UFC rankings: Ilia Topuria grabs No. 5 spot with scintillating win over Josh Emmett
The Georgian featherweight moves up four spots following his impressive decision win at this past weekend’s UFC on ABC 5.
This past weekend’s UFC on ABC 5 event provided the biggest victory thus far for undefeated featherweight contender Ilia Topuria, who was rewarded with a sizable move up the 145-pound rankings in the latest official UFC update.
Topuria scored a one-sided decision win over Josh Emmett and was rewarded with a rise up four positions in the latest list, settling at No. 5 and lining himself up for some very big matchups moving forward. Meanwhile, Emmett slides just one position and now sits at No. 5.
In addition to Topuria’s rise, there was a small shuffle towards the lower end of the rankings, with former Topuria opponent Bryce Mitchell slipping one position to No. 12. Meanwhile, Sodiq Yusuff moves up one slot to No. 11.
Take a look at the latest UFC featherweight rankings below. Check out the full updated rankings at UFC.com.
UFC featherweight champion: Alexander Volanovski
- Yair Rodriguez (IC)
- Max Holloway
- Brian Ortega
- Arnold Allen
- Ilia Topuria +4
- Josh Emmett -1
- Calvin Kattar -1
- Chan Sung Jung -1
- Giga Chikadze -1
- Movsar Evloev
- Sodiq Yusuff +1
- Bryce Mitchell -1
- Dan Ige
- Edson Barboza
- Alex Caceres