List of current Bellator fighters

The Bellator MMA (formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships") promotion was started in 2008 by Bjorn Rebney and Brad Epstein as a tournament based alternative to other MMA organizations such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikeforce.[1] Prior to 2015, when president Scott Coker made the decision to drop the 8-man tournament format,[2] Bellator fighters participated in a series of tournament bouts in a set weight class over a season (usually between 10 and 13 events over 3 or 4 months). The winners of these tournaments were crowned Bellator champions, with the winners of successive tournaments in the same weight class earning the spot of no. 1 contender.

This list is an up-to-date roster of those fighters currently under contract with the Bellator brand. Unlike the UFC, Bellator does allow its fighters to compete in other promotions, so many fighters on this list may appear in MMA events outside of Bellator. Fighters are organized by weight class and within their weight class by their number of professional MMA fights. Fighters with the same number of fights are listed in order of their number of wins. Fighters with the same MMA record are listed alphabetically.

Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, draws, and no-contests.[3] All fight records in this article are displayed in that order, with fights resulting in a no-contest listed in parentheses.

Recent cuts

These fighters have been released from their Bellator contracts, or announced their retirement, over the course of the last month. If their release has not been announced then they have been listed here based upon their removal from the Bellator's rosters.

Name Division Bellator record
Sweden Nunes, MaxMax Nunes Middleweight 0–0
Ghana Razak Alhassan, AbdulAbdul Razak Alhassan Middleweight 2–0

Recent signings

The fighters in this section have either signed with Bellator in the last month, have recently returned from an announced retirement, or have yet to make their Bellator return or debut.

Name Division MMA record
Russia Fedor Emelianenko Heavyweight 36-4 (1 NC)
United States Kevin Casey Welterweight 9–5–1 (2 NC)
United States Dakota Cochrane Welterweight 26–10
United States Romero Cotton Middleweight 0–0
Israel Jackie Gosh Welterweight 6–0
Brazil Ralek Gracie Middleweight 3–0
England Helen Harper Women's flyweight 4–1
Russia Sergei Kharitonov Heavyweight 23–5
Israel Noad Lahat Featherweight 9–2
Canada Rory MacDonald Welterweight 18–4
Israel Kirill Medvedovsky Featherweight 7–2
Sweden Max Nunes Middleweight 16–3
Brazil Wanderlei Silva Light Heavyweight 35–12–1 (1)
United States Chael Sonnen Light Heavyweight 29–14–1
United States Jarod Trice Light Heavyweight 0–0

Heavyweights (265 lb, 120 kg)

Bellator Heavyweight Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo
Bellator Heavyweight Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov
Bellator Heavyweight Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley
Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
France Kongo, CheickCheick Kongo Kongo 25–10–2 7–2
United States Ayala, JavyJavy Ayala Eye Candy 10–5 5–2
United States Charles, DanDan Charles The Man 10–4–1 3–3–1
United States Beltran, JoeyJoey Beltran[4] The Mexicutioner 17–13 (1) 3–4
United States Lashley, BobbyBobby Lashley The Dominator 15–2 5–0
Russia Minakov, VitalyVitaly Minakov 17–0 5–0
Brazil Sakai, AugustoAugusto Sakai 9–0–1 4–0–1
Brazil Queiroz, ViniciusVinicius Queiroz Spartan 8–4 3–2
United States Appelt, JoshJosh Appelt The Juggernaut 12–6 3–2
United States Johnson, TonyTony Johnson 10–3 3–1
United States Diekmann, JoshJosh Diekmann The Freight Train 15–8 (1) 2–2 (1)
United States Gormley, ChaseChase Gormley[4] 14–5 2–1
United States Huddleston, AlexAlex Huddleston The Shaved Gorilla 6–2 2–1
United States Mitrione, MattMatt Mitrione Meathead 11–5 2–0
United States Wren, JustinJustin Wren The Big Pygmy 11–2 2–0
England Thompson, JamesJames Thompson The Colossus 20–16 (1) 1–1
United States Seumanutafa, CarlCarl Seumanutafa Badwater 10–7 1–1
United States Shamrock, KenKen Shamrock The World's Most Dangerous Man 28–17 0–2
United States Fortune, TyrellTyrell Fortune 1–0 1–0
United States Coulter, RashadRashad Coulter 6–1 1–0
United States Harris, DhaffirDhaffir Harris Dada 5000 2–0 (1) 0–0 (1)
Russia Kharitonov, SergeiSergei Kharitonov[5] The Paratrooper 23–6 0–1
United States Brents, BobbyBobby Brents[6] Zombie 17–6 0–1
England Oli Thompson The Spartan 17–9 0–1
United States Rosol, ZachZach Rosol 3–1 0–1
Brazil Teixeira, EwertonEwerton Teixeira[7] 3–1 0–1
Russia Fedor Emelianenko The Last Emperor 36–4 (1) 0–0

Light Heavyweights (205 lb, 93 kg)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Muhammed Lawal
Muhammed Lawal
Bellator Light Heavyweight Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz
Bellator Light Heavyweight Phil Davis
Phil Davis
Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
United States Lawal, MuhammedMuhammed Lawal King Mo 19–5 (1) 8–4
England McGeary, LiamLiam McGeary 11–1 8–1
England Vassell, LintonLinton Vassell The Swarm 17–5 (1) 6–2
United States Zwicker, VirgilVirgil Zwicker Rezdog 15–5–1 4–2–1
France Francis Carmont Limitless 25–12 3–2
United States Davis, PhilPhil Davis (C) Mr. Wonderful 17–3 (1) 4–0
United States Jackson, QuintonQuinton Jackson Rampage 37–11 4–0
Brazil Lins, PhilipePhilipe Lins Monstro 10–1 3–1
United States Ortiz, TitoTito Ortiz The Huntington Beach Bad Boy 18–12–1 2–1
Brazil Viana, GuilhermeGuilherme Viana 7–3 1–2
Democratic Republic of the Congo Bondole, LucLuc Bondole 5–2–2 1–1–1
United States Trice, JarodJarod Trice[8] Doughboy 1–0 1–0
Italy Sakara, AlessioAlessio Sakara Legionarius 18–11 (2) 1–0
Japan Ishii, SatoshiSatoshi Ishii 14–6–1 0–1
Poland Klinger, LukaszLukasz Klinger Hitman 7–3 0–1
United States Chael Sonnen The American Gangster 29–14–1 0–0
Brazil Silva, WanderleiWanderlei Silva The Axe Murderer 35–12–1 (1) 0–0

Middleweights (185 lb, 84 kg)

Bellator Middleweight Melvin Manhoef
Melvin Manhoef
Bellator Middleweight Kendall Grove
Kendall Grove
Bellator Middleweight Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie
Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
Russia Shlemenko, AlexanderAlexander Shlemenko Storm 54–9 (1) 12–3 (1)
United States Cramer, DanDan Cramer Cosmo 11–4 8–2
United States Matthews, A.J.A.J. Matthews 8–6 4–4
United States Honeycutt, ChrisChris Honeycutt 9–1 (1) 5–1 (1)
United States Grove, KendallKendall Grove Da Spyder 23–16 (1) 4–3
United States Marshall, DougDoug Marshall The Rhino 18–8 4–2
United States Reiter, BenBen Reiter The Hunter 17–2–1 3–2
United States Pacheco, JoeJoe Pacheco The Juggernaut 7–2 (1) 2–2 (1)
Netherlands Manhoef, MelvinMelvin Manhoef No Mercy 30–13–1 (2) 2–2 (1)
Brazil Carvalho, RafaelRafael Carvalho (C) The Blessed 13–1 4–0
United States McDaniel, BubbaBubba McDaniel The Menace 27–10 3–1
Brazil Gracie, NeimanNeiman Gracie 5–0 3–0
Japan Kato, HisakiHisaki Kato The Japanese Musketeer 7–2 2–1
Argentina Sordi, EmilianoEmiliano Sordi He-Man 14–6 1–2
United States Schilling, JoeJoe Schilling Stitch 'em Up 2–5 1–2
United States Salter, JohnJohn Salter 12–3 2–0
United States Harris, ChrisChris Harris 8–0 2–0
United States Hester, BrandonBrandon Hester 3–0 2–0
Brazil France, FranciscoFrancisco France Kiko 13–4–1 1–1
United States Caron, TimTim Caron 5–0 1–0
France Babene, GregoryGregory Babene 17–11 (1) 1–0
United States Ewing, NealNeal Ewing No Problem 6–0 1–0
Brazil Gracie, RoyceRoyce Gracie 15–2–3 1–0
United States Ruth, EdEd Ruth 1–0 1–0
United States Radach, BenjiBenji Radach Razor 21–7 0–1
United States Cotton, RomeroRomero Cotton[9] 0–0 0–0
Brazil Gracie, RalekRalek Gracie[10] 3–0 0–0

Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg)

Bellator Welterweight Andrey Koreshkov
Andrey Koreshkov
Bellator Welterweight Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck
Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
United States Ward, BrennanBrennan Ward The Irish Bad Boy 14–4 9–4
Brazil Lima, DouglasDouglas Lima (C) The Phenom 28–6 10–2
Russia Koreshkov, AndreyAndrey Koreshkov Spartan 19–2 10–2
United States Juarez, JesseJesse Juarez 23–11 6–2
United States Bears, RudyRudy Bears Bad News 16–15 2–7
England Page, MichaelMichael Page Venom 11–0 7–0
Lithuania Žaromskis, MariusMarius Žaromskis The Whitemare 20–9 (1) 4–3
United States Gonzalez, FernandoFernando Gonzalez The Menifee Maniac 25–13 5–0
England Daley, PaulPaul Daley Semtex 38–14–1 4–1
United States Rainey, RickyRicky Rainey The Sniper 11–4 3–2
United States McDonough, AdamAdam McDonough Big Gunna 11–1 3–1
United States Murad, AndyAndy Murad The Tooth Fairy 15–2 2–2
United States Terry, JamesJames Terry Intensity 17–9 1–3
United States Njokuani, ChidiChidi Njokuani Chidi Bang Bang 16–4 3–0
Portugal Fialho, AndréAndré Fialho 7–1 2–1
Brazil Santos, AndreAndre Santos Chatuba 38–10 2–1
United States Millender, CurtisCurtis Millender Curtious 9–3 1–2
United States Neer, JoshJosh Neer The Dentist 36–15–1 0–3
Brazil Santos, EvangelistaEvangelista Santos Cyborg 21–18 1–2
United States Secor, MattMatt Secor 7–3 1–2
United States Cochrane, DakotaDakota Cochrane 26–10 0–2
United States Holloway, JeremieJeremie Holloway Hit 'Em 7–2 0–2
United States Davis, JoeyJoey Davis Iceman 1–0 1–0
United States Johnson, WadeWade Johnson The Hammer 11–1 1–0
Brazil Vasconcelos, GuilhermeGuilherme Vasconcelos[11] Bomba 8–3 1–0
United States Buckley, JoaquinJoaquin Buckley 6–0 1–0
Belgium Chan, DjamilDjamil Chan Dynamite 13–2 1–0
United States McFarlane, ClaytonClayton McFarlane 4–1 0–1
United States Smith, GilbertGilbert Smith[12] Midnight Magic 12–5 0–1
Brazil Eduardo Rocha, CarlosCarlos Eduardo Rocha Tá Danado 9–4 0–1
United States Casey, KevinKevin Casey[13] The King 9–5–1 (2) 0–0
United States Ferguson Jr., KevinKevin Ferguson Jr. Baby Slice 0–0 0–0
Israel Gosh, JackieJackie Gosh[14] 6–0 0–0
United States Koscheck, JoshJosh Koscheck Kos 17–10 0–0
Canada MacDonald, RoryRory MacDonald The Red King 18–4 0–0

Lightweights (155 lb, 70 kg)

Bellator Lightweight Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard
Bellator Welterweight Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson
Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
United States Rickels, DavidDavid Rickels The Caveman 17–4 (2) 11–4 (2)
Brazil Freire, PatrickyPatricky Freire Pitbull 16–7 9–6
United States Chandler, MichaelMichael Chandler (C) 16–3 12–3
United States Awad, SaadSaad Awad Assassin 19–9 7–6
United States Jansen, DaveDave Jansen The Fugitive 20–4 7–2
United States Campos, DerekDerek Campos The Stallion 17–6 6–4
United States Girtz, BrandonBrandon Girtz Cold Roll 14–4 6–2
United States Quinn, RyanRyan Quinn 11–5 7–0
United States Anderson, DerekDerek Anderson The Barbaric 14–2 (1) 5–2
United States Primus, BrentBrent Primus 7-0 5–0
United States Piccolotti, AdamAdam Piccolotti The Bomb 9-0 5-0
United States Couture, RyanRyan Couture 10–5 2–2
Canada Alessio, JohnJohn Alessio The Natural 35–17 (2) 1–1 (1)
United States Guillard, MelvinMelvin Guillard The Young Assassin 32–16–2 (3) 0–2 (1)
United States Thomson, JoshJosh Thomson The Punk 22–8 (1) 2–0
United States Henderson, BensonBenson Henderson Smooth 24–7 1–2
United States Heatherly, ChrisChris Heatherly The Stump 9–4 (1) 1–1
Canada DiLorenzi, GuillaumeGuillaume DiLorenzi 10–2 1–1
United States Wood, RayRay Wood All Business 7–2 1–1
United States Bronzoulis, MikeMike Bronzoulis The Greek 18–9–1 0–2
Chile Villaseca, PabloPablo Villaseca 10–2 0–2
United States Banks, CarringtonCarrington Banks The Jetsetter 5–0 1–0
Mexico Giron, IsraelIsrael Giron Featherweight 19–5 1–0
United States Roberts, JakeJake Roberts The North County Nightmare 7–0 1–0
England Sass, PaulPaul Sass Sassangle 14–2 1–0
Brazil Souza, KevinKevin Souza[15] Kevin 16–5 0–1
England Sinclair, RobRob Sinclair C4 13–3 0–1

Featherweights (145 lb, 65 kg)

Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
Brazil Freire, PatricioPatricio Freire Pitbull 25–4 13–4
United States Curran, PatPat Curran Paddy Mike 22–7 12–4
United States Straus, DanielDaniel Straus (C) 25–6 11–3
United States Jenkins, BubbaBubba Jenkins The Highlight Kid 11–3 8–3
Armenia Karakhanyan, GeorgiGeorgi Karakhanyan Insane 26–6–1 5–4
Brazil Yamauchi, GoitiGoiti Yamauchi 20–3 6–2
Germany Weichel, DanielDaniel Weichel The Weasel 37–9 6–1
United States Sanchez, EmmanuelEmmanuel Sanchez El Matador 13–3 5–2
United States McKee, A.J.A.J. McKee 6–0 6–0
Brazil Teixeira, JohnJohn Teixeira Macapa 21–1–2 4–0
United States Lawrence, JustinJustin Lawrence The American Kidd 9–4 2–2
United States Cleve, ScottScott Cleve 15–5 2–2
United States Corrales, HenryHenry Corrales 12–3 0–3
Uruguay Reyno, GastónGastón Reyno Tonga 6–1 (2 NC) 2–1
United States Walker, CodyCody Walker The Crow 8–5 1–2
France Diagne, ThomasThomas Diagne 5–6–1 0–2–1
Brazil Santos, GleristoneGleristone Santos Toninho Furia 27–6 0–2
Republic of Ireland Gallagher, JamesJames Gallagher[16] The Strabanimal 4–0 1–0
United States Dickman, MarkMark Dickman Tricky 11–2 1–0
Brazil Machida, ChinzoChinzo Machida 4–2 1–0
Italy Scatizzi, DanieleDaniele Scatizzi Scat 7–2 1–0
United States Bonilla-Bowman, JonathanJonathan Bonilla-Bowman 1–0 1–0
Italy Miceli, DanieleDaniele Miceli The Cyborg 2–1 0–1
Italy Belluardo, DaniloDanilo Belluardo[17] Caterpillar 6–1 0–1
United States Phan, NamNam Phan 21–14 0–1
Israel Lahat, NoadNoad Lahat[18] Neo 9–2 0–0
Israel Medvedovsky, KirillKirill Medvedovsky[19] The Messenger 7–2 0–0
United States Pico, AaronAaron Pico 0–0 0–0

Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg)

Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
United States Warren, JoeJoe Warren The Baddest Man on the Planet 14–6 12–5
Brazil Galvão, MarcosMarcos Galvão Loro 18–7–1 8–4
Brazil Dantas, EduardoEduardo Dantas (C) Dudu 19–4 9–1
Guam Taimanglo, JoeJoe Taimanglo The Juggernaut 23–7–1 6–3
United States Caldwell, DarrionDarrion Caldwell The Wolf 10–1 7–1
United States Garcia, SteveSteve Garcia The Mean Machine 7–1 5–1
United States Davis, LCLC Davis 23–8 3–2
United States Moy, KinKin Moy 8–2 2–1
United States Bender, BrandonBrandon Bender 12–1 2–1
Sweden Kakai, SirwanSirwan Kakai 12–5 0–2
Japan Tokoro, HideoHideo Tokoro 33–28–2 0–1
United States Uyenoyama, DarrenDarren Uyenoyama BC 10–5 0–0

Women's Featherweights (145 lb, 65 kg)

Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
Netherlands Coenen, MarloesMarloes Coenen Rumina 23–7 2–1
Australia Blencowe, ArleneArlene Blencowe[20] Angerfist 7–5 2–1
Canada Budd, JuliaJulia Budd The Jewel 7–2 2–0
United States Jenkins, AdriennaAdrienna Jenkins AJ 19–6 1–1
United States Holloway, GabrielleGabrielle Holloway Gabanator 4–3 0–2
United States Dufresne, AlexisAlexis Dufresne Sneaky Zebra 6–2 1–0
Italy Bucci, AnnalisaAnnalisa Bucci[21] No Fear 7–4 0–1
Canada Lawson, HollyHolly Lawson Lil' Bear 0–1 0–1
France Razafiarison, IonyIony Razafiarison 2–1 0–1
Brazil Rovel, RobertaRoberta Rovel Crusher 4–1 0–1
Brazil Nogueira, TalitaTalita Nogueira Treta 6–0 0–0

Women's Flyweights (125 lb, 56 kg)

Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
United States Macfarlane, Ilima-LeiIlima-Lei Macfarlane The Ilimanator 5–0 4–0
United States Ducote, EmilyEmily Ducote Gordinha 4–2 2–1
United States Ruth, RebeccaRebecca Ruth Becky 6–2 1–1
United States Arteaga, VetaVeta Arteaga 2–1 1–1
United States Middleton, JessicaJessica Middleton 1–0 1–0
United States Nievara, JaimeeJaimee Nievara Queeney 4–1 1–0
Russia Yankova, AnastasiaAnastasia Yankova 4–0 2–0
Brazil Ellen, BrunaBruna Ellen 2–1 0–1
Ukraine Ovchynnikova, LenaLena Ovchynnikova Hunter 11–4 0–1
Brazil Vargas, BrunaBruna Vargas 2–1 0–1
United States Melendez, KeriKeri Melendez 1–0 1–0
Brazil Miranda, KenyaKenya Miranda Kill Bitch[22] 2–3 0–1
United States D'Alelio, SarahSarah D'Alelio The Monster 10–6 0–0
England Harper, HelenHelen Harper Hellraiser 4–1 0–0
(C) Indicates the current champion
( ) Any number within parenthesis in a fighter's record symbolizes a no contest

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Hunt, Loretta (September 4, 2014). "Scott Coker has big plans for Bellator as it closes out its tournament format". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
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  17. ↑ MMAMania.com Staff (March 11, 2016). "Broadcast details revealed for Bellator MMA-Kickboxing event on April 16 in Italy". mmamania.com.
  18. ↑ Ariel Helwani (June 9, 2016). "Noad Lahat signs with Bellator". mmafighting.com.
  19. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (September 14, 2016). "James Gallagher to Face Kirill Medvedovsky at Bellator 163 in Israel on Nov. 10". sherdog.com.
  20. ↑ "Bellator MMA Signs Australian Featherweight Arlene Blencowe". Combat Press. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
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