Islam Makhachev has named his very own UFC pound-for-pound list, with some controversial omissions.<\/b><\/p>\n
The former UFC Lightweight Champion put himself at #1 in the list, with no room for Alex Pereira, Merab Dvalishvili or Khamzat Chimaev in the top five.<\/span><\/p>\n Former UFC lightweight king and Russian MMA phenom Islam Makhachev has revealed his very own top five UFC pound-for-pound list.<\/span><\/p>\n As it stands, Makhachev is currently ranked at #2 in the official <\/span>UFC pound-for-pound rankings<\/span><\/a> behind Ilia Topuria, but has put himself top of the pile in his very own list.<\/span><\/p>\n There is an argument that Makhachev could still be the best P4P fighter in MMA, but as far as the official rankings go this isn\u2019t the case. That being said, he could climb back to the summit after this weekend if he becomes a two-weight UFC champion and defeats Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322.<\/span><\/p>\n Should he beat ‘JDM’, the likelihood is that he will climb back to the top of the official P4P rankings. In the meantime, Makhachev has ranked himself at the top of his very own pound-for-pound list.<\/span><\/p>\n The Dagestani fighter sat down with popular YouTuber Adin Ross in a recent interview, revealing who he currently feels are the five best pound-for-pound fighters on the entire UFC roster.<\/span><\/p>\n With Makhachev putting himself at the top of the list, he ranked UFC Flyweight Champion Alexandre Pantoja at #2. The Brazilian is ranked #5 in the official P4P rankings, but Makhachev feels he should be higher.<\/span><\/p>\n At number three is heavyweight king Tom Aspinall. <\/span>Aspinall has earned over \u00a317,850 per strike<\/span><\/a> landed in the UFC, and it’s evident that Makhachev rates him highly.<\/span><\/p>\n Alexander Volkanovski makes it at #4 in Makhachev’s list. This no surprise given he is a two-time UFC Featherweight Champion and also faced Islam twice before.<\/span><\/p>\n The 34-year-old then reluctantly ranked Ilia Topuria at #5 in his own P4P list, which means he has left out three of the official top six in the real rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n Islam Makhachev's top 5 pound-for-pound fighters in the UFC right now<\/p>\n 1) Islam Makhachev (via @adinross<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/06VdsVIkzt<\/a><\/p>\n — Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) November 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nIslam Makhachev Names Controversial Pound-For-Pound Top 5<\/h2>\n
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2) Alexandre Pantoja
3) Tom Aspinall
4) Alexander Volkanovski
5) Ilia Topuria<\/p>\n