Heavyweight

Updated: 22 Aug, 2023

United States flag
Ryan Bader photo

Bellator Heavyweight Champion

Ryan
Bader

31-7-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United Kingdom flag Vassell (23-8-0) 07-Oct-2023
Last defence
Russian Federation flag Emelianenko (40-6-0) KO 1 04-Feb-2023
Time inactive
236 days - (7 months & 24 days)
Won against
Russian Federation flag Emelianenko (38-5-0) KO 1 26-Jan-2019
Time held
1706 days - (4 years & 8 months)
Total defences
4
Feb 04 2023
KO 1 Russian Federation flag Emelianenko (40-6-0)
May 06 2022
UD 5 France flag Kongo (31-11-2)
Jan 29 2022
UD 5 Ukraine flag Moldavsky (11-1-0)
Sep 07 2019
NC 1 France flag Kongo (30-10-2)
Activity average
Every 427 days - (1 year & 2 months)
1
United Kingdom flag
Linton Vassell photo
-
Vassell
2
Ukraine flag
Valentin Moldavsky photo
-
Moldavsky
3
United States flag
Steve Mowry photo
-
Mowry
4
Turkey flag
Gokhan Saricam photo
-
Saricam

9-2-0

5
United States flag
Daniel James photo
-
James

15-7-1

6
United States flag
Tyrell Fortune photo
1
Fortune
7
United States flag
Timothy Johnson photo
1
Johnson
8
Brazil flag
Marcelo Golm photo
-
Golm

10-4-0

9
United States flag
Davion Franklin photo
-
Franklin

6-1-0

10
Russian Federation flag
Oleg Popov photo
-
Popov

16-1-0

Light Heavyweight

Updated: 22 Aug, 2023

Russian Federation flag
Vadim Nemkov photo

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion

Vadim
Nemkov

16-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Cuba flag Romero (15-6-0) UD 5 16-Jun-2023
Time inactive
103 days - (3 months & 11 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Carvalho (16-3-0) SUB 2 12-Oct-2019
Time held
1446 days - (3 years & 11 months)
Total defences
5
Jun 16 2023
UD 5 Cuba flag Romero (15-6-0)
Nov 18 2022
UD 5 United States flag Anderson (16-5-0)
Oct 16 2021
SUB 4 Lithuania flag Anglickas (10-1-0)
Apr 16 2021
UD 5 United States flag Davis (22-5-0)
Aug 21 2020
KO 2 United States flag Bader (27-5-0)
Activity average
Every 289 days - (9 months & 15 days)
1
United States flag
Corey Anderson photo
-
Anderson
2
United States flag
Phil Davis photo
-
Davis
3
Cuba flag
Yoel Romero photo
-
Romero
4
United States flag
Grant Neal photo
-
Neal
5
Ireland flag
Karl Moore photo
-
Moore

11-2-0

6
United States flag
Alex Polizzi photo
-
Polizzi

10-2-0

7
Turkmenistan flag
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov photo
-
Yagshimuradov

20-7-1

8
Lithuania flag
Julius Anglickas photo
1
Anglickas
9
United Kingdom flag
Luke Trainer photo
1
Trainer

7-1-0

10
United States flag
Sullivan Cauley photo
Cauley

6-1-0

Dropped Out This Month

Sweden flag
Karl Albrektsson photo
Albrektsson

13-5-0

Middleweight

Updated: 22 Aug, 2023

United States flag
Johnny Eblen photo

Bellator Middleweight Champion

Johnny
Eblen

14-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United Kingdom flag Edwards (12-2-0) KO 3 23-Sep-2023
Time inactive
5 days - (5 days)
Won against
Netherlands flag Mousasi (49-7-2) UD 5 24-Jun-2022
Time held
461 days - (1 year & 3 months)
Total defences
2
Sep 23 2023
KO 3 United Kingdom flag Edwards (12-2-0)
Feb 04 2023
UD 5 Russian Federation flag Tokov (31-2-0)
Activity average
Every 231 days - (7 months & 19 days)
1
United Kingdom flag
Fabian Edwards photo
-
Edwards
2
Netherlands flag
Gegard Mousasi photo
-
Mousasi
3
Russian Federation flag
Anatoly Tokov photo
-
Tokov
4
Canada flag
Aaron Jeffery photo
2
Jeffery

14-4-0

5
United States flag
Dalton Rosta photo
1
Rosta
6
United States flag
Austin Vanderford photo
1
Vanderford
7
Brazil flag
Douglas Lima photo
2
Lima
8
Russian Federation flag
Khalid Murtazaliev photo
2
Murtazaliev

16-3-0

9
United States flag
Romero Cotton photo
1
Cotton

6-1-0

10
Netherlands flag
Costello van Steenis photo
Steenis

Dropped Out This Month

United States flag
Lorenz Larkin photo
Larkin

25-8-0

Welterweight

Updated: 22 Aug, 2023

Ukraine flag
Yaroslav Amosov photo

Bellator Welterweight Champion

Yaroslav
Amosov

27-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Jamaica flag Jackson (16-4-0) 17-Nov-2023
Last defence
United States flag Storley (14-1-0) UD 5 25-Feb-2023
Time inactive
215 days - (7 months & 3 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Lima (32-8-0) UD 5 11-Jun-2021
Time held
839 days - (2 years & 3 months)
Total defences
1
Feb 25 2023
UD 5 United States flag Storley (14-1-0)
Activity average
Every 839 days - (2 years & 3 months)
1
United States flag
Logan Storley photo
-
Storley
2
Jamaica flag
Jason Jackson photo
1
Jackson
3
United Kingdom flag
Michael Page photo
1
Page
4
Russian Federation flag
Andrey Koreshkov photo
1
Koreshkov
5
Japan flag
Goiti Yamauchi photo
1
Yamauchi
6
Brazil flag
Neiman Gracie photo
-
Gracie
7
Brazil flag
Douglas Lima photo
-
Lima
8
United States flag
Brennan Ward photo
-
Ward

17-7-0

9
United States flag
Lorenz Larkin photo
-
Larkin

25-8-0

10
United States flag
Sabah Homasi photo
-
Homasi

17-12-0

Lightweight

Updated: 22 Aug, 2023

Russian Federation flag
Usman Nurmagomedov photo

Bellator Lightweight Champion

Usman
Nurmagomedov

17-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United States flag Primus (12-3-0) 07-Oct-2023
Last defence
United States flag Henderson (30-11-0) SUB 1 10-Mar-2023
Time inactive
202 days - (6 months & 18 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pitbull (24-10-0) UD 5 18-Nov-2022
Time held
314 days - (10 months & 10 days)
Total defences
1
Mar 10 2023
SUB 1 United States flag Henderson (30-11-0)
Activity average
Every 314 days - (10 months & 10 days)
1
Brazil flag
Patricky Pitbull photo
1
Pitbull
2
Russian Federation flag
Alexander Shabliy photo
1
Shabliy

23-3-0

3
Azerbaijan flag
Tofiq Musayev photo
-
Musayev

20-5-0

4
United States flag
Brent Primus photo
-
Primus
5
United States flag
Sidney Outlaw photo
1
Outlaw
6
United States flag
AJ McKee Jr photo
1
McKee Jr
7
Russian Federation flag
Islam Mamedov photo
-
Mamedov

22-3-1

8
Russian Federation flag
Gadzhi Rabadanov photo
-
Rabadanov

20-4-1

9
Tunisia flag
Mansour Barnaoui photo
-
Barnaoui

20-6-0

10
United States flag
Archie Colgan photo
-
Colgan

8-0-0

Featherweight

Updated: 22 Aug, 2023

Brazil flag
Patricio Pitbull photo

Bellator Featherweight Champion

Patricio
Pitbull

35-6-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Hungary flag Borics (18-1-0) UD 5 01-Oct-2022
Time inactive
361 days - (11 months & 26 days)
Won against
United States flag McKee Jr (18-0-0) UD 5 15-Apr-2022
Time held
530 days - (1 year & 5 months)
Total defences
1
Oct 01 2022
UD 5 Hungary flag Borics (18-1-0)
Activity average
Every 530 days - (1 year & 5 months)
1
Hungary flag
Adam Borics photo
-
Borics
2
Canada flag
Jeremy Kennedy photo
-
Kennedy
3
United States flag
Aaron Pico photo
-
Pico
4
Denmark flag
Mads Burnell photo
2
Burnell
5
Portugal flag
Pedro Carvalho photo
-
Carvalho
6
Russian Federation flag
Timur Khizriev photo
2
Khizriev

12-0-0

7
United States flag
Lucas Brennan photo
2
Brennan

9-0-0

8
United States flag
Justin Gonzales photo
1
Gonzales

14-2-0

9
Germany flag
Daniel Weichel photo
1
Weichel
10
United States flag
Henry Corrales photo
Corrales

21-6-0

Dropped Out This Month

United States flag
AJ McKee Jr photo
McKee Jr

Bantamweight

Updated: 22 Aug, 2023

United States flag
Sergio Pettis photo

Bellator Bantamweight Champion

Sergio
Pettis

23-5-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United States flag Mix (18-1-0) 17-Nov-2023
Last defence
Brazil flag Pitbull (35-5-0) UD 5 16-Jun-2023
Time inactive
103 days - (3 months & 11 days)
Won against
United States flag Archuleta (25-2-0) UD 5 07-May-2021
Time held
873 days - (2 years & 4 months)
Total defences
2
Jun 16 2023
UD 5 Brazil flag Pitbull (35-5-0)
Dec 03 2021
KO 4 Japan flag Horiguchi (29-3-0)
Activity average
Every 437 days - (1 year & 2 months)
United States flag
Patchy Mix photo

Bellator Interim Bantamweight Champion

Patchy
Mix

18-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
158 days - (5 months & 5 days)
Won against
United States flag Stots (19-1-0) KO 1 22-Apr-2023
Time held
158 days - (5 months & 5 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
1
United States flag
Patchy Mix photo
-
Mix
2
United States flag
Raufeon Stots photo
-
Stots
3
United States flag
Juan Archuleta photo
-
Archuleta
4
Russian Federation flag
Magomed Magomedov photo
-
Magomedov
5
Japan flag
Kyoji Horiguchi photo
1
Horiguchi
6
United States flag
Danny Sabatello photo
1
Sabatello
7
Brazil flag
Leandro Higo photo
-
Higo

22-6-0

8
Peru flag
Enrique Barzola photo
1
Barzola

20-7-2

9
United States flag
Jaylon Bates photo
1
Bates

7-1-0

10
Russian Federation flag
Nikita Mikhailov photo
Mikhailov

9-3-0

Dropped Out This Month

United Kingdom flag
Brett Johns photo
Johns

19-3-0

Women’s Featherweight

Updated: 22 Aug, 2023

Brazil flag
Cris Cyborg photo

Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion

Cris
Cyborg

25-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United States flag Zingano (14-4-0) 07-Oct-2023
Last defence
Australia flag Blencowe (15-8-0) UD 5 23-Apr-2022
Time inactive
522 days - (1 year & 5 months)
Won against
Canada flag Budd (13-2-0) KO 4 25-Jan-2020
Time held
1341 days - (3 years & 8 months)
Total defences
4
Apr 23 2022
UD 5 Australia flag Blencowe (15-8-0)
Nov 12 2021
KO 1 Ireland flag Kavanagh (7-4-0)
May 21 2021
KO 5 United States flag Smith (12-8-1)
Oct 15 2020
SUB 2 Australia flag Blencowe (13-7-0)
Activity average
Every 335 days - (11 months)
1
United States flag
Cat Zingano photo
-
Zingano
2
United States flag
Sara McMann photo
-
McMann
3
Australia flag
Arlene Blencowe photo
-
Blencowe
4
Ireland flag
Sinead Kavanagh photo
-
Kavanagh
5
United Kingdom flag
Leah McCourt photo
-
McCourt
6
Australia flag
Sara Collins photo
-
Collins

5-0-0

7
Ukraine flag
Ekaterina Shakalova photo
Shakalova

8-1-0

Dropped Out This Month

Brazil flag
Dayana Silva photo
Silva

10-9-0

Women’s Flyweight

Updated: 22 Aug, 2023

United States flag
Liz Carmouche photo

Bellator Women’s Flyweight Champion

Liz
Carmouche

19-7-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United States flag Macfarlane (13-2-0) 07-Oct-2023
Last defence
United States flag Bennett (13-7-1) SUB 4 21-Apr-2023
Time inactive
159 days - (5 months & 6 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Velasquez (12-0-0) KO 4 22-Apr-2022
Time held
523 days - (1 year & 5 months)
Total defences
2
Apr 21 2023
SUB 4 United States flag Bennett (13-7-1)
Dec 09 2022
SUB 2 Brazil flag Velasquez (12-1-0)
Activity average
Every 262 days - (8 months & 19 days)
1
Brazil flag
Juliana Velasquez photo
-
Velasquez
2
United States flag
Ilima Lei Macfarlane photo
-
Macfarlane
3
Japan flag
Kana Watanabe photo
-
Watanabe
4
United States flag
DeAnna Bennett photo
-
Bennett
5
United States flag
Sumiko Inaba photo
-
Inaba

6-0-0

6
Netherlands flag
Denise Kielholtz photo
-
Kielholtz
7
United States flag
Justine Kish photo
3
Kish

9-6-0

8
Russian Federation flag
Diana Avsaragova photo
-
Avsaragova

6-1-0

9
United States flag
Veta Arteaga photo
2
Arteaga

7-6-0

10
Brazil flag
Ilara Joanne photo
1
Joanne

11-7-0

Current BELLATOR World Champions

Bellator Heavyweight Champion
United States flag Ryan Bader (31-7-0)
Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion
Russian Federation flag Vadim Nemkov (16-2-0)
Bellator Middleweight Champion
United States flag Johnny Eblen (14-0-0)
Bellator Welterweight Champion
Ukraine flag Yaroslav Amosov (27-0-0)
Bellator Lightweight Champion
Russian Federation flag Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0-0)
Bellator Featherweight Champion
Brazil flag Patricio Pitbull (35-6-0)
Bellator Bantamweight Champion
United States flag Sergio Pettis (23-5-0)
Bellator Interim Bantamweight Champion
United States flag Patchy Mix (18-1-0)
Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion
Brazil flag Cris Cyborg (25-2-0)
Bellator Women’s Flyweight Champion
United States flag Liz Carmouche (19-7-0)

Current BELLATOR Rankings

BELLATOR Heavyweight
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United States flag Ryan Bader (31-7-0)

Bellator Heavyweight Champion

  1. (23-8-0) -
  2. (12-3-0) -
  3. (10-1-1) -
  4. Turkey flag Gokhan Saricam
    (9-2-0) -
  5. United States flag Daniel James
    (15-7-1) -
  6. (13-3-0) 1
  7. (16-9-0) 1
  8. Brazil flag Marcelo Golm
    (10-4-0) -
  9. United States flag Davion Franklin
    (6-1-0) -
  10. Russian Federation flag Oleg Popov
    (16-1-0) -
BELLATOR Light Heavyweight
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Russian Federation flag Vadim Nemkov (16-2-0)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion

  1. (17-6-0) -
  2. (24-7-0) -
  3. (15-7-0) -
  4. (8-1-0) -
  5. Ireland flag Karl Moore
    (11-2-0) -
  6. United States flag Alex Polizzi
    (10-2-0) -
  7. Turkmenistan flag Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov
    (20-7-1) -
  8. (10-4-0) 1
  9. United Kingdom flag Luke Trainer
    (7-1-0) 1
  10. United States flag Sullivan Cauley
    (6-1-0)
Dropped Out This Month
  • Sweden flag Karl Albrektsson (13-5-0) (10)
BELLATOR Middleweight
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United States flag Johnny Eblen (14-0-0)

Bellator Middleweight Champion

  1. (12-3-0) -
  2. (49-9-2) -
  3. (31-3-0) -
  4. Canada flag Aaron Jeffery
    (14-4-0) 2
  5. (8-1-0) 1
  6. (11-2-0) 1
  7. (33-11-0) 2
  8. Russian Federation flag Khalid Murtazaliev
    (16-3-0) 2
  9. United States flag Romero Cotton
    (6-1-0) 1
  10. (14-3-0)
Dropped Out This Month
  • United States flag Lorenz Larkin (25-8-0) (7)
BELLATOR Welterweight
Belt icon

Ukraine flag Yaroslav Amosov (27-0-0)

Bellator Welterweight Champion

  1. (15-2-0) -
  2. (16-4-0) 1
  3. (21-2-0) 1
  4. (27-4-0) 1
  5. (28-6-0) 1
  6. (11-4-0) -
  7. (33-11-0) -
  8. United States flag Brennan Ward
    (17-7-0) -
  9. United States flag Lorenz Larkin
    (25-8-0) -
  10. United States flag Sabah Homasi
    (17-12-0) -
BELLATOR Lightweight
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Russian Federation flag Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0-0)

Bellator Lightweight Champion

  1. (25-11-0) 1
  2. Russian Federation flag Alexander Shabliy
    (23-3-0) 1
  3. Azerbaijan flag Tofiq Musayev
    (20-5-0) -
  4. (12-3-0) -
  5. (17-5-0) 1
  6. (20-1-0) 1
  7. Russian Federation flag Islam Mamedov
    (22-3-1) -
  8. Russian Federation flag Gadzhi Rabadanov
    (20-4-1) -
  9. Tunisia flag Mansour Barnaoui
    (20-6-0) -
  10. United States flag Archie Colgan
    (8-0-0) -
BELLATOR Featherweight
Belt icon

Brazil flag Patricio Pitbull (35-6-0)

Bellator Featherweight Champion

  1. (18-2-0) -
  2. (19-3-0) -
  3. (12-4-0) -
  4. (18-5-0) 2
  5. (13-8-0) -
  6. Russian Federation flag Timur Khizriev
    (12-0-0) 2
  7. United States flag Lucas Brennan
    (9-0-0) 2
  8. United States flag Justin Gonzales
    (14-2-0) 1
  9. (42-15-0) 1
  10. United States flag Henry Corrales
    (21-6-0)
Dropped Out This Month
BELLATOR Bantamweight
Belt icon

United States flag Sergio Pettis (23-5-0)

Bellator Bantamweight Champion

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United States flag Patchy Mix (18-1-0)

Bellator Interim Bantamweight Champion

  1. (18-1-0) -
  2. (19-2-0) -
  3. (28-4-0) -
  4. (20-3-0) -
  5. (31-5-0) 1
  6. (14-3-0) 1
  7. Brazil flag Leandro Higo
    (22-6-0) -
  8. Peru flag Enrique Barzola
    (20-7-2) 1
  9. United States flag Jaylon Bates
    (7-1-0) 1
  10. Russian Federation flag Nikita Mikhailov
    (9-3-0)
Dropped Out This Month
  • United Kingdom flag Brett Johns (19-3-0) (8)
BELLATOR Women’s Featherweight
Belt icon

Brazil flag Cris Cyborg (25-2-0)

Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion

  1. (14-4-0) -
  2. (14-6-0) -
  3. (15-10-0) -
  4. (9-6-0) -
  5. (7-3-0) -
  6. Australia flag Sara Collins
    (5-0-0) -
  7. Ukraine flag Ekaterina Shakalova
    (8-1-0)
Dropped Out This Month
  • Brazil flag Dayana Silva (10-9-0) (7)
BELLATOR Women’s Flyweight
Belt icon

United States flag Liz Carmouche (19-7-0)

Bellator Women’s Flyweight Champion

  1. (12-1-0) -
  2. (13-2-0) -
  3. (12-2-1) -
  4. (13-8-1) -
  5. United States flag Sumiko Inaba
    (6-0-0) -
  6. (7-5-0) -
  7. United States flag Justine Kish
    (9-6-0) 3
  8. Russian Federation flag Diana Avsaragova
    (6-1-0) -
  9. United States flag Veta Arteaga
    (7-6-0) 2
  10. Brazil flag Ilara Joanne
    (11-7-0) 1