The Whole-History ratings for MMA are automated ratings, re-generated every Monday. The rating system is an improvement on the Elo system and retroactively updates past ratings based on current performances in an attempt to produce accurate approximate ratings of the skills of each fighter at any given time. The original whitepaper for this rating system can be found here.
Event ratings are calculated by averaging the top 10 ratings of fighters who were on the card, using the ratings of each fighter immediately after the event. Promotion ratings are the average rating of the top 50 fighters at each promotion.
| # | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 ■ | Jon Jones Bones | 1643.3 |
| 2 ■ | Khabib Nurmagomedov The Eagle | 1516.5 |
| 3 ■ | Daniel Cormier DC | 1390 |
| 4 ■ | Kamaru Usman The Nigerian Nightmare | 1379 |
| 5 ■ | Stipe Miocic | 1354.2 |
| 6 ▲+2 | Henry Cejudo The Messenger | 1329.3 |
| 7 ■ | Israel Adesanya The Last Stylebender | 1295.3 |
| 8 ▲+1 | Ryan Bader Darth | 1294.1 |
| 9 ▲+1 | Alexander Volkanovski The Great | 1269.5 |
| 10 ▲+1 | Patricio Pitbull | 1273 |
| 11 ▲+1 | Dustin Poirier The Diamond | 1255.2 |
| 12 ▲+2 | Demetrious Johnson Mighty Mouse | 1253.4 |
| 13 ■ | Douglas Lima The Phenom | 1250.3 |
| 14 ▲+12 | Justin Gaethje The Highlight | 1240.1 |
| 15 ▲+4 | Diego Ferreira | 1236.4 |
| # | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 | 1189.9 |
| 2 | UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor | 1181.3 |
| 3 | UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor | 1152.9 |
| 4 | UFC 245 Usman vs. Covington | 1143.7 |
| 5 | UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith | 1125.2 |
| 6 | UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier | 1120.6 |
| 7 | UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos 2 | 1118.2 |
| 8 | UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes | 1102.8 |
| 9 | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 | 1100.1 |
| 10 | UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos | 1084.9 |
| 11 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | 1075.7 |
| 12 | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St. Pierre | 1075.5 |
| 13 | UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes | 1075.3 |
| 14 | UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 | 1072.4 |
| 15 | UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor | 1071.4 |
| # | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ultimate Fighting Championship | 1174.4 |
| 2 | Bellator MMA | 988.5 |
| 3 | Absolute Championship Akhmat | 875.6 |
| 4 | ONE Championship | 804.3 |
| 5 | Professional Fighters League | 783.1 |
| 6 | RIZIN Fighting Federation | 647.4 |
| 7 | Brave Combat Federation | 637.3 |
| 8 | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki | 614.5 |
| 9 | Legacy Fighting Alliance | 596.1 |
| 10 | Cage Warriors Fighting Championship | 561.2 |
| 11 | M-1 Global | 553.9 |
| 12 | Combate Americas | 552.9 |
| 13 | Gorilla Fighting | 545.7 |
| 14 | International Mixed Martial Arts Federation | 538.5 |
| 15 | Future Fighting Championships | 521.1 |