With the final UFC event in the books for 2024, the rankings have seen their last major shift of the year following this past weekend's Fight Night event in Tampa.
There were highlight reel finishes galore on this card but at the top of the bill, Joaquin Buckley proved himself to be a legitimate title contender in the welterweight division.
"New Mansa" has won six in a row following his third round doctor stoppage victory over Colby Covington at the Amalie Arena.
After beating "Chaos" in style, the two contenders have swapped places with Buckley now sitting just outside the top five whilst Covington is in danger of falling out of the top 10.
The new #6 is hoping to face either Leon Edwards or Kamaru Usman next time out in what would be a title eliminator for him after relegating his latest opponent to #9.
Another high stakes match-up took place at flyweight where Manel Kape produced one of his best performances to date against Bruno Silva.
With Silva moving down to #13, "Starboy" has climbed up three spots to #6, leapfrogging Steve Erceg, Asu Almabayev and Alex Perez to position himself for a huge fight next time out.
Spain has another ranked fighter now that Joel Alvarez has entered the top 15 in the stacked lightweight division by replacing Grant Dawson.
The 31-year old stopped Drakkar Klose in the first round to earn his seventh finish inside the Octagon.
Finally, Miranda Maverick has worked her way back in the flyweight rankings off the back of her unanimous decision victory over Canada's Jamey-Lyn Horth.
The 27-year old has replaced Casey O'Neill following her four consecutive wins to bounce back from a loss to Jasmine Jasudavicius at UFC 289 last June.
