List of current Bellator fighters

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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
United States of AmericaUnited States Will Brooks Lightweight 9–1

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
United States of AmericaUnited States Carrington BanksJune 29 Lightweight 4–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Bobby BrentsUnknown Heavyweight 17–5
BrazilBrazil Bruna EllenUnknown Women's flyweight 2–0
IrelandRepublic of Ireland James GallagherUnknown Featherweight 3–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Quinton JacksonJune 24 Light heavyweight 36–11
JapanJapan Satoshi IshiiJune 24 Light heavyweight 14–5–1
RussiaRussia Sergei KharitonovUnknown Heavyweight 23–5
BrazilBrazil Kenya MirandaUnknown Women's flyweight 2–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Matt MitrioneUnknown Heavyweight 9–5
SwedenSweden Max NunesUnknown Middleweight 16–3
DenmarkDenmark Mikkel ParloJune 29 Middleweight 13–2
BrazilBrazil Wanderlei SilvaUnknown Light heavyweight 35–12–1 (1)
United States of AmericaUnited States Jarod TriceUnknown Light heavyweight 0–0
BrazilBrazil Bruna VargasUnknown Women's flyweight 2–0
BrazilBrazil Guilherme VasconcelosUnknown Welterweight 7–3

Heavyweights (265 lb, 120 kg)

Bellator Heavyweight Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo
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Vitaly Minakov
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Sergei Kharitonov
Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
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FranceFrance Cheick Kongo Kongo 24–10–2 6–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Raphael Butler The Silencer 9–2–1 4–2–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Joey Beltran[4] The Mexicutioner 17–13 (1) 3–4
RussiaRussia Vitaly Minakov 17–0 5–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Javy Ayala Eye Candy 8–5 3–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Dan Charles The Man 10–3–1 3–2–1
BrazilBrazil Vinicius Queiroz Spartan 8–4 3–2
BrazilBrazil Augusto Sakai 9–0–1 4–0–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Bobby Lashley The Dominator 14–2 4–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Josh Diekmann The Freight Train 15–7 (1) 2–1 (1)
United States of AmericaUnited States Tony Johnson 10–2 3–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Alex Huddleston The Shaved Gorilla 6–2 2–1
BahamasThe Bahamas Kimbo Slice 5–2 (1) 1–0 (1)
United States of AmericaUnited States Justin Wren The Big Pygmy 11–2 2–0
EnglandEngland James Thompson The Colossus 20–16 (1) 1–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Chase Gormley[4] 13–5 1–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Ken Shamrock The World's Most Dangerous Man 28–17 0–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Rashad Coulter 5–1 1–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Dhaffir Harris Dada 5000 2–0 (1) 0–0 (1)
United States of AmericaUnited States Zach Rosol 1–1 0–1
BrazilBrazil Ewerton Teixeira[5] 3–1 0–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Bobby Brents[6] Zombie 17–5 0–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Tyrell Fortune 0–0 0–0
RussiaRussia Sergei Kharitonov[7] The Paratrooper 23–5 0–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Matt Mitrione Meathead 9–5 0–0
RussiaRussia Dmitriy Sosnovskiy Wicked Machine 9–0 0–0

Light Heavyweights (205 lb, 93 kg)

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Muhammed Lawal
Bellator Heavyweight Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz
Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
!a !a !a -9999
United States of AmericaUnited States Muhammed Lawal King Mo 19–5 (1) 8–4
United States of AmericaUnited States Emanuel Newton The Hardcore Kid 26–10–1 8–4
United States of AmericaUnited States Brian Rogers The Professional Predator 12–9 5–7
EnglandEngland Liam McGeary (C) z 11–0 8–0
EnglandEngland Linton Vassell The Swarm 16–5 (1) 5–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Virgil Zwicker Rezdog 14–5–1 3–2–1
RussiaRussia Mikhail Zayats z 22–8 3–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Houston Alexander The Assassin 16–13–1 (2) 1–3–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Quinton Jackson Rampage 36–11 3–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Phil Davis Mr. Wonderful 16–3 (1) 3–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Tito Ortiz The Huntington Beach Bad Boy 18–12–1 2–1
BrazilBrazil Philipe Lins Monstro 9–1 2–1
FranceFrance Francis Carmont Limitless 24–11 2–1
Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo Luc Bondole 5–2–2 1–1–1
BrazilBrazil Guilherme Viana 7–2 1–1
ItalyItaly Alessio Sakara Legionarius 18–11 (2) 1–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Stephan Bonnar The American Psycho 15–9 0–1
JapanJapan Satoshi Ishii 14–5–1 0–0
BrazilBrazil Wanderlei Silva The Axe Murderer 35–12–1 (1) 0–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Jarod Trice[8] Doughboy 0–0 0–0

Middleweights (185 lb, 84 kg)

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Melvin Manhoef
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Kendall Grove
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Royce Gracie
Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
!a !a !a -9999
RussiaRussia Alexander Shlemenko Storm 52–9 (1) 11–3 (1)
United States of AmericaUnited States Dan Cramer Cosmo 11–4 8–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Brandon Halsey Bull 9–1 7–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Kendall Grove Da Spyder 23–15 (1) 4–2
United States of AmericaUnited States A.J. Matthews z 8–4 4–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Doug Marshall The Rhino 18–8 4–2
DenmarkDenmark Mikkel Parlo z 13–2 4–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Chris Honeycutt z 7–1 (1) 3–1 (1)
United States of AmericaUnited States Joe Pacheco The Juggernaut 7–2 (1) 2–2 (1)
NetherlandsNetherlands Melvin Manhoef No Mercy 30–13–1 (2) 2–2 (1)
BrazilBrazil Rafael Carvalho (C) The Blessed 13–1 4–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Bubba McDaniel The Menace 27–10 3–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Ben Reiter The Hunter 16–1–1 2–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Joe Schilling Stitch 'em Up 2–5 1–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Abdul Razak Alhassan 4–0 2–0
BrazilBrazil Neiman Gracie z 4–0 2–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Brandon Hester 3–0 2–0
BrazilBrazil Francisco France Kiko 13–4–1 1–1
JapanJapan Hisaki Kato The Japanese Musketeer 5–2 1–1
ArgentinaArgentina Emiliano Sordi He-Man 13–5 1–1
FranceFrance Gregory Babene 17–11 (1) 1–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Neal Ewing No Problem 6–0 1–0
BrazilBrazil Royce Gracie 15–2–3 1–0
United States of AmericaUnited States John Salter 11–3 1–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Benji Radach Razor 21–7 0–1
SwedenSweden Max Nunes[9] Power 16–3 0–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Ed Ruth 0–0 0–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Tim Caron 4-0 1-0

Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg)

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Andrey Koreshkov
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Josh Koscheck
Bellator Welterweight Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson
Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
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United States of AmericaUnited States Brennan Ward The Irish Bad Boy 13–4 8–4
RussiaRussia Andrey Koreshkov (C) Spartan 19–1 10–1
BrazilBrazil Douglas Lima The Phenom 26–6 8–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Jesse Juarez 22–11 6–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Rudy Bears Bad News 16–14 2–6
LithuaniaLithuania Marius Žaromskis The Whitemare 20–9 (1 NC) 4–3
EnglandEngland Michael Page Venom 10–0 6–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Fernando Gonzalez The Menifee Maniac 25–13 5–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Paul Bradley The Gentleman 23–6 (2) 3–1 (1)
United States of AmericaUnited States Ricky Rainey The Sniper 11–4 3–2
EnglandEngland Paul Daley Semtex 38–13–1 4–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Adam McDonough Big Gunna 11–1 3–1
BrazilBrazil Andre Santos Chatuba 38–10 2–1
United States of AmericaUnited States James Terry Intensity 16–8 1–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Curtis Millender Curtious 8–2 1–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Josh Neer The Dentist 36–15–1 0–3
United States of AmericaUnited States Matt Secor 7–3 1–2
PortugalPortugal Andre Fialho 6–0 1–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Chidi Njokuani Chidi Bang Bang 14–4 1–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Jeremie Holloway Hit 'Em 7–2 0–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Clayton McFarlane 4–1 0–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Gilbert Smith[10] Midnight Magic 12–5 0–1
BrazilBrazil Carlos Eduardo Rocha Tá Danado 9–4 0–1
BrazilBrazil Evangelista Santos Cyborg 21–16 1–0
BelgiumBelgium Djamil Chan Dynamite 13–2 1–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Benson Henderson Smooth 23–6 0–1
BrazilBrazil Thiago Goncalves Jambo 18–4 0–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Josh Koscheck Kos 17–10 0–0
BrazilBrazil Guilherme Vasconcelos[11] Bomba 7–3 0–0

Lightweights (155 lb, 70 kg)

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Melvin Guillard
Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
!a !a !a -9999
United States of AmericaUnited States David Rickels The Caveman 17–4 (1) 11–4 (1)
BrazilBrazil Patricky Freire Pitbull 16–7 9–6
United States of AmericaUnited States Michael Chandler z 14–3 11–3
PolandPoland Marcin Held The Prodigy of Polish MMA 21–4 10–3
United States of AmericaUnited States Saad Awad Assassin 18–7 6–4
United States of AmericaUnited States Derek Campos The Stallion 16–6 5–4
United States of AmericaUnited States Dave Jansen The Fugitive 20–3 7–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Ryan Quinn 11–5 7–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Brandon Girtz Cold Roll 14–4 6–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Derek Anderson The Barbaric 13–2 (1) 4–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Brent Primus z 7–0 5–0
CanadaCanada John Alessio The Natural 35–17 (2) 1–1 (1)
United States of AmericaUnited States Adam Piccolotti 7–0 3–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Bobby Cooper SuperDuper 12–7 2–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Ryan Couture 10–4 2–1
United StatesUnited States Josh Thomson The Punk 22–8 (1) 2–0
CanadaCanada Guillaume DiLorenzi 10-2 1–1
USAUnited States Mike Bronzoulis The Greek 18–9–1 0–2
United StatesUnited States Melvin Guillard The Young Assassin 32–16–2 (2) 0–2
ChileChile Pablo Villaseca 10–2 0–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Chris Heatherly The Slump 9–3 (1) 1–0
MexicoMexico Israel Giron Featherweight 18–4 1–0
EnglandEngland Paul Sass Sassangle 14–2 1–0
BrazilBrazil Kevin Souza[12] Kevin 16–5 0–1
EnglandEngland Rob Sinclair C4 13–3 0–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Carrington Banks The Jetsetter 4–0 0–0

Featherweights (145 lb, 65 kg)

Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
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BrazilBrazil Patricio Freire Pitbull 25–3 13–3
United States of AmericaUnited States Pat Curran Paddy Mike 22–7 12–4
United States of AmericaUnited States Daniel Straus (C) z 25–6 11–3
United States of AmericaUnited States Bubba Jenkins The Highlight Kid 11–2 8–2
BrazilBrazil Goiti Yamauchi z 19–3 5–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Emmanuel Sanchez El Matador 13–2 5–1
GermanyGermany Daniel Weichel The Weasel 36–9 5–1
ArmeniaArmenia Georgi Karakhanyan Insane 24–6–1 3–4
United States of AmericaUnited States A.J. McKee 4–0 4–0
BrazilBrazil John Teixeira Macapa 20–1-2 3–0
USAUnited States Henry Corrales 12–3 0–3
United States of AmericaUnited States Justin Lawrence The American Kidd 8–3 1–1
UruguayUruguay Gaston Reyno Tonga 5–1 (2 NC) 1–1
FranceFrance Thomas Diagne 5–5 0–1–1
BrazilBrazil Gleristone Santos Toninho Furia 27–6 0–2
ItalyItaly Daniele Scatizzi Scat 7–2 1–0
USAUnited States Jonathan Bonilla-Bowman 1–0 1–0
ItalyItaly Daniele Miceli The Cyborg 2–1 0–1
JapanJapan Isao Kobayashi 18–3-4 0–1
USAUnited States Nam Phan 21–14 0–1
ItalyItaly Danilo Belluardo[13] Caterpillar 5–1 0–0
USAUnited States Mark Dickson Tricky 10–2 0–0
IrelandRepublic of Ireland James Gallagher[14] 3–0 0–0
United States of AmericaUnited States Aaron Pico 0–0 0–0

Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg)

Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
!a !a !a -9999
United States of AmericaUnited States Joe Warren The Baddest Man on the Planet 13–5 11–4
United States of AmericaUnited States Mike Richman The Marine 18–6 7–5
BrazilBrazil Marcos Galvão (C) Loro 17–6–1 7–3
BrazilBrazil Eduardo Dantas Dudu 17–4 7–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Darrion Caldwell The Wolf 9–0 6–0
GuamGuam Joe Taimanglo The Juggernaut 22–6–1 5–2
United States of AmericaUnited States Steve Garcia The Mean Machine 6–1 4–1
United States of AmericaUnited States LC Davis 23–7 3–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Kin Moy 8–2 2–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Brandon Bender 12–1 2–1
SwedenSweden Sirwan Kakai 12–4 0–1
JapanJapan Hideo Tokoro 33–28–2 0–1
United States of AmericaUnited States Darren Uyenoyama BC 10–5 0–0

Women's Featherweights (145 lb, 65 kg)

Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
!a !a !a -9999
AustraliaAustralia Arlene Blencowe[15] Angerfist 7–5 2–1
CanadaCanada Julia Budd The Jewel 7–2 2–0
NetherlandsNetherlands Marloes Coenen Rumina 23–6 2–0
United StatesUnited States Adrienna Jenkins AJ 19–6 1–1
United StatesUnited States Gabrielle Holloway Gabanator 4–3 0–2
ItalyItaly Annalisa Bucci[16] No Fear 7–4 0-1
CanadaCanada Holly Lawson Lil' Bear 0–1 0–1
BrazilFrance Iony Razafiarison 2–1 0–1
BrazilBrazil Roberta Rovel Crusher 4–1 0–1
United StatesUnited States Alexis Dufresne Sneaky Zebra 5–2 0–0
BrazilBrazil Talita Nogueira Treta 6–0 0–0

Women's Flyweights (125 lb, 56 kg)

Name Nickname MMA record Bellator record
!a !a !a -9999
United StatesUnited States Ilima-Lei Macfarlane The Ilimanator 3–0 2–0
RussiaRussia Anastasia Yankova 3–0 1–0
United StatesUnited States Rebecca Ruth Becky 6–1 1–0
UkraineUkraine Lena Ovchynnikova Hunter 10–4 0–1
BrazilBrazil Bruna Ellen 2–0 0–0
United StatesUnited States Keri Melendez 0–0 0–0
BrazilBrazil Kenya Miranda Kill Bitch [17] 2–2 0–0
BrazilBrazil Bruna Vargas 2–0 0–0
(C) Indicates the current champion
( ) Any number within parenthesis in a fighter's record symbolizes a no contest
  • Unless otherwise cited, all records are retrieved from sherdog.com.
  • Unless otherwise cited, all fighters listed are retrieved from Bellator.com.

See also

References

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  17. ↑ http://www.mma-core.com/fighters/Kenya_Miranda_da_Silva/216515

External links

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