There’s no question who sits atop the light heavyweight rankings after UFC 313.
Magomed Ankalaev elevated himself to No. 1 at light heavyweight and No. 7 pound-for-pound in the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings through his unanimous decision win over Alex Pereira.
Among other big winners from Saturday’s card were Justin Gaethje, Amanda Lemos, Ignacio Bahamondes and Mauricio Ruffy – but was it enough for them to move up their divisional ladders?
Check out all the latest pound-for-pound and divisional USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings to find out.
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Ranking Criteria
The rankings take into account a fighter's wins/losses, quality of competition, finishing rate/dominance and frequency of fights.
Fighters are no longer eligible to be ranked after they've been inactive for 24 months, either due to injuries, drug/conduct suspensions, contract disputes or self-imposed hiatuses.
Fighters serving drug/conduct suspensions are eligible to be ranked, so long as they're not inactive for more than 24 months.
To the best of our ability, fighters will be ranked in their primary weight class. Catchweight fights and bouts outside the fighter's primary weight class can have a positive or negative impact on the ranking. However, non-titleholders can be ranked in only one weight class at a given time, and in most cases, they won't be ranked in a new weight class until they've had their first fight at that weight.
