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   Ilia Topuria

   "El Matador"

   15-0-0

   The UFC Featherweight champion. Topuria won the title at UFC 298 when he knocked out Alexander Volkanovski in the second round with punches.
   

2. 2

   

   Alexander Volkanovski

   "The Great"

   26-4-0

   Volkanovski lost his UFC Featherweight title at UFC 298 when Ilia Topuria knocked him out in the second round.
   

3. 3

   

   Patricio Pitbull

   36-7-0

   Pitbull fought Jeremy Kennedy at Bellator Champion Series. He won the fight by TKO due to knees and punches in the third round.
   

4. 4

   

   Brian Ortega

   "T-City"

   16-3-0, 1 NC

   Ortega faced Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 266. Ortega came up short, losing a unanimous decision after five rounds. Ortega returned against Yair Rodriguez at UFC on ABC 3. He lost the fight by TKO in the first round due to an injury. Ortega fell four rankings after a year of inactivity (July 2023, rank 9). Fell another two rankings (November 2023, rank 14). Ortega returned in a rematch against Yair Rodriguez at UFN 237. He won the fight this time around, submitting Ortega with an arm-triangle choke.
   

5. 5

   

   Yair Rodriguez

   "El Pantera"

   18-5-0, 1 NC

   Rodriguez headlined UFC on ABC 3 against Brian Ortega. He won the fight by TKO due to an injury. He faced Josh Emmett at UFC 284 for the UFC Interim Featherweight title. He won the fight by submission due to a triangle choke. Rodriguez headlined UFC 290 against Alexander Volkanovski in a bid to unify the UFC Featherweight titles. He failed to do so when he suffered a third round TKO lost. Rodriguez rematched Brian Ortega at UFN 237. He tapped out to an arm-triangle choke in the third round.
   

6. 6

   

   Josh Emmett

   "CC0"

   19-4-0

   Emmett faced Yair Rodriguez at UFC 284 for the Interim Featherweight title. He tapped out to a triangle choke in the second round. Emmett returned against Ilia Topuria at UFC on ABC 5. After five rounds he lost a unanimous decision to Topuria. Emmett was set to face Giga Chikadze at UFC 296, however, Chikadze withdrew. He instead face Bryce Mitchell at the event. He scored a vicious knockout in the first round.
   

7. 7

   

   Movsar Evloev

   18-0-0

   Evloev fought Dan Ige at UFN 207. He won the fight by unanimous decision. He was set to face Bryce Mitchell at UFC 288, but Mitchell withdrew. Evloev instead faced Diego Lopes. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Evloev faced Arnold Allen at UFC 297. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
   

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   Arnold Allen

   "Almighty"

   19-3-0

   Allen headlined UFN 213 against Calvin Kattar. He won the fight by TKO due to an injury. He faced Max Holloway next at UFC on ESPN 44. He lost to Holloway by unanimous decision. Allen fought Movsar Evloev at UFC 297. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Allen will face Giga Chikadze at UFC 304.
   

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   Bryce Mitchell

   "Thug Nasty"

   16-2-0

   Mitchell faced Ilia Topuria at UFC 282. He lost the one-sided fight by submission in the second round. Mitchell was set to face Jonathan Pearce at UFC 288, however, Pearce withdrew due to injury. Mitchell himself eventually pulled out against the replacement fighter Movsar Evloev. Mitchell returned against Dan Ige at UFN 228. He won the close fight by unanimous decision. He stepped in on short notice at UFC 296 to face Josh Emmett. He was knocked out in the first round.
   

10. 10

    

    Dan Ige

    "50k"

    18-7-0

    Ige fought Nate Landwehr next at UFC 289. He defeated Landwehr by unanimous decision. He faced Bryce Mitchell next at UFN 228. He lost the close fight by unanimous decision. Ige was set to face Lerone Murphy next, however, Murphy withdrew. Ige instead faced Andre Fili at UFN 236. He won the fight by knockout in the first round.
    

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11. 11

    

    Youssef Zalal

    "The Moroccan Devil"  |  14-5-1

    Zalal made his UFC return at UFC on ESPN 53 against Billy Quarantillo. He won the fight by submission via rear-naked choke.
    

12. 12

    

    Aljamain Sterling

    "Funk Master"  |  24-4-0

    Sterling made his featherweight debut at UFC 300 against Calvin Kattar. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
    

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    Billy Quarantillo

    18-6-0

    Quarantillo fought Damon Jackson at UFN 226. He won the fight by unanimous decision. He was set to take on Gabriel Miranda next, however, Miranda withdrew from the bout. Instead he faced Youssef Zalal at UFC on ESPN 53. He was submitted by a rear-naked choke.
    

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    Calvin Kattar

    "The Boston Finisher"  |  23-8-0

    Kattar faced Josh Emmett next at UFC on ESPN 37. He lost the back-and-forth fight by split decision after five rounds. He headlined UFN 213 against Arnold Allen. He lost the fight by TKO due to an injury. After a year of inactivity he fell four rankings (October 2023, rank 7). Kattar welcomed Aljamain Sterling to the featherweight division at UFC 300. He lost to Sterling by unanimous decision after three rounds.
    

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    Lerone Murphy

    "The Miracle"  |  14-0-1

    Murphy headlined UFN 241 against Edson Barboza. He won the fight by unanimous decision after five rounds.
    

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    Edson Barboza

    "Junior"  |  24-12-0

    Barboza returned against Billy Quarantillo at UFC on ESPN 44. He won the fight by knockout in the first round. Barboza faced Sodiq Yusuff next at UFN 230. After a tough first round, he rallied for a unanimous decision win. He returned against Lerone Murphy at UFN 241. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
    

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    Damon Jackson

    "The Leech"  |  23-6-1, 1 NC

    Jackson faced Dan Ige at UFN 217. He lost to Ige by knockout due to punches. Jackson faced Billy Quarantillo at UFN 226. He lost the back-and-forth fight by unanimous decision. Jackson fought Alexander Hernandez UFN 240. He won the fight by split decision.
    

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    Diego Lopes

    24-6-0

    Lopes fought Sodiq Yusuff at UFC 300. He won the fight by TKO in the first round.
    

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    Sodiq Yusuff

    "Super"  |  13-4-0

    Yusuff was set to face Giga Chikadze next at UFN 211, however, Chikadze withdrew. He instead faced newcomer Don Shainis. He submitted Shainis with a guillotine choke in the first round. Yusuff returned against Edson Barboza at UFN 230. He lost the fight by unanimous decision after five rounds. Yusuff fought at UFC 300 against Diego Lopes. He lost the fight by TKO due to punches.
    

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    Giga Chikadze

    "Ninja"  |  15-3-0

    Chikadze fought Edson Barboza at UFC on ESPN 30. He won the fight by TKO in the third round. Chikadze faced Calvin Kattar at UFC on ESPN 32. He lost to Kattar by a dominant unanimous decision after five rounds. Chikadze was set to return against Sodiq Yusuff, however, he withdrew from the bout. He fell four rankings after a year of inactivity (Jan 2023, rank 13). He fell another two rankings (May 2023, rank 15). Chikadze returned against Alex Caceres at UFN 225. He won the fight by unanimous decision. He will return at UFC 304 against Arnold Allen.
    

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    Jeremy Kennedy

    "JBC"  |  19-4-0, 1 NC

    Kennedy fought Pedro Carvalho at Bellator 291. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Kennedy took on Patricio Pitbull at Bellator Champion Series. He lost the fight by TKO due to knees and punches.
    

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    Brendan Loughnane

    28-5-0

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    Sean Woodson

    "The Sniper"  |  12-1-1

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    Alex Caceres

    "Bruce Leeroy"  |  21-15-0, 1 NC

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    Pedro Carvalho

    "The Game"  |  13-9-0

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    Ádám Borics

    "The Kid"  |  19-2-0

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    Danny Silva

    "El Puma"  |  9-1-0

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    Kyle Nelson

    "The Monster"  |  16-5-1

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    Josh Culibao

    "Kuya"  |  11-3-1

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    Cub Swanson

    "Killer"  |  29-13-0