Jon Jones Returns to No.1 in Pound-For-Pound Rankings After UFC 285 Win

Jon Jones returned to the top of the UFC pound-for-pound ranking after beating Ciryl Gane to become the new heavyweight champion at UFC 285. The former UFC light heavyweight king defeated Gane via submission with a brutal guillotine choke with just two minutes and four seconds on the clock.

Jones leapfrogged rivals Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski, who are separated by one point on the panel’s internal scoring system.

The sweetest sound you'll hear all weekend 🔊 #UFC285 pic.twitter.com/n2MOjU1b4Y

— UFC (@ufc) March 5, 2023

After losing her flyweight title to Alexa Grasso, Valentina Shevchenko relinquished her number-one spot in the women’s pound-for-pound rankings. She moved down to third, with new flyweight champion Alexa Grasso rising to second.

In other news, South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis pulled off an impressive win over top-five middleweight Derek Brunson. His impressive win sees him climb to 6th in the UFC’s middleweight division, which could see him one win away from a title shot.

Brunson's team throws in the towel!!@DricusduPlessis will leave #UFC285 with the stoppage victory! pic.twitter.com/SyQ5vbUmA1

— UFC (@ufc) March 5, 2023

UFC Pound-For-Pound Rankings

Men’s Pound-For-Pound Rankings

1. Jon Jones
2. Alexander Volkanovski
3. Islam Makhachev
4. Leon Edwards
5. Kamaru Edwards
6. Israel Adesanya
7. Alex Pereira
8. Aljamain Sterling
9. Charles Oliveira
10. Brandon Moreno

Women’s Pound-For-Pound Rankings

1. Amanda Nunes
2. Alexa Grasso
3. Valentina Shevchenko
4. Zhang Weili
5. Rose Namajunas
6. Julianna Pena
7. Carla Esparza
8. Jessica Andrade
9. Erin Blanchfield
10. Amanda Lemos