Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings

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Don’t look now, but there’s a new contender at light heavyweight.

Carlos Ulberg passed his most difficult test to date at UFC London, as he edged former 205-pound king Jan Blachowicz via unanimous decision at the O2 Arena on Saturday. It wasn’t pretty, but it isn’t easy to look good against the powerful Pole. “Black Jag” has now won eight consecutive Octagon appearances, and a title shot could be on the horizon for the streaking Kiwi, who climbs all the way to fifth in Sherdog’s light heavyweight rankings.

Meanwhile, Sean Brady made a statement at welterweight, dominating Leon Edwards en route to a fourth-round submission victory in the UFC London headliner. The Renzo Gracie Philly product has lost just once in 19 professional outings, and that came at the hands of current welterweight champion Belal Muhammad in October 2022. With successive wins over Kelvin Gastelum, Gilbert Burns and Leon Edwards since then, perhaps a rematch could be in the making. For now, Brady takes over the third spot at 170 pounds.

Elsewhere, 10th-ranked heavyweight Marcin Tybura offered a typical workmanlike performance, as he slowed the ascent of the previously unbeaten Mick Parkin on the UFC London prelims. The Polish veteran won’t be entering championship discussions anytime soon, but he remains a solid litmus test for divisional up-and-comers, which he proved yet again on Saturday.

Finally, Moeri Suda asserted herself as a person of interest at atomweight with a first-round submission of former Rizin champion Ayaka Hamasaki in the Deep Jewels 48 main event on Sunday. Just 20 years old, “Black Diamond” has submitted three straight opponents and enters the divisional poll at No. 6.

Note: Previous rankings listed in brackets.