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List of current Bellator MMA fighters

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List of current Bellator MMA fighters records current Bellator MMA (Bellator) fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. Unlike the UFC, Bellator does allow its fighters to compete in other promotions, so many fighters on this list may appear in MMA events outside of Bellator.

Background

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Bellator MMA (formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships") promotion was started in 2008 by Bjorn Rebney and Brad Epstein as a tournament based alternative to other MMA organizations such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikeforce.[1] Prior to 2015, when president Scott Coker made the decision to drop the 8-man tournament format,[2] Bellator fighters participated in a series of tournament bouts in a set weight class over a season (usually between 10 and 13 events over 3 or 4 months). The winners of these tournaments were crowned Bellator champions, with the winners of successive tournaments in the same weight class earning the spot of no. 1 contender.

Notes/key

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  1. This list provides an up-to-date roster of all fighters currently competing under the Bellator MMA promotional banner. The list excluded fighters who have not fought for more than two years and are not subjected to suspension.[note 1]
  2. All names presented are in accordance with Sherdog website profiles and may include common nicknames or alternative spellings rather than birth names.[note 2]
  3. Fighters are organized by weight class and within their weight class by their date of debut in Bellator MMA.[note 3]
  4. MMA records below are retrieved from Sherdog's website.[note 4]
  5. The flags listed in these tables are in accordance with the Sherdog's website and may not fully or accurately represent the full citizenship of the peoples listed.
  6. WC = Weight Class; G = Gender; SW = Strawweight; FYW = Flyweight; BW = Bantamweight; FW = Featherweight; LW = Lightweight; WW = Welterweight; MW = Middleweight; LHW = Light heavyweight; HW = Heavyweight; WSW = Women's Strawweight; WFYW = Women's Flyweight; WBW = Women's Bantamweight; and WFW = Women's Featherweight.[note 5]
  7. Fighters' age and height are based on information obtained from Sherdog's website.[note 6]
  8. Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, draws and no-contests (NC).[note 7]
  9. Number of fighters in each division is counted as per date indicated only for the number could change week by week.[note 8]
  10. Rankings are based on information obtained from the UFC's website and updated when information has been obtained from the Bellator's website (Increase / Decrease = movement in rankings, (C) = Champion, (IC) = Interim Champion, and (NR) = not previously ranked).[note 9]
  11. The tables are sortable and the calculation for Bellator MMA and MMA records (Win–loss-Draw (No Contest)) are formulated as follows: [note 10]
    • Plus one point of the total wins for fighters having not lost a fight: 5–0–0 = 6
    • Negative points of total losses for fighters having not won a fight: 0–3–0 = -3
    • Add number of wins to the winning percentage: 10–1–0 = 10.90 | 10 + (10/11)
    • A draw counts as 0.5: 8–4–1 = 8.65 | 8 + (8.5/13)
    • No contest does not factor as one of the variables of the calculation: 8–2–0 (1 NC) = 8.80 | 8 + (8/10)

Recent releases and retirements

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These fighters have either been released from their Bellator contracts, or announced their retirement, over the course of the last month. If their release has not been announced, then they have been listed here based upon their removal from the Bellator's rosters.

Date ISO Name Nickname Reason Division Ref Bellator record MMA record
January 16, 2024 Suriname Said Sowma Released Heavyweight 2–4 8–5
January 23, 2024 United States Sabah Homasi The Sleek Sheik Released Welterweight [3] 6–6 17–12
January 23, 2024 Canada Josh Hill Gentleman Released Bantamweight [3] 4–3 22–6
January 23, 2024 Mexico Karina Rodríguez Released Women's Flyweight [4] 0–0 22–6
January 23, 2024 Colombia Alejandra Lara Azul Released Women's Flyweight [4] 3–6 9–7
January 23, 2024 United States Justin Montalvo Kid Marvelous Released Lightweight 2–2 5–2
January 24, 2024 United States Sidney Outlaw Da Gun Released Lightweight 5–3 17–6
January 24, 2024 United States Darrion Caldwell The Wolf Released Bantamweight 12–6 15–7
February 2, 2024 Republic of Ireland Kenny Mokhonoana Blood Diamond Released Featherweight 2–1 5–1
February 2, 2024 United States Bryce Logan Released Lightweight 1–4 13–7
February 2, 2024 United States Chris Gonzalez CG Released Lightweight 7–3 8–3
February 4, 2024 Poland Maciej Różański Spartan Released Light Heavyweight 1–2 14–5
February 4, 2024 Poland Piotr Niedzielski Niedziela Released Featherweight 1–3 17–7
February 4, 2024 Poland Kamil Oniszczuk Released Middleweight 0–2 9–3
February 8, 2024 Mexico Érik Pérez El Goyito Released Featherweight 1–3 20–9
February 14, 2024 United States Austin Vanderford The Gentleman Released Middleweight [5] 5–2 11–2
February 14, 2024 United States Dante Schiro Released Welterweight 1–3 9–5
February 15, 2024 Russia Shamil Nikaev The Chechen Wolf Released Lightweight 1–1 10–1 (1)
March 12, 2024 United States Jesse Roberts Released Lightweight 1–1 6–1
March 14, 2024 United States Bobby Seronio III The Humble Warrior Released Bantamweight 4–0 4–0
March 18, 2024 Tajikistan Sharaf Davlatmurodov Wolfhound Released Middleweight 1–1 19–4–1
March 19, 2024 Brazil Weber Almeida The Silverback Released Featherweight 5–2 7–2
March 19, 2024 Netherlands Pieter Buist The Archangel Released Lightweight 0–2 17–8
March 28, 2024 United States Emmanuel Sanchez El Matador Released Lightweight 12–8 20–9
April 7, 2024 Canada Lance Gibson Jr. Fearless Released Lightweight 5–1 7–1
April 10, 2024 Russia Vladimir Tokov Vova Released Lightweight 5–2 9–2
April 19, 2024 Russia Nikita Mikhailov Released Bantamweight 3–2 10–3
April 22, 2024 United States Lucas Brennan Skywallker Released Featherweight [6] 9–1 9–1
May 3, 2024 Brazil Bruna Ellen Released Women's Flyweight 5–4 7–4
May 7, 2024 Russia Veronika Borisova Released Women's Flyweight 0–0 5–0
May 14, 2024 United States James Gonzalez The Alley Cat Released Featherweight 1–2 10–7
May 22, 2024 United States DeAnna Bennett Vitamin D Released Women's Flyweight 3–2 13–8–1
May 22, 2024 United States Kenneth Cross The Boss Released Lightweight 0–1 13–4
May 23, 2024 Netherlands Gegard Mousasi The Dreamcatcher Released Middleweight [7] 7–3 49–9–2
May 26, 2024 United Kingdom Saul Rogers The Hangman Released Lightweight 3–3 (1 NC) 15–5 (1 NC)
June 21, 2024 Brazil Jairo Pacheco Mumuzinho Released Lightweight 0–2 7–2
June 21, 2024 United States Michael Lombardo The Don Released Welterweight 1–2 13–4
June 27, 2024 United States Jerrell Hodge Thunderkat Released Bantamweight 0–1 10–4
June 27, 2024 United States Blake Smith Released Featherweight 0–1 7–4
August 7, 2024 Lithuania Julius Anglickas Released Light Heavyweight [8] 3–3 10–4
September 13, 2024 Ukraine Yaroslav Amosov Dynamo Contract Ended Welterweight [9] 8–1 27–1
September 18, 2024 Brazil Jefferson Pontes Released Featherweight 0–1 6–1
September 23, 2024 Brazil Lorrany Santos Released Women's Featherweight 0–1 6–2
September 30, 2024 France Davy Gallon Signed with KSW Lightweight [10] 3–2 (1 NC) 21–9–2 (1 NC)
October 31, 2024 Russia Anatoly Tokov Released Middleweight 7–1 32–3
November 20, 2024 United States Lorenz Larkin Released Welterweight 9–3 (1) 27–8 (2)

Recent signings

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The fighters in this section have either signed with the Bellator, have recently returned from an announced retirement, or have yet to make their Bellator debut.

Date ISO Name Nickname Division Status / next fight / Info Ref MMA record
October 21, 2022 Brazil Poliana Botelho Blanka Women's Flyweight [11] 9–5
March 8, 2023 Russia Artur Alibulatov Light Heavyweight [12] 23–4
March 23, 2023 Russia Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau Featherweight [13] 0–0
April 10, 2023 Brazil João Vitor Dantas Middleweight [14] 7–1
September 9, 2024 Canada Frederik Dupras Featherweight [15] 8–1

Current champions, weight classes and status

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Bellator currently uses nine different weight classes.[16] This list of champions is updated as of September 10, 2021.

WC Min Upper limit G Champion Flag Date won Ref Days
held
Defenses Next Fight / Info
FLW >115 Ib
>52.2 kg
125 Ib
56.7 kg
M Vacant
W Liz Carmouche April 22, 2022 [17] 944

1. def. Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 289 on December 9, 2022
2. def. DeAnna Bennett at Bellator 294 on Apr. 21, 2023
3. def. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane at Bellator 300 on Oct. 7, 2023

BW >125 Ib
>56.7 kg
135 Ib
61.2 kg
M Patchy Mix Nov 17, 2023 [18] 370 1. def. Magomed Magomedov at BCS 2 on May 17, 2024
FW >135 Ib
>61.2 kg
145 Ib
65.8 kg
M Patrício Pitbull April 15, 2022 [19] 951 1. def. Ádám Borics at Bellator 286 on October 1, 2022
2. def. Jeremy Kennedy at Bellator Champions Series 1 on March 22, 2024
W Cris Cyborg January 25, 2020 [20] 2154

1. def. Arlene Blencowe at Bellator 249 on October 15, 2020
2. def. Leslie Smith at Bellator 259 on May 21, 2021
3. def. Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator 271 on November 12, 2021
4. def. Arlene Blencowe at Bellator 279 on April 23, 2022
5. def. Cat Zingano at Bellator 300 on Oct. 7, 2023

LW >145 Ib
>65.8 kg
155 Ib
70.3 kg
M Usman Nurmagomedov November 18, 2022 [21] 734

1. def. Benson Henderson at Bellator 292 on March 10, 2023
NC def. Brent Primus at Bellator 300 on Oct. 7, 2023
2. def. Alexandr Shabliy at BCS 4 on September 7, 2024

WW >155 Ib
>70.3 kg
170 Ib
77.1 kg
M Ramazan Kuramagomedov June 22, 2024 [22] 152
MW >170 Ib
>77.1 kg
185 Ib
83.9 kg
M Johnny Eblen June 24, 2022 [23] 881

1. def. Anatoly Tokov at Bellator 290 on February 4, 2023
2. def. Fabian Edwards at Bellator 299 on September 23, 2023
3. def. Fabian Edwards at PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants on October 19, 2024

LHW >185 Ib
>83.9 kg
205 Ib
93 kg
M Corey Anderson March 22, 2024 [24] 244
HW >205 Ib
>93 kg
265 Ib
120.2 kg
M Ryan Bader January 26, 2019 [25] 2126

NC vs. Cheick Kongo at Bellator 244 on August 21, 2020
1. def. Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 273 on January 29, 2022
2. def. Cheick Kongo at Bellator 280 on May 6, 2022
3. def. Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 290 on February 4, 2023

Heavyweights (265 lb, 120 kg)

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ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout Bellator/PFL record MMA record
United States Ryan Bader (C) 41 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Darth Loss - PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Renan Ferreira 8 9–3 (1) 31–8 (1)
Russia Vadim Nemkov 32 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Win - PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Bruno Cappelozza 8 10–0 (1) 18–2 (1)
United Kingdom Abraham Bably 28 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) The One and Only Win - Bellator 302 (Belfast) - Isaiah Pinson 7 2–0 5–0
Brazil Wladmir Gouvea 32 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Blanka 17 2–0 2–0
Russia Ali Isaev 40 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 21 0–0–1 9–0–1
United States Isaiah Pinson 29 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Loss - Bellator 302 (Belfast) - Abraham Bably 7 1–1 3–1
United States Josh Hokit 27 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Sean Rose 2 2–0 2–0
Tunisia Slim Trabelsi 31 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 2 (Paris) - Louie Sutherland 6 2–0 7–0

Light Heavyweights (205 lb, 93 kg)

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ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout Bellator record MMA record
United States Phil Davis 40 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Mr. Wonderful (April 5) Out of PFL 2 - Rob Wilkinson 17 11–4 24–7 (1)
Northern Ireland Karl Moore 33 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Loss - Bellator 302 (Belfast) - Corey Anderson 7 4–1 12–3
Sweden Karl Albrektsson 31 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) King (August 2) Albrektsson Visa Issue - Out of PFL 8 - Antônio Carlos Júnior 12 2–3 14–5
United States Grant Neal 29 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) (August 30) Rescheduled - Out of Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Khalid Murtazaliev / Return to MW 7 8–2 9–2
United Kingdom Luke Trainer 28 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) The Gent Win - Bellator Champions Series 5(London) - Laurynas Urbonavicius 3 6–1 9–1
United States Corey Anderson (C) 35 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Overtime Win - Bellator 302 (Belfast) - Karl Moore 7 5–1 (1) 18–6 (1)
United States Sullivan Cauley 28 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 15 6–1 6–1
Cuba Yoel Romero 47 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Soldier of God Win - PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Thiago Santos 8 3–2 16–7
United Kingdom Simeón Powell 25 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Smooth Win - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Rafael Xavier 3 5–1 10–1
Lithuania Laurynas Urbonavicius 36 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Captain Lithuania Loss - Bellator Champions Series 5 (London) - Luke Trainer 3 0–1 14–2

Middleweights (185 lb, 84 kg)

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ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout Bellator record MMA record
Brazil Douglas Lima 36 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) The Phenom Loss - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Aaron Jeffery 2 15–8 33–12
France Grégory Babene 40 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Blade Loss - Bellator Champions Series 2 (Paris) - Costello van Steenis 6 5–1 23–12
United Kingdom Mike Shipman 34 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sea Bass Win - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Eslam Abdul Baset 3 8–3 17–4
United States Romero Cotton 34 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 13 6–2 6–2
Netherlands Costello van Steenis 32 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) The Spaniard Win - Bellator Champions Series 2 (Paris) - Grégory Babene 6 7–2 15–3
Republic of Ireland Charlie Ward 43 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Relentless 13 7–4 10–7
Hungary Norbert Növényi Jr. 25 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Magic Loss - Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Dalton Rosta 4 6–1 7–1
United Kingdom Fabian Edwards 31 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) The Assassin Loss - PFL SF: Battle of the Giants (Riyadh) - Johnny Eblen 1 9–4 13–4
United States Johnny Eblen (C) 32 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Diamond Hands Win - PFL SF: Battle of the Giants (Riyadh) - Fabian Edwards 1 12–0 16–0
United States Jordan Newman 29 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Imamshafi Aliev 2 7–0 7–0
United States Dalton Rosta 29 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Hercules Win - Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Norbert Növényi Jr. 4 9–1 9–1
Russia Khalid Murtazaliev 31 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) (August 30) Rescheduled - Out of Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Grant Neal 20 3–1 17–3
United States Anthony Adams 36 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SugaFoot 19 1–2 9–4
Canada Aaron Jeffery 32 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Douglas Lima 2 4–2 15–5
United Kingdom Steven Hill 31 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) The Meal Deal Loss - Bellator Champions Series 5 (London) - Joseph Luciano 3 2–2 7–2
Russia Imamshafi Aliev 26 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Loss - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Jordan Newman 2 1–1 9–1

Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg)

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ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout Bellator record MMA record
Guam Herman Terrado 35 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) The Hitman Loss - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Masayuki Kikuiri 2 1–5–1 15–7–1
United States Joey Davis 30 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Black Ice 19 8–1 8–1
Italy Nicolò Solli 27 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) The Monkey King 13 3–2 (1) 4–2 (1)
Sweden Oliver Enkamp 33 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) The Future (September 3) Event Cancelled - Out of Bellator Champions Series 6 (Paris) - Baysangur Chamsoudinov 18 4–2 11–4
Jamaica Jason Jackson 34 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) The Ass-Kicking Machine Loss - Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Ramazan Kuramagomedov 4 9–2 18–5
Republic of Ireland Peter Queally 39 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) The Showstopper (April 29) Out of Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Yancy Medeiros / Return to LW 13 2–4 (1 NC) 13–8–1 (1 NC)
United States Kyle Crutchmer 31 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 17 6–2 10–2
United States Roman Faraldo 31 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Vicious 13 5–2 8–2
United States Jaleel Willis 32 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Loss - PFL 7 - Anthony Ivy 3 4–5 16–7
Georgia (country) Levan Chokheli 28 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Loss - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Lorenz Larkin 2 4–3 13–3 (1)
Russia Mukhamed Berkhamov 30 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Cherkes Win - PFL 9 - Ray Cooper III 2 3–1 (1) 17–1 (1)
United States Ethan Hughes 23 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 21 1–1 3–1
Japan Masayuki Kikuiri 29 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Herman Terrado 2 2–0 10–2–1
Russia Ramazan Kuramagomedov (C) 28 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Jason Jackson 4 3–0 13–0
United States Bobby Nash 34 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Nashty 17 0–1 12–5
France Cédric Doumbé 32 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) The Best Win - Bellator Champions Series 2 (Paris) - Jaleel Willis 6 2–1 6–1
France Baysangur Chamsoudinov 23 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Baki (September 3) Event Cancelled - Out of Bellator Champions Series 6 (Paris) - Oliver Enkamp 8 1–0 8–0
Australia Joseph Luciano N/A 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 5 (London) - Steven Hill 3 1–0 10–2

Lightweights (155 lb, 70 kg)

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ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout Bellator/PFL record MMA record
United States A. J. McKee 29 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) The Mercenary Loss - PFL SF: Battle of the Giants (Riyadh) - Paul Hughes 1 22–2 22–2
United Kingdom Alfie Davis 32 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) The Axe Man Win - Bellator 302 (Belfast) - Oscar Ownsworth 7 8–1–1 17–4–1
New Zealand Jay Jay Wilson 27 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) The Maori Kid (April 10) Out of PFL 2 - Adam Piccolotti 13 9–1 10–1
United Kingdom Tim Wilde 37 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) The Experiment Loss - Bellator Champions Series 5(London) - Marc Diakiese 3 5–3–1 17–6–1
Brazil Killys Mota 34 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 12 4–3 15–4
United States Mike Hamel 32 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Magic 12 4–3 11–6
United States Bobby King 40 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Loss - Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Paul Hughes 4 3–4 12–7
Russia Usman Nurmagomedov (C) 26 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Alexandr Shabliy 2 7–0 (1 NC) 18–0 (1 NC)
Russia Alexandr Shabliy 31 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Peresvet Loss - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Usman Nurmagomedov 2 5–1 24–4
Republic of Ireland Darragh Kelly 26 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) The Moville Mauler Win - Bellator Champions Series 5 (London) - Dmytrii Hrytsenko 3 5–0 7–0
United States Yancy Medeiros 37 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) The Kid Loss - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Zhora Ayvazyan 2 1–1 (1 NC) 16–9 (2 NC)
France Thibault Gouti 37 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Loss - Bellator Champions Series 2 (Paris) - Archie Colgan 6 2–2 17–7
United States Archie Colgan 29 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) King Win - Bellator Champions Series 5(London) - Manoel Sousa 3 8–0 11–0
Azerbaijan Tofiq Musayev 34 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) (March 15) Out of Bellator 302 (Belfast) - Alfie Davis 12 1–1 22–5
Tunisia Mansour Barnaoui 32 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) The Afro-Samurai Win - Bellator Champions Series 2 (Paris) - Yusuke Yachi 6 2–2 21–6
United States Max Rohskopf 30 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Rated R 21 0–1 7–2
Ukraine Dmytrii Hrytsenko 27 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Loss - Bellator Champions Series 5(London) - Darragh Kelly 3 2–1 9–1
United States Aalon Cruz 35 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 15 1–1 11–5
Mexico Sergio Cossio N/A 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Drako Loss - PFL 7 - Dedrek Sanders 3 2–1 27–9–1
Brazil Manoel Sousa 27 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Manumito Loss - Bellator Champions Series 5(London) - Archie Colgan 3 2–1 11–1
Republic of Ireland Paul Hughes 27 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Big News Win - PFL SF: Battle of the Giants (Riyadh) - A. J. McKee 1 2–0 13–1
Armenia Zhora Ayvazyan 29 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Yancy Medeiros 2 1–0 15–1
England Marc Diakiese 31 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Bonecrusher Win - Bellator Champions Series 5 (London) - Tim Wilde 3 1–0 18–7

Featherweights (145 lb, 66 kg)

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ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout Bellator record MMA record
Brazil Patrício Pitbull (C) 37 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Pitbull Win - Bellator 302 (Belfast) - Jeremy Kennedy 7 24–6 36–7
United States Henry Corrales 38 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) OK Loss - PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Aaron Pico 8 9–8 21–8
Republic of Ireland Brian Moore 37 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) The Pikeman (May 20) Out of Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Francesco Nuzzi / Moving to BW 13 7–6 16–10
Brazil Leandro Higo 35 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Pitbull (September 3) Event Cancelled - Out of Bellator Champions Series 6 (Paris) - Patchy Mix / Return to BW 7 6–4 23–6
United States Aaron Pico 28 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Win - PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Henry Corrales 8 13–4 13–4
Republic of Ireland James Gallagher 28 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) The Strabanimal (August 21) Out of PFL 9 - Brahyan Zurcher 7 9–3 12–3
United States Cris Lencioni 30 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sunshine 19 6–2 11–3
United States Laird Anderson 26 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 20 4–0 4–0
France Asaël Adjoudj 25 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 2 (Paris) - Bruno Fontes 6 6–1 8–1
France Yves Landu 38 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) You Know Win - Bellator Champions Series 2 (Paris) - Jonas Bilharinho 6 6–1 21–9
France Fabacary Diatta 28 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) (May 28) Out of Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Nathan Kelly 18 3–1 9–1
United States Cody Law 29 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Win - PFL 7 - Zachary Hicks 3 9–2 9–2
Canada Jeremy Kennedy 32 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) JBC Loss - Bellator 302 (Belfast) - Patrício Pitbull 7 4–2 19–4 (1)
United States Isaiah Hokit 28 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) The Central Valley Gangster (June 22) Out of PFL 6 - Jordan Oliver 21 3–1 3–1
Russia Khasan Magomedsharipov 24 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Tyler Mathison 4 5–0 10–0
Republic of Ireland Nathan Kelly 27 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Jose Sanchez 4 7–0 11–2
Russia Akhmed Magomedov 28 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 21 1–1 9–1 (1 NC)
United States Jordan Oliver 34 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Win - PFL 8 - Braydon Akeo 3 2–0 2–0
Japan Isao Kobayashi 36 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 12 0–3 27–6–2
Brazil Bruno Fontes 29 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Carpa Loss - Bellator Champions Series 2 (Paris) - Asaël Adjoudj 6 0–1 6–1
Brazil Jonas Bilharinho 34 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Joshua Loss - Bellator Champions Series 2 (Paris) - Yves Landu 6 0–1 11–3–1

Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg)

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ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout Bellator/PFL record MMA record
United States Patchy Mix (C) 31 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) No Love (September 3) Event Cancelled - Out of Bellator Champions Series 6 (Paris) - Leandro Higo 6 9–1 20–1
Republic of Ireland Ciarán Clarke 29 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 5 (London) - Tuomas Grönvall 3 10–0 10–0
United States Jornel Lugo 28 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) A1 21 5–2 8–2
United States Raufeon Stots 35 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Supa Win - PFL SF: Battle of the Giants (Riyadh) - Marcos Breno 1 9–1 21–2
United States Sergio Pettis 31 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) The Phenom 12 5–1 23–7
United States Jaylon Bates 27 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) New Breed 15 7–1 7–1
Russia Magomed Magomedov 32 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Tiger Loss - Bellator Champions Series 2 (Paris) - Patchy Mix 6 4–3 20–4
Brazil Matheus Mattos 32 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Adamas Loss - Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Kasum Kasumov 4 2–2 14–3–1
United States Danny Sabatello 31 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) The Italian Gangster Draw - PFL 8 - Lazaro Dayron 3 4–3–1 14–4–1
Brazil Marcos Breno 27 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Loss - PFL SF: Battle of the Giants (Riyadh) - Raufeon Stots 19 1–2 15–4
Spain Zebenzui Ruiz 30 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Nino Roca (September 2) Out of Bellator Champions Series 5 (London) - Ciarán Clarke 6 1–0 12–3
Italy Francesco Nuzzi 28 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Berserker (June 18) Out of Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Shinobu Ota 16 1–0 (1) 10–1 (1)
United States Richard Palencia 34 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 12 0–2 10–2
Tajikistan Sarvarjon Khamidov 27 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sarvar Win - Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Marcirley Alves 4 3–0 16–0
United States Bryce Meredith 29 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Misfit Win - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - John MaCalolooy 2 4–0 7–0
Brazil Marcirley Alves 25 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Durin Loss - Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Sarvarjon Khamidov 4 1–1 12–4
Russia Kasum Kasumov 30 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Matheus Mattos 4 2–0 16–1

Women's Featherweights (145 lb, 66 kg)

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ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout Bellator/PFL record MMA record
Republic of Ireland Sinead Kavanagh 38 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) KO Loss - Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Arlene Blencowe 4 6–7 9–7
Australia Arlene Blencowe 41 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Angerfist Win - Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Sinead Kavanagh 4 9–6 16–10
Northern Ireland Leah McCourt 32 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) The Curse Loss - Bellator Champions Series 5 (London) - Sara Collins 3 7–3 8–4
Brazil Cris Cyborg (C) 39 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) PFL SF: Battle of the Giants (Riyadh) - Larissa Pacheco 13 6–0 27–2
United States Cat Zingano 42 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Alpha 13 4–1 14–5
Brazil Dayana Silva 34 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 15 1–4 10–9
Ukraine Olena Kolesnyk 34 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Cannon (June 19) Out of Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Sara Collins 15 4–4 9–6
New Zealand Michelle Montague 30 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Wild One Win - PFL 8 - Marilia Morais 3 5–0 6–0
United States Aspen Ladd 29 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 2 (Paris) - Ekaterina Shakalova 6 3–2 12–5
Australia Sara Collins 34 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Win - Bellator Champions Series 5(London) - Leah McCourt 3 3–0 6–0
Poland Karolina Sobek 25 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Loss - Bellator Champions Series 3 (Dublin) - Michelle Montague 4 0–3 4–3
United States Sara McMann 44 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 13 1–1 14–7
Ukraine Ekaterina Shakalova 27 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Loss - Bellator Champions Series 2 (Paris) - Aspen Ladd 6 1–1 8–2

Women's Flyweights (125 lb, 57 kg)

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ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout Bellator record MMA record
United States Ilima-Lei Macfarlane 34 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) The Ilimanator 13 12–3 13–3
United States Veta Arteaga 37 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 15 6–6 7–6
United States Keri Taylor-Melendez 40 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) (August 30) Knee Injury - Out of Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Sumiko Inaba 12 6–0 6–0
Netherlands Denise Kielholtz 35 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) Miss Dynamite 12 8–4 8–5
United States Sumiko Inaba 33 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Lady Samurai Win - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Mackenzie Stiller 2 8–1 8–1
Russia Diana Avsaragova 26 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Pantera 15 4–1 6–1
Canada Randi Field 34 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) Ruthless 19 2–1 4–1
United States Justine Kish 36 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 15 2–2 9–6
United States Mackenzie Stiller 25 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) MacJudo Loss - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Sumiko Inaba 2 2–1 3–1

Women's Strawweights (115 lb, 52 kg)

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ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout Bellator record MMA record
United States Maria Henderson 32 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Mouse 19 0–1 1–1
United States Aysia Cortez N/A 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) The Savage Loss - Bellator Champions Series 4 (San Diego) - Ashley Thiner 2 0–1 0–1
(C) Indicates the current champion
( ) Any number within parenthesis in a fighter's record symbolizes a no contest

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Unless otherwise cited, all fighters listed are retrieved from [1].
  2. ^ All names presented are in accordance with [2] profiles and may include common nicknames or alternative spellings rather than birth names.
  3. ^ Unless otherwise cited, all records are retrieved from sherdog.com.
  4. ^ All fighters' MMA records are listed are retrieved from Sherdog's website.
  5. ^ The flags listed in these tables are in accordance with the UFC's official telecasts and may not fully or accurately represent the full citizenship of the peoples listed.
  6. ^ Fighters' age and height are based on information obtained from Sherdog's website.
  7. ^ All fight records in this article are displayed in that order, with fights resulting in a no-contest listed in parentheses.
  8. ^ Number of fighters in each division is counted as per date indicated only for the number could change week by week.
  9. ^ Ranking is based on information obtained from the UFC's website. Note: Increase / Decrease = movement in rankings, (IC) = Interim Champion, (NR) = not previously ranked.
  10. ^ Fight records calculation: (1) Plus one point of the total wins for fighters have not loss a fight; (2) Negative points of total loses for fighters have not won a fight; (3) Add number of wins to the winning percentage; (4) A draw counts as 0.5 (5) No contest does not factor as one of the variables of the calculation.

References

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  2. ^ Hunt, Loretta (September 4, 2014). "Scott Coker has big plans for Bellator as it closes out its tournament format". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Anderson, Jay (2024-01-24). "Josh Hill, Sabah Homasi Among New Free Agents Following PFL Purchase of Bellator". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  4. ^ a b "Karina Rodriguez, former Invicta FC champion, and Alejandra Lara, former Bellator title challenger, have both been released by the PFL". 2014-01-23.
  5. ^ Martin, Damon (14 February 2024). "Paige VanZant announces she accepted boxing match with date expected in May or June". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  6. ^ King, Nolan. "Bellator/PFL and featherweight Lucas Brennan (9-1) have parted ways". Twitter.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  7. ^ Martin, Damon (23 May 2024). "Gegard Mousasi released from PFL-Bellator after threatening legal action". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  9. ^ "Yaroslav Amosov did not renew his contract with Bellator". RingSide24. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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  11. ^ Ribas, Diego (21 October 2022). "Ex-UFC, Poliana Botelho assina contrato com o rival Bellator - Ag. Fight - Agência de notícias" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Bellator has signed Russian light heavyweight Artur Alibulatov (23-4) to a multifight deal". Twitter. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  13. ^ Martin, Damon (23 March 2023). "Olympic silver medal wrestler Kadi Magomedov signs with Bellator to start MMA career". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Campeão dos médios do Jungle Fight, João Dantas assina com o Bellator". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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  16. ^ "Unified Weight Classes – MMA – Association of Boxing Commissions". abcboxing.com. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  17. ^ Anderson, Jay (2022-04-23). "Bellator 278: Liz Carmouche Claims Gold with Fourth-Round TKO of Juliana Velasquez". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  18. ^ Anderson, Jay (18 November 2023). "Bellator 301: Patchy Mix Chokes Sergio Pettis to Claim Undisputed Gold". Cageside Press. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  19. ^ Anderson, Jay (2022-04-16). "Bellator 277: Patricio Pitbull Reclaims Featherweight Title in Decision Win Over A.J. McKee". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  20. ^ "Twitter reacts to Cris Cyborg's title-winning TKO of Julia Budd at Bellator 238". MMA Junkie. 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  21. ^ Anderson, Jay (2022-11-18). "Bellator 288: Usman Nurmagomedov Stays Undefeated In Dominant Title Win Over Patricky Pitbull". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  22. ^ Anderson, Jay (22 June 2024). "Bellator Dublin: Ramazan Kuramagomedov Weathers Late Surge by Jason Jackson, Claims Welterweight Gold". Cageside Press. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  23. ^ Anderson, Jay (2022-06-24). "Bellator 282: Johnny Eblen Captures Middleweight Title with Career-Best Performance Against Gegard Mousasi". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  24. ^ Dewar, Val (22 March 2024). "Bellator Belfast: Corey Anderson Wrestles Way to Title Win Over Karl Moore". Cageside Press. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  25. ^ "Bellator 214 results: Ryan Bader destroys Fedor Emelianenko, claims second title". MMA Junkie. 2019-01-27. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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