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.

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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

• Last update (current ranking): March 15, 2022 ^[7]
• Previous update (prior ranking): March 1, 2022

Legend
+1	Move Up
	No Change
−1	Move Down
	Not Previously Ranked

Men’s pound-for-pound

Rank	Fighter	Record	M	Weight class	Status	Next fight
1	Patrício Pitbull	33–5		Featherweight	Bellator Featherweight World Champion
2	A. J. McKee	18–1		Featherweight	#1 in Featherweight rankings
3	Vadim Nemkov	15–2 (1 NC)		Light heavyweight	Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion
4	Gegard Mousasi	49–7–2		Middleweight	Bellator Middleweight World Champion	Johnny Eblen (Bellator 282 – June 24, 2022)
5	Yaroslav Amosov	26–0		Welterweight	Bellator Welterweight World Champion
6	Ryan Bader	29–7 (1 NC)		Light Heavyweight (2007–present) Heavyweight (2018–present)	Bellator Heavyweight World Champion #3 in Light heavyweight rankings	Cheick Kongo (Bellator 280 – May 6, 2022)
7	Corey Anderson	16–5 (1 NC)	+1	Light heavyweight	#1 in Light heavyweight rankings
8	Sergio Pettis	22–5	−1	Bantamweight (2012-2014, 2018–present) Flyweight (2011–2013, 2015–2019)	Bellator Bantamweight World Champion
9	Michael Page	20–1		Welterweight	#1 in Welterweight rankings	Logan Storley (Bellator 281 – May 13, 2022)
10	Raufeon Stots	18–1		Bantamweight	Bellator Interim Bantamweight World Champion

Women’s pound-for-pound

Rank	Fighter	Record	M	Weight class	Status	Next fight
1	Cris Cyborg	26–2		Featherweight	Bellator Women’s Featherweight World Champion
2	Liz Carmouche	17–7	+2	Flyweight	Bellator Women’s Flyweight World Champion
3	Juliana Velasquez	12–1	−1	Flyweight	#1 in Women’s Flyweight rankings
4	Denise Kielholtz	6–3	+1	Flyweight	#2 in Women’s Flyweight rankings	Kana Watanabe (Bellator 281 – May 13, 2022)
5	Arlene Blencowe	15–9	+1	Featherweight	#1 in Women’s Featherweight rankings
6	Cat Zingano	12–4	+1	Featherweight	#2 in Women’s Featherweight rankings
7	Ilima-Lei Macfarlane	11–2	−4	Flyweight	#4 in Women’s Flyweight rankings
8	Kana Watanabe	10–1–1		Flyweight	#3 in Women’s Flyweight rankings	Denise Kielholtz (Bellator 281- 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 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

Light heavyweight[edit]

Rank	Fighter	Record	M	Last fight		Next fight
C	Vadim Nemkov	15–2 (1 NC)		No Contest	Corey Anderson	TBD
1	Corey Anderson	16–5 (1 NC)		No Contest	Vadim Nemkov	TBD
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		Defeated	Jose Augusto	TBD
5	Julius Anglickas	10–3		Lost to	Phil Davis	TBD
6	Lyoto Machida	26–11		Lost to	Ryan Bader	vs. Fabian Edwards (Bellator 281)
7	Alex Polizzi	10–1		Defeated	Jose Augusto	vs. Yoel Romero (Bellator 280)
8	Karl Albrektsson	13–3		Defeated	Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	TBD
9	Grant Neal	7–1		Defeated	Christian Edwards	TBD
10	Melvin Manhoef	32–15–1		Lost to	Corey Anderson	TBD

Middleweight[edit]

Rank	Fighter	Record	M	Last fight		Next fight
C	Gegard Mousasi	49–7–2		Defeated	Austin Vanderford	vs. Johnny Eblen (Bellator 282)
1	Johnny Eblen	11–0		Defeated	John Salter	vs. Gegard Mousasi (Bellator 282)
2	Austin Vanderford	11–1		Lost to	Gegard Mousasi	TBD
3	John Salter	18–6		Lost to	Johnny Eblen	TBD
4	Fabian Edwards	9–2		Lost to	Austin Vanderford	vs. Lyoto Machida (Bellator 281)
5	Anatoly Tokov	30–3		Defeated	Sharaf Davlatmurodov	TBD
6	Lorenz Larkin	23–7		Defeated	Rafael Carvalho	vs. Kyle Stewart (Bellator 280)
7	Romero Cotton	6–0		Defeated	Freddy Sandoval	TBD
8	Dalton Rosta	6–0		Defeated	Duane Johnson	TBD
9	Anthony Adams	9–2		Defeated	Khalid Murtazaliev	TBD
10	Khalid Murtazaliev	15–3		Lost to	Anthony Adams	TBD

Welterweight[edit]

Rank	Fighter	Record	M	Last fight		Next fight
C	Yaroslav Amosov	26–0		Defeated	Douglas Lima	TBD
1	Michael Page	20–1		Defeated	Douglas Lima	vs. Logan Storley (Bellator 281)
2	Douglas Lima	32–10		Lost to	Michael Page	TBD
3	Jason Jackson	15–4		Defeated	Paul Daley	TBD
4	Logan Storley	13–1		Defeated	Neiman Gracie	vs. Michael Page (Bellator 281)
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	vs. Wendell Giácomo (Bellator 281)
9	Kyle Crutchmer	9–1		Defeated	Michael Lombardo	TBD
10	Sabah Homasi	16–10		Defeated	Jaleel Willis	vs. Maycon Mendonça (Bellator 282)

Lightweight[edit]

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	vs. Alexander Shabliy (Bellator 282)
3	Benson Henderson	29–11		Defeated	Islam Mamedov	vs. Peter Queally (Bellator Dublin)
4	Usman Nurmagomedov	14–0		Defeated	Patrik Pietilä	TBD
5	Peter Queally	13–6–1		Lost to	Patricky Pitbull	vs. Benson Henderson (Bellator Dublin)
6	Islam Mamedov	20–2–1		Lost to	Benson Henderson	TBD
7	Myles Jury	19–6		Lost to	Sidney Outlaw	TBD
8	Alexander Shabliy	20–3		Defeated	Bobby King	vs. Brent Primus (Bellator 282)
9	Dan Moret	15–7		Lost to	Spike Carlyle	vs. Killys Mota (Bellator 282)
10	Gadzhi Rabadanov	17–4–1		Defeated	Jay Jay Wilson	TBD

Featherweight[edit]

Rank	Fighter	Record	M	Last fight		Next fight
C	Patrício Pitbull	33–5		Defeated	A. J. McKee	TBD
1	A. J. McKee	18–1		Lost to	Patrício Pitbull	TBD
2	Ádám Borics	18–1		Defeated	Mads Burnell	TBD
3	Mads Burnell	16–4		Lost to	Ádám Borics	TBD
4	Aaron Pico	10–3		Defeated	Adli Edwards	TBD
5	Pedro Carvalho	12–5		Defeated	Daniel Weichel	vs. Piotr Niedzielski (Bellator 280)
6	Jeremy Kennedy	17–3	+1	Defeated	Emmanuel Sanchez	TBD
7	Daniel Weichel	41–13	+1	Lost to	Pedro Carvalho	vs. Rob Whiteford (Bellator 281)
8	Justin Gonzales	13–1	+1	Defeated	Kai Kamaka III	TBD
9	Cody Law	6–0	+1	Defeated	James Adcock	TBD
10	Darrion Caldwell	15–6		Lost to	Enrique Barzola	TBD

Bantamweight[edit]

Rank	Fighter	Record	M	Last fight		Next fight
C	Sergio Pettis	22–5		Defeated	Kyoji Horiguchi	TBD
IC	Raufeon Stots	18–1		Defeated	Juan Archuleta	TBD
2	Patchy Mix	16–1		Defeated	Kyoji Horiguchi	TBD
3	Juan Archuleta	25–4	−2	Lost to	Raufeon Stots	TBD
4	Magomed Magomedov	18–2		Lost to	Raufeon Stots	vs. Enrique Barzola (Bellator 282)
5	Kyoji Horiguchi	29–5		Lost to	Patchy Mix	TBD
6	Leandro Higo	21–5		Defeated	Darrion Caldwell	vs. Danny Sabatello (Bellator 282)
7	James Gallagher	11–2		Lost to	Patchy Mix	TBD
8	Josh Hill	21–4		Defeated	Jared Scoggins	TBD
9	Danny Sabatello	12–1		Defeated	Jornel Lugo	vs. Leandro Higo (Bellator 282)
10	Enrique Barzola	18–5–2		Defeated	Nikita Mikhailov	vs. Magomed Magomedov (Bellator 282)

Women’s Featherweight[edit]

Rank	Fighter	Record	M	Last fight		Next Fight
C	Cris Cyborg	26–2		Defeated	Arlene Blencowe	TBD
1	Arlene Blencowe	15–9		Lost to	Cris Cyborg	TBD
2	Cat Zingano	12–4		Defeated	Olivia Parker	vs. Pam Sorenson (Bellator 282)
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	Pam Sorenson	9–4	+1	Lost to	Arlene Blencowe	vs. Cat Zingano (Bellator 282)
7	Talita Nogueira	8–2	+1	Defeated	Jessica Borga	TBD
8	Janay Harding	6–6	−2	Lost to	Dayana Silva	TBD
9	Dayana Silva	10–7	+1	Defeated	Janay Harding	TBD
10	Jessica Borga	3–4	−1	Lost to	Leah McCourt	TBD

Women’s Flyweight[edit]

Rank	Fighter	Record	M	Last fight		Next fight
C	Liz Carmouche	17–7		Defeated	Juliana Velasquez	TBD
1	Juliana Velasquez	12–1	−1	Lost to	Liz Carmouche	TBD
2	Denise Kielholtz	6–3	+1	Lost to	Juliana Velasquez	vs. Kana Watanabe (Bellator 281)
3	Kana Watanabe	10–1–1	+1	Lost to	Liz Carmouche	vs. Denise Kielholtz (Bellator 281)
4	Ilima-Lei Macfarlane	11–2	−3	Lost to	Justine Kish	TBD
5	Alejandra Lara	9–5		Lost to	DeAnna Bennett	vs. Ilara Joanne (Bellator 282)
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	Justine Kish	8–5		Defeated	Ilima-Lei Macfarlane	TBD
10	Diana Avsaragova	5–0	−1	Defeated	Kyra Batara	TBD

See also[edit]

• List of current Bellator fighters
• List of Bellator MMA champions
• List of undefeated mixed martial artists

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website