Thanks to his huge win over Raphael Assuncao this past Saturday, Marlon Moraes made some big climbs.

Moraes (22-5-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) submitted Assuncao (27-6 MMA, 11-3 UFC) in the first round of their main event at UFC on ESPN+ 2 in Fortaleza, Brazil. Consquently, he chased Assuncao from the No. 2 spot in the bantamweight rankings and made a big climb up to No. 2, himself.

But he also now finds himself on our pound-for-pound list. The former WSOF champion made a strong case to be next in line for the UFC bantamweight title held by T.J. Dillashaw. It’s interesting to think that a little more than seven years ago, Moraes was 5-4-1 as a pro. But since then, he’s gone 17-1. His lone loss was a split call to Assuncao in his UFC debut, and he avenged that in a big way on Saturday.

Check out the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA pound-for-pound and bantamweight rankings, as well as the other divisions impacted by this past weekend’s event. Then gear up for some potential movement in the middleweight division with this week’s pair of key fights at 185 pounds at UFC 234 in Melbourne.