MMA Middleweight Rankings

MMA Middleweight Rankings
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UFC Middleweight Rankings

Updated: 03 Jul, 2025

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Dricus Du Plessis photo

UFC Middleweight Champion

Dricus Du Plessis

23-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Russian Federation flag Chimaev (14-0-0) 16-Aug-2025
Last defence
United States flag Strickland (29-6-0) UD 5 08-Feb-2025
Time inactive
148 days - (4 months & 26 days)
Won against
United States flag Strickland (28-5-0) SD 5 20-Jan-2024
Time held
533 days - (1 year & 5 months)
Total defences
2
Feb 08 2025
UD 5 United States flag Strickland (29-6-0)
Aug 17 2024
SUB 4 Nigeria flag Adesanya (24-3-0)
Activity average
Every 267 days - (8 months & 25 days)
1
France flag
Nassourdine Imavov photo
Imavov

16-4-0

2
United States flag
Sean Strickland photo
1
Strickland

29-7-0

3
Russian Federation flag
Khamzat Chimaev photo
2
Chimaev

14-0-0

4
Nigeria flag
Israel Adesanya photo
3
Adesanya

24-5-0

5
New Zealand flag
Robert Whittaker photo
4
Whittaker

26-8-0

6
Brazil flag
Caio Borralho photo
5
Borralho

17-1-0

7
United States flag
Jared Cannonier photo
6
Cannonier

18-8-0

8
United States flag
Roman Dolidze photo
7
Dolidze

15-3-0

9
United States flag
Anthony Hernandez photo
8
Hernandez

14-2-0

10
Italy flag
Marvin Vettori photo
9
Vettori

19-8-1

11
United States flag
Brendan Allen photo
10
Allen

24-7-0

12
Netherlands flag
Reinier de Ridder photo
11
Ridder

20-2-0

13
Brazil flag
Paulo Costa photo
12
Costa

14-4-0

14
Russian Federation flag
Roman Kopylov photo
14
Kopylov

14-3-0

15
Germany flag
Abusupiyan Magomedov photo
13
Magomedov

28-6-1

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BELLATOR Middleweight Rankings

Updated: 14 Dec, 2023

United States flag
Johnny Eblen photo

Bellator Middleweight Champion

Johnny
Eblen

16-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United Kingdom flag Edwards (12-2-0) KO 3 23-Sep-2023
Time inactive
652 days - (1 year & 9 months)
Won against
Netherlands flag Mousasi (49-7-2) UD 5 24-Jun-2022
Time held
1108 days - (3 years)
Total defences
2
Sep 23 2023
KO 3 United Kingdom flag Edwards (12-2-0)
Feb 04 2023
UD 5 Russian Federation flag Tokov (31-2-0)
Activity average
Every 554 days - (1 year & 6 months)
1
United Kingdom flag
Fabian Edwards photo
Edwards

15-4-0

2
Netherlands flag
Gegard Mousasi photo
1
Mousasi

49-9-2

3
Russian Federation flag
Anatoly Tokov photo
2
Tokov

31-3-0

4
Canada flag
Aaron Jeffery photo
3
Jeffery

16-6-0

5
United States flag
Dalton Rosta photo
4
Rosta

11-1-0

6
United States flag
Austin Vanderford photo
5
Vanderford

13-2-0

7
Brazil flag
Douglas Lima photo
6
Lima

33-12-0

8
Russian Federation flag
Khalid Murtazaliev photo
7
Murtazaliev

16-3-0

9
United States flag
Grant Neal photo
8
Neal

9-2-0

10
United States flag
Romero Cotton photo
9
Cotton

6-2-0

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TAPOLOGY Middleweight Rankings

Updated: 03 Jul, 2025

1
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Dricus Du Plessis photo
Plessis

23-2-0

2
Russian Federation flag
Khamzat Chimaev photo
1
Chimaev

14-0-0

3
France flag
Nassourdine Imavov photo
2
Imavov

16-4-0

4
United States flag
Sean Strickland photo
5
Strickland

29-7-0

5
Nigeria flag
Israel Adesanya photo
7
Adesanya

24-5-0

6
New Zealand flag
Robert Whittaker photo
3
Whittaker

26-8-0

7
Brazil flag
Caio Borralho photo
8
Borralho

17-1-0

8
United States flag
Jared Cannonier photo
9
Cannonier

18-8-0

9
United States flag
Anthony Hernandez photo
4
Hernandez

14-2-0

10
United States flag
Brendan Allen photo
12
Allen

24-7-0

11
Netherlands flag
Reinier de Ridder photo
6
Ridder

20-2-0

12
United States flag
Roman Dolidze photo
13
Dolidze

15-3-0

13
Italy flag
Marvin Vettori photo
14
Vettori

19-8-1

14
Brazil flag
Gregory Rodrigues photo
Rodrigues

17-6-0

15
Brazil flag
Paulo Costa photo
Costa

14-4-0

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Germany flag
Abusupiyan Magomedov photo
Magomedov

28-6-1

Russian Federation flag
Ikram Aliskerov photo
Aliskerov

16-2-0

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2-3-1
Records
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Records
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Records
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24-7-0
Records
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Saturday, Jun 21 2025
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17-9-0
Records
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Saturday, Jun 14 2025
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7-2-0
Records
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Result
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Middleweight MMA rankings

UFC Middleweight
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South Africa flag Dricus Du Plessis (23-2-0)

UFC Middleweight Champion

  1. France flag Nassourdine Imavov
    (16-4-0) -
  2. United States flag Sean Strickland
    (29-7-0) -
  3. Russian Federation flag Khamzat Chimaev
    (14-0-0) -
  4. Nigeria flag Israel Adesanya
    (24-5-0) -
  5. New Zealand flag Robert Whittaker
    (26-8-0) -
  6. Brazil flag Caio Borralho
    (17-1-0) -
  7. United States flag Jared Cannonier
    (18-8-0) -
  8. United States flag Roman Dolidze
    (15-3-0) -
  9. United States flag Anthony Hernandez
    (14-2-0) -
  10. Italy flag Marvin Vettori
    (19-8-1) -
  11. United States flag Brendan Allen
    (24-7-0) -
  12. Netherlands flag Reinier de Ridder
    (20-2-0) -
  13. Brazil flag Paulo Costa
    (14-4-0) -
  14. Russian Federation flag Roman Kopylov
    (14-3-0) 1
  15. Germany flag Abusupiyan Magomedov
    (28-6-1) 1
BELLATOR Middleweight
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United States flag Johnny Eblen (16-0-0)

Bellator Middleweight Champion

  1. United Kingdom flag Fabian Edwards
    (15-4-0) -
  2. Netherlands flag Gegard Mousasi
    (49-9-2) -
  3. Russian Federation flag Anatoly Tokov
    (31-3-0) -
  4. Canada flag Aaron Jeffery
    (16-6-0) -
  5. United States flag Dalton Rosta
    (11-1-0) -
  6. United States flag Austin Vanderford
    (13-2-0) -
  7. Brazil flag Douglas Lima
    (33-12-0) -
  8. Russian Federation flag Khalid Murtazaliev
    (16-3-0) -
  9. United States flag Grant Neal
    (9-2-0) -
  10. United States flag Romero Cotton
    (6-2-0) -
TAPOLOGY Middleweight
  1. South Africa flag Dricus Du Plessis
    (23-2-0) -
  2. Russian Federation flag Khamzat Chimaev
    (14-0-0) -
  3. France flag Nassourdine Imavov
    (16-4-0) -
  4. United States flag Sean Strickland
    (29-7-0) 2
  5. Nigeria flag Israel Adesanya
    (24-5-0) 3
  6. New Zealand flag Robert Whittaker
    (26-8-0) 2
  7. Brazil flag Caio Borralho
    (17-1-0) 2
  8. United States flag Jared Cannonier
    (18-8-0) 2
  9. United States flag Anthony Hernandez
    (14-2-0) 4
  10. United States flag Brendan Allen
    (24-7-0) 3
  11. Netherlands flag Reinier de Ridder
    (20-2-0) 4
  12. United States flag Roman Dolidze
    (15-3-0) 2
  13. Italy flag Marvin Vettori
    (19-8-1) 2
  14. Brazil flag Gregory Rodrigues
    (17-6-0)
  15. Brazil flag Paulo Costa
    (14-4-0)
Dropped Out This Month