MMA Middleweight Rankings

MMA Middleweight Rankings
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UFC Middleweight Rankings

Updated: 08 Sep, 2022

Nigeria flag
Israel Adesanya photo

UFC Middleweight Champion

Israel
Adesanya

23-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Brazil flag Pereira (6-1-0) 12-Nov-2022
Last defence
United States flag Cannonier (15-5-0) UD 5 02-Jul-2022
Time inactive
91 days - (2 months & 30 days)
Won against
New Zealand flag Whittaker (20-4-0) KO 2 05-Oct-2019
Time held
1092 days - (2 years & 11 months)
Total defences
5
Jul 02 2022
UD 5 United States flag Cannonier (15-5-0)
Feb 12 2022
UD 5 New Zealand flag Whittaker (23-5-0)
Jun 12 2021
UD 5 Italy flag Vettori (17-4-1)
Sep 26 2020
KO 2 Brazil flag Costa (13-0-0)
Mar 07 2020
UD 5 Cuba flag Romero (13-4-0)
Activity average
Every 218 days - (7 months & 4 days)
1
New Zealand flag
Robert Whittaker photo
Whittaker

24-6-0

2
United States flag
Jared Cannonier photo
Cannonier

15-6-0

3
Italy flag
Marvin Vettori photo
Vettori

18-6-1

4
Brazil flag
Alex Pereira photo
Pereira

6-1-0

5
United States flag
Derek Brunson photo
Brunson

23-8-0

6
Brazil flag
Paulo Costa photo
Costa

14-2-0

7
United States flag
Sean Strickland photo
Strickland

25-4-0

8
Sweden flag
Jack Hermansson photo
Hermansson

23-7-0

9
United Kingdom flag
Darren Till photo
Till

18-4-1

10
Brazil flag
André Muniz photo
Muniz

23-4-0

11
United States flag
Kelvin Gastelum photo
Gastelum

16-8-0

12
France flag
Nassourdine Imavov photo
Imavov

12-3-0

13
South Africa flag
Dricus Du Plessis photo
Plessis

17-2-0

14
United States flag
Brad Tavares photo
Tavares

19-7-0

15
United States flag
Chris Curtis photo
Curtis

29-9-0

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BELLATOR Middleweight Rankings

Updated: 26 Sep, 2022

United States flag
Johnny Eblen photo

Bellator Middleweight Champion

Johnny
Eblen

12-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
99 days - (3 months & 7 days)
Won against
Netherlands flag Mousasi (49-7-2) UD 5 24-Jun-2022
Time held
99 days - (3 months & 7 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
1
Netherlands flag
Gegard Mousasi photo
Mousasi

49-8-2

2
United Kingdom flag
Fabian Edwards photo
1
Edwards

10-2-0

3
United States flag
John Salter photo
2
Salter

18-6-0

4
Russian Federation flag
Anatoly Tokov photo
3
Tokov

31-2-0

5
United States flag
Dalton Rosta photo
4
Rosta

7-0-0

6
Aaron Jeffery photo
5
Jeffery

13-3-0

7
United States flag
Austin Vanderford photo
6
Vanderford

11-2-0

8
United States flag
Lorenz Larkin photo
7
Larkin

24-7-0

9
United States flag
Romero Cotton photo
8
Cotton

6-1-0

10
United States flag
Anthony Adams photo
9
Adams

9-2-0

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TAPOLOGY Middleweight Rankings

Updated: 29 Sep, 2022

1
Nigeria flag
Israel Adesanya photo
Adesanya

23-1-0

2
New Zealand flag
Robert Whittaker photo
Whittaker

24-6-0

3
Brazil flag
Alex Pereira photo
Pereira

6-1-0

4
United States flag
Jared Cannonier photo
Cannonier

15-6-0

5
Italy flag
Marvin Vettori photo
Vettori

18-6-1

6
United States flag
Sean Strickland photo
Strickland

25-4-0

7
United States flag
Derek Brunson photo
Brunson

23-8-0

8
Sweden flag
Jack Hermansson photo
Hermansson

23-7-0

9
Brazil flag
André Muniz photo
Muniz

23-4-0

10
France flag
Nassourdine Imavov photo
Imavov

12-3-0

11
United Kingdom flag
Darren Till photo
Till

18-4-1

12
South Africa flag
Dricus Du Plessis photo
Plessis

17-2-0

13
Brazil flag
Paulo Costa photo
Costa

14-2-0

14
United States flag
Kelvin Gastelum photo
Gastelum

16-8-0

15
United States flag
Chris Curtis photo
Curtis

29-9-0

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Big upcoming Middleweight fights

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Dalcha Lungiambula
Marc Andr Barriault
Lungiambula
Barriault
11-5-0
Records
14-6-0
Saturday, Aug 14 2021
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Dylan Diebitz
Jackson McVey
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McVey
3-1-0
Records
5-1-0
LFA 115
Friday, Sep 24 2021
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Jackson McVey
Seth Swinehart
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5-1-0
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2-0-0
LFA 120
Friday, Dec 10 2021
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Cannonier
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15-6-0
Records
23-8-0
Saturday, Jan 22 2022
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2-3-1
Records
2-3-0
BFL 72
Thursday, Apr 28 2022
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0-0-0
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Thursday, Apr 28 2022
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BFL 72
Thursday, Apr 28 2022
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Iaian McGhee
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3-1-0
Records
4-1-0
LFA 133
Friday, Jun 03 2022
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Allen
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19-5-0
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24-5-0
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Saturday, Oct 01 2022
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Khadzhimurat Bestaev
Khalid Murtazaliev
Bestaev
Murtazaliev
11-4-0
Records
15-3-0
Bellator 286
Saturday, Oct 01 2022
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Recent Middleweight results

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Brazil flag
Brazil flag
Fabio Aguiar
Lucas Fernando
Aguiar
Fernando
18-3-0
Records
7-1-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 143
Friday, Sep 30 2022
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Alen Amedovski
Joseph Pyfer
Amedovski
Pyfer
8-3-0
Records
9-2-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
Saturday, Sep 17 2022
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Brazil flag
Chidi Njokuani
Gregory Rodrigues
Njokuani
Rodrigues
22-7-0
Records
12-4-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
Saturday, Sep 17 2022
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Canada flag
Anthony Hernandez
Marc Andr Barriault
Hernandez
Barriault
9-2-0
Records
14-5-0
Sub 3
Result
Sub 3
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
Saturday, Sep 17 2022
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Cody Jerabek
Bruce Xavier
Jerabek
Xavier
4-1-0
Records
1-0-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 142
Friday, Sep 16 2022
United States flag
Russian Federation flag
Jamie Pickett
Denis Tiuliulin
Pickett
Tiuliulin
13-7-0
Records
9-6-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
UFC 279
Saturday, Sep 10 2022
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Dustin Stoltzfus
Abusupiyan Magomedov
Stoltzfus
Magomedov
14-4-0
Records
24-4-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
UFC Fight Night Paris
Saturday, Sep 03 2022
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Italy flag
Robert Whittaker photo
Marvin Vettori photo
Whittaker
Vettori
23-6-0
Records
18-5-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC Fight Night Paris
Saturday, Sep 03 2022
France flag
United States flag
Nassourdine Imavov photo
Joaquin Buckley photo
Imavov
Buckley
11-3-0
Records
15-4-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC Fight Night Paris
Saturday, Sep 03 2022
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Russian Federation flag
Alessio Di Chirico
Roman Kopylov
Chirico
Kopylov
13-6-0
Records
8-2-0
KO 3
Result
KO 3
UFC Fight Night Paris
Saturday, Sep 03 2022

Middleweight MMA rankings

UFC Middleweight
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Nigeria flag Israel Adesanya (23-1-0)

UFC Middleweight Champion

  1. New Zealand flag Robert Whittaker
    (24-6-0)
  2. United States flag Jared Cannonier
    (15-6-0)
  3. Italy flag Marvin Vettori
    (18-6-1)
  4. Brazil flag Alex Pereira
    (6-1-0)
  5. United States flag Derek Brunson
    (23-8-0)
  6. Brazil flag Paulo Costa
    (14-2-0)
  7. United States flag Sean Strickland
    (25-4-0)
  8. Sweden flag Jack Hermansson
    (23-7-0)
  9. United Kingdom flag Darren Till
    (18-4-1)
  10. Brazil flag André Muniz
    (23-4-0)
  11. United States flag Kelvin Gastelum
    (16-8-0)
  12. France flag Nassourdine Imavov
    (12-3-0)
  13. South Africa flag Dricus Du Plessis
    (17-2-0)
  14. United States flag Brad Tavares
    (19-7-0)
  15. United States flag Chris Curtis
    (29-9-0)
BELLATOR Middleweight
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United States flag Johnny Eblen (12-0-0)

Bellator Middleweight Champion

  1. Netherlands flag Gegard Mousasi
    (49-8-2) -
  2. United Kingdom flag Fabian Edwards
    (10-2-0) -
  3. United States flag John Salter
    (18-6-0) -
  4. Russian Federation flag Anatoly Tokov
    (31-2-0) -
  5. United States flag Dalton Rosta
    (7-0-0) -
  6. Aaron Jeffery
    (13-3-0) -
  7. United States flag Austin Vanderford
    (11-2-0) -
  8. United States flag Lorenz Larkin
    (24-7-0) -
  9. United States flag Romero Cotton
    (6-1-0) -
  10. United States flag Anthony Adams
    (9-2-0) -
TAPOLOGY Middleweight
  1. Nigeria flag Israel Adesanya
    (23-1-0)
  2. New Zealand flag Robert Whittaker
    (24-6-0)
  3. Brazil flag Alex Pereira
    (6-1-0)
  4. United States flag Jared Cannonier
    (15-6-0)
  5. Italy flag Marvin Vettori
    (18-6-1)
  6. United States flag Sean Strickland
    (25-4-0)
  7. United States flag Derek Brunson
    (23-8-0)
  8. Sweden flag Jack Hermansson
    (23-7-0)
  9. Brazil flag André Muniz
    (23-4-0)
  10. France flag Nassourdine Imavov
    (12-3-0)
  11. United Kingdom flag Darren Till
    (18-4-1)
  12. South Africa flag Dricus Du Plessis
    (17-2-0)
  13. Brazil flag Paulo Costa
    (14-2-0)
  14. United States flag Kelvin Gastelum
    (16-8-0)
  15. United States flag Chris Curtis
    (29-9-0)