Division Rankings

Welterweight

Updated

November 11, 2025

Fighters

16

Source

FightMatrix

Jack Della Maddalena

Current Champion

Welterweight

Jack Della Maddalena

C

Top 15 Contenders

The elite fighters vying for championship gold

1

Belal Muhammad

Belal MuhammadTop 5“Remember the Name”

2

Sean Brady

Sean BradyTop 5

3

Shavkat Rakhmonov

Shavkat RakhmonovTop 5“Nomad”

4

Leon Edwards

Leon EdwardsTop 5“Rocky”

5

Kamaru Usman

Kamaru UsmanTop 5“The Nigerian Nightmare”

6

Ian Machado Garry

Ian Machado Garry“The Future”

7

Joaquin Buckley

Joaquin Buckley“New Mansa”

8

Michael Morales

Michael Morales

9

Carlos Prates

Carlos Prates“The Nightmare”

10

Gabriel Bonfim

Gabriel Bonfim“Marretinha”

11

Colby Covington

Colby Covington“Chaos”

12

Gilbert Burns

Gilbert Burns“Durinho”

13

Geoff Neal

Geoff Neal“Handz of Steel”

14

Daniel Rodriguez

Daniel Rodriguez“D-Rod”

15

Mike Malott

Mike Malott“Proper”

Welterweight rankings data provided by FightMatrix. Last updated November 11, 2025.