MMA Bantamweight Rankings

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UFC Bantamweight Rankings

Updated: 26 Jan, 2023

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Aljamain Sterling photo

UFC Bantamweight Champion

Aljamain
Sterling

22-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Dillashaw (17-4-0) KO 2 22-Oct-2022
Time inactive
110 days - (3 months & 18 days)
Won against
Russian Federation flag Yan (15-1-0) Others 4 06-Mar-2021
Time held
705 days - (1 year & 11 months)
Total defences
2
Oct 22 2022
KO 2 United States flag Dillashaw (17-4-0)
Apr 09 2022
SD 5 Russian Federation flag Yan (16-2-0)
Activity average
Every 353 days - (11 months & 16 days)
1
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O'Malley

16-1-0

2
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Petr Yan photo
Yan

16-4-0

3
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Merab Dvalishvili photo
Dvalishvili

15-4-0

4
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Marlon Vera photo
Vera

20-7-1

5
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Cory Sandhagen photo
Sandhagen

15-4-0

6
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Rob Font photo
Font

19-6-0

7
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Dominick Cruz photo
Cruz

24-4-0

8
China flag
Yadong Song photo
Song

19-7-1

9
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Pedro Munhoz photo
Munhoz

19-7-0

10
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Ricky Simon photo
Simon

20-3-0

11
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Umar Nurmagomedov photo
Nurmagomedov

16-0-0

12
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Gutierrez

19-4-2

13
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Yanez

16-3-0

14
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Said Nurmagomedov photo
Nurmagomedov

17-2-0

15
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Jack Shore photo
Shore

16-1-0

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BELLATOR Bantamweight Rankings

Updated: 02 Jan, 2023

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Bellator Bantamweight Champion

Sergio
Pettis

22-5-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Japan flag Horiguchi (29-3-0) KO 4 03-Dec-2021
Time inactive
433 days - (1 year & 2 months)
Won against
United States flag Archuleta (25-2-0) UD 5 07-May-2021
Time held
643 days - (1 year & 9 months)
Total defences
1
Dec 03 2021
KO 4 Japan flag Horiguchi (29-3-0)
Activity average
Every 643 days - (1 year & 9 months)
1
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Stots

17-1-0

2
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1
Mix

15-1-0

3
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2
Archuleta

27-4-0

4
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3
Magomedov

19-2-0

5
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5
Sabatello

13-1-0

6
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4
Horiguchi

31-5-0

7
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Leandro Higo photo
6
Higo

21-6-0

8
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7
Gallagher

11-2-0

9
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8
Barzola

18-7-2

10
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9
Johns

19-3-0

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TAPOLOGY Bantamweight Rankings

Updated: 02 Feb, 2023

1
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Aljamain Sterling photo
Sterling

22-3-0

2
Russian Federation flag
Petr Yan photo
Yan

16-4-0

3
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Sean O’Malley photo
O'Malley

16-1-0

4
Ecuador flag
Marlon Vera photo
Vera

20-7-1

5
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Cory Sandhagen photo
Sandhagen

15-4-0

6
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Merab Dvalishvili photo
Dvalishvili

15-4-0

7
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Rob Font photo
Font

19-6-0

8
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Ricky Simon photo
Simon

20-3-0

9
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Yadong Song photo
Song

19-7-1

10
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Dominick Cruz photo
Cruz

24-4-0

11
Russian Federation flag
Umar Nurmagomedov photo
Nurmagomedov

16-0-0

12
Brazil flag
Pedro Munhoz photo
Munhoz

19-7-0

13
Russian Federation flag
Said Nurmagomedov photo
Nurmagomedov

17-2-0

14
United States flag
Chris Gutierrez photo
Gutierrez

19-4-2

15
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Kyler Phillips photo
Phillips

10-2-0

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Big upcoming Bantamweight fights

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Abubakar Adamu
Mateo Gonzalez
Adamu
Gonzalez
2-0-0
Records
3-0-0
LFA 144
Friday, Oct 14 2022
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Quang Le
Henry Huff
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Huff
5-0-0
Records
4-4-0
LFA 150
Friday, Jan 13 2023
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Jakub Wayman
Riccardo Catindig-Stagg
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Catindig-Stagg
1-0-0
Records
0-0-0
ONE Friday Fights 2
Friday, Jan 27 2023
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ONE Super App UK
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Andrade
35-9-0
Records
8-2-0
ONE on Prime Video 7
Friday, Feb 10 2023
Bantamweight championship
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Bruno Azevedo
Talekh Gamidov
Azevedo
Gamidov
17-3-0
Records
6-0-0
One Friday Fights 4
Friday, Feb 10 2023
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Brandon Phillips
Magomed Idrisov
Phillips
Idrisov
6-5-0
Records
6-0-0
LFA 152
Friday, Feb 10 2023
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Askar Askar
Matheus Silva
Askar
Silva
14-3-0
Records
8-2-0
LFA 153
Friday, Feb 17 2023
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Jamall Emmers
Khusein Askhabov
Emmers
Askhabov
18-6-0
Records
23-0-0
UFC Fight Night
Saturday, Feb 18 2023
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ESPN+
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BT Sport 1
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Jose Johnson
Garrett Armfield
Johnson
Armfield
11-6-0
Records
8-3-0
UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann
Saturday, Feb 25 2023
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BT Sport 1
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Brian Moore
Luca Iovine
Moore
Iovine
15-9-0
Records
13-6-0
Bellator Dublin
Saturday, Feb 25 2023
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BBC Sport

Recent Bantamweight results

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Darrion Caldwell
Nikita Mikhailov
Caldwell
Mikhailov
15-6-0
Records
8-2-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
Bellator 290
Saturday, Feb 04 2023
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Dmitriy Babkin
Ivan Parshikov
Babkin
Parshikov
7-1-0
Records
9-3-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
ONE Friday Fights 3
Friday, Feb 03 2023
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Luan Luiz Lacerda
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Lacerda
Stamann
11-1-0
Records
20-5-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC 283
Saturday, Jan 21 2023
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Daniel Marcos
Saimon Oliveira
Marcos
Oliveira
13-0-0
Records
18-4-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
UFC 283
Saturday, Jan 21 2023
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Mateus Mendonca
Javid Basharat
Mendonca
Basharat
10-0-0
Records
13-0-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov
Saturday, Jan 14 2023
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Umar Nurmagomedov photo
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Nurmagomedov
Barcelos
15-0-0
Records
17-3-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov
Saturday, Jan 14 2023
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Mitchell McKee
Ira Lukowsky
McKee
Lukowsky
3-0-0
Records
1-0-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
LFA 150
Friday, Jan 13 2023
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Abubakar Adamu
Ganbat Bayasgalan
Adamu
Bayasgalan
2-0-0
Records
3-1-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 150
Friday, Jan 13 2023
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Ary Farias
John Sweeney
Farias
Sweeney
12-3-0
Records
10-3-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
LFA 150
Friday, Jan 13 2023
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Quang Le
Henry Huff
Le
Huff
4-0-0
Records
3-2-0
Sub 3
Result
Sub 3
LFA 150
Friday, Jan 13 2023

Bantamweight MMA rankings

UFC Bantamweight
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United States flag Aljamain Sterling (22-3-0)

UFC Bantamweight Champion

  1. United States flag Sean O’Malley
    (16-1-0)
  2. Russian Federation flag Petr Yan
    (16-4-0)
  3. United States flag Merab Dvalishvili
    (15-4-0)
  4. Ecuador flag Marlon Vera
    (20-7-1)
  5. United States flag Cory Sandhagen
    (15-4-0)
  6. United States flag Rob Font
    (19-6-0)
  7. United States flag Dominick Cruz
    (24-4-0)
  8. China flag Yadong Song
    (19-7-1)
  9. Brazil flag Pedro Munhoz
    (19-7-0)
  10. United States flag Ricky Simon
    (20-3-0)
  11. Russian Federation flag Umar Nurmagomedov
    (16-0-0)
  12. United States flag Chris Gutierrez
    (19-4-2)
  13. United States flag Adrian Yanez
    (16-3-0)
  14. Russian Federation flag Said Nurmagomedov
    (17-2-0)
  15. United Kingdom flag Jack Shore
    (16-1-0)
BELLATOR Bantamweight
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United States flag Sergio Pettis (22-5-0)

Bellator Bantamweight Champion

  1. United States flag Raufeon Stots
    (17-1-0) -
  2. United States flag Patchy Mix
    (15-1-0) -
  3. United States flag Juan Archuleta
    (27-4-0) -
  4. Russian Federation flag Magomed Magomedov
    (19-2-0) -
  5. United States flag Danny Sabatello
    (13-1-0) 1
  6. Japan flag Kyoji Horiguchi
    (31-5-0) 1
  7. Brazil flag Leandro Higo
    (21-6-0) -
  8. Ireland flag James Gallagher
    (11-2-0) -
  9. Peru flag Enrique Barzola
    (18-7-2) -
  10. United Kingdom flag Brett Johns
    (19-3-0) -
TAPOLOGY Bantamweight
  1. United States flag Aljamain Sterling
    (22-3-0)
  2. Russian Federation flag Petr Yan
    (16-4-0)
  3. United States flag Sean O’Malley
    (16-1-0)
  4. Ecuador flag Marlon Vera
    (20-7-1)
  5. United States flag Cory Sandhagen
    (15-4-0)
  6. United States flag Merab Dvalishvili
    (15-4-0)
  7. United States flag Rob Font
    (19-6-0)
  8. United States flag Ricky Simon
    (20-3-0)
  9. China flag Yadong Song
    (19-7-1)
  10. United States flag Dominick Cruz
    (24-4-0)
  11. Russian Federation flag Umar Nurmagomedov
    (16-0-0)
  12. Brazil flag Pedro Munhoz
    (19-7-0)
  13. Russian Federation flag Said Nurmagomedov
    (17-2-0)
  14. United States flag Chris Gutierrez
    (19-4-2)
  15. United States flag Kyler Phillips
    (10-2-0)