MMA World Bantamweight Rankings

Men’s Divisions
Heavyweight (265)Light Heavyweight (205)Middleweight (185)Welterweight (170)Lightweight (155)Featherweight (145)
– Bantamweight (135) – Flyweight (125)Pound-4-Pound

Women’s Divisions
W-Featherweight (145+)W-Bantamweight (135)W-Flyweight (125)W-Strawweight (115) – Pound-4-Pound

#FIGHTERORGOVRLAST 3NEXT FIGHT
1Merab Dvalishvili18-4W-Sean O'Malley (DEC)
W-Henry Cejudo (DEC)
W-Petr Yan (DEC)
2Sean O'Malley18-2L-Merab Dvalishvili (DEC)
W-Marlon Vera (DEC)
W-Aljamain Sterling (TKO)
3Umar Nurmagomedov18-0W-Cory Sandhagen (DEC)
W-Bekzat Almakhan (DEC)
W-Raoni Barcelos (KO)
4Petr Yan17-5W-Yadong Song (DEC)
L-Merab Dvalishvili (DEC)
L-Sean O'Malley (DEC)
5Cory Sandhagen17-5L-Umar Nurmagomedov (DEC)
W-Rob Font (DEC)
W-Marlon Vera (DEC)
6Deiveson Figueiredo24-3-1W-Marlon Vera (DEC)
W-Cody Garbrandt (SUB)
W-Rob Font (DEC)
7Henry Cejudo16-4L-Merab Dvalishvili (DEC)
L-Aljamain Sterling (DEC)
W-Dominick Cruz (TKO)
8Patrick Mix20-1W-Magomed Magomedov (DEC)
W-Sergio Pettis (SUB)
W-Raufeon Stots (KO)
9Mario Bautista15-2W-Jose Aldo (DEC)
W-Ricky Simon (DEC)
W-Da'Mon Blackshear (DEC)
10Jose Aldo32-9L-Mario Bautista (DEC)
W-Jonathan Martinez (DEC)
L-Merab Dvalishvili (DEC)
11Marlon Vera21-10-1L-Deiveson Figueiredo (DEC)
L-Sean O'Malley (DEC)
W-Pedro Munhoz (DEC)
12Rob Font21-8W-Kyler Phillips (DEC)
L-Deiveson Figueiredo (DEC)
L-Cory Sandhagen (DEC)
13Kyoji Horiguchi33-5W-Sergio Pettis (DEC)
W-Makoto Takahashi (SUB)
NC-Makoto Takahashi (NC)
14Sergio Pettis23-7L-Kyoji Horiguchi (DEC)
L-Patrick Mix (SUB)
W-Patricio Freire (DEC)
15Yadong Song20-6-1L-Petr Yan (DEC)
W-Chris Gutierrez (DEC)
W-Ricky Simon (TKO)
16Raufeon Stots21-2W-Marcos Breno (SUB)
W-Danny Sabatello (DEC)
L-Patrick Mix (KO)
17Kyler Phillips12-3L-Rob Font (DEC)
W-Pedro Munhoz (DEC)
W-Raoni Barcelos (DEC)
18Aiemann Zahabi12-2W-Pedro Munhoz (DEC)
W-Javid Basharat (DEC)
W-Qileng Aori (KO)
19Marcus McGhee10-1W-Jonathan Martinez (DEC)
W-Gaston Bolanos (TKO)
W-J.P. Buys (KO)
20Jonathan Martinez19-6L-Marcus McGhee (DEC)
L-Jose Aldo (DEC)
W-Adrian Yanez (TKO)
21Pedro Munhoz20-10L-Aiemann Zahabi (DEC)
L-Kyler Phillips (DEC)
L-Marlon Vera (DEC)
22Chris Gutierrez21-6-2W-Quang Le (DEC)
L-Yadong Song (DEC)
W-Heili Alateng (DEC)
23Cody Garbrandt14-6L-Deiveson Figueiredo (SUB)
W-Brian Kelleher (KO)
W-Trevin Jones (DEC)
24Said Nurmagomedov18-3W-Muin Gafurov (SUB)
L-Jonathan Martinez (DEC)
W-Saidyokub Kakhramonov (SUB)
25Montel Jackson14-2W-Da'Mon Blackshear (KO)
W-Rani Yahya (KO)
W-Julio Arce (DEC)
Ineligible for Rankings
* Suspension
* Inactivity>15 months
* Moving Divisions
Dominick Cruz24-4L-Marlon Vera (KO)
W-Pedro Munhoz (DEC)
W-Casey Kenney (DEC)
Fabricio Andrade9-2W-John Lineker (TKO)
NC-John Lineker (NC)
W-Kwon Won (KO)
MMA World Rankings FAQ
MMA World Rankings are comprised of all fighters, regardless of promotion. These rankings are sometimes referred to as "Global Rankings" or "Overall Rankings." RankingMMA has been publishing MMA world rankings since 2006.

So, how do we compile our rankings? What separates us from other web sites that formulate rankings?

We are the only source that uses computerized analytics rankings system & actual fight footage to determine rankings similar. The reason we do this is to avoid ranking bias. By using analytics, fighters are scored no matter the promotion they are in. From there, tiers are created and fighters are ranked from within those tiers.

Here is the rankings criteria that encompasses a fighter ranking:
- Most recent performance
- Performance against top competition
- Estimated ability against future competition
- Strength of competition
- Activity in the last 3 years
- Last 5 fights

There are many fighters sporting undefeated records from developing fight scenes, especially abroad. Something we take into consideration is the strength of competition they have faced. If a fighter has compiled a bunch of wins against competition that is lackluster they will likely have a difficult time moving up in the rankings until they face stiffer competition in order for us to accurately predict how they would perform against exceedingly tougher competition.

If a fighter has fought elite competition and fallen short, we factor in how they performed. If a fighter fairs well against a higher-ranked adversary, they could still move up in the rankings.

Actual fight footage is reviewed, regardless of promotion in order to formulate these rankings.

= Fighter moves up in the rankings after recent fight
= Fighter moves down in the rankings after recent fight

Reasons a fighter is ineligible for Non-UFC Rankings (* = Not Ranked)
= Inactivity over 15 months
= Changing weight classes. A fighter must debut in their new weight class in order to officially be ranked there. Upon their debut, they will be removed from their former weight class. If the fighter temporarily competed outside of their division, they will be ranked in their primary division of choice.
= Suspension. Should a fighter be suspended for performance enhancing substances or fighter conduct, they will be removed from the rankings.

2 Comments on this post.
  • Marty
    7 May 2023 at 9:14 PM
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    Saidyokub Kakhramonov belongs in this list, he almost beat Said Nurmagomedov and flapped his mouth and pissed Dana off so now he is in XMMA beating guys in 50 seconds.

  • Charles
    6 January 2023 at 10:03 AM
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    Enrique Barzola is in bellator now

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