MMA Welterweight Rankings

MMA Welterweight Rankings
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UFC Welterweight Rankings

Updated: 30 Nov, 2023

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Leon Edwards photo

UFC Welterweight Champion

Leon
Edwards

21-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United States flag Covington (17-3-0) 16-Dec-2023
Last defence
Nigeria flag Usman (20-2-0) MD 5 18-Mar-2023
Time inactive
264 days - (8 months & 20 days)
Won against
Nigeria flag Usman (20-1-0) KO 5 20-Aug-2022
Time held
474 days - (1 year & 3 months)
Total defences
1
Mar 18 2023
MD 5 Nigeria flag Usman (20-2-0)
Activity average
Every 474 days - (1 year & 3 months)
1
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Kamaru Usman photo
Usman

20-4-0

2
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Belal Muhammad photo
1
Muhammad

23-3-0

3
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Colby Covington photo
2
Covington

17-3-0

4
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Gilbert Burns photo
3
Burns

22-6-0

5
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Shavkat Rakhmonov photo
4
Rakhmonov

17-0-0

6
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Stephen Thompson photo
5
Thompson

17-6-1

7
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Geoff Neal photo
6
Neal

15-5-0

8
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Vicente Luque photo
7
Luque

22-9-1

9
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Sean Brady photo
8
Brady

16-1-0

10
Ireland flag
Ian Machado Garry photo
9
Garry

13-0-0

11
Australia flag
Jack Della Maddalena photo
10
Maddalena

16-2-0

12
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Kevin Holland photo
11
Holland

25-10-0

13
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Neil Magny photo
12
Magny

28-11-0

14
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Michael Chiesa photo
13
Chiesa

16-7-0

15
Russian Federation flag
Rinat Fakhretdinov photo
14
Fakhretdinov

21-1-1

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BELLATOR Welterweight Rankings

Updated: 23 Nov, 2023

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Jason Jackson photo

Bellator Welterweight Champion

Jason
Jackson

17-4-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
20 days - (20 days)
Won against
Ukraine flag Amosov (27-0-0) KO 3 17-Nov-2023
Time held
20 days - (20 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
1
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Logan Storley photo
Storley

15-2-0

2
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Jason Jackson photo
1
Jackson

17-4-0

3
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Andrey Koreshkov photo
2
Koreshkov

27-4-0

4
Japan flag
Goiti Yamauchi photo
3
Yamauchi

28-6-0

5
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Michael Page photo
4
Page

21-2-0

6
Brazil flag
Neiman Gracie photo
5
Gracie

11-4-0

7
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Douglas Lima photo
6
Lima

33-11-0

8
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Lorenz Larkin photo
7
Larkin

25-8-0

9
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Brennan Ward photo
8
Ward

17-7-0

10
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Levan Chokheli photo
9
Chokheli

13-2-0

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TAPOLOGY Welterweight Rankings

Updated: 30 Nov, 2023

1
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Leon Edwards photo
Edwards

21-3-0

2
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Belal Muhammad photo
1
Muhammad

23-3-0

3
Brazil flag
Gilbert Burns photo
2
Burns

22-6-0

4
Uzbekistan flag
Shavkat Rakhmonov photo
4
Rakhmonov

17-0-0

5
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Colby Covington photo
3
Covington

17-3-0

6
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Stephen Thompson photo
5
Thompson

17-6-1

7
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Geoff Neal photo
6
Neal

15-5-0

8
Ireland flag
Ian Machado Garry photo
7
Garry

13-0-0

9
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Vicente Luque photo
8
Luque

22-9-1

10
United States flag
Kevin Holland photo
11
Holland

25-10-0

11
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Jack Della Maddalena photo
9
Maddalena

16-2-0

12
United States flag
Sean Brady photo
10
Brady

16-1-0

13
United States flag
Neil Magny photo
12
Magny

28-11-0

14
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Randy Brown photo
13
Brown

17-5-0

15
Ukraine flag
Yaroslav Amosov photo
Amosov

27-1-0

Dropped Out This Month

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Nicolas Dalby photo
Dalby

23-4-1

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Big upcoming Welterweight fights

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Jeff Nielsen
Ben Schauer
Nielsen
Schauer
2-3-0
Records
1-0-0
LFA 144
Friday, Oct 14 2022
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Scott Writz
Jalin Fuller
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Fuller
6-3-0
Records
7-4-0
LFA 150
Friday, Jan 13 2023
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Tom Breese
Cleiton Silva
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Silva
12-3-0
Records
16-3-0
PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships
Friday, Dec 08 2023
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Kenan Song
Kevin Jousset
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Jousset
20-7-0
Records
9-2-0
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez
Saturday, Dec 09 2023
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BT Sport 1
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Anthony Orozco
Blake Perry
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Perry
1-0-0
Records
2-1-0
Cage Warriors 165: San Diego
Friday, Dec 15 2023
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Sarek Shields
Alfonso Leyva
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0-0-0
Records
6-0-0
LFA 173
Friday, Dec 15 2023
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Bobby Winther
Anthony Zaragosa
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Zaragosa
1-0-0
Records
1-1-0
Cage Warriors 165: San Diego
Friday, Dec 15 2023
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Brown
Salikhov
17-5-0
Records
19-4-0
UFC 296
Saturday, Dec 16 2023
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Leon Edwards photo
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Edwards
Covington
21-3-0
Records
17-3-0
UFC 296
Saturday, Dec 16 2023
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UFC
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Shavkat Rakhmonov photo
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Rakhmonov
Thompson
17-0-0
Records
17-6-1
UFC 296
Saturday, Dec 16 2023
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Recent Welterweight results

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Sean Brady photo
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Brady
Gastelum
15-1-0
Records
18-8-0
Sub 3
Result
Sub 3
UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Saturday, Dec 02 2023
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Wellington Turman
Jared Gooden
Turman
Gooden
18-7-0
Records
22-9-0
Sub 2
Result
Sub 2
UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Saturday, Dec 02 2023
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Magomed Magomedkerimov
Sadibou Sy
Magomedkerimov
Sy
33-6-0
Records
16-6-0
Sub 3
Result
Sub 3
PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship
Friday, Nov 24 2023
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Uros Medic
Myktybek Orolbay Uulu
Medic
Uulu
9-1-0
Records
9-1-0
Sub 2
Result
Sub 2
UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig
Saturday, Nov 18 2023
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Matthews
Morales
19-6-0
Records
15-0-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig
Saturday, Nov 18 2023
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Mirafzal Akhtamov
Keyth Dawson
Akhtamov
Dawson
6-0-0
Records
4-4-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 172
Friday, Nov 17 2023
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Yaroslav Amosov photo
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Amosov
Jackson
27-0-0
Records
16-4-0
KO 3
Result
KO 3
Bellator 301
Friday, Nov 17 2023
Welterweight championship
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Ramazan Kuramagomedov
Randall Wallace
Kuramagomedov
Wallace
11-0-0
Records
20-9-0
Sub 2
Result
Sub 2
Bellator 301
Friday, Nov 17 2023
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Mateusz Figlak
Denilson Neves
Figlak
Neves
7-2-0
Records
17-10-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
Cage Warriors 163: Brown vs. Bachar
Saturday, Nov 11 2023
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Adam Darby
Thorsten Jakobs
Darby
Jakobs
2-1-0
Records
3-1-0
Sub 1
Result
Sub 1
Cage Warriors 163: Brown vs. Bachar
Saturday, Nov 11 2023

Welterweight MMA rankings

UFC Welterweight
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United Kingdom flag Leon Edwards (21-3-0)

UFC Welterweight Champion

  1. Nigeria flag Kamaru Usman
    (20-4-0) -
  2. United States flag Belal Muhammad
    (23-3-0) -
  3. United States flag Colby Covington
    (17-3-0) -
  4. Brazil flag Gilbert Burns
    (22-6-0) -
  5. Uzbekistan flag Shavkat Rakhmonov
    (17-0-0) -
  6. United States flag Stephen Thompson
    (17-6-1) -
  7. United States flag Geoff Neal
    (15-5-0) -
  8. United States flag Vicente Luque
    (22-9-1) -
  9. United States flag Sean Brady
    (16-1-0) -
  10. Ireland flag Ian Machado Garry
    (13-0-0) -
  11. Australia flag Jack Della Maddalena
    (16-2-0) -
  12. United States flag Kevin Holland
    (25-10-0) -
  13. United States flag Neil Magny
    (28-11-0) -
  14. United States flag Michael Chiesa
    (16-7-0) -
  15. Russian Federation flag Rinat Fakhretdinov
    (21-1-1) -
BELLATOR Welterweight
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Jamaica flag Jason Jackson (17-4-0)

Bellator Welterweight Champion

  1. United States flag Logan Storley
    (15-2-0) -
  2. Jamaica flag Jason Jackson
    (17-4-0) -
  3. Russian Federation flag Andrey Koreshkov
    (27-4-0) -
  4. Japan flag Goiti Yamauchi
    (28-6-0) -
  5. United Kingdom flag Michael Page
    (21-2-0) -
  6. Brazil flag Neiman Gracie
    (11-4-0) -
  7. Brazil flag Douglas Lima
    (33-11-0) -
  8. United States flag Lorenz Larkin
    (25-8-0) -
  9. United States flag Brennan Ward
    (17-7-0) -
  10. United States flag Levan Chokheli
    (13-2-0) -
TAPOLOGY Welterweight
  1. United Kingdom flag Leon Edwards
    (21-3-0) -
  2. United States flag Belal Muhammad
    (23-3-0) -
  3. Brazil flag Gilbert Burns
    (22-6-0) -
  4. Uzbekistan flag Shavkat Rakhmonov
    (17-0-0) 1
  5. United States flag Colby Covington
    (17-3-0) 1
  6. United States flag Stephen Thompson
    (17-6-1) -
  7. United States flag Geoff Neal
    (15-5-0) -
  8. Ireland flag Ian Machado Garry
    (13-0-0) -
  9. United States flag Vicente Luque
    (22-9-1) -
  10. United States flag Kevin Holland
    (25-10-0) 2
  11. Australia flag Jack Della Maddalena
    (16-2-0) 1
  12. United States flag Sean Brady
    (16-1-0) 1
  13. United States flag Neil Magny
    (28-11-0) -
  14. United States flag Randy Brown
    (17-5-0) -
  15. Ukraine flag Yaroslav Amosov
    (27-1-0)
Dropped Out This Month
  • Denmark flag Nicolas Dalby (23-4-1) (15)