Division Rankings

Bantamweight

Updated

November 11, 2025

Fighters

16

Source

FightMatrix

Merab Dvalishvili

Current Champion

Bantamweight

Merab Dvalishvili

“The Machine”

C

Top 15 Contenders

The elite fighters vying for championship gold

1

Umar Nurmagomedov

Umar NurmagomedovTop 5

2

Sean O'Malley

Sean O'MalleyTop 5“Suga”

3

Petr Yan

Petr YanTop 5“No Mercy”

4

Cory Sandhagen

Cory SandhagenTop 5

5

Song Yadong

Song YadongTop 5“Kung Fu Kid”

6

Deiveson Figueiredo

Deiveson Figueiredo“Deus da Guerra”

7

Aiemann Zahabi

8

Marlon Vera

Marlon Vera“Chito”

9

Mario Bautista

10

Henry Cejudo

Henry Cejudo“Triple C”

11

David Martinez

David Martinez“Doctor”

12

Rob Font

13

Vinicius Oliveira

Vinicius Oliveira“LokDog”

14

Kyler Phillips

Kyler Phillips“The Matrix”

15

Marcus McGhee

Marcus McGhee“The Maniac”

Bantamweight rankings data provided by FightMatrix. Last updated November 11, 2025.