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MMA Flyweight Rankings

MMA Flyweight Rankings
UFC rankings Bellator rankings Tapology rankings

UFC Flyweight Rankings

Updated: 09 Jan, 2025

Brazil flag
Alexandre Pantoja photo

UFC Flyweight Champion

Alexandre
Pantoja

29-5-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Japan flag Asakura (21-4-0) SUB 2 07-Dec-2024
Time inactive
38 days - (1 month & 7 days)
Won against
Mexico flag Moreno (21-6-2) SD 5 08-Jul-2023
Time held
556 days - (1 year & 6 months)
Total defences
3
Dec 07 2024
SUB 2 Japan flag Asakura (21-4-0)
May 04 2024
UD 5 Australia flag Erceg (12-1-0)
Dec 16 2023
UD 5 United States flag Royval (15-6-0)
Activity average
Every 185 days - (6 months & 1 day)
1
United States flag
Brandon Royval photo
Royval

17-7-0

2
Mexico flag
Brandon Moreno photo
1
Moreno

22-8-2

3
Sweden flag
Amir Albazi photo
2
Albazi

17-2-0

4
New Zealand flag
Kai Kara France photo
3
France

25-11-0

5
Japan flag
Tatsuro Taira photo
4
Taira

16-1-0

6
Angola flag
Manel Kape photo
5
Kape

20-7-0

7
United States flag
Alex Perez photo
6
Perez

25-9-0

8
Kazakhstan flag
Asu Almabaev photo
7
Almabaev

21-2-0

9
Australia flag
Steve Erceg photo
8
Erceg

12-3-0

10
United States flag
Tim Elliott photo
9
Elliott

20-13-1

11
Russian Federation flag
Tagir Ulanbekov photo
10
Ulanbekov

15-2-0

12
United States flag
Charles Johnson photo
11
Johnson

17-6-0

13
Brazil flag
Bruno Silva photo
12
Silva

14-6-2

14
Japan flag
Kai Asakura photo
13
Asakura

21-5-0

15
Myanmar flag
Joshua Van photo
14
Van

12-2-0

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BELLATOR Flyweight Rankings

Updated: 01 Jan, 1970

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TAPOLOGY Flyweight Rankings

Updated: 09 Jan, 2025

1
Brazil flag
Alexandre Pantoja photo
Pantoja

29-5-0

2
Mexico flag
Brandon Moreno photo
1
Moreno

22-8-2

3
United States flag
Brandon Royval photo
2
Royval

17-7-0

4
New Zealand flag
Kai Kara France photo
3
France

25-11-0

5
Sweden flag
Amir Albazi photo
5
Albazi

17-2-0

6
Japan flag
Tatsuro Taira photo
4
Taira

16-1-0

7
Angola flag
Manel Kape photo
6
Kape

20-7-0

8
United Kingdom flag
Muhammad Mokaev photo
10
Mokaev

13-0-0

9
United States flag
Alex Perez photo
7
Perez

25-9-0

10
Australia flag
Steve Erceg photo
8
Erceg

12-3-0

11
Kazakhstan flag
Asu Almabaev photo
9
Almabaev

21-2-0

12
Russian Federation flag
Tagir Ulanbekov photo
11
Ulanbekov

15-2-0

13
Brazil flag
Bruno Silva photo
12
Silva

14-6-2

14
Brazil flag
Matheus Nicolau photo
14
Nicolau

19-5-1

15
Myanmar flag
Joshua Van photo
13
Van

12-2-0

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Flyweight MMA rankings

UFC Flyweight
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Brazil flag Alexandre Pantoja (29-5-0)

UFC Flyweight Champion

  1. United States flag Brandon Royval
    (17-7-0) -
  2. Mexico flag Brandon Moreno
    (22-8-2) -
  3. Sweden flag Amir Albazi
    (17-2-0) -
  4. New Zealand flag Kai Kara France
    (25-11-0) -
  5. Japan flag Tatsuro Taira
    (16-1-0) -
  6. Angola flag Manel Kape
    (20-7-0) -
  7. United States flag Alex Perez
    (25-9-0) -
  8. Kazakhstan flag Asu Almabaev
    (21-2-0) -
  9. Australia flag Steve Erceg
    (12-3-0) -
  10. United States flag Tim Elliott
    (20-13-1) -
  11. Russian Federation flag Tagir Ulanbekov
    (15-2-0) -
  12. United States flag Charles Johnson
    (17-6-0) -
  13. Brazil flag Bruno Silva
    (14-6-2) -
  14. Japan flag Kai Asakura
    (21-5-0) -
  15. Myanmar flag Joshua Van
    (12-2-0) -
BELLATOR Flyweight
TAPOLOGY Flyweight
  1. Brazil flag Alexandre Pantoja
    (29-5-0) -
  2. Mexico flag Brandon Moreno
    (22-8-2) -
  3. United States flag Brandon Royval
    (17-7-0) -
  4. New Zealand flag Kai Kara France
    (25-11-0) -
  5. Sweden flag Amir Albazi
    (17-2-0) 1
  6. Japan flag Tatsuro Taira
    (16-1-0) 1
  7. Angola flag Manel Kape
    (20-7-0) -
  8. United Kingdom flag Muhammad Mokaev
    (13-0-0) 3
  9. United States flag Alex Perez
    (25-9-0) 1
  10. Australia flag Steve Erceg
    (12-3-0) 1
  11. Kazakhstan flag Asu Almabaev
    (21-2-0) 1
  12. Russian Federation flag Tagir Ulanbekov
    (15-2-0) -
  13. Brazil flag Bruno Silva
    (14-6-2) -
  14. Brazil flag Matheus Nicolau
    (19-5-1) 1
  15. Myanmar flag Joshua Van
    (12-2-0) 1