Khalil Rountree approaches top 10 in latest UFC rankings update

Vicente Luque returned to a winning streak and broke his two-fight losing streak with an unbeatable wrestling performance against former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday night at UFC Vegas 78. Past (Aug. 12, 2023) ) in Las Vegas, Nevada

Unfortunately for “Silent Assassin” it wasn’t good enough to earn him the UFC’s official ranking as he remains in the top 10 for “RDA.” The loss earned him the lightweight title. Yes, really) dropped him down to 10th place.

One man who has earned some placements but dropped out of the top 10 is Khalil Roontree, who has moved up two spots at light heavyweight and now holds 11th place in the division after consecutive victories. for the fourth time by knocking out Chris Daukaus in the first round (see here).

Here’s how the UFC compiled its official rankings:

The rankings are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. Media were asked to vote on who they felt was the top fighter in the UFC, broken down by weight and pound for pound. Fighters are eligible to vote only if they are active in the UFC. Fighters can appear in more than one weight division at a time. Champions and interim champions are considered to be at the top of their division. Therefore, they are not eligible to vote by weight class. However, champions can vote on a pound-for-pound basis.

See what the latest ranking field looks like courtesy of UFC.com. Note: (+/- = Move in Rank, T = Even, *NR = Never in Previous Rank)

pounds per pound of men

1. (T) Jon Jones
1. (T) Alexander Volkanovsky
3. Islam Makashev
4. Leon Edwards
5. Israel Adesanya
6. Aljamen Sterling
7. Charles Olivera
8. Kamaru Usman
9. Alexandre Pantocha
10. (T) Jiri Prochazka
10. (T) Alex Pereira
12. Max Holloway
13. Justin Gathye
14. Jamal Hill
15. Brandon Moreno

flyweight

Champion: Alexandre Pantoja

1. Brandon Moreno
2. Devison Figueredo
3. Amir Albasi
4. Brandon Roywal
5. French Caramel Chicken
6. Matheus Nicolaus
7. Alex Perez
8. Matt Swift
9. Tim Elliot
10. Manel Cape
11. Muhammad Mokayev
12. Sue Muder
13. Takir Ulanbekov
14. Steve Erzeg
15. David Dvorak

Bantamweight

Champion: Aljamen Sterling

1. Merab Dwalishvili
2. Sean O’Malley
3. Henry Cejudo
4. Cory Sanhagen
5. Peter Yan
6. Marlon Vera
7. Rob Font
8. Song Yadong
9. Dominic Cruz
10. Pedro Munjoz
11. Umar Nurmagomedov
12. Ricky Simon
13. Jonathan Martinez
14. Adrian Yanez
15. Chris Gutierrez

featherweight

Champion: Alexander Volkanovsky

1. Max Holloway
2. Jair Rodriguez
3. Brian Ortega
4. Arnold Allen
5. Ilia Topuria
6. Josh Emmett
7. Calvin the Cat
8. Chan Sung Young
9. Old Giga
10. Movsar Evloev
11. Bryce Mitchell
12. Sadiq Yousuf
13. Dan Ig
14. Edson Barbosa
15. Alex Caceres

light weight

Champion: Islam Makashev

1. Charles Olivera
2. Justin Gathye
3. Dustin Poirier
4. Benil Daric
5. Michael Chandler
6. Rafael Fiziev
7. Mateus Kamrot
8. Arman Sarukian
9. Dan Hooker +1
10. Rafael dos Anjos -1
11. Grant Dawson
12. Pun Turner
13. Renato Moikano
14. Matt Frevola
15. Diego Ferrera

Welterweight

Champion: Leon Edwards

1. Kamaru Usman
2. Colby Covington
3. Belal Muhammad
4. Kamsat Shimayev
5. Gilbert Burns
6. Shavkat Rachmonov
7. Stephen Thompson
8. Jeff Neil
9. Sean Brady
10. Vincent Luque
11. Neil Magni
12. Kevin Holland
13. Ian Machado Garry
14. Jack Della Maddalena
15. Michael Church

middleweight

Champion: Israel Adesanya

1. Dricus du Plecis
2. Robert Whitaker
3. Jared Cannonier
4. Marvin Vector
5. Sean Strickland
6. Paolo Costa
7. Derek Brunson
8. Roman Dolidze
9. Jack Hermanson
10. Brendan Allen
11. Kelvin Gastelum
12. Nassurdine Imawov
13. Paul Craig
14. Chris Curtis
15. Andrei Muniz

light weight

Champion: Jamahal Hill

1. Jiri Prochazka
2. Magomed Ankalev
3. Alex Pereira
4. Jan Blachowicz
5. Aleksandar Rakic
6. Nikita Krelov
6. Johnnie Walker +1
8. Anthony Smith
9. Volkan Ozdemir
10. Ryan Spann
11. Khalil Runetree +2
12. Asamat Murzakhanov -1
13. Dominic Reyes -1
14. Alonzo Menifield
15. Dustin Jacobi

heavy weight

Champion: Jon Jones

1. Sergei Pavlovich
2. Cyril Gain
3. Type Miocic
4. Tom Aspinall
5. Curtis Blaydes
6. Ocean Currents
7. Sergey Spivac
8. Alexander Volkov
9. Gelton Almeida
10. Derrick Lewis
11. Marcin Taibura
12. Yarzinho Rosenstruk
13. Alexander Romanov
14. Chris Dawkaus
15. Marcos Rogerio de Lima

pounds per pound of women

1. Alexa Grasso
2. Valentina Shevchenko
3. Wei Li Zhang
4. Namajunus Rose
5. Juliana Pina
6. (Top) Carla Esparza
6. (T) Erin Blanchfield
8. Tatiana Suarez +1
9. Yan Xiaonon -1
10. Manon Fiorot
11. Tyla Santos
12. Jessica Andrade
13. Raquel Pennington
14. Amanda Lemos
15. Myra Bueno Silva

Women’s Strawweight

Champion: Zhang Weili

1. Carla Esparza
2. Namajunus Rose
3. Yan Xiaonan
4. Tatiana Suarez
5. Amanda Lemos
6. Jessica Andrade
7. Verna Chandiroba
8. Mackenzie Dern
9. Marina Rodriguez
10. Tecia Torres
11. Amanda Ribas
12. Luana Pinheiro
13. Michelle Waterson
14. Tabata Ricci
15. Angela Hill

female flyweight

Champion: Alexa Grasso

1. Valentina Shevchenko
2. Marnon Fiorot
3. Erin Blancfield
4. Talia Santos
5. Catlin Chukagian
6. Jessica Andrade
7. Lauren Murphy
8. Mayzi Barber
9. Jennifer Maia
10. Vivian Araujo
11. Amanda Ribas
12. Casey O’Neill
13. Andrea Lee
14. Tracy Cortez
15. Jasmine Jasudavicius

female bantamweight

Champion: Available

1. Juliana Pina
2. Raquel Pennington
3. Myra Bueno Silva
4. Kate Lane Vieira
5. Irene Aldana
6. Holly Holm
7. Ms. Khian Saad
8. It’s Santos
9. Carol Rosa
10. Maisie Chieson
11. Norma Dumont
12. Misha Tate
13. Julia Avila
14. Josien Nunes
15. Chelsea Chandler

You can expect these ranks to change during this time over the next week. Especially in bantamweight following the UFC 292: Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) “Sterling vs. O’Malley” bout in this ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV). Aug. 2023) at APEX in Las Vegas.

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