MMA Fighter Rankings. ## Rankings. ### USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Aug. 25: Gregory Rodrigues enters top 5. At UFC Fight Night 285, Gregory Rodrigues beat Anthony Hernandez in the main event in Sacramento, Calif. Coming into the week at No. 8, Rodrigues takes Hernandez's previous spot, landing at No. 5 in the middleweight division. Cyborg holds the No. 3 spot in the women's pound-for-pound rankings, and maintains her position. Check out all of the moves in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings. ### Pound For Pound Rankings. The rankings take into account a fighter's wins/losses, quality of competition, finishing rate/dominance and frequency of fights. To the best of our ability, fighters will be ranked in their primary weight class. Catchweight fights and bouts outside the fighter's primary weight class can have a positive or negative impact on the ranking. ##### Want the latest news and insights in MMA?