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UFC Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 27 Jan, 2022

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Francis NGannou photo

UFC Heavyweight Champion

Francis
NGannou

0-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
France flag Gane (0-0-0) UD 5 22-Jan-2022
Time inactive
7 days - (7 days)
Won against
United States flag Miocic (20-3-0) KO 2 27-Mar-2021
Time held
308 days - (10 months & 2 days)
Total defences
1
Jan 22 2022
UD 5 France flag Gane (0-0-0)
Activity average
Every 308 days - (10 months & 2 days)
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Ciryl Gane photo

UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion

Ciryl
Gane

0-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
175 days - (5 months & 22 days)
Won against
United States flag Lewis (25-7-0) KO 3 07-Aug-2021
Time held
175 days - (5 months & 22 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
1
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Gane

0-0-0

2
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Stipe Miocic photo
Miocic

20-3-0

3
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Derrick Lewis photo
Lewis

26-8-0

4
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Blaydes

15-3-0

5
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Volkov

34-9-0

6
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Rozenstruik

12-3-0

7
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Daukaus

12-4-0

8
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Abdurakhimov

20-6-0

9
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Tybura

22-7-0

10
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Aspinall

11-2-0

11
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Tuivasa

13-3-0

12
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Sakai

15-4-1

13
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Ivanov

18-4-0

14
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Harris

13-9-0

15
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Pavlovich

14-1-0

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BELLATOR Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 25 Jan, 2022

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Bellator Heavyweight Champion

Ryan
Bader

28-7-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Ukraine flag Moldavsky (11-1-0) 29-Jan-2022
Last defence
France flag Kongo (30-10-2) NC 1 07-Sep-2019
Time inactive
875 days - (2 years & 4 months)
Won against
Russian Federation flag Emelianenko (38-5-0) KO 1 26-Jan-2019
Time held
1099 days - (3 years)
Total defences
1
Sep 07 2019
NC 1 France flag Kongo (30-10-2)
Activity average
Every 1099 days - (3 years)
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Valentin Moldavsky photo

Bellator Interim Heavyweight Champion

Valentin
Moldavsky

11-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
218 days - (7 months & 4 days)
Won against
United States flag Johnson (15-6-0) UD 5 25-Jun-2021
Time held
218 days - (7 months & 4 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
1
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Valentin Moldavsky photo
Moldavsky

11-1-0

2
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Cheick Kongo photo
1
Kongo

31-11-2

3
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2
Emelianenko

40-6-0

4
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3
Vassell

21-8-0

5
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4
Johnson

15-8-0

6
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5
Fortune

11-2-0

7
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6
Mowry

10-0-0

8
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7
Sowma

8-2-0

9
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8
Franklin

4-0-0

10
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9
Saricam

6-1-0

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TAPOLOGY Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 27 Jan, 2022

1
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N'Gannou

0-0-0

2
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Stipe Miocic photo
Miocic

20-3-0

3
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Ciryl Gane photo
Gane

0-0-0

4
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Derrick Lewis photo
Lewis

26-8-0

5
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Curtis Blaydes photo
Blaydes

15-3-0

6
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Alexander Volkov photo
Volkov

34-9-0

7
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik photo
Rozenstruik

12-3-0

8
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Marcin Tybura photo
Tybura

22-7-0

9
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Tom Aspinall photo
Aspinall

11-2-0

10
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Chris Daukaus photo
Daukaus

12-4-0

11
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Tuivasa

13-3-0

12
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Sakai

15-4-1

13
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Spivak

13-3-0

14
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Arlovski

32-20-0

15
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Aleksei Oleinik photo
Oleinik

59-16-1

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Bader
Moldavsky
28-7-0
Records
11-1-0
Bellator 273
Saturday, Jan 29 2022
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9-0-0
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5-0-0
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Friday, Feb 11 2022
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6-1-0
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26-8-0
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13-3-0
UFC 271
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15-0-0
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14-8-0
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11-6-0
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8-3-0
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Rozenstruik
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12-3-0
Records
22-7-0
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Saturday, Feb 26 2022
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Recent Heavyweight results

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Rade Opacic
Francesco Xhaja
Opacic
Xhaja
0-0-0
Records
0-0-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
ONE Championship – Only the Brave
Friday, Jan 28 2022
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N'Gannou
Gane
15-3-0
Records
10-0-0
UD 5
Result
UD 5
UFC 270
Saturday, Jan 22 2022
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Will Monroe
Avery Wilson
Monroe
Wilson
0-0-0
Records
0-0-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 122
Friday, Jan 21 2022
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Chase Sherman
Jake Collier
Sherman
Collier
15-8-0
Records
12-5-0
Sub 1
Result
Sub 1
UFC Fight Night
Saturday, Jan 15 2022
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Siteu Senghor
Jakori Savage
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Savage
0-0-0
Records
0-0-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 121
Friday, Jan 14 2022
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Shoma Shibisai
Hideki Sekine
Shibisai
Sekine
6-2-0
Records
9-5-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
RIZIN 33
Friday, Dec 31 2021
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Justin Tafa
Harry Hunsucker
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Hunsucker
4-2-0
Records
7-4-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
UFC Fight Night
Saturday, Dec 18 2021
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Daukaus
25-8-0
Records
12-3-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
UFC Fight Night
Saturday, Dec 18 2021
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Don Tale Mayes
Josh Parisian
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Parisian
8-4-0
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0-0-0
KO 3
Result
KO 3
UFC Fight Night
Saturday, Dec 18 2021
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Sakai
Tuivasa
15-2-0
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12-3-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
UFC 269
Saturday, Dec 11 2021

Heavyweight MMA rankings

UFC Heavyweight
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Cameroon flag Francis NGannou (0-0-0)

UFC Heavyweight Champion

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France flag Ciryl Gane (0-0-0)

UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion

  1. France flag Ciryl Gane
    (0-0-0)
  2. United States flag Stipe Miocic
    (20-3-0)
  3. United States flag Derrick Lewis
    (26-8-0)
  4. United States flag Curtis Blaydes
    (15-3-0)
  5. Russian Federation flag Alexander Volkov
    (34-9-0)
  6. Suriname flag Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    (12-3-0)
  7. United States flag Chris Daukaus
    (12-4-0)
  8. Russian Federation flag Shamil Abdurakhimov
    (20-6-0)
  9. Poland flag Marcin Tybura
    (22-7-0)
  10. United Kingdom flag Tom Aspinall
    (11-2-0)
  11. Australia flag Tai Tuivasa
    (13-3-0)
  12. Brazil flag Augusto Sakai
    (15-4-1)
  13. Bulgaria flag Blagoy Ivanov
    (18-4-0)
  14. United States flag Walt Harris
    (13-9-0)
  15. Russian Federation flag Sergey Pavlovich
    (14-1-0)
BELLATOR Heavyweight
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United States flag Ryan Bader (28-7-0)

Bellator Heavyweight Champion

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Ukraine flag Valentin Moldavsky (11-1-0)

Bellator Interim Heavyweight Champion

  1. Ukraine flag Valentin Moldavsky
    (11-1-0) -
  2. France flag Cheick Kongo
    (31-11-2) -
  3. Russian Federation flag Fedor Emelianenko
    (40-6-0) -
  4. United Kingdom flag Linton Vassell
    (21-8-0) -
  5. United States flag Timothy Johnson
    (15-8-0) -
  6. United States flag Tyrell Fortune
    (11-2-0) -
  7. United States flag Steve Mowry
    (10-0-0) -
  8. United States flag Said Sowma
    (8-2-0) -
  9. United States flag Davion Franklin
    (4-0-0) -
  10. Turkey flag Gokhan Saricam
    (6-1-0) -
TAPOLOGY Heavyweight
  1. Cameroon flag Francis NGannou
    (0-0-0)
  2. United States flag Stipe Miocic
    (20-3-0)
  3. France flag Ciryl Gane
    (0-0-0)
  4. United States flag Derrick Lewis
    (26-8-0)
  5. United States flag Curtis Blaydes
    (15-3-0)
  6. Russian Federation flag Alexander Volkov
    (34-9-0)
  7. Suriname flag Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    (12-3-0)
  8. Poland flag Marcin Tybura
    (22-7-0)
  9. United Kingdom flag Tom Aspinall
    (11-2-0)
  10. United States flag Chris Daukaus
    (12-4-0)
  11. Australia flag Tai Tuivasa
    (13-3-0)
  12. Brazil flag Augusto Sakai
    (15-4-1)
  13. Ukraine flag Sergey Spivak
    (13-3-0)
  14. Belarus flag Andrei Arlovski
    (32-20-0)
  15. Ukraine flag Aleksei Oleinik
    (59-16-1)