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United States

104,568 fighters on record 16,698 active 402 women

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Strength 2,176 51 ranked fighters · 3 at number one

National top 25

Active fighters, by Elo

1 Justin Gaethje 28-5 · Lightweight · Genesis Training Center #2 Lightweight 2,290Elo
2 Jon Jones 28-1 (1) · Heavyweight · Jackson-Wink MMA #3 Heavyweight 2,240Elo
3 Sean Strickland 31-7 · Middleweight · Xtreme Couture #3 Middleweight 2,229Elo
4 Corey Anderson 23-6 (1) · Light Heavyweight · Kennel Fight Club #2 Light Heavyweight 2,191Elo
5 Sean Brady 19-2 · Welterweight · Renzo Gracie Philly #5 Welterweight 2,181Elo
6 Max Holloway 28-9 · Welterweight · Gracie Technics #5 Lightweight 2,176Elo
7 Aljamain Sterling 26-5 · Featherweight · Serra Jiu-Jitsu #4 Featherweight 2,144Elo
8 Cory Sandhagen 18-7 · Bantamweight · Elevation Fight Team #4 Bantamweight 2,113Elo
9 Dustin Poirier 30-10 (1) · Lightweight · American Top Team #10 Lightweight 2,105Elo
10 Mario Bautista 18-3 · Bantamweight · MMA Lab #5 Bantamweight 2,089Elo
11 Jason Jackson 21-7 · Welterweight · Kill Cliff FC #10 Welterweight 2,087Elo
12 Colby Covington 17-5 · Welterweight · MMA MASTERS #12 Welterweight 2,086Elo
13 Brendan Allen 27-7 · Middleweight · Kill Cliff FC #8 Middleweight 2,081Elo
14 Sean O'Malley 20-3 (1) · Bantamweight · Red Hawk Academy #7 Bantamweight 2,076Elo
15 Joe Pyfer 16-3 · Middleweight · Marquez Mixed Martial Arts #12 Middleweight 2,067Elo
16 AJ McKee Jr. 25-3 · Featherweight · Team Bodyshop MMA #6 Featherweight 2,046Elo
17 Johnny Eblen 18-1 · Middleweight · American Top Team #14 Middleweight 2,043Elo
18 Joaquin Buckley 21-8 · Welterweight · Finney's HIT Squad 2,040Elo
19 Belal Muhammad 24-6 (1) · Welterweight · Chicago Fight Team 2,029Elo
20 Christian Lee 18-4 (1) · Welterweight · Prodigy Training Center 2,012Elo
21 Pat Sabatini 22-5 · Featherweight · MPR #11 Featherweight 2,005Elo
22 Phil Davis 25-8 (1) · Light Heavyweight · Alliance MMA #10 Light Heavyweight 2,005Elo
23 Stipe Miocic 20-5 · Heavyweight · Strong Style Fight Team #13 Heavyweight 2,003Elo
24 Grant Dawson 24-3-1 · Lightweight · American Top Team 1,995Elo
25 Sidney Outlaw 23-6 · Lightweight · Renzo Gracie Pennsylvania 1,991Elo

Leaders by weight class

The best active fighter in each

Atomweight Irann Orozco 1,253 Elo 0-0
Strawweight Nate Cruz 1,153 Elo 0-0
Strawweight Maci Jae Adkins 1,322 Elo 1-0
Flyweight Brandon Royval 1,865 Elo 18-9
Flyweight Brijatte Garcia 1,410 Elo 0-0
Bantamweight Cory Sandhagen 2,113 Elo 18-7
Bantamweight Nick Hernandez 1,385 Elo 0-0
Featherweight Lawson Jackson 1,365 Elo 0-0
Featherweight Aljamain Sterling 2,144 Elo 26-5
Lightweight Justin Gaethje 2,290 Elo 28-5
Lightweight Vijay Singh 1,342 Elo 0-0
Welterweight Quentin Perez 1,454 Elo 3-0
Welterweight Sean Brady 2,181 Elo 19-2
Middleweight Maverick Becker 1,418 Elo 2-0
Middleweight Sean Strickland 2,229 Elo 31-7
Light Heavyweight Billy Flynn Jr. 1,417 Elo 0-0
Light Heavyweight Corey Anderson 2,191 Elo 23-6 (1)
Heavyweight Jon Jones 2,240 Elo 28-1 (1)
Heavyweight Robert Barrios 1,366 Elo 2-0
Super Heavyweight Brett Martin 1,481 Elo 12-1 (1)
Super Heavyweight Mathias Adjingbaruk 1,250 Elo 0-0
Women's atomweight Stephanie Hernandez 1,308 Elo 5-2
Women's strawweight Mackenzie Dern 1,843 Elo 17-5
Women's flyweight Liz Carmouche 1,939 Elo 26-8
Women's bantamweight Kayla Harrison 1,918 Elo 19-1
Women's featherweight Joy Pendell 1,527 Elo 7-2
Women's lightweight Jacklyn Green 1,187 Elo 0-0
Women's welterweight Alura Barnes 1,224 Elo 0-0
Women's heavyweight Destanie Yarbrough 1,286 Elo 4-1

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