Two new champions were crowned at UFC 283 on Saturday. One of them earned a place in the ESPN pound-for-pound rankings. But it was a different winner from last weekend who made the biggest move.
Jessica Andrade, who smashed fellow ranked flyweight Lauren Murphy on Saturday for her third straight victory, climbed into the women’s top five. A former strawweight champion who has also challenged for the 125-pound belt, Andrade has fought 15 times since 2015 and has lost only to champs — Valentina Shevchenko, Rose Namajunas, Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
The new champ who moved into the rankings is Brandon Moreno, who regained the men’s flyweight title with a third-round TKO of Deiveson Figueiredo. Moreno previously was in the pound-for-pound top 10 during his reign as champ.
For the ESPN divisional MMA rankings, click here.
Note: Results are current; rankings as of Jan. 25.
1. Amanda Nunes
UFC bantamweight and featherweight champion
Record: 22-5
Last: W (UD) Julianna Peña, July 30, 2022
Next: TBD
UFC flyweight champion
Record: 22-3
Last: W (SD) Taila Santos, June 11, 2022
Next: March 4 vs. Alexa Grasso
3. Zhang Weili 
UFC strawweight champion
Record: 23-3
Last: W (Sub2) Carla Esparza, Nov. 12, 2022
Next: TBD
4. Cris Cyborg
Bellator featherweight…
