UFC Rankings Update: Post-UFC Tampa
The media-voted rankings changed after the December 14, 2024 Tampa card. The clearest moves were in the welterweight and flyweight divisions; a dated ranking record also shows new entries at lightweight and women’s flyweight. Contemporaneous coverage of the December 17 update reported the main changes.
Welterweight
Joaquin Buckley moved up three places to No. 6 after stopping Colby Covington by doctor’s stoppage at 4:42 of Round 3. Covington dropped three places to No. 9. The official event results confirm the finish.
Flyweight
Manel Kape climbed three places to No. 6 after his third-round TKO of Bruno Silva. The finish came at 1:57. The event results list the time and method.
New entries
Joel Álvarez entered the lightweight list at No. 15 after knocking out Drakkar Klose at 2:48 of Round 1. Miranda Maverick returned to the women’s flyweight list at No. 15 after a unanimous-decision win over Jamey-Lyn Horth. The dated lightweight ranking archive and women’s flyweight archive show the December 17 entries; the official event recap confirms both results.
The rankings update followed a single event, so the date is important: these were media-voted positions reported after UFC Tampa, not current standings. Buckley, Kape, Álvarez and Maverick each had a result tied to the movement or entry listed here. The archived rankings provide a snapshot rather than a lasting measure of their positions.
