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The lightweight division has a new champion. Charles Oliveira scored a comeback second-round knockout of Michael Chandler to capture the vacant title in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 262 from Houston.
Oliveira was badly hurt in the first round but won the first striking exchange of the second round, rocking Chandler with a left hook and following up with big punches to score the TKO victory and capture the title more than a decade after making his Octagon debut.
With the win, Oliveira cemented himself as the No. 2 ranked fighter in the CBS Sports UFC Divisional Rankings. Dustin Poirier, who was already ranked No. 1 coming into the weekend, remains in that spot despite Oliveira having captured the belt with his win over No. 4 ranked Chandler.
Also in the lightweight division, Beneil Dariush dominated longtime contender Tony Ferguson to take a wide decision. The victory launched Dariush into the No. 6 spot in the division after coming into the event unranked. Ferguson fell from No. 5 to No. 10 with the loss, his third in a row.
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Saturday’s UFC Fight Night features three fights with CBS Sports ranked fighters.
- Bantamweight: No. 4 Cody Garbrandt vs. Rob Font
- Women’s strawweight: No. 4 Carla Esparza vs. No. 7 Yan Xiaonan
- Middleweight: No. 8 Jack Hermansson vs. No. 10 Edmen Shahbazyan
Rankings are compiled following the submission of ballots by Brent Brookhouse, Brian Campbell and Brandon Wise. Without further ado, here’s where things stand ahead of Saturday’s card.
For Brian Campbell’s updated Pound for Pound Rankings, click here.
Flyweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Deivieson Figueiredo (c) |
20-1-1 |
|
2. Brandon Moreno |
18-5-2 |
|
3. Askar Askarov |
12-0-1 |
|
4. Matt Schnell |
15-5 |
|
5. Alexandre Pantoja |
23-5 |
|
6. Kai Kara-France |
22-9 |
|
7. Joseph Benavidez |
28-8 |
|
8. Alex Perez |
24-6 |
|
9. Brandon Royval |
12-5 |
|
10. Jussier Formiga |
23-8 |
Bantamweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Petr Yan |
15-1 |
|
2. Aljamain Sterling (c) |
19-3 |
|
3. Cory Sandhagen |
14-2 |
|
4. Cody Garbrandt |
12-3 |
|
5. Pedro Munhoz |
19-5 |
|
6. Marlon Moraes |
23-7-1 |
|
7. Merab Dvalishili |
13-4 |
|
8. Jimmy Rivera |
23-5 |
|
9. Jose Aldo |
29-7 |
|
10. Raphael Assuncao |
27-8 |
Featherweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Alexander Volkanovski (c) |
22-1 |
|
2. Max Holloway |
22-6 |
|
3. Brian Ortega |
15-1 |
|
4. Zabit Magomedsharipov |
18-1 |
|
5. Yair Rodriguez |
12-2 |
|
6. Korean Zombie |
16-6 |
|
7. Calvin Kattar |
22-5 |
|
8. Josh Emmett |
16-2 |
|
9. Edson Barboza |
22-9 |
|
10. Dan Ige |
15-3 |
Lightweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Dustin Poirier |
27-6 |
|
2. Charles Oliveira (c) |
31-8 |
|
3. Justin Gaethje |
22-3 |
|
4. Michael Chandler |
22-6 |
|
5. Rafael dos Anjos |
30-13 |
|
6. Beneil Dariush |
21-4-1 |
|
7. Islam Makhachev |
19-1 |
|
8. Dan Hooker |
20-10 |
|
9. Conor McGregor |
22-5 |
|
10. Tony Ferguson |
25-6 |
Welterweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Kamaru Usman (c) |
19-1 |
|
2. Colby Covington |
16-2 |
|
3. Leon Edwards |
18-3 |
|
4. Gilbert Burns |
19-4 |
|
5. Stephen Thompson |
16-4-1 |
|
6. Jorge Masvidal |
35-15 |
|
7. Michael Chiesa |
18-4 |
|
8. Vicente Luque |
20-7-1 |
|
9. Neil Magny |
25-8 |
|
10. Santiago Ponzinibbio |
27-4 |
Middleweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Israel Adesanya (c) |
20-1 |
|
2. Robert Whittaker |
23-5 |
|
3. Paulo Costa |
13-1 |
|
4. Jared Cannonier |
13-5 |
|
5. Derek Brunson |
21-7 |
|
6. Marvin Vettori |
16-4-1 |
|
7. Darren Till |
18-2-1 |
|
8. Jack Hermansson |
21-6 |
|
9. Uriah Hall |
17-9 |
|
10. Edmen Shahbazyan |
11-1 |
Light heavyweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Jan Blachowicz (c) |
28-8 |
|
2. Glover Teixeira |
32-7 |
|
3. Jiri Prochazka |
28-3-1 |
|
4. Aleksandar Rakic |
14-2 |
|
5. Thiago Santos |
21-9 |
|
6. Anthony Smith |
35-16 |
|
7. Dominick Reyes |
12-3 |
|
8. Magomed Ankalaev |
15-1 |
|
9. Johnny Walker |
18-5 |
|
10. Nikita Krylov |
26-8 |
Heavyweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Francis Ngannou (c) |
16-3 |
|
2. Stipe Miocic |
20-4 |
|
3. Derrick Lewis |
25-7 |
|
4. Curtis Blaydes |
14-3 |
|
5. Alexander Volkov |
33-8 |
|
6. Ciryl Gane |
8-0 |
|
7. Alistair Overeem |
47-19 |
|
8. Jairzinho Rozenstruik |
11-2 |
|
9. Augusto Sakai |
15-2-1 |
|
10. Marcin Tybura |
21-6 |
Women’s strawweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Rose Namajunas (c) |
10-4 |
|
2. Weili Zhang |
21-1 |
|
3. Joanna Jedrzejczyk |
16-4 |
|
4. Carla Esparza |
17-6 |
|
5. Tatiana Suarez |
9-0 |
|
6. Marina Rodriguez |
14-1-2 |
|
7. Yan Xiaonan |
13-1 |
|
8. Mackenzie Dern |
11-1 |
|
9. Michelle Waterson |
18-9 |
|
10. Jessica Andrade |
21-9 |
Women’s flyweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Valentina Shevchenko (c) |
21-3 |
|
2. Lauren Murphy |
14-4 |
|
3. Katlyn Chookagian |
16-4 |
|
4. Joanne Calderwood |
15-5 |
|
5. Jessica Andrade |
21-9 |
Women’s bantamweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Amanda Nunes (c) |
21-4 |
|
2. Germaine de Randamie |
10-4 |
|
3. Holly Holm |
14-5 |
|
4. Aspen Ladd |
9-1 |
|
5. Yana Kunitskaya |
14-5 |
|
6. Irene Aldana |
12-6 |
|
7. Julianna Pena |
10-4 |
|
8. Julia Avila |
8-2 |
|
9. Ketlen Vieira |
11-2 |
|
10. Sara McMann |
12-6 |