Welterweight rankings.
The top 30 welterweights by the First Light Rating, a skill score built from in-cage performance and results, with each one’s First Light Index: fame against what that skill predicts. Islam Makhachev leads at 2,204.
Movement since 25 Aug 2026 · Updated · All divisions
Welterweight
| Rank | Fighter | FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill | FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islam Makhachev | 2,204 | +0.23▼ −0.02 |
| 2 | Yaroslav Amosov | 2,104 | −0.22— |
| 3 | Shavkat Rakhmonov 6 | 2,088 | +0.24▼ −0.18 |
| 4 | Michael Page 1 | 2,083 | +0.37▼ −0.02 |
| 5 | Eduard Vartanyan | 2,062 | −0.50— |
| 6 | Ian Garry 2 | 2,061 | +0.40▼ −0.06 |
| 7 | Sean Brady 3 | 2,053 | −0.46Last 37 days: −0.51 → −0.46 |
| 8 | Thad Jean 15 | 2,050 | −0.69▼ −0.17 |
| 9 | Jason Jackson 4 | 2,050 | −0.59Last 16 days: −0.59 → −0.59 |
| 10 | Gabriel Bonfim 3 | 2,047 | −0.14— |
| 11 | Michael Morales 1 | 2,032 | +0.06Last 37 days: +0.03 → +0.06 |
| 12 | Andrey Koreshkov | 2,025 | −0.65— |
| 13 | Magomed Umalatov 7 | 2,022 | −0.24Last 15 days: −0.24 → −0.24 |
| 14 | Shamil Musaev 3 | 2,019 | −0.65Last 16 days: −0.65 → −0.65 |
| 15 | Abdoul Abdouraguimov 1 | 2,014 | −0.51Last 16 days: −0.51 → −0.51 |
| 16 | Rinat Fakhretdinov | 2,014 | −0.22 |
| 17 | Belal Muhammad 2 | 2,001 | +0.50— |
| 18 | Adrian Bartosinski 1 | 1,997 | — |
| 19 | Logan Storley 2 | 1,995 | −0.47▼ −0.03 |
| 20 | Mike Malott 2 | 1,986 | 0.00— |
| 21 | Myktybek Orolbai 5 | 1,982 | +0.10— |
| 22 | Jack Della Maddalena 12 | 1,981 | +0.51▼ −0.07 |
| 23 | Leon Edwards 5 | 1,981 | +0.48— |
| 24 | Abubakar Vagaev | 1,979 | −0.34 |
| 25 | Goiti Yamauchi 5 | 1,973 | −0.62— |
| 26 | Kevin Holland 1 | 1,971 | +0.34— |
| 27 | Colby Covington 3 | 1,968 | +0.51— |
| 28 | Carlos Prates | 1,967 | +0.69— |
| 29 | Jacobe Smith 3 | 1,964 | −0.61 |
| 30 | Christian Lee 1 | 1,963 | — |
Where the UFC panel disagrees.
- Carlos PratesFLR 28th · panel 2nd26 lower here
- Jack Della MaddalenaFLR 22nd · panel 4th18 lower here
- Leon EdwardsFLR 23rd · panel 8th15 lower here
- Belal MuhammadFLR 17th · panel 7th10 lower here
- Yaroslav AmosovFLR 2nd · panel 11th9 higher here
Better than their audience knows.
- Thad JeanFLR 8th−0.69
- Andrey KoreshkovFLR 12th−0.65
- Shamil MusaevFLR 14th−0.65
Bigger names than their skill predicts.
- Carlos PratesFLR 28th+0.69
- Colby CovingtonFLR 27th+0.51
- Jack Della MaddalenaFLR 22nd+0.51
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
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