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UFC Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 08 Nov, 2022

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Francis NGannou photo

UFC Heavyweight Champion

Francis
NGannou

17-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
France flag Gane (10-0-0) UD 5 22-Jan-2022
Time inactive
263 days - (8 months & 18 days)
Won against
United States flag Miocic (20-3-0) KO 2 27-Mar-2021
Time held
564 days - (1 year & 6 months)
Total defences
1
Jan 22 2022
UD 5 France flag Gane (10-0-0)
Activity average
Every 564 days - (1 year & 6 months)
1
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Ciryl Gane photo
Gane

11-1-0

2
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Stipe Miocic photo
Miocic

20-3-0

3
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Blaydes

17-3-0

4
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Tai Tuivasa photo
Tuivasa

14-4-0

5
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Pavlovich

16-1-0

6
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Aspinall

12-3-0

7
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Derrick Lewis photo
Lewis

26-10-0

8
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Alexander Volkov photo
Volkov

35-10-0

9
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik photo
Rozenstruik

12-4-0

10
Poland flag
Marcin Tybura photo
Tybura

23-7-0

11
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Daukaus

12-5-0

12
Ukraine flag
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Spivak

15-3-0

13
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Romanov

16-1-0

14
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Blagoy Ivanov photo
Ivanov

19-4-0

15
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Shamil Abdurakhimov photo
Abdurakhimov

20-7-0

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BELLATOR Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 21 Nov, 2022

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Ryan Bader photo

Bellator Heavyweight Champion

Ryan
Bader

30-7-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
France flag Kongo (31-11-2) UD 5 06-May-2022
Time inactive
159 days - (5 months & 6 days)
Won against
Russian Federation flag Emelianenko (38-5-0) KO 1 26-Jan-2019
Time held
1355 days - (3 years & 8 months)
Total defences
3
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 452 days - (1 year & 2 months)
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Bellator Interim Heavyweight Champion

Vacant

1
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Valentin Moldavsky photo
Moldavsky

11-2-0

2
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1
Vassell

22-8-0

3
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2
Emelianenko

40-6-0

4
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Cheick Kongo photo
3
Kongo

31-12-2

5
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4
Fortune

12-3-0

6
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5
Mowry

10-0-0

7
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6
Johnson

15-9-0

8
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7
Golm

10-3-0

9
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8
Saricam

8-1-0

10
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Davion Franklin photo
9
Franklin

5-1-0

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TAPOLOGY Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 24 Nov, 2022

1
Cameroon flag
Francis NGannou photo
N'Gannou

17-3-0

2
France flag
Ciryl Gane photo
Gane

11-1-0

3
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Curtis Blaydes photo
Blaydes

17-3-0

4
Australia flag
Tai Tuivasa photo
Tuivasa

14-4-0

5
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Tom Aspinall photo
Aspinall

12-3-0

6
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Derrick Lewis photo
Lewis

26-10-0

7
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Alexander Volkov photo
Volkov

35-10-0

8
Russian Federation flag
Sergey Pavlovich photo
Pavlovich

16-1-0

9
United States flag
Stipe Miocic photo
Miocic

20-3-0

10
Poland flag
Marcin Tybura photo
Tybura

23-7-0

11
Ukraine flag
Sergey Spivak photo
Spivak

15-3-0

12
Suriname flag
Jairzinho Rozenstruik photo
Rozenstruik

12-4-0

13
United States flag
Chris Daukaus photo
Daukaus

12-5-0

14
Moldova, Republic of flag
Alexander Romanov photo
Romanov

16-1-0

15
Belarus flag
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Arlovski

34-21-0

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Big upcoming Heavyweight fights

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Stuart Austin
Sofiane Boukichou
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16-8-0
Records
9-5-0
PFL 2022 #9
Saturday, Aug 20 2022
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Vladimir Gouvea
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2-5-0
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Friday, Nov 18 2022
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16-0-0
Records
10-0-0
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Friday, Dec 02 2022
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14-4-0
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16-1-0
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11-3-0
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12-4-0
Records
12-5-0
UFC 282
Saturday, Dec 10 2022
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5-1-0
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Saturday, Dec 31 2022
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Almeida
Abdurakhimov
17-2-0
Records
20-7-0
UFC 283
Saturday, Jan 21 2023
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30-7-0
Records
40-6-0
Bellator 290
Saturday, Feb 04 2023
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Recent Heavyweight results

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Ante Delija
Matheus Scheffel
Delija
Scheffel
22-5-0
Records
17-8-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship
Friday, Nov 25 2022
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Chase Sherman
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Sherman
Cortes-Acosta
16-10-0
Records
8-0-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak
Saturday, Nov 19 2022
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Roman Kryklya
Iraj Azizpour
Kryklya
Azizpour
0-0-0
Records
0-0-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
ONE Championship 163
Saturday, Nov 19 2022
Heavyweight championship
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Bruno Chaves
Ahmed Krnjic
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Krnjic
2-2-0
Records
0-0-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
ONE Championship 163
Saturday, Nov 19 2022
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Fortune
James
12-2-0
Records
10-5-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
Bellator 288
Friday, Nov 18 2022
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Vladimir Gouvea
Kory Moegenburg
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0-0-0
Records
2-4-0
KO 2
Result
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Bellator 288
Friday, Nov 18 2022
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Cally Gibrainn de Oliveira
Satoshi Kamiyama
Oliveira
Kamiyama
5-2-0
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0-0-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4
Sunday, Nov 06 2022
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Minowa
Kuwabara
62-44-0
Records
11-12-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
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Sunday, Nov 06 2022
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Jared Vanderaa
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Vanderaa
6-0-0
Records
12-9-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
Saturday, Oct 29 2022
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19-8-0
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Result
Sub 1
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Heavyweight MMA rankings

UFC Heavyweight
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Cameroon flag Francis NGannou (17-3-0)

UFC Heavyweight Champion

  1. France flag Ciryl Gane
    (11-1-0)
  2. United States flag Stipe Miocic
    (20-3-0)
  3. United States flag Curtis Blaydes
    (17-3-0)
  4. Australia flag Tai Tuivasa
    (14-4-0)
  5. Russian Federation flag Sergey Pavlovich
    (16-1-0)
  6. United Kingdom flag Tom Aspinall
    (12-3-0)
  7. United States flag Derrick Lewis
    (26-10-0)
  8. Russian Federation flag Alexander Volkov
    (35-10-0)
  9. Suriname flag Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    (12-4-0)
  10. Poland flag Marcin Tybura
    (23-7-0)
  11. United States flag Chris Daukaus
    (12-5-0)
  12. Ukraine flag Sergey Spivak
    (15-3-0)
  13. Moldova, Republic of flag Alexander Romanov
    (16-1-0)
  14. Bulgaria flag Blagoy Ivanov
    (19-4-0)
  15. Russian Federation flag Shamil Abdurakhimov
    (20-7-0)
BELLATOR Heavyweight
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United States flag Ryan Bader (30-7-0)

Bellator Heavyweight Champion

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Vacant

Bellator Interim Heavyweight Champion

  1. Ukraine flag Valentin Moldavsky
    (11-2-0) -
  2. United Kingdom flag Linton Vassell
    (22-8-0) -
  3. Russian Federation flag Fedor Emelianenko
    (40-6-0) -
  4. France flag Cheick Kongo
    (31-12-2) -
  5. United States flag Tyrell Fortune
    (12-3-0) -
  6. United States flag Steve Mowry
    (10-0-0) -
  7. United States flag Timothy Johnson
    (15-9-0) -
  8. Brazil flag Marcelo Golm
    (10-3-0) -
  9. Turkey flag Gokhan Saricam
    (8-1-0) -
  10. United States flag Davion Franklin
    (5-1-0) -
TAPOLOGY Heavyweight
  1. Cameroon flag Francis NGannou
    (17-3-0)
  2. France flag Ciryl Gane
    (11-1-0)
  3. United States flag Curtis Blaydes
    (17-3-0)
  4. Australia flag Tai Tuivasa
    (14-4-0)
  5. United Kingdom flag Tom Aspinall
    (12-3-0)
  6. United States flag Derrick Lewis
    (26-10-0)
  7. Russian Federation flag Alexander Volkov
    (35-10-0)
  8. Russian Federation flag Sergey Pavlovich
    (16-1-0)
  9. United States flag Stipe Miocic
    (20-3-0)
  10. Poland flag Marcin Tybura
    (23-7-0)
  11. Ukraine flag Sergey Spivak
    (15-3-0)
  12. Suriname flag Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    (12-4-0)
  13. United States flag Chris Daukaus
    (12-5-0)
  14. Moldova, Republic of flag Alexander Romanov
    (16-1-0)
  15. Belarus flag Andrei Arlovski
    (34-21-0)