A new UFC pound-for-pound power-rankings list published Nov. 10, 2026 places Alexander Volkanovski at No. 1 after his UFC 333 win.
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A UFC power-rankings list released Nov. 10, 2026 ranks Alexander Volkanovski as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter after the UFC 333 main event, with Volkanovski moving up following a knockout of Movsar Evloev.
Volkanovski’s rise to the top spot was attributed in the rankings to the finish seconds before the end of the second round, after he made the stoppage prediction in the lead-up to the bout.
Islam Makhachev drops to No. 2 on the list, and Sean Strickland remains No. 3. Ilia Topuria is placed at No. 4 after losing “badly” to Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250, while Petr Yan enters at No. 5 after defending his title at UFC 333 following Merab Dvalishvili’s loss to Yan.
The rankings also include Alex Pereira at No. 6, Charles Oliveira at No. 7, Max Holloway at No. 8, and Joshua Van at No. 9. Justin Gaethje is listed at No. 10 after defeating Ilia Topuria at UFC Freedom 250 to become the sole lightweight champion, while Gaethje is described as still ranked ninth in that context but placed 10th in the overall list presented.
The same rankings update looks ahead to multiple upcoming cards and matches, including Charles Oliveira’s scheduled fight with Diego Lopes at UFC 335 on Dec. 12 and Alex Pereira’s co-main event against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335 in Las Vegas.
The author’s list also references UFC 334 in New York City as featuring Ciryl Gane versus Josh Hokit as the main event and Kayla Harrison versus Amanda Nunes in the co-main event.
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