Below is a list of records held in Bellator MMA. Records are final: Bellator was acquired by the Professional Fighters League in November 2023, and the Bellator brand was discontinued after its roster was merged into the PFL in 2025.
Fighting
Most bouts In any bout All fighters Patrício Pitbull competed in a record 30 Bellator bouts.
B Active fighters in bold FighterDivisionBouts 1. Patrício Pitbull FeatherweightLightweight 30 2. Patricky Pitbull Lightweight 25 3. Saad Awad Lightweight Catchweight Welterweight 24 4. David Rickels CatchweightWelterweightLightweight 23 Michael Chandler LightweightCatchweightWelterweight 6. Douglas Lima WelterweightMiddleweightCatchweight 21 Georgi Karakhanyan LightweightFeatherweightCatchweight A. J. McKee FeatherweightLightweight
By division Weight ClassFighterFights Heavyweight Cheick Kongo 18 Light Heavyweight Phil Davis 16 Middleweight Alexander Shlemenko 17 Welterweight Andrey Koreshkov 19 Lightweight Patricky Pitbull 23 Featherweight Patrício Pitbull 28 Bantamweight Joe Warren 15Women's Featherweight Arlene Blencowe 15Women's Flyweight Ilima-Lei Macfarlane 14Women's Strawweight Jessica Aguilar 6
In a title bout All fighters FighterDivisionWinsLossesDrawsNCTotal 1. Patricio Pitbull FeatherweightLightweightBantamweight 14 4 0 0 18 2. Michael Chandler Lightweight 6 5 0 0 11 3. Douglas Lima WelterweightMiddleweight 4 5 0 0 9 4. Ryan Bader HeavyweightLight Heavyweight 6 1 0 1 8 5. Pat Curran FeatherweightLightweight 4 3 0 0 7 Eduardo Dantas Bantamweight 5 2 0 0 Gegard Mousasi Middleweight 5 2 0 0 8. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Women's Flyweight 5 1 0 0 6 Vadim Nemkov Light Heavyweight 5 0 0 1 Joe Warren BantamweightFeatherweight 3 3 0 0 Alexander Shlemenko Middleweight 4 2 0 0
By division DivisionFighterBouts Heavyweight Ryan Bader 5Light Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov 6 Middleweight Gegard Mousasi 7 Welterweight Douglas Lima 8 Lightweight Michael Chandler 11 Featherweight Patricio Pitbull 14 Bantamweight Eduardo Dantas 7 Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg 6 Women's Flyweight Ilima-Lei Macfarlane 6 Women's Strawweight Zoila Gurgel 1 Megumi Fujii
Winning Most wins In any bout All fighters Patrício Pitbull holds the record for the most wins in Bellator history, with 24. FighterDivisionWins 1. Patrício Pitbull FeatherweightLightweight 24 2. A.J. McKee Featherweight 20 3. Michael Chandler LightweightCatchweightWelterweight 18 4. Michael Page WelterweightCatchweight 17 5. Patricky Pitbull Lightweight 16 6. David Rickels WelterweightCatchweightLightweight 15 7. Douglas Lima WelterweightCatchweight 14
By division FighterWeight ClassWins Cheick Kongo Heavyweight 13 Phil Davis Light Heavyweight 11 Alexander Shlemenko Middleweight 12 Andrey KoreshkovWelterweight16 Patricky Pitbull Lightweight 16 Patrício Pitbull Featherweight 22 Eduardo Dantas Bantamweight 10 Julia Budd Women's Featherweight 9 Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Women's Flyweight 11 Jessica Aguilar Women's Strawweight 5
In a title bout All fighters FighterDivisionWins 1. Patricio Pitbull FeatherweightLightweight 13 2. Michael Chandler Lightweight 6 Cris Cyborg Women's Featherweight Ryan Bader HeavyweightLight Heavyweight 5. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Women's Flyweight 5 Gegard Mousasi Middleweight Vadim Nemkov Light Heavyweight Ben Askren Welterweight Eduardo Dantas Bantamweight 10. Rafael Carvalho Middleweight 4 Douglas Lima Welterweight Liz Carmouche Women's Flyweight Pat Curran Featherweight Alexander Shlemenko Middleweight Emanuel Newton Light Heavyweight Will Brooks Lightweight Julia Budd Women's Featherweight
By division DivisionFighterWins Heavyweight Ryan Bader 4Light Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov 5 Middleweight Gegard Mousasi 5 Welterweight Ben Askren 5 Lightweight Michael Chandler 6 Featherweight Patricio Pitbull 10 Bantamweight Eduardo Dantas 5 Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg 6 Women's flyweight Ilima-Lei Macfarlane 5 Women's Strawweight Zoila Gurgel 1
Longest winning streaks A. J. McKee holds the longest winning streak in Bellator history at 18 consecutive victories, beginning with his 2015 debut and ending with his loss to Patrício Pitbull at Bellator 277 in April 2022. FighterDivisionBeganEndedWinning streak 1. A. J. McKee Featherweight 18 2. Michael Page Welterweight Mar 21, 2013 May 11, 2019 10 Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Women's Flyweight Aug 28, 2015 Dec 10, 2020 3. Ben Askren Welterweight Apr 15, 2010 Nov 14, 2013 9 Michael ChandlerLightweightCatchweight Sept 30, 2010 Jul 31, 2013 4. Joey Davis WelterweightCatchweight Aug 26, 2016 Mar 31, 2023 8 Hector Lombard Middleweight Apr 17, 2009 Nov 19, 2011 Alexander Shlemenko Middleweight May 14, 2011 Mar 28, 2014 Liam McGeary Light Heavyweight Apr 4, 2013 Sept 19, 2015 Will Brooks Lightweight Jul 31, 2013 Nov 6, 2015 Cheick Kongo Heavyweight Jun 26, 2015 Sept 7, 2019 Tyrell Fortune Heavyweight Nov 4, 2016 Feb 21, 2020
Championships
Most title reigns Patrício Pitbull is the only four-time Bellator world champion, having won the featherweight title three times and the lightweight title once. Michael Chandler won the lightweight title three times. FighterDivisionUndisputedInterimTotal Reign 1. Patricio Pitbull FeatherweightLightweight 4 0 4 2. Michael Chandler Lightweight 3 0 3 Douglas Lima Welterweight Joe Warren BantamweightFeatherweight 2 1 5. Ryan Bader HeavyweightLight Heavyweight 2 0 2 Gegard Mousasi Middleweight Eddie Alvarez Lightweight Pat Curran Featherweight Daniel Straus Featherweight Eduardo Dantas Bantamweight Emanuel Newton Light Heavyweight 1 1 Will Brooks Lightweight
Bold – Active reign.
Most single reign title defenses Patrício Pitbull and Cris Cyborg share the record for most consecutive title defenses in a single reign with five; Cyborg's fifth defense came against Cat Zingano at Bellator 300 in October 2023. FighterDivisionDefenses 1. Patricio Pitbull Featherweight 5 Cris Cyborg Women's Featherweight 3. Ben Askren Welterweight 4 Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Women's Flyweight Vadim Nemkov Light Heavyweight 6. Ryan Bader Heavyweight 3 Liz Carmouche Women's Flyweight Alexander Shlemenko Middleweight Rafael Carvalho Middleweight Julia Budd Women's Featherweight
Bold – Active reign.
By division DivisionFighterDefenses Heavyweight Ryan Bader 3 Light Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov 4 Middleweight Rafael Carvalho 3 Alexander Shlemenko Welterweight Ben Askren 4 Lightweight Michael Chandler 2 Will Brooks Featherweight Patricio Pitbull 5 Bantamweight Eduardo Dantas 2 Sergio Pettis Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg 5 Women's Flyweight Ilima-Lei Macfarlane 4
Bold – Active reign.
Most combined reign title defenses Patrício Pitbull made nine successful defenses of the Bellator featherweight title across his three reigns, the ninth against Jeremy Kennedy at Bellator Champions Series Belfast in March 2024. FighterDivisionNo. of reignsDefenses 1. Patricio Pitbull Featherweight 3 9 2. Cris Cyborg Women's Featherweight 1 5 4. Ryan Bader HeavyweightLight Heavyweight 2 4 Ben Askren Welterweight 1 Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Women's Flyweight Vadim Nemkov Light Heavyweight 7. Liz Carmouche Women's Flyweight 1 3 Alexander Shlemenko Middleweight Rafael Carvalho Middleweight Julia Budd Women's Featherweight Gegard Mousasi Middleweight 2 Michael Chandler Lightweight Eduardo Dantas Bantamweight
Bold – Active reign.
By division DivisionFighterNo. of reignsDefenses Heavyweight Ryan Bader 1 3 Light Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov 1 4 Middleweight Rafael Carvalho 1 3 Alexander Shlemenko Gegard Mousasi 2 Welterweight Ben Askren 1 4 Lightweight Michael Chandler 2 3 Featherweight Patricio Pitbull 3 9 Bantamweight Eduardo Dantas 2 3 Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg 1 5 Women's Flyweight Ilima-Lei Macfarlane 1 4
Bold – Active reign.
Multi-division champions Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes.
Joe Warren is the first champion to hold belts in two different divisions and Ryan Bader is the first fighter to hold multiple titles simultaneously, having held the light heavyweight and heavyweight titles at the same time; Bader remained heavyweight champion until the Bellator brand was discontinued following its acquisition by the Professional Fighters League.
ChampionDivisionWonLostDefensesReignTotal reign Joe WarrenFeatherweightSept 2, 2010 (Bellator 27)Mar 9, 2012 (Bellator 60)0554 days722 daysBantamweight Oct 10, 2014 (Bellator 128) Mar 27, 2015 (Bellator 135)0168 days Ryan Bader Light Heavyweight Jun 24, 2017 (Bellator 180) Aug 21, 2020 (Bellator 244)11155 days days Heavyweight Jan 26, 2019 (Bellator 214) Final champion1 Patricio PitbullFeatherweight Sept 5, 2014 (Bellator 123) Nov 6, 2015 (Bellator 145)2428 days days Apr 21, 2017 (Bellator 178) Jul 31, 2021 (Bellator 263)51582 days Apr 15, 2022 (Bellator 277) Final champion2Lightweight May 11, 2019 (Bellator 221) Oct 6, 2021 (vacated)0877 days
Bold – Active reign.
Fastest finishes
Fastest knockouts Three fighters share the record for the fastest knockout in Bellator history, at six seconds.
FighterOpponentTimeEventDate 1. Héctor Lombard Jay Silva 0:06 Bellator 18 May 13, 2010 Michele Martignoni Simone D'Anna 0:06 Bellator 203 July 14, 2018 Mike Kimbel Alex Potts 0:06 Bellator 207 October 12, 2018
Fastest submissions FighterOpponentMethodTimeEventDate 1. Aviv Gozali Eduard Muravitsky Heel hook 0:11 Bellator 225 August 24, 2019 2. Aaron "Tex" Johnson Brennan Ward Armbar 0:15 Bellator 89 February 14, 2013 3. Dave Vitkay Jesse Peterson Guillotine choke 0:18 Bellator 93 March 21, 2013 4. Joe Hamilton Tyler Freeland Rear-naked choke 0:22 Bellator 155 May 20, 2016 5. Zach Freeman Aaron Pico Guillotine choke 0:24 Bellator 180 June 24, 2017
See also Bellator MMA List of Bellator MMA events List of Bellator MMA champions List of current Bellator fighters List of Bellator MMA alumni
References
External links Bellator