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Makhachev finished 2025 in first place in the UFC rankings, regardless of weight categories, Yan is sixth
UFC welterweight champion, Russian Islam Makhachev, ended 2025 as the leader of the rankings, regardless of weight categories (pound-for-pound), according to the promotion’s website.
Makhachev topped the P4P rankings in mid-November after defeating Australian Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 in New York. Second is lightweight title holder Ilia Topuria from Spain, and middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev from the UAE closes the top three.
Sixth place is occupied by the holder of the bantamweight championship belt, Russian Petr Yan.
There was one change in the top 10 rankings: Georgian Merab Dvalishvili moved up from eighth to seventh place, ahead of heavyweight champion Briton Tom Aspinall.
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Source: Sportbox
