UFC rankings: Tom Aspinall leaps up five spots, now sits at No. 6
After a phenomenal performance in his first UFC headliner, Tom Aspinall is now sitting among the very top names in the promotion’s heavyweight division.
After a phenomenal performance in his first UFC headliner, Tom Aspinall is now sitting among the very top names in the promotion’s heavyweight division.
Aspinall (12-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) submitted Russian veteran Alexander Volkov in the headlining bout of this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night 204, and he was rewarded with a move up to No. 6 in the latest edition of the UFC’s official rankings.
Aspinall called for a matchup with No. 3 Tai Tuivasa for his next appearance, though promotion officials have yet to reveal their plans for the English contender.
The latest official heavyweight rankings are listed below. Check out the full updated rankings at UFC.com.
UFC heavyweight champion: Francis Ngannou
- Ciryl Gane
- Stipe Miocic
- Tai Tuivasa
- Curtis Blaydes
- Derrick Lewis
- Tom Aspinall +5
- Alexander Volkov -1
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik -1
- Chris Daukaus -1
- Marcin Tybura -1
- Sergei Pavlovich NR
- Shamil Abdurakhimov -2
- Augusto Sakai -1
- Walt Harris -1
- Blagoy Ivanov -1