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The Current Best MMA Featherweights | 145 lbs.

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Find out the world's best featherweight MMA fighters.

MMA's featherweight division is currently experiencing a renaissance. From virtually unknown a few years back, 145ers are now household names headlining pay-per-view events. These fighters are the cream of the featherweight crop right now. Create YOUR own ranking today.

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  1. 1

    Jose "Junior" Aldo mmaweekly.com
    Jose Aldo
    "Junior"
    21-1-0
  2. 2

    "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung mmaweekly.com
    Chan Sung Jung
    "The Korean Zombie"
    13-3-0
  3. 3

    Chad "Money" Mendes mmaweekly.com
    Chad Mendes
    "Money"
    11-1-0
  4. 4

    Hatsu Hioki mmaweekly.com
    Hatsu Hioki
    26-4-2
  5. 5

    Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier mmaweekly.com
    Dustin Poirier
    "The Diamond"
    12-2-0
  6. 6

    Erik "New Breed" Koch mmaweekly.com
    Erik Koch
    "New Breed"
    13-1-0
  7. 7

    Pat "Paddy Mike" Curran
    Pat Curran
    "Paddy Mike"
    17-4-0
  8. 8

    Diego "The Gun" Nunes mmaweekly.com
    Diego Nunes
    "The Gun"
    17-3-0
  9. 9

    Dennis Siver mmaweekly.com
    Dennis Siver
    20-8-0
  10. 10

    Marlon Sandro mmaweekly.com
    Marlon Sandro
    22-4-0

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  1. Mark "The Machine" Hominick | 20-11-0
  2. Bart "Bartimus" Palaszewski | 36-15-0
  3. Kenny "KenFlo" Florian | 14-6-0
  4. Patricio "Pitbull" Freire | 18-1-0
  5. Manvel "The Anvil" Gamburyan | 11-7-0
  6. Jimy "The Kid" Hettes | 10-0-0
  7. Daniel Straus | 20-4-0
  8. Mike Brown | 25-8-0
  9. Cub Swanson | 16-5-0
  10. Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira | 15-2-0, 1 NC

  11. Yuri "Marajo" Alcantara | 28-3-0
  12. Tatsuya "Crusher" Kawajiri | 31-7-2
  13. Michihiro Omigawa | 13-11-1
  14. Eddie "The Filipino Phenom" Yagin | 16-5-1
  15. Tyson Griffin | 15-6-0
  16. George Roop | 12-9-1
  17. Ross "The Real Deal" Pearson | 13-5-0
  18. Nam Phan | 17-10-0
  19. Ricardo "The Bully" Lamas | 11-2-0
  20. Hiroyuki "Streetfight Bancho" Takaya | 17-9-1

  21. Josh "The Fluke" Grispi | 14-3-0
  22. Robbie "Problems" Peralta | 15-3-0, 1 NC
  23. Jonathan Brookins | 13-4-0
  24. Pablo "The Scarecrow" Garza | 11-3-0
  25. Diego "Ceara" Brandao | 14-7-0
  26. Rani Yahya | 16-7-0
  27. Darren "The Damage" Elkins | 13-2-0
  28. Leonard "Bad Boy" Garcia | 15-8-1
  29. Joe Warren | 7-3-0
  30. Javier "Showtime" Vazquez | 16-5-0

  31. Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen | 22-11-1
  32. Daniel "The Pit" Pineda | 17-7-0
  33. "Super" Steven Siler | 20-9-0
  34. Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez | 8-3-0
  35. Ronnie "Kid Ninja" Mann | 21-5-1
  36. Marcus "The Bama Beast" Brimage | 5-1-0
  37. Jason "Shotgun" Young | 9-5-0
  38. Alexandre "Popo" Bezerra | 13-2-0
  39. "The Mongolian Wolf" Zhang Tie Quan | 15-3-0
  40. Mackens "Mack da Menace" Semerzier | 6-4-0, 1 NC

  41. Georgi "Insane" Karakhanyan | 17-3-1
  42. L.C. Davis | 16-5-0
  43. Cole "Magrinho" Miller | 18-6-0
  44. "Lion" Takeshi Inoue | 21-6-0
  45. Eric "Little Lee" Wisely | 18-8-0
  46. Mitsuhiro "Endless Fighter" Ishida | 20-8-1
  47. Masanori Kanehara | 18-10-5
  48. Junior Assuncao | 13-5-0
  49. Felipe "Sertanejo" Arantes | 14-4-0, 2 NC
  50. Issei Tamura | 7-2-0

  51. Bryan "Kid Lightning" Caraway | 16-5-0
  52. Antonio "Pato" Carvalho | 13-5-0
  53. Nazareno "Naza" Malegarie | 20-2-0
  54. Maximo "Maxi" Blanco | 8-4-1, 1 NC
  55. "Thrilling" Pat Schilling | 5-1-0
  56. Kazuyuki "Little Hercules" Miyata | 11-9-0
  57. Max "Lil Evil" Holloway | 4-1-0
  58. Vagner "Ciara" Rocha | 7-4-0
  59. Matt "The Real One" Grice | 14-4-0
  60. Roberto Vargas | 12-2-0

  61. Stephen "Bigfish" Bass | 10-1-0
  62. Jeremy "Spooner" Spoon | 12-1-0
  63. Deividas "Taurus" Taurosevicius | 14-5-0
  64. Mike Lullo | 8-4-0
  65. Brett Portieous | 3-2-0
  66. Dustin "The Beast" Neace | 24-19-1
  67. Akiyo "Wicky Akiyo" Nishiura | 11-7-1
  68. Kenny "The Tooth Fairy" Foster | 10-6-0
  69. Joe "Daddy" Stevenson | 31-14-0
  70. Genair "Junior PQD" da Silva | 12-4-0

  71. Mike Corey | 12-3-1
  72. Micah "The Maverick" Miller | 17-4-0, 1 NC
  73. Josh LaBerge | 8-4-0
  74. Jacob Devree | 10-2-0
  75. Douglas Evans | 13-10-0
  76. Akira Corassani | 9-3-0, 1 NC
  77. Rafael "The Law" Dias | 15-9-2
  78. Josh "The Gentleman" Clopton | 6-1-1
  79. Tyler "Thunder" Toner | 14-3-0, 1 NC
  80. Cole Province | 7-2-0

  81. Jared "Demon Eyes" Downing | 9-1-0
  82. Liam "Bad Intentions" James | 6-3-0
  83. Abdul "Hollywood" Hassan | 4-3-0
  84. Scott "The Animal" Heckman | 10-3-0
  85. Sergio Cabrera | 1-0-0

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Tapology Consensus Rankings

As community members update their rankings, the consensus list will react in real-time. For Top Featherweights - 145 lbs., the 100 most-recently updated member lists will be included.

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