Top 10 MMA UFC Middleweight Rankings

Ranking the best Middleweight fighters as Israel Adesanya defeats Alex Pereira by an amazing knock out to become once again UFC Middleweight Champion. Also where Robert Whittaker, Johnny Eblen, and more rank

By Fan Rankings | November 18, 2022 - 01:14 PM

Honorable Mention

Kelvin Gastelum

Promotion: UFC

Kelvin Gastelum is a Mexican American fighter in the UFC middleweight division, who has a professional record of 17 wins 8 losses, and 1 no-contest. After some tough fights, he got a win over Chris Curtis in his most recent fight.

Derek Brunson

Promotion: UFC

We have to include Derek Brunson in our honorable mentions as well. The American fighter has a professional record of 23 wins and 9 losses.

He has defeated some of the top-ranked fighters in the division, including Uriah Hall, Kevin Holland, Edmen Shahbazyan, and Darren Till.

Jack Hermansson

Promotion: UFC

Jack Hermansson is a Swedish-born Norwegian professional mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 23 wins and 8 losses.

Jack Hermansson has won over some big names in the middleweight division including Gerald Meerschaert, David Branch, Ronaldo Souza, Edmen Shahbazyan, and Kelvin Gastelum.

In his most recent fight, he lost to Roman Dolidze, and his next fight has not been announced yet.

Roman Dolidze

Promotion: UFC

Roman Dolidze is a professional MMA fighter from Georgia, and he has a professional record of 12 wins and 2 losses.

Dolidze has won six out of his eight fights in the UFC and has notable wins over the likes of Kyle Daukaus, Phil Hawes, and Jack Hernamson. He also has 3 post-fight bonuses in the UFC.

In his most recent fight, Roman Dolidze fought Marvin Vittori and lost the fight via Unanimous decision. As of now, there is no information about his next fight.

Top 10 MMA UFC Middleweight Rankings

10. Dricus Du Plessis

Promotion: UFC

Dricus Du Plessis is a professional MMA fighter from South Africa, and he has a record of 19 wins and 2 losses.

Dricus Du Plessis is undefeated in the UFC, with five straight wins. He has notable wins over Brad Tavares and Darren Till. In his most recent fight, he had a dominant win against Derek Brunson, and there is no announcement about who he will face next.

Derek Brunson tires himself fighting Dricus Du Plessis and ends up absorbing a lot of damage. pic.twitter.com/gt3tDEVHcr
— JUDI.POLLARD🍛 🛍️ online shop open ★ (@JudiPollard2) April 11, 2023

9. Sean Strickland

Promotion: UFC

At number 7, we have Sean Strickland. He is an American MMA fighter and has a record of 26 and 5 Losses.

Stickland has notable wins over Uriah Hall and Jack Hermansson. He went on an impressive 6-fight winning streak in the division, followed by a couple of losses against Alex Periera and Jared Cannonier

However, in his most recent fight, he had an impressive win against Nassourdine Imavov in a short-notice fight. As of now, there is no announcement about his next opponent.

A former welterweight, Sean Strickland steps in on ONE WEEK notice to fight Nassourdine Imavov at 205lbs @ #UFCVegas67.

In 2020, he fought Brendan Allen at 195lbs on a week notice, and won via 2nd rd KO. He got a Performance of the Night bonus in the process, too ... #MMATwitter pic.twitter.com/fIkF73G0qy
— Talen Guzman (@TalenGuzman) January 10, 2023

8. Gegard Mousasi

Promotion: Bellator

Gegard Mousasi is a Dutch MMA fighter and former kickboxer, currently competing in the middleweight division of Bellator. He is the former Bellator Middleweight champion and held the light heavyweight Strikeforce title as well. He deserves an honorable mention on this list.

In his most recent fight he lost his Bellator Middleweight title against Johnny Eblen. Mousasi is scheduled to fight Fabian Edwards on May 12th at Bellator 296.

7. Johnny Eblen

Promotion: Bellator

Title: Bellator Middleweight Champion

Johnny Eblen is an American Professional MMA fighter with an undefeated professional record of 12 wins and 0 losses.

Eblen is the current Bellator middleweight world champion, and he won the title after defeating Gegard Mousasi in his most recent fight.

Eblen also has a notable win over John Salter, and his next fight has not been announced yet.

6. Paulo Costa

Promotion: UFC

Paulo Costa is a professional fighter from Brazil, and he has a record of 14 wins and 2 losses.

Costa has notable wins over Uriah Hall and Yoel Romero. He also challenged Adesanya for the Middleweight title but lost the fight via TKO.

In his most recent fight, he defeated Luke Rockhold and his next fight has not been announced yet.

5. Marvin Vettori

Promotion: UFC

Marvin Vettori is an Italian fighter and he has a professional MMA record of 19 wins, 6 losses, and 1 draw.

Vettori has defeated some big names including Jack Hermansson, Kevin Holland, and Paulo Costa. He also challenged Adesanya for the title, however, he could not win.

In his most recent fight, he defeated Roman Dolidze, and his next fight has not been announced yet.

Marvin Vettori vs Roman Dolidze rd 2 #UFC286 pic.twitter.com/6khLQ8KHFt
— A_Political (@CommentWarriors) March 18, 2023

4. Jared Cannonier

Promotion: UFC

Jared Cannonier is a professional MMA fighter from Nigeria, and he has a professional MMA record of 16 wins and 6 losses.

Cannonier has some impressive wins in the UFC over talented fighters like Jack Hermansson, Anderson Silva, Kelvin Gastelum, and Derek Brunson as well. He also challenged Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title last year.

In his most recent fight, he defeated Sean Strickland, and his next fight has not been announced yet.

3. Alex Pereira

Promotion: UFC

Alex Pereira is a professional MMA fighter and former Kickboxer from Brazil, and he has a record of 7 wins and 2 losses.

Periera is the former UFC middleweight champion. He won the title last year at UFC 281 after defeating the long-reigning champion Israel Adesanya. However, in his most recent fight, which was a rematch against Adesanya, he lost the title.

Pereira landed some solid leg kicks in the first round, however, he got knocked out in the last minute of the second round.

2. Robert Whittaker

Promotion: UFC

Robert “The Reaper” Whittaker is one of the biggest MMA stars to come out of Australia, and he has a professional record of 24-6.

Whitaker is the former UFC middleweight champion; he lost the title to Israel Adesanya. He has beaten some of the best fighters in the division including, Derek Brunson, Ronaldo Souza, Yoel Romero, Darren Till, Jared Cannonier, and Marvin Vettori.

In his most recent fight, he defeated Marvin Vettori, and his next fight has not been announced yet.

Robert Whittaker making Marvin Vettori look like a white belt in MMA pic.twitter.com/hQvdel0u2l
— P4P#1 Volk (@TopMMAContent) September 17, 2022

1. Israel Adesanya

Promotion: UFC

Title: UFC Middleweight Champion

Adesanya is a Nigerian-born professional mixed martial artist, a former kickboxer, and a boxer fighting out of New Zealand. He has a professional MMA record of 24 wins and 2 losses

He is a two-time UFC middleweight world champion He initially won the title after defeating Robert Whittaker, and defended it 5 times before losing it to long-time rival Alex Periera.

However, last weekend, he defeated Pereira in their rematch and regained the title. Adesanya was much more aggressive in the second fight and employed a lot more pressure. Both fighters exchanged shots in the first, and Adesanya got the knockout win in the second round.

Fight highlight of The Stylebender knockout

Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya 2 UFC Omoba #Andnew #AdesanyaVsPereira pic.twitter.com/XmZLIwHB52
— BIG JAY💯📌 (@50tyShadesOfJay) April 9, 2023

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