It wasn’t as easy as many thought it would be, but Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson defended his UFC flyweight title for a ninth consecutive time this past weekend against The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions winner Tim Elliott.
Johnson (25–2–1) has won 11 straight overall and remains the No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC, according to the promotion’s latest official rankings.
Here’s a look at the top 15 as it stands right now:
1. Demetrious Johnson (flyweight champion)
2. Conor McGregor (lightweight champion)
3. Dominick Cruz (bantamweight champion)
4. Daniel Cormier (light-heavyweight champion)
5. Jose Aldo (featherweight champion)
6. Stipe Miocic (heavyweight champion)
7. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (women’s strawweight champion)
8. Tyron Woodley (welterweight champion)
9. Michael Bisping (middleweight champion)
10. Cris Cyborg
11. Robbie Lawler
12. Luke Rockhold
13. Amanda Nunes (women’s bantamweight champ)
14. Khabib Nurmagomedov
15. TJ Dillashaw
