Global-MMA Rankings (Outside UFC) - January 2019

[CDF47]

Heavyweight
1. Vitaly Minakov (Bellator)
2. Cheick Kongo (Bellator)
3. Ryan Bader (Bellator)
4. Fedor Emelianenko (Bellator)
5. Sergei Kharitonov (Bellator)
6. Matt Mitrione (Bellator)
7. Amir Aliakbari (ACA)
8. Roy Nelson (Bellator)
9. Josh Copeland (PFL)
10. Philip De Fries (KSW Champion)

Other Contenders: Ivan Shtyrkov (RCC), Tony Johnson (ACA), Aleksander Emelianenko (RCC), Karol Bedorf (KSW), Satoshi Ishii (SBC Champion)

Light Heavyweight
1. Ryan Bader (Bellator Champion)
2. Jiri Prochazka (RIZIN)
3. Tomasz Narkun (KSW Champion)
4. Vadim Nemkov (Bellator)
5. Phil Davis (Bellator)
6. Rashid Yusupov (PFL)
7. Liam McGeary (Bellator)
8. Linton Vassell (Bellator)
9. Vinny Magalhaes (PFL)
10. Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (Bellator)

Other Contenders: Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (ACA Champion), Khadis Ibragimov (M-1 Global), Viktor Nemkov (M-1 Global), Maxim Grishin (PFL), Chael Sonnen (Bellator)

Middleweight
1. Gegard Mousasi (Bellator Champion)
2. Aung La NSang (ONE Champion)
3. Bruno Silva (M-1 Global)
4. Scott Askham (KSW)
5. Albert Duraev (ACA Champion)
6. Lyoto Machida (Bellator)
7. John Salter (Bellator)
8. Rafael Carvalho (Bellator)
9. Rafael Lovato Jr. (Bellator)
10. Anatoly Tokov (Bellator)

Other Contenders: Alexander Shlemenko (Bellator), Michal Materla (KSW), Abusupiyan Magomedov (PFL), Leandro Ataides (ONE), Vitaly Bigdash (ONE)

Welterweight
1. Rory MacDonald (Bellator Champion)
2. Douglas Lima (Bellator)
3. Andrey Koreshkov (Bellator)
4. Ray Cooper III (PFL)
5. Jon Fitch (Bellator)
6. Michael Page (Bellator)
7. Paul Daley (Bellator)
8. Roberto Soldic (KSW Champion)
9. Lorenz Larkin (Bellator)
10. Abubakar Nurmagomedov (PFL)

Other Contenders: Mukhamed Berkhamov (ACA), Magomed Magomedkerimov (PFL), Neiman Gracie (Bellator), Jake Shields (PFL), Borys Mankowski (KSW)

Lightweight
1. Eddie Alvarez (ONE)
2. Michael Chandler (Bellator Champion)
3. Patricky Freire (Bellator)
4. Brent Primus (Bellator)
5. Martin Nguyen (ONE Champion)
6. Eduard Folayang (ONE)
7. Shinya Aoki (ONE)
8. Mateusz Gamrot (KSW Champion)
9. Benson Henderson (Bellator)
10. Luiz Gustavo Felix Dos Santos (RIZIN)

Other Contenders: Natan Shulte (PFL), Derek Anderson (Bellator), Johnny Case (RIZIN), Damien Brown (RIZIN), Yusuke Yachi (RIZIN)

Featherweight
1. Patricio Freire (Bellator Champion)
2. Lance Palmer (PFL)
3. Martin Nguyen (ONE Champion)
4. Steven Siler (PFL)
5. Pat Curran (Bellator)
6. Daniel Straus (Bellator)
7. Andre Harrison (PFL)
8. Daniel Weichel (Bellator)
9. Aaron Pico (Bellator)
10. Emmanuel Sanchez (Bellator)

Other Contenders: Bubba Jenkins (ACA), Koyomi Matsushima (ONE), A.J. McKee (Bellator), Georgi Karakhanyan (ACA), Marat Gafurov (ONE)

Bantamweight
1. Kyoji Horiguchi (RIZIN)
2. Shintaro Ishiwatari (King of Pancrase)
3. Darrion Caldwell (Bellator Champion)
4. Timur Valiev (PFL)
5. Michael McDonald (Bellator)
6. Kevin Belingon (ONE Champion)
7. Bibiano Fernandes (ONE)
8. Rafael Silva (Pancrase)
9. Eduardo Dantas (Bellator)
10. Soo Chul Kim (ROAD FC Champion)

Other Contenders: Joe Taimanglo (Bellator), Emmanuel Sanchez (Bellator), Kai Asakura (RIZIN), Shawn Bunch (Bellator), Victor Henry (DEEP)

 

[gono btw]

Heavyweight
1. Vitaly Minakov (Bellator)
2. Cheick Kongo (Bellator)
3. Ryan Bader (Bellator)
4. Fedor Emelianenko (Bellator)
5. Sergei Kharitonov (Bellator)
6. Matt Mitrione (Bellator)
7. Amir Aliakbari (ACB)
8. Roy Nelson (Bellator)
9. Josh Copeland (PFL)
10. Philip De Fries (KSW Champion)

Other Contenders: Tony Johnson (ACB), Aleksander Emelianenko (RCC), Karol Bedorf (KSW), Javy Ayala (Bellator), Ivan Shtyrkov (RCC)

Light Heavyweight
1. Ryan Bader (Bellator Champion)
2. Jiri Prochazka (RIZIN)
3. Tomasz Narkun (KSW Champion)
4. Vadim Nemkov (Bellator)
5. Phil Davis (Bellator)
6. Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (Bellator)
7. Rashid Yusupov (PFL)
8. Linton Vassell (Bellator)
9. Vinny Magalhaes (PFL)
10. Liam McGeary (Bellator)

Other Contenders: Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (ACB Champion), Khadis Ibragimov (M-1 Global), Viktor Nemkov (M-1 Global), Maxim Grishin (PFL), Chael Sonnen (Bellator)

Middleweight
1. Gegard Mousasi (Bellator Champion)
2. Mamed Khalidov (KSW)
3. Aung La NSang (ONE Champion)
4. Bruno Silva (M-1 Global)
5. Rafael Carvalho (Bellator)
6. Scott Askham (KSW)
7. Albert Duraev (ACB Champion)
8. John Salter (Bellator)
9. Rafael Lovato Jr. (Bellator)
10. Anatoly Tokov (Bellator)

Other Contenders: Michal Materla (KSW), Abusupiyan Magomedov (PFL), Alexander Shlemenko (Bellator), Leandro Ataides (ONE), Vitaly Bigdash (ONE)

Welterweight
1. Rory MacDonald (Bellator Champion)
2. Douglas Lima (Bellator)
3. Andrey Koreshkov (Bellator)
4. Ray Cooper III (PFL)
5. Jon Fitch (Bellator)
6. Michael Page (Bellator)
7. Paul Daley (Bellator)
8. Lorenz Larkin (Bellator)
9. Abubakar Nurmagomedov (PFL)
10. Mukhamed Berkhamov (ACB)

Other Contenders: Roberto Soldic (KSW Champion), Magomed Magomedkerimov (PFL), Jake Shields (PFL), Borys Mankowski (KSW), Mukhamed Berkhamov (PFL)

Lightweight
1. Brent Primus (Bellator Champion)
2. Eddie Alvarez (ONE)
3. Michael Chandler (Bellator)
4. Patricky Freire (Bellator)
5. Martin Nguyen (ONE Champion)
6. Eduard Folayang (ONE)
7. Shinya Aoki (ONE)
8. Benson Henderson (Bellator)
9. Derek Campos (Bellator)
10. Mateusz Gamrot (KSW Champion)

Other Contenders: Luiz Gustavo Felix Dos Santos (RIZIN), Natan Shulte (PFL), Derek Anderson (Bellator), Yusuke Yachi (RIZIN), Daron Cruickshank (RIZIN)

Featherweight
1. Patricio Freire (Bellator Champion)
2. Pat Curran (Bellator)
3. Lance Palmer (PFL)
4. Martin Nguyen (ONE Champion)
5. Steven Siler (PFL)
6. Daniel Straus (Bellator)
7. Andre Harrison (PFL)
8. Daniel Weichel (Bellator)
9. Aaron Pico (Bellator)
10. Emmanuel Sanchez (Bellator)

Other Contenders: Bubba Jenkins (ACB), Koyomi Matsushima (ONE), Georgi Karakhanyan (ACB), Marat Gafurov (ONE), Alexandre Bezerra (PFL)

Bantamweight
1. Kyoji Horiguchi (RIZIN)
2. Darrion Caldwell (Bellator Champion)
3. Shintaro Ishiwatari (King of Pancrase)
4. Timur Valiev (PFL)
5. Michael McDonald (Bellator)
6. Kevin Belingon (ONE Champion)
7. Bibiano Fernandes (ONE)
8. Rafael Silva (Pancrase)
9. Eduardo Dantas (Bellator)
10. Soo Chul Kim (ROAD FC Champion)

Other Contenders: Joe Taimanglo (Bellator), Emmanuel Sanchez (Bellator), Kai Asakura (RIZIN), Shawn Bunch (Bellator), Victor Henry (DEEP)

jus´curious... could be a toss-up between Liam McGeary and Vassel for instance...

 

[Deleted member 363827]

So many top quality fighters who would be top 3-5 in the UFC. Good days for mma worldwide.

 

[CDF47]

jus´curious... could be a toss-up between Liam McGeary and Vassel for instance...

After each fight the fighters move position. That is how he got the edge there.

 

[CDF47]

So many top quality fighters who would be top 3-5 in the UFC. Good days for mma worldwide.

Yeah, there are many elite fighters outside UFC. They just don't always get the name recognition they deserve. Hopefully with Bellator and RIZIN working together that really changes.

 

[eseseses681]

Bantamweight
1. Kyoji Horiguchi (RIZIN)
2. Darrion Caldwell (Bellator Champion)
3. Shintaro Ishiwatari (King of Pancrase)
4. Timur Valiev (PFL)
5. Michael McDonald (Bellator)
6. Kevin Belingon (ONE Champion)
7. Bibiano Fernandes (ONE)
8. Rafael Silva (Pancrase)
9. Eduardo Dantas (Bellator)
10. Soo Chul Kim (ROAD FC Champion)

Other Contenders: Joe Taimanglo (Bellator), Emmanuel Sanchez (Bellator), Kai Asakura (RIZIN), Shawn Bunch (Bellator), Victor Henry (DEEP)

Michael Mcdonald retired, and didn't Kim Soo-Chul retire too? And Joe Taimanglo? And did Emanuel Sanchez announce a drop to bantamweight, or is there a different Emanuel Sanchez I'm unaware of?

Chandler should also be above Primus, and Folayang's the ONE champ right now.

 

[CDF47]

Michael Mcdonald retired, and didn't Kim Soo-Chul retire too? And Joe Taimanglo? And did Emanuel Sanchez announce a drop to bantamweight, or is there a different Emanuel Sanchez I'm unaware of?

Chandler should also be above Primus, and Folayang's the ONE champ right now.

Thanks for the comments. Chandler is above Primus. Martin Nguyen is champion at that division now in ONE LW division. Not sure about the retirements. Do you have a source for those so I can remove them from the list next month? I am also not aware that Sanchez dropped to BW. If this turns out to be the case I will make the updates in the February rankings.

 

[Allidoiswin]

Martin Nguyen is champion at that division now in ONE LW division.

Martin vacated the LW belt and Khan and Folayang fought for it at ONE Conquest of Champions - Nov 23, 2018

Men

Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title defenses Next fight/defense
Heavyweight 285 lb (129.3 kg; 20.4 st) Brandon Vera 11 December 2015 (ONE: Spirit of Champions) 2
Cruiserweight 225 lb (102.1 kg; 16.1 st) Aung La Nsang[90] 23 February 2018 (ONE: Quest for Gold) 0
Middleweight 205 lb (93.0 kg; 14.6 st) Aung La Nsang[91] 30 June 2017 (ONE: Light of a Nation) 2
Welterweight 185 lb (83.9 kg; 13.2 st) Zebaztian Kadestam 17 November 2018 (ONE: Warrior's Dream) 0
Lightweight 170 lb (77.1 kg; 12.1 st) Eduard Folayang 23 November 2018 (ONE: Conquest of Champions) 0
Featherweight 155 lb (70.3 kg; 11.1 st) Martin Nguyen 18 August 2017 (ONE: Quest for Greatness) 1
Bantamweight 145 lb (65.8 kg; 10.4 st) Kevin Belingon 9 November 2018 (ONE: Heart of the Lion) 0
Flyweight 135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st) Geje Eustaquio 23 June 2018 (ONE: Pinnacle of Power) 0
Strawweight 125 lb (56.7 kg; 8.9 st) Joshua Pacio 22 September 2018 (ONE: Conquest of Heroes) 0

 

[AimedWithV]

Heavyweight
1. Vitaly Minakov (Bellator)
2. Cheick Kongo (Bellator)
3. Ryan Bader (Bellator)
4. Fedor Emelianenko (Bellator)
5. Sergei Kharitonov (Bellator)
6. Matt Mitrione (Bellator)
7. Amir Aliakbari (ACB)
8. Roy Nelson (Bellator)
9. Josh Copeland (PFL)
10. Philip De Fries (KSW Champion)

Other Contenders: Tony Johnson (ACB), Aleksander Emelianenko (RCC), Karol Bedorf (KSW), Javy Ayala (Bellator), Ivan Shtyrkov (RCC)

Light Heavyweight
1. Ryan Bader (Bellator Champion)
2. Jiri Prochazka (RIZIN)
3. Tomasz Narkun (KSW Champion)
4. Vadim Nemkov (Bellator)
5. Phil Davis (Bellator)
6. Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (Bellator)
7. Rashid Yusupov (PFL)
8. Linton Vassell (Bellator)
9. Vinny Magalhaes (PFL)
10. Liam McGeary (Bellator)

Other Contenders: Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (ACB Champion), Khadis Ibragimov (M-1 Global), Viktor Nemkov (M-1 Global), Maxim Grishin (PFL), Chael Sonnen (Bellator)

Middleweight
1. Gegard Mousasi (Bellator Champion)
2. Mamed Khalidov (KSW)
3. Aung La NSang (ONE Champion)
4. Bruno Silva (M-1 Global)
5. Rafael Carvalho (Bellator)
6. Scott Askham (KSW)
7. Albert Duraev (ACB Champion)
8. John Salter (Bellator)
9. Rafael Lovato Jr. (Bellator)
10. Anatoly Tokov (Bellator)

Other Contenders: Michal Materla (KSW), Abusupiyan Magomedov (PFL), Alexander Shlemenko (Bellator), Leandro Ataides (ONE), Vitaly Bigdash (ONE)

Welterweight
1. Rory MacDonald (Bellator Champion)
2. Douglas Lima (Bellator)
3. Andrey Koreshkov (Bellator)
4. Ray Cooper III (PFL)
5. Jon Fitch (Bellator)
6. Michael Page (Bellator)
7. Paul Daley (Bellator)
8. Lorenz Larkin (Bellator)
9. Abubakar Nurmagomedov (PFL)
10. Mukhamed Berkhamov (ACB)

Other Contenders: Roberto Soldic (KSW Champion), Magomed Magomedkerimov (PFL), Jake Shields (PFL), Borys Mankowski (KSW), Mukhamed Berkhamov (PFL)

Lightweight
1. Brent Primus (Bellator Champion)
2. Eddie Alvarez (ONE)
3. Michael Chandler (Bellator)
4. Patricky Freire (Bellator)
5. Martin Nguyen (ONE Champion)
6. Eduard Folayang (ONE)
7. Shinya Aoki (ONE)
8. Benson Henderson (Bellator)
9. Derek Campos (Bellator)
10. Mateusz Gamrot (KSW Champion)

Other Contenders: Luiz Gustavo Felix Dos Santos (RIZIN), Natan Shulte (PFL), Derek Anderson (Bellator), Yusuke Yachi (RIZIN), Daron Cruickshank (RIZIN)

Featherweight
1. Patricio Freire (Bellator Champion)
2. Pat Curran (Bellator)
3. Lance Palmer (PFL)
4. Martin Nguyen (ONE Champion)
5. Steven Siler (PFL)
6. Daniel Straus (Bellator)
7. Andre Harrison (PFL)
8. Daniel Weichel (Bellator)
9. Aaron Pico (Bellator)
10. Emmanuel Sanchez (Bellator)

Other Contenders: Bubba Jenkins (ACB), Koyomi Matsushima (ONE), Georgi Karakhanyan (ACB), Marat Gafurov (ONE), Alexandre Bezerra (PFL)

Bantamweight
1. Kyoji Horiguchi (RIZIN)
2. Darrion Caldwell (Bellator Champion)
3. Shintaro Ishiwatari (King of Pancrase)
4. Timur Valiev (PFL)
5. Michael McDonald (Bellator)
6. Kevin Belingon (ONE Champion)
7. Bibiano Fernandes (ONE)
8. Rafael Silva (Pancrase)
9. Eduardo Dantas (Bellator)
10. Soo Chul Kim (ROAD FC Champion)

Other Contenders: Joe Taimanglo (Bellator), Emmanuel Sanchez (Bellator), Kai Asakura (RIZIN), Shawn Bunch (Bellator), Victor Henry (DEEP)

Dude...you haven't updated rankings according to PFL finals...

 

[mime]

Didnt khalidov lose then retire?

 

[mallen7272]

Didn't Mo just lose to McGeary?

 

[mallen7272]

Chandler just beat primus

 

[mallen7272]

Ray Cooper just lost and is not ready to be on that list

 

[PurpleDrank]

Wheres tumenov?

 

[Communion]

So Lyoto not ranked at middleweight or even in the 'other contenders' but have the guy he just beat at #5?

 

[mallen7272]

TS did you make this list? There is little rhyme or reason to any of it.

 

[CDF47]

Updates made. Chandler is above Primus now. I accidently posted the December rankings. These are the January rankings. PFL finals will be included next month.

 

[CDF47]

Martin vacated the LW belt and Khan and Folayang fought for it at ONE Conquest of Champions - Nov 23, 2018

Men

Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title defenses Next fight/defense
Heavyweight 285 lb (129.3 kg; 20.4 st) Brandon Vera 11 December 2015 (ONE: Spirit of Champions) 2
Cruiserweight 225 lb (102.1 kg; 16.1 st) Aung La Nsang[90] 23 February 2018 (ONE: Quest for Gold) 0
Middleweight 205 lb (93.0 kg; 14.6 st) Aung La Nsang[91] 30 June 2017 (ONE: Light of a Nation) 2
Welterweight 185 lb (83.9 kg; 13.2 st) Zebaztian Kadestam 17 November 2018 (ONE: Warrior's Dream) 0
Lightweight 170 lb (77.1 kg; 12.1 st) Eduard Folayang 23 November 2018 (ONE: Conquest of Champions) 0
Featherweight 155 lb (70.3 kg; 11.1 st) Martin Nguyen 18 August 2017 (ONE: Quest for Greatness) 1
Bantamweight 145 lb (65.8 kg; 10.4 st) Kevin Belingon 9 November 2018 (ONE: Heart of the Lion) 0
Flyweight 135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st) Geje Eustaquio 23 June 2018 (ONE: Pinnacle of Power) 0
Strawweight 125 lb (56.7 kg; 8.9 st) Joshua Pacio 22 September 2018 (ONE: Conquest of Heroes) 0

Update will be made next month. Thanks for the info.

 

[CDF47]

Dude...you haven't updated rankings according to PFL finals...

PFL updates will be made in the February rankings at the Global-MMA website.

 

[CDF47]

Didnt khalidov lose then retire?

Updated rankings posted. Khalidov is retired.