MMA Middleweight Rankings

MMA Middleweight Rankings
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UFC Middleweight Rankings

Updated: 26 May, 2023

Nigeria flag
Israel Adesanya photo

UFC Middleweight Champion

Israel
Adesanya

24-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
59 days - (1 month & 28 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pereira (7-1-0) KO 2 08-Apr-2023
Time held
59 days - (1 month & 28 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
1
Brazil flag
Alex Pereira photo
Pereira

7-2-0

2
New Zealand flag
Robert Whittaker photo
Whittaker

24-6-0

3
Italy flag
Marvin Vettori photo
Vettori

19-6-1

4
United States flag
Jared Cannonier photo
Cannonier

16-6-0

5
Brazil flag
Paulo Costa photo
Costa

14-2-0

6
South Africa flag
Dricus Du Plessis photo
Plessis

19-2-0

7
United States flag
Sean Strickland photo
Strickland

26-5-0

8
United States flag
Derek Brunson photo
Brunson

23-9-0

9
United States flag
Roman Dolidze photo
Dolidze

12-2-0

10
Sweden flag
Jack Hermansson photo
Hermansson

23-8-0

11
United States flag
Kelvin Gastelum photo
Gastelum

18-8-0

12
France flag
Nassourdine Imavov photo
Imavov

12-4-0

13
United States flag
Brendan Allen photo
Allen

21-5-0

14
United States flag
Chris Curtis photo
Curtis

30-10-0

15
Brazil flag
André Muniz photo
Muniz

23-5-0

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BELLATOR Middleweight Rankings

Updated: 23 May, 2023

United States flag
Johnny Eblen photo

Bellator Middleweight Champion

Johnny
Eblen

13-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United Kingdom flag Edwards (12-2-0) 23-Sep-2023
Last defence
Russian Federation flag Tokov (31-2-0) UD 5 04-Feb-2023
Time inactive
122 days - (4 months & 2 days)
Won against
Netherlands flag Mousasi (49-7-2) UD 5 24-Jun-2022
Time held
347 days - (11 months & 12 days)
Total defences
1
Feb 04 2023
UD 5 Russian Federation flag Tokov (31-2-0)
Activity average
Every 347 days - (11 months & 12 days)
1
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1
Edwards

12-2-0

2
Netherlands flag
Gegard Mousasi photo
Mousasi

49-9-2

3
Russian Federation flag
Anatoly Tokov photo
2
Tokov

31-3-0

4
United States flag
Dalton Rosta photo
3
Rosta

7-0-0

5
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Austin Vanderford photo
4
Vanderford

11-2-0

6
Canada flag
Aaron Jeffery photo
5
Jeffery

13-4-0

7
United States flag
Romero Cotton photo
7
Cotton

6-1-0

8
United States flag
Lorenz Larkin photo
6
Larkin

25-7-0

9
Brazil flag
Douglas Lima photo
Lima

33-11-0

10
Russian Federation flag
Khalid Murtazaliev photo
8
Murtazaliev

16-3-0

Dropped Out This Month

Netherlands flag
Costello van Steenis photo
Steenis

14-3-0

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TAPOLOGY Middleweight Rankings

Updated: 01 Jun, 2023

1
Nigeria flag
Israel Adesanya photo
Adesanya

24-2-0

2
New Zealand flag
Robert Whittaker photo
Whittaker

24-6-0

3
United States flag
Jared Cannonier photo
Cannonier

16-6-0

4
Italy flag
Marvin Vettori photo
Vettori

19-6-1

5
United States flag
Sean Strickland photo
Strickland

26-5-0

6
Brazil flag
Alex Pereira photo
Pereira

7-2-0

7
United States flag
Roman Dolidze photo
Dolidze

12-2-0

8
South Africa flag
Dricus Du Plessis photo
Plessis

19-2-0

9
Brazil flag
Paulo Costa photo
Costa

14-2-0

10
United States flag
Derek Brunson photo
Brunson

23-9-0

11
Sweden flag
Jack Hermansson photo
Hermansson

23-8-0

12
United States flag
Kelvin Gastelum photo
Gastelum

18-8-0

13
France flag
Nassourdine Imavov photo
Imavov

12-4-0

14
Brazil flag
André Muniz photo
Muniz

23-5-0

15
United States flag
Chris Curtis photo
Curtis

30-10-0

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Big upcoming Middleweight fights

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James Foster
Rafael Palomeque
Foster
Palomeque
2-3-1
Records
2-3-0
BFL 72
Thursday, Apr 28 2022
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Marcus Coward
Cannon Tass
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0-0-0
Records
0-0-0
BFL 72
Thursday, Apr 28 2022
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Wes Schultz
Dylan Budka
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Budka
3-1-0
Records
5-1-0
LFA 150
Friday, Jan 13 2023
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Jared Revel
Bruno Santos
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Santos
12-4-0
Records
18-4-1
BFL 77
Friday, Jun 09 2023
Middleweight championship
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Eryk Anders
Marc Andr Barriault
Anders
Barriault
15-7-0
Records
15-6-0
UFC 289
Saturday, Jun 10 2023
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Imavov
Curtis
12-4-0
Records
30-10-0
UFC 289
Saturday, Jun 10 2023
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Trent Nott
Mataeo Garner
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1-0-0
Records
4-3-0
LFA 160
Friday, Jun 16 2023
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Norbert Novenyi Jr
Kamil Oniszczuk
Novenyi Jr
Oniszczuk
6-0-0
Records
9-2-0
Bellator 297
Friday, Jun 16 2023
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Imamshafi Aliev
Vanderford
Aliev
11-2-0
Records
9-0-0
Bellator 297
Friday, Jun 16 2023
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Jordan Newman
Matthew Perry
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Perry
5-0-0
Records
5-3-0
Bellator 297
Friday, Jun 16 2023
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Recent Middleweight results

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Edmen Shahbazyan photo
Anthony Hernandez
Shahbazyan
Hernandez
11-3-0
Records
10-2-0
KO 3
Result
KO 3
UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2
Saturday, May 20 2023
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Eric McConico
Kevem Felipe
McConico
Felipe
5-2-0
Records
5-5-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
LFA 158
Friday, May 19 2023
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Gegard Mousasi photo
Fabian Edwards photo
Mousasi
Edwards
49-8-0
Records
11-2-0
UD 5
Result
UD 5
Bellator MMA Paris
Friday, May 12 2023
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Douglas Lima photo
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Lima
Steenis
32-11-0
Records
14-2-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
Bellator MMA Paris
Friday, May 12 2023
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Leon Aliu
Darren Stewart
Aliu
Stewart
10-1-0
Records
12-9-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
Cage Warriors 154
Saturday, May 06 2023
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Joseph Holmes
Claudio Ribeiro
Holmes
Ribeiro
8-3-0
Records
10-3-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
UFC 288
Saturday, May 06 2023
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Francesco Mazzeo
Joan Arastey
Mazzeo
Arastey
1-0-0
Records
2-1-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
Cage Warriors 154
Saturday, May 06 2023
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Ikram Aliskerov
Phil Hawes
Aliskerov
Hawes
13-1-0
Records
12-4-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
UFC 288
Saturday, May 06 2023
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Dario Bellandi
Daniel Karlsson
Bellandi
Karlsson
3-1-0
Records
0-0-0
Sub 1
Result
Sub 1
Cage Warriors 154
Saturday, May 06 2023
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Kyle McClurkin
Owain Williams
McClurkin
Williams
3-2-0
Records
0-0-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
Cage Warriors 153
Saturday, Apr 29 2023

Middleweight MMA rankings

UFC Middleweight
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Nigeria flag Israel Adesanya (24-2-0)

UFC Middleweight Champion

  1. Brazil flag Alex Pereira
    (7-2-0)
  2. New Zealand flag Robert Whittaker
    (24-6-0)
  3. Italy flag Marvin Vettori
    (19-6-1)
  4. United States flag Jared Cannonier
    (16-6-0)
  5. Brazil flag Paulo Costa
    (14-2-0)
  6. South Africa flag Dricus Du Plessis
    (19-2-0)
  7. United States flag Sean Strickland
    (26-5-0)
  8. United States flag Derek Brunson
    (23-9-0)
  9. United States flag Roman Dolidze
    (12-2-0)
  10. Sweden flag Jack Hermansson
    (23-8-0)
  11. United States flag Kelvin Gastelum
    (18-8-0)
  12. France flag Nassourdine Imavov
    (12-4-0)
  13. United States flag Brendan Allen
    (21-5-0)
  14. United States flag Chris Curtis
    (30-10-0)
  15. Brazil flag André Muniz
    (23-5-0)
BELLATOR Middleweight
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United States flag Johnny Eblen (13-0-0)

Bellator Middleweight Champion

  1. United Kingdom flag Fabian Edwards
    (12-2-0) 1
  2. Netherlands flag Gegard Mousasi
    (49-9-2) 1
  3. Russian Federation flag Anatoly Tokov
    (31-3-0) -
  4. United States flag Dalton Rosta
    (7-0-0) -
  5. United States flag Austin Vanderford
    (11-2-0) -
  6. Canada flag Aaron Jeffery
    (13-4-0) -
  7. United States flag Romero Cotton
    (6-1-0) 1
  8. United States flag Lorenz Larkin
    (25-7-0) 1
  9. Brazil flag Douglas Lima
    (33-11-0)
  10. Russian Federation flag Khalid Murtazaliev
    (16-3-0) 1
Dropped Out This Month
TAPOLOGY Middleweight
  1. Nigeria flag Israel Adesanya
    (24-2-0)
  2. New Zealand flag Robert Whittaker
    (24-6-0)
  3. United States flag Jared Cannonier
    (16-6-0)
  4. Italy flag Marvin Vettori
    (19-6-1)
  5. United States flag Sean Strickland
    (26-5-0)
  6. Brazil flag Alex Pereira
    (7-2-0)
  7. United States flag Roman Dolidze
    (12-2-0)
  8. South Africa flag Dricus Du Plessis
    (19-2-0)
  9. Brazil flag Paulo Costa
    (14-2-0)
  10. United States flag Derek Brunson
    (23-9-0)
  11. Sweden flag Jack Hermansson
    (23-8-0)
  12. United States flag Kelvin Gastelum
    (18-8-0)
  13. France flag Nassourdine Imavov
    (12-4-0)
  14. Brazil flag André Muniz
    (23-5-0)
  15. United States flag Chris Curtis
    (30-10-0)