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The 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. Unlike those organizations fighters participate 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 are crowned Bellator champions, with the winners of successive tournaments in the same weight class earning the spot of no. 1 contender. Because of this, and unlike many other small MMA promoters, Bellator has been able to create a fairly stable organization, with a number of regularly competing, highly ranked and regarded competitors.
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 (NC). All fight records in this article are displayed in that order, with fights resulting in a no-contest listed in parentheses.
Heavyweights (265 lb, 120 kg): 15 fighters
| Name | Nickname | MMA record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| !a | !a | !a | -9999 |
United States of America
|
Ricco Rodriguez | Suave | 46–11 |
| United States of America
|
Paul Buentello | The Headhunter | 29–13 |
| United States of America
|
Mike Hayes | 300 | 15–4–1 |
| United States of America
|
Seth Petruzelli | The Silverback | 13–6 |
Spain
|
Roger Lloret | zz | 11–2–1 (1 NC) |
South Africa
|
Neil Grove | Goliath | 10–3–1 |
Poland
|
Damian Grabowski | Polish Pitbull | 13–1 |
| United States of America
|
Mark Holata | zz | 11–2 |
Brazil
|
Thiago Santos | Big Monster | 8–1 |
| United States of America
|
Eric Prindle | The American Soldier | 7–1 |
| United States of America
|
Cole Konrad (C) | Polar Bear | 7–0 |
| United States of America
|
Ron Sparks | The Monster | 7–0 |
| United States of America
|
Tony Johnson Jr | zz | 6–1 |
Bulgaria
|
Blagoi Ivanov | Bagata | 4–0 (1 NC) |
| United States of America
|
Azunna Anyanwu | Zu | 3–0 |
Light Heavyweights (205 lb, 93 kg): 10 fighters
| Name | Nickname | MMA record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| !a | !a | !a | -9999 |
France
|
Christian M'Pumbu (C) | Tonton | 18–3–1 |
| United States of America
|
Richard Hale | Rare Breed | 17–4–1 |
Canada
|
Martin Desilets | The Stress | 11–3 |
| United States of America
|
Chris Davis | The Professional | 10–3 |
| United States of America
|
Raphael Davis | Noodle | 10–2 |
| United States of America
|
D.J. Linderman | ProtegeDa Protege | 9–2 |
| Brazil
|
Daniel Gracie | z | 5–3–1 |
| United States of America
|
Cody Donovan | z | 6–2 |
| United States of America
|
Tim Carpenter | z | 7–1 |
| United States of America
|
Nik Fekete | The Machete | 4–1 |
Middleweights (185 lb, 84 kg): 13 fighters
| Name | Nickname | MMA record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| !a | !a | !a | -9999 |
Russia
|
Alexander Shlemenko | Storm | 39–7 |
Cuba
|
Hector Lombard (C) | Shango | 29–2–1 (1 NC) |
| United States of America
|
Brett Cooper | z | 13–7 |
| France
|
Karl Amoussou | Psycho | 12–4–2 |
| United States of America
|
Sam Alvey | Smilin | 15–2 |
| United States of America
|
Bryan Baker | The Beast | 15–2 |
Croatia
|
Zelg Galesic | Benkei | 10–5 |
| United States of America
|
Jared Hess | Hitgame | 12–2–1 |
| United States of America
|
Victor O'Donnell | z | 10–2 |
| Brazil
|
Vitor Vianna | z | 10–1–1 |
| United States of America
|
Mike Bernhard | The Gringo Diablo | 9–2 |
| United States of America
|
Josh Samman | z | 8–2 |
| United States of America
|
Brian Rogers | The Predator | 7–2 |
Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg): 14 fighters
| Name | Nickname | MMA record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| !a | !a | !a | -9999 |
| Brazil
|
Luis Santos | Sapo | 49–6–1 |
England
|
Jim Wallhead | Judo | 21–6 |
| United States of America
|
Jay Hieron | The Thoroughbred | 22–4 |
| United States of America
|
Dan Hornbuckle | The Handler | 22–4 |
| United States of America
|
Brent Weedman | z | 18–6–1 |
| Brazil
|
Douglas Lima | The Phenom | 18–4 |
| United States of America
|
Steve Carl | z | 14–2 |
| Brazil
|
Michael Costa | The Big Boss | 10–5–1 |
| United States of America
|
Ben Saunders | Killa B | 10–3–2 |
| United States of America
|
Lyman Good | Cyborg | 11–2 |
| United States of America
|
Rick Hawn | z | 11–1 |
| United States of America
|
Ben Askren (C) | Funky | 8–0 |
| United States of America
|
Chris Lozano | The Cleveland Assassin | 6–1 |
| United States of America
|
Giedrius Karavackas | z | 5–1 |
Lightweights (155 lb, 70 kg): 14 fighters
| Name | Nickname | MMA record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| !a | !a | !a | -9999 |
| United States of America
|
Toby Imada | Toby | 29–16 |
| United States of America
|
Roger Huerta | MatadorEl Matador | 21–5–1 (1 NC) |
| United States of America
|
Rob McCullough | Razor | 19–7 |
| United States of America
|
Eddie Alvarez (C) | The Silent Assassin | 22–2 |
| Tunisia
|
Ferrid Kheder | Hurricane | 18–5 (1 NC) |
| United States of America
|
Dave Jansen | The Fugitive | 15–2 |
| United States of America
|
Carey Vanier | z | 10–4 |
| United States of America
|
Scott McAfee | z | 10–3 |
| United States of America
|
Lloyd Woodard | Cupcake | 11–1 |
| Poland
|
Marcin Held | The Prodigy of Polish MMA | 10–2 |
| Brazil
|
Patricky Freire | Pitbull | 9–2 |
| United States of America
|
Michael Chandler | z | 8–0 |
| Brazil
|
Renê Nazare | z | 8–0 |
| United States of America
|
Josh Shockley | z | 6–1 |
Featherweights (145 lb, 66 kg): 14 fighters
| Name | Nickname | MMA record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| !a | !a | !a | -9999 |
| England
|
Ronnie Mann | Kid Ninja | 20–2–1 |
Peru
|
Luis Palomino | Baboon | 16–7 |
Argentina
|
Nazareno Malegarie | Naza | 20–1 |
| United States of America
|
Daniel Straus | z | 16–4 |
| Brazil
|
Marlon Sandro | z | 18–2 |
| Brazil
|
Patricio Freire | Pitbull | 17–1 |
| United States of America
|
Pat Curran | Paddy Mike | 14–4 |
| Brazil
|
Genair Da Silva | Junior PQD | 10–4 |
| United States of America
|
Kenny Foster | The Tooth Fairy | 9–3 |
| United States of America
|
Jacob Devree | z | 10–2 |
| United States of America
|
Adam Schindler | z | 9–2 |
| Brazil
|
Alexandre Bezerra | Popo | 9–1 |
| United States of America
|
Joe Warren (C) | The Baddest Man on the Planet | 7–1 |
| United States of America
|
Eric Larkin | z | 3–1 |
Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg): 10 fighters
| Name | Nickname | MMA record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| !a | !a | !a | -9999 |
| United States of America
|
Bryan Goldsby | Hitgame | 13–13 |
| United States of America
|
Chase Beebe | The Rage | 18–7 |
| United States of America
|
Ed West | Wild | 15–5 |
| United States of America
|
Zach Makovsky (C) | Fun Size | 13–2 |
| Brazil
|
Wilson Reis | z | 12–3 |
| Brazil
|
Marcos Galvão | Louro | 9–4–1 |
| Brazil
|
Luis Alberto Nogueira | Terrier | 11–1 |
| Brazil
|
Eduardo Dantas | Dudu | 10–2 |
| United States of America
|
Joe Soto | The Hammer | 9–1 |
| Cuba
|
Alexis Vila | The Exorcist | 9–0 |
Women (115 lb, 52 kg): 7 fighters
| Name | Nickname | MMA record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| !a | !a | !a | -9999 |
Japan
|
Megumi Fujii | Mega Megu | 23–1 |
| United States of America
|
Lisa Ward | z | 14–6 |
| English
|
Rosi Sexton | The Surgeon | 12–2 |
| United States of America
|
Jessica Aguilar | Jag | 11–4 |
| United States of America
|
Zoila Gurgel (C) | The Warrior Princess | 11–1 |
Irish
|
Aisling Daly | Ais the Bash | 10–1 |
| United States of America
|
Carla Esparza | z | 4–2 |
- Bellator Fighting Championship title holders are marked with a (C).
- Unless otherwise cited, all records are retrieved from sherdog.com.
- Unless otherwise cited, all fighters listed are retrieved from Bellator.com.
See also
- List of Bellator champions
- List of Bellator events
- List of current UFC fighters
- List of current Strikeforce fighters
References
- Press Release (November 19, 2008). "Bellator Fighting Championships Signs Exclusive TV Agreement with ESPN". Sportsblogs, Inc.
- Steven Marrocco (October 13, 2010). "Rebney: With Bellator 33, Alvarez vs. Huerta never considered for title-fight status". MMA Junkie.com.
- Grant Waterman (October 2003). "MMA Scoring Guide". SFUK.
- http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205176548
- http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205176548
- http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205176548
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