MMA Middleweight Rankings

UFC Middleweight Rankings

Updated: 05 Jun, 2025

South Africa flag
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
120 days - (4 months)
Won against
United States flag Strickland (28-5-0) SD 5 20-Jan-2024
Time held
505 days - (1 year & 4 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 253 days - (8 months & 10 days)
1
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Nassourdine Imavov photo
Imavov
2
United States flag
Sean Strickland photo
1
Strickland
3
Russian Federation flag
Khamzat Chimaev photo
2
Chimaev
4
Nigeria flag
Israel Adesanya photo
3
Adesanya
5
New Zealand flag
Robert Whittaker photo
4
Whittaker
6
Brazil flag
Caio Borralho photo
5
Borralho
7
United States flag
Jared Cannonier photo
6
Cannonier
8
United States flag
Roman Dolidze photo
7
Dolidze
9
United States flag
Anthony Hernandez photo
8
Hernandez
10
Italy flag
Marvin Vettori photo
9
Vettori
11
United States flag
Brendan Allen photo
10
Allen
12
Brazil flag
Paulo Costa photo
11
Costa
13
Netherlands flag
Reinier de Ridder photo
12
Ridder
14
Russian Federation flag
Roman Kopylov photo
13
Kopylov

14-3-0

15
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Abusupiyan Magomedov photo
14
Magomedov

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
624 days - (1 year & 8 months)
Won against
Netherlands flag Mousasi (49-7-2) UD 5 24-Jun-2022
Time held
1080 days - (2 years & 11 months)
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 540 days - (1 year & 5 months)
1
United Kingdom flag
Fabian Edwards photo
Edwards
2
Netherlands flag
Gegard Mousasi photo
1
Mousasi
3
Russian Federation flag
Anatoly Tokov photo
2
Tokov
4
Canada flag
Aaron Jeffery photo
3
Jeffery

16-5-0

5
United States flag
Dalton Rosta photo
4
Rosta
6
United States flag
Austin Vanderford photo
5
Vanderford
7
Brazil flag
Douglas Lima photo
6
Lima
8
Russian Federation flag
Khalid Murtazaliev photo
7
Murtazaliev

16-3-0

9
United States flag
Grant Neal photo
8
Neal
10
United States flag
Romero Cotton photo
9
Cotton

6-2-0

TAPOLOGY Middleweight Rankings

Updated: 05 Jun, 2025

1
South Africa flag
Dricus Du Plessis photo
Plessis
2
Russian Federation flag
Khamzat Chimaev photo
1
Chimaev
3
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Nassourdine Imavov photo
2
Imavov
4
New Zealand flag
Robert Whittaker photo
5
Whittaker
5
United States flag
Anthony Hernandez photo
8
Hernandez
6
United States flag
Sean Strickland photo
3
Strickland
7
Nigeria flag
Israel Adesanya photo
4
Adesanya
8
Netherlands flag
Reinier de Ridder photo
10
Ridder
9
Brazil flag
Caio Borralho photo
6
Borralho
10
United States flag
Jared Cannonier photo
7
Cannonier
11
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Abusupiyan Magomedov photo
Magomedov
12
Russian Federation flag
Ikram Aliskerov photo
Aliskerov
13
United States flag
Brendan Allen photo
9
Allen
14
United States flag
Roman Dolidze photo
11
Dolidze
15
Italy flag
Marvin Vettori photo
12
Vettori

Dropped Out This Month

Brazil flag
Paulo Costa photo
Costa
Sweden flag
Jack Hermansson photo
Hermansson

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

UFC Middleweight Champion

  1.  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. Brazil flag Paulo Costa
    (14-4-0) -
  13. Netherlands flag Reinier de Ridder
    (20-2-0) -
  14. Russian Federation flag Roman Kopylov
    (14-3-0) -
  15.  flag Abusupiyan Magomedov
    (28-6-1) -
BELLATOR Middleweight
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United States flag Johnny Eblen (16-0-0)

Bellator Middleweight Champion

  1. United Kingdom flag Fabian Edwards
    (14-4-0) -
  2. Netherlands flag Gegard Mousasi
    (49-9-2) -
  3. Russian Federation flag Anatoly Tokov
    (31-3-0) -
  4. Canada flag Aaron Jeffery
    (16-5-0) -
  5. United States flag Dalton Rosta
    (10-1-0) -
  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.  flag Nassourdine Imavov
    (16-4-0) -
  4. New Zealand flag Robert Whittaker
    (26-8-0) 2
  5. United States flag Anthony Hernandez
    (14-2-0) 4
  6. United States flag Sean Strickland
    (29-7-0) 2
  7. Nigeria flag Israel Adesanya
    (24-5-0) 2
  8. Netherlands flag Reinier de Ridder
    (20-2-0) 3
  9. Brazil flag Caio Borralho
    (17-1-0) 2
  10. United States flag Jared Cannonier
    (18-8-0) 2
  11.  flag Abusupiyan Magomedov
    (28-6-1)
  12. Russian Federation flag Ikram Aliskerov
    (16-2-0)
  13. United States flag Brendan Allen
    (24-7-0) 3
  14. United States flag Roman Dolidze
    (15-3-0) 2
  15. Italy flag Marvin Vettori
    (19-8-1) 2
Dropped Out This Month
  • Brazil flag Paulo Costa (14-4-0) (14)
  • Sweden flag Jack Hermansson (24-8-0) (15)