Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings

Jamahal Hill knows how to make a rankings debut in style.

The 30-year-old Dana White's Contender Series alum ended the UFC Fight Night 201 headliner in spectacular fashion when he knocked Johnny Walker unconscious with an overhand right 2:55 into the first round of their light heavyweight encounter at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. With his finish of the previously 15th-ranked Walker, Hill enters Sherdog’s divisional rankings at No. 15.

The win by “Sweet Dreams” also opens the door for Paul Craig, who owns a first-round finish of Hill at UFC 263, to enter the poll at 14th. Exiting the rankings along with Walker is Nikita Krylov. That standing could shuffle again come March, when Craig meets Krylov at UFC Fight Night 204.

Note: Previous rankings listed in brackets.

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