Bellator Heavyweight Rankings
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Last fight | Next fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C |  Ryan Bader |
29–7 (1 NC) |  |
Defeated | Valentin Moldavsky | vs. Cheick Kongo (Bellator 280) |
| 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 280) |
| 3 |  Linton Vassell |
23–8 (1 NC) | |
Defeated | Timothy Johnson | TBD |
| 4 | Fedor Emelianenko |
40–6 | |
Defeated | Timothy Johnson | TBD |
| 5 | Steve Mowry |
10–0 | |
Defeated | Rakim Cleveland | TBD |
| 6 | Tyrell Fortune |
12–2 (1 NC) |  +1 |
Defeated | Rakim Cleveland | TBD |
| 7 | Timothy Johnson |
15–9 |  −1 |
Lost to | Linton Vassell | TBD |
| 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 |