MMA Fighter Rankings: Bantamweight
On the first Wednesday of every month, theScore's MMA editors compile a list of the top 10 fighters in each of the major weight classes.
Rankings
Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight
Middleweight | Welterweight
Lightweight | Featherweight
Bantamweight | Flyweight
Women: Bantamweight | Strawweight
Bantamweight
| Ranking | Fighter |
|---|---|
| 1 | TJ Dillashaw |
| 2 | Dominick Cruz |
| 3 | Renan Barao |
| 4 | Urijah Faber |
| 5 | Raphael Assuncao |
| 6 | Aljamain Sterling |
| 7 | Takeya Mizugaki |
| 8 | Marlon Moraes |
| 9 | Bibiano Fernandes |
| 10 | Frankie Saenz |
- After two failed attempts, bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and former title-holder Renan Barao will (hopefully) have their long-awaited rematch at UFC on FOX 16 in July. Dillashaw viciously deposed Barao at UFC 173 last May.
- Urijah Faber is moving up to his former stomping grounds at featherweight against ex-lightweight kingpin Frankie Edgar during the UFC's maiden voyage to the Philippines in May.
- Aljamain Sterling took the biggest step of his MMA career on April 18, submitting perennial contender Takeya Mizugaki via third-round arm-triangle choke at UFC on FOX 15. The 25-year-old Serra-Longo product is now a perfect 3-0 in his burgeoning UFC campaign.