Divisional: Sweet success for 'Suga' Sean O'Malley in bantamweight top 10

Sean O'Malley, who has talked a bully crippled for his full UFC run, proved his worthiness of being considered among the elite astatine bantamweight with his UFC 280 victory implicit erstwhile champion Petr Yan past weekend.

As a result, "Suga Sean" enters the men's top-10 successful the latest ESPN divisional rankings and soars up toward the top.

There is rankings upheaval successful immoderate different value classes arsenic well.

At lightweight, recently crowned champion Islam Makhachev takes implicit the No. 1 spot, and different 155-pounder who had an awesome triumph astatine UFC 280, Beneil Dariush, besides moves up.

And astatine women's flyweight, Manon Fiorot climbs a fewer spots aft her triumph astatine UFC 280.

For the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings, click here. For a database of existent UFC champions successful each value classes, click here.

Note: Results are current; rankings arsenic of Oct. 26.

Heavyweight - Light heavyweight - Middleweight - Welterweight
Lightweight - Men's featherweight - Men's bantamweight
Men's flyweight - Women's bantamweight - Women's flyweight - Strawweight

HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 265 pounds)

1. Francis Ngannou  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 17-3
Last: W (UD) Ciryl Gane, Jan. 22, 2022
Next: TBD

2. Ciryl Gane  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 11-1
Last: W (KO3) Tai Tuivasa, Sept. 3, 2022
Next: TBD

3. Stipe Miocic  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 12-4
Last: L (KO2) Francis Ngannou, March 27, 2021
Next: TBD

4. Curtis Blaydes  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 17-3, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO1) Tom Aspinall, July 23, 2022
Next: TBD

5. Tai Tuivasa  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-4
Last: L (KO3) Ciryl Gane, Sept. 3, 2022
Next: Dec. 3 vs. Sergei Pavlovich

6. Tom Aspinall  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 12-3
Last: L (TKO1) Curtis Blaydes, July 23, 2022
Next: TBD

7. Sergei Pavlovich  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 16-1
Last: W (TKO1) Derrick Lewis, July 30, 2022
Next: Dec. 3 vs. Tai Tuivasa

8. Derrick Lewis  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 26-10, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO1) Sergei Pavlovich, July 30, 2022
Next: Nov. 19 vs. Serghei Spivac

9. Alexander Volkov  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 35-10
Last: W (TKO1) Jairzinho Rozenstruik, June 4, 2022
Next: TBD

10. Ryan Bader  

Promotion: Bellator champion
Record: 30-7, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Cheick Kongo, May 6, 2022
Next: TBD

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 205 pounds)

1. Jiri Prochazka  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 29-3-1
Last: W (Sub5) Glover Teixeira, June 11, 2022
Next: Dec. 10 vs. Glover Teixeira

2. Glover Teixeira  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 33-8
Last: L (Sub5) Jiri Prochazka, June 11, 2022
Next: Dec. 10 vs. Jiri Prochazka

3. Jan Blachowicz  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 29-9
Last: W (TKO3) Aleksandar Rakic, May 14, 2022
Next: Dec. 10 vs. Magomed Ankalaev

4. Magomed Ankalaev  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-1
Last: W (TKO2) Anthony Smith, July 30, 2022
Next: Dec. 10 vs. Jan Blachowicz

5. Corey Anderson  

Promotion: Bellator
Record: 16-5, 1 NC
Last: NC3 Vadim Nemkov, April 15, 2022
Next: Nov. 19 vs. Vadim Nemkov

6. Aleksandar Rakic  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-3
Last: L (TKO3) Jan Blachowicz, May 14, 2022
Next: TBD

7. Jamahal Hill  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 11-1, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO4) Thiago Santos, Aug. 6, 2022
Next: TBD

8. Vadim Nemkov  

Promotion: Bellator champion
Record: 15-2, 1 NC
Last: NC3 Corey Anderson, April 15, 2022
Next: Nov. 19 vs. Corey Anderson

9. Dominick Reyes  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 12-3
Last: L (KO2) Jiri Prochazka, May 1, 2021
Next: Nov. 12 vs. Ryan Spann

10. Nikita Krylov  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 29-9
Last: W (UD) Volkan Oezdemir, Oct. 22, 2022
Next: TBD

MIDDLEWEIGHT (up to 185 pounds)

1. Israel Adesanya  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 23-1
Last: W (UD) Jared Cannonier, July 2, 2022
Next: Nov. 12 vs. Alex Pereira

2. Robert Whittaker  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 24-6
Last: W (UD) Marvin Vettori, Sept. 3, 2022
Next: Feb. 12 vs. Paulo Costa

3. Marvin Vettori  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-6-1
Last: L (UD) Robert Whittaker, Sept. 3, 2022
Next: TBD

4. Jared Cannonier  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 15-6
Last: L (UD) Israel Adesanya, July 2, 2022
Next: Dec. 17 vs. Sean Strickland

5. Paulo Costa  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-2
Last: W (UD) Luke Rockhold, Aug. 20, 2022
Next: Feb. 12 vs. Robert Whittaker

6. Derek Brunson  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 23-8
Last: L (KO2) Jared Cannonier, Feb. 12, 2022
Next: Dec. 3 vs. Jack Hermansson

7. Alex Pereira  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 6-1
Last: W (KO1) Sean Strickland, July 2, 2022
Next: Nov. 12 vs. Israel Adesanya

8. Johnny Eblen  

Promotion: Bellator champion
Record: 12-0
Last: W (UD) Gegard Mousasi, June 24, 2022
Next: TBD

9. Sean Strickland  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 25-4
Last: L (KO1) Alex Pereira, July 2, 2022
Next: Dec. 17 vs. Jared Cannonier

10. Gegard Mousasi  

Promotion: Bellator
Record: 49-8-2
Last: L (UD) Johnny Eblen, June 24, 2022
Next: TBD

WELTERWEIGHT (up to 170 pounds)

1. Leon Edwards  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 20-3, 1 NC
Last: W (KO5) Kamaru Usman, Aug. 20, 2022
Next: TBD

2. Kamaru Usman  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 20-2
Last: L (KO5) Leon Edwards, Aug. 20, 2022
Next: TBD

3. Colby Covington  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 17-3
Last: W (UD) Jorge Masvidal, March 5, 2022
Next: TBD

4. Khamzat Chimaev  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 12-0
Last: W (Sub1) Kevin Holland, Sept. 10, 2022
Next: TBD

5. Gilbert Burns  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 20-5
Last: L (UD) Khamzat Chimaev, April 9, 2022
Next: TBD

6. Belal Muhammad  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 22-3, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO2) Sean Brady, Oct. 22, 2022
Next: TBD

7. Yaroslav Amosov  

Promotion: Bellator champion
Record: 26-0
Last: W (UD) Douglas Lima, June 11, 2021
Next: TBD

8. Stephen Thompson  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 16-6-1
Last: L (UD) Belal Muhammad, Dec. 18, 2021
Next: Dec. 3 vs. Kevin Holland

9. Geoff Neal  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 10
Record: 15-4
Last: W (KO3) Vicente Luque, Aug. 6, 2022
Next: Jan. 25 vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov

10. Shavkat Rakhmonov  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 16-0
Last: W (Sub2) Neil Magny, June 25, 2022
Next: Jan. 14 vs. Geoff Neal

LIGHTWEIGHT (up to 155 pounds)

1. Islam Makhachev  

Promotion: UFC champion
Previous ranking: 4
Record: 22-1
Last: W (Sub2) Charles Oliveira, Oct. 22, 2022
Next: TBD

2. Charles Oliveira  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 1
Record: 33-9, 1 NC
Last: L (Sub2) Islam Makhachev, Oct. 22, 2022
Next: TBD

3. Beneil Dariush  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 5
Record: 22-4-1
Last: W (UD) Mateusz Gamrot, Oct. 22, 2022
Next: TBD

4. Dustin Poirier  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 2
Record: 28-7, 1 NC
Last: L (Sub3) Charles Oliveira, Dec. 11, 2021
Next: Nov. 12 vs. Michael Chandler

5. Justin Gaethje  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 3
Record: 23-4
Last: L (Sub1) Charles Oliveira, May 7, 2022
Next: TBD

6. Michael Chandler  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 23-7
Last: W (KO2) Tony Ferguson, May 7, 2022
Next: Nov. 12 vs. Dustin Poirier

7. Rafael Fiziev  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 26-6
Last: W (KO5) Rafael dos Anjos, July 9, 2022
Next: TBD

8. Rafael dos Anjos  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 31-15
Last: L (KO5) Rafael Fiziev, July 9, 2022
Next: TBD

9. Mateusz Gamrot  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 21-2, 1 NC
Last: L (UD) Beneil Dariush, Oct. 22, 2022
Next: TBD

10. Arman Tsarukyan  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-3
Last: L (UD) Mateusz Gamrot, June 25, 2022
Next: TBD

MEN'S FEATHERWEIGHT (up to 145 pounds)

1. Alexander Volkanovski  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 25-1
Last: W (UD) Max Holloway, July 2, 2022
Next: TBD

2. Max Holloway  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 23-7
Last: L (UD) Alexander Volkanovski, July 2, 2022
Next: TBD

3. Patricio Freire  

Promotion: Bellator champion
Record: 34/-5
Last: W (UD) Adam Borics, Oct. 1, 2022
Next: TBD

4. Yair Rodriguez  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-3, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO1) Brian Ortega, July 16, 2022
Next: TBD

5. Brian Ortega  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 15-3, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO1) Yair Rodriguez, July 16, 2022
Next: TBD

6. A.J. McKee  

Promotion: Bellator
Record: 19-1
Last: L (UD) Spike Carlyle, Oct. 1, 2022
Next: TBD

7. Josh Emmett  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-2
Last: W (SD) Calvin Kattar, June 18, 2022
Next: TBD

8. Arnold Allen  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-1
Last: W (TKO1) Dan Hooker, March 19, 2022
Next: Oct. 29 vs. Calvin Kattar

9. Calvin Kattar  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 23-6
Last: L (SD) Josh Emmett, June 18, 2022
Next: Oct. 29 vs. Arnold Allen

10. Giga Chikadze  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-3
Last: L (UD) Calvin Kattar, Jan. 15, 2022
Next: TBD

MEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)

1. Aljamain Sterling  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 22-3
Last: W (TKO2) TJ Dillashaw, Oct. 22, 2022
Next: TBD

2. Sean O'Malley  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 16-1, 1 NC
Last: W (SD) Petr Yan, Oct. 22, 2022
Next: TBD

3. Marlon Vera  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 4
Record: 20-7-1
Last: W (KO4) Dominick Cruz, Aug. 13, 2022
Next: TBD

4. Petr Yan  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 2
Record: 16-4
Last: L (SD) Sean O'Malley, Oct. 22, 2022
Next: TBD

5. Merab Dvalishvili  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 15-4
Last: W (UD) Jose Aldo, Aug. 20, 2022
Next: TBD

6. TJ Dillashaw  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 3
Record: 17-5
Last: L (TKO2) Aljamain Sterling, Oct. 22, 2022
Next: TBD

7. Cory Sandhagen  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 15-4
Last: W (TKO4) Song Yadong, Sept. 17, 2022
Next: TBD

8. Sergio Pettis  

Promotion: Bellator champion
Record: 22-5
Last: W (KO4) Kyoji Horiguchi, Dec. 3, 2021
Next: TBD

9. Rob Font  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 19-6
Last: L (UD) Marlon Vera, April 30, 2022
Next: TBD

10. Raufeon Stots  

Promotion: Bellator
Record: 18-1
Last: W (KO3) Juan Archuleta, April 23, 2022
Next: Dec. 9 vs. Danny Sabatello

MEN'S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)

1. Deiveson Figueiredo  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 21-2-1
Last: W (UD) Brandon Moreno, Jan. 22, 2022
Next: Jan. 21 vs. Brandon Moreno

2. Brandon Moreno  

Promotion: UFC interim champion
Record: 20-6-2
Last: W (TKO3) Kai Kara-France, July 30, 2022
Next: Jan. 21 vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

3. Demetrious Johnson  

Promotion: One Championship champion
Record: 31-4-1
Last: W (KO4) Adriano Moraes, Aug. 26, 2022
Next: TBD

4. Kai Kara-France  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 24-10, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO3) Brandon Moreno, July 30, 2022
Next: TBD

5. Adriano Moraes  

Promotion: One Championship
Record: 20-4
Last: L (KO4) Demetrious Johnson, Aug. 26, 2022
Next: TBD

6. Alexandre Pantoja  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 25-5
Last: W (Sub1) Alex Perez, July 30, 2022
Next: TBD

7. Askar Askarov  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-1-1
Last: L (UD) Kai Kara-France, March 26, 2022
Next: TBD

8. Brandon Royval  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-6
Last: W (Sub1) Matt Schnell, May 7, 2022
Next: TBD

9. Rogerio Bontorin  

Promotion: Unsigned
Record: 17-4, 1 NC
Last: L (SD) Brandon Royval, Jan. 15, 2022
Next: TBD

10. Matheus Nicolau  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-2-1
Last: W (UD) David Dvorak, March 26, 2022
Next: TBD

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)

1. Amanda Nunes  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 22-5
Last: W (UD) Julianna Peña, July 30, 2022
Next: TBD

2. Julianna Peña  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 11-5
Last: L (UD) Amanda Nunes, July 30, 2022
Next: TBD

3. Ketlen Vieira  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 13-2
Last: W (SD) Holly Holm, May 21, 2022
Next: TBD

4. Holly Holm  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-6
Last: L (SD) Ketlen Vieira, May 21, 2022
Next: TBD

5. Raquel Pennington  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-8
Last: W (UD) Aspen Ladd, April 9, 2022
Next: TBD

6. Irene Aldana  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-6
Last: W (KO3) Macy Chiasson, Sept. 10, 2022
Next: TBD

7. Yana Kunitskaya  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-6, 1 NC
Last: L (TKO1) Irene Aldana, July 10, 2021
Next: TBD

8. Sara McMann  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 13-6
Last: W (UD) Karol Rosa, March 26, 2022
Next: TBD

9. Macy Chiasson  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 10
Record: 8-3
Last: L (KO3) Irene Aldana, Sept. 10, 2022
Next: TBD

10. Pannie Kianzad  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 16-6
Last: W (UD) Lina Lansberg, April 16, 2022
Next: TBD

WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)

1. Valentina Shevchenko  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 23-3
Last: W (SD) Taila Santos, June 11, 2022
Next: TBD

2. Jessica Andrade  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 3
Record: 23-9
Last: W (Sub1) Amanda Lemos, April 23, 2022
Next: Jan. 21 vs. Lauren Murphy

3. Manon Fiorot  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 10-1
Last: W (UD) Katlyn Chookagian, Oct. 22, 2022
Next: TBD

4. Katlyn Chookagian  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 2
Record: 18-5
Last: L (UD) Manon Fiorot, Oct. 22, 2022
Next: TBD

5. Lauren Murphy  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 4
Record: 16-5
Last: W (UD) Miesha Tate, July 16, 2022
Next: Jan. 21 vs. Jessica Andrade

6. Alexa Grasso  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 15-3
Last: W (UD) Viviane Araujo, Oct. 15, 2022
Next: TBD

7. Taila Santos  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 5
Record: 19-1
Last: L (SD) Valentina Shevchenko, June 11, 2022
Next: TBD

8. Liz Carmouche  

Promotion: Bellator champ
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 17-7
Last: W (TKO4) Juliana Velasquez, April 22, 2022
Next: Dec. 9 vs. Juliana Velasquez

9. Juliana Velasquez  

Promotion: Bellator
Previous ranking: 10
Record: 12-1
Last: L (TKO4) Liz Carmouche, April 22, 2022
Next: Dec. 9 vs. Liz Carmouche

10. Viviane Araujo  

Promotion: UFC
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 11-4
Last: L (UD) Alexa Grasso, Oct. 15, 2022
Next: TBD

STRAWWEIGHT (up to 115 pounds)

1. Carla Esparza  

Promotion: UFC champion
Record: 19-6
Last: W (SD) Rose Namajunas, May 7, 2022
Next: Nov. 12 vs. Zhang Weili

2. Rose Namajunas  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 11-5
Last: L (SD) Carla Esparza, May 7, 2022
Next: TBD

3. Zhang Weili  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 22-2
Last: W (KO2) Joanna Jedrzejczyk, June 11, 2022
Next: Nov. 12 vs. Carla Esparza

4. Marina Rodriguez  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 16-1-2
Last: W (SD) Yan Xiaonan, March 5, 2022
Next: Nov. 5 vs. Amanda Lemos

5. Yan Xiaonan  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 14-3, 1 NC
Last: W (MD) Mackenzie Dern, Oct. 1, 2022
Next: TBD

6. Mackenzie Dern  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 12-3
Last: L (MD) Yan Xiaonan, Oct. 1, 2022
Next: TBD

7. Tecia Torres  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 12-6
Last: L (SD) Mackenzie Dern, April 9, 2022
Next: TBD

8. Amanda Ribas  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 11-3
Last: L (SD) Katlyn Chookagian, May 14, 2022
Next: Dec. 3 vs. Tracy Cortez

9. Amanda Lemos  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 11-2-1
Last: L (Sub1) Jessica Andrade, April 23, 2022
Next: Nov. 5 vs. Marina Rodriguez

10. Michelle Waterson-Gomez  

Promotion: UFC
Record: 18-10
Last: L (Sub2) Amanda Lemos, July 16
Next: TBD