MMA Bantamweight Rankings

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UFC Bantamweight Rankings

Updated: 27 Mar, 2025

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Merab Dvalishvili photo

UFC Bantamweight Champion

Merab
Dvalishvili

19-4-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Russian Federation flag Nurmagomedov (18-0-0) UD 5 18-Jan-2025
Time inactive
73 days - (2 months & 14 days)
Won against
United States flag O'Malley (18-1-0) UD 5 14-Sep-2024
Time held
199 days - (6 months & 18 days)
Total defences
1
Jan 18 2025
UD 5 Russian Federation flag Nurmagomedov (18-0-0)
Activity average
Every 199 days - (6 months & 18 days)
1
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O'Malley

18-2-0

2
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Petr Yan photo
1
Yan

18-5-0

3
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Umar Nurmagomedov photo
2
Nurmagomedov

18-1-0

4
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Cory Sandhagen photo
3
Sandhagen

17-5-0

5
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Deiveson Figueiredo photo
4
Figueiredo

24-4-1

6
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Yadong Song photo
5
Song

22-8-1

7
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Marlon Vera photo
6
Vera

23-10-1

8
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Rob Font photo
7
Font

22-8-0

9
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Henry Cejudo photo
8
Cejudo

16-5-0

10
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Mario Bautista photo
9
Bautista

15-2-0

11
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Jose Aldo photo
10
Aldo

32-9-0

12
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Kyler Phillips photo
11
Phillips

12-3-0

13
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Marcus McGhee photo
12
McGhee

10-1-0

14
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Aiemann Zahabi photo
13
Zahabi

12-2-0

15
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Montel Jackson photo
14
Jackson

14-2-0

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BELLATOR Bantamweight Rankings

Updated: 14 Dec, 2023

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Patchy Mix photo

Bellator Bantamweight Champion

Patchy
Mix

20-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Russian Federation flag Magomedov (20-3-0) SD 5 17-May-2024
Time inactive
319 days - (10 months & 15 days)
Won against
United States flag Pettis (23-5-0) KO 2 17-Nov-2023
Time held
501 days - (1 year & 4 months)
Total defences
1
May 17 2024
SD 5 Russian Federation flag Magomedov (20-3-0)
Activity average
Every 501 days - (1 year & 4 months)
1
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1
Stots

20-2-0

2
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Pettis

23-6-0

3
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2
Archuleta

29-5-0

4
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Magomed Magomedov photo
3
Magomedov

20-4-0

5
Japan flag
Kyoji Horiguchi photo
4
Horiguchi

34-5-0

6
Brazil flag
Leandro Higo photo
6
Higo

23-6-0

7
Peru flag
Enrique Barzola photo
7
Barzola

21-9-2

8
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Danny Sabatello photo
5
Sabatello

14-4-1

9
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Jaylon Bates photo
8
Bates

7-1-0

10
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Nikita Mikhailov photo
9
Mikhailov

9-3-0

Dropped Out This Month

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Mix

20-1-0

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TAPOLOGY Bantamweight Rankings

Updated: 27 Mar, 2025

1
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Merab Dvalishvili photo
Dvalishvili

19-4-0

2
Russian Federation flag
Umar Nurmagomedov photo
1
Nurmagomedov

18-1-0

3
United States flag
Sean O’Malley photo
2
O'Malley

18-2-0

4
Russian Federation flag
Petr Yan photo
3
Yan

18-5-0

5
Brazil flag
Deiveson Figueiredo photo
5
Figueiredo

24-4-1

6
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Cory Sandhagen photo
4
Sandhagen

17-5-0

7
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Yadong Song photo
6
Song

22-8-1

8
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Mario Bautista photo
7
Bautista

15-2-0

9
United States flag
Rob Font photo
9
Font

22-8-0

10
Ecuador flag
Marlon Vera photo
8
Vera

23-10-1

11
Brazil flag
Jose Aldo photo
10
Aldo

32-9-0

12
United States flag
Henry Cejudo photo
11
Cejudo

16-5-0

13
United States flag
Marcus McGhee photo
12
McGhee

10-1-0

14
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Kyler Phillips photo
13
Phillips

12-3-0

15
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Vinicius Oliveira photo
14
Oliveira

22-3-0

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4-1-0
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15-1-0
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11-1-0
Records
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17-4-0
Records
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10-1-0
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9-2-0
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8-0-0
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Bantamweight championship

Bantamweight MMA rankings

UFC Bantamweight
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United States flag Merab Dvalishvili (19-4-0)

UFC Bantamweight Champion

  1. United States flag Sean O’Malley
    (18-2-0) -
  2. Russian Federation flag Petr Yan
    (18-5-0) -
  3. Russian Federation flag Umar Nurmagomedov
    (18-1-0) -
  4. United States flag Cory Sandhagen
    (17-5-0) -
  5. Brazil flag Deiveson Figueiredo
    (24-4-1) -
  6. China flag Yadong Song
    (22-8-1) -
  7. Ecuador flag Marlon Vera
    (23-10-1) -
  8. United States flag Rob Font
    (22-8-0) -
  9. United States flag Henry Cejudo
    (16-5-0) -
  10. United States flag Mario Bautista
    (15-2-0) -
  11. Brazil flag Jose Aldo
    (32-9-0) -
  12. United States flag Kyler Phillips
    (12-3-0) -
  13. United States flag Marcus McGhee
    (10-1-0) -
  14. Canada flag Aiemann Zahabi
    (12-2-0) -
  15. United States flag Montel Jackson
    (14-2-0) -
BELLATOR Bantamweight
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United States flag Patchy Mix (20-1-0)

Bellator Bantamweight Champion

  1. United States flag Raufeon Stots
    (20-2-0) 1
  2. United States flag Sergio Pettis
    (23-6-0)
  3. United States flag Juan Archuleta
    (29-5-0) -
  4. Russian Federation flag Magomed Magomedov
    (20-4-0) -
  5. Japan flag Kyoji Horiguchi
    (34-5-0) -
  6. Brazil flag Leandro Higo
    (23-6-0) 1
  7. Peru flag Enrique Barzola
    (21-9-2) 1
  8. United States flag Danny Sabatello
    (14-4-1) 2
  9. United States flag Jaylon Bates
    (7-1-0) -
  10. Russian Federation flag Nikita Mikhailov
    (9-3-0) -
Dropped Out This Month
TAPOLOGY Bantamweight
  1. United States flag Merab Dvalishvili
    (19-4-0) -
  2. Russian Federation flag Umar Nurmagomedov
    (18-1-0) -
  3. United States flag Sean O’Malley
    (18-2-0) -
  4. Russian Federation flag Petr Yan
    (18-5-0) -
  5. Brazil flag Deiveson Figueiredo
    (24-4-1) 1
  6. United States flag Cory Sandhagen
    (17-5-0) 1
  7. China flag Yadong Song
    (22-8-1) -
  8. United States flag Mario Bautista
    (15-2-0) -
  9. United States flag Rob Font
    (22-8-0) 1
  10. Ecuador flag Marlon Vera
    (23-10-1) 1
  11. Brazil flag Jose Aldo
    (32-9-0) -
  12. United States flag Henry Cejudo
    (16-5-0) -
  13. United States flag Marcus McGhee
    (10-1-0) -
  14. United States flag Kyler Phillips
    (12-3-0) -
  15. Brazil flag Vinicius Oliveira
    (22-3-0) -