Bantamweight rankings.
The top 30 bantamweights by the First Light Rating, a skill score built from in-cage performance and results, with each one’s First Light Index: fame against what that skill predicts. Merab Dvalishvili leads at 2,080.
Movement since 25 Aug 2026 · Updated · All divisions
Bantamweight
| Rank | Fighter | FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill | FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merab Dvalishvili | 2,080 | +0.50▼ −0.05 |
| 2 | Umar Nurmagomedov | 2,061 | +0.39— |
| 3 | Petr Yan 1 | 2,054 | +0.45 |
| 4 | Asaf Chopurov 1 | 2,014 | −0.82Last 16 days: −0.83 → −0.82 |
| 5 | Taylor Lapilus 2 | 2,006 | −0.61— |
| 6 | Mario Bautista 1 | 2,001 | +0.11▲ +0.07 |
| 7 | Renat Khavalov 15 | 1,991 | −0.73Last 16 days: −0.73 → −0.73 |
| 8 | Bryce Mitchell | 1,990 | +0.04▼ −0.03 |
| 9 | Sean O'Malley 1 | 1,988 | +0.86— |
| 10 | Cory Sandhagen 4 | 1,987 | +0.29▼ −0.08 |
| 11 | Montel Jackson 2 | 1,977 | −0.31▼ −0.05 |
| 12 | Muhammad Mokaev 6 | 1,975 | +0.53▲ +0.09 |
| 13 | Payton Talbott 4 | 1,970 | +0.24▲ +0.03 |
| 14 | Sergio Pettis 3 | 1,968 | +0.15— |
| 15 | Yadong Song 10 | 1,961 | +0.45▼ −0.09 |
| 16 | Farid Basharat 1 | 1,955 | +0.04— |
| 17 | Jose Aldo 3 | 1,953 | +0.66— |
| 18 | Raoni Barcelos 3 | 1,953 | −0.04 |
| 19 | Josiel Silva 2 | 1,953 | — |
| 20 | Daniel Marcos 8 | 1,952 | −0.51▲ +0.03 |
| 21 | Danny Sabatello 2 | 1,952 | +0.02— |
| 22 | Magomed Magomedov 4 | 1,952 | — |
| 23 | Patrick Mix 7 | 1,946 | +0.28— |
| 24 | Jean Matsumoto 9 | 1,939 | — |
| 25 | Raufeon Stots 2 | 1,933 | −0.22— |
| 26 | David Martinez 11 | 1,933 | −0.27Last 23 days: −0.18 → −0.27 |
| 27 | Vinicius Oliveira 14 | 1,925 | −0.03▼ −0.11 |
| 28 | Avazbek Kholmirzaev | 1,918 | — |
| 29 | Sarvarjon Khamidov 2 | 1,918 | — |
| 30 | Deiveson Figueiredo 4 | 1,911 | +0.48▲ +0.02 |
Where the UFC panel disagrees.
- Deiveson FigueiredoFLR 30th · panel 12th18 lower here
- David MartinezFLR 26th · panel 9th17 lower here
- Yadong SongFLR 15th · panel 3rd12 lower here
- Sean O'MalleyFLR 9th · panel 2nd7 lower here
- Payton TalbottFLR 13th · panel 7th6 lower here
Better than their audience knows.
- Asaf ChopurovFLR 4th−0.82
- Renat KhavalovFLR 7th−0.73
- Taylor LapilusFLR 5th−0.61
Bigger names than their skill predicts.
- Sean O'MalleyFLR 9th+0.86
- Jose AldoFLR 17th+0.66
- Muhammad MokaevFLR 12th+0.53
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
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