Alex Pereira is in the top 10 of the UFC middleweights
Prior to that, the Brazilian was not even in the top fifteen.
Brazilian fighter Alex Pereira has made the most significant leap in the updated UFC rankings.
After his recent confident victory over Sean Strickland, he settled on the sixth position in the middleweight division, although before that he was not even in the top-15.
Meanwhile, Kazakhstan fighter Damir Ismagulov made it to the top 15 for the first time at light-heavyweight.
Max Holloway after his defeat in the title fight to Alexander Volkanovski dropped down to the eighth line in the ranking regardless of weight class.
On the women's side, the greatest progress was made by Macy Barber, who moved up three positions in the lightest division and finished in the top ten.