Carlos Prates boots Neil Magny from welterweight Top 15 in latest UFC rankings update

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Carlos Prates is now a ranked welterweight.

“The Nightmare” kept his winning streak intact by smashing 170-pound veteran Neil Magny atop the UFC Vegas 100 mixed martial arts (MMA) event last weekend at APEX, improving to 5-0 inside the Octagon (21-6 overall) — which includes his knockout win over Mitch Ramirez on Dana White’s “Contender Series” back in summer 2023.

Magny dropped out of the rankings after suffering his second straight loss.

Here’s how the rankings are compiled, at least until AI takes over:

Rankings are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC. A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight-class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.

Take a look at what the latest rankings field looks like courtesy of UFC.com. Note: (+/- = movement in rankings, T = tie, *NR = Not previously ranked).

MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Islam Makhachev
2. Alex Pereira
3. Jon Jones
4. Ilia Topuria
5. Belal Muhammad
6. Dricus Du Plessis
7. Merab Dvalishvili
8. Tom Aspinall
9. Leon Edwards
10. Alexander Volkanovski
11. Alexandre Pantoja
12. Max Holloway
13. Sean O’Malley
14. Sean Strickland
15. Israel Adesanya

FLYWEIGHT

Champion: Alexandre Pantoja

1. Brandon Royval
2. Brandon Moreno
3. Amir Albazi
4. Kai Kara France
5. Tatsuro Taira
6. Alex Perez
7. Asu Almabayev
8. Steve Erceg
9. Manel Kape
10. Tim Elliott
11. Tagir Ulanbekov
12. Bruno Silva
13. Charles Johnson
14. Cody Durden
15. Matt Schnell

BANTAMWEIGHT

Champion: Merab Dvalishvili

1. Sean O’Malley
2. Umar Nurmagomedov
3. Petr Yan
4. Cory Sandhagen
5. Deiveson Figueiredo
6. Marlon Vera
7. Henry Cejudo
8. Song Yadong
9. Rob Font
10. Mario Bautista
11. Jose Aldo
12. Kyler Phillips
13. Jonathan Martinez
14. Aiemann Zahabi
15. Montel Jackson

FEATHERWEIGHT

Champion: Ilia Topuria

1. Alexander Volkanovski
2. Max Holloway
3. Diego Lopes
4. Yair Rodriguez
5. Movsar Evloev
6. Brian Ortega
7. Arnold Allen
8. Josh Emmett
9. Aljamain Sterling
10. Calvin Kattar
11. Lerone Murphy
12. Giga Chikadze
13. Bryce Mitchell
14. Dan Ige
15. Edson Barboza

LIGHTWEIGHT

Champion: Islam Makhachev

1. Arman Tsarukyan
2. Charles Oliveira
3. Justin Gaethje
4. Dustin Poirier
5. Max Holloway
6. Dan Hooker
7. Michael Chandler
8. Beneil Dariush
9. Mateusz Gamrot
10. (T) Rafael Fiziev
10. (T) Renato Moicano
12. Benoit Saint Denis
13. Jalin Turner
14. Paddy Pimblett
15. Rafael dos Anjos

WELTERWEIGHT

Champion: Belal Muhammed

1. Leon Edwards
2. Kamaru Usman
3. Shavkat Rakhmonov
4. (T) Jack Della Maddalena
4. (T) Sean Brady
6. Colby Covington
7. Ian Machado Garry
8. Gilbert Burns
9. Joaquin Buckley
10. Stephen Thompson +1
11. Geoff Neal -1
12. Michael Morales
13. Carlos Prates *NR
14. Vicente Luque
15. Michael Page -2

MIDDLEWEIGHT

Champion: Dricus Du Plessis

1. Sean Strickland
2. Israel Adesanya
3. Khamzat Chimaev
4. Robert Whittaker
5. Nassourdine Imavov
6. Caio Borralho
7. Marvin Vettori
8. Jared Cannonier
9. Brendan Allen
10. Roman Dolidze
11. Paulo Costa
12. Jack Hermansson
13. Anthony Hernandez
14. Shara Magomedov
15. Michel Pereira

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Champion: Alex Pereira

1. Magomed Ankalaev
2. Jiri Prochazka
3. Jamahal Hill
4. Jan Blachowicz
5. Aleksandar Rakic
6. (T) Nikita Krylov
6. (T) Khalil Rountree
8. Volkan Oezdemir
9. Johnny Walker
10. Carlos Ulberg
11. Azamat Murzakanov
12. (T) Anthony Smith
12. (T) Dominick Reyes
14. Bogdan Guskov
15. Alonzo Menifield

HEAVYWEIGHT

Champion: Jon Jones

1. Tom Aspinall
2. Ciryl Gane
3. Alexander Volkov
4. Sergei Pavlovich
5. Curtis Blaydes
6. Jailton Almeida
7. Serghei Spivac
8. Stipe Miocic
9. Marcin Tybura
10. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
11. Derrick Lewis
12. Tai Tuivasa
13. Marcos Rogerio De Lima
14. Waldo Cortes Acosta
15. Mick Parkin

WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Valentina Shevchenko
2. Zhang Weili
3. Alexa Grasso
4. Julianna Pena
5. Manon Fiorot
6. Erin Blanchfield
7. Kayla Harrison
8. (T) Raquel Pennington
8. (T) Rose Namajunas
10. Tatiana Suarez
11. Yan Xiaonan
12. Virna Jandiroba
13. Jessica Andrade
14. Natalia Silva
15. Maycee Barber

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT

Champion: Zhang Weili

1. Tatiana Suarez
2. Yan Xiaonan
3. Virna Jandiroba
4. Jessica Andrade
5. Amanda Lemos
6. Mackenzie Dern
7. Iasmin Lucindo
8. Amanda Ribas
9. Marina Rodriguez
10. Tabatha Ricci
11. Loopy Godinez
12. Gillian Robertson +2
13. Angela Hill -1
14. Luana Pinheiro -1
15. Tecia Pennington

WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT

Champion: Valentina Shevchenko

1. Alexa Grasso
2. Manon Fiorot
3. Erin Blanchfield
4. Maycee Barber
5. Natalia Silva
6. Rose Namajunas
7. Katlyn Cerminara
8. Jessica Andrade
9. Viviane Araújo
10. Amanda Ribas
11. Karine Silva
12. Tracy Cortez
13. Jasmine Jasudavicius
14. Ariane Da Silva
15. Casey O’Neill

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT

Champion: Julianna Pena

1. Raquel Pennington
2. Kayla Harrison
3. Ketlen Vieira
4. (T) Macy Chiasson
4. (T) Norma Dumont
6. (T) Irene Aldana
6. (T) Mayra Bueno Silva
8. Holly Holm
9. Karol Rosa
10. Yana Santos
11. Miesha Tate
12. Julia Avila
13. Ailin Perez
14. Jacqueline Cavalcanti +1
15. Chelsea Chandler -1

You can expect these rankings to change around this time next week, particularly in the lightweight and heavyweight divisions, following the UFC 309: “Jones vs, Miocic” pay-per-view (PPV) event on ESPN+, scheduled for Sat., Nov. 16, 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

For much more on that upcoming fight card click here.