Dominick Reyes did not become UFC light heavyweight champion in his Feb. 8 fight against Jon Jones. But Reyes gave the all-time great the fight of his life, so much so that there's been talk of a rematch. And despite the loss, the big Californian's performance also earned him a jump in the latest ESPN divisional rankings.
Reyes is not the only 205-pounder to make a statement. Jan Blachowicz did it the conventional way -- with a victory. One week after Reyes came up big, the Polish fighter made even more noise with a first-round knockout of top-five light heavyweight Corey Anderson. That enabled Blachowicz to also make an upward move in the division.
There's movement elsewhere as well. Check out my rankings within each MMA weight division by clicking on the links below.
You might notice differences between these and my pound-for-pound rankings. The divisional ones are based entirely on results. So while I have Rose Namajunas ahead of Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Jessica Andrade on my pound-for-pound list, because I believe she is the best fighter of three, I have Jedrzejczyk ahead in my strawweight rankings because of her most recent showings, including her split-decision loss to champion Zhang Weili. For me, the criteria are different.
For a list of current UFC champions in all weight classes, click here.
Note: Results are current; rankings as of March 11.
Heavyweight - Light heavyweight - Middleweight - Welterweight
Lightweight - Men's featherweight - Men's bantamweight - Men's flyweight
Women's bantamweight - Women's flyweight - Strawweight
HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 265 pounds)
1. Stipe Miocic 
Record: 19-3
Last: W (TKO4) Daniel Cormier, Aug. 17
Next: TBD
2. Daniel Cormier
Record: 22-2, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO4) Stipe Miocic, Aug. 17
Next: TBD
3. Francis Ngannou
Record: 14-3
Last: W (TKO1) Junior dos Santos, June 29
Next: March 28 vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
4. Curtis Blaydes
Record: 13-2, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO2) Junior dos Santos, Jan. 25
Next: June 20 vs. Alexander Volkov
5. Junior dos Santos
Record: 21-7
Last: L (TKO2) Curtis Blaydes, Jan. 25
Next: TBD
6. Derrick Lewis
Record: 23-7
Last: W (UD) Ilir Latifi, Feb. 8
Next: TBD
7. Alexander Volkov
Record: 31-7
Last: W (UD) Greg Hardy, Nov. 9
Next: June 20 vs. Curtis Blaydes
8. Ryan Bader
Record: 27-5, 1 NC
Last: NC Cheick Kongo, Sept. 7
Next: TBD
9. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Record: 10-0
Last: W (TKO5) Alistair Overeem, Dec. 7
Next: March 28 vs. Francis Ngannou
10. Alistair Overeem
Record: 45-18, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO5) Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Dec. 7
Next: April 11 vs. Walt Harris
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 205 pounds)
1. Jon Jones
Record: 26-1, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Dominick Reyes, Feb. 8
Next: TBD
2. Ryan Bader
Record: 27-5, 1 NC
Last: NC Cheick Kongo, Sept. 7
Next: May 9 vs. Vadim Nemkov
3. Dominick Reyes 
Previous ranking: 4
Record: 12-1
Last: L (UD) Jon Jones, Feb. 8
Next: TBD
4. Jan Blachowicz
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 26-8
Last: W (KO1) Corey Anderson, Feb. 15
Next: TBD
5. Anthony Smith 
Previous ranking: 3
Record: 32-14
Last: W (SUB4) Alexander Gustafsson, June 1
Next: April 25 vs. Glover Teixeira
6. Thiago Santos
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 21-7
Last: L (SD) Jon Jones, July 6
Next: TBD
7. Corey Anderson
Previous ranking: 5
Record: 13-5
Last: L (KO1) Jan Blachowicz, Feb. 15
Next: TBD
8. Volkan Oezdemir
Record: 17-4
Last: W (SD) Aleksandar Rakic, Dec. 21
Next: TBD
9. Glover Teixeira
Record: 30-7
Last: W (SD) Nikita Krylov, Sept. 14
Next: April 25 vs. Anthony Smith
10. Aleksandar Rakic
Record: 12-2
Last: L (SD) Volkan Oezdemir, Dec. 21
Next: TBD
MIDDLEWEIGHT (up to 185 pounds)
1. Israel Adesanya
Record: 19-0
Last: W (UD) Yoel Romero, March 7
Next: TBD
2. Robert Whittaker
Record: 20-5
Last: L (TKO2) Israel Adesanya, Oct. 6
Next: Aug. 15 vs Darren Till
3. Paulo Costa
Record: 13-0
Last: W (UD) Yoel Romero, Aug. 17
Next: TBD
4. Yoel Romero
Record: 13-5
Last: L (UD) Israel Adesanya, March 7
Next: TBD
5. Jared Cannonier
Record: 13-4
Last: W (TKO2) Jack Hermansson, Sept. 28
Next: TBD
6. Darren Till
Record: 18-2-1
Last: W (SD) Kelvin Gastelum, Nov. 2
Next: Aug. 15 vs Robert Whittaker
7. Kelvin Gastelum
Record: 15-5, 1 NC
Last: L (SD) Darren Till, Nov. 2
Next: TBD
8. Jack Hermansson
Record: 20-4
Last: L (TKO2) Jared Cannonier, Sept. 28
Next: May 2 vs. Chris Weidman
9. Ronaldo Souza
Record: 26-8 1 NC
Last: L (SD) Jan Blachowicz, Nov. 16
Next: April 18 vs. Uriah Hall
10. Rafael Lovato Jr.
Record: 10-0
Last: W (MD) Gegard Mousasi, June 22
Next: TBD
WELTERWEIGHT (up to 170 pounds)
1. Kamaru Usman
Record: 16-1
Last: W (TKO5) Colby Covington, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
2. Jorge Masvidal
Record: 35-13
Last: W (TKO3) Nate Diaz, Nov. 2
Next: TBD
3. Colby Covington
Record: 15-2
Last: L (TKO5) Kamaru Usman, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
4. Douglas Lima
Record: 32-7
Last: W (UD) Rory MacDonald, Oct. 26
Next: May 9 vs. Gegard Mousasi
5. Tyron Woodley
Record: 19-4-1
Last: L (UD) Kamaru Usman, March 2
Next: March 21 vs. Leon Edwards
6. Leon Edwards
Record: 18-3
Last: W (UD) Rafael dos Anjos, July 20
Next: March 21 vs. Tyron Woodley
7. Rory MacDonald
Record: 21-6-1
Last: L (UD) Douglas Lima, Oct. 26
Next: TBD
8. Stephen Thompson
Record: 15-4-1
Last: W (UD) Vicente Luque, Nov. 2
Next: TBD
9. Michael Chiesa
Previous ranking: None
Record: 17-4
Last: W (UD) Rafael dos Anjos, Jan. 25
Next: TBD
10. Demian Maia
Previous ranking: None
Record: 28-9
Last: W (SUB3) Ben Askren, Oct. 26
Next: March 14 vs. Gilbert Burns
LIGHTWEIGHT (up to 155 pounds)
1. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Record: 28-0
Last: W (SUB3) Dustin Poirier, Sept. 7
Next: April 18 vs. Tony Ferguson
2. Tony Ferguson
Record: 25-3
Last: W (TKO2) Donald Cerrone, June 8
Next: April 18 vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
3. Dustin Poirier
Record: 25-6
Last: L (SUB3) Khabib Nurmagomedov, Sept. 7
Next: TBD
4. Justin Gaethje
Record: 21-2
Last: W (TKO1) Donald Cerrone, Sept. 14
Next: TBD
5. Dan Hooker
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 20-8
Last: W (SD) Paul Felder, Feb. 22
Next: TBD
6. Paul Felder
Previous ranking: 5
Record: 17-5
Last: L (SD) Dan Hooker, Feb. 22
Next: TBD
7. Conor McGregor
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 22-4
Last: W (TKO1) Donald Cerrone, Jan. 18
Next: TBD
8. Michael Chandler
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 20-5
Last: W (KO1) Sydney Outlaw, Dec. 28
Next: TBD
9. Patricio Freire
Record: 30-4
Last: W (UD) Juan Archuleta, Sept. 28
Next: March 13 vs. Pedro Carvalho
10. Kevin Lee
Record: 18-5
Last: W (KO1) Gregor Gillespie, Nov. 2
Next: March 14 vs. Charles Oliveira
MEN'S FEATHERWEIGHT (up to 145 pounds)
1. Alexander Volkanovski
Record: 21-1
Last: W (UD) Max Holloway, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
2. Max Holloway
Record: 21-5
Last: L (UD) Alexander Volkanovski, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
3. Brian Ortega
Record: 14-1, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO4) Max Holloway, Dec. 8
Next: TBA
4. Patricio Freire
Record: 30-4
Last: W (UD) Juan Archuleta, Sept. 28
Next: TBD vs. Pedro Carvalho
5. Zabit Magomedsharipov
Record: 18-1
Last: W (UD) Calvin Kattar, Nov. 9
Next: TBD
6. Yair Rodriguez
Record: 13-2, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Jeremy Stephens, Oct. 18
Next: TBD
7. Chan Sung Jung
Record: 16-5
Last: W (TKO1) Frankie Edgar, Dec. 21
Next: TBD
8. Josh Emmett
Record: 15-2
Last: W (TKO2) Mirsad Bektic, July 13
Next: TBD
9. Renato Moicano
Record: 13-3-1
Last: L (TKO1) Chan Suing Jung, June 22
Next: TBD
10. Calvin Kattar
Record: 20-4
Last: L (UD) Zabit Magomedsharipov, Nov. 9
Next: April 18 vs. Jeremy Stephens
MEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)
1. Henry Cejudo
Record: 15-2
Last: W (TKO3) Marlon Moraes, June 8
Next: May 9 vs. Jose Aldo
2. Marlon Moraes
Record: 23-6-1
Last: W (SD) Jose Aldo, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
3. Aljamain Sterling
Record: 18-3
Last: W (UD) Pedro Munhoz, June 8
Next: TBD
4. Petr Yan
Record: 14-1
Last: W (KO3) Urijah Faber, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
5. Jose Aldo
Record: 28-6
Last: L (SD) Marlon Moraes, Dec. 14
Next: May 9 vs. Henry Cejudo
6. Dominick Cruz
Record: 22-2
Last: L (UD) Cody Garbrandt, Dec. 30, 2016
Next: TBD
7. Cory Sandhagen
Record: 12-1
Last: W (UD) Raphael Assuncao, Aug. 17
Next: TBD
8. Raphael Assuncao
Record: 27-7
Last: L (UD) Cory Sandhagen, Aug. 17
Next: March 28 vs. Cody Garbrandt
9. Pedro Munhoz
Record: 18-4, 1 NC
Last: L (UD) Aljamain Sterling, June 8
Next: TBD
10. Cody Garbrandt
Record: 11-3
Last: L (TKO1) Pedro Munhoz, March 2
Next: TBD
MEN'S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)
1. Henry Cejudo
Record: 15-2
Last: W (TKO3) Marlon Moraes, June 8
Next: May 9 vs. Jose Aldo
2. Demetrious Johnson
Record: 30-3-1
Last: W (UD) Dannyu Kingad, Oct. 12
Next: April 11 vs. Adriano Moraes
3. Deiveson Figueiredo
Previous ranking: 4
Record: 18-1
Last: W (TKO2) Joseph Benavidez, Feb. 29
Next: TBD
4. Joseph Benavidez
Previous ranking: 3
Record: 28-6
Last: L (TKO2) Deiveson Figueiredo, Feb. 29
Next: TBD
5. Alexandre Pantoja
Record: 22-4
Last: W (TKO1) Matt Schnell, Dec. 21
Next: TBD
6. Jussier Formiga
Record: 23-6
Last: L (TKO2) Joseph Benavidez, June 29
Next: TBD
7. Rogerio Bontorin
Record: 16-2
Last: L (UD) Ray Borg, Feb. 15
Next: TBD
8. Alex Perez
Record: 23-5
Last: W (SUB1) Jordan Espinosa, Jan. 25
Next: TBD
9. Sergio Pettis
Record: 19-5
Last: W (SUB1) Alfred Khashakyan, Jan. 25
Next: TBD
10. Brandon Moreno
Record: 16-5-1
Last: W (UD) Kai Kara-France, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)
1. Amanda Nunes
Record: 19-4
Last: W (UD) Germaine de Randamie, Dec. 14
Next: May 9 vs. Felicia Spencer
2. Germaine de Randamie
Record: 9-4
Last: L (UD) Amanda Nunes, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
3. Aspen Ladd
Record: 9-1
Last: W (TKO3) Yana Kunitskaya, Dec. 7
Next: March 28 vs. Julianna Peña
4. Julianna Peña
Record: 9-3
Last: W (UD) Nicco Montaño, July 13
Next: March 28 vs. Aspen Ladd
5. Irene Aldana
Record: 12-5
Last: W (KO1) Ketlen Vieira, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
6. Holly Holm
Record: 13-5
Last: W (UD) Raquel Pennington, Jan. 18
Next: TBD
7. Ketlen Vieira
Record: 10-1
Last: L (TKO1) Irene Aldana, Dec. 14
Next: May 9 vs. Marion Reneau
8. Raquel Pennington
Record: 9-8
Last: L (UD) Holly Holm, Jan. 18
Next: TBD
9. Cat Zingano
Record: 10-4
Last: L (TKO1) Megan Anderson, Dec. 29
Next: TBD
10. Yana Kunitskaya
Record: 15-5, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO3) Aspen Ladd, Dec. 7
Next: TBD
WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)
1. Valentina Shevchenko
Record: 19-3
Last: W (TKO3) Katlyn Chookagian, Feb. 8
Next: June 6 vs. Joanne Calderwood
2. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane
Record: 11-0
Last: W (UD) Kate Jackson, Dec. 21
Next: TBD
3. Katlyn Chookagian
Record: 13-3
Last: L (TKO3) Valentina Shevchenko, Feb. 8
Next: TBD
4. Joanne Calderwood
Record: 14-4
Last: W (SD) Andrea Lee, Sept. 7
Next: June 6 vs. Valentina Shevchenko
5. Liz Carmouche
Record: 13-7
Last: L (UD) Valentina Shevchenko, Aug. 10
Next: May 29 vs. Mandy Bohm
6. Jennifer Maia
Record: 17-6-1
Last: L (UD) Katlyn Chookagian, Nov. 2
Next: TBD
7. Roxanne Modafferi
Record: 23-16
Last: W (UD) Maycee Barber, Jan. 18
Next: TBD
8. Jessica Eye
Record: 15-7, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Viviane Araujo
Next: TBD
9. Viviane Araujo
Record: 8-2
Last: L (UD) Jessica Eye, Dec. 14
Next: TBD
10. Lauren Murphy
Previous ranking: None
Record: 12-4
Last: W (SD) Andrea Lee, Feb. 8
Next: TBD
Weili, Joanna scrap in fight for the ages
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STRAWWEIGHT (up to 115 pounds)
1. Zhang Weili
Record: 21-1
Last: W (SD) Joanna Jedrzejczyk, March 7
Next: TBD
2. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Previous ranking: 4
Record: 16-4
Last: L (SD) Zhang Weili, March 7
Next: TBD
3. Jessica Andrade
Previous ranking: 2
Record: 20-7
Last: L (TKO1) Zhang Weili, Aug. 31
Next: April 18 vs. Rose Namajunas
4. Rose Namajunas
Previous ranking: 3
Record: 8-4
Last: L (TKO2) Jessica Andrade, May 11
Next: April 18 vs. Jessica Andrade
5. Tatiana Suarez
Record: 9-0
Last: W (UD) Nina Ansaroff, June 8
Next: TBD
6. Nina Ansaroff
Record: 10-6
Last: L (UD) Tatiana Suarez, June 8
Next: TBD
7. Michelle Waterson
Record: 17-7
Last: L (UD) Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Oct. 12
Next: April 11 vs. Carla Esparza
8. Claudia Gadelha
Record: 17-4
Last: W (UD) Randa Markos, July 6
Next: TBD
9. Carla Esparza
Record: 15-6
Last: W (MD) Alexa Grasso, Sept. 21
Next: April 11 vs. Michelle Waterson
10. Marina Rodriguez
Record: 12-0-2
Last: MD Cynthia Cavillo, Dec. 7
Next: TBD