Usman Nurmagomedov sits atop PFL’s first pound-for-pound
rankings. | PFL MMA
Professional Fighters League has released its first official
rankings system ahead of its first event of 2026.
The league on Tuesday announced via release that its rankings will
be “officiated and administered” by Combat Registry, “a leading
global combat sports data and rankings organization used across top
MMA promotions, including the UFC.”
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The PFL rankings will track fighters across nine divisions,
including a men’s pound-for-pound poll. The rankings will be
determined by a panel of media and other industry experts who will
cast their ballots after each PFL event. This voting process will
operate independently of the PFL through Combat Registry. Champions
will automatically be listed at the top of each respective
division.
“These rankings provide a clear, objective snapshot of where each
PFL division stands,” said PFL CEO John Martin. “By partnering with
an independent data organization like Combat Registry, we’re giving
fans and our athletes a transparent and credible rankings system
that reflects performance inside the PFL cage.”
The organization will return with
PFL Road to Dubai on Feb. 7. That card is headlined by a
lightweight clash between champion — and pound-for-pound No. 1 —
Usman
Nurmagomedov and Alfie
Davis.
PFL Rankings
Men’s Pound-for-Pound
Usman
Nurmagomedov
Vadim
Nemkov
Corey
Anderson
Costello
van Steenis
Shamil
Musaev
Johnny
Eblen
Thad
Jean
A.J.
McKee
Sergio
Pettis
Paul
Hughes
Bantamweight
Sergio
Pettis
Raufeon
Stots
Taylor
Lapilus
Magomed
Magomedov
Marcirley
Alves
Sarvarjon
Khamidov
Ciaran
Clarke
Renat
Khavalov
Lazaro
Dayron
Lewis McGrillen
Featherweight
Timur
Khizriev
A.J.
McKee
Jesus
Pinedo
Adam
Borics
Ibragim
Ibragimov
Gabriel
Braga
Asael
Adjoudj
Alexei
Pergande
Julio
Arce
Akhmed
Magomedov
Lightweight
Champion: Usman
Nurmagomedov
Archie
Colgan
Alfie
Davis
Gadzhi
Rabadanov
Paul
Hughes
Jakub
Kaszuba
Natan
Schulte
Jay-Jay
Wilson
Alexandr
Shabliy
Darragh
Kelly
Connor
Hughes
Welterweight
Shamil
Musaev
Ramazan
Kuramagomedov
Thad
Jean
Logan
Storley
Abdoul
Abdouraguimov
Magomed
Umalatov
Florim
Zendeli
Omar El
Dafrawy
Masayuki
Kikuiri
Chris
Mixan
Middleweight
Champion: Costello
van Steenis
Johnny
Eblen
Fabian
Edwards
Impa
Kasanganay
Jordan
Newman
Dalton
Rosta
Aaron
Jeffery
Bryan
Battle
Joshua
Silveira
Boris
Mbarga Atangana
Haider
Khan
Light Heavyweight
Champion: Corey
Anderson
Antonio
Carlos Jr.
Dovletdzhan
Yagshimuradov
Rob
Wilkinson
Simeon
Powell
Rasul
Magomedov
Luke
Trainer
Sullivan
Cauley
Emiliano
Sordi
Tyson
Pedro
Rafael
Xavier
Heavyweight
Champion: Vadim
Nemkov
Renan
Ferreira
Oleg
Popov
Denis
Goltsov
Linton
Vassell
Rodrigo
Nascimento
Sergey
Bilostenniy
Slim
Trabelsi
Pouya
Rahmani
Abraham
Bably
Karl
Williams
Women’s Flyweight
Dakota
Ditcheva
Liz
Carmouche
Taila
Santos
Sumiko
Inaba
Denise
Kielholtz
Paulina
Wisniewska
Jena
Bishop
Ariane
Lipski da Silva
Kana
Watanabe
Viviane
Araujo