Dustin Poirier earns entry to ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings

ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Ariel Helwani and Jeff Wagenheim provide their top-10 picks, and their votes produce our consensus men’s and women’s pound-for-pound lists.

(You can find Okamoto’s division-by-division rankings here.)

Note: Rankings were updated April 16.

Men’s pound-for-pound rankings

1. Jon Jones

Record: 24-1, 1 NC
Weight class: Light heavyweight
Last: W (UD) Anthony Smith, March 2
Next: July 6 vs. Thiago Santos

2. Daniel Cormier

Record: 22-1, 1 NC
Weight class: Heavyweight
Last: W (SUB2) Derrick Lewis, Nov. 3
Next: TBD

3. Khabib Nurmagomedov

Record: 27-0
Weight class: Lightweight
Last: W (SUB4) Conor McGregor, Oct. 6
Next: TBD

4. Henry Cejudo

Record: 14-2
Weight class: Flyweight
Last: W (TKO1) TJ Dillashaw, Jan. 19
Next: TBD

5. Robert Whittaker

Record: 20-4
Weight class: Middleweight
Last: W (SD) Yoel Romero, June 9
Next: TBD

6. Demetrious Johnson

Record: 28-3-1
Weight class: Flyweight
Last: W (SUB2) Yuya Wakamatsu, March 31
Next: TBD

7. Kamaru Usman

Record: 15-1
Weight class: Welterweight
Last: W (UD) Tyron Woodley, March 2
Next: TBD

8. Tony Ferguson

Record: 24-3
Weight class: Lightweight
Last: W (TKO2) Anthony Pettis, Oct. 6
Next: TBD

T-9. Dustin Poirier

Record: 25-5
Weight class: Lightweight
Last: W (UD) Max Holloway, April 13
Next: TBD

T-9. Max Holloway

Record: 20-4
Weight class: Featherweight
Last: L (UD) Dustin Poirier, April 13
Next: TBD

Other fighters receiving a vote: Yoel Romero and Israel Adesanya.

How our writers voted

Brett Okamoto
1. Jon Jones
2. Daniel Cormier
3. Khabib Nurmagomedov
4. Henry Cejudo
5. Demetrious Johnson
6. Robert Whittaker
7. Tony Ferguson
8. Kamaru Usman
9. Max Holloway
10. Yoel Romero

Ariel Helwani
1. Jon Jones
2. Daniel Cormier
3. Khabib Nurmagomedov
4. Henry Cejudo
5. Robert Whittaker
6. Kamaru Usman
7. Tony Ferguson
8. Dustin Poirier
9. Max Holloway
10. Israel Adesanya

Jeff Wagenheim
1. Jon Jones
2. Daniel Cormier
3. Khabib Nurmagomedov
4. Henry Cejudo
5. Demetrious Johnson
6. Dustin Poirier
7. Max Holloway
8. Kamaru Usman
9. Robert Whittaker
10. Tony Ferguson

Women’s pound-for-pound rankings

1. Amanda Nunes

Record: 17-4
Weight class: Bantamweight/featherweight
Last: W (TKO1) Cris Cyborg, Dec. 29
Next: July 6 vs. Holly Holm

2. Cris Cyborg

Record: 20-2, 1 NC
Weight class: Featherweight
Last: L (TKO1) Amanda Nunes, Dec. 29
Next: TBD

3. Valentina Shevchenko

Record: 16-3
Weight class: Flyweight
Last: W (UD) Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Dec. 8
Next: June 8 vs. Jessica Eye

4. Rose Namajunas

Record: 8-3
Weight class: Strawweight
Last: W (UD) Joanna Jedrzejczyk, April 7, 2018
Next: May 11 vs. Jessica Andrade

5. Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Record: 15-3
Weight class: Flyweight
Last: L (UD) Valentina Shevchenko, Dec. 8
Next: TBD

6. Jessica Andrade

Record: 19-6
Weight class: Strawweight
Last: W (KO1) Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Sept. 8
Next: May 11 vs. Rose Namajunas

7. Tatiana Suarez

Record: 7-0
Weight class: Strawweight
Last: W (TKO3) Carla Esparza, Sept. 8
Next: June 8 vs. Nina Ansaroff

T-8. Holly Holm

Record: 12-4
Weight class: Bantamweight
Last: W (UD) Megan Anderson, June 9
Next: July 6 vs. Amanda Nunes

T-8. Ketlen Vieira

Record: 10-0
Weight class: Bantamtweight
Last: W (SD) Cat Zingano, March 3
Next: TBD

10. Germaine de Randamie

Record: 8-3
Weight class: Bantamweight
Last: W (UD) Raquel Pennington, Nov. 10
Next: TBD

How our writers voted

Brett Okamoto
1. Amanda Nunes
2. Valentina Shevchenko
3. Cris Cyborg
4. Rose Namajunas
5. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
6. Jessica Andrade
7. Tatiana Suarez
8. Holly Holm
9. Ketlen Vieira
10. Germaine de Randamie

Ariel Helwani
1. Amanda Nunes
2. Cris Cyborg
3. Valentina Shevchenko
4. Rose Namajunas
5. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
6. Jessica Andrade
7. Holly Holm
8. Tatiana Suarez
9. Ketlen Vieira
10. Germaine de Randamie

Jeff Wagenheim
1. Amanda Nunes
2. Cris Cyborg
3. Valentina Shevchenko
4. Rose Namajunas
5. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
6. Jessica Andrade
7. Ketlen Vieira
8. Tatiana Suarez
9. Germaine de Randamie
10. Holly Holm