Updated Official Bellator MMA™ Fighter Rankings

Phil Davis solidifies no. 3 ranking with dominant performance over Yoel Romero while Deanna Bennett and Alex “Eazy” Polizzi debut in the top-10 with Bellator 266 victories

LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA returns to action on Friday, October 1 with BELLATOR 267: Lima vs. MVP 2, headlined by former welterweight champion and No. 1 ranked Douglas Lima (32-9) going into enemy territory to take on British MMA superstar and No. 2 ranked welterweight Michael “Venom” Page (19-1) in a highly anticipated rematch that is sure to help shape the 170-pound title picture.

BELLATOR 267: Lima vs. MVP 2 takes place within London’s SSE Arena, Wembley andairs live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. BST/4 p.m. ET. Limited tickets remain and are available at www.bellator.com.

Click here for additional information detailing fighter eligibility, as well as additional voting criteria.

MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND 1. AJ McKee (18-0) 2. Patricio Pitbull (32-5) 3. Vadim Nemkov (14-2) 4. Gegard Mousasi (48-7-2) 5. Ryan Bader (28-6, 1 NC) 6. Yaroslav Amosov (26-0) 7. Sergio Pettis (21-5) 8. Douglas Lima (32-9) 9. Corey Anderson (15-5) 10. Juan Archuleta (25-3)  WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND 1. Cris Cyborg (24-2, 1 NC) 2. Juliana Velasquez (12-0) 3. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1) 4. Julia Budd (15-3) 5. Liz Carmouche (16-7) 6. Denise Kielholtz (6-3) 7. Arlene Blencowe (14-8) 8. Cat Zingano (12-4) 9. Kana Watanabe (10-1-1) 10. Leslie Smith (12-9-1)MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT C. Ryan Bader (28-6) IC. Valentin Moldavsky (11-1)  2. Tim Johnson (15-7)  3. Cheick Kongo (31-11-2)  4. Tyrell Fortune (11-1) 5. Linton Vassell (20-8) 6. Steve Mowry (9-0) 7. Davion Franklin (4-0) 8. Said Sowma (7-2) 9. Gokhan Saricam (5-1) 10. Jake Hager (3-0)
MEN’S LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT C. Vadim Nemkov (14-2) 1. Ryan Bader (28-6) 2. Corey Anderson (15-5) 3. Phil Davis (23-6)  4. Anthony Johnson (23-6) 5. Julius Anglickas (10-1) 6. Lyoto Machida (26-11) 7. Alex Polizzi (9-1) NR 8. Grant Neal (6-1) ∇1 9. Melvin Manhoef (32-15-1) 10. Karl Albrektsson (11-3)MEN’S MIDDLEWEIGHT C. Gegard Mousasi (48-7-2) 1. Austin Vanderford (11-0)  2. John Salter (18-5)  3. Costello van Steenis (13-2)  4. Johnny Eblen (9-0)  5. Fabian Edwards (9-2)  6. Charlie Ward (9-4) 7. Mike Shipman (14-3) 8. Romero Cotton (5-0) 9. Dalton Rosta (5-0) 10. Norbert Novenyi Jr. (5-0) ∇1MEN’S WELTERWEIGHT C. Yaroslav Amosov (26-0) 1. Douglas Lima (32-9) 2. Michael Page (19-1) 3. Jason Jackson (15-4) 4. Neiman Gracie (11-2) 5. Logan Storley (12-1) 6. Derek Anderson (17-4)  7. Paul Daley (43-18-2)  8. Andrey Koreshkov (24-4)   9. Joey Davis (8-0) 10.Oliver Enkamp (10-2)
MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT C. Patricio Pitbull (32-5) 1. Patricky Pitbull (23-10) 2. Sidney Outlaw (16-4)  3. Benson Henderson (28-10)  4. Peter Queally (13-5-1)  5. Goiti Yamauchi (26-5)  6. Usman Nurmagomedov (13-0) 7. Myles Jury (19-6) 8. Islam Mamedov (20-1-1)   9. Aviv Gozali (6-0)   10. Adam Piccolotti (12-4) MEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT C. AJ McKee (18-0) 1. Patricio Pitbull (32-5) 2. Mads Burnell (16-3) 3. Adam Borics (17-1) 4. Emmanuel Sanchez (20-6) 5. Aaron Pico (8-3) 6. Daniel Weichel (41-12) 7. Pedro Carvalho (11-5) 8. Jeremy Kennedy (16-3) 9. Justin Gonzales (12-0) 10. Darrion Caldwell (15-5)MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT C. Sergio Pettis (21-5) 1. Juan Archuleta (25-3) 2. Raufeon Stots (17-1) 3. Patchy Mix (14-1) 4. Magomed Magomedov (18-2) 5. Leandro Higo (21-5)  6. James Gallagher (11-1)  7. Josh Hill (20-4) 8. Jornel Lugo (7-0) 9. Cass Bell (5-2) 10. Darrion Caldwell (15-5) 
WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT C. Cris Cyborg (24-2, 1 NC) 1. Julia Budd (15-3) 2. Arlene Blencowe (14-8) 3. Cat Zingano (12-4) 4. Leslie Smith (12-9-1) 5. Leah McCourt (5-1)  6. Sinead Kavanagh (7-4)  7. Janay Harding (6-5)  8. Jessy Miele (9-5) 9. Talita Nogueira (8-2) 10. Pam Sorenson (9-3)WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT C. Juliana Velasquez (12-0) 1. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1) 2. Liz Carmouche (16-7) 3. Denise Kielholtz (6-3)  4. Kana Watanabe (10-1-1)  5. Kate Jackson (11-5-1) ∆2 6. Veta Arteaga (6-4) 7. Alejandra Lara (9-5) ∇2 8. DeAnna Bennett (11-7-1) NR 9. Vanessa Porto (23-9) ∇1 10. Diana Avsaragova (4-0) ∇1        Logo
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