We released the updated Bellator MMA fighter rankings. Find out where the top fighters are in the latest standings as of December 20, 2018.
As a reminder, you can always check current Bellator MMA rankings in this section of the website: http://en.mmation.com/bellator/rankings/
Darrion Caldwell (Champion) | United States | |
1 | Michael McDonald | United States |
2 | Eduardo Dantas | Brazil |
3 | Joe Taimanglo | Guam |
4 | Shawn Bunch | United States![]() |
5 | Joe Warren | United States![]() |
6 | Dominic Mazzotta | United States![]() |
7 | Marcos Galvao | Brazil![]() |
8 | James Barnes | United States![]() |
9 | Peter Ligier | France![]() |
10 | Brandon Phillips | United States![]() |
Patricio Freire (Champion) | Brazil | |
1 | Emmanuel Sanchez | United States![]() |
2 | Pat Curran | United States![]() |
3 | Sam Sicilia | United States![]() |
4 | AJ McKee Jr. | United States |
5 | Henry Corrales | United States |
6 | Georgi Karakhanyan | United States![]() |
7 | Aaron Pico | United States![]() |
8 | Derek Campos | United States![]() |
9 | John Teixeira da Conceicao | Brazil |
10 | Daniel Straus | United States![]() |
Michael Chandler (Champion) | United States![]() |
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1 | Patricky Freire | Brazil |
2 | Benson Henderson | United States |
3 | Brent Primus | United States![]() |
4 | Goiti Yamauchi | Brazil![]() |
5 | Saad Awad | United States |
6 | Derek Anderson | United States![]() |
7 | Daniel Weichel | Germany![]() |
8 | Adam Piccolotti | United States![]() |
9 | Brandon Girtz | United States |
10 | JJ Ambrose | United States |
Rory MacDonald (Champion) | Canada | |
1 | Douglas Lima | Brazil |
2 | Jon Fitch | United States |
3 | Lorenz Larkin | United States |
4 | Paul Daley | England |
5 | Andrey Koreshkov | Russia |
6 | Michael Page | England |
7 | Logan Storley | United States |
8 | Fernando Gonzalez | United States![]() |
9 | EJ Brooks | United States![]() |
10 | Neiman Gracie | Brazil![]() |
Gegard Mousasi (Champion) | Netherlands | |
1 | Lyoto Machida | Brazil![]() |
2 | Rafael Carvalho | Brazil![]() |
3 | Rafael Lovato Jr. | United States![]() |
4 | Anatoly Tokov | Russia![]() |
5 | Alexander Shlemenko | Russia![]() |
6 | John Salter | United States![]() |
7 | Costello van Steenis | Netherlands![]() |
8 | Chris Honeycutt | United States![]() |
9 | Chidi Njokuani | United States![]() |
10 | Leo Leite | Brazil![]() |
Ryan Bader (Champion) | United States | |
1 | Vadim Nemkov | Russia |
2 | Phil Davis | United States |
3 | Linton Vassell | England |
4 | Liam McGeary | England |
5 | Philipe Lins | Brazil![]() |
6 | Muhammed Lawal | United States![]() |
7 | Jordan Young | United States![]() |
8 | Kent Kauppinen | England![]() |
9 | Alessio Sakara | Italy![]() |
10 | Tyree Fortune | United States![]() |
Vacant (Champion) | — | |
1 | Ryan Bader | United States |
2 | Matt Mitrione | United States |
3 | Cheick Kongo | France |
4 | Sergei Kharitonov | Russia![]() |
5 | Fedor Emelianenko | Russia![]() |
6 | Roy Nelson | United States![]() |
7 | Javy Ayala | United States![]() |
8 | Chael Sonnen | United States |
9 | Quinton Jackson | United States |
10 | Frank Mir | United States![]() |
1 | Gegard Mousasi | Middleweight | Netherlands |
2 | Ryan Bader | Light Heavyweight / Heavyweight | United States |
3 | Rory MacDonald | Welterweight | Canada |
4 | Vadim Nemkov | Light heavyweight | Russia |
5 | Phil Davis | Light heavyweight | United States |
6 | Douglas Lima | Welterweight | Brazil |
7 | Jon Fitch | Welterweight | United States |
8 | Patricio Freire | Featherweight | Brazil |
9 | Michael Chandler | Lightweight | United States![]() |
10 | Patricky Freire | Lightweight | Brazil![]() |
11 | Lyoto Machida | Middleweight | Brazil![]() |
12 | Benson Henderson | Lightweight | United States![]() |
13 | Darrion Caldwell | Bantamweight | United States![]() |
14 | Lorenz Larkin | Welterweight | United States![]() |
15 | Linton Vassell | Light heavyweight | England |
16 | Paul Daley | Welterweight | England |
17 | Liam McGeary | Light heavyweight | England![]() |
18 | Emmanuel Sanchez | Featherweight | United States |
19 | Andrey Koreshkov | Welterweight | Russia |
20 | Matt Mitrione | Heavyweight | United States![]() |