Draft: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
- Alexander Clausson – Kimura
- 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
Overview
- Last update (current ranking): November 22, 2022 [7]
- Previous update (prior ranking): November 1, 2022
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Men's pound-for-pound
Women's pound-for-pound
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | Win Streak | M | Weight class | Status | Next fight | |
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| Event | Opponent | ||||||||
| 1 | 
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Cris Cyborg | 26–2 | 6 |
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Featherweight | Bellator Women's Featherweight World Champion | ||
| 2 | 
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Liz Carmouche | 17–7 | 4 |
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Flyweight | Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion | Bellator 289 | Juliana Velasquez |
| 3 |
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Juliana Velasquez | 12–1 | 0 |
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Flyweight | #1 in Women's Flyweight rankings | Bellator 289 | Liz Carmouche |
| 4 |
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Cat Zingano | 13–4 | 3 |
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Featherweight | #1 in Women's Featherweight rankings | ||
| 5 | 
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Arlene Blencowe | 15–9 | 0 |
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Featherweight | #2 in Women's Featherweight rankings | ||
| 6 |
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Ilima-Lei Macfarlane | 11–2 | 1 |
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Flyweight | #4 in Women's Flyweight rankings | ||
| 7 | 
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Denise Kielholtz | 6–4 | 0 |
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Flyweight | #3 in Women's Flyweight rankings | Bellator 289 | Ilara Joanne |
| 8 | 
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Kana Watanabe | 11–1–1 | 1 |
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Flyweight | #2 in Women's Flyweight rankings | ||
| 9 | 
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Sinead Kavanagh | 8–5 | 1 |
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Featherweight | #3 in Women's Featherweight rankings | Bellator 291 | Janay Harding |
| 10 | 
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Leah McCourt | 7–2 | 1 |
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Featherweight | #4 in Women's Featherweight rankings | ||
Heavyweight
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
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| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C |
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Ryan Bader | 30–7 (1 NC) |
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2 (3 def) | Win | Bellator 280 | Cheick Kongo | Bellator 290 | Fedor Emelianenko |
| 1 | 
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Valentin Moldavsky | 11–2 (1 NC) |
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0 | NC | Bellator 284 | Steve Mowry | TBD | |
| 2 | 
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Linton Vassell | 23–8 (1 NC) |
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4 | Win | Bellator 277 | Timothy Johnson | TBD | |
| 3 |
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Fedor Emelianenko | 40–6 |
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2 | Win | Bellator 269 | Timothy Johnson | Bellator 290 | Ryan Bader |
| 4 | 
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Cheick Kongo | 31–12–1 (1 NC) |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 280 | Ryan Bader | TBD | |
| 5 |
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Steve Mowry | 10–0 (1 NC) | +1
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0 | NC | Bellator 284 | Valentin Moldavsky | TBD | |
| 6 |
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Timothy Johnson | 15–9 | +1
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0 | Loss | Bellator 277 | Linton Vassell | TBD | |
| 7 |
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Marcelo Golm | 10–3 | +1
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4 | Win | Bellator 283 | Davion Franklin | TBD | |
| 8 |
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Daniel James | 14–6–1 |
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4 | Win | Bellator 288 | Tyrell Fortune | TBD | |
| 9 |
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Tyrell Fortune | 12–3 (1 NC) | −4
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0 | Loss | Bellator 288 | Daniel James | TBD | |
| 10 | 
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Gokhan Saricam | 8–1 | −1
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4 | Win | Bellator 284 | Said Sowma | Bellator 291 | Oleg Popov |
Light heavyweight
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
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| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C |
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Vadim Nemkov | 16–2 (1 NC) |
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1 (4 def) | Win | Bellator 288 | Corey Anderson | Bellator 290 | Yoel Romero |
| 1 |
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Corey Anderson | 16–6 (1 NC) |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 288 | Vadim Nemkov | TBD | |
| 2 |
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Phil Davis | 24–6 (1 NC) |
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2 | Win | Bellator 276 | Julius Anglickas | TBD | |
| 3 |
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Ryan Bader | 30–7 (1 NC) |
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2 (3 def) | Win | Bellator 280 | Cheick Kongo | TBD | |
| 4 | 
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Yoel Romero | 15–6 |
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2 | Win | Bellator 285 | Melvin Manhoef | Bellator 290 | Vadim Nemkov |
| 5 | 
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Julius Anglickas | 10–3 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 276 | Phil Davis | TBD | |
| 6 |
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Grant Neal | 7–1 |
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1 | Win | Bellator 278 | Christian Edwards | TBD | |
| 7 |
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Alex Polizzi | 10–2 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 280 | Yoel Romero | TBD | |
| 8 | 
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Karl Albrektsson | 13–4 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 285 | Karl Moore | TBD | |
| 9 |
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Sullivan Cauley | 5–0 | +1
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5 | Win | Bellator 288 | Jay Radick | TBD | |
| 10 |
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Karl Moore | 10–2 | −1
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2 | Win | Bellator 285 | Karl Albrektsson | Bellator 291 | Maciej Różański |
Middleweight
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
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| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C |
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Johnny Eblen | 12–0 |
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12 (0 def) | Win | Bellator 282 | Gegard Mousasi | TBD | |
| 1 |
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Gegard Mousasi | 49–8–2 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 282 | Johnny Eblen | TBD | |
| 2 |
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Fabian Edwards | 11–2 |
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2 | Win | Bellator 287 | Charlie Ward | TBD | |
| 3 |
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John Salter | 18–6 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 276 | Johnny Eblen | TBD | |
| 4 |
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Anatoly Tokov | 31–2 |
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7 | Win | Bellator 282 | Muhammad Abdullah | TBD | |
| 5 |
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Dalton Rosta | 7–0 |
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7 | Win | Bellator 283 | Romero Cotton | Bellator 289 | Anthony Adams |
| 6 | 
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Aaron Jeffery | 13–3 |
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3 | Win | Bellator 284 | Austin Vanderford | TBD | |
| 7 |
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Austin Vanderford | 11–2 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 284 | Aaron Jeffery | TBD | |
| 8 |
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Lorenz Larkin | 24–7 (2) |
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0 | NC | Bellator 283 | Mukhamed Berkhamov | TBD | |
| 9 |
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Romero Cotton | 6–1 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 283 | Dalton Rosta | TBD | |
| 10 |
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Anthony Adams | 9–2 |
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1 | Win | Bellator 266 | Khalid Murtazaliev | Bellator 289 | Dalton Rosta |
Welterweight
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
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| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C | 
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Yaroslav Amosov | 26–0 |
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26 (0 def) | Win | Bellator 260 | Douglas Lima | Bellator 291 | Logan Storley |
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Logan Storley | 14–1 |
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3 | Win | Bellator 281 | Michael Page | Bellator 291 | Yaroslav Amosov |
| 2 |
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Michael Page | 20–2 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 281 | Logan Storley | TBD | |
| 3 | 
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Jason Jackson | 16–4 |
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6 | Win | Bellator 283 | Douglas Lima | TBD | |
| 4 |
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Douglas Lima | 32–11 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 283 | Jason Jackson | TBD | |
| 5 |
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Andrey Koreshkov | 25–4 |
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4 | Win | Bellator 274 | Chance Rencountre | TBD | |
| 6 |
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Goiti Yamauchi | 28–5 |
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3 | Win | Bellator 284 | Neiman Gracie | TBD | |
| 7 |
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Neiman Gracie | 11–4 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 284 | Goiti Yamauchi | TBD | |
| 8 |
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Kyle Crutchmer | 9–1 |
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3 | Win | Bellator 277 | Michael Lombardo | Bellator 289 | Jaleel Willis |
| 9 |
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Sabah Homasi | 17–10 |
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2 | Win | Bellator 282 | Maycon Mendonça | TBD | |
| 10 | 
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Levan Chokheli | 11–2 |
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1 | Win | Bellator 288 | Roman Faraldo | TBD | |
Lightweight
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
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| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C |
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Usman Nurmagomedov | 16-0 |
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16 (0 def) | Win | Bellator 288 | Patricky Pitbull | TBD | |
| 1 |
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Patricky Pitbull | 24–11 | −1
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0 | Loss | Bellator 288 | Usman Nurmagomedov | TBD | |
| 3 | 
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Tofiq Musayev | 20–4 | +1
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1 | Win | Bellator 283 | Sidney Outlaw | TBD | |
| 3 |
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Benson Henderson | 30–11 | −1
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2 | Win | Bellator 285 | Peter Queally | TBD | |
| 4 |
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Alexander Shabliy | 21–3 | +1
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7 | Win | Bellator 282 | Brent Primus | TBD | |
| 5 |
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Sidney Outlaw | 16–5 | −1
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0 | Loss | Bellator 283 | Tofiq Musayev | TBD | |
| 6 |
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Brent Primus | 11–3 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 282 | Alexander Shabliy | TBD | |
| 7 |
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Islam Mamedov | 22–2–1 |
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1 | Win | Bellator 286 | Nick Browne | TBD | |
| 8 |
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A. J. McKee | 19–1 |
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1 | Win | Bellator 286 | Spike Carlyle | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin | Roberto de Souza |
| 9 |
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Peter Queally | 13–7–1 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 285 | Benson Henderson | Bellator 291 | Bryce Logan |
| 10 |
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Gadzhi Rabadanov | 18–4–1 |
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4 | Win | Bellator 283 | Bobby King | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin | Koji Takeda |
Featherweight
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
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| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C |
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Patrício Pitbull | 34–5 |
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2 (1 def) | Win | Bellator 286 | Ádám Borics | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin | Kleber Koike Erbst |
| 1 | 
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Ádám Borics | 18–2 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 286 | Patrício Pitbull | TBD | |
| 2 |
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A. J. McKee | 19–1 |
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1 | Win | Bellator 286 | Spike Carlyle | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin | Roberto de Souza |
| 3 | 
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Pedro Carvalho | 13–6 |
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1 | Win | Bellator 285 | Mads Burnell | Bellator 291 | Jeremy Kennedy |
| 4 |
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Aaron Pico | 10–4 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 286 | Jeremy Kennedy | TBD | |
| 5 |
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Jeremy Kennedy | 18–3 |
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2 | Win | Bellator 286 | Aaron Pico | Bellator 291 | Pedro Carvalho |
| 6 | 
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Mads Burnell | 16–5 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 285 | Pedro Carvalho | TBD | |
| 7 |
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Justin Gonzales | 14–1 | +1
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2 | Win | Bellator 287 | Andrew Fisher | TBD | |
| 8 |
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Timur Khizriev | 12–0 |
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12 | Win | Bellator 288 | Daniel Weichel | TBD | |
| 9 | 
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Daniel Weichel | 42–14 | −2
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0 | Loss | Bellator 288 | Timur Khizriev | TBD | |
| 10 |
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Lucas Brennan | 7–0 |
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7 | Win | Bellator 282 | Johnny Soto | TBD | |
Bantamweight
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C |
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Sergio Pettis | 22–5 |
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5 (1 def) | Win | Bellator 272 | Kyoji Horiguchi | TBD | |
| IC |
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Raufeon Stots | 18–1 |
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10 | Win | Bellator 279 | Juan Archuleta | Bellator 289 | Danny Sabatello |
| 2 |
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Patchy Mix | 16–1 |
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3 | Win | Bellator 279 | Kyoji Horiguchi | Bellator 289 | Magomed Magomedov |
| 3 |
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Juan Archuleta | 26–4 |
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1 | Win | Bellator 286 | Enrique Barzola | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin | Soo Chul Kim |
| 4 |
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Magomed Magomedov | 19–2 |
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1 | Win | Bellator 282 | Enrique Barzola | Bellator 289 | Patchy Mix |
| 5 |
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Kyoji Horiguchi | 29–5 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 279 | Patchy Mix | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin | Hiromasa Ougikubo |
| 6 |
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Danny Sabatello | 13–1 |
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7 | Win | Bellator 282 | Leandro Higo | Bellator 289 | Raufeon Stots |
| 7 |
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Leandro Higo | 21–6 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 282 | Danny Sabatello | TBD | |
| 8 |
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James Gallagher | 11–2 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 270 | Patchy Mix | TBD | |
| 9 | 
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Enrique Barzola | 18–7–2 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 286 | Juan Archuleta | TBD | |
| 9 | 
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Brett Johns | 19–3 | +1
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2 | Win | Bellator 285 | Jordan Winski | TBD | |
Women's Featherweight
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C |
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Cris Cyborg | 26–2 |
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6 (4 def) | Win | Bellator 279 | Arlene Blencowe | TBD | |
| 1 |
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Cat Zingano | 13–4 |
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3 | Win | Bellator 282 | Pam Sorenson | TBD | |
| 2 |
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Arlene Blencowe | 15–9 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 279 | Cris Cyborg | TBD | |
| 3 |
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Sinead Kavanagh | 8–5 |
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1 | Win | Bellator 275 | Leah McCourt | Bellator 291 | Janay Harding |
| 4 |
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Leah McCourt | 7–2 |
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1 | Win | Bellator 285 | Dayana Silva | TBD | |
| 5 |
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Pam Sorenson | 9–5 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 282 | Cat Zingano | TBD | |
| 6 |
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Dayana Silva | 10–8 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 285 | Leah McCourt | TBD | |
Women's Flyweight
| Rank | ISO | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Last fight | Next fight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Event | Opponent | Event | Opponent | ||||||
| C |
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Liz Carmouche | 17–7 |
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4 (0 def) | Win | Bellator 278 | Juliana Velasquez | Bellator 289 | Juliana Velasquez |
| 1 |
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Juliana Velasquez | 12–1 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 278 | Liz Carmouche | Bellator 289 | Liz Carmouche |
| 2 |
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Kana Watanabe | 11–1–1 |
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1 | Win | Bellator 281 | Denise Kielholtz | TBD | |
| 3 |
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Denise Kielholtz | 6–4 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 281 | Kana Watanabe | Bellator 289 | Ilara Joanne |
| 4 |
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Ilima-Lei Macfarlane | 12–2 |
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1 | Win | Bellator 284 | Bruna Ellen | TBD | |
| 5 |
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DeAnna Bennett | 13–7–1 |
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3 | Win | Bellator 284 | Justine Kish | TBD | |
| 6 |
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Veta Arteaga | 7–4 |
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2 | Win | Bellator 283 | Vanessa Porto | TBD | |
| 7 |
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Sumiko Inaba | 5–0 | +1
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5 | Win | Bellator 286 | Nadine Mandiau | TBD | |
| 8 |
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Justine Kish | 8–6 | −1
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0 | Loss | Bellator 284 | DeAnna Bennett | TBD | |
| 9 |
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Vanessa Porto | 23–10 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 283 | Veta Arteaga | TBD | |
| 10 | 
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Alejandra Lara | 9–6 |
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0 | Loss | Bellator 282 | Ilara Joanne | 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 MMA Rankins". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
