The best fighter in the world. Which nationalities of Russia are the best in MMA? The strongest fighter in the world

MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) - mixed martial arts - has roots deep in ancient times. Good drummers and wrestlers were indispensable participants as sports competitions, and spectacular performances. Martial arts developed all the time and were divided into types. Sometimes elements different types intricately mixed, creating a new direction.

This is exactly the result that Japanese wrestler Kanji Inoki expected, who in 1970 organized a series of fights in Japan in which fighters from various fighting styles were supposed to take part. And although one of the central fights was Inoki’s meeting with the boxing legend Muhammad Ali, this fight could not be called spectacular: having missed several blows from Ali, Inoki spent the rest of the fight lying on the mat and fighting off his opponent with his feet. Nevertheless, these competitions, in fact, can be considered the birth of the modern MMA movement. However, the hearts of spectators and fans of martial arts were finally conquered in the 1990s, when they formed sports organizations PFC (Pride Fighting Championships) and UFC ( Ultimate Fighting Championship). From that moment on, the popularity of this competition format began to grow rapidly.

In Russia, MMA enjoyed success, but at the same time it did not develop so quickly, which was partly due to perestroika times and the inability to create a full-fledged structure that would hold such championships. However, since the 2000s, the Japanese organization RINGS, which is also the organizer of MMA competitions, came to Russia. She helped many Russian fighters become famous, for example, Fedor Emelianenko, Mikhail Ilyukhin, Bozigit Ataev and Nikolay Zuev. Since then, our athletes have made themselves known to the whole world, and many sports organizations have signed contracts with them. It is noteworthy that the best fighters were students sports clubs from certain regions and even cities.

So, which nationalities in Russia turned out to be the strongest, strongest, most dexterous and resilient. The list contains only those athletes who have taken or are taking part in fights of the most authoritative organization for fighting without rules today - the UFC.

Dagestan fighters

1. Khabib Nurmagomedov is perhaps the most famous fighter in this moment. He is the UFC lightweight champion and the first UFC champion from Russia. He also holds the titles of Eurasian and Russian champion in hand-to-hand combat, two-time world champion combat sambo, grappling, world champion in pankration. Khabib was born in the village of Sildi, Tsumadinsky district of Dagestan.

2. Zabit Magomedsharipov is another popular fighter in the UFC. He competes in the featherweight division. Within the framework of the organization, he fought three fights, in two of which he received the title “Performance of the Night”, and in the last - “Best Fight of the Night”. He is a former featherweight champion of the Russian promotional organization ASV.
Originally from the Dagestan city of Khasavyurt.

3. Abubakar Nurmagomedov is the cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov. Participated in competitions within the WSOF. After a series of victories, he signed a contract with the UFC to compete in the welterweight category. He is the Russian champion in combat sambo and a bronze medalist at the World Championships. Born in the capital of the Republic of Dagestan - the city of Makhachkala.

4. Rustam Khabilov is a Russian fighter from Dagestan who has been competing in the UFC lightweight format since 2012. He took part in 10 competitions, of which he won eight. He won the titles of Eurasian champion in hand-to-hand combat, Russian and world champion in combat sambo. Born in the village of Goksuv-otar, Khasavyurt district of Dagestan. He maintains friendly relations with the Nurmagomedov family, trained with Khabib’s father, honing sambo techniques.

5. Gadzhimurat Antigulov - Russian light heavyweight fighter, since 2016 he has taken part in competitions organized by the UFC. Already won two fights, one of which received the “Performance of the Night” nomination. Performed within the organizations M-1 Global, DIA, winner of the DIA champion title in floor heavyweight. Born in Makhachkala.

Chechen fighters

1. Adlan Amagov is the first Chechen fighter to compete in the UFC in the welterweight division. Of the two fights that took place, he emerged victorious. He holds the titles of Russian champion in combat sambo, world and European champion in universal combat. Born in the capital of the Republic of Chechnya - the city of Grozny.

2. Abdulkerim Edilov - Russian fighter in the light heavyweight category. Performs in the UFC format. Holds the title of champion of Russia in complex martial arts, world champion in universal combat, champion of Moscow in combat sambo. In 2015 he was recognized as the best Russian fighter. Born in the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

3. Magomed Bibulatov - participant in UFC fights in the flyweight category. fought for championship title in 2017, but lost.
He is a four-time world champion in kikjitsu and kempo.
Originally from the village of Achkhoy-Martan in the Chechen Republic.

4. Mairbek Taisumov - Russian fighter light weight. He made his debut in the UFC in 2014, had seven fights, of which he lost only one, and three competitions with his participation became “Performance of the Night”. Has Austrian citizenship. Before that he performed in various fighting organizations, incl. and in M-1 Global. Born in the city of Grozny.

5. Zubaira Tukhugov - Russian fighter, featherweight. He has been performing in the UFC format since 2014. He fought four fights, winning three of them. Moscow champion in sambo. Born in the city of Grozny.

Russian fighters

1. Alexey Oleynik - Russian fighter in the heavy weight category. UFC fighter since 2014. He fought six fights and won four victories. He has the titles of world champion according to FFF, ProFC, IAFC, champion of Russia (according to PRMMAF) and the Russian Cup in pankration. Born in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR.

2. Alexander Volkov - Russian fighter in the heavy weight category. He competes in the UFC organization, fought four fights, won all of them. Moscow karate champion, three-time Moscow pankration champion, Bellator heavyweight champion. Born in Moscow.

3. Alexander Yakovlev - Russian welterweight fighter. He competes in the UFC organization and has had five fights, winning two of them.
He is a master of sports in sambo, combat sambo, freestyle wrestling and hand-to-hand combat. Born in Novgorod.

4. Dmitry Smolyakov - Russian heavyweight fighter. Since 2016 in the UFC, he had two fights, but lost both. He has performed in ProFC and IMAT organizations. Born in Kaliningrad.

5. Andrey Semenov - Russian fighter in the middle weight category. He competed in the UFC in 2002, showing a 50% success rate in two fights. He has 40 professional MMA fights, of which he won 31. In addition, he starred in 13 domestic films. Born in the city of Kineshma, Ivanovo region.

Of course, not all fighters are represented on this list, regardless of nationality. However, from the above we can conclude that residents of the Caucasian part of Russia are more predisposed to practice martial arts than the Slavic peoples of the country. Moreover, among the residents of Chechnya there are more those who prefer striking martial arts, among the residents of Dagestan there are more wrestlers, while the Slavs are “universalists”, i.e. They master both striking and wrestling techniques equally well.

Meanwhile, it is too early to make any specific conclusions about the genetic characteristics of certain peoples - too little time has passed to judge this. In this case, there is also a dependence on the development and dominance in one place or another of fighting schools of certain directions.

History remembers many winners who showed themselves in the cage as brave and strong warriors. By no means, not many people managed to make as serious a contribution to the development of fights without rules as the athletes listed below. We propose to consider the rating, which presents the best MMA fighters of all time. The list was created taking into account the number of fights, victories and knockouts. At the same time, we took into account the contribution that the fighters made to the development of the UFC. You will see the best MMA athletes in different weight categories.

TOP 10 best MMA fighters of all time!

The fighter was born on July 19, 1987. Under the auspices of the UFC he performed in light heavyweight. He is a UFC champion. It is worth noting that he managed to become the youngest winner of the World Championship in Ultimate Fighting. Received the belt on March 19, 2011. In four years he defended his title 8 times. In April he was arrested due to a car accident. He fled the scene of the crime, which is why the UFC federation deprived the champion of his well-deserved belt. The talented fighter was suspended from competition for an indefinite period.

Fights: 23;
Wins: 22;
Defeats: 1.

Weight: Welterweight

To the best UFC fighters in history it is necessary to include Matt Hughes, who is a two-time world champion in martial arts. The American fighter was born on October 13, 1973. In his youth he was engaged in wrestling and grappling. Later, smog would amaze the whole world with amazing achievements in mixed martial arts Oh. He was able to defend the title 7 times. Only Georges St-Pierre is better than him in this indicator. In the welterweight division, Hughes showed his worth almost immediately. Actually, for this he is grateful to the excellent student preparation. As part of the university competition, he conquered the entire state without a single defeat in wrestling.

Fights: 54;
Wins: 45;
Defeats: 9.

This talented wrestler was born on June 2, 1976. Represented the interests of Brazil. The retired mixed martial arts fighter is remembered by the world primarily for his trilogy with Fedor Emelianenko. He is a master of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. In the heavyweight division he won the World Championship in 2008. He became famous while competing for the Japanese organization Pride Fighting Championships, winning the championship title in the 93+ weight class. In 2004 he became a finalist in the Pride Grand Prix. In 2006, Odu made it to the semi-finals of Pride. He soon ended his career.

Fights: 46;
Wins: 34;
Defeats: 10;
Draws: 2.

Randy Dwayne Couture, who was born on June 22, 1963, should also be considered one of the most talented MMA fighters. Attention! We are talking about a five-time UFC champion in both heavy and light heavyweight. In addition, Randy is a famous actor and showman. He starred in such famous films as “The Expendables.” In addition, he is considered a professional showman. On June 24, 2006, he was enrolled as a member of Zada Slava UFC. During his long career, he was able to defeat such fighters as Chuck Liddell, Tim Sylvia and Tito Ortiz.

Fights: 30;
Victory; 19;
Defeats: 11.

Weight: Light Heavy

On December 17, 1969, another person was born who managed to go down in history as one of the best fighters in the world. The American is a professional kickboxer who competed in the welterweight division. He is a mixed martial arts specialist. Honored Champion in Mixed Arts from 2005 to 2007. He is an honorary member of the UFC Hall of Fame. Received the status on July 10, 2009. While still in college, he began to get involved in wrestling, but later mastered kickboxing. Also headed sports team American football.

Fights: 29;
Wins: 21;
Defeats: 8.

Weight: Welterweight

Georges St-Pierre is deservedly one of the best MMA fighters in the history of the sport. The Canadian was born in Saint-Père in 1981. In Canada he has repeatedly admitted best athlete of the year. At the same time, many top publications have repeatedly called him the leading fighter in the history of the welterweight division. Moreover, it is considered one of the best regardless of category. According to Wrestling Observer magazine, he became the best in MMA for 2009. He began studying karate at the age of 7. Claims that he had a difficult childhood. He was often beaten and his clothes were taken away.

Fights: 27;
Wins: 25;
Defeats: 2.

Sebastian Rutten was born in 1965. In the Netherlands he practiced kickboxing for a long time. During his career, he managed to defeat such outstanding fighters as Frank Shamrock and Maurice Smith. He also defeated Guy Mezger and Minoru Suzuki. As a result, he was able to achieve a winning streak of 22 wins. This is an amazing result. In addition, Bas was remembered for his “signature move”: a blow to the liver. He actively ended fights with this technique with many talented fighters who were well aware of Rutten’s technique, but could not do anything about his fighting style.

Fights: 32;
Wins: 28;
Defeats: 4.

Weight: Medium

One of the most influential figures in the field of MMA is Royce Gracie. Born December 12, 1966. The Brazilian athlete mastered jiu-jitsu and was able to amaze the world with his technique, and along with his fans, his rivals. Thanks to his merits in the cage, he became an honorary member of the UFC Hall of Fame. He achieved fame by successfully using techniques against opponents who were above his weight. It was his merits that led to the fact that fighters from all over the world began to intensively devote time to wrestling. It was Royce’s techniques that amazed the perception and attitude towards mixed martial arts.

Mixed style fights are gaining more and more popularity, and ratings of fights between the best fighters attract a huge audience of viewers. There are many different promotional organizations, each with their own rules and their own stars. However, today most of the strongest athletes perform under the auspices of the UFC, which has absorbed its most serious competitors and has great financial resources.

Ukrainian kickboxer in MMA

Igor Vovchanchyn began his great sports career before the heyday of the UFC and made his mark with fights in the Pride promotion. As a child he worked athletics, boxing, then took up kickboxing seriously, becoming a world champion by the age of twenty. Short for this sport, Igor Vovchanchyn compensated for this deficiency with speed and sharpness, crushing his competitors. In 1995, he first began participating in mixed style fights.

In 1998, the Ukrainian signed a contract with Pride, and in two years of performances in the cage he became one of the best MMA fighters.

In 2000, he was invited to participate in the Grand Prix, where he managed to reach the final. Here the strongest American, Mark Coleman, was waiting for him. Vovchanchyn was exhausted after a tough semi-final match, while Coleman finished off his opponent in the first seconds of the fight, so he lost in a stubborn battle.

In the following years, the Ukrainian alternated successful fights with failed ones. The fight with the legendary Mirko Filipovich stands out. The meeting between two kickboxers ended with a powerful blow from the Croatian with his left leg, which knocked out Vovchanchyn. Having completed his career, Igor did not leave MMA and opened his own fight club.

People from completely different sports come to mixed style fights. For example, one of the best MMA fighters of the 2000s can easily be considered a former Greco-Roman wrestler.

Dan Henderson successfully performed as a classical wrestler and even represented the USA twice in Olympic Games. Having improved his boxing training, he began to compete in mixed style fights.

The American was one of the first stars UFC fighters, winning the UFC 17 tournament in 1998, then performed extensively in other promotions. He achieved particular success in Pride and Strikeforce, repeatedly collecting world titles from these organizations.

However, Dan fought his main fight in 2011 at the age of 40, when he knocked out the previously unbeaten Fedor Emelianenko, becoming one of the best mixed style fighters of all time.

Few people are capable of becoming a world champion at the age of 43. Randy Couture was born back in 1963, and during his youth no one had heard of mixed style fighting. At this time he was working Greco-Roman wrestling achieving excellent results at international tournaments. In the mid-nineties, the already aged athlete made the daring decision to engage in fighting without rules and quickly broke into the ranks of the best fighters, becoming the champion of UFC 13 in 1997.

The star fighter repeatedly clashed with the management of the promotion, constantly moving to other organizations. Despite this, by the age of 43, he managed to win the UFC world title five times and entered the hall of fame as the oldest champion.

Randy Couture has victories over such powerful fighters as Kevin Randleman, Tito Ortiz, and Chuck Lidel. He fought his last fight at the age of 46 in 2009.

Connor McGregor

Among the best fighters in the world, the magnificent Irish athlete stands apart. Connor McGregor competes in the lightweight category, but many authoritative publications include him in the top five UFC fighters, regardless of weight.

The Irishman holds the world title, and another star athlete is eager to meet him - Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Connor McGregor has a very spectacular and unconventional style of fighting. Specialist in martial arts, he works well with his feet, crushing many opponents with his “spinners”. At the same time, his fighting range is very wide, he hits hard with both hands and works well in a boxing stance.

He works especially hard on wrestling and has already achieved the right to a brown belt in jiu-jitsu.

His spectacular style of fighting, as well as his eccentric behavior outside the cage, make McGregor one of the most popular fighters; his fights are sold out like hot cakes by viewers of pay cable channels.

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Dagestan is famous for its freestyle wrestling school and is becoming the homeland of the best mixed style fighters. These include Khabib Nurmagomedov, who ranks 13th in the UFC rankings, regardless of category. In his lightweight division, he is considered the best after the legendary McGregor, a fight with whom he is diligently seeking.

Unlike the Irishman, Khabib is a wrestling specialist; he twice became the world champion in combat sambo, grappling, and pankration. In 2012, he began competing in the UFC.

He was inactive for two years due to injury, but despite this, he managed to fight 30 fights, winning all of them.

Nevertheless, Khabib also has weaknesses. Apparently, he is not entirely comfortable with the light weight confines, which is why he has to work hard to cut weight before fights. Just after such preparation, he recently felt unwell before the fight with Tony Ferguson, and the fight was postponed.

Stipe Miocic

The American fighter of Croatian origin firmly holds the UFC world heavyweight title. Many analysts recognize him as the absolute best fighter, regardless of weight category. Before joining mixed martial arts, he successfully practiced boxing and wrestling, in particular winning the prestigious Golden Gloves tournament, and was also a Division I NCAA wrestler. This explains his invulnerability both in the standing position and on the ground. Fighter without weak points rarely gives his opponent a chance to show his strengths.

The formidable Croatian has victories over Fabio Maldonado, Andrei Orlovski, and Fabricio Werdum. In 2015, Stipe Miocic set a unique achievement in a fight against Mark Hunt, inflicting 361 blows on him. This fight was recognized as “Beating of the Year” by the UFC.

Miesha Tate

Another American beauty is one of the best female MMA fighters. For several years, fans watched with admiration the confrontation between Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate in the bantamweight division. Just like her main rival, Misha was especially good at choking and painful techniques. At the youth level, she practiced freestyle wrestling and won regional competitions, after which she began performing in mixed martial arts fights, immediately becoming one of the best fighters. Over and over again knocking over her opponents with her lightning-fast passes to the legs, the American even earned the nickname “Takedown” among fans and specialists.

Her confrontation with Ronda Rousey was especially epic. Twice she met her in the fight for championship belt and lost twice.

Finally, Miesha Tate fulfilled her cherished dream by defeating Collie Holm in the title fight, but did not hold the title for long, losing to the dangerous Brazilian Amanda Nunes.

Ronda Rousey

The list of the world's best MMA fighters would be incomplete without representatives of the fair sex. Occupies a special place here former champion world bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. She practiced judo professionally and was already on the US Olympic team at the age of seventeen.

In 2008, Ronda Rousey won the Beijing Olympics in brilliant style. Having won everything you can in amateur sports, a strong girl decided to test herself in mixed style fighting. In the octagon, she made full use of her judo skills, and none of her opponents long years There was nothing he could do to counter her killer submission techniques.

In her twelve UFC victories, she used the elbow lever, which was her signature move, nine times. From 2012 to 2015, she held the world bantamweight title. A real sensation was her defeat in 2015 from Collie Holm, who managed to keep her dangerous opponent at a distance and knocked out Ronda in boxing style.

A year later, she tried to regain the title of world champion, but again ran into an unyielding opponent with strong striking training. Amanda Nunes managed to break the legendary American and won by technical knockout.

There are only two Russians in the top 10. Rating of MMA fighters for March

« Soviet sport"presents an updated ranking of the best fighters in the world. There were many changes in the March ranking.

Sovetskysport presents an updated ranking of the best fighters in the world. There have been many changes in the March rankings.

There are still only two Russians in the top 10 weight categories. Khabib Nurmagomedov is ranked sixth in the lightweight division, and Magomed Bibulatov is ranked ninth in the flyweight division.

The rating of fighters is calculated in the same way as the FIFA rating in football. If you defeat a strong opponent, you get more points. If you defeat a weak one, you get few points or nothing at all. If you don’t fight for two years, you drop out of the ranking.

P.S. If the fighter is in last battle changed the weight category, then he will be rated in this division. For example, Conor McGregor, who previously competed in the featherweight division, defeated Eddie Alvarez in the lightweight division. That is why he is not in the featherweight rating, but is on the first line of lightweights.

WORLD RANKING OF MMA FIGHTERS

MARCH

Heavy weight

1.Stipe Miocic (USA, 16 wins, 2 losses)
2.Fabricio Werdum (Brazil, 21-6-1)
3.Alistair Overeem (Holland, 42-15)
4.KaneVelasquez (USA, 14-2)
5.Junior dos Santos (Brazil, 18-4)
6.Josh Barnett (USA, 35-8)
7.Mark Hunt ( New Zealand, 12-10-1)
8. Derrek Lewis (USA, 18-4)
9. Ben Rothwell (USA, 36-10)
10. Francis Ngannou (France, 10-1)

…18(0).Vitaly Minakov (Russia, 19-0)
20.(0).Alexander Volkov (Russia, 27-6)
24.(0).Denis Goltsov (Russia, 19-4)
25.(0).Ivan Shtyrkov (Russia, 9-0)
29.(0).Fedor Emelianenko (Russia, 36-4)
31.(0).Evgeniy Erokhin (Russia, 17-5)
37.(+1).Sergey Pavlovich (Russia, 10-0)
40.(0).Alexey Oleynik (Russia, 56-10-1)
45.(0).Shamil Abdurakhimov (Russia, 17-5)
52.(-1).Mikhail Mokhnatkin (Russia, 9-1-2)
52.(+1). Kazbek Saydaliev (Russia, 7-1)
55.(-2). Sergei Kharitonov (Russia, 24-7)
63.(0).Kirill Sidelnikov (Russia, 11-4)
65.(0).Zelimkhan Umiev (Russia, 9-1)
69.(0).Salimgerey Rasulov (Russia, 15-7)
71.(0).Valentin Moldavsky (Russia, 5-1)
84.(-2).Konstantin Erokhin (Russia, 9-3)

Light heavyweight

1. Jones Jones (USA, 22-1)
2.Anthony Johnson (USA, 22-5)
3. Daniel Cormier (USA, 18-1)
4. Phil Davis (USA, 17-3)
5. Ryan Bader (USA, 22-5)
6. Glover Teixeira (Brazil, 26-5)
7.Alexander Gustafsson (Sweden, 17-4)
8. Mauricio Rua (Brazil, 25-10)
9. Jimi Manuwa (Great Britain, 16-2)
10.Liam McGeary (Great Britain, 11-1)

…16(+1).Rashid Yusupov (Russia, 7-1)

19.(+1).Viktor Nemkov (Russia, 24-6)
26.(+1). Gadzhimurad Antigulov (Russia, 19-4)
30.(+1).Magomed Ankalaev (Russia, 7-0)
31.(+1).Shamil Gamzatov (Russia, 10-0)
45.(-3).Adlan Amagov (Russia, 14-2-1)
47.(+2).Maxim Grishin (Russia, 24-7)
62.(-1).Azamat Murzakanov (Russia, 6-0)
79.(-1).Ilya Shcheglov (Russia, 6-1)
81.(+1).Muslim Makhmudov (Russia, 9-3)
89.(+1).Maxim Futin (Russia, 6-4)
96.(NEW).Kurban Omarov (Russia, 6-0)

Average weight

1.Michael Bisping (Great Britain, 30-7)
2. Yoel Romero (Cuba, 12-1)
3.Luke Rockhold (USA, 15-3)
4. Ronaldo Souza (Brazil, 24-4)
5.Chris Wideman (USA, 13-2)
6.Geghard Mousasi (Armenia/Holland, 41-6-2)
7. Robert Whittaker (Australia, 17-4)
8. Anderson Silva (Brazil, 34-8)
9. Kelvin Gastelum (USA, 14-2)
10.Vitor Belfort (Brazil, 25-14)

...19.(0). Alexander Shlemenko (Russia, 54-9)
22.(-1). Ramazan Emeev (Russia, 15-3)
31.(-1). Anatoly Tokov (Russia, 25-3)
48.(-1). Vitaly Bigdash (Russia, 9-0)
54.(-2). Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (Russia, 29-5)
58.(-1). Alexey Butorin (Russia, 11-1)
60.(-1). Salamu Abdurakhmanov (Russia, 8-1)
63.(-1). Vladimir Mineev (Russia, 8-1)
82.(0). Muslim Khizriev (Russia, 8-1)
83.(0).Abdulsupian Alikhanov (Russia, 8-2)
91.(+1).Artem Frolov (Russia, 8-0)
100.(NEW).Vagab Vagabov (Russia, 21-1-1)

Welterweight

1. Tyron Woodley (USA, 17-3-1)
2.Stephen Thompson (USA, 13-2-1)
3.Robbie Lauler (USA, 27-11)
4. Demian Maia (Brazil, 24-6)
5.Jorge Masvidal (USA, 32-11)
6.Donald Cerrone (USA, 32-8)
7.Nate Diaz (USA, 19-11)
8. Neil Magny (USA, 19-5)
9. Lorenz Larkin (USA, 18-5)
10.Emil Weber Meek (Norway, 9-2)

…14(0)Andrey Koreshkov (Russia, 19-2)
46.(-1). Albert Tumenov (Russia, 17-4)
57.(+1). Abubakar Nurmagomedov (Russia, 13-1)
65.(0). Alexander Yakovlev (Russia, 23-8-1)
66.(+1).Albert Duraev (Russia, 9-3)
75.(+1).Beslan Ushukov (Russia, 14-2)
78.(+1).Beslan Isaev (Russia, 35-9)
80.(+1).Omari Akhmedov (Russia, 16-4)
82.(-28).Alexey Kunchenko (Russia, 16-0)
83.(0).Mukhamed Berkhamov (Russia, 10-0)
100.(0).Sultan Aliyev (Russia, 14-2)

A light weight

1. Conor McGregor (Ireland, 21-3)
2. Eddie Alvarez (USA, 28-5)
3.Tony Ferguson (USA, 22-3)
4. Edson Barbosa (Brazil, 19-4)
5. Rafael dos Anjos (Brazil, 25-9)
6.(0). Khabib Nurmagomedov (Russia, 24-0)
7.Michael Chandler (USA, 16-3)
8. Benson Henderson (USA, 24-7)
9.Michael Chisa (USA, 14-2)
10.Justin Gaethje (USA, 17-0)

…17.(0). Rustam Khabilov (Russia, 21-3)
26(0). Rashid Magomedov (Russia, 19-2)
33.(+1). Mairbek Taisumov (Russia, 25-5)
38.(0). Islam Makhachev (Russia, 14-1)
41.(+22). Akhmed Aliyev (Russia, 15-4)
45.(-1). Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (Russia,14-1)
48.(0). Khusein Khaliev (Russia, 16-1)
61.(-3). Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov (Russia,8-3)
64.(0). Alexander Sarnavsky (Russia, 35-5)
68.(+1). Eduard Vartanyan (Russia, 15-3)
69.(-1). Magomed Mustafaev (Russia, 13-2)
73.(0). Murad Machaev (Russia, 20-2)
80.(-1). Andrey Koshkin (Russia, 16-5)
87.(+1). Abukar Yandiev (Russia, 10-1)

Featherweight

1. Jose Aldo (Brazil, 26-2)
2.Max Holloway (USA, 17-3)
3. Frankie Edgar (USA, 21-5-1)
4. Anthony Pettis (USA, 19-6)
5.Ricardo Lamas (USA, 17-5)
6. Cub Swanson (USA, 24-7)
7. Jeremy Stephens (USA, 25-13)
8.Patrico Freire (Brazil, 25-4)
9.Darren Elkins (USA, 22-5)
10. Brian Ortega (USA, 11-0)

…13.(-1). Marat Gafurov (Russia, 15-0)
16.(0). Magomed Idrisov (Russia, 7-0)
32.(+2). Salman Zhamaldaev (Russia, 13-1)
47.(+2). Zabit Magomedsharipov (Russia, 12-1)
48.(+2). Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (Russia,25-7)
54.(+1). Rasul Mirzaev (Russia, 17-1)
66.(+3). Zubaira Tukhugov (Russia, 18-4)
86.(+1). Movlid Khaibulaev (Russia, 11-0)
96.(+2). Adlan Bataev (Russia, 7-0)
98.(+2). Marat Balaev (Russia, 7-0)

Bantamweight

1. Cody Garbrandt (USA, 11-0)
2.Dominic Cruz (USA, 22-2)
3.TJ Dillashaw (USA, 14-3)
4. Jimmy Rivera (USA, 20-1)
5.Eduardo Dantas (Brazil, 19-4)
6.John Lineker (Brazil, 29-8)
7.Marlon Moraes (Brazil, 18-4-1)
8.Bibiano Fernandez (Brazil, 20-3)
9. Darrion Caldwell (USA, 10-1)
10. Yuri Alcantara (Brazil, 34-7)

…33.(-1). Magomed Magomedov (Russia, 13-1)
39.(-2). Bekbulat Magomedov (Russia, 17-1)
48.(-1). Timur Valiev (Russia, 11-2)
49.(-1). Khusein Askhabov (Russia, 14-0)
53.(-1). Rakhman Dudayev (Russia, 19-4)
57.(-1). Said Nurmagomedov (Russia, 9-1)
69.(-1). Petr Yan (Russia, 6-1)
71.(+20). Mikhail Malyutin (Russia, 34-12)
73.(-2). Oleg Borisov (Russia, 18-2-1)
74.(-2). Pavel Vitruk (Russia, 14-2)
81.(-2). Makharbek Karginov (Russia, 8-0)

Flyweight

1. Demetrius Johnson (USA, 25-2-1)
2. Joseph Benavidez (USA, 25-4)
3. Kueji Horiguchi (Japan, 18-2)
4. Henry Sejudo (USA, 10-2)
5. Jussier da Silva (Brazil, 19-4)
6. Wilson Reis (Brazil, 22-6)
7.Brandon Moreno (Mexico, 13-3)
8.Tim Elliott (USA, 13-7-1)
9.(0). Magomed Bibulatov (Russia, 13-0)
10.Sergio Pettis (USA, 15-2)

16.(0). Ali Bagautinov (Russia, 14-5)
21.(0). Askar Askarov (Russia, 8-0)
48.(0). Velimurad Alkhasov (Russia, 4-0)
56.(+10). Vartan Asatryan (Russia, 12-5)
62.(-2). Yunus Evloev (Russia, 20-8)
77.(-2). Rasul Albaskhanov (Russia, 5-2)

source: “Soviet Sport”

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