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The Giraffe
4th Degree Black Belt
Member Since 2018.02.23

My MMA Rankings

Top Heavyweight MMA Fighters

Consensus Rankings:   Official  |  Member Designed  |  This Ranking Updated 7 hrs, 58 mins ago  |  All By The Giraffe

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Rankings of current UFC, Bellator, and PFL Heavyweights. Fighters from other promotions to be added later. UFC updated April 15 2024. Bellator updated April 19 2024. PFL updated April 19 2024. * = Amended

  1. 1

    Vadim Nemkov
    Vadim Nemkov
    18-2-0, 1 NC
    1040
    Bellator

  2. 2

    Ryan "Darth" Bader
    Ryan Bader
    "Darth"
    31-8-0, 1 NC
    704*
    Bellator

  3. 3

    Renan "Problema" Ferreira
    Renan Ferreira
    "Problema"
    13-3-0, 3 NC
    687*
    PFL - Last fight: W - KO Ryan Bader 02/02/24

  4. 4

    Tom Aspinall
    Tom Aspinall
    14-3-0
    584*
    UFC - Last fight: W - KO Sergei Pavlovich 11/11/23

  5. 5

    Ciryl "Bon Gamin" Gane
    Ciryl Gane
    "Bon Gamin"
    12-2-0
    575*
    UFC - Last fight: W - TKO Serghei Spivac 09/02/23

  6. 6

    Sergei Pavlovich
    Sergei Pavlovich
    18-2-0
    548*
    UFC - Last fight: L- KO Tom Aspinall 11/11/23

  7. 7

    Curtis "Razor" Blaydes
    Curtis Blaydes
    "Razor"
    18-4-0, 1 NC
    502*
    UFC - Last fight: W - KO Jailton Almeida 03/09/24

  8. 8

    Jailton "Malhadinho" Almeida
    Jailton Almeida
    "Malhadinho"
    21-3-0
    433
    UFC - Last fight: W - SUB Alexandr Romanov 06/01/24

  9. 9

    Alexander "Drago" Volkov
    Alexander Volkov
    "Drago"
    37-10-0
    400*
    UFC - Last fight: W - SUB Tai Tuivasa 09/09/23

  10. 10

    Linton "The Big Swarm" Vassell
    Linton Vassell
    "The Big Swarm"
    24-9-0, 1 NC
    374
    PFL - Last fight: L - TKO Denis Goltsov 04/04/24

    11. 11+

  11. 11

    Denis "The Russian Bogatyr" Goltsov
    Denis Goltsov
    "The Russian Bogatyr"  |  33-8-0
    326
    PFL - Last fight: W - TKO Linton Vassell 04/04/24

  12. 12

    Serghei "Polar Bear" Spivac
    Serghei Spivac
    "Polar Bear"  |  16-4-0
    323*
    UFC - Last fight: L - TKO Ciryl Gane 09/02/23

  13. 13

    Valentin Moldavsky
    Valentin Moldavsky
    13-3-0, 1 NC
    313
    PFL - Last fight: W - TKO Ante Delija 04/04/24

  14. 14

    Derrick "The Black Beast" Lewis
    Derrick Lewis
    "The Black Beast"  |  28-12-0, 1 NC
    292
    UFC - Last fight: W - TKO Rodrigo Nascimento 05/11/24

  15. 15

    Marcos "Pezão" Rogério de Lima
    Marcos Rogério de Lima
    "Pezão"  |  22-9-1
    284*
    UFC - Last fight: W - TKO Junior Tafa 02/17/24

  16. 16

    Tai "Bam Bam" Tuivasa
    Tai Tuivasa
    "Bam Bam"  |  14-7-0
    255*
    UFC - Last fight: L - SUB Marcin Tybura 03/16/24

  17. 17

    Ante "Walking Trouble" Delija
    Ante Delija
    "Walking Trouble"  |  24-6-0
    226
    PFL - Last fight: L - TKO Valentin Moldavsky 04/04/24

  18. 18

    Jairzinho "Bigi Boy" Rozenstruik
    Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    "Bigi Boy"  |  14-5-0
    212*
    UFC - Last fight: W - TKO Shamil Gaziev 03/02/24

  19. 19

    Marcin "Tybur" Tybura
    Marcin Tybura
    "Tybur"  |  25-8-0
    210*
    UFC - Last fight: W - SUB Tai Tuivasa 03/16/24

  20. 20

    Don'Tale "Lord Kong" Mayes
    Don'Tale Mayes
    "Lord Kong"  |  11-6-0, 1 NC
    199
    UFC - Last fight: W - DEC Caio Machado 04/27/24

  21. 21

    Tyrell Fortune
    Tyrell Fortune
    13-2-0, 2 NC
    199
    PFL

  22. 22

    Oleg Popov
    Oleg Popov
    17-1-0
    194
    PFL - Last fight: W - TKO Steve Mowry 04/04/24

  23. 23

    Waldo "Salsa Boy" Cortes-Acosta
    Waldo Cortes-Acosta
    "Salsa Boy"  |  12-1-0
    165
    UFC - Last fight: W - DEC Robelis Despaigne 05/11/24

  24. 24

    Bruno Cappelozza
    Bruno Cappelozza
    15-7-0, 1 NC
    154
    PFL - Last fight: L - SUB Vadim Nemkov 02/24/24

  25. 25

    Marcelo Nunes
    Marcelo Nunes
    11-2-0
    153
    PFL - Last fight: W - SUB Jordan Heiderman 04/12/24

  26. 26

    Marcelo Golm
    Marcelo Golm
    10-5-0
    147*
    PFL - Last fight: L - TKO Daniel James 04/04/24

  27. 27

    Slim Trabelsi
    Slim Trabelsi
    7-0-0
    136
    Bellator - Last fight: W - DEC Louie Sutherland 05/17/24

  28. 28

    Gokhan Saricam
    Gokhan Saricam
    9-2-0
    117*
    PFL

  29. 29

    Davion "All Day" Franklin
    Davion Franklin
    "All Day"  |  6-2-0
    115*
    Bellator - Last fight: L - TKO Slim Trabelsi 10/07/23

  30. 30

    Shamil Gaziev
    Shamil Gaziev
    12-1-0
    108*
    UFC - Last fight: L - TKO Jairzinho Rozenstruik 03/02/24

  31. 31

    Justin "Bad Man" Tafa
    Justin Tafa
    "Bad Man"  |  7-4-0, 1 NC
    99*
    UFC - Last fight: L - DEC Karl Williams 03/23/24

  32. 32

    Sergey Bilostenniy
    Sergey Bilostenniy
    12-3-0
    98*
    PFL - Last fight: W - DEC Blagoy Ivanov 04/04/24

  33. 33

    Alexandr "King Kong" Romanov
    Alexandr Romanov
    "King Kong"  |  17-3-0
    85
    UFC - Last fight: L - SUB Jailton Almeida 06/01/24

  34. 34

    Mick Parkin
    Mick Parkin
    9-0-0
    85*
    UFC - Last fight: W - DEC Mohammed Usman 03/23/24

  35. 35

    Rodrigo "Zé Colmeia" Nascimento
    Rodrigo Nascimento
    "Zé Colmeia"  |  11-2-0, 1 NC
    81
    UFC - Last fight: L - TKO Derrick Lewis 05/11/24

  36. 36

    Steve "Tall" Mowry
    Steve Mowry
    "Tall"  |  10-2-1, 1 NC
    77
    PFL - Last fight: L - TKO Oleg Popov 04/04/24

  37. 37

    Wladmir "Blanka" Gouvea
    Wladmir Gouvea
    "Blanka"  |  2-0-0
    68*
    Bellator

  38. 38

    Blagoy "Baga" Ivanov
    Blagoy Ivanov
    "Baga"  |  19-7-0, 1 NC
    58*
    PFL - Last fight: L - DEC Sergey Bilostenniy 04/04/24

  39. 39

    Danilo Marques
    Danilo Marques
    15-5-0
    57
    PFL

  40. 40

    Junior "The Juggernaut" Tafa
    Junior Tafa
    "The Juggernaut"  |  5-2-0
    54*
    UFC - Last fight: L - TKO Marcos Rogério de Lima 02/17/24

  41. 41

    Mohammed "The Motor" Usman
    Mohammed Usman
    "The Motor"  |  10-3-0
    52*
    UFC - Last fight: L - DEC Mick Parkin 03/23/24

  42. 42

    Daniel "The American Predator" James
    Daniel James
    "The American Predator"  |  15-7-1, 1 NC
    52*
    PFL - Last fight: W - TKO Marcelo Golm 04/04/24

  43. 43

    Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski
    Andrei Arlovski
    "The Pitbull"  |  34-23-0, 2 NC
    46*
    UFC - Last fight: L - DEC Waldo Cortes-Acosta 01/13/24

  44. 44

    Jordan "Thor" Heiderman
    Jordan Heiderman
    "Thor"  |  7-2-0
    40*
    PFL - Last fight: L - SUB Marcelo Nunes 04/12/24

  45. 45

    Martin "Badys" Buday
    Martin Buday
    "Badys"  |  13-2-0
    39*
    UFC - Last fight: L - TKO Shamil Gaziev 12/16/23

  46. 46

    Karl Williams
    Karl Williams
    10-1-0
    37*
    UFC - Last fight: W - DEC Justin Tafa 03/23/24

  47. 47

    Jhonata Diniz
    Jhonata Diniz
    7-0-0
    20
    UFC - Last fight: W - KO Austen Lane 04/27/24

  48. 48

    Jamal "The Stormtrooper" Pogues
    Jamal Pogues
    "The Stormtrooper"  |  11-4-0
    18
    UFC - Last fight: W - DEC Thomas Petersen 02/03/24

  49. 49

    Łukasz "The Bull" Brzeski
    Łukasz Brzeski
    "The Bull"  |  9-4-1, 1 NC
    10*
    UFC - Last fight: W - DEC Valter Walker 04/06/24

  50. 50

    Abraham "The One and Only" Bably
    Abraham Bably
    "The One and Only"  |  4-0-0
    10*
    Bellator - Last fight: W - DEC Isaiah Pinson 03/22/24

  51. 51

    Robelis "The Big Boy" Despaigne
    Robelis Despaigne
    "The Big Boy"  |  5-1-0
    09
    UFC - Last fight: L - DEC Waldo Cortes-Acosta 05/11/24

  52. 52

    Austen Lane
    Austen Lane
    12-5-0, 1 NC
    00
    UFC - Last fight: L - KO Jhonata Diniz 04/27/24

  53. 53

    Caio "Bigfoot" Machado
    Caio Machado
    "Bigfoot"  |  8-3-1
    00*
    UFC - Last fight: L - DEC Don'Tale Mayes 04/27/24

  54. 54

    Thomas "The Train" Petersen
    Thomas Petersen
    "The Train"  |  8-2-0
    00*
    UFC - Last fight: L - DEC Jamal Pogues 02/03/24

  55. 55

    Valter "The Clean Monster" Walker
    Valter Walker
    "The Clean Monster"  |  11-1-0
    0
    UFC - Last fight: L - DEC Łukasz Brzeski 04/06/24

  56. 56

    Isaiah Pinson
    Isaiah Pinson
    3-1-0
    00
    Bellator - Last fight: L - DEC Abraham Bably 03/22/24

  57. 57

    Louie "The Vanilla Gorilla" Sutherland
    Louie Sutherland
    "The Vanilla Gorilla"  |  6-3-0
    00
    Bellator - Last fight: L - DEC Slim Trabelsi 05/17/24
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