The MMA Freak rankings are voted on by members of the Freak staff. Note that fighters who are serving drug related suspensions, have been inactive for over twelve months or have recently retired are currently ineligible. Also note that fighters are only eligible for one weight class unless they are champions in multiple divisions in which case exceptions are made:
Top 10 MMA P4P Fighters (11/30/22)
1) Alexander Volkanovski (1)
2) Francis Ngannou (2)
3) Aljamain Sterling (3)
4) Deiveson Figueiredo (4)
5) Brandon Moreno (5)
6) Jiří Procházka (6)
7) Leon Edwards (7)
8) Islam Makhachev (8)
9) Alex Pereira (9)
10) Israel Adesanya (10)
Honorable Mentions
Kamaru Usman, Charles Oliveira, Max Holloway, Demetrious Johnson, Glover Teixeira
*Jon Jones is ineligible due to inactivity.
Top 10 MMA Flyweights (11/30/22)
1) Deiveson Figueiredo (1)
2) Brandon Moreno (2)
3) Kai Kara-France (3)
4) Cody Garbrandt (4)
5) Askar Askarov (5)
6) Alexandre Pantoja (6)
7) Brandon Royval (7)
8) Matt Schnell (8)
9) Matheus Nicolau (9)
10) Alex Perez (10)
Honorable Mentions
Tim Elliott, Tyson Nam, Jarred Brooks, Manel Kape, Dustin Ortiz
*John Moraga, Roberto Sanchez, Darrell Montague, Danny Martinez and Hector Sandoval are ineligible.
Top 10 MMA Bantamweights (11/30/22)
1) Aljamain Sterling (1)
2) Demetrious Johnson (2)
3) TJ Dillashaw (3)
4) Adriano Moraes (4)
5) Petr Yan (5)
6) Cory Sandhagen (6)
7) Merab Dvalishvili (7)
8) Marlon Vera (8)
9) Dominick Cruz (9)
10) Sergio Pettis (10)
Honorable Mentions
Song Yadong, Ricky Simon, Said Nurmagomedov, Raufeon Stots
Top 10 MMA Featherweights (11/30/22)
1) Alexander Volkanovski (1)
2) Max Holloway (2)
3) Yair Rodriguez (3)
4) Brian Ortega (4)
5) Chan Sung Jung (5)
6) Josh Emmett (6)
7) Calvin Kattar (7)
8) Patrício Freire (8)
9) A.J. McKee (9)
10) Cub Swanson (10)
Honorable Mentions
Ádám Borics, Aaron Pico, Shane Burgos, Sodiq Yusuff, Movlid Khaybulaev, Bubba Jenkins
Top 10 MMA Lightweights (11/30/22)
1) Islam Makhachev (1)
2) Charles Oliveira (2)
3) Justin Gaethje (3)
4) Michael Chandler (4)
5) Dustin Poirier (5)
6) Beneil Dariush (6)
7) Tony Ferguson (7)
8) Arnold Allen (8)
9) Dan Hooker (9)
10) Rafael Fiziev (10)
Honorable Mentions
Bobby Green, Patricky Freire, Stevie Ray, Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Usman Nurmagomedov
*Conor McGregor is ineligible for the rankings due to inactivity.
Top 10 MMA Welterweights (11/30/22)
1) Leon Edwards (1)
2) Kamaru Usman (2)
3) Colby Covington (3)
4) Jorge Masvidal (4)
5) Khamzat Chimaev (5)
6) Gilbert Burns (6)
7) Geoff Neal (7)
8) Sean Brady (8)
9) Michael Chiesa (9)
10) Shavkat Rakhmonov (10)
Honorable Mentions
Logan Storley, Bryan Barberena, Goiti Yamauchi, Sadibou Sy, Dilano Taylor, Nate Diaz
*Yaroslav Amosov is ineligible for the rankings due to inactivity.
Top 10 MMA Middleweights (11/30/22)
1) Alex Pereira (1)
2) Israel Adesanya (2)
3) Robert Whittaker (3)
4) Marvin Vettori (4)
5) Jared Cannonier (5)
6) Derek Brunson (6)
7) Johnny Eblen (7)
8) Paulo Costa (8)
9) Gegard Mousasi (9)
10) Krzysztof Jotko (10)
Honorable Mentions
Charlie Ward, Jun Yong Park, Jack Hermansson, André Muniz, Darren Till
*Kelvin Gastelum is ineligible for the rankings due to inactivity.
Top 10 MMA Light Heavyweights (11/30/22)
1) Jiří Procházka (1)
2) Glover Teixeira (2)
3) Jan Błachowicz (3)
4) Cory Anderson (4)
5) Aleksandar Rakić (5)
6) Magomed Ankalaev (6)
7) Anthony Smith (7)
8) Vadim Nemkov (8)
9) Phil Davis (9)
10) Volkan Oezdemir (10)
Honorable Mentions
Krzysztof Jotko, Jamahal Hill, Reinier De Ridder, Antônio Carlos Júnior, Omari Akhmedov
*Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes are all ineligible due to inactivity.
Top 10 MMA Heavyweights (11/30/22)
1) Francis Ngannou (1)
2) Ciryl Gane (2)
3) Curtis Blaydes (3)
4) Tom Aspinall (4)
5) Alexander Volkov (5)
6) Jairzinho Rozenstruik (6)
7) Ryan Bader (7)
8) Tai Tuivasa (8)
9) Sergei Pavlovich (9)
10) Derrick Lewis (10)
Honorable Mentions
Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Cheick Kongo, Jailton Almeida, Matheus Scheffel
*Josh Barnett, Ali Isaev, Stipe Miocic, Fabrício Werdum and Alistair Overeem are ineligible for rankings.
Until major promotions start utilizing the super lightweight, super welterweight, super middleweight and cruiser weight classes, MMA Freak will not generate rankings for fighters in said weight classes.