New Bellator Rankings!

The official Bellator MMA rankings were updated following the Bellator 256: “Bader vs. Machida 2” event, which went down last Friday night (April 2, 2021) and saw Ryan Bader defeat Lyoto Machida via unanimous decision in an opening round matchup of the promotion’s Light Heavyweight Grand Prix.

There was not a ton of movement after an action-packed night of fights which saw Dan Moret upset the No. 3 ranked Lightweight on the roster Goiti Yamauchi via highly-questionable split decision win. Also, Cat Zingano made quick work of Olivia Parker, submitting her in the very first round.

To find out how fighters are ranked after each Bellator MMA event click here.

MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Patricio Pitbull (31-4)
2. Vadim Nemkov (12-2)
3. Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2)
4. Ryan Bader (27-6)
5. Juan Archuleta (25-2)
6. Douglas Lima (32-8)
7. AJ McKee (17-0)
8. Phil Davis (22-5)
9. Corey Anderson (14-5)
10. Yaroslav Amosov (25-0)

WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Cris Cyborg (23-2)
2. Juliana Velasquez (11-0)
3. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1)
4. Julia Budd (14-3)
5. Arlene Blencowe (13-8)
6. Liz Carmouche (14-7) +1
7. Denise Kielholtz (6-2) -1
8. Cat Zingano (11-4) +1
9. Kana Watanabe -1
10. Leslie Smith (12-8-1)

MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT (265 Pounds)

C. Ryan Bader (27-6)

1. Timothy Johnson (15-6)
2. Cheick Kongo (30-11-2)
3. Valentin Moldavsky (10-1)
4. Tyrell Fortune (10-1)
5. Fedor Emelianenko (39-6)
6. Linton Vassell (20-8)
7. Steven Mowry (8-0)
8. Matt Mitrione (13-8)
9. Sergei Kharitonov (32-8)
10. Javy Ayala (11-8)

MEN’S LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (205 Pounds)

C. Vadim Nemkov (12-2)

1. Ryan Bader (27-6)
2. Phil Davis (22-5)
3. Corey Anderson (14-5)
4. Lyoto Machida (26-10)
5. Julius Anglickas (9-1)
6. Grant Neal (5-0)
7. Christian Edwards (4-0)
8. Tyree Fortune (5-0)
9. Melvin Manhoef (32-15-1)
10. Alex Polizzi (7-1)

MEN’S MIDDLEWEIGHT (185 Pounds)

C. Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2)

1. John Salter (18-4)
2. Anatoly Tokov (29-2)
3. Austin Vanderford (10-0)
4. Fabian Edwards (9-1)
5. Costello van Steenis (13-2)
6. Johnny Eblen (7-0)
7. Charlie Ward (9-4)
8. Mike Shipman (14-3)
9. Romero Cotton (5-0)
10. Ed Ruth (8-3)

MEN’S WELTERWEIGHT (170 Pounds)

C. Douglas Lima (32-8)

1. Yaroslav Amosov (25-0)
2. Michael Page (18-1)
3. Jason Jackson (14-4)
4. Neiman Gracie (10-2)
5. Logan Storley (11-1)
6. Derek Anderson (17-3)
7. Joey Davis (8-0)
8. Sabah Homasi (15-8)
9. Oliver Enkamp (10-2)
10. Jaleel Willis (14-2)

MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT (155 Pounds)

C. Patricio Pitbull (31-4)

1. Brent Primus (10-1)
2. Patricky Pitbull (23-9)
3. Goiti Yamauchi (25-4)
4. Benson Henderson (28-10)
5. Sidney Outlaw (15-4)
6. Myles Jury (19-5)
7. Adam Piccolotti (12-4)
8. Alfie Davis (14-3)
9. Dan Moret (15-6) NR*
10. Aviv Gozali (5-0) -1

MEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT (145 Pounds)

C. Patricio Pitbull (31-4)

1. AJ McKee (17-0)
2. Emmanuel Sanchez (20-4)
3. Adam Borics (16-1)
4. Pedro Carvalho (11-4)
5. Daniel Weichel (40-12)
6. Aaron Pico (7-3)
7. Jay Jay Wilson (7-0)
8. Jeremy Kennedy (16-2)
9. Tywan Claxton (6-2)
10. Mads Burnell (14-3)

MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (135 Pounds)

C. Juan Archuleta (25-2)

1. Sergio Pettis (20-5)
2. Patchy Mix (13-1)
3. Magomed Magomedov (17-1) +1
4. Raufeon Stots (15-1) -1
5. James Gallagher (11-1)
6. Leandro Higo (20-5)
7. Josh Hill (20-3)
8. Jornel Lugo (5-0) +2
9. Cass Bell (5-2) -1
10. Brian Moore (13-7) NR*

WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT (145 Pounds)

C. Cris Cyborg (23-2)

1. Julia Budd (14-3)
2. Arlene Blencowe (13-8)
3. Cat Zingano (11-4)
4. Leslie Smith (12-8-1)
5. Sinead Kavanagh (7-4)
6. Janay Harding (6-4)
7. Leah McCourt (4-1)
8. Amanda Bell (7-7)
9. Olga Rubin (6-2)
10. Jessy Miele (9-5)

WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT (125 Pounds)

C. Juliana Velasquez (11-0)

1. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1)
2. Liz Carmouche (14-7)
3. Denise Kielholtz (6-2)
4. Kana Watanabe (10-0-1)
5. Alejandra Lara (9-4)
6. Kate Jackson (11-5-1)
7. Veta Arteaga (5-4)
8. Mandy Bohm (7-0)
9. Valerie Loureda (3-0)
10. Bruna Ellen (5-3)

Expect some changes after the dust settles from Bellator 257 this Friday night (April 16, 2021), which features two opening round matchups of the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix between Vadim Nemkov and Phil Davis, as well as Corey Anderson facing off against Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov.

For much more on that upcoming fight card click here.