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The Greatest Bantamweight MMA Fights of All Time
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The greatest bantamweight fights of all time.
Bantamweight fights deliver a consistently high quality, but only some can stand the test of time. Tapology's rankings update in real time based on member input. Here is the current list of the all-time best bouts at 135lbs. Create YOUR own ranking today.
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- Torres vs. Mizugaki
- Miguel Torres | Decision
- 2009 | WEC 40
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2
- Benavidez vs. Torres
- Joseph Benavidez | Submission | Round 2
- 2010 | WEC 47
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3
- Cruz vs. Bowles
- Dominick Cruz | KO/TKO | Round 2
- 2010 | WEC 47
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4
- Cruz vs. Faber II
- Dominick Cruz | Decision
- 2011 | UFC 132
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5
- Cruz vs. Benavidez I
- Dominick Cruz | Decision
- 2009 | WEC 42
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6
- Banuelos vs. Jorgensen
- Antonio Banuelos | Decision
- 2009 | WEC 41
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- Bowles vs. Torres
- Brian Bowles | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2009 | WEC 42
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8
- Cruz vs. Benavidez II
- Dominick Cruz | Decision
- 2010 | WEC 50
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- Faber vs. Mizugaki
- Urijah Faber | Submission | Round 1
- 2010 | WEC 52
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- Torres vs. Tapia
- Miguel Torres | KO/TKO | Round 2
- 2008 | WEC 37
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- Scott Jorgensen vs. Antonio Banuelos | 2010 - WEC 48
- Brad Pickett vs. Demetrious Johnson | 2010 - WEC 48
- Eddie Wineland vs. Manny Tapia | 2009 - WEC 43
- Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda | 2008 - WEC 34
- Renan Barao vs. Brad Pickett | 2011 - UFC 138
- Scott Jorgensen vs. Brad Pickett | 2010 - WEC 50
- Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland | 2011 - UFC 128
- Takeya Mizugaki vs. Jeff Curran | 2009 - WEC 42
- Brian Bowles vs. Damacio Page | 2008 - WEC 35
- Demetrious Johnson vs. Miguel Torres | 2011 - UFC 130
- Dominick Cruz vs. Scott Jorgensen | 2010 - WEC 53
- Urijah Faber vs. Brian Bowles | 2011 - UFC 139
- Michael McDonald vs. Edwin Figueroa | 2011 - UFC Fight Night 24
- Eddie Wineland vs. Will Campuzano | 2010 - WEC 49
- Dominick Cruz vs. Demetrious Johnson | 2011 - UFC on Versus 6
- Scott Jorgensen vs. Takeya Mizugaki | 2009 - WEC 45
- Brian Bowles vs. Damacio Page II | 2011 - UFC on Versus 3
- Demetrious Johnson vs. Norifumi Yamamoto | 2011 - UFC 126
- Brad Pickett vs. Ivan Menjivar | 2010 - WEC 53
- Miguel Torres vs. Chase Beebe | 2008 - WEC 32
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Rani Yahya | 2009 - WEC 45
- Will Campuzano vs. Coty Wheeler | 2010 - WEC 46
- Scott Jorgensen vs. Chad George | 2010 - WEC 47
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Jeff Curran | 2009 - WEC 40
- Damacio Page vs. Will Campuzano | 2009 - WEC 43
- Nick Pace vs. Will Campuzano | 2010 - The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale
- Rani Yahya vs. Eddie Wineland | 2009 - WEC 40
- Brad Pickett vs. Kyle Dietz | 2009 - WEC 45
- Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert | 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV 1
- Damacio Page vs. Marcos Galvao | 2009 - WEC 39
- Eddie Wineland vs. Ken Stone | 2010 - WEC 53
- Miguel Torres vs. Charlie Valencia | 2010 - WEC 51
- Brian Bowles vs. Will Ribeiro | 2008 - WEC 37
- Scott Jorgensen vs. Jeff Curran | 2011 - UFC 137
- Miguel Torres vs. Jeff Bedard | 2007 - WEC 30
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Danny Martinez | 2008 - WEC 37
- Scott Jorgensen vs. Noah Thomas | 2009 - WEC 43
- Michael McDonald vs. Alex Soto | 2011 - UFC 139
- Scott Jorgensen vs. Frank Gomez | 2009 - WEC 38
- Renan Barao vs. Cole Escovedo | 2011 - UFC 130
- Mike Easton vs. Jared Papazian | 2012 - UFC on FX 1
- Renan Barao vs. Scott Jorgensen | 2012 - UFC 143
- Chase Beebe vs. Eddie Wineland | 2007 - WEC 26
- John Dodson vs. T.J. Dillashaw | 2011 - The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Wagnney Fabiano | 2010 - WEC 52
- Michael McDonald vs. Chris Cariaso | 2011 - UFC 130
- Seth Dikun vs. Rolando Perez | 2009 - WEC 41
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Eddie Wineland | 2011 - UFC on Versus 5
- Johnny Bedford vs. Louis Gaudinot | 2011 - The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale
- Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate | 2012 - Strikeforce
- Rafael Rebello vs. Kyle Dietz | 2009 - WEC 41
- Akitoshi Tamura vs. Manny Tapia | 2009 - WEC 40
- Tateki Matsuda vs. Jason Bennett | 2010 - CES 3
- Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page | 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV 2
- Michael McDonald vs. Miguel Torres | 2012 - UFC 145
- Zach Makovsky vs. Chad Robichaux | 2011 - Bellator 41
- Jose Vega vs. Danny Tims III | 2010 - Bellator 26
- Frank Gomez vs. Noah Thomas | 2009 - WEC 41
- Nick Mamalis vs. Albert Rios | 2010 - Bellator 23
- Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Federico Lopez | 2010 - Dream 14
- Darren Uyenoyama vs. Norifumi Yamamoto | 2011 - UFC on FOX 1
- Scott Jorgensen vs. Ken Stone | 2011 - The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
- Miesha Tate vs. Marloes Coenen | 2011 - Strikeforce
- Dominick Cruz vs. Ian McCall | 2009 - WEC 38
- Ivan Menjivar vs. Charlie Valencia | 2011 - UFC 129
- Takeya Mizugaki vs. Cole Escovedo | 2011 - UFC 135
- Sarah Kaufman vs. Alexis Davis | 2012 - Strikeforce
- Jeff Hougland vs. Donny Walker | 2011 - UFC 132
- Chris Cariaso vs. Will Campuzano | 2011 - UFC Fight Night 23
- Charlie Valencia vs. Antonio Banuelos | 2007 - WEC 26
- Eddie Wineland vs. George Roop | 2010 - WEC 46
- Edwin Figueroa vs. Jason Reinhardt | 2011 - UFC on Versus 5
- Eduardo Dantas vs. Ed West | 2011 - Bellator 55
- Alexis Vila vs. Joe Warren | 2011 - Bellator 51
- Kerry Vera vs. Kim Couture | 2009 - Strikeforce Challengers 5
- Vaughan Lee vs. Norifumi Yamamoto | 2012 - UFC 144
- Eduardo Dantas vs. Zach Makovsky | 2012 - Bellator 65
- Alex Caceres vs. Cole Escovedo | 2011 - UFC on FOX 1
- Sarah Kaufman vs. Miesha Tate | 2009 - Strikeforce Challengers 1
- Michael Reilly vs. Tyler Hardcastle | 2011 - Score Fighting Series 1
- Yves Jabouin vs. Walel Watson | 2011 - UFC 140
- Marcos Galvao vs. Ed West | 2012 - Bellator 65
- Edwin Figueroa vs. Alex Caceres | 2012 - UFC 143
- Joe Cushman vs. Barrington Douse | 2010 - Cage Titans 2
- Charlie Valencia vs. Seth Dikun | 2009 - WEC 38
- Chase Beebe vs. Rani Yahya | 2007 - WEC 30
- Scott Jorgensen vs. Kenji Osawa | 2008 - WEC 35
- Roland Delorme vs. Josh Ferguson | 2011 - The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale
- Renan Barao vs. Chris Cariaso | 2010 - WEC 53
- Marloes Coenen vs. Liz Carmouche | 2011 - Strikeforce
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