in the divisional rankings is at heavyweight, where Waldo Cortes Acosta drops from the top 10 after being knocked out over the weekend by Johnny Walker. Rizvan Kuniev moves up to the No. 9 position formerly occupied by Cortes Acosta, and Vitor Petrino enters the rankings at No. 10.

          Here are the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings and a list of current UFC champions in all weight classes.

          Results are current; rankings as of Nov. 10. To be eligible for the rankings, a fighter must have competed over the past 12 months or must have an upcoming fight booked. Fighters who have been dropped for inactivity can be reinstated only after they compete.

          HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 265 pounds)

          LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 205 pounds)

          MIDDLEWEIGHT (up to 185 pounds)

          WELTERWEIGHT (up to 170 pounds)

          LIGHTWEIGHT (up to 155 pounds)

          FEATHERWEIGHT (up to 145 pounds)

          MEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)

          MEN'S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)

          WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)

          WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)

          STRAWWEIGHT (up to 115 pounds)