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): December 7, 2023 ^[7]
• Previous update (prior ranking): September 26, 2023

Legend
+1	Move Up
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−1	Move Down
	Not Previously Ranked

Men's pound-for-pound

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
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

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

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

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
10

Middleweight

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

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	TBD
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	TBD

Lightweight

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

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

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

Rank	ISO	Fighter	Record	M	Win Streak	Last fight			Next fight
						Result	Event	Opponent	Event	Opponent
C		Cris Cyborg	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

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