MMA Heavyweight Rankings

MMA Heavyweight Rankings
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UFC Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 27 Mar, 2025

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UFC Heavyweight Champion

Jon
Jones

28-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Miocic (20-4-0) KO 3 16-Nov-2024
Time inactive
136 days - (4 months & 16 days)
Won against
France flag Gane (11-1-0) SUB 1 04-Mar-2023
Time held
759 days - (2 years)
Total defences
1
Nov 16 2024
KO 3 United States flag Miocic (20-4-0)
Activity average
Every 759 days - (2 years)
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UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion

Tom
Aspinall

15-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Blaydes (18-4-0) KO 1 27-Jul-2024
Time inactive
248 days - (8 months & 5 days)
Won against
Russian Federation flag Pavlovich (18-1-0) KO 1 11-Nov-2023
Time held
507 days - (1 year & 4 months)
Total defences
1
Jul 27 2024
KO 1 United States flag Blaydes (18-4-0)
Activity average
Every 507 days - (1 year & 4 months)
1
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Aspinall

15-3-0

2
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1
Gane

13-2-0

3
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Alexander Volkov photo
2
Volkov

38-11-0

4
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3
Pavlovich

19-3-0

5
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Curtis Blaydes photo
4
Blaydes

18-5-0

6
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Jailton Almeida photo
5
Almeida

22-3-0

7
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6
Spivac

17-5-0

8
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7
Tybura

27-9-0

9
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8
Lewis

28-12-0

10
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9
Tuivasa

14-8-0

11
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Waldo Cortes-Acosta photo
10
Cortes-Acosta

13-1-0

12
Russian Federation flag
Shamil Gaziev photo
11
Gaziev

14-1-0

13
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Michael Parkin photo
12
Parkin

10-1-0

14
Brazil flag
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13
Teixeira

8-0-0

15
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Kennedy Nzechukwu photo
14
Nzechukwu

14-5-0

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BELLATOR Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 14 Dec, 2023

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Bellator Heavyweight Champion

Ryan
Bader

31-8-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Russian Federation flag Emelianenko (40-6-0) KO 1 04-Feb-2023
Time inactive
787 days - (2 years & 1 month)
Won against
Russian Federation flag Emelianenko (38-5-0) KO 1 26-Jan-2019
Time held
2257 days - (6 years & 2 months)
Total defences
4
Feb 04 2023
KO 1 Russian Federation flag Emelianenko (40-6-0)
May 06 2022
UD 5 France flag Kongo (31-11-2)
Jan 29 2022
UD 5 Ukraine flag Moldavsky (11-1-0)
Sep 07 2019
NC 1 France flag Kongo (30-10-2)
Activity average
Every 564 days - (1 year & 6 months)
1
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Vassell

24-10-0

2
Ukraine flag
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1
Moldavsky

13-4-0

3
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2
Mowry

10-2-1

4
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3
Saricam

9-2-0

5
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4
James

15-7-1

6
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Tyrell Fortune photo
5
Fortune

14-3-0

7
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6
Golm

10-6-0

8
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7
Johnson

18-11-0

9
Tunisia flag
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8
Trabelsi

8-0-0

10
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9
Popov

19-2-0

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TAPOLOGY Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 27 Mar, 2025

1
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Aspinall

15-3-0

2
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1
Jones

28-1-0

3
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2
Volkov

38-11-0

4
France flag
Ciryl Gane photo
3
Gane

13-2-0

5
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Curtis Blaydes photo
4
Blaydes

18-5-0

6
Brazil flag
Jailton Almeida photo
5
Almeida

22-3-0

7
Russian Federation flag
Sergei Pavlovich photo
6
Pavlovich

19-3-0

8
Cameroon flag
Francis NGannou photo
7
N'Gannou

18-3-0

9
Ukraine flag
Sergey Spivac photo
8
Spivac

17-5-0

10
Poland flag
Marcin Tybura photo
9
Tybura

27-9-0

11
Russian Federation flag
Shamil Gaziev photo
10
Gaziev

14-1-0

12
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Derrick Lewis photo
11
Lewis

28-12-0

13
Russian Federation flag
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12
Nemkov

18-2-0

14
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Tai Tuivasa photo
13
Tuivasa

14-8-0

15
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Denis Goltsov photo
Goltsov

36-8-0

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Rozenstruik

15-6-0

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Kennedy Nzechukwu photo
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Nzechukwu
Buday
14-5-0
Records
14-2-0
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy
Saturday, Apr 05 2025
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Alvin Hines
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Valdez
4-0-0
Records
2-1-0
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Friday, Apr 11 2025
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Szpilka
Zimmerman
3-1-0
Records
1-1-0
KSW 105
Saturday, Apr 26 2025
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Hall
17-9-0
Records
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KSW 105
Saturday, Apr 26 2025
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Valentin Moldavsky photo
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Bilostenniy
13-4-0
Records
13-3-0
PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 4
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18-3-0
Records
18-11-0
PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 4
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24-10-0
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19-2-0
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Thursday, May 01 2025
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4-0-0
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5-1-0
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Thursday, May 01 2025
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Don Tale Mayes
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Mayes
Petersen
11-8-0
Records
9-3-0
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
Saturday, May 03 2025
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Tuco Tokkos
Tafa
Tokkos
5-3-0
Records
10-5-0
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Saturday, May 03 2025
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Hugo Cunha photo
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Cunha
Freeman
8-2-0
Records
5-1-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
LFA 204
Saturday, Mar 22 2025
Heavyweight championship
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Marcin Tybura photo
Michael Parkin
Tybura
Parkin
26-9-0
Records
10-0-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC London: Edwards vs. Brady
Saturday, Mar 22 2025
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Todev
Fleury
11-6-0
Records
13-3-0
UD 5
Result
UD 5
OKTAGON 68
Saturday, Mar 08 2025
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Austen Lane
Mario Pinto
Lane
Pinto
13-5-0
Records
9-0-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev
Saturday, Mar 01 2025
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Joe Taylor
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Taylor
Latu
6-0-0
Records
6-2-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
LFA 202
Friday, Feb 21 2025
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Mauro Cerilli
Kirill Grishenko
Cerilli
Grishenko
15-5-0
Records
6-2-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
ONE 171
Thursday, Feb 20 2025
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Valter Walker
Don Tale Mayes
Walker
Mayes
12-1-0
Records
11-7-0
Sub 1
Result
Sub 1
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
Saturday, Feb 15 2025
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Talisson Teixeira photo
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Teixeira
Tafa
7-0-0
Records
7-3-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
UFC 312
Saturday, Feb 08 2025
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Hamdy Abdelwahab
Jamal Pogues
Abdelwahab
Pogues
6-0-0
Records
11-4-0
SD 3
Result
SD 3
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
Saturday, Feb 01 2025
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Shamil Gaziev photo
Thomas Petersen
Gaziev
Petersen
13-1-0
Records
9-2-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
Saturday, Feb 01 2025

Heavyweight MMA rankings

UFC Heavyweight
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United States flag Jon Jones (28-1-0)

UFC Heavyweight Champion

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United Kingdom flag Tom Aspinall (15-3-0)

UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion

  1. United Kingdom flag Tom Aspinall
    (15-3-0) -
  2. France flag Ciryl Gane
    (13-2-0) -
  3. Russian Federation flag Alexander Volkov
    (38-11-0) -
  4. Russian Federation flag Sergei Pavlovich
    (19-3-0) -
  5. United States flag Curtis Blaydes
    (18-5-0) -
  6. Brazil flag Jailton Almeida
    (22-3-0) -
  7. Ukraine flag Sergey Spivac
    (17-5-0) -
  8. Poland flag Marcin Tybura
    (27-9-0) -
  9. United States flag Derrick Lewis
    (28-12-0) -
  10. Australia flag Tai Tuivasa
    (14-8-0) -
  11. Dominican Republic flag Waldo Cortes-Acosta
    (13-1-0) -
  12. Russian Federation flag Shamil Gaziev
    (14-1-0) -
  13. United Kingdom flag Michael Parkin
    (10-1-0) -
  14. Brazil flag Talisson Teixeira
    (8-0-0) -
  15. Nigeria flag Kennedy Nzechukwu
    (14-5-0) -
BELLATOR Heavyweight
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United States flag Ryan Bader (31-8-0)

Bellator Heavyweight Champion

  1. United Kingdom flag Linton Vassell
    (24-10-0) -
  2. Ukraine flag Valentin Moldavsky
    (13-4-0) -
  3. United States flag Steve Mowry
    (10-2-1) -
  4. Turkey flag Gokhan Saricam
    (9-2-0) -
  5. United States flag Daniel James
    (15-7-1) -
  6. United States flag Tyrell Fortune
    (14-3-0) -
  7. Brazil flag Marcelo Golm
    (10-6-0) -
  8. United States flag Timothy Johnson
    (18-11-0) -
  9. Tunisia flag Slim Trabelsi
    (8-0-0) -
  10. Russian Federation flag Oleg Popov
    (19-2-0) -
TAPOLOGY Heavyweight
  1. United Kingdom flag Tom Aspinall
    (15-3-0) -
  2. United States flag Jon Jones
    (28-1-0) -
  3. Russian Federation flag Alexander Volkov
    (38-11-0) -
  4. France flag Ciryl Gane
    (13-2-0) -
  5. United States flag Curtis Blaydes
    (18-5-0) -
  6. Brazil flag Jailton Almeida
    (22-3-0) -
  7. Russian Federation flag Sergei Pavlovich
    (19-3-0) -
  8. Cameroon flag Francis NGannou
    (18-3-0) -
  9. Ukraine flag Sergey Spivac
    (17-5-0) -
  10. Poland flag Marcin Tybura
    (27-9-0) -
  11. Russian Federation flag Shamil Gaziev
    (14-1-0) -
  12. United States flag Derrick Lewis
    (28-12-0) -
  13. Russian Federation flag Vadim Nemkov
    (18-2-0) -
  14. Australia flag Tai Tuivasa
    (14-8-0) -
  15. Afghanistan flag Denis Goltsov
    (36-8-0)
Dropped Out This Month