Which MMA fighter is the best, regardless of weight division or fight promotion?
ESPN's Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi, 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 June 11.
Men's pound-for-pound rankings
1. Jon Jones
Record: 24-1, 1 NC
Weight class: Light heavyweight
Last: W (UD) Anthony Smith, March 2
Next: July 6 vs. Thiago Santos
Record: 22-1, 1 NC
Weight class: Heavyweight
Last: W (SUB2) Derrick Lewis, Nov. 3
Next: Aug. 17 vs. Stipe Miocic
Record: 27-0
Weight class: Lightweight
Last: W (SUB4) Conor McGregor, Oct. 6
Next: Sept. 7 vs. Dustin Poirier
4. Henry Cejudo
Record: 15-2
Weight class: Flyweight/bantamweight
Last: W (TKO3) Marlon Moraes, June 8
Next: TBD
Record: 25-3
Weight class: Lightweight
Last: W (TKO2) Donald Cerrone, June 8
Next: TBD
Record: 28-3-1
Weight class: Flyweight
Last: W (SUB2) Yuya Wakamatsu, March 31
Next: TBD
T-7. Robert Whittaker
Record: 20-4
Weight class: Middleweight
Last: W (SD) Yoel Romero, June 9
Next: TBD
T-7. Kamaru Usman
Record: 15-1
Weight class: Welterweight
Last: W (UD) Tyron Woodley, March 2
Next: TBD
T-9. Dustin Poirier
Record: 25-5
Weight class: Lightweight
Last: W (UD) Max Holloway, April 13
Next: Sept. 7 vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
T-9. Max Holloway
Record: 20-4
Weight class: Featherweight
Last: L (UD) Dustin Poirier, April 13
Next: TBD
Other fighters receiving a vote: Yoel Romero and Israel Adesanya.
How our writers voted
Brett Okamoto
1. Jon Jones
2. Daniel Cormier
3. Khabib Nurmagomedov
4. Henry Cejudo
5. Tony Ferguson
6. Demetrious Johnson
7. Robert Whittaker
8. Kamaru Usman
9. Max Holloway
10. Yoel Romero
Marc Raimondi
1. Jon Jones
2. Daniel Cormier
3. Khabib Nurmagomedov
4. Henry Cejudo
5. Tony Ferguson
6. Demetrious Johnson
7. Robert Whittaker
8. Kamaru Usman
9. Dustin Poirier
10. Max Holloway
Ariel Helwani
1. Jon Jones
2. Daniel Cormier
3. Khabib Nurmagomedov
4. Henry Cejudo
5. Tony Ferguson
6. Kamaru Usman
7. Robert Whittaker
8. Dustin Poirier
9. Max Holloway
10. Israel Adesanya
Jeff Wagenheim
1. Jon Jones
2. Daniel Cormier
3. Khabib Nurmagomedov
4. Henry Cejudo
5. Demetrious Johnson
6. Dustin Poirier
7. Max Holloway
8. Tony Ferguson
9. Kamaru Usman
10. Robert Whittaker
Women's pound-for-pound rankings
1. Amanda Nunes
Record: 17-4
Weight class: Bantamweight/featherweight
Last: W (TKO1) Cris Cyborg, Dec. 29
Next: July 6 vs. Holly Holm
T-2. Cris Cyborg
Record: 20-2, 1 NC
Weight class: Featherweight
Last: L (TKO1) Amanda Nunes, Dec. 29
Next: TBD
T-2. Valentina Shevchenko
Record: 17-3
Weight class: Flyweight
Last: W (KO2) Jessica Eye, June 8
Next: TBD
Record: 20-6
Weight class: Strawweight
Last: W (TKO2) Rose Namajunas, May 11
Next: TBD
Record: 9-4
Weight class: Strawweight
Last: L (TKO2) Jessica Andrade, May 11
Next: TBD
Record: 15-3
Weight class: Flyweight
Last: L (UD) Valentina Shevchenko, Dec. 8
Next: TBD
Record: 8-0
Weight class: Strawweight
Last: W (UD) Nina Ansaroff, June 8
Next: TBD
8. Holly Holm
Record: 12-4
Weight class: Bantamweight
Last: W (UD) Megan Anderson, June 9
Next: July 6 vs. Amanda Nunes
Record: 8-3
Weight class: Bantamweight
Last: W (UD) Raquel Pennington, Nov. 10
Next: July 13 vs. Aspen Ladd
10. Ketlen Vieira
Record: 10-0
Weight class: Bantamweight
Last: W (SD) Cat Zingano, March 3
Next: TBD
Other fighters receiving a vote: Julia Budd and Ayaka Hamasaki.
How our writers voted
Brett Okamoto
1. Amanda Nunes
2. Valentina Shevchenko
3. Cris Cyborg
4. Jessica Andrade
5. Rose Namajunas
6. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
7. Tatiana Suarez
8. Holly Holm
9. Ketlen Vieira
10. Germaine de Randamie
Marc Raimondi
1. Amanda Nunes
2. Cris Cyborg
3. Valentina Shevchenko
4. Jessica Andrade
5. Rose Namajunas
6. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
7. Holly Holm
8. Tatiana Suarez
9. Ayaka Hamasaki
10. Germaine de Randamie
Ariel Helwani
1. Amanda Nunes
2. Valentina Shevchenko
3. Cris Cyborg
4. Jessica Andrade
5. Rose Namajunas
6. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
7. Holly Holm
8. Tatiana Suarez
9. Germaine de Randamie
10. Julia Budd
Jeff Wagenheim
1. Amanda Nunes
2. Cris Cyborg
3. Valentina Shevchenko
4. Jessica Andrade
5. Rose Namajunas
6. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
7. Tatiana Suarez
8. Ketlen Vieira
9. Germaine de Randamie
10. Holly Holm