Bellator MMA Rankings
The Bellator MMA rankings, which was introduced in March 2021, is generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members are asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the Bellator MMA by weight class and pound-for-pound.[1][2][3][4]
Rules[]
- New Fighter Eligibility: A fighter must have competed once inside the Bellator cage on a current term with the company to be eligible.
- Inactivity: A fighter is eligible to be ranked for up to 15-months without competing.
- Retirement: A fighter remains eligible for 60 days after an indication of retirement, with the organization ultimately determining if the fighter remains active and eligible.
- Multiple Weight Classes: A fighter is allowed to be actively ranked in two different weight classes and is eligible to be ranked in an additional weight class once they have competed at least once in that division.
- A fighter must actively compete in each weight class – a period of inactivity longer than 15 months in a given weight class will result in the removal from that specific weight class, but not necessarily from another division or the overall rankings pool. o With the exception being that a fighter is actively participating in a World Grand Prix tournament in a different weight class.
- Removal/Ineligibility: A fighter serving a non-medical suspension from an overseeing regulatory body and/or the organization for longer than six months will be removed from rankings eligibility. A fighter will remain eligible with a suspension of six months or fewer.
- Fighter Rankings Pool: The final list of eligible fighters, and the weight classes in which they are eligible to be ranked, will ultimately be determined by the organization.
- Voting Frequency: New Bellator rankings will only be voted on after every event, regardless of frequency.
- Votes will be due the Monday following a Bellator live event.
- First-Place Votes: Each rankings period will reveal how many number one contender votes each fighter received.
- Voting Tabulation: Tabulation of votes will be handled exclusively by Combat Registry, a third-party independent of Bellator MMA.
- Voting Panel: Bellator fighter rankings will be voted on exclusively by media members within the MMA industry.
- In no capacity, will Bellator staff, athletes, talent or other organization personnel participate in voting.
The inaugural voting panel will include the following members of the media:
- Jeff Cain – MMA Weekly
- Brian Campbell – CBS Sports
- Rodrigo Del Campo – Claro Sports
- Rob DeMello – KHON Hawaii
- Jason Floyd – The MMA Report
- George Garcia – MMA Junkie
- Amy Kaplan – FanSided
- Nolan King – MMA Junkie
- John Hyon Ko – South China Morning Post
- Mark LaMonica – Newsday
- Igor Lazarin – TASS Russia
- Shakiel Mahjouri – CBS Sports
- Joe McDonagh – Cageside Press
- John Morgan – MMA Junkie
- Ken Pishna – MMA Weekly
- Alexander Clausson – Kimura
Overview[]
- Last update (current ranking): December 7, 2021 [7]
- Previous update (prior ranking): November 16, 2021
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Men's pound-for-pound[]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Weight class | Status | Next fight |
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| 1 |  A. J. McKee
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18–0 |
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Featherweight | Bellator Featherweight World Champion | |
| 2 |  Vadim Nemkov
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15–2 | +1
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Light heavyweight | Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion | Corey Anderson TBD
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| 2 |  Patrício Pitbull
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32–5 |
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Featherweight | #1 in Featherweight rankings | |
| 4 |  Gegard Mousasi
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48–7–2 |
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Middleweight | Bellator Middleweight World Champion | Austin Vanderford (Bellator 275 - February 25, 2022)
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| 5 |  Yaroslav Amosov
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26–0 |
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Welterweight | Bellator Welterweight World Champion | |
| 6 | Sergio Pettis
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22–5 | +2
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Bantamweight (2012-2014, 2018–present) Flyweight (2011–2013, 2015–2019) |
Bellator Bantamweight World Champion | |
| 7 | Corey Anderson
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16–5 | −1
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Light heavyweight | #1 in Light heavyweight rankings | Vadim Nemkov TBD
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| 8 | Ryan Bader
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28–7 (1 NC) | −1
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Light Heavyweight (2007–present) Heavyweight (2018–present) |
Bellator Heavyweight World Champion #3 in Light heavyweight rankings |
Valentin Moldavsky (Bellator 273 - January 29, 2022)
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| 9 |  Michael Page
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20–1 |
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Welterweight | #1 in Welterweight rankings | |
| 10 | Valentin Moldavsky
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11–1 |
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Heavyweight | Bellator Interim Heavyweight World Champion | Ryan Bader (Bellator 273 - January 29, 2022)
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Women's pound-for-pound[]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Weight class | Status | Next fight |
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| 1 | Cris Cyborg
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25–2 |
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Featherweight | Bellator Women's Featherweight World Champion | |
| 2 | Juliana Velasquez
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12–0 |
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Flyweight | Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion | |
| 3 | Ilima-Lei Macfarlane
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11–1 |
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Flyweight | #1 in Women's Flyweight rankings | |
| 4 | Liz Carmouche
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16–7 |
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Flyweight | #2 in Women's Flyweight rankings | |
| 5 | Denise Kielholtz
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6–3 |
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Flyweight | #3 in Women's Flyweight rankings | |
| 6 |  Arlene Blencowe
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15–8 |
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Featherweight | #1 in Women's Featherweight rankings | |
| 7 | Cat Zingano
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12–4 |
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Featherweight | #2 in Women's Featherweight rankings | |
| 8 |  Kana Watanabe
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10–1–1 |
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Flyweight | #4 in Women's Flyweight rankings | |
| 9 |  Leah McCourt
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6–1 |
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Featherweight | #4 in Women's Featherweight rankings |  Sinead Kavanagh (Bellator 275 - February 25, 2022)
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| 10 | Leslie Smith
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12–9–1 |
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Featherweight | #3 in Women's Featherweight rankings |
Heavyweight[]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
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| C | Ryan Bader
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28–7 (1 NC) |
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Lost to | Corey Anderson | vs. Valentin Moldavsky (Bellator 273) |
| IC | Valentin Moldavsky
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11–1 |
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Defeated | Timothy Johnson | vs. Ryan Bader (Bellator 273) |
| 2 |  Cheick Kongo
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31–11–1 (1 NC) |
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Defeated | Sergei Kharitonov | TBD |
| 3 | Fedor Emelianenko
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40–6 |
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Defeated | Timothy Johnson | TBD |
| 4 | Linton Vassell
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21–8 (1 NC) |
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Defeated | Tyrell Fortune | TBD |
| 5 | Timothy Johnson
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15–8 |
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Lost to | Fedor Emelianenko | TBD |
| 6 (T) | Tyrell Fortune
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11–2 (1 NC) |
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Lost to | Linton Vassell | TBD |
| 6 (T) | Steve Mowry
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10–0 |
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Defeated | Rakim Cleveland | TBD |
| 8 (T) |  Said Sowma
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8–2 |
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Defeated | Vitaly Minakov | vs. Davion Franklin (Bellator 274) |
| 8 (T) | Davion Franklin
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4–0 |
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Defeated | Everett Cummings | vs. Said Sowma (Bellator 274) |
| 10 |  Gokhan Saricam
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6–1 |
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Defeated | Charlie Milner | TBD |
Light heavyweight[]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
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| C | Vadim Nemkov
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15–2 |
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Defeated | Julius Anglickas | TBD |
| 1 | Corey Anderson
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16–5 |
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Defeated | Ryan Bader | TBD |
| 2 | Phil Davis
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23–6 (1 NC) |
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Defeated | Yoel Romero | TBD |
| 3 | Ryan Bader
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28–7 (1 NC) |
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Lost to | Corey Anderson | TBD |
| 4 (T) | Anthony Johnson
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23–6 |
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Defeated | Jose Augusto | TBD |
| 4 (T) |  Julius Anglickas
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10–2 |
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Lost to | Vadim Nemkov | TBD |
| 6 | Lyoto Machida
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26–11 |
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Lost to | Ryan Bader | TBD |
| 7 |  Karl Albrektsson
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13–3 |
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Defeated | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | TBD |
| 8 | Alex Polizzi
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9–1 |
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Defeated | Grant Neal | TBD |
| 9 | Grant Neal
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6–1 |
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Lost to | Alex Polizzi | TBD |
| 10 | Melvin Manhoef
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32–15–1 |
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Lost to | Corey Anderson | TBD |
Middleweight[]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
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| C | Gegard Mousasi
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48–7–2 |
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Defeated | John Salter | vs. Austin Vanderford (Bellator 275) |
| 1 | Austin Vanderford
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11–0 |
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Defeated | Fabian Edwards | vs. Gegard Mousasi (Bellator 275) |
| 2 | John Salter
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18–5 |
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Lost to | Gegard Mousasi | TBD |
| 3 | Costello van Steenis
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13–2 |
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Defeated | Fabian Edwards | TBD |
| 4 | Johnny Eblen
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10–0 | +1
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Defeated | Collin Huckbody | TBD |
| 5 | Fabian Edwards
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9–2 | −1
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Lost to | Austin Vanderford | TBD |
| 6 | Anatoly Tokov
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30–3 |
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Defeated | Sharaf Davlatmurodov | TBD |
| 7 | Charlie Ward
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9–3 |
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Defeated | Andy Manzolo | TBD |
| 8 | Mike Shipman
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14–3 |
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Defeated | Pietro Penini | TBD |
| 9 | Romero Cotton
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5–0 |
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Defeated | Justin Sumter | vs. Dalton Rosta (Bellator 273) |
| 10 |  Norbert Novenyi Jr.
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5–0 |
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Defeated | Laïd Zerhouni | TBD |
Welterweight[]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Yaroslav Amosov
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26–0 |
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Defeated | Douglas Lima | TBD |
| 1 | Michael Page
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20–1 |
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Defeated | Douglas Lima | TBD |
| 2 | Douglas Lima
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32–10 |
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Lost to | Michael Page | TBD |
| 3 |  Jason Jackson
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15–4 |
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Defeated | Paul Daley | TBD |
| 4 | Neiman Gracie
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11–2 |
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Defeated | Mark Lemminger | vs. Logan Storley (Bellator 274) |
| 5 | Logan Storley
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12–1 |
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Defeated | Dante Schiro | vs. Neiman Gracie (Bellator 274) |
| 6 | Derek Anderson
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17–4 |
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Lost to | Michael Page | TBD |
| 7 | Paul Daley
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43–18–2 |
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Lost to | Jason Jackson | TBD |
| 8 | Andrey Koreshkov
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24–4 |
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Defeated | Sabah Homasi | TBD |
| 9 | Joey Davis
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8–0 |
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Defeated | Bobby Lee | TBD |
| 10 | Kyle Crutchmer
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8–1 |
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Defeated | Oliver Enkamp | TBD |
Lightweight[]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
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| C | Patricky Pitbull
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24–10 |
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Defeated | Peter Queally | TBD |
| 1 | Sidney Outlaw
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16–4 |
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Defeated | Myles Jury | TBD |
| 2 | Brent Primus
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11–2 |
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Defeated | Benson Henderson | TBD |
| 3 | Usman Nurmagomedov
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14–0 |
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Defeated | Patrik Pietilä | TBD |
| 4 | Goiti Yamauchi
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26–5 |
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Defeated | Chris Gonzalez | TBD |
| 5 | Peter Queally
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13–6–1 |
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Lost to | Patricky Pitbull | vs. Kane Mousah (Bellator 275) |
| 6 | Benson Henderson
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28–11 |
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Lost to | Brent Primus | vs. Islam Mamedov (Bellator 273) |
| 7 | Islam Mamedov
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20–1–1 |
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Defeated | Brent Primus | vs. Benson Henderson (Bellator 273) |
| 8 | Myles Jury
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19–6 |
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Lost to | Sidney Outlaw | TBD |
| 9 |  Aviv Gozali
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6-0 |
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Defeated | Sean Felton | TBD |
| 10 | Alexander Shabliy
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20–3 |
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Defeated | Bobby King | TBD |
Featherweight[]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | A. J. McKee
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18–0 |
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Defeated | Patrício Pitbull | TBD |
| 1 | Patrício Pitbull
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32–5 |
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Lost to | A. J. McKee | TBD |
| 2 | Ádám Borics
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17–1 | +1
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Defeated | Jeremy Kennedy | TBD |
| 3 |  Mads Burnell
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16–3 | −1
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Defeated | Emmanuel Sanchez | TBD |
| 4 | Aaron Pico
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9–3 | +1
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Defeated | Justin Gonzales | TBD |
| 5 |  Pedro Carvalho
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12–5 | +1
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Defeated | Daniel Weichel | TBD |
| 6 | Emmanuel Sanchez
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20–7 | −2
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Lost to | Jeremy Kennedy | TBD |
| 7 |  Jeremy Kennedy
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17–3 | +2
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Defeated | Emmanuel Sanchez | TBD |
| 8 |  Daniel Weichel
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41–13 | −1
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Lost to | Pedro Carvalho | TBD |
| 9 | Justin Gonzales
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12–1 | −1
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Lost to | Aaron Pico | TBD |
| 10 | Darrion Caldwell
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15–5 |
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Lost to | Leandro Higo | vs. Enrique Barzola (Bellator 273) |
Bantamweight[]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Sergio Pettis
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22–5 |
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Defeated | Kyoji Horiguchi | TBD |
| 1 | Juan Archuleta
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25–3 |
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Lost to | Sergio Pettis | TBD |
| 2 | Raufeon Stots
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17–1 |
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Defeated | Magomed Magomedov | TBD |
| 3 | Patchy Mix
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15–1 |
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Defeated | James Gallagher | TBD |
| 4 | Magomed Magomedov
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18–2 |
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Lost to | Raufeon Stots | TBD |
| 5 | Leandro Higo
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21–5 |
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Defeated | Darrion Caldwell | TBD |
| 6 | James Gallagher
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11–2 |
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Lost to | Patchy Mix | TBD |
| 7 | Kyoji Horiguchi
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29–4 |
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Lost to | Sergio Pettis | TBD |
| 8 | Josh Hill
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21–4 | −1
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Defeated | Jared Scoggins | TBD |
| 9 | Jornel Lugo
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7–0 | −1
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Defeated | Keith Lee | TBD |
| 10 | Cass Bell
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5–2 | −1
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Lost to | Jornel Lugo | TBD |
Women's Featherweight[]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next Fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Cris Cyborg
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25–2 |
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Defeated | Sinead Kavanagh | TBD |
| 1 | Arlene Blencowe
|
15–8 |
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Defeated | Pam Sorenson | TBD |
| 2 | Cat Zingano
|
12–4 |
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Defeated | Olivia Parker | TBD |
| 3 | Leslie Smith
|
12–9–1 |
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Lost to | Cris Cyborg | TBD |
| 4 | Leah McCourt
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6–1 |
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Defeated | Jessica Borga | vs. Sinead Kavanagh (Bellator 275) |
| 5 | Sinead Kavanagh
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7–5 | +1
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Lost to | Cris Cyborg | vs. Leah McCourt (Bellator 275) |
| 6 |  Janay Harding
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6–5 | −1
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Lost to | Leah McCourt | TBD |
| 7 | Pam Sorenson
|
9–4 |
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Lost to | Arlene Blencowe | TBD |
| 8 | Talita Nogueira
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8–2 | +1
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Defeated | Jessica Borga | TBD |
| 9 | Olivia Parker
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4–2 |
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Lost to | Cat Zingano | TBD |
| 10 | Jessica Borga
|
3–4 |
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Lost to | Leah McCourt | TBD |
Women's Flyweight[]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Juliana Velasquez
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12–0 |
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Defeated | Denise Kielholtz | TBD |
| 1 | Ilima-Lei Macfarlane
|
11–1 |
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Lost to | Juliana Velasquez | TBD |
| 2 | Liz Carmouche
|
16–7 |
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Defeated | Kana Watanabe | TBD |
| 3 | Denise Kielholtz
|
6–3 |
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Lost to | Juliana Velasquez | TBD |
| 4 | Kana Watanabe
|
10–1–1 |
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Lost to | Liz Carmouche | TBD |
| 5 | Kate Jackson
|
11–5–1 |
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Lost to | Denise Kielholtz | TBD |
| 6 | Veta Arteaga
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6–4 |
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Defeated | Desiree Yanez | TBD |
| 7 |  Alejandra Lara
|
9–5 |
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Lost to | DeAnna Bennett | TBD |
| 8 | DeAnna Bennett
|
11–7–1 |
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Defeated | Alejandra Lara | TBD |
| 9 | Vanessa Porto
|
23–9 |
|
Defeated | Ilara Joanne | TBD |
| 10 | Diana Avsaragova
|
4–0 |
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Defeated | Gabriella Gulfin | TBD |
See also[]
- List of current Bellator fighters
- List of Bellator MMA champions
- List of undefeated mixed martial artists
References[]
- ^ "Bellator MMA Fighter Rankings: Patricio Pitbull, Cris Cyborg top pound-for-pound lists in inaugural tabulation". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ Holland, Jesse (2021-03-29). "Bellator MMA rankings debut: Patricio Pitbull, Cris Cyborg top inaugural charts". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ McDonagh, Joe (2021-03-29). "Bellator MMA Releases Initial Rankings Ahead of April Return Date". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ "Bellator MMA Rankings: Patricio Pitbull, Cris Cyborg Top P4P | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ "Bellator MMA to introduce official rankings across all weight classes and pound for pound". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ "Bellator MMA Launches Official Fighter Rankings | MMA News from Bellator". Bellator.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Bellator Rankings". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
External links[]
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