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Colby Covington has been removed from the UFC welterweight rankings after not winning a fight for over four years. Mike Malott debuts at No. 11 in the updated rankings.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 19: Colby Covington reacts after his TKO victory over Tyron Woodley in their welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on September 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Colby Covington hasnât won a fight in over four years.
In fact, âChaosâ skipped all of 2025 and has yet to compete in 2026, but somehow retained a spot on the 170-pound leaderboard. That came to an end earlier this week when the promotion updated its official rankings, dumping Covington while adding a couple of new entries.
âProperâ Mike Malott (No. 11) and Yaroslav âDynamoâ Amosov (No. 15).
Malott (14-2-1) retired longtime welterweight veteran Gilbert Burns in the UFC Winnipeg main event last weekend in Canada to win his fourth straight. As for Amosov (29-1), he debuted with a finish over 170-pound mainstay Neil Magny late last year and returns at UFC 328 in just a few weeks.
Hereâs how the rankings are compiled, :
Colby Covington was removed from the rankings due to not winning a fight in over four years.
Mike Malott is a UFC fighter who has debuted at No. 11 in the welterweight rankings.
Colby Covington last competed in 2020 and has not fought since then.
Yaroslav Amosov was also added to the UFC welterweight rankings, debuting at No. 15.

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Rankings are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC. A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight-class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.
Take a look at what the latest rankings field looks like courtesy of UFC.com. Note: (+/- = movement in rankings, T = tie, *NR = Not previously ranked).
Champion: Joshua Van
Champion: Petr Yan
Champion: Alexander Volkanovski
Champion: Ilia Topuria
Champion: Islam Makhachev
Champion: Khamzat Chimaev
Champion: Carlos Ulberg
Champion: Tom Aspinall
Champion: Mackenzie Dern
Champion: Valentina Shevchenko
Champion: Kayla Harrison
You can expect these rankings to change around this time next week, particularly in the featherweight division, following the UFC Vegas 116: âSterling vs. Zalalâ MMA event on Paramount+, scheduled for Sat., April 25, 2026 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
For much more on that upcoming fight card click here.