A surefire contender for card of the year, UFC Fight Night 271 at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena certainly delivered it’s fair share of “holy s***!” moments on Saturday night.
Let’s take a look at who made the biggest splash in the latest updated official rankings in the wake of UFC Seattle.
Pyfer Making Waves
After picking up the biggest win of his UFC career in Saturday’s main event against former champion Israel Adesanya, Joe Pyfer (16-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) has made a massive leap forward in the latest middleweight rankings. “Bodybagz” moves up a staggering eight places and is now tied at no. 6 alongside Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez.
Adesanya (24-6 MMA, 13-6 UFC) meanwhile, slides five places to no. 9 after losing his fourth fight in a row.
Brendan Allen (26-7 MMA, 14-4 UFC) also gets a slight bump as a results of the reshuffle, moving up two places to no. 4.
Grasso Hold Firm
After going three fights without a win, former UFC flyweight champion Alexa Grasso (17-5-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC) got back on track in stunning fashion in Saturday’s co-main event, scoring what Dana White referred to as “one of the greatest finishes in the sport’s history” over Maycee Barber.
Grasso holds firm at no. 3 in the latest women’s flyweight rankings, behind Manon Fiorot and Natalia Silva, but does move up two places to no. 7 in the women’s pound-for-pound rankings.
Casey O’Neill (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), who knocked out Gabriella Fernandes in the opening round of their clash on Saturday, rises one spot to no. 11 in the flyweight standings.
Maycee Barber (15-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) leaves the flyweight top fifteen and is replaced by Norma Dumont.
New Addition at Heavyweight
After outpointing Marcin Tybura in his UFC debut on Saturday night, former Bellator standout Tyrell Fortune (18-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) debuts in the heavyweight rankings at no. 10, while Tybura (27-11 MMA, 14-10 UFC) slides three spots to no. 11 after his second consecutive loss inside the Octagon.
Fortune’s arrival sees Vitor Petrino depart the top fifteen.
