The landscape of MMA changes rapidly. Every year new champions are crowned and new contenders emerge. Some veterans compete to maintain their spot among the elite while others decide to hang up the gloves. Each week throughout the year, the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie global rankings reflect the ever-changing landscape as each division and pound-for-pound rankings shift. Check out all of the moves across each division below, along with the biggest rises and falls from the first rankings release in January to the final update in December.

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Dec. 17: Joaquin Buckley, Manel Kape soar

December 17, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Dec. 10: Alexandre Pantoja surges in pound-for-pound

December 10, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Dec. 3: Dakota Ditcheva rockets toward top 5

December 3, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Nov. 26: Petr Yan back on the rise

November 26, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Nov. 19: Jon Jones back on top

November 19, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Nov. 12: Carlos Prates, Reinier de Ridder inch closer

November 12, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Nov. 5: Former champ Brandon Moreno on the rise again at flyweight

November 5, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Oct. 29: Ilia Topuria’s UFC 308 KO leads to P4P shuffle

October 29, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Oct. 22: Francis Ngannou claims heavyweight throne

October 22, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Oct. 15: Brandon Royval climbs at flyweight

October 16, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Oct. 8: Julianna Peña back on top

October 8, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Oct. 1: Renato Moicano got no movement in UFC’s rankings – but he did in ours

October 1, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Sept. 17: New No. 1 in two divisions after UFC 306 title changes

September 17, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Sept. 10: Usman Nurmagomedov climbs at lightweight

September 10, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Aug. 27: Caio Borralho makes major move at middleweight

August 27, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Aug. 20: Dricus Du Plessis climbs P4P list

August 20, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Aug. 13: Serghei Spivac moves up

August 13, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Aug. 6: Umar Nurmagomedov leaps forward

August 6, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, July 30: Belal Muhammad, Tom Aspinall take No. 1 spots

July 30, 2024

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, July 23: Virna Jandiroba cracks top 5

July 23, 2024
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