Jessica Andrade powers her way toward the top of MMA pound-for-pound rankings

Two new champions were crowned at UFC 283 on Saturday. One of them earned a place in the ESPN pound-for-pound rankings. But it was a different winner from last weekend who made the biggest move.

Jessica Andrade, who smashed fellow ranked flyweight Lauren Murphy on Saturday for her third straight victory, climbed into the women’s top five. A former strawweight champion who has also challenged for the 125-pound belt, Andrade has fought 15 times since 2015 and has lost only to champs — Valentina Shevchenko, Rose Namajunas, Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

The new champ who moved into the rankings is Brandon Moreno, who regained the men’s flyweight title with a third-round TKO of Deiveson Figueiredo. Moreno previously was in the pound-for-pound top 10 during his reign as champ.

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Note: Results are current; rankings as of Jan. 25.

1. Amanda Nunes  

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

2. Valentina Shevchenko  

UFC flyweight champion
Record: 22-3
Last: W (SD) Taila Santos, June 11, 2022
Next: March 4 vs. Alexa Grasso

3. Zhang Weili  

UFC strawweight champion
Record: 23-3
Last: W (Sub2) Carla Esparza, Nov. 12, 2022
Next: TBD

4. Cris Cyborg  

Bellator featherweight champion
Record: 26-2, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Arlene Blencowe, April 23, 2022
Next: TBD

5. Jessica Andrade  

UFC flyweight
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 24-9
Last: W (UD) Lauren Murphy, Jan. 21, 2023
Next: TBD

6. Julianna Peña  

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

7. Rose Namajunas  

UFC strawweight
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 11-5
Last: L (SD) Carla Esparza, May 7, 2022
Next: TBD

8. Carla Esparza  

UFC strawweight
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 19-7
Last: L (Sub2) Zhang Weili, Nov. 12, 2022
Next: TBD

9. Kayla Harrison  

PFL lightweight
Record: 15-1
Last: L (UD) Larissa Pacheco, Nov. 25, 2022
Next: TBD

10. Amanda Lemos  

UFC strawweight
Record: 13-2-1
Last: W (TKO3) Marina Rodriguez, Nov. 5, 2022
Next: TBD

Other fighters receiving votes: Larissa Pacheco, Raquel Pennington, Alexa Grasso, Manon Fiorot and Seika Izawa.

How our panel voted

Brett Okamoto: 1. Amanda Nunes; 2. Valentina Shevchenko; 3. Zhang Weili; 4. Cris Cyborg; 5. Rose Namajunas; 6. Jessica Andrade; 7. Julianna Peña; 8. Kayla Harrison; 9. Larissa Pacheco; 10. Carla Esparza.

Marc Raimondi: 1. Nunes; 2. Shevchenko; 3. Cyborg; 4. Zhang; 5. Andrade; 6. Peña; 7. Namajunas; 8. Esparza; 9. Amanda Lemos; 10. Seika Izawa.

Carlos Contreras Legaspi: 1. Nunes; 2. Shevchenko; 3. Zhang; 4. Cyborg; 5. Peña; 6. Harrison; 7. Esparza; 8. Andrade; 9. Pacheco; 10. Namajunas.

Megan Anderson: 1. Nunes; 2. Shevchenko; 3. Zhang; 4. Cyborg; 5. Namajunas; 6. Andrade; 7. Esparza; 8. Raquel Pennington; 9. Alexa Grasso; 10. Peña.

Eddie Maisonet III: 1. Nunes; 2. Shevchenko; 3. Zhang; 4. Peña; 5. Cyborg; 6. Andrade; 7. Esparza; 8. Namajunas; 9. Lemos; 10. Pacheco.

Jeff Wagenheim: 1. Nunes; 2. Shevchenko; 3. Zhang; 4. Cyborg; 5. Andrade; 6. Peña; 7. Esparza; 8. Namajunas; 9. Lemos; 10. Fiorot.

Men’s pound-for-pound rankings

1. Alexander Volkanovski  

UFC featherweight champion
Record: 25-1
Last: W (UD) Max Holloway, July 2, 2022
Next: Feb. 11 vs. Islam Makhachev

2. Islam Makhachev  

UFC lightweight champion
Record: 23-1
Last: W (Sub2) Charles Oliveira, Oct. 22, 2022
Next: Feb. 11 vs. Alexander Volkanovski

3. Kamaru Usman  

UFC welterweight
Record: 20-2
Last: L (KO5) Leon Edwards, Aug. 20, 2022
Next: March 18 vs. Leon Edwards

4. Israel Adesanya  

UFC middleweight
Record: 23-2
Last: L (TKO5) Alex Pereira, Nov. 12, 2022
Next: TBD

5. Francis Ngannou  

Heavyweight
Previous ranking: Tied for 4
Record: 17-3
Last: W (UD) Ciryl Gane, Jan. 22, 2022
Next: TBD

6. Charles Oliveira  

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

7. Leon Edwards  

UFC welterweight champion
Record: 20-3, 1 NC
Last: W (KO5) Kamaru Usman, Aug. 20, 2022
Next: March 18 vs. Kamaru Usman

T-8. Brandon Moreno  

UFC flyweight champion
Previous ranking: Unranked
Record: 21-6-2
Last: W (TKO3) Deiveson Figueiredo, Jan. 21, 2023
Next: TBD

T-8. Aljamain Sterling  

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

10. Robert Whittaker  

UFC middleweight
Record: 24-6
Last: W (UD) Marvin Vettori, Sept. 3, 2022
Next: TBD

Other fighters receiving votes: Alex Pereira, Dustin Poirier and Jiri Prochazka.

How our panel voted

Brett Okamoto: 1. Alexander Volkanovski; 2. Islam Makhachev; 3. Israel Adesanya; 4. Kamaru Usman; 5. Robert Whittaker; 6. Charles Oliveira; 7. Aljamain Sterling; 8. Brandon Moreno; 9. Francis Ngannou; 10. Leon Edwards.

Marc Raimondi: 1. Volkanovski; 2. Makhachev; 3. Usman; 4. Oliveira; 5. Ngannou; 6. Adesanya; 7. Sterling; 8. Edwards; 9. Moreno; 10. Alex Pereira.

Carlos Contreras Legaspi: 1. Volkanovski; 2. Makhachev; 3. Usman; 4. Ngannou; 5. Oliveira; 6. Adesanya; 7. Edwards; 8. Jiri Prochazka; 9. Moreno; 10. Pereira.

Megan Anderson: 1. Volkanovski; 2. Makhachev; 3. Adesanya; 4. Usman; 5. Oliveira; 6. Ngannou; 7. Edwards; 8. Whittaker; 9. Pereira; 10. Moreno.

Eddie Maisonet III: 1. Volkanovski; 2. Makhachev; 3. Ngannou; 4. Adesanya; 5. Usman; 6. Oliveira; 7. Dustin Poirier; 8. Moreno; 9. Sterling; 10. Prochazka.

Jeff Wagenheim: 1. Volkanovski; 2. Ngannou; 3. Makhachev; 4. Usman; 5. Oliveira; 6. Adesanya; 7. Edwards; 8. Pereira; 9. Sterling; 10. Moreno.