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 | T.J. Dillashaw |
| 2 | Dominick Cruz |
| 3 | Renan Barao |
| 4 | Urijah Faber |
| 5 | Raphael Assuncao |
| 6 | Aljamain Sterling |
| 7 | Takeya Mizugaki |
| 8 | Marlon Moraes |
| 9 | Thomas Almeida |
| 10 | Bibiano Fernandes |
- The king stayed the king in July when T.J. Dillashaw completely decimated Renan Barao at UFC on FOX 16. The one-sided shellacking proved Dillashaw's title capture was no fluke, while the loss has Barao contemplating a move up to the featherweight division.
- Following Dillashaw-Barao II, the champion showed interest in facing either Raphael Assuncao or Dominick Cruz. Currently riding a seven-fight winning streak, Assuncao is the last man to hand Dillashaw a loss, and Cruz, a former bantamweight champion in his own right, had his title reign destroyed by injuries.
- Thomas Almeida continued to violently carve a path through the 135-pound weight class at UFC 189 in July with a brutal knockout of Brad Pickett. The 24-year-old Brazilian is 3-0 since debuting in the Octagon in 2014, and 19-0 in his nearly four-year career.
- Marlon Moraes held onto his World Series of Fighting on Aug. 1 with submission victory over Sheymon Moraes at WSOF 22. Moraes is a sterling 8-0 since joining the promotion in 2012.
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