Fightful MMA Rankings (7/20/23): Mayra Bueno Silva Enters Women’s P4P Ranks Following UFC Vegas 77

Welcome to Fightful MMA‘s weekly fighter rankings as of (7/20/23).

This past weekend at UFC Vegas 77, the women’s bantamweight division saw a bit of an out with the old and in with the new when Mayra Bueno Silva knocked off former 135-pound Queen, Holly Holm via second-round submission.

The win for Bueno Silva was enough to surge her up the rankings…but just how far did the performance shoot the newly minted contender up our rankings? Let’s find out!

Men’s Pound-for-Pound

1. Alexander Volkanovski (26-2) — UFC Featherweight Champion
2. Jon Jones (27-1) — UFC Heavyweight Champion
3. Islam Makhachev (24-1) — UFC Lightweight Champion
4. Israel Adesanya (24-2) — UFC Middleweight Champion
5. Leon Edwards (21-3) — UFC Welterweight Champion
6. Aljamain Sterling (23-3) — UFC Bantamweight Champion
7. Charles Oliveira (34-9)
8. Alexandre Pantoja (26-5) — UFC Flyweight Champion
9. Jiri Prochazka (29-3-1)
10. Kamaru Usman (20-3)
11. Alex Pereira (7-2)
12. Max Holloway (24-7)
13. Jamahal Hill (12-1) — UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
14. Vadim Nemkov (17-2) — Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion
15. Khamzat Chimaev (12-0)

Women’s Pound-for-Pound

1. Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino (26-2) — Bellator Featherweight Champion
2. Alexa Grasso (16-3) — UFC Flyweight Champion
3. Weili Zhang (23-3) — UFC Strawweight Champion
4. Valentina Shevchenko (23-4)
5. Julianna Pena (11-5)
6. Larissa Pacheco (21-4)
7. Carla Esparza (19-7)
8. Rose Namajunas (12-5)
9. Erin Blanchfield (11-1)
10. Jessica Andrade (24-11)
11. Taila Santos (19-2)
12. Manon Fiorot (10-1)
13. Amanda Lemos (13-2-1)
14. Tatiana Suarez (10-0)
15. Mayra Bueno Silva (11-2-1)

Heavyweight

1. Jon Jones (27-1) — UFC Heavyweight Champion
2. Sergei Pavlovich (18-1)
3. Ciryl Gane (11-2)
4. Curtis Blaydes (17-4)
5. Tom Aspinall (12-3)
6. Ryan Bader (31-7) — Bellator Heavyweight Champion
7. Serghei Spivak (16-3)
8. Jailton Almeida (19-2)
9. Alexander Volkov (36-10)
10. Marcin Tybura (24-7)
11. Tai Tuivasa (14-5)
12. Linton Vassell (23-8)
13. Alexandr Romanov (16-2)
14. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (13-5)
15. Philip de Fries (23-6) — KSW Heavyweight Champion

Light Heavyweight

1. Jiri Prochazka (29-3-1)
2. Jamahal Hill (13-1) — UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
3. Vadim Nemkov (16-2) — Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion
4. Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1)
5. Magomed Ankalaev (16-1-1)
6. Aleksandar Rakic (14-3)
7. Corey Anderson (17-6)
8. Nikita Krylov (30-9)
9. Johnny Walker (21-7)
10. Phil Davis (24-7)
11. Rob Wilkinson (18-2) — PFL Light Heavyweight Champion
12. Ryan Spann (21-8)
13. Phil Davis (24-7)
14. Khalil Rountree (11-5)
15. Azamat Murzakanov (13-0)

Middleweight

1. Israel Adesanya (24-2) — UFC Middleweight Champion
2. Alex Pereira (7-2)
3. Dricus du Plessis (19-2)
4. Robert Whittaker (24-6)
5. Jared Cannonier (17-6)
6. Johnny Eblen (13-0) — Bellator Middleweight Champion
7. Marvin Vettori (19-7-1)
8. Sean Strickland (26-5)
9. Paulo Costa (14-2)
10. Fabian Edwards (13-2)
11. Roman Dolidze (12-2)
12. Jack Hermansson (23-8)
13. Kelvin Gastelum (17-8)
14. Nassourdine Imavov (12-4)
15. Chris Curtis (30-10)

Welterweight

1. Leon Edwards (21-3) — UFC Welterweight Champion
2. Kamaru Usman (20-3)
3. Khamzat Chimaev (12-0)
4. Belal Muhammad (23-3)
5. Yaroslav Amosov (27-0) — Bellator Welterweight Champion
6. Shavkat Rakhmonov (17-0)
7. Stephen Thompson (17-6-1)
8. Geoff Neal (15-5)
9. Sean Brady (15-1)
10. Rafael dos Anjos (32-14)
11. Logan Storley (13-2)
12. Vicente Luque (21-9-1)
13. Michael Page (21-2)
14. Neil Magny (28-10)
15. Ian Garry (12-0)

Lightweight

1. Islam Makhachev (24-1) — UFC Lightweight Champion
2. Charles Oliveira (34-9)
3. Dustin Poirier (29-7)
4. Justin Gaethje (24-4)
5. Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0) — Bellator Lightweight Champion
6. Beneil Dariush (22-5-1)
7. Rafael Fiziev (12-2)
8. Michael Chandler (23-8)
9. A.J. McKee (20-1)
10. Mateusz Gamrot (22-2)
11. Arman Tsarukyan (20-3)
12. Damir Ismagulov (24-2)
13. Grant Dawson (19-1-1)
14. Diego Ferreira (18-5)
15. Joel Alvarez (19-3)

Featherweight

1. Alexander Volkanovski (26-2) — UFC Featherweight Champion
2. Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire (35-6) — Bellator Featherweight Champion
3. Max Holloway (24-7)
4. Yair Rodriguez (15-4)
5. Ilia Topuria (14-0)
6. Arnold Allen (19-2)
7. Movsar Evloev (17-0)
8. Josh Emmett (18-4)
9. Brian Ortega (15-3)
10. Calvin Kattar (23-7)
11. Chang Sung Jung ‘Korean Zombie’ (17-7)
12. Giga Chikadze (14-3)
13. Bryce Mitchell (15-1)
14. Movlid Khaybulaev (21-0-1) — PFL Featherweight Champion
15. Dan Ige (17-6)

Bantamweight

1. Aljamain Sterling (23-3) — UFC Bantamweight Champion
2. Merab Dvalishvili (16-4)
3. Sergio Pettis (23-5) — Bellator Bantamweight Champion
4. Henry Cejudo (16-3)
5. Sean O’Malley (16-1)
6. Petr Yan (16-5)
7. Corey Sandhagen (16-4)
8. Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera (20-8-1)
9. Patrick ‘Patchy’ Mix (18-1) — Interim Bellator Bantamweight Champion
10. Rob Font (20-6)
11. Song Yadong (19-5-1)
12. Dominick Cruz (24-4)
13. Raufeon Stots (19-2)
14. Ricky Simon (20-4)
15. Umar Nurmagomedov (16-0)

Flyweight

1. Demetrious Johnson (32-4-1) — ONE Flyweight Champion
2. Alexandre Pantoja (26-5) — UFC Flyweight Champion
3. Brandon Moreno (21-7-2)
4. Deiveson Figueiredo (21-3-1)
5. Amir Albazi (17-1)
6. Kai Kara-France (24-11)
7. Brandon Royval (15-6)
8. Matheus Nicolau (19-3-1)
9. Manel Kape (18-6)
10. Adriano Moraes (20-5)
11. Muhammad Mokaev (10-0)
12. Alex Perez (24-7)
13. Tim Elliott (19-12-1)
14. Matt Schnell (16-8)
15. Azamat Kerefov (16-0) — ACA Flyweight Champion

Women’s Featherweight

1. Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino (26-4) — Bellator Featherweight Champion
2. Larissa Pacheco (21-4) — PFL Featherweight Champion
3. Kayla Harrison (15-1)
4. Macy Chiasson (8-3)
5. Norma Dumont (9-2)
6. Cat Zingano (14-4)
7. Sara McMann (14-6)
8. Aspen Ladd (11-4)
9. Julia Budd (17-6)
10. Olena Kolesnyk (9-5)
11. Sinead Kavanagh (9-5)
12. Genah Fabian (5-3)
13. Arlene Blencowe (15-10)
14. Karol Rosa (16-5)
15. Leah McCourt (7-3)

Women’s Bantamweight

1. Julianna Pena (11-5)
2. Raquel Pennington (15-8)
3. Ketlen Vieira (13-3)
4. Mayra Bueno Silva (11-2-1)
5. Irene Aldana (14-7)
6. Pannie Kianzad (16-6)
7. Holly Holm (15-7)
8. Macy Chiasson (8-3)
9. Talita Bernardo (9-4) — Invicta Bantamweight Champion
10. Josiane Nunes (10-1)
11. Irina Alekseeva (5-1)
12. Taneisha Tennant (5-1)
13. Tainara Lisboa (6-2)
14. Chelsea Chandler (5-1)
15. Stephanie Egger (8-4)

Women’s Flyweight

1. Alexa Grasso (16-3) — UFC Flyweight Champion
2. Valentina Shevchenko (23-4)
3. Erin Blanchfield (11-1)
4. Manon Fiorot (10-1)
5. Liz Carmouche (19-7) — Bellator Flyweight Champion
6. Taila Santos (19-2)
7. Tatiana Suarez (9-0)
8. Katlyn Chookagian (18-5)
9. Jennifer Maia (21-9-1)
10. Maycee Barber (13-2)
11. Tracy Cortez (10-1)
12. Lauren Murphy (15-6)
13. Amanda Ribas (12-4)
14. Juliana Velasquez (12-2)
15. Joanne Wood (16-8)

Women’s Strawweight

1. Weili Zhang (23-3) — UFC Strawweight Champion
2. Carla Esparza (19-7)
3. Rose Namajunas (11-5)
4. Yan Xiaonan (15-3)
5. Virna Jandiroba (19-3)
6. Amanda Lemos (13-2-1)
7. Jessica Andrade (24-11)
8. Marina Rodriguez (16-3-2)
9. MacKenzie Dern (13-3)
10. Luana Pinheiro (11-1)
11. Tabatha Ricci (9-1)
12. Angela Hill (15-13)
13. Lupita ‘Loopy’ Godinez (10-3)
14. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (15-7)
15. Michelle Waterson (18-11)

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