UFC Middleweight Rankings
Top 15 contenders in the UFC Middleweight division, ranked by official UFC.com standings with stat and IQ Score analytics layered on top.
Last updated: 2026-05-07
15 Ranked Fighters
| # | Fighter | IQ | Record | SLpM | Str Acc | TD | Finish % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Khamzat Chimaev | 88 | 15-0-0 | 4.04 | 60% | 5.3 | 80% |
| 1 | Dricus Du Plessis | 75 | 23-3-0 | 5.18 | 48% | 2.2 | 87% |
| 2 | Nassourdine Imavov | 80 | 17-4-0 | 4.28 | 54% | 0.7 | 63% |
| 3 | Sean Strickland | 69 | 30-7-0 | 6.04 | 42% | 0.7 | 57% |
| 4 | Brendan Allen | 68 | 26-7-0 | 3.59 | 53% | 1.6 | 76% |
| 5 | Caio Borralho | 75 | 18-2-0 | 3.47 | 56% | 1.3 | 50% |
| 6 | Joe Pyfer | 73 | 16-3-0 | 3.52 | 44% | 1.4 | 87% |
| 7 | Anthony Hernandez | 74 | 15-3-0 | 4.57 | 60% | 5.9 | 79% |
| 8 | Reinier de Ridder | 67 | 21-4-0 | 2.47 | 48% | 2.6 | 86% |
| 9 | Israel Adesanya | 64 | 24-6-0 | 4.03 | 48% | 0.1 | 64% |
| 10 | Robert Whittaker | 63 | 27-9-0 | 4.39 | 43% | 0.7 | 35% |
| 11 | Jared Cannonier | 60 | 18-9-0 | 4.42 | 49% | 0.5 | 68% |
| 12 | Gregory Rodrigues | 71 | 19-6-0 | 5.53 | 51% | 1.9 | 75% |
| 13 | Christian Leroy Duncan | 75 | 14-2-0 | 4.43 | 57% | 0.3 | 83% |
| 14 | Paulo Costa | 68 | 16-4-0 | 6.15 | 59% | 0.3 | 80% |