Which MMA fighter is the best, regardless of weight division or fight promotion?
ESPN's Brett Okamoto, Ariel Helwani and Jeff Wagenheim provide their top-10 picks, and their votes produce our consensus men's and women's pound-for-pound lists.
(You can find Okamoto's division-by-division rankings here .)
Note: Rankings were updated Jan. 22.
ESPN men's pound-for-pound rankings Fighter Fights 1. Jon Jones  Record: 23-1, 1 NC Weight class: Light heavyLast: W (TKO3) Alexander Gustafsson , Dec. 29Next: TBD2. Daniel Cormier  Record: 22-1, 1 NC Weight class: HeavyweightLast: W (SUB2) Derrick Lewis , Nov. 3Next: TBD3. Khabib Nurmagomedov  Record: 27-0 Weight class: LightweightLast: W (SUB4) Conor McGregor , Oct. 6Next: TBD4. Max Holloway  Record: 20-3 Weight class: FeatherweightLast: W (TKO4) Brian Ortega , Dec.8Next: TBD5. Tyron Woodley  Record: 19-3-1 Weight class: WelterweightLast: W (SUB2) Darren Till , Sept. 8Next: March 2 vs. Kamaru Usman6. Henry Cejudo  Record: 14-2 Weight class: FlyweightLast: W (TKO1) TJ Dillashaw , Jan. 19Next: TBD7. Demetrious Johnson  Record: 27-3-1 Weight class: FlyweightLast: L (SD) Henry Cejudo , Aug. 4Next: TBD8. Robert Whittaker  Record: 20-4 Weight class: MiddleweightLast: W (SD) Yoel Romero , June 9Next: TBD9. TJ Dillashaw  Record: 16-4 Weight class: BantamweightLast: L (TKO1) Henry Cejudo , Jan. 19Next: TBD10. Tony Ferguson  Record: 24-3 Weight class: LightweightLast: W (TKO2) Anthony Pettis , Oct. 6Next: TBD
Other fighter receiving a vote: Stipe Miocic .
How our writers voted Rank Okamoto Helwani Wagenheim 1. Jon Jones Daniel Cormier Jon Jones 2. Daniel Cormier Jon Jones Daniel Cormier 3. Khabib Nurmagomedov Khabib Nurmagomedov Khabib Nurmagomedov 4. Max Holloway Max Holloway Max Holloway 5. Henry Cejudo Tyron Woodley Tyron Woodley 6. Tyron Woodley Henry Cejudo Henry Cejudo 7. Demetrious Johnson TJ Dillashaw Demetrious Johnson 8. Robert Whittaker Demetrious Johnson Robert Whittaker 9. TJ Dillashaw Robert Whittaker Tony Ferguson 10. Tony Ferguson Tony Ferguson Stipe Miocic
Amanda Nunes' uplifting victory over Cris Cyborg on Dec. 29 has her atop the ESPN women's pound-for-pound rankings. Gary A. Vasquez/USA Today Sports ESPN women's pound-for-pound rankings Fighter Fights 1. Amanda Nunes  Record: 17-4 Weight class: Bantam/featherLast: W (TKO1) Cris Cyborg , Dec. 29Next: TBD2. Cris Cyborg  Record: 20-2, 1 NC Weight class: FeatherweightLast: L (TKO1) Amanda Nunes , Dec. 29Next: TBD3. Valentina Shevchenko  Record: 16-3 Weight class: FlyweightLast: W (UD) Joanna Jedrzejczyk , Dec. 8Next: TBD4. Rose Namajunas  Record: 8-3 Weight class: StrawweightLast: W (UD) Joanna Jedrzejczyk , April 7Next: May 11 vs. Jessica Andrade5. Joanna Jedrzejczyk  Record: 15-3 Weight class: FlyweightLast: L (UD) Valentina Shevchenko , Dec. 8Next: TBD6. Jessica Andrade  Record: 19-6 Weight class: StrawweightLast: W (KO1) Karolina Kowalkiewicz , Sept. 8Next: May 11 vs. Rose Namajunas7. Tatiana Suarez  Record: 7-0 Weight class: StrawweightLast: W (TKO3) Carla Esparza , Sept. 8Next: TBD8. Holly Holm  Record: 12-4 Weight class: BantamweightLast: W (UD) Megan Anderson , June 9Next: TBD9. Ketlen Vieira  Record: 10-0 Weight class: BantamtweightLast: W (SD) Cat Zingano , March 3Next: TBD10. Germaine de Randamie  Record: 8-3 Weight class: BantamweightLast: W (UD) Raquel Pennington , Nov. 10Next: TBD
Other fighter receiving a vote: Karolina Kowalkiewicz .
How our writers voted Rank Okamoto Helwani Wagenheim 1. Amanda Nunes Amanda Nunes Amanda Nunes 2. Valentina Shevchenko Cris Cyborg Cris Cyborg 3. Cris Cyborg Valentina Shevchenko Valentina Shevchenko 4. Rose Namajunas Rose Namajunas Rose Namajunas 5. Joanna Jedrzejczyk Joanna Jedrzejczyk Joanna Jedrzejczyk 6. Jessica Andrade Jessica Andrade Jessica Andrade 7. Tatiana Suarez Holly Holm Ketlen Vieira 8. Holly Holm Tatiana Suarez Tatiana Suarez 9. Karolina Kowalkiewicz Ketlen Vieira Germaine de Randamie 10. Ketlen Vieira Germaine de Randamie Holly Holm
