Welterweight MMA Rankings as of

Official Welterweight MMA rankings. Data reflects rankings published on August 23, 2021 (2021-08-23).

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Ranking dateAug 23, 2021
Welterweight
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Kamaru Usman
ChampFighter Photo
Colby Covington
No change
#1Fighter Photo
Gilbert Burns
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#2Fighter Photo
Leon Edwards
No change
#3Fighter Photo
Vicente Luque
No change
#4Fighter Photo
Stephen Thompson
No change
#5Fighter Photo
Jorge Masvidal
No change
#6Fighter Photo
Michael Chiesa
No change
#7Fighter Photo
Neil Magny
No change
#8Fighter Photo
Belal Muhammad
No change
#9Fighter Photo
Geoff Neal
No change
#10Fighter Photo
Li Jingliang
No change
#11Fighter Photo
Santiago Ponzinibbio
No change
#12Fighter Photo
Sean Brady
No change
#13Fighter Photo
Muslim Salikhov
No change
#14Fighter Photo
Robbie Lawler
No change
#15