MMA divisional rankings: Jack Della Maddalena not alone in making a move in top 10

After Jack Della Maddalena won the UFC welterweight championship over the weekend, it should come as no surprise that he now owns the No. 1 spot in ESPN's 170-pound rankings.

The Australian used crisp striking and elusive footwork to dethrone Belal Muhammad, who drops one spot.

That is far from the only movement in the latest divisional rankings. Much of the jostling for position comes at women's flyweight, the other weight class in which a title was up for grabs at UFC 315.

Valentina Shevchenko, who successfully defended her belt, remains at No. 1. The challenger she defeated, Manon Fiorot, actually rises a spot from No. 3 despite the loss. That's because the previous No. 2, Alexa Grasso, lost in more convincing fashion. Her conqueror, Natalia Silva, moves into the top 5 for the first time.

Dropping from the rankings entirely are a pair of former champions. Longtime featherweight king José Aldo is gone from the bantamweight top 10 after losing to Aiemann Zahabi and announcing his retirement. Onetime strawweight titleholder Jessica Andrade fell from the rankings in both that division and flyweight after being finished by Jasmine Jasudavicius, who enters the 125-pound top 10.

Here are the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings and a list of current UFC champions in all weight classes.

Results are current; rankings as of May 13. To be eligible for the rankings, a fighter must have competed over the past 12 months or must have an upcoming fight booked. Fighters who have been dropped for inactivity can be reinstated only after they compete.

Heavyweight | Light heavyweight | Middleweight | Welterweight
Lightweight | Featherweight | Men's bantamweight
Men's flyweight | Women's bantamweight | Women's flyweight | Strawweight

HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 265 pounds)

1. Tom Aspinall  

Promotion: UFC interim champion
Record: 15-3
Last: W (TKO1) vs. Curtis Blaydes, July 27
Next: TBD

2. Francis Ngannou  

Promotion: PFL Super Fights champion
Record: 18-3
Last: W (KO1) vs. Renan Ferreira, Oct. 19
Next: TBD

3. Jon Jones  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 28-1, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO3) vs. Stipe Miocic, Nov. 16
Next: TBD

4. Ciryl Gane  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 13-2
Last: W (SD) vs. Alexander Volkov, Dec. 7
Next: TBD

5. Curtis Blaydes  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-5, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO1) vs. Tom Aspinall, July 27
Next: June 21 vs. Rizvan Kuniev

6. Alexander Volkov  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 38-11
Last: L (SD) vs. Ciryl Gane, Dec. 7
Next: TBD

7. Sergei Pavlovich  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 19-3
Last: W (UD) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Feb. 1
Next: TBD

8. Jailton Almeida  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 22-3
Last: W (TKO1) vs. Serghei Spivac, Jan.18
Next: TBD

9. Renan Ferreira  

Promotion: PFL champion
Record: 13-4, 3 NC
Last: L (KO1) vs. Francis Ngannou, Oct. 19
Next: TBD

10. Serghei Spivac  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 17-5
Last: L (TKO1) vs. Jailton Almeida, Jan. 18
Next: TBD

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 205 pounds)

1. Magomed Ankalaev  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 21-1-1, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) vs. Alex Pereira, March 8
Next: TBD

2. Alex Pereira  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 12-3
Last: L (UD) vs. Magomed Ankalaev, March 8
Next: TBD

3. Jirí Procházka  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 31-5-1
Last: W (TKO3) vs. Jamahal Hill, Jan. 18
Next: TBD

4. Carlos Ulberg  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 13-1
Last: W (UD) vs. Jan Blachowicz, March 22
Next: TBD

5. Jamahal Hill  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 10-3
Last: L (TKO3) vs. Jirí Procházka, Jan. 18
Next: June 21 vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.

6. Khalil Rountree Jr.  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 13-6, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO4) vs. Alex Pereira, Oct. 5
Next: June 21 vs. Jamahal Hill

7. Aleksandar Rakić  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-5
Last: L (UD) vs. Magomed Ankalaev, Oct. 26
Next: TBD

8. Dominick Reyes  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 15-4
Last: W (KO1) vs. Nikita Krylov, April 12
Next: TBD

9. Volkan Oezdemir  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 20-8
Last: L (UD) vs. Carlos Ulberg, Nov. 23
Next: TBD

10. Johnny Walker  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 21-9, 1 NC
Last: L (KO1) vs. Volkan Oezdemir, June 22
Next: TBD

MIDDLEWEIGHT (up to 185 pounds)

1. Dricus du Plessis  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 23-2
Last: W (UD) vs. Sean Strickland, Feb. 8
Next: TBD

2. Khamzat Chimaev  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-0
Last: W (Sub1) vs. Robert Whittaker, Oct. 26
Next: TBD

3. Sean Strickland  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 29-7
Last: L (UD) vs. Dricus Du Plessis, Feb. 8
Next: TBD

4. Nassourdine Imavov  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 16-4, 1 NC
Last: W (KO2) vs. Israel Adesanya, Feb. 1
Next: TBD

5. Israel Adesanya  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 24-5
Last: L (KO2) vs. Nassourdine Imavov, Feb. 1
Next: TBD

6. Robert Whittaker  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 26-8
Last: L (Sub1) vs. Khamzat Chimaev, Oct. 26
Next: July 26 vs. Reinier de Ridder

7. Johnny Eblen  

Promotion: PFL Champions Series champion
Record: 16-0
Last: W (UD) vs. Fabian Edwards, Oct. 19
Next: July 26 vs. Costello van Steenis

8. Caio Borralho  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 17-0, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) vs. Jared Cannonier, Aug. 24
Next: TBD

9. Jared Cannonier  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-8
Last: W (TKO4) vs. Gregory Rodrigues, Feb. 15
Next: TBD

10. Roman Dolidze  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 15-3
Last: W (UD) vs. Marvin Vettori, March 15
Next: TBD

WELTERWEIGHT (up to 170 pounds)

1. Jack Della Maddalena  

Promotion: UFC champion
Previous ranking: 3
Record: 18-2
Last: W (UD) vs. Belal Muhammad, May 10
Next: TBD

2. Belal Muhammad  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 1
Record: 24-4, 1 NC
Last: L (UD) vs. Jack Della Maddalena, May 10
Next: TBD

3. Shavkat Rakhmonov  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 2
Record: 19-0
Last: W (UD) vs. Ian Machado Garry, Dec. 7
Next: TBD

4. Sean Brady  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-1
Last: W (Sub4) vs. Leon Edwards, March 22
Next: TBD

5. Joaquin Buckley  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 21-6
Last: W (TKO3) vs. Colby Covington, Dec. 14
Next: June 14 vs. Kamaru Usman

6. Leon Edwards  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 22-5, 1 NC
Last: L (Sub4) vs. Sean Brady, March 22
Next: TBD

7. Ian Machado Garry  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 16-1
Last: W (UD) vs. Carlos Prates, April 26
Next: TBD

8. Gilbert Burns  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 22-8
Last: L (UD) vs. Sean Brady, Sept. 7
Next: May 17 vs. Michael Morales

9. Geoff Neal  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 16-6
Last: W (TKO1) vs. Rafael Dos Anjos, Oct. 26
Next: TBD

10. Colby Covington  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 17-5
Last: L (TKO3) vs. Joaquin Buckley, Dec. 14
Next: TBD

LIGHTWEIGHT (up to 155 pounds)

1. Islam Makhachev  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 27-1
Last: W (Sub1) vs. Renato Moicano, Jan. 18
Next: TBD

2. Arman Tsarukyan  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 22-3
Last: W (SD) vs. Charles Oliveira, April 13, 2024
Next: TBD

3. Charles Oliveira  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 35-10, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) vs. Michael Chandler, Nov. 16
Next: TBD

4. Justin Gaethje  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 26-5
Last: W (UD) vs. Rafael Fiziev, March 8
Next: TBD

5. Dustin Poirier  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 30-9, 1 NC
Last: L (Sub5) vs. Islam Makhachev, June 1
Next: July 19 vs. Max Holloway

6. Paddy Pimblett  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 23-3
Last: W (TKO3) vs. Michael Chandler, April 12
Next: TBD

7. Dan Hooker  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 29-12
Last: W (SD) vs. Mateusz Gamrot, Aug. 17
Next: TBD

8. Renato Moicano  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 20-6-1
Last: L (Sub1) vs. Islam Makhachev, Jan. 18
Next: TBD

9. Usman Nurmagomedov  

Promotion: Bellator champion
Record: 19-0, 1 NC
Last: W (MD) vs. Paul Hughes, Jan. 25
Next: TBD

10. Mateusz Gamrot  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 24-3, 1 NC
Last: L (SD) vs. Dan Hooker, Aug. 17
Next: TBD

FEATHERWEIGHT (up to 145 pounds)

1. Ilia Topuria  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 16-0
Last: W (KO3) vs. Max Holloway, Oct. 26
Next: TBD

2. Alexander Volkanovski  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 27-4
Last: W (UD) vs. Diego Lopes, April 12
Next: TBD

3. Max Holloway  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 26-8
Last: L (KO3) vs. Ilia Topuria, Oct. 26
Next: July 19 vs. Dustin Poirier

4. Yair Rodriguez  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 16-5, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) vs. Patricio Pitbull, April 12
Next: TBD

5. Diego Lopes  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 26-7
Last: L (UD) vs. Alexander Volkanovski, April 12
Next: TBD

6. Brian Ortega  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 16-4, 1 NC
Last: L (UD) vs. Diego Lopes, Sept. 14
Next: TBD

7. Movsar Evloev  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 19-0
Last: W (UD) vs. Aljamain Sterling, Dec. 7
Next: TBD

8. Lerone Murphy  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 16-0-1
Last: W (UD) vs. Josh Emmett, April 5
Next: TBD

9. Patricio Pitbull  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 36-8
Last: L (UD) vs. Yair Rodriguez, April 12
Next: TBD

10. Arnold Allen  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 20-3
Last: W (UD) vs. Giga Chikadze, July 27
Next: TBD

MEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)

1. Merab Dvalishvili  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 19-4
Last: W (UD) vs. Umar Nurmagomedov, Jan. 18
Next: June 7 vs. Sean O'Malley

2. Sean O'Malley  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-2, 1 NC
Last: L (UD) vs. Merab Dvalishvili, Sept. 14
Next: June 7 vs. Merab Dvalishvili

3. Petr Yan  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-5
Last: W (UD) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo, Nov. 23
Next: TBD

4. Umar Nurmagomedov  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-1
Last: L (UD) vs. Merab Dvalishvili, Jan. 18
Next: TBD

5. Cory Sandhagen  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-5
Last: W (TKO2) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo, May 3
Next: TBD

6. Mario Bautista  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 15-2
Last: W (SD) vs. José Aldo, Oct. 5
Next: TBD

7. Song Yadong  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 22-7-1, 1 NC
Last: W (TechDec) vs. Henry Cejudo, Feb. 22
Next: TBD

8. Deiveson Figueiredo  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 24-5-1
Last: L (TKO2) vs. Cory Sandhagen, May 3
Next: TBD

9. Patchy Mix  

Promotion: Bellator champion
Previous ranking: 10
Record: 20-1
Last: W (SD) vs. Magomed Magomedov, May 17, 2024
Next: TBD

10. Henry Cejudo  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 16-5
Last: L (TechDec) vs. Song Yadong, Feb. 22
Next: TBD

MEN'S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)

1. Alexandre Pantoja  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 29-5
Last: W (TechSub2) vs. Kai Asakura, Dec. 7
Next: TBD

2. Brandon Royval  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 17-7
Last: W (SD) vs. Tatsuro Taira, Oct. 12
Next: TBD

3. Brandon Moreno  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 23-8-2
Last: W (UD) vs. Steve Erceg, March 29
Next: TBD

4. Kai Kara-France  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 25-11, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO1) vs. Steve Erceg, Aug. 17
Next: TBD

5. Muhammad Mokaev  

Promotion: Brave CF
Record: 14-0,1 NC
Last: W (Sub1) vs. Joevincent So, Dec. 13
Next: TBD

6. Tatsuro Taira  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 16-1
Last: L (SD) vs. Brandon Royval, Oct. 12
Next: TBD

7. Manel Kape  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 21-7
Last: W (TKO3) vs. Asu Almabayev, March 1
Next: TBD

8. Steve Erceg  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 12-4
Last: L (UD) vs. Brandon Moreno, March 29
Next: TBD

9. Kai Asakura  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 21-5
Last: L (TechSub2) vs. Alexandre Pantoja, Dec. 7
Next: TBD

10. Alex Perez  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 25-9
Last: L (TKO2) vs. Tatsuro Taira, June 15
Next: TBD

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)

1. Julianna Peña  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 12-5
Last: W (SD) vs. Raquel Pennington. Oct. 5
Next: June 7 vs. Kayla Harrison

2. Raquel Pennington  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 16-9
Last: L (SD) vs. Julianna Peña, Oct. 5
Next: TBD

3. Kayla Harrison  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-1
Last: W (UD) vs. Ketlen Vieira, Oct. 5
Next: June 7 vs. Julianna Peña

4. Ketlen Vieira  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-4-1
Last: L (UD) vs. Kayla Harrison, Oct. 5
Next: TBD

5. Holly Holm  

Promotion: GFL
Record: 15-7, 1 NC
Last: L (Sub2) vs. Kayla Harrison, April 13, 2024
Next: TBD

6. Norma Dumont  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 12-2
Last: W (UD) vs. Irene Aldana, Sept. 14
Next: TBD

7. Irene Aldana  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 15-8
Last: L (UD) vs. Norma Dumont, Sept. 14
Next: TBD

8. Macy Chiasson  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 10-3
Last: W (TKO2) vs. Mayra Bueno Silva, June 29
Next: TBD

9. Ailin Perez  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 12-2
Last: W (UD) vs. Karol Rosa, Jan. 18
Next: TBD

10. Karol Rosa  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-7
Last: L (UD) vs. Ailin Perez, Jan. 18
Next: TBD

WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)

1. Valentina Shevchenko  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 25-4-1
Last: W (UD) vs. Manon Fiorot, May 10
Next: TBD

2. Manon Fiorot  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 3
Record: 12-2
Last: L (UD) vs. Valentina Shevchenko, May 10
Next: TBD

3. Natalia Silva  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 19-5-1
Last: W (UD) vs. Alexa Grasso, May 10
Next: TBD

4. Erin Blanchfield  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 13-2
Last: W (UD) vs. Rose Namajunas Nov. 2
Next: May 31 vs. Maycee Barber

5. Dakota Ditcheva  

Promotion: PFL champion
Record: 14-0
Last: W (TKO2) vs. Taila Santos, Nov. 29
Next: July 26 vs. Sumiko Inaba

6. Alexa Grasso  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 2
Record: 16-5-1
Last: L (UD) vs. Natalia Silva, May 10
Next: TBD

7. Jasmine Jasudavicius  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 14-3
Last: W (Sub1) vs.Jessica Andrade, May 10
Next: TBD

8. Taila Santos  

Promotion: PFL
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 22-4
Last: L (TKO2) vs. Dakota Ditcheva, Nov. 29
Next: TBD

9. Liz Carmouche  

Promotion: PFL / Bellator champion
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 23-8
Last: W (TKO1) vs. Ilara Joanne, April 11
Next: June 20 vs. Elora Dana

10. Rose Namajunas  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-7
Last: L (UD) vs. Erin Blanchfield, Nov. 2
Next: June 14 vs. Miranda Maverick

STRAWWEIGHT (up to 115 pounds)

1. Zhang Weili  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 26-3
Last: W (UD) vs. Tatiana Suarez, Feb. 8
Next: TBD

2. Virna Jandiroba  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 22-3
Last: W (UD) vs. Yan Xiaonan, April 12
Next: TBD

3. Yan Xiaonan  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-5, 1 NC
Last: L (UD) vs. Virna Jandiroba, April 12
Next: TBD

4. Amanda Lemos  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 15-4-1
Last: W (UD) vs. Iasmin Lucindo, March 8
Next: TBD

5. Tatiana Suarez  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 11-1
Last: L (UD) vs. Zhang Weili, Feb. 8
Next: TBD

6. Mackenzie Dern  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 15-5
Last: W (Sub3) vs. Amanda Ribas, Jan. 11
Next: TBD

7. Gillian Robertson  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 16-8
Last: W (TKO2) vs. Marina Rodriguez, May 3
Next: TBD

8. Amanda Ribas  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 13-6
Last: L (Sub3) vs. Mackenzie Dern, Jan. 11
Next: TBD

9. Loopy Godínez  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 10
Record: 13-5
Last: W (UD) vs. Julia Polastri, March 29
Next: TBD

10. Iasmin Lucindo  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 17-6
Last: L (UD) vs. Amanda Lemos, March 8
Next: TBD