Ciryl Gane is the No.1 contender in the UFC heavyweight division. Who is the UFC Heavyweight Champion? Sterling couldn't continue the fight any further due to a concussion, and the doctor recommended stopping the fight, thus making him the new UFC Bantamweight champion. The 6-year run as the Flyweight Champion came to an end for Johnson after Henry Cejudo defeated him via split decision at UFC 227. which i cant wrap my head around really cant! Includes mandatory positions & records. That is a factoring reason for why Bigfoot is ranked ahead of guys like Mir, Nelson, Struve, Hunt, etc. It is for MMA athletes who weigh up to 265 lbs. I cant for two match-ups in the heavyweight division: Stipe vs Jones, and Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes. Find the latest heavyweight rankings and champion below be sure to check back each week for the latest rankings and fighter movement. Behold, the top-five heavyweight list. I am soon adding fighters not on the UFCs active roster, so I will be able to create a historical and active list for a variety of statistics. Jon Jones won the vacant belt for the second time in his career after defeating Alexander Gustafsson and defended it with Anthony Smith, Thiago Santos, and Dominick Reyes before vacating it to move up to the Heavyweight division. , Jumia, and more (Depends on your country). Q3. Q1. Current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion: Amanda Nunes [215]. Throughout the years, the likes of Carlos Newton, Matt Hughes, B.J. Hi John, as soon as Jones debuts in that weight class he will be ranked. Until his inactivity hits 15 months or a retirement announcement occurs, he will remain ranked. UFC Heavyweight rankings 2022: Chris Daukaus makes it to the top 10. by. and you cant please everyone and i know that my friend . . After McGregor was stripped of the title due to inactivity, Khabib Nurmagomedov became the UFC Lightweight Champion after beating Al Iaquinta at UFC 223. UFC Rankings: From Flyweight to Heavyweight, Check out the Latest Men, Women Pound for Pound and Weight Divisions UFC Fighters Rankings- 2022 A VENTURE OF SPORTY SOLUTIONZ Monday October 31, 2022 Barnett absolutely made a splash at UFC 268 back in November. RankingMMA has been publishing UFC rankings since 2006. I think Schaub would probably lose to both guys. As far as his next fight is concerned, there has not been any official announcement. Im not saying Bigfoot will never be top 5,i just think from a pure ranking perspective he should go in 1 place ahead of the guy he beat,he can move up the rankings in time as he gets his wins like everybody else right.Same reason Werdum should be only one place ahead of Nelson. Jared Vanderaa 1-5 in the UFC ranked ahead of Josh Parisian who is 2-1? At UFC 212, Max Holloway won the Undisputed Featherweight Championship from Aldo. Find out when the next UFC event is and see specifics about individual fights. I also think Bigfoot is overrated at #4, but its mainly because Overeem, Cormier, and Barnett are not currently fighting in the UFC. The future of Francis Ngannou in the UFC is unknown for now. The UFC rankings are decided by a panel of MMA media members, and not by the UFC themselves. Pound for pound is a ranking division used in combat sports for boxing, wrestling, and mixed martial arts in order to decide who is the better fighter in relation to their weight (i.e., adjusted to compensate for weight class). Alexei Oleinik was released 7 days ago. Tybura has won 6 out of his last 7 fights and has impressive wins over Sergey Spivak, Ben Rothwell, and Walt Harris. Fan Rankings is a registered trademark of Fan Rankings LLC. At WEC 53, Cruz defeated Scott Jorgensen to retain the WEC Bantamweight Championship and was simultaneously awarded the inaugural UFC Bantamweight Championship. Over the last 3 years: A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are inactive status in the UFC. Ngannou is the third African-born champion in the UFC after Kamaru Usman (Welterweight) and Israel Adesanya (Middleweight). In his most recent fight, he lost to Curtis Blaydes and will be fighting Marcin Tybura on February 26th for his next fight. Prior to the UFC-WEC merger, Dominick Cruz was the WEC Bantamweight Champion. The UFC Light Heavyweight Title has been held by the likes of Frank Shamrock, Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort, Chuck Liddell, Quinton Jackson, Forest Griffin, Rashad Evans, Lyoto Machida, and Mauricio Rua. ? very nice! Valentin Moldavsky has a background in combat sambo and currently holds a record of 11 wins and 1 loss. He is the former UFC interim heavyweight champion and won the interim title after defeating Derrick Lewis via TKO. Tuivasa is on a 4 fight winning streak and won performance of the night bonuses in his last two fights. Rankings below are courtesy of UFC and accurate after UFC 277. Volkov is a Russian mixed martial artist, with a record of 34 wins and 9 losses. But in the future he will get back his belt because obviously JDS is much better than VELASQUEZ. Prior to UFC 31 in 2001, the Lightweight Title was known as the Bantamweight Title. The UFC rankings were introduced in February 2013 and are generated by a voting panel made up of several media members. 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg) Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion: Jiri Prochazka [29-3-1] Rank: Fighters: Record: M: Win Streak: Result: Mens Divisions he has a record of 13 wins and 3 losses and is currently ranked 11 by the UFC. Current UFC Middleweight Champion: Israel Adesanya [231]. Moving on, Francis Ngannou knocked out Stipe Miocic, earning him the heavyweight title on March 2021. 5 Things to Consider When Betting on MMA Matches, The Commonalities Between Combat Sports and Poker. It has only been defended a maximum of 3 times consecutively in the history of the UFC (By Stipe Miocic). Blaydes has a very wrestling-heavy fighting style and some of his most notable wins are over Alistair Overeem, Junior Dos Santos, and Alexander Volkov. Just to reiterate, I use the UFC.com/rankings for my Top 10 and then we rank all the rest. 20-0-0 . Heavyweight MMA features the highest ratio of knockout finishes of any weight class. After a reign of 1,074 days, Rousey lost the Bantamweight Championship to Holly Holm at UFC 193. He did contacts with Dana White before the fight. Also feels like Alexandr Romanov is underrated, as hes 16-0 with wins over Juan Espino and Marcos Rogerio de Lima. At UFC 261, Rose Namajunas went on to reclaim the strawweight title for the second time. but stipe would honestly destroy schaub in my eyes.but rem what i said i love your site LOVE IT!! UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings (205-Pound Division) Champion: Jir Prochzka A former interim champion is back on the rise in the UFC. Earlier this year, Rountree made headlines for being candid about his life . The only hint that he isnt done fighting was in a Facebook exchange with a fan who praised Carwins MMA career, and in reply Carwin asked Are you saying it is over?. Khalil Rountree eyes spot in the rankings with win over Dustin Jacoby at UFC Fight Night 213. Know all about UFC Heavyweight Division, from top 10 rankings classes and more. 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Miocic has never beaten anyone ranked higher than those guys. Before we get into the Top 10 Heavyweight Rankings let's get into the honorable mentions. , who eventually lost it to Dillashaw, making the latter a two-time division champion. to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously and is the first to defend them in two divisions, vacated his Light Heavyweight Championship 174 days after winning the Heavyweight title. Ngannou successfully defended the belt against interim champion, Ciryl Gane, at UFC 270 on January 22nd, 2022. Cormier, who became the second fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously and is the first to defend them in two divisions, vacated his Light Heavyweight Championship 174 days after winning the Heavyweight title. Current UFC Women's Flyweight Champion: Valentina Shevchenko [233], The inaugural UFC Womens Flyweight Title fight was contested in December in Las Vegas, Nevada, at The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale. Khabib Nurmagomedov has vacated the UFC Lightweight Championship after officially announcing his retirement. nelsons style is to knock somebody in the jaw out cold, and stipe was aware of this and didnt come close and worked him with his speed and range strategically very clever and all but stipe still lost to struve while nelson destroyed the skyscraper. Ngannou is a professional Mixed Martial Artist from Cameroon. Montano's withdrawal from UFC 228 due to weight-cut issues led to her being stripped of the title in 2018, and thus Valentina Shevchenko won the vacant title after defeating Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231. With that in mind, here are MixedMartialArts.com's top-10 UFC heavyweight rankings: UFC Heavyweight rankings 10. Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. Cormier, who became the second fighter in. October 27, 2022 5:00 pm ET. photo of ciryl gane for don tale??? Photo: Sportbeat. Lewis is known for his aggressive style and has very powerful hands. Ok couple grievances: Kongo gave Cain a decent fight, but that was years. Heavyweight Feb 9, 2021: 2 years 7-Keto-DHEA and AOD-9064 Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) . News; Boxers; Fights. He has made some slight gains in his overall takedown defense and submission ability, but I still feel there is absolutely no way he wins against Bigfoot or Struve if the fight went to the floor. The rankings generated by the UFC can be found. The reason Schaub is ranked above them are his wins over Cro Cop and Gonzaga. Jon Jones won the vacant belt for the second time in his career after defeating Alexander Gustafsson and defended it with Anthony Smith, Thiago Santos, and Dominick Reyes before vacating it to move up to the Heavyweight division. What is the UFC (weight class) Weight Limit? to win the UFC Bantamweight Championship. Maybe Joe Silva will book Barry against someone like Rothwell, Hunt, Schaub to boost him up the ranks. Current UFC Welterweight Champion: Leon Edwards [203]. Man what the fuck happened to this division. Let's look at all you need to know about UFC Heavyweight Division: The Heavyweight division in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) generally groups fighters between 206265 lb (93.4120.2 kg). Who knows though, Miocic used to wrestle at 197 lbs. At UFC 173, T.J. Dillashaw defeated Renan Barao to win the UFC Bantamweight Championship. The next fighter on our list is from Ukraine and Russia. His top control is some of the best in the business. Rank ISO Fighter Record . USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Sept. 6: Ciryl Gane making moves at heavyweight, P4P. Womens Featherweight (145) Womens Bantamweight (135) Womens Flyweight (125) Womens Strawweight (115). Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion: Jiri Prochazka [29-3-1]. His last 8 UFC fights are title fights that are all main events. Brock still top 10 lol. Stuart Stalter August 5, 2022, 02:00 PM. Heavyweight; . He has notable wins over Junior dos Santos, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, and Alexander Volkov as well. In her second title defense, Namajunas lost the strawweight title to Carla Esparza at UFC 274. Light Heavyweight: After Nikita Krylov (#8) bested Volkan Oezdemir (#10) at UFC 280, the two swap positions. Fighters over 33 years old not considered and also fighters over 28 who've had more than 20 fights. The UFCs Heavyweight division is the heaviest UFC weight class in the sports promotion. The fast-rising Tom Aspinall cracks open the list with the help of nine straight wins by finish (five in the UFC), capped off with a dominant win against Alexander Volkov (first-round submission) at UFC London in March. Tai Tuivasa is an Australian MMA fighter, who competes in the heavyweight division of the UFC. Chris Daukaus has notable wins over Alexey Oleynik and Shamil Abdurakhimov, with three performance of the night bonuses in the UFC. Also, have to imagine Travis Browne is no longer an active fighter on the UFC roster and thus should be removed as well. Top 10 MMA Heavyweight Fighters. Ranking the best Heavyweight fighters in the world after Francis Ngannou defeated Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 to remain the UFC Heavyweight Champion, By Fan Rankings | January 26, 2022 - 10:50 AM. Promotion: UFC. Andrei Arlovski, UFC Fight Night 207 - Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Alexander Volkanovski is the current #1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC. He has a professional MMA record of 20 wins and 4 losses. The Heavyweight division is full of heavy hitters across both UFC and Bellator organizations. Thanks for your opinion on Hardy vs. Gane in the rankings. Jones held the title for 1501 days and defended it 8 times before being stripped of the title due to a hit-and-run issue. Tom Aspinall. After seven years, Carla Esparza has begun her second reign as the UFC Women's Strawweight Champion. Hard to imagine him being ranked behind Alexey Oleinik who has lost 3 of 4, Incredible how Juan Espino, at almost 42 years old and coming off a loss decides to take an entire year plus off. Guidelines: He has many impressive wins over Elite heavyweight fighters like Fabricio Werdum, Timothy Johnson, and Alistair Overeem. There is no official announcement about his next fight. Ngannou defeated Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 on March 27, 2021, to become the champion. At UFC 236. became the Interim UFC Lightweight Championship by beating Max Holloway. His most notable wins came over Francis Ngannou, Alexander Volkov, and Curtis Blaydes. was the WEC Bantamweight Champion. At UFC 194, Conor McGregor won the Undisputed Featherweight Championship after beating Jose Aldo within 13 seconds. and do you really have to remove fighters who are suspended we all know overeem is No.3 and he embarassed werdum not long ago,not even close. Woodley, who defended the title against Stephen Thompson(twice), Demian Maia, and Darren Till, was defeated by Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 via unanimous decision. UFC Fight Night 207 Jairzinho Rozenstruik, UFC Fight Night 211 Jairzinho Rozenstruik, UFC Women's Pound-for-Pound Rankings 2022. Current UFC Heavyweight Champion: Francis Ngannou [173]. He is ranked at number 4 in the Official UFC heavyweight rankings. schaub at 13, and over stipe!! Ranking the best HW prospects outside the UFC and Bellator who've also never been in the UFC. Complete Details of the UFC Fight Night Event, See Here: Men's & Women's UFC Weight Classes, Current UFC Flyweight Champion: Deiveson Figueiredo [21-2-1]. Expand Collapse . You are correct, the list is only made up of active fighters. Amanda Nunes remains the current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion. was stripped of the title due to inactivity. LAS VEGAS - Don't get things confused: Khalil Rountree definitely has his sights set on being a UFC champion. Imagine if Fedor was still active though, Silva would clearly still be ranked ahead of him. The logic behind this famous line being that if you are the . Gane had 2 quality wins prior to signing with the UFC, beating 7-0 undefeated Canadian Adam Dyczka and 8-1 Brazilian Roggers Souza. Xcel. At UFC 128, Jon Jones won the Light Heavyweight Title for the first time in his career after defeating Mauricio Rua. Prior to its folding and absorption by the UFC, Ronda Rousey was the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. Shevchenko has since defended her title four times, with a title reign of 732 days and counting. Next Scheduled . The logic behind this famous line being that if you are the best fighter in the heaviest division in MMA, then you are the scariest man alive to get in a fight with. In his first title defense, Yan faced #1 ranked Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259 on March 6, 2021, and lost the title by disqualification due to an intentional illegal knee landed by him in the fourth round to Sterling. Nelson is above Miocic because the ufc.com/rankings says he is. By 2021, Stipe has a 20/4/0 record, with 15 of his wins coming from a knockout and the remaining five being via decision. 10. RING HEAVYWEIGHT Rankings . The current champion, Adesanya, defended his title against Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa at UFC 248 and UFC 253, respectively. I dont think Struve, Kongo, Rothwell, or Hunt would do much better against them. At UFC 236, Dustin Poirier became the Interim UFC Lightweight Championship by beating Max Holloway. He is also tied with Matt Brown and Vitor Belfort for the most knockouts in the UFC. His most notable wins have come against Francis Ngannou, Daniel Cormier, Junior Dos Santos, Fabricio Werdum, and Mark Hunt. For an optimal experience please rotate your device to portrait mode, Tai Tuivasa knocks Augusto Sakai out, check out how he collapses on his leg #UFC269. Heavyweight Prospects Outside the UFC and Bellator. Join the contest by ranking below. At UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz, Dominick Cruz became the first-ever two-time Bantamweight Champion. There are few things better than seeing combatants near 265-pounds go toe-to-toe in the Octagon. Hardy has improved with each fight and is nearing Top 15 contention. Marcin Tybura. He won the title after defeating Timothy Jhonson in his most recent fight. The French Mixed Martial Artist and former Kickboxer have a professional MMA record with 10 wins and 1 defeat. #UFCVegas45. Q. The division has the highest knockout finish ratio of any weight class, It's no . I love fedor,one of the best ever,but he fought on too long,much like B.J.Penn he got by on natural ability without being super fit and age catches up with them quicker than say Dan Henderson or Randy Couture who extended their careers by being extremely fit. The inaugural Welterweight Champion was crowned at UFC Brazil in 1998 when Pat Miletich won the belt. My rankings can be seen at http:****. Despite this, he still has impressive past victories over Daniel Cormier, Junior dos Santos, Fabricio Werdum, Andrei Arlovski, and Ngannou . Many of the organization's biggest names, such as Chuck Liddell, Jon Jones, Frank Shamrock and Tito Ortiz, have reigned as Light Heavyweight champion. Both fights you mentioned, especially Jones/Miocic would be a huge fight. Oleksandr Usyk . Thanks for the props. One of our representatives will be in touch shortly. Namajunas defended her title against Weili during their rematch at UFC 268. The Champion of the Heavyweight division can famously call himself "the baddest man on the planet". All levels in the same location. and look no one is ever going to agree 100% with each otherthe only thing i would say is that you have. At UFC 128, Jon Jones won the Light Heavyweight Title for the first time in his career after defeating Mauricio Rua. 11.12.2022, 12:00 PM ET UFC 281 : 11.12.2022, 6:00 PM ET Invicta . Gane is higher ranked due to being undefeated while also facing quality competition, in and outside the UFC. He has notable wins over Junior dos Santos, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, and Alexander Volkov as well. Holloway, who defended his title against the likes of Jose Aldo, Brian Ortega, and Frankie Edgar, lost his title to Alexander Volkanovski. UFC started almost 28 years ago and has produced some of the biggest stars in the sport of MMA. Last weekend, Ngannou defended his title against the interim champion Cyril Gane. Be the first one to comment on this story, Latest Results from UFC Heavyweight Division. Also Read: What is Israel Adesanya's Net Worth? What are other players rankings? In order to rank these fighters, the media members are asked to vote on who they feel are the top fighters as per the UFC by weight class and pound-for-pound. The UFC rankings were introduced in February of 2013 and are generated by a voting panel made up of several media members. The current champion is Francis Ngannou, who dethroned Miocic at UFC 260 with a vicious Round 2 knockout. Complete UFC Heavyweight Rankings - #1: Stipe Miocic, #2: Francis Ngannou, #3: Curtis Blaydes, #4: Jairzinho Rozenstruik, #5: Alexander Volkov. As far as his next fight is concerned, there has not been any official announcement.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'fanrankings_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_5',127,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-fanrankings_com-large-leaderboard-2-0'); Jairzinho Rozenstruik is a Mixed Martial Artist and former Kickboxer from Suriname. 5. Current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion: Amanda Nunes [22-5]. Sign up for our Newsletter for updates. At UFC 242, Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Dustin Poirier via submission to unify the UFC Lightweight Championship. I dont like him at #4 either, but his wins over Fedor, Browne, Kyle, and Arlovski are hard to ignore. After winning the vacant title at UFC 238 and defending it at UFC 249, Cejudo became the fourth UFC fighter to hold titles in two different weight classes (Flyweight and Bantamweight) simultaneously and the second to defend titles in two different weight divisions. Rank below to be added in the Power Rankings and to have a chance to win a gift card to LAZADA, Amazon, fanatics.com, Jumia, and more (Depends on your country). Friends, Junior dos Santos will be in first place for long, long, long, long, long, TIME ! Where do you rank these Contenders and Champions? #2 in bantamweight rankings: UFC Fight Night 217: Raquel Pennington: 12 Taila Santos: 19-2 0 he was a heavyweight when he posted that comment haha youre a noob, Alistaiir the reem Overeem the best ! No. Thank you for your comment! Hunts wins = Kongo, Rothwell. First off, a look back at last year's list, featuring Chris Barnett, Askar Mozharov, and Martin Buday, all of whom signed to the UFC in 2021. At UFC 207, Cruz lost the title to. Stipe Miocic won the title at UFC 198 by defeating Fabricio Werdum via a KO and went on to defend his title thrice, a record in UFC Heavyweight history, before being defeated by Daniel Cormier at UFC 226. The inaugural title was won by Germaine De Randamie, who defeated Holly Holm via unanimous decision, on February 11, 2017, in Brooklyn, New York, USA at UFC 208. Q. How does that work? After De Randamie's refusal to defend the title against Cris Cyborg, she was stripped of it and Cyborg went on to win the vacant title by defeating Tonya Evinger at UFC 214. I think you have Hunt,Rothwell and Kongo in the right order but Schaub, Bigfoot,Browne and Struve should be below them,Browne only drew with Kongo and Schaub KO of Crocop put him in the top ten at the time so he could even slot in between Rothwell and Kongo. 3 collide as Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane finally meet at UFC 270. Current UFC Rankings for every weight class and pound-for-pound greatest fighter. Ranking designed by Hellowhosthat Updated 3 weeks, 1 day ago. Francis Ngannou is the current UFC Heavyweight Champion after he knocked out Stipe Miocic at UFC 260. Who is the current UFC heavyweight champion? Francis and Lewis should be switched, Andrei beat up Browne, and both lost against top tier opponents.
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