Returning Fighters
These fighters had no fights between 06/15/2024 and 05/15/2026 and have either fought since then or have a fight scheduled in the future. In addition, they previously appeared in the Top 25 in one or more Generated Historical Rankings and/or Official Rankings.
| Returning Fighter | Outcome | Opponent | Organization | Date |
 Gina Carano | L | Ronda Rousey | Most Valuable Promotions | 05/16/2026 |
 Junior dos Santos | L |  Robelis Despaigne | Most Valuable Promotions | 05/16/2026 |
| Justine Kish | L |  Sani Brannfors | Ice Cage Fighting | 05/16/2026 |
| Mike Perry | W | Nate Diaz | Most Valuable Promotions | 05/16/2026 |
| Nate Diaz | L | Mike Perry | Most Valuable Promotions | 05/16/2026 |
| Philipe Lins | L |  Francis Ngannou | Most Valuable Promotions | 05/16/2026 |
| Ronda Rousey | W | Gina Carano | Most Valuable Promotions | 05/16/2026 |
| Ben Henderson | L |  Patrick Habirora | PFL | 05/23/2026 |
| Doglas Cunha | W | Valmir Silva | Coliseu Extreme Fight | 05/23/2026 |
| Francimar Barroso | W |  Sergey Sengeim | MMA SERIES | 05/30/2026 |
| Jesse Taylor | L | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Liga Monstro Combate | 06/06/2026 |
| Alesha Zappitella | TBD | Stephanie Hernandez | American Fight Promotions | 06/20/2026 |
| Alexey Oleynik | TBD |  Antonio Zovak | OpenFC | 07/11/2026 |
 Conor McGregor | TBD | Max Holloway | UFC | 07/11/2026 |
| Montana De La Rosa | TBD | Tatiana Postarnakova | PFL | 07/31/2026 |