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Who will be UFC Pound-For-Pound #1 at the end of 2026?

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Who will be UFC Pound-For-Pound #1 at the end of 2026?

Islam Makhachev 37%

Ilia Topuria 32%

Merab Dvalishvili 2.6%

Alexander Volkanovski 2.5%

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Islam Makhachev 37%

Ilia Topuria 32%

Merab Dvalishvili 2.6%

Alexander Volkanovski 2.5%

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Islam Makhachev

$773 Vol.

49%

Ilia Topuria

$0 Vol.

32%

Merab Dvalishvili

$0 Vol.

3%

Alexander Volkanovski

$0 Vol.

3%

Magomed Ankalaev

$0 Vol.

2%

Tom Aspinall

$626 Vol.

1%

Dricus Du Plessis

$0 Vol.

1%

Max Holloway

$335 Vol.

1%

Joshua Van

$534 Vol.

1%

Alex Pereira

$0 Vol.

21%

Petr Yan

$0 Vol.

1%

Arman Tsarukyan

$0 Vol.

9%

Jack Della Maddalena

$0 Vol.

15%

Alexandre Pantoja

$0 Vol.

26%

Khamzat Chimaev

$0 Vol.

30%

This market will resolve according to the fighter that is ranked first in the UFC Pound-For-Pound rankings on December 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET. If, for any reason, there is no fighter ranked first in the UFC Pound-For-Pound Rankings at this market’s check-time, this market will resolve to “Other”. The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the UFC (https://www.ufc.com/athletes).Islam Makhachev leads trader consensus at 49% implied probability as the current UFC pound-for-pound #1, bolstered by his dominant unanimous decision over Jack Della Maddalena in a welterweight title bid at UFC 322 last November and sustained elite resume despite an announced August return. Ilia Topuria sits at 32.5% following his lightweight championship reign, though a Q1 hiatus for personal matters tempers short-term momentum ahead of a potential spring comeback against Justin Gaethje. Khamzat Chimaev's 29.6% reflects his undefeated ascent to middleweight champion status, with post-Ramadan activity eyed in Q2; Della Maddalena's 27.1% stems from welterweight #1 ranking and resilience versus Makhachev, while Alexandre Pantoja's 26.6% highlights flyweight title defenses like his December KO of Joshua Van. Recent March 25 rankings post-UFC London affirm the top trio's positioning amid a crowded contender field.

Islam Makhachev leads trader consensus at 49% implied probability as the current UFC pound-for-pound #1, bolstered by his dominant unanimous decision over Jack Della Maddalena in a welterweight title bid at UFC 322 last November and sustained elite resume despite an announced August return. Ilia Topuria sits at 32.5% following his lightweight championship reign, though a Q1 hiatus for personal matters tempers short-term momentum ahead of a potential spring comeback against Justin Gaethje. Khamzat Chimaev's 29.6% reflects his undefeated ascent to middleweight champion status, with post-Ramadan activity eyed in Q2; Della Maddalena's 27.1% stems from welterweight #1 ranking and resilience versus Makhachev, while Alexandre Pantoja's 26.6% highlights flyweight title defenses like his December KO of Joshua Van. Recent March 25 rankings post-UFC London affirm the top trio's positioning amid a crowded contender field.

Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated
This market will resolve according to the fighter that is ranked first in the UFC Pound-For-Pound rankings on December 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET. If, for any reason, there is no fighter ranked first in the UFC Pound-For-Pound Rankings at this market’s check-time, this market will resolve to “Other”. The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the UFC (https://www.ufc.com/athletes).Islam Makhachev leads trader consensus at 49% implied probability as the current UFC pound-for-pound #1, bolstered by his dominant unanimous decision over Jack Della Maddalena in a welterweight title bid at UFC 322 last November and sustained elite resume despite an announced August return. Ilia Topuria sits at 32.5% following his lightweight championship reign, though a Q1 hiatus for personal matters tempers short-term momentum ahead of a potential spring comeback against Justin Gaethje. Khamzat Chimaev's 29.6% reflects his undefeated ascent to middleweight champion status, with post-Ramadan activity eyed in Q2; Della Maddalena's 27.1% stems from welterweight #1 ranking and resilience versus Makhachev, while Alexandre Pantoja's 26.6% highlights flyweight title defenses like his December KO of Joshua Van. Recent March 25 rankings post-UFC London affirm the top trio's positioning amid a crowded contender field.

Islam Makhachev leads trader consensus at 49% implied probability as the current UFC pound-for-pound #1, bolstered by his dominant unanimous decision over Jack Della Maddalena in a welterweight title bid at UFC 322 last November and sustained elite resume despite an announced August return. Ilia Topuria sits at 32.5% following his lightweight championship reign, though a Q1 hiatus for personal matters tempers short-term momentum ahead of a potential spring comeback against Justin Gaethje. Khamzat Chimaev's 29.6% reflects his undefeated ascent to middleweight champion status, with post-Ramadan activity eyed in Q2; Della Maddalena's 27.1% stems from welterweight #1 ranking and resilience versus Makhachev, while Alexandre Pantoja's 26.6% highlights flyweight title defenses like his December KO of Joshua Van. Recent March 25 rankings post-UFC London affirm the top trio's positioning amid a crowded contender field.

Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated

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"Who will be UFC Pound-For-Pound #1 at the end of 2026?" is a prediction market on Polymarket with 15 possible outcomes where traders buy and sell shares based on what they believe will happen. The current leading outcome is "Islam Makhachev" at 49%, followed by "Ilia Topuria" at 33%. Prices reflect real-time crowd-sourced probabilities. For example, a share priced at 49¢ implies that the market collectively assigns a 49% chance to that outcome. These odds shift continuously as traders react to new developments and information. Shares in the correct outcome are redeemable for $1 each upon market resolution.

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