Combat Edge Intelligence

Rankings

Pro MMA only. A chronological fighter rating that rewards beating stronger opponents, adjusts for method of victory, and keeps inactive fighters from crowding current contenders.

Combat Edge Elo currently ranks 4280 MMA fighters, including 1445 active fighters. Islam Makhachev leads the active board with a 1922 Elo rating. Rankings can be filtered by men's and women's divisions, active status, fighter name, current Elo, and peak Elo.

Current leaderIslam Makhachev1922Welterweight | #1 active
Rated fighters4280
Active1445
Divisions14
Default viewTop 100
01

Opponent adjusted

Each fight uses the opponent's Elo before that fight. Later career success does not rewrite old results.

02

Method aware

Finishes move ratings more than decisions. Split and majority decisions move ratings less.

03

Activity weighted

Active-ladder order adjusts after 18 inactive months. Fighters leave that ladder after 24 months, but keep their raw current and peak Elo.

04

Pro MMA only

Tagged grappling, wrestling, BJJ, boxing, and other non-MMA bouts are excluded from the calculation.

Methodology

How the rating is calculated

Every fighter starts at 1500. Completed pro MMA fights are processed in chronological order, using the opponent's rating at the time of the fight. Current Elo and peak Elo stay raw. Active-ladder ordering applies a modest inactivity adjustment after 18 months; fighters move off the active ladder after 24 months without a counted pro MMA fight, while remaining available in all-fighter and peak views.

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K-factor
48 for a fighter's first 10 counted fights, 32 until 25 fights, then 24 for veterans.
Method
Round-one finishes move more, later finishes move slightly more, split or majority decisions move less.
Activity
After 18 inactive months, ranking order gradually adjusts. After 24 months, fighters leave the active ladder but keep their true current and peak Elo.
New fighters
Fighters with no completed pro MMA bouts show a provisional 1500 until fight history is entered.
Opponent quality
The average pre-fight Elo of a fighter's latest 10 counted opponents. Ratings are frozen at each bout date, so later results do not rewrite schedule strength.

Current MMA Elo rankings

Showing top 100 active fighters.

FighterDivisionLastUsed
#1
Islam Makhachev28 / 1 / 0
1922Elite | top 1%
Welterweight#1
1922
+8
29 fights2025-11-15
#2
Jon JonesBones
1916Elite | top 1%
Heavyweight#1
1916
+9
30 fights2024-11-16
#3
Justin GaethjeThe Highlight
1869Elite | top 1%
Lightweight#1
1869
+14
30 fights2026-06-14
#5
Aljamain SterlingFunk Master
1856Elite | top 1%
Featherweight#2
1861
+9
30 fights2026-04-25
#6
Cris CyborgCyborg
1856Elite | top 1%
Women Featherweight#1
1856
+7
26 fights2025-12-13
#7
Movsar Evloev20 / 0 / 0
1855Elite | top 1%
Featherweight#3
1855
+14
21 fights2026-03-21
#8
Shavkat RakhmonovNomad
1848Great | top 1%
Welterweight#2
1848
+15
18 fights2024-12-07
#9
Merab DvalishviliThe Machine
1843Great | top 1%
Bantamweight#1
1857
-14
27 fights2025-12-06
#10
Dricus Du PlessisStillknocks
1842Great | top 1%
Middleweight#1
1855
-13
26 fights2025-08-16
#11
AJ McKee Jr.Mercenary
1839Great | top 1%
Featherweight#4
1839
+8
28 fights2026-06-27
#12
Francis NgannouThe Predator
1839Great | top 1%
Heavyweight#2
1839
+12
18 fights2026-05-16
#13
Michael Morales19 / 0 / 0
1839Great | top 1%
Welterweight#3
1839
+19
19 fights2025-11-15
#14
Arman TsarukyanAhalkalakets
1838Great | top 1%
Lightweight#2
1838
+15
25 fights2025-11-22
#15
Magomed AnkalaevBig Ank
1835Great | top 1%
Light Heavyweight#1
1858
-23
23 fights2025-10-04
#17
Usman Nurmagomedov21 / 0 / 0
1832Great | top 1%
Lightweight#3
1832
+14
21 fights2026-02-07
#18
Alexander VolkovDrago
1830Great | top 1%
Heavyweight#3
1830
+11
53 fights2026-05-09
#19
Max HollowayBlessed
1830Great | top 1%
Welterweight#4
1833
+13
36 fights2026-07-11
#20
Ciryl GaneBon Gamin
1829Great | top 1%
Heavyweight#4
1829
+19
16 fights2026-06-14
#21
Ilia TopuriaEl Matador
1829Great | top 1%
Lightweight#4
1848
-19
16 fights2026-06-14
#22
Khamzat ChimaevBorz
1828Great | top 1%
Middleweight#2
1843
-15
16 fights2026-05-09
#23
Yaroslav AmosovDynamo
1828Great | top 1%
Welterweight#5
1828
+15
24 fights2026-05-09
#24
Michael PageVenom
1827Great | top 1%
Welterweight#6
1827
+9
28 fights2026-03-21
#25
Ian Machado GarryThe Future
1826Great | top 1%
Welterweight#7
1826
+17
18 fights2025-11-22
#26
Mateusz GamrotGamer
1824Great | top 1%
Lightweight#5
1832
+12
30 fights2026-04-11
#27
Sean StricklandTarzan
1823Great | top 1%
Middleweight#3
1823
+11
37 fights2026-05-09
#28
Kamaru UsmanThe Nigerian Nightmare
1822Great | top 1%
Welterweight#8
1863
+11
26 fights2025-06-14
#29
Umar Nurmagomedov20 / 1 / 0
1822Great | top 1%
Bantamweight#2
1822
+15
21 fights2026-01-24
#30
Vadim Nemkov19 / 2 / 0
1819Great | top 1%
Heavyweight#5
1819
+13
22 fights2025-12-13
#31
Brendan AllenAll In
1818Great | top 1%
Middleweight#4
1818
+9
34 fights2026-06-06
#32
Carlos UlbergBlack Jag
1818Great | top 1%
Light Heavyweight#2
1818
+21
14 fights2026-04-11
#33
Petr YanNo Mercy
1817Great | top 1%
Bantamweight#3
1817
+19
25 fights2025-12-06
#34
Sean O'MalleySuga
1815Great | top 1%
Bantamweight#4
1819
+16
23 fights2026-06-14
#35
Charles Oliveirado Bronx
1812Great | top 1%
Lightweight#6
1842
+13
42 fights2026-03-07
#36
Dustin PoirierThe Diamond
1812Great | top 1%
Lightweight#7
1843
-12
39 fights2025-07-19
#37
Rinat FakhretdinovGladiator
1811Great | top 1%
Welterweight#9
1811
+13
24 fights2025-09-06
#38
Gabriel BonfimMarretinha
1809Great | top 1%
Welterweight#10
1809
+17
18 fights2026-06-06
#39
Sergei Pavlovich21 / 3 / 0
1809Great | top 1%
Heavyweight#6
1809
+13
24 fights2026-05-30
#40
Alexandre PantojaThe Cannibal
1808Great | top 1%
Flyweight#1
1825
-17
26 fights2025-12-06
#41
Sean Brady19 / 2 / 0
1807Great | top 1%
Welterweight#11
1811
+15
21 fights2026-05-09
#42
Jiří ProcházkaBJP
1806Great | top 1%
Light Heavyweight#3
1831
-15
30 fights2026-04-11
#43
Belal MuhammadRemember the Name
1805Great | top 2%
Welterweight#12
1844
-13
30 fights2026-06-06
#44
Grant DawsonKGD
1802Great | top 2%
Lightweight#8
1814
+13
26 fights2026-05-09
#45
Muhammad MokaevThe Punisher
1802Great | top 2%
Flyweight#2
1802
+11
16 fights2026-06-06
#46
Khabib NurmagomedovThe Eagle
1890Elite | top 2%Inactive ladder
Lightweight
1890
+13
28 fights2020-10-24
#46
Joshua VanThe Fearless
1800Great | top 2%
Flyweight#3
1800
+21
19 fights2026-05-09
#47
Kyoji HoriguchiKarate Kid
1800Great | top 2%
Flyweight#4
1818
-18
36 fights2026-06-20
#48
Weili ZhangMagnum
1799Great | top 2%
Women Flyweight#2
1811
-12
30 fights2025-11-15
#50
Gegard MousasiThe Dreamcatcher
1856Elite | top 2%Inactive ladder
Middleweight
1891
-18
60 fights2023-05-12
#49
Johnny EblenPressure
1796Great | top 2%
Middleweight#5
1804
+16
18 fights2026-03-28
#50
Leon EdwardsRocky
1796Great | top 2%
Welterweight#13
1841
-17
30 fights2025-11-15
#51
Farid BasharatFerocious
1795Great | top 2%
Bantamweight#5
1795
+9
16 fights2026-07-11
#52
Paddy PimblettThe Baddy
1795Great | top 2%
Lightweight#9
1795
+15
28 fights2026-07-11
#55
Ryan BaderDarth
1826Great | top 2%Inactive ladder
Light Heavyweight
1847
-21
42 fights2024-02-24
#56
Fedor EmelianenkoThe Last Emperor
1861Elite | top 2%Inactive ladder
Heavyweight
1922
-13
48 fights2023-02-04
#53
Lerone MurphyThe Iceman
1791Great | top 2%
Featherweight#5
1805
-14
19 fights2026-03-21
#54
Mario Bautista18 / 3 / 0
1790Great | top 2%
Bantamweight#6
1790
+16
21 fights2026-07-11
#55
Tatsuro Taira18 / 2 / 0
1790Great | top 2%
Flyweight#5
1811
-21
20 fights2026-05-09
#56
Alexander ShabliyPeresvet
1789Great | top 2%
Lightweight#10
1791
+10
29 fights2026-06-27
#57
Caio BorralhoThe Natural
1789Great | top 2%
Middleweight#6
1791
+15
19 fights2026-03-07
#58
Nassourdine ImavovThe Sniper
1788Great | top 2%
Middleweight#7
1788
+17
21 fights2025-09-06
#59
Alex PereiraPoatan
1787Great | top 2%
Heavyweight#7
1806
-19
17 fights2026-06-14
#60
Corey AndersonOvertime
1787Great | top 2%
Light Heavyweight#4
1787
+10
26 fights2025-10-03
#61
Salahdine Parnasse23 / 2 / 0
1787Great | top 2%
Lightweight#11
1787
+6
25 fights2026-05-16
#62
Asu AlmabayevZulfikhar
1786Great | top 2%
Flyweight#6
1786
+12
27 fights2026-06-27
#63
Patchy MixNo Love
1785Great | top 2%
Bantamweight#7
1822
-18
23 fights2025-10-04
#64
Carlos PratesThe Nightmare
1784Great | top 2%
Welterweight#14
1784
+21
25 fights2026-05-02
#69
Demetrious JohnsonMighty Mouse
1844Great | top 2%Inactive ladder
Flyweight
1862
+7
31 fights2023-05-05
#65
Arnold AllenAlmighty
1781Great | top 2%
Featherweight#6
1806
+13
25 fights2026-05-16
#66
Diego Lopes28 / 8 / 0
1781Great | top 2%
Featherweight#7
1781
+13
30 fights2026-06-14
#67
José AldoJunior
1781Great | top 2%
Bantamweight#8
1864
-15
34 fights2025-05-10
#68
Kevin VallejosEl Chino
1780Great | top 2%
Featherweight#8
1780
+17
19 fights2026-03-14
#69
Raoni Barcelos22 / 5 / 0
1780Great | top 2%
Bantamweight#9
1780
+13
24 fights2026-04-25
#70
Shamil MusaevSilent Assassin
1780Great | top 2%
Welterweight#15
1798
-18
20 fights2026-02-07
#72
Azamat MurzakanovThe Professional
1779Great | top 2%
Light Heavyweight#5
1802
-23
17 fights2026-04-11
#73
Ikram Aliskerov18 / 2 / 0
1779Great | top 2%
Middleweight#8
1779
+15
21 fights2026-06-27
#74
Ivan ShtyrkovUral Hulk
1779Great | top 2%
Heavyweight#8
1792
-13
29 fights2025-12-12
#75
Magomed UmalatovPrince
1779Great | top 2%
Welterweight#16
1786
+13
19 fights2025-06-12
#76
Waldo Cortes-AcostaSalsa Boy
1779Great | top 2%
Heavyweight#9
1794
-15
20 fights2026-05-09
#77
Kayla Harrison19 / 1 / 0
1778Great | top 2%
Women Bantamweight#1
1778
+13
20 fights2025-06-07
#78
Jack Della Maddalena18 / 4 / 0
1777Great | top 2%
Welterweight#17
1810
-21
22 fights2026-05-02
#79
Bryce MitchellThug Nasty
1776Great | top 2%
Bantamweight#10
1786
+15
22 fights2026-06-06
#80
Denis GoltsovThe Russian Bogatyr
1775Great | top 2%
Heavyweight#10
1791
-16
45 fights2025-07-19
#86
Shinya AokiTobikan Judan
1809Great | top 3%Inactive ladder
Lightweight
1866
+13
58 fights2024-01-28
#81
Conor McGregorNotorious
1774Great | top 3%
Welterweight#18
1830
-18
21 fights2026-07-11
#82
Patricio PitbullPitbull
1774Great | top 3%
Featherweight#9
1820
-16
35 fights2026-04-11
#83
Evgeny Goncharov23 / 3 / 0
1773Great | top 3%
Heavyweight#11
1773
+11
25 fights2026-06-19
#84
Gadzhi Rabadanov27 / 5 / 1
1773Great | top 3%
Catchweight#1
1779
+8
34 fights2026-05-02
#86
Timur KhizrievImam
1776Great | top 3%
Featherweight#10
1776
+17
17 fights2024-11-29
#87
Joanderson BritoTubarao
1772Great | top 3%
Featherweight#11
1779
+17
22 fights2026-06-06
#88
David MartinezBlack Spartan
1771Great | top 3%
Bantamweight#11
1771
+14
17 fights2026-02-28
#89
Jailton AlmeidaMalhadinho
1771Great | top 3%
Heavyweight#12
1805
-21
24 fights2026-02-07
#90
Anatoly MalykhinSladkiy
1770Great | top 3%
Heavyweight#13
1783
+9
16 fights2026-05-15
#91
Henry CejudoTriple C
1770Great | top 3%
Bantamweight#12
1840
-19
23 fights2025-12-06
#92
Virna JandirobaCarcara
1770Great | top 3%
Women Strawweight#1
1778
+12
24 fights2026-04-04
#93
Krzysztof Jotko30 / 6 / 0
1769Great | top 3%
Middleweight#9
1769
+11
30 fights2026-07-11
#94
Curtis BlaydesRazor
1768Great | top 3%
Heavyweight#14
1792
-15
28 fights2026-04-11