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UFC Rankings Update: Biggest Movers Following UFC Saudi Arabia

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Brian Mazique | Last updated Feb 4, 2025 2:03 AM ET

The UFC's latest rankings feature some massive shifts in multiple divisions, per MMA journalist and official media voter John Morgan . Israel Adesanya's second-round TKO loss to Nassourdine Imavov caused the two middleweights to switch places in the rankings. Adesanya is now at No. 4, and Imavov is at No. 2 ahead of Khamzat Chimaev.

Rising UFC women's bantamweight Ailin Perez finally got the bump she deserved as well.

Perez jumped up four spots from No. 11 to No. 7. She was somehow left behind Karol Rosa in last week's rankings despite beating her at UFC 311.

Women's flyweight prospect Jasmine Jasudavicius is up to No. 9 from No. 12 following her dominant unanimous decision win over Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC Saudi Arabia.

Bueno Silva, who is seemingly done with bantamweight, made her debut at No. 15 at 125 pounds. Veteran Casey O'Neill is back in the rankings at No. 14.

At heavyweight, the recently released Jairzinho Rozenstruik is out of the rankings, as is Marcos Rogerio de Lima. Their exits helped push Shamil Gaziev, who won by a one-punch KO over Thomas Peterson in Saudi Arabia, to No. 11.

Don'Tale Mayes is somehow ranked at No. 14, as is Jhonata Diniz. Both men are coming off losses, though Diniz's defeat was the first of his career, and it came at the hands of No. 8 Marcin Tybura.

At middleweight, in addition to Adesanya falling to No. 4 and Imavov rising to No. 2, Roman Kopylov checks in at No. 14 following a fifth-round TKO win over Chris Curtis on January 11. Bo Nickal makes his debut in the rankings at No. 15.

Jack Hermansson and Shara Magomedov exited the rankings. Magomedov lost a lopsided unanimous decision to Michael "Venom" Page in Saudi Arabia.

You can see all of the rankings here.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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