Alexa grasso, Jon Jones e Alex Poatán were protagonists of the 2023 UFC season (Photo: Montagem/SUPER FIGHTS)
With the completion of the UFC 296, last Saturday (16), the 2023 season came to an end and it is safe to say that a lot has changed in the organization over the last year. With this in mind, the team at SUPER FIGHTS prepared a comparison between the end of 2022 and the end of 2023 in rankings of each weight division.
In the list below, you will see how the rankings were for all divisions, in addition to the men's and women's weight-by-pound ratio, at the end of 2022 and how they are now at the end of the current season, with the most impactful changes highlighted.
Men's pound-for-pound rankings at the end of 2022 and the end of 2023:
Highlights:
- Jon Jones from #13 to #2, passing through #1.
- Islam makhachev from #2 to #1.
- Sean Strickland, Sean O'Malley, Alexandre pantoja e Tom aspinall, from unranked to #7, #8, #10 and #12, respectively.
- Alexander Volkanovsky from #1 to #3.
- Kamaru Usman from #4 to #14.
- Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon Moreno e Dustin poirier left the ranking.
Men's flyweight rankings at the end of 2022 and end of 2023:
Highlights:
- Alexandre pantoja from #2 to champion with a save.
- Deiveson Figueiredo previously champion and now in the top division.
- Muhammad Mokayev from #14 to #8.
- amir albazi from #7 to #2.
Male bantamweight rankings at the end of 2022 and end of 2023:
Highlights:
– Sean O’Malley from #1 to champion.
- Henry Cejudo back from retirement for #3.
- Deiveson Figueiredo rising from flyweight to #8.
- Petr yan from #2 to #5.
Men's featherweight rankings at the end of 2022 and end of 2023:
Highlights:
– Retirement of Korean zombie.
- Ilia Topuria from #9 to #5.
Lightweight rankings at the end of 2022 and at the end of 2023:
Highlights:
- Arman Tsarukyan from #9 to #4.
- Beneil Dariush from #4 to #7.
- Benoit Saint-Denis from unranked to #12.
Welterweight rankings at the end of 2022 and end of 2023:
Highlights:
- Khamzat Shimaev from #3 for the middleweight division.
- Belal Muhammad | from #4 to #2.
- Shavkat Rakhmonov from #10 to #3.
– Retirement of Jorge masvidal.
- Colby covington from #2 to #5.
- Ian Gary, Jack Della Maddalena e Kevin holland from unranked to #10, #11 and #12, respectively.
Middleweight rankings at the end of 2022 and end of 2023:
Highlights:
- Alex Poatán from middleweight champion to light heavyweight champion.
- Sean Strickland from #7 to champion.
- Dricus Du Plessis from #10 to #2.
- André Sergipano from #11 to out of the ranking.
- Darren till from #15 to dismissed.
Light heavyweight rankings at the end of 2022 and the end of 2023:
Highlights:
- Alex Poatán from middleweight champion to light heavyweight champion.
- Jamahal hill from #7 to #1, becoming champion.
– Retirement of Glover Teixeira.
- Anthony Smith from #6 to #10.
- Johnny Walker from #12 to 7.
- Khalil rountree from #15 to #8.
Heavyweight rankings at the end of 2022 and the end of 2023:
Highlights:
- Francis Ngannou champion for the PFL.
- Jon Jones back from hiatus to champion.
- Tom aspinall from #6 to #1 and interim champion.
- Jailton Malhadinho from unranked to #7.
- Serghei Spivac from #12 to #8.
- Tai tuivasa from #5 to #9.
Women's pound-for-pound rankings at the end of 2022 and the end of 2023:
Highlights:
- Amanda nunes from #1 to retirement.
- Alexa grasso from unranked to #1.
- Erin Blanchfield from unranked to #5.
- Manon Fiorot from #13 to #6.
- Marina Rodriguez e Holly holm from #8 and #10 for unranked.
- Taila Santos from #12 to dismissed.
Straw rankings at the end of 2022 and at the end of 2023:
Highlights:
- Rose namajunas from #2 to flyweight.
- yan xiaonan from #6 to #2.
- Virna jandiroba from #10 to #6.
Fly rankings at the end of 2022 and at the end of 2023:
Highlights:
- Alexa grasso from #5 to champion.
- Taila Santos from #2 to dismissed.
- Erin Blanchfield from #10 to #2.
- Amanda ribas from #15 to #9.
- Natalia Silva, Ariane Lipski and Karina Silva from unranked to #10, #12, #13, respectively.
Bantamweight rankings at the end of 2022 and at the end of 2023:
Highlights:
- Amanda nunes from champion to retirement.
- Mayra Sheetara from #14 to #3.
- Rachel Pennington from #5 to #2.
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