Leon Edwards has broken into the pound-for-pound rankings following his UFC title win over Kamaru Usman, who has lost his No.1 spot.
Edwards, 30, produced one of the greatest comebacks in UFC history last weekend, knocking out Usman with less than a minute left in their welterweight title clash after losing most of the fight. It marked the first loss of Usman's UFC career and also the first time he had ever been knocked out, with the Nigerian-American being unbeaten in over nine years heading into his sixth title defence.
The UFC has now updated their pound-for-pound rankings following the conclusion of their UFC 278 pay-per-view event. Usman has dropped from No.1 to No.4, with Edwards being two spots behind him in the rankings at No.6 despite his knockout win. Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has replaced Usman's top spot whilst middleweight king Israel Adesanya is second and Charles Oliveira is third.
