Alexander Volkanovski continues to dominate the UFC’s featherweight division, and his results have seen him return to the top of the promotion’s pound-for-pound rankings.

It’s a spot Volkanovski (26-2 MMA, 13-1 UFC) held before but ceded to Jon Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) when the long-dominant light heavyweight champion returned from a lengthy layoff earlier this year and laid claim to the UFC heavyweight title. Volkanovski then slid down to the No. 2 position. However, with his weekend win over Yair Rodriguez, Volkanovski is now No. 1 again, though he shares that honor with Jones.

That wasn’t the only change to the pound-for-pound rankings in the latest official update, as Alexandre Pantoja (26-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC) also debuted on the list at No. 9 following his split-decision win over Brandon Moreno to claim the UFC flyweight title.

With the loss, Moreno drops six spots to No. 15, while former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker drops off the list.

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

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

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