MMA Heavyweight Rankings

MMA Heavyweight Rankings
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UFC Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 09 Feb, 2023

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UFC Heavyweight Champion

Jon
Jones

27-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
17 days - (17 days)
Won against
France flag Gane (11-1-0) SUB 1 04-Mar-2023
Time held
17 days - (17 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
1
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Ciryl Gane photo
Gane

11-2-0

2
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Stipe Miocic photo
Miocic

20-3-0

3
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Sergey Pavlovich photo
Pavlovich

17-1-0

4
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Curtis Blaydes photo
Blaydes

17-3-0

5
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Tai Tuivasa photo
Tuivasa

14-5-0

6
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Tom Aspinall photo
Aspinall

12-3-0

7
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Alexander Volkov photo
Volkov

36-10-0

8
Ukraine flag
Sergey Spivac photo
Spivac

16-3-0

9
Suriname flag
Jairzinho Rozenstruik photo
Rozenstruik

12-4-0

10
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Derrick Lewis photo
Lewis

26-11-0

11
Poland flag
Marcin Tybura photo
Tybura

24-7-0

12
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Chris Daukaus photo
Daukaus

12-5-0

13
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Romanov

16-2-0

14
Brazil flag
Jailton Almeida photo
Almeida

18-2-0

15
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Blagoy Ivanov photo
Ivanov

19-5-0

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BELLATOR Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 02 Jan, 2023

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Ryan Bader photo

Bellator Heavyweight Champion

Ryan
Bader

31-7-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Russian Federation flag Emelianenko (40-6-0) KO 1 04-Feb-2023
Time inactive
45 days - (1 month & 17 days)
Won against
Russian Federation flag Emelianenko (38-5-0) KO 1 26-Jan-2019
Time held
1515 days - (4 years & 1 month)
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 379 days - (1 year & 14 days)
1
Ukraine flag
Valentin Moldavsky photo
Moldavsky

11-3-0

2
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1
Vassell

23-8-0

3
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Fedor Emelianenko photo
2
Emelianenko

40-7-0

4
France flag
Cheick Kongo photo
3
Kongo

31-12-2

5
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Tyrell Fortune photo
4
Fortune

12-3-0

6
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5
Mowry

10-0-1

7
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6
Johnson

15-9-0

8
Brazil flag
Marcelo Golm photo
7
Golm

10-3-0

9
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Gokhan Saricam photo
8
Saricam

8-2-0

10
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Davion Franklin photo
9
Franklin

5-1-0

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TAPOLOGY Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 16 Mar, 2023

1
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Blaydes

17-3-0

2
France flag
Ciryl Gane photo
Gane

11-2-0

3
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Sergey Pavlovich photo
Pavlovich

17-1-0

4
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Tom Aspinall photo
Aspinall

12-3-0

5
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Jon Jones photo
Jones

27-1-0

6
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Alexander Volkov photo
Volkov

36-10-0

7
Ukraine flag
Sergey Spivac photo
Spivac

16-3-0

8
United States flag
Stipe Miocic photo
Miocic

20-3-0

9
Australia flag
Tai Tuivasa photo
Tuivasa

14-5-0

10
Poland flag
Marcin Tybura photo
Tybura

24-7-0

11
Cameroon flag
Francis NGannou photo
N'Gannou

17-3-0

12
Suriname flag
Jairzinho Rozenstruik photo
Rozenstruik

12-4-0

13
Brazil flag
Jailton Almeida photo
Almeida

18-2-0

14
United States flag
Derrick Lewis photo
Lewis

26-11-0

15
Moldova, Republic of flag
Alexander Romanov photo
Romanov

16-2-0

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Big upcoming Heavyweight fights

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Marcelo Golm photo
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Golm
James
10-3-0
Records
14-6-1
Bellator 293
Friday, Mar 31 2023
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Christian Edwards
Rakim Cleveland
Edwards
Cleveland
5-2-0
Records
22-15-1
Bellator 293
Friday, Mar 31 2023
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Bruno Henrique Cappelozza
Matheus Scheffel
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15-6-0
Records
17-9-0
PFL 2
Friday, Apr 07 2023
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Renan Ferreira
Rizvan Kuniev
Ferreira
Kuniev
9-4-0
Records
11-2-1
PFL 2
Friday, Apr 07 2023
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Delija
Castro
23-5-0
Records
6-2-0
PFL 2
Friday, Apr 07 2023
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Denis Goltsov
Michal Andryszak
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Andryszak
29-7-0
Records
25-10-0
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Friday, Apr 07 2023
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Chris Barnett
Chase Sherman
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23-8-0
Records
16-11-0
UFC 287
Saturday, Apr 08 2023
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Sergey Bilostenniy
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12-3-0
Records
10-2-0
Bellator 294
Friday, Apr 21 2023
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Said Sowma
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Sowma
15-9-0
Records
8-4-0
Bellator 294
Friday, Apr 21 2023
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Davion Franklin
Kasim Aras
Franklin
Aras
5-1-0
Records
7-1-0
Bellator 295
Saturday, Apr 22 2023
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Recent Heavyweight results

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Denzel Freeman
Raiden Kovacs
Freeman
Kovacs
3-0-0
Records
5-2-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 8
Friday, Mar 17 2023
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Lukasz Brzeski
Karl Williams
Brzeski
Williams
8-2-0
Records
6-1-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Saturday, Mar 11 2023
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Volkov
Romanov
35-10-0
Records
16-1-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Saturday, Mar 11 2023
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Moldavsky
Vassell
11-2-0
Records
22-8-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
Bellator 292
Friday, Mar 10 2023
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Eduardo Neves
Hyago Silva
Neves
Silva
5-1-0
Records
4-0-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 154
Friday, Mar 10 2023
Heavyweight championship
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Guilherme Uriel
Jhonatan Pecanha
Uriel
Pecanha
0-0-0
Records
0-0-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 154
Friday, Mar 10 2023
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Jones
Gane
26-1-0
Records
11-1-0
Sub 1
Result
Sub 1
UFC 285
Saturday, Mar 04 2023
Heavyweight championship
UFC
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Gokhan Saricam
Oleg Popov
Saricam
Popov
8-1-0
Records
15-1-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
Bellator Dublin
Saturday, Feb 25 2023
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Don Tale Mayes
Sakai
Mayes
15-5-0
Records
9-5-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann
Saturday, Feb 25 2023
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Josh Parisian
Jamal Pogues
Parisian
Pogues
15-5-0
Records
8-3-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield
Saturday, Feb 18 2023

Heavyweight MMA rankings

UFC Heavyweight
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United States flag Jon Jones (27-1-0)

UFC Heavyweight Champion

  1. France flag Ciryl Gane
    (11-2-0)
  2. United States flag Stipe Miocic
    (20-3-0)
  3. Russian Federation flag Sergey Pavlovich
    (17-1-0)
  4. United States flag Curtis Blaydes
    (17-3-0)
  5. Australia flag Tai Tuivasa
    (14-5-0)
  6. United Kingdom flag Tom Aspinall
    (12-3-0)
  7. Russian Federation flag Alexander Volkov
    (36-10-0)
  8. Ukraine flag Sergey Spivac
    (16-3-0)
  9. Suriname flag Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    (12-4-0)
  10. United States flag Derrick Lewis
    (26-11-0)
  11. Poland flag Marcin Tybura
    (24-7-0)
  12. United States flag Chris Daukaus
    (12-5-0)
  13. Moldova, Republic of flag Alexander Romanov
    (16-2-0)
  14. Brazil flag Jailton Almeida
    (18-2-0)
  15. Bulgaria flag Blagoy Ivanov
    (19-5-0)
BELLATOR Heavyweight
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United States flag Ryan Bader (31-7-0)

Bellator Heavyweight Champion

  1. Ukraine flag Valentin Moldavsky
    (11-3-0) -
  2. United Kingdom flag Linton Vassell
    (23-8-0) -
  3. Russian Federation flag Fedor Emelianenko
    (40-7-0) -
  4. France flag Cheick Kongo
    (31-12-2) -
  5. United States flag Tyrell Fortune
    (12-3-0) -
  6. United States flag Steve Mowry
    (10-0-1) -
  7. United States flag Timothy Johnson
    (15-9-0) -
  8. Brazil flag Marcelo Golm
    (10-3-0) -
  9. Turkey flag Gokhan Saricam
    (8-2-0) -
  10. United States flag Davion Franklin
    (5-1-0) -
TAPOLOGY Heavyweight
  1. United States flag Curtis Blaydes
    (17-3-0)
  2. France flag Ciryl Gane
    (11-2-0)
  3. Russian Federation flag Sergey Pavlovich
    (17-1-0)
  4. United Kingdom flag Tom Aspinall
    (12-3-0)
  5. United States flag Jon Jones
    (27-1-0)
  6. Russian Federation flag Alexander Volkov
    (36-10-0)
  7. Ukraine flag Sergey Spivac
    (16-3-0)
  8. United States flag Stipe Miocic
    (20-3-0)
  9. Australia flag Tai Tuivasa
    (14-5-0)
  10. Poland flag Marcin Tybura
    (24-7-0)
  11. Cameroon flag Francis NGannou
    (17-3-0)
  12. Suriname flag Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    (12-4-0)
  13. Brazil flag Jailton Almeida
    (18-2-0)
  14. United States flag Derrick Lewis
    (26-11-0)
  15. Moldova, Republic of flag Alexander Romanov
    (16-2-0)