UFC rankings: Alexander Volkanovski maintains No. 1 pound-for-pound slot despite loss to Islam Makhachev

Despite coming up short in his bid for “champ champ” status, Alexander Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) is still the UFC’s featherweight champion, and he’s still the promotion’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, as well.

While Islam Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) defended his lightweight title with a hotly contested decision win over Volkanovski at this past weekend’s UFC 284 event, the promotion’s latest rankings update sees the two athletes maintain their position in the pound-for-pound list, with Volkanovski at No. 1 and Makhachev at No. 2.

There were some minor adjustments to the pound-for-pound list in the latest official UFC rankings update, with former light heavyweight champions Jon Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) and Jiri Prochazka trading places. “Bones” moves up one slot to No. 10, while “Denisa” dropped down to No. 11.

Meanwhile, former featherweight champion Max Holloway (23-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC) returned to the list at No. 15, likely bolstered by his history with Volkanovski, bumping former flyweight titleholder Deiveson Figueiredo (21-3-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) off the chart.

Take a look at look at the latest pound-for-pound rankings below. Check out the full updated rankings at UFC.com.

1. Alexander Volkanovski
2. Islam Makhachev
3. Leon Edwards
4. Kamaru Usman
5. Israel Adesanya
6. Alex Pereira
7. Aljamain Sterling
8. Charles Oliveira
9. Brandon Moreno
10. Jon Jones +1
11. Jiri Prochazka -1
12. Dustin Poirier
13. Jamahal Hill
14. Robert Whittaker
15. Max Holloway NR