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A familiar face is back on top.
Amanda Nunes, who had occupied the No. 1 spot in the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound rankings for years prior to her being stunningly upset last December by Julianna Peña, has reclaimed her position of supremacy after taking the bantamweight title back from Peña at UFC 277 last Saturday.
Nunes, who after her win over the weekend is once again a two-division champion, moved back above UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko. Nunes, widely acclaimed as the greatest of all time in women’s MMA, also owns the featherweight belt.
Not much else has changed in the latest men’s and women’s top 10s. Former men’s bantamweight champ Brandon Moreno earned some votes on the strength of his interim-belt-winning performance at UFC 277, but he did not crack the top 10.
Note: Results are current; rankings as of Aug. 3.
1. Amanda Nunes
UFC bantamweight and featherweight champion
Previous ranking: 2
Record: 22-5
Last: W (UD) Julianna Peña, July 30, 2022
Next: TBD
2. Valentina Shevchenko 
UFC flyweight champion
Previous ranking: 1
Record: 22-3
Last: W (SD) Taila Santos, June 11, 2022
Next: TBD
3. Cris Cyborg 
Bellator featherweight champion
Record: 26-2, 1 NC
Last: W (UD) Arlene Blencowe, April 23, 2022
Next: TBD
T-4. Julianna Peña
UFC bantamweight
Record: 11-5
Last: L (UD) Amanda Nunes, July 30, 2022
Next: TBD
T-4. Zhang Weili 
UFC strawweight
Previous ranking: 5
Record: 22-3
Last: W (KO2) Joanna Jedrzejczyk, June 11, 2022
Next: TBD
6. Carla Esparza
UFC strawweight champion
Record: 19-6
Last: W (SD) Rose Namajunas, May 7, 2022
Next: TBD
7. Rose Namajunas
UFC strawweight
Record: 11-5
Last: L (SD) Carla Esparza, May 7, 2022
Next: TBD
8. Jessica Andrade
UFC flyweight
Record: 23-9
Last: W (Sub1) Amanda Lemos, April 23, 2022
Next: TBD
9. Kayla Harrison
PFL lightweight champion
Record: 14-0
Last: W (TKO1) Kaitlin Young, July 1, 2022
Next: Aug. 20 vs. Martina Jindrova
10. Marina Rodriguez
UFC strawweight
Record: 16-1-2
Last: W (SD) Yan Xiaonan, March…
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