The UFC's new Meta Rankings launched June 22, replacing the media panel with a data-driven model. Here's what changed, why big names dropped, and the kinks left to fix.

The day has finally arrived … After years of complaints from fans, fighters and even Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO, Dana White, the promotion has officially started rolling out its brand ...

The UFC will transition to an automated ranking system built with Meta starting June 22, 2026, ending the traditional media voting panel.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...

The new era of official UFC rankings has arrived, and the formula behind it forbids human intervention. Development for the new official UFC rankings system, in partnership with Meta, began in earnest ...

The UFC replaced its media-voted rankings with a Meta-powered algorithm on Monday, with CEO Dana White calling the previous ...

More than 13 years after launching their initial rankings system, which was based on weekly voting from a large group of media members, the UFC have altered the way that rankings will be determined ...

Dana White will have no room to complain about the UFC's new rankings system. | Getty/UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s new rankings system is now live. The Las Vegas-based promotion, in ...

The UFC finally unveiled its new Meta Rankings that will replace the media-based rankings system. There were some noteworthy differences as the UFC left the media rankings on the website. Conceptually ...