Bellator MMA Rankings
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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]
Contents
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): March 15, 2022 [7]
- Previous update (prior ranking): March 1, 2022
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Men's pound-for-pound
Women's pound-for-pound
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Weight class | Status | Next fight |
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| 1 |  Cris Cyborg |
25–2 | |
Featherweight | Bellator Women's Featherweight World Champion |  Arlene Blencowe (Bellator 279 - April 23, 2022) |
| 2 | Juliana Velasquez |
12–0 | |
Flyweight | Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion |  Liz Carmouche (Bellator 278 - April 22, 2022) |
| 3 | Ilima-Lei Macfarlane |
11–1 | |
Flyweight | #1 in Women's Flyweight rankings | Justine Kish (Bellator 279 - April 23, 2022) |
| 4 | Liz Carmouche |
16–7 | |
Flyweight | #2 in Women's Flyweight rankings | Juliana Velasquez (Bellator 278 - April 22, 2022) |
| 5 |  Denise Kielholtz |
6–3 | |
Flyweight | #3 in Women's Flyweight rankings |  Kana Watanabe (Bellator London - May 13, 2022) |
| 6 | Arlene Blencowe |
15–8 | |
Featherweight | #1 in Women's Featherweight rankings | Cris Cyborg (Bellator 279 - April 23, 2022) |
| 7 | Cat Zingano |
12–4 | |
Featherweight | #2 in Women's Featherweight rankings | |
| 8 | Kana Watanabe |
10–1–1 | |
Flyweight | #4 in Women's Flyweight rankings | Denise Kielholtz (Bellator London - May 13, 2022) |
| 9 |  Sinead Kavanagh |
8–5 | |
Featherweight | #4 in Women's Featherweight rankings | |
| 10 | Leslie Smith |
12–9–1 | |
Featherweight | #3 in Women's Featherweight rankings |
Heavyweight
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Ryan Bader |
29–7 (1 NC) | |
Defeated | Valentin Moldavsky | vs. Cheick Kongo (Bellator Paris) |
| 1 |  Valentin Moldavsky |
11–2 | |
Lost to | Ryan Bader | TBD |
| 2 |  Cheick Kongo |
31–11–1 (1 NC) | |
Defeated | Sergei Kharitonov | vs. Ryan Bader (Bellator Paris) |
| 3 | Fedor Emelianenko |
40–6 | |
Defeated | Timothy Johnson | TBD |
| 4 |  Linton Vassell |
21–8 (1 NC) | |
Defeated | Tyrell Fortune | vs. Timothy Johnson (Bellator 277) |
| 5 | Timothy Johnson |
15–8 | |
Lost to | Fedor Emelianenko | vs. Linton Vassell (Bellator 277) |
| 6 | Steve Mowry |
10–0 | |
Defeated | Rakim Cleveland | vs. Tyrell Fortune (Bellator 277) |
| 7 | Tyrell Fortune |
11–2 (1 NC) | |
Lost to | Linton Vassell | vs. Steve Mowry (Bellator 277) |
| 8 | Davion Franklin |
5–0 | |
Defeated | Said Sowma | TBD |
| 9 |  Said Sowma |
8–3 | |
Lost to | Davion Franklin | TBD |
| 10 |  Gokhan Saricam |
7–1 | |
Defeated | Kirill Sidelnikov | TBD |
Light heavyweight
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Vadim Nemkov |
15–2 | |
Defeated | Julius Anglickas | vs. Corey Anderson (Bellator 277) |
| 1 | Corey Anderson |
16–5 | |
Defeated | Ryan Bader | vs. Vadim Nemkov (Bellator 277) |
| 2 | Phil Davis |
24–6 (1 NC) | |
Defeated | Julius Anglickas | TBD |
| 3 | Ryan Bader |
29–7 (1 NC) | |
Defeated | Valentin Moldavsky | TBD |
| 4 | Anthony Johnson |
23–6 | +1 |
Defeated | Jose Augusto | TBD |
| 5 |  Julius Anglickas |
10–3 | −1 |
Lost to | Phil Davis | TBD |
| 6 | Lyoto Machida |
26–11 | |
Lost to | Ryan Bader | vs. Fabian Edwards (Bellator London) |
| 7 | Alex Polizzi |
10–1 | +1 |
Defeated | Jose Augusto | TBD |
| 8 |  Karl Albrektsson |
13–3 | −1 |
Defeated | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | TBD |
| 9 | Grant Neal |
6–1 | |
Lost to | Alex Polizzi | TBD |
| 10 | Melvin Manhoef |
32–15–1 | |
Lost to | Corey Anderson | vs. Yoel Romero (Bellator Paris) |
Middleweight
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Gegard Mousasi |
49–7–2 | |
Defeated | Austin Vanderford | TBD |
| 1 | Johnny Eblen |
11–0 | +2 |
Defeated | John Salter | TBD |
| 2 | Austin Vanderford |
11–1 | |
Lost to | Gegard Mousasi | TBD |
| 3 | John Salter |
18–6 | −2 |
Lost to | Johnny Eblen | TBD |
| 4 | Fabian Edwards |
9–2 | |
Lost to | Austin Vanderford | vs. Lyoto Machida (Bellator London) |
| 5 | Anatoly Tokov |
30–3 | |
Defeated | Sharaf Davlatmurodov | TBD |
| 6 | Lorenz Larkin |
23–7 | |
Defeated | Rafael Carvalho | vs. Khalid Murtazaliev (Bellator Paris) |
| 7 | Romero Cotton |
6–0 | +1 |
Defeated | Freddy Sandoval | TBD |
| 8 | Dalton Rosta |
6–0 | −1 |
Defeated | Duane Johnson | TBD |
| 9 | Anthony Adams |
9–2 | |
Defeated | Khalid Murtazaliev | TBD |
| 10 | Khalid Murtazaliev |
15–3 | |
Lost to | Anthony Adams | vs. Lorenz Larkin (Bellator Paris) |
Welterweight
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C |  Yaroslav Amosov |
26–0 | |
Defeated | Douglas Lima | vs. Michael Page (Bellator London) |
| 1 | Michael Page |
20–1 | |
Defeated | Douglas Lima | vs. Yaroslav Amosov (Bellator London) |
| 2 | Douglas Lima |
32–10 | |
Lost to | Michael Page | vs. Jason Jackson (Bellator London) |
| 3 |  Jason Jackson |
15–4 | |
Defeated | Paul Daley | vs. Douglas Lima (Bellator London) |
| 4 | Logan Storley |
13–1 | |
Defeated | Neiman Gracie | TBD |
| 5 | Neiman Gracie |
11–3 | |
Lost to | Logan Storley | TBD |
| 6 | Andrey Koreshkov |
25–4 | |
Defeated | Chance Rencountre | TBD |
| 7 | Derek Anderson |
17–4 | |
Lost to | Michael Page | TBD |
| 8 | Paul Daley |
43–18–2 | |
Lost to | Jason Jackson | TBD |
| 9 | Kyle Crutchmer |
8–1 | |
Defeated | Oliver Enkamp | vs. Michael Lombardo (Bellator 277) |
| 10 | Sabah Homasi |
16–10 | |
Defeated | Jaleel Willis | TBD |
Lightweight
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Patricky Pitbull |
24–10 | |
Defeated | Peter Queally | TBD |
| 1 | Sidney Outlaw |
16–4 | |
Defeated | Myles Jury | TBD |
| 2 | Brent Primus |
11–2 | |
Defeated | Benson Henderson | TBD |
| 3 | Benson Henderson |
29–11 | +1 |
Defeated | Islam Mamedov | TBD |
| 4 | Usman Nurmagomedov |
14–0 | +1 |
Defeated | Patrik Pietilä | TBD |
| 5 | Peter Queally |
13–6–1 | +1 |
Lost to | Patricky Pitbull | TBD |
| 6 | Islam Mamedov |
20–2–1 | +1 |
Lost to | Benson Henderson | TBD |
| 7 | Myles Jury |
19–6 | +1 |
Lost to | Sidney Outlaw | TBD |
| 8 | Alexander Shabliy |
20–3 | +1 |
Defeated | Bobby King | TBD |
| 9 | Dan Moret |
15–7 | +1 |
Lost to | Spike Carlyle | TBD |
| 10 | Gadzhi Rabadanov |
17–4–1 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Defeated | Jay Jay Wilson | TBD |
Featherweight
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | A. J. McKee |
18–0 | |
Defeated | Patrício Pitbull | vs. Patrício Pitbull (Bellator 277) |
| 1 | Patrício Pitbull |
32–5 | |
Lost to | A. J. McKee | vs. A. J. McKee (Bellator 277) |
| 2 |  Ádám Borics |
18–1 | |
Defeated | Mads Burnell | TBD |
| 3 |  Mads Burnell |
16–4 | −1 |
Lost to | Ádám Borics | TBD |
| 4 | Aaron Pico |
9–3 | |
Defeated | Justin Gonzales | vs. Jeremy Kennedy (Bellator 277) |
| 5 |  Pedro Carvalho |
12–5 | |
Defeated | Daniel Weichel | vs. Khasan Askhabov (Bellator Paris) |
| 6 | Emmanuel Sanchez |
20–7 | |
Lost to | Jeremy Kennedy | vs. Yancy Medeiros (Bellator 279) |
| 7 |  Jeremy Kennedy |
17–3 | |
Defeated | Emmanuel Sanchez | vs. Aaron Pico (Bellator 277) |
| 8 |  Daniel Weichel |
41–13 | |
Lost to | Pedro Carvalho | vs. Rob Whiteford (Bellator London) |
| 9 | Justin Gonzales |
12–1 | |
Lost to | Aaron Pico | vs. Kai Kamaka III (Bellator 279) |
| 10 | Cody Law |
6–0 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Defeated | James Adcock | TBD |
Bantamweight
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Sergio Pettis |
22–5 | |
Defeated | Kyoji Horiguchi | vs. Raufeon Stots (Bellator 279) |
| 1 | Juan Archuleta |
25–3 | |
Lost to | Sergio Pettis | TBD |
| 2 | Patchy Mix |
15–1 | |
Defeated | James Gallagher | vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (Bellator 279) |
| 3 | Raufeon Stots |
17–1 | |
Defeated | Magomed Magomedov | vs. Sergio Pettis (Bellator 279) |
| 4 | Magomed Magomedov |
18–2 | |
Lost to | Raufeon Stots | TBD |
| 5 | Kyoji Horiguchi |
29–4 | |
Lost to | Sergio Pettis | vs. Patchy Mix (Bellator 279) |
| 5 | Leandro Higo |
21–5 | |
Defeated | Darrion Caldwell | TBD |
| 6 | James Gallagher |
11–2 | |
Lost to | Patchy Mix | TBD |
| 7 | Josh Hill |
21–4 | |
Defeated | Jared Scoggins | TBD |
| 9 | Jornel Lugo |
8–0 | |
Defeated | Brian Moore | TBD |
| 10 | Cass Bell |
5–2 | |
Lost to | Jornel Lugo | vs. Gaston Bolanos (Bellator 277) |
Women's Featherweight
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next Fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Cris Cyborg |
25–2 | |
Defeated | Sinead Kavanagh | vs. Arlene Blencowe (Bellator 279) |
| 1 | Arlene Blencowe |
15–8 | |
Defeated | Pam Sorenson | vs. Cris Cyborg (Bellator 279) |
| 2 | Cat Zingano |
12–4 | |
Defeated | Olivia Parker | TBD |
| 3 | Leslie Smith |
12–9–1 | |
Lost to | Cris Cyborg | TBD |
| 4 | Sinead Kavanagh |
8–5 | |
Defeated | Leah McCourt | TBD |
| 5 |  Leah McCourt |
6–2 | |
Lost to | Sinead Kavanagh | TBD |
| 6 |  Janay Harding |
6–5 | |
Lost to | Leah McCourt | TBD |
| 7 | Pam Sorenson |
9–4 | |
Lost to | Arlene Blencowe | TBD |
| 8 | Talita Nogueira |
8–2 | −1 |
Defeated | Jessica Borga | TBD |
| 9 | Jessica Borga |
3–4 | |
Lost to | Leah McCourt | TBD |
| 10 | Dayana Silva |
9–7 | |
Lost to | Arlene Blencowe | TBD |
Women's Flyweight
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Juliana Velasquez |
12–0 | |
Defeated | Denise Kielholtz | vs. Liz Carmouche (Bellator 278) |
| 1 | Ilima-Lei Macfarlane |
11–1 | |
Lost to | Juliana Velasquez | vs. Justine Kish (Bellator 279) |
| 2 | Liz Carmouche |
16–7 | |
Defeated | Kana Watanabe | vs. Juliana Velasquez (Bellator 278) |
| 3 | Denise Kielholtz |
6–3 | |
Lost to | Juliana Velasquez | vs. Kana Watanabe (Bellator London) |
| 4 | Kana Watanabe |
10–1–1 | |
Lost to | Liz Carmouche | vs. Denise Kielholtz (Bellator London) |
| 5 |  Alejandra Lara |
9–5 | |
Lost to | DeAnna Bennett | TBD |
| 6 | Veta Arteaga |
6–4 | |
Defeated | Desiree Yanez | TBD |
| 7 | DeAnna Bennett |
12–7–1 | |
Defeated | Justine Kish | TBD |
| 8 | Vanessa Porto |
23–9 | |
Defeated | Ilara Joanne | TBD |
| 9 | Diana Avsaragova |
5–0 | |
Defeated | Kyra Batara | TBD |
| 10 | Valerie Loureda |
4–1 | |
Defeated | Taylor Turner | TBD |
See also
- List of current Bellator fighters
- List of Bellator MMA champions
- List of undefeated mixed martial artists
References
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