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The Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix rolled on this past weekend with a pair of fights at Bellator 257. In the main event, Vadim Nemkov retained the light heavyweight championship with a decision win over Phil Davis. The true standout performance of the night came from Corey Anderson, who put on a dominant performance to score a third-round TKO of Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov and advance in the tournament.
After another showcase of Anderson’s dominant wrestling and ground and pound game, the former UFC star moved up to No. 8 in the pound-for-pound Bellator MMA Fighter Rankings. In addition, Anderson moved from No. 3 to No. 2 at light heavyweight. Davis dropped one spot to No. 3 after his loss to Nemkov.
Below is the full top-10 rankings for each division within the promotion, voted on by 17 members of the media.
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Bellator Rankings (April 19)
Men’s pound-for-pound
| Fighter | Record |
|---|---|
|
1. Patricio Pitbull |
32-4 |
|
2. Vadim Nemkov |
12-2 |
|
3. Gegard Mousasi |
47-7-2 |
|
4. Ryan Bader |
27-6 |
|
5. Juan Archuleta |
25-2 |
|
6. Douglas Lima |
32-8 |
|
7. AJ McKee |
17-0 |
|
8. Corey Anderson |
15-5 |
|
9. Phil Davis |
22-6 |
|
10. Yaroslav Amasov |
25-0 |
Bantamweight
| Fighter | Record |
|---|---|
| Champion: Juan Archuleta | 25-2 |
|
1. Sergio Pettis |
20-5 |
|
2. Patchy Mix |
13-1 |
|
3. Magomed Magomedov |
18-1 |
|
4. Raufeon Stots |
15-1 |
|
5. James Gallagher |
11-1 |
|
6. Leandro Higo |
20-5 |
|
7. Josh Hill |
20-3 |
|
8. Jornel Lugo |
6-0 |
|
9. Cass Bell |
5-2 |
|
10. Brian Moore |
13-7 |
Featherweight
| Fighter | Record |
|---|---|
| (C) Patricio Pitbull | 32-4 |
|
1. AJ McKee |
17-0 |
|
2. Emmanuel Sanchez |
20-5 |
|
3. Adam Borics |
17-1 |
|
4. Jay Jay Wilson |
8-0 |
|
5. Daniel Weichel |
40-12 |
|
6. Aaron Pico |
7-3 |
|
7. Pedro Carvalho |
11-5 |
|
8. Mads Burnell |
15-3 |
|
9. Tywan Claxton |
6-2 |
|
10. Jeremy Kennedy |
16-3 |
Lightweight
| Fighter | Record |
|---|---|
| (C) Patricio Pitbull | 32-4 |
|
1. Brent Primus |
10-1 |
|
2. Patricky Pitbull |
23-9 |
|
3. Goiti Yamauchi |
25-5 |
|
4. Benson Henderson |
28-10 |
|
5. Myles Jury |
19-5 |
|
6. Sidney Outlaw |
15-4 |
|
7. Adam Piccolotti |
12-4 |
|
8. Dan Moret |
15-6 |
|
9. Alfie Davis |
14-3 |
|
10. Aviv Goali |
5-0 |
Welterweight
| Fighter | Record |
|---|---|
| (C) Douglas Lima | 32-8 |
|
1. Yaroslav Amasov |
25-0 |
|
2. Michael Page |
18-1 |
|
3. Jason Jackson |
14-4 |
|
4. Neiman Gracie |
10-2 |
|
5. Logan Storley |
11-1 |
|
6. Derek Anderson |
17-3 |
|
7. Joey Davis |
8-0 |
|
8. Paul Daley |
43-17-2 |
|
9. Sabah Homasi |
15-9 |
|
10. Oliver Enkamp |
10-2 |
Middleweight
| Fighter | Record |
|---|---|
| (C) Gegard Mousasi | 47-7-2 |
|
1. John Salter |
18-4 |
|
2. Anatoly Tokov |
29-2 |
|
3. Austin Vanderford |
10-0 |
|
4. Fabian Edwards |
9-1 |
|
5. Costello van Steenis |
13-2 |
|
6. Johnny Eblen |
7-0 |
|
7. Charlie Ward |
9-4 |
|
8. Mike Shipman |
14-3 |
|
9. Romero Cotton |
5-0 |
|
10. Ed Ruth |
8-3 |
Light heavyweight
| Fighter | Record |
|---|---|
| (C) Vadim Nemkov | 13-2 |
|
1. Ryan Bader |
28-6 |
|
2. Corey Anderson |
15-5 |
|
3. Phil Davis |
22-6 |
|
4. Julius Anglickas |
10-1 |
|
5. Lyoto Machida |
26-11 |
|
6. Grant Neal |
5-0 |
|
7. Tyree Fortune |
5-0 |
|
8. Christian Edwards |
4-0 |
|
9. Melvin Manhoef |
32-15-1 |
|
10. Karl Albrektsson |
11-3 |
Heavyweight
| Fighter | Record |
|---|---|
| (C) Ryan Bader | 28-6 |
|
1. Timothy Johnson |
15-6 |
|
2. Cheick Kongo |
30-11-2 |
|
3. Valentin Moldavsky |
10-1 |
|
4. Linton Vassell |
28-8 |
|
5. Tyrell Fortune |
10-1 |
|
6. Steven Mowry |
9-0 |
|
7. Matt Mitrione |
13-8 |
|
8. Javy Ayala |
11-8 |
|
9. Davion Franklin |
2-0 |
|
10. Jake Hager |
3-0 |
Women’s pound-for-pound
| Fighter | Record |
|---|---|
|
1. Cris Cyborg |
23-2 |
|
2. Juliana Velasquez |
11-0 |
|
3. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane |
11-1 |
|
4. Julia Budd |
15-3 |
|
5. Arlene Blencowe |
13-8 |
|
6. Liz Carmouche |
15-7 |
|
7. Denise Kielholtz |
6-2 |
|
8. Cat Zingano |
12-4 |
|
9. Kana Watanabe |
10-0-1 |
|
10. Leslie Smith |
12-8-1 |
Women’s flyweight
| Fighter | Record |
|---|---|
| (C) Juliana Velasquez | 11-0 |
|
1. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane |
11-1 |
|
2. Liz Carmouche |
15-7 |
|
3. Kana Watanabe |
10-0-1 |
|
4. Denise Kielholtz |
6-2 |
|
5. Alejandra Lara |
9-4 |
| 6. Veta Arteaga | 6-4 |
| 7. Kate Jackson | 11-5-1 |
| 8. Mandy Bohm | 7-0 |
| 9. Valerie Loureda | 3-0 |
| 10. Vanessa Porto | 22-9 |
Women’s featherweight
| Fighter | Record |
|---|---|
| (C) Cris Cyborg | 23-2 |
|
1. Julia Budd |
15-3 |
|
2. Arlene Blencowe |
13-8 |
|
3. Cat Zingano |
12-4 |
|
4. Leslie Smith |
12-8-1 |
|
5. Sinead Kavanagh |
7-4 |
|
6. Janay Harding |
6-4 |
|
7. Leah McCourt |
4-1 |
|
8. Amanda Bell |
7-7 |
|
9. Jessy Miele |
9-5 |
|
10. Talita Nogueira |
8-2 |