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]

Rankings

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The inaugural Bellator fighter rankings were revealed on March 29, 2021. Fighters are rated by a panel made up of 17 MMA media members. The panel votes for the top active fighters in Bellator by both weight class and pound-for-pound. A fighter can be ranked in multiple divisions at the same time in divisions they have competed. The champions and interim champions are placed in the top positions of their respective weight classes and only the champions are eligible to be voted for in the pound-for-pound rankings. Fighters are eligible to be ranked for up to 15 months after competing in each weight class, with the exception of a fighter competing in a World Grand Prix tournament in a different weight class. Fighters serving non-medical suspensions of longer than six months are not eligible to be ranked.

The rankings for Bellator's fighters are updated the Monday after a Bellator live event.

Updated as of December 7, 2023.[5]

Rank Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight Welterweight
(C) Patchy Mix Patrício Pitbull Usman Nurmagomedov Jason Jackson   2
1 Raufeon Stots Ádám Borics Alexandr Shabliy Yaroslav Amosov   1
2 Sergio Pettis Aaron Pico Tofiq Musayev Logan Storley
3 Juan Archuleta Jeremy Kennedy A. J. McKee Andrey Koreshkov
4 Magomed Magomedov Clay Collard Goiti Yamauchi
5 Kyoji Horiguchi Timur Khizriev Patricky Pitbull Neiman Gracie   1
6 Leandro Higo Pedro Carvalho Brent Primus
7 Enrique Barzola Justin Gonzales Gadzhi Rabadanov Lorenz Larkin   1
8 Danny Sabatello Archie Colgan Brennan Ward   1
9 Jaylon Bates Kai Kamaka III   Jay-Jay Wilson Levan Chokheli   1
10 Nikita Mikhailov Khasan Magomedsharipov Michael Dufort Ramazan Kuramagomedov  
Rank Middleweight Light heavyweight Heavyweight Women's Flyweight Women's Featherweight
(C) Johnny Eblen Corey Anderson Renan Ferreira Liz Carmouche Cris Cyborg
1 Fabian Edwards Phil Davis Ryan Bader Juliana Velasquez Larissa Pacheco
2 Gegard Mousasi Yoel Romero Vadim Nemkov Kana Watanabe Cat Zingano
3 Anatoly Tokov Karl Moore Denis Goltsov Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Leah McCourt
4 Aaron Jeffery Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov Linton Vassell DeAnna Bennett Sara McMann
5 Costello Van Steenis Impa Kasanganay Valentin Moldavsky Denise Kielholtz Arlene Blencowe
6 Dalton Rosta Alex Polizzi Oleg Popov Sumiko Inaba Sara Collins
7 Douglas Lima Julius Anglickas Steve Mowry Justine Kish Sinead Kavanagh
8 Gregory Babene Luke Trainer Gökhan Saricam Diana Avsaragova Katerina Shakalova
9 Khalid Murtazaliev Rob Wilkinson Daniel James Veta Arteaga Marina Mokhnatkina
10 Norbert Novenyi Jr. Antônio Carlos Júnior Tyrell Fortune Taila Santos Aspen Ladd

Rules

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  • 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.

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The inaugural voting panel will include the following members of the media:

  1. Jeff Cain – MMA Weekly
  2. Brian Campbell – CBS Sports
  3. Alexander Clausson – Kimura
  4. Rodrigo Del Campo – Claro Sports
  5. Rob DeMello – KHON Hawaii
  6. Jason Floyd – The MMA Report
  7. George Garcia – MMA Junkie
  8. Amy Kaplan – FanSided
  9. Nolan King – MMA Junkie
  10. John Hyon Ko – South China Morning Post
  11. Mark LaMonica – Newsday
  12. Igor Lazarin – TASS Russia
  13. Shakiel Mahjouri – CBS Sports
  14. Joe McDonagh – Cageside Press
  15. John Morgan – MMA Junkie
  16. Ken Pishna – MMA Weekly

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Overview

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  • Last update (current ranking): December 7, 2023 [8]
  • Previous update (prior ranking): September 26, 2023
Legend
  +1 Move Up
  No Change
  −1 Move Down
  Not Previously Ranked

Men's pound-for-pound

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Rank ISO Fighter Record Win Streak M Weight class Status Next fight
Event Opponent
1   Vadim Nemkov 18–2 (1 NC) 12   Heavyweight
2   Jason Jackson 18–4 8   Welterweight Bellator Welterweight Champion Bellator 304 Ramazan Kuramagomedov
3   Usman Nurmagomedov 17–0 (1 NC) 17   Lightweight Bellator Lightweight Champion Bellator 303 Alexandr Shabliy
4   Patrício Pitbull 36–7 1   Featherweight Bellator Featherweight Champion
5   Johnny Eblen 15–0 15   Middleweight Bellator Middleweight Champion
6   Patchy Mix 19–1 6   +3 Bantamweight Bellator Bantamweight Champion Bellator 303 Magomed Magomedov
7   A. J. McKee 22–1 4   Lightweight #5 in Lightweight rankings
8   Yaroslav Amosov 27–1 0   −6 Welterweight #1 in Welterweight rankings
9   Ryan Bader 31–8 (1 NC) 0   −1 Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Bellator Heavyweight Champion
10   Sergio Pettis 23–6 0   −4 Bantamweight
#2 in Bantamweight rankings

Women's pound-for-pound

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Rank ISO Fighter Record Win Streak M Weight class Status Next fight
Event Opponent
1   Cris Cyborg 27–2 7   Featherweight Bellator Women's Featherweight World Champion
2   Liz Carmouche 20–7 6   Flyweight Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion PFL 1 Juliana Velasquez
3   Juliana Velasquez 12–2 0   Flyweight #1 in Women's Flyweight rankings PFL 1 Liz Carmouche
4   Cat Zingano 14–5 0   Featherweight #2 in Women's Featherweight rankings
5   Ilima-Lei Macfarlane 13–3 0   Flyweight #3 in Women's Flyweight rankings
6   Leah McCourt 8–3 1   Featherweight #1 in Women's Featherweight rankings
7   Kana Watanabe 12–2–1 1   Flyweight #2 in Women's Flyweight rankings PFL 1 Shanna Young
8   Arlene Blencowe 15–10 0   Featherweight #4 in Women's Featherweight rankings
9   Denise Kielholtz 8–5 2   +1 Flyweight #5 in Women's Flyweight rankings PFL 1 Taila Santos
10   Sara McMann 14–7 0   −1 Featherweight #3 in Women's Featherweight rankings

Heavyweight

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Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win Streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Event Opponent
C   Ryan Bader 31–8 (1 NC)   0 (3 def) Loss PFL vs. Bellator Renan Ferreira TBD
1   Linton Vassell 24–8 (1 NC)   5 Win Bellator 292 Valentin Moldavsky PFL 1 Denis Goltsov
2   Valentin Moldavsky 12–3 (1 NC)   1 Win Bellator 298 Steve Mowry PFL 1 Ante Delija
3   Steve Mowry 10–1–1 (1 NC)   0 Loss Bellator 298 Valentin Moldavsky PFL 1 Oleg Popov
4   Gökhan Saricam 9–2   1 Win Bellator 297 Daniel James TBD
5   Daniel James 14–7–1 (1 NC)   0 Loss Bellator 297 Gökhan Saricam PFL 1 Tyrell Fortune
6   Tyrell Fortune 13–2 (1 NC)   1 Win Bellator 294 Sergey Bilostenniy PFL 1 Daniel James
7   Marcelo Golm 10–4   0 Loss Bellator 293 Daniel James PFL 1 Jordan Heiderman
8   TBD
9   Slim Trabelsi 6–0   6 Win Bellator 300 Davion Franklin Bellator 303 Louie Sutherland
10   Oleg Popov 16–1   14 Win Bellator 291 Gökhan Saricam PFL 1 Steve Mowry

Light heavyweight

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Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win Streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Event Opponent
C   Corey Anderson 18–6 (1 NC)   2 Win Bellator 302 Karl Moore TBD
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2   Phil Davis 24–7 (1 NC)   0 Loss Bellator 297 Corey Anderson PFL 2 Rob Wilkinson
3   Yoel Romero 16–7   1 Win PFL vs. Bellator Thiago Santos TBD
4   Karl Moore 12–3   0 Loss Bellator 302 Corey Anderson TBD
5   Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov 21–7–1   3 Win Bellator 300 Maciej Różański PFL 2 Jakob Nedoh
6   Alex Polizzi 10–3   0 Loss Bellator 297 Karl Moore PFL 2 Impa Kasanganay
7   Julius Anglickas 10–4   0 Loss Bellator 292 Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov TBD
8   Luke Trainer 8–1   3 Win Bellator 302 Grant Neal TBD
9   Sullivan Cauley 6–1   1 Win Bellator 298 Hamza Salim TBD
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Middleweight

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Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win Streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Event Opponent
C   Johnny Eblen 15–0   15 (2 def) Win PFL vs. Bellator Impa Kasanganay TBD
1   Fabian Edwards 13–3   1 Win Bellator 302 Aaron Jeffery TBD
2   Gegard Mousasi 49–9–2   0 Loss Bellator 296 Fabian Edwards TBD
3   Anatoly Tokov 31–3   0 Loss Bellator 290 Johnny Eblen TBD
4   Aaron Jeffery 14–5   - Loss Bellator 302 Fabian Edwards TBD
5   Dalton Rosta 8–1   0 Loss Bellator 298 Aaron Jeffery TBD
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7   Douglas Lima 33–11   1 Win Bellator 296 Costello van Steenis TBD
8   Khalid Murtazaliev 17–3   2 Win Bellator 292 Tony Johnson TBD
9   Grant Neal 9–2   0 Loss Bellator 302 Luke Trainer TBD
10   Romero Cotton 6–2   0 Loss Bellator 300 Grant Neal TBD

Welterweight

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Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win Streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Event Opponent
C   Jason Jackson 18–4   8 (0 def) Win PFL vs. Bellator Ray Cooper III Bellator 304 Ramazan Kuramagomedov
1   Yaroslav Amosov 27–1   0 Loss Bellator 301 Jason Jackson TBD
2   Logan Storley 15–2   1 Win Bellator 298 Brennan Ward PFL 3 Shamil Musaev
3   Andrey Koreshkov 27–4   5 Win Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 Lorenz Larkin PFL 3 Magomed Umalatov
4   Goiti Yamauchi 28–6   0 Loss Bellator 292 Michael Page PFL 3 Neiman Gracie
5   Neiman Gracie 12–4   +1 1 Win Bellator 290 Dante Schiro PFL 3 Goiti Yamauchi
6   Douglas Lima 33–11   +1 1 Win Bellator 296 Costello van Steenis TBD
7   Lorenz Larkin 25–8 (2 NC)   +1 0 Loss Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 Andrey Koreshkov TBD
8   Brennan Ward 17–7   +1 0 Loss Bellator 298 Logan Storley PFL 3 Don Madge
9   Levan Chokheli 13–2   +1 3 Win Bellator 299 Sabah Homasi TBD
10   Ramazan Kuramagomedov 12–0   12 Win Bellator 301 Randall Wallace Bellator 304 Jason Jackson

Lightweight

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Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win Streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Event Opponent
C   Usman Nurmagomedov 17–0 (1 NC)   0 (2 def) NC Bellator 300 Brent Primus Bellator 303 Alexandr Shabliy
1   Alexandr Shabliy 24–3   +1 9 Win Bellator 301 Patricky Pitbull Bellator 303 Usman Nurmagomedov
2   Tofiq Musayev 22–5   +1 2 Win Rizin Landmark 7 Koji Takeda TBD
3   Patricky Pitbull 25–12   −2 0 Loss Bellator 301 Alexandr Shabliy PFL 2 Clay Collard
4   Brent Primus 12–3 (1 NC)   0 NC Bellator 300 Usman Nurmagomedov PFL 2 Bruno Miranda
5   A. J. McKee 22–1   +1 4 Win PFL vs. Bellator Clay Collard TBD
6   Islam Mamedov 23–3–1   +1 1 Win Bellator 301 Killys Mota TBD
7 TBD
8   Gadzhi Rabadanov 20–4–1   6 Win Bellator 297 Pieter Buist PFL 2 Solomon Renfro
9   Archie Colgan 9–0   +1 9 Win Bellator 301 Pieter Buist Bellator 303 Thibault Gouti
10   Jay-Jay Wilson 10–1   −1 2 Win Bellator 299 Mansour Barnaoui PFL 2 Adam Piccolotti

Featherweight

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Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win Streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Event Opponent
C   Patrício Pitbull 36–7   1 (2 def) Win Bellator 302 Jeremy Kennedy TBD
1   Ádám Borics 18–2   0 Loss Bellator 286 Patrício Pitbull PFL 3 Enrique Barzola
2   Aaron Pico 13–4   3 Win PFL vs. Bellator Henry Corrales TBD
3   Jeremy Kennedy 19–4   0 Loss Bellator 302 Patrício Pitbull TBD
4   Mads Burnell 18–5   2 Win Bellator 299 Daniel Weichel PFL 2 Michael Dufort
5   Timur Khizriev 14–0   +1 14 Win Bellator 301 Justin Gonzales PFL 3 Brett Johns
6   Pedro Carvalho 13–8   −1 0 Loss Bellator 299 Aaron Pico PFL 3 Brendan Loughnane
7   Lucas Brennan 9–0   +1 9 Win Bellator 298 Weber Almeida PFL 1 Dimitre Ivy
8   Justin Gonzales 14–3   −1 0 Loss Bellator 301 Timur Khizriev PFL 3 Gabriel Alves Braga
9   Kai Kamaka III 12–5–1   3 Win Bellator 300 Henry Corrales PFL 3 Bubba Jenkins
10   Khasan Magomedsharipov 9–0   9 Win Bellator 299 Piotr Niedzielski TBD

Bantamweight

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Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Event Opponent
C   Patchy Mix 19–1   +1 6 (0 def) Win Bellator 301 Sergio Pettis Bellator 303 Magomed Magomedov
1   Raufeon Stots 20–2   +1 1 Win Bellator 301 Danny Sabatello TBD
2   Sergio Pettis 23–6   −2 0 Loss Bellator 301 Patchy Mix TBD
3   Juan Archuleta 29–4   4 Win Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 Hiromasa Ougikubo TBD
4   Magomed Magomedov 20–3   1 Win Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 Danny Sabatello Bellator 303 Patchy Mix
5   Kyoji Horiguchi 31–5 (1 NC)   0 NC Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 Makoto Takahashi TBD
6   Leandro Higo 23–6   +1 2 Win Bellator 302 James Gallagher TBD
7   Enrique Barzola 20–7–2   +1 2 Win Bellator 298 Jaylon Bates PFL 3 Ádám Borics
8   Danny Sabatello 14–4   −2 0 Loss Bellator 301 Raufeon Stots TBD
9   Jaylon Bates 7–1   0 Loss Bellator 298 Enrique Barzola TBD
10   Nikita Mikhailov 10–3   0 Loss Bellator 298 Leandro Higo TBD

Women's Featherweight

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Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win Streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Event Opponent
C   wanderlei silver 27–2   7 (5 def) Win Bellator 300 Cat Zingano TBD
1   Leah McCourt 8–3   1 Win Bellator 300 Sara McMann TBD
2   Cat Zingano 14–5   0 Loss Bellator 300 Cris Cyborg TBD
3   Sara McMann 14–7   0 Loss Bellator 300 Leah McCourt TBD
4   Arlene Blencowe 15–10   0 Loss Bellator 294 Sara McMann TBD
5   Sara Collins 5–0   5 Win Bellator 299 Sinead Kavanagh TBD
6   Sinead Kavanagh 9–6   0 Loss Bellator 299 Sara Collins TBD
7   Katerina Shakalova 8–1   7 Win Bellator 298 Dayana Silva Bellator 303 Aspen Ladd

Women's Flyweight

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Rank ISO Fighter Record M Win Streak Last fight Next fight
Result Event Opponent Event Opponent
C   Liz Carmouche 20–7   7 (3 def) Win Bellator 300 Ilima-Lei Macfarlane PFL 1 Juliana Velasquez
1   Juliana Velasquez 12–2   0 Loss Bellator 289 Liz Carmouche PFL 1 Liz Carmouche
2   Kana Watanabe 12–2–1   1 Win Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 Veta Arteaga PFL 1 Shanna Young
3   Ilima-Lei Macfarlane 13–3   0 Loss Bellator 300 Liz Carmouche TBD
4   DeAnna Bennett 13–8–1   0 Loss Bellator 294 Liz Carmouche TBD
5   Denise Kielholtz 8–5   +1 2 Win Bellator 301 Sumiko Inaba PFL 1 Taila Santos
6   Sumiko Inaba 6–1   −1 0 Loss Bellator 301 Denise Kielholtz PFL 1 Kaytlin Neil
7   Justine Kish 9–6   1 Win Bellator 298 Diana Avsaragova TBD
8   Diana Avsaragova 6–1   0 Loss Bellator 298 Justine Kish TBD
9   Veta Arteaga 7–6   0 Loss Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 Kana Watanabe TBD
10   Ilara Joanne 11–8   0 Loss Bellator 300 Jena Bishop TBD

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bellator MMA Fighter Rankings: Patricio Pitbull, Cris Cyborg top pound-for-pound lists in inaugural tabulation". CBSSports.com. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  2. ^ Holland, Jesse (2021-03-29). "Bellator MMA rankings debut: Patricio Pitbull, Cris Cyborg top inaugural charts". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  3. ^ McDonagh, Joe (2021-03-29). "Bellator MMA Releases Initial Rankings Ahead of April Return Date". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  4. ^ "Bellator MMA Rankings: Patricio Pitbull, Cris Cyborg Top P4P | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  5. ^ "Bellator Rankings". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  6. ^ "Bellator MMA to introduce official rankings across all weight classes and pound for pound". CBSSports.com. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  7. ^ "Bellator MMA Launches Official Fighter Rankings | MMA News from Bellator". Bellator.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Bellator MMA Rankins". www.bellator.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
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