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Compiling the rankings of twenty top mixed martial arts web sites, the USA TODAY / SB Nation Consensus MMA Rankings present the top 25 fighters in MMA for the seven major weight classes. These world MMA rankings are the most accurate reflection of how the top fighters in MMA across all promotions like UFC, WEC, Affliction and DREAM are viewed by the experts who cover the sport.

Bantamweight MMA September 30, 2009

Consensus Rankings posted September 30, 2009

Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank
1 Brian Bowles 100 1
2 Miguel Torres 96 2
3 Masakatsu Ueda 89 3
4 Takeya Mizugaki 87 4
5 Dominick Cruz 84 5
6 Akitoshi Tamura 74 6
7 Joseph Benavidez 73 7
8 Rani Yahya 63 8
9 Damacio Page 57 9
10 Manny Tapia 44 11
11 Will Ribeiro 43 10
12 Jeff Curran 33 12
12 Masakazu Imanari 33 14
14 Eduardo Dantas 26 13
15 Antonio Banuelos 24 15
15 Charlie Valencia 24 16
17 Koetsu Okazaki 23 18
18 Abel Cullum 23 19
18 Daiki Hata 23 19
20 Chase Beebe 22 21
21 Yoshiro Maeda 21 22
22 Travis Marx 20 31
23 Masahiro Oishi 20 26
24 Mike Easton 20 25
25 Atsushi Yamamoto 19 16
25 Brandon Garner 19 27
25 Jeff Bedard 19 22
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Analysis by Luke Thomas

There hasn't been a title defense, but the HardCore Gym's Brian Bowles is still MMA's top bantamweight dog. His sudden, thudding stoppage win over former WEC bantamweight king # 2 Miguel Torres at WEC 42 has firmly entrenched him atop the world's 135lbs division.

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About the Rankings

compiled by Kid Nate and Richard Wade of Bloody Elbow

Bloody ElbowBased on the premise that all MMA rankings are subjective but that it’s still useful and informative to know who the online MMA community as a whole ranks as the best fighters in MMA, we collect and average the rankings of the top MMA websites to produce our consensus rankings. Show more »