Alex Pereira drops out of UFC’s top five pound-for-pound rankings after title loss

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Alex Pereira is no longer the UFC light heavyweight champion, and his ranking in Dana White’s promotion has subsequently taken a hit.

The Brazilian is no longer one of the UFC’s top five pound-for-pound fighters.

This follows a major update to the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings after UFC 313, which saw Pereira drop his title to Magomed Ankalev in the main event.

The Las Vegas card also witnessed Justin Gaethje outpoint Rafael Fiziev in the co-main event, while Mauricio Ruffy scored one of the greatest knockouts of all time against King Green.

UFC’s pound-for-pound (P4P0) system ranks the best fighters in the promotion from first to 15th based on their ability and regardless of their weight class.

Pereira was third before UFC 313 behind fellow UFC champions Jon Jones and Islam Makhachev, but has now dropped down a whopping five spots into eighth.

Ankalaev, meanwhile, wasn’t part of the P4P rankings ahead of UFC 313, but debuted in sixth spot following his title win.