UFC Rankings Update: Henry Cejudo into top-five in pound-for-pound

The UFC held their first show of 2019 on Saturday, and it was also the first of the ESPN-era.

In the main event, Henry Cejudo was taking on T.J. Dillashaw, in which Dillashaw was looking to become the next champ-champ. Well, Cejudo once again shocked the world as he defeated Dillashaw in 32 seconds to score a TKO win and defend his title. That win pushed Cejudo into the top-five of the pound-for-pound rankings.

Meanwhile, the lightweight division saw some change after Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone defeated Alexander Hernandez. Plus, women’s flyweight division saw some change after Paige VanZant and Joanne Calderwood leave Brooklyn with wins.

Here are the updated UFC rankings.

Note:
+/- = movement in rankings
*NR = Not previously ranked

POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Daniel Cormier
2. Jon Jones
3. Khabib Nurmagomedov
4. Max Holloway
5. Henry Cejudo +5
6. Tyron Woodley
7. Amanda Nunes +1
8. Georges St-Pierre -1
9. T.J. Dillashaw -4
10. Conor McGregor -1
11. Stipe Miocic -1
12. Robert Whittaker
13. Tony Ferguson
14. Rose Namajunas
15. Cris Cyborg

Flyweight

Champion: Henry Cejudo
1. Jussier Formiga
2. Joseph Benavidez
3. Ray Borg
4. Deiveson Figueiredo
5. John Moraga
6. Wilson Reis
7. Dustin Ortiz
8. Alexandra Pantoja
9. Alex Perez
10. Tim Elliott
11. Magomed Bibulatov
12. Said Nurmagomedov
13. Ryan Benoit
14. Eric Shelton
15. T.J. Dillashaw *NR

Bantamweight

Champion: T.J. Dillashaw
1. Cody Garbrandt
2. Dominick Cruz
3. Raphael Assuncao
4. Marlon Moraes
5. Jimmie Rivera
6. John Lineker
7. Aljamain Sterling
T8. John Dodson
T8. Pedro Munhoz +1
10. Rob Font
11. Cody Stamann
12. Alejandro Perez
13. Thomas Almeida
14. Petr Yan *NR
15. Rani Yahya

Featherweight

Champion: Max Holloway
1. Brian Ortega
2. Jose Aldo
3. Frankie Edgar
4. Alexander Volkanovski
5. Renato Moicano -1
6. Jeremy Stephens
7. Cub Swanson
8. Chad Mendes
9. Mirsad Bektic -1
10. Josh Emmett
11. Ricardo Lamas
12. Yair Rodriguez
13. Chan Sung Jung
14. Zabit Magomedsharipov
15. Darren Elkins

Lightweight

Champion: Khabib Numragomedov
1. Tony Ferguson
2. Conor McGregor
3. Dustin Poirier
4. Al Iaquinta
5. Kevin Lee
6. Edson Barboza
7. Justin Gaethje
8. Anthony Pettis
9. Donald Cerrone *NR
10. James Vick -1
11. Gregor Gillespie +4
12. Nate Diaz -2
13. Alexander Hernandez -2
14. Francisco Trinaldo -2
15. Dan Hooker -2

Champion: Tyron Woodley
1. Colby Covington
2. Kamaru Usman
3. Darren Till
4. Stephen Thompson
5. Rafael Dos Anjos
6. Robbie Lawler
7. Santiago Ponzinibbio
8. Demian Maia
9. Leon Edwards +1
10. Jorge Masvidal -1
11. Neil Magny
12. Gunnar Nelson
13. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos +1
14. Geoff Neal *NR
15. Alex Oliveira

Middleweight

Champion: Robert Whittaker
1. Yoel Romero
2. Luke Rockhold
3. Ronaldo Souza
4. Kelvin Gastelum
5. Chris Weidman
6. Israel Adesanya
7. Paulo Costa
8. Derek Brunson
9. Jared Cannonier
10. Brad Tavares
11. David Branch
12. Antonio Carlos Junior
13. Uriah Hall
14. Elias Theodorou
15. Anderson Silva *NR

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