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List of current GFL fighters records current GFL fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division.

Background

The Global Fight League (GFL) is an American mixed martial arts league founded by venture capitalist Darren Owen in 2024 and will be launched in April 2025.[1] The league will have a draft that will kickstart the promotion on January 24, 2025 and its first season is set to launch in April 2025 where teams will be city-based.[2][3] GFL’s fighter-centric model is expected to include fighter health and injury insurance, a structured retirement fund and a 50% event-specific revenue share with the fighters.[4]

The GFL will put on fights across ten weight-divisions which differ from traditional weight classes: women's strawweight (120 pounds), women's flyweight (130), women's bantamweight (140), men's bantamweight (145), featherweight (155), lightweight (165), welterweight (180), middleweight (200), light heavyweight (225) and heavyweight (265).[5] GFL is expected to carry a 300-fighter roster where 120 athletes will get drafted across six teams, composed of 20 fighters, two representatives each across 10 weight classes.[6] A scoring system is set for the bouts where fighters will earn four points for a finish, three for a decision win, two for a draw, one for a decision loss and zero for a defeat via finish. The points will contribute to each team's total score.[7]

Notes/key

  1. This list provides an up-to-date roster of all fighters currently competing under the GFL promotional banner. The list excludes fighters who have not fought for more than two years and are not subjected to suspension.[note 1]
  2. All names presented are in accordance with Sherdog website profiles and may include common nicknames or alternative spellings rather than birth names.[note 2]
  3. MMA records below are retrieved from Sherdog's website.[note 3]
  4. The flags listed in these tables are in accordance with Sherdog's website and may not fully or accurately represent the full citizenship of the people listed.
  5. WC = Weight Class; G = Gender; WSW = Women's Strawweight (120 pounds); WFYW = Women's Flyweight (130 pounds); WBW = Women's Bantamweight (140 pounds); BW = Bantamweight (145 pounds); FW = Featherweight (155 pounds); LW = Lightweight (165 pounds); WW = Welterweight (180 pounds); MW = Middleweight (200 pounds); LHW = Light heavyweight (225 pounds); HW = Heavyweight (265 pounds).[note 4]
  6. Fighters' age and height are based on information obtained from Sherdog's website.[note 5]
  7. Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, draws and no-contests (NC).[note 6]
  8. Number of fighters in each division is counted as per the date indicated and the number could change week by week.[note 7]
  9. The tables are sortable and the calculation for MMA records are formulated as follows: [note 8]
    • Plus one point of the total wins for fighters having not lost a fight: 5–0–0 = 6
    • Negative points of total losses for fighters having not won a fight: 0–3–0 = -3
    • Add number of wins to the winning percentage: 10–1–0 = 10.90 | 10 + (10/11)
    • A draw counts as 0.5: 8–4–1 = 8.65 | 8 + (8.5/13)
    • No contest does not factor in as one of the variables of the calculation: 8–2–0 (1 NC) = 8.80 | 8 + (8/10)

Recent releases and retirements

These fighters have either been released from their GFL contracts, or announced their retirement, over the course of the last month. If their release has not been announced, then they have been listed here based upon their removal from the GFL's rosters.

Date ISO Name Nickname Reason Division Ref Bellator record MMA record

Recent signings

The fighters in this section have either signed with the GFL, have recently returned from an announced retirement, or have yet to make their GFL debut. The roster was posted on the official GFL website from December 11, 2024.[8]

Date ISO Name Nickname Division Status / next fight / Info Ref MMA record
December 11, 2024 United States Alan Belcher The Talent Heavyweight [9] 19–9
December 11, 2024 Russia Aleksandr Maslov Heavyweight [10] 11–1
December 11, 2024 Russia Aleksei Oleinik The Boa Constrictor Heavyweight [9] 61–18–1
December 11, 2024 Belarus Andrei Arlovski The Pitbull Heavyweight [11] 34–24 (2 NC)
December 11, 2024 Brazil Fabrício Werdum Vai Cavalo Heavyweight [11] 24–10–1 (1 NC)
December 11, 2024 United States Frank Mir Heavyweight [11] 19–13
December 11, 2024 Brazil Junior dos Santos Cigano Heavyweight [11] 23–10
December 11, 2024 England Oli Thompson The Spartan Heavyweight [10] 23–17
December 11, 2024 United States Greg Hardy Prince of War Heavyweight [9] 7–5
December 11, 2024 Brazil Guto Inocente Heavyweight [12] 11–6
December 11, 2024 Brazil Philipe Lins Ill Will Heavyweight [9] 18–5
December 11, 2024 Cuba Robelis Despaigne The Big Boy Heavyweight [10] 5–2
December 11, 2024 Brazil Roggers Souza The Tiger Heavyweight [10] 15–8
December 11, 2024 England Stuart Austin He-Man Heavyweight [10] 18–8
December 11, 2024 Canada Tanner Boser The Bulldozer Heavyweight [9] 26–5–1
December 11, 2024 Sweden Alexander Gustafsson The Mauler Light Heavyweight [10] 18–8
December 11, 2024 Brazil Cleiton Silva Predador Light Heavyweight [10] 16–4
December 11, 2024 Argentina Emiliano Sordi He Man Light Heavyweight [10] 25–13–1
December 11, 2024 Sweden Ilir Latifi The Sledgehammer Light Heavyweight [12] 16–9
December 11, 2024 Brazil Rafael Carvalho The Blessed Light Heavyweight [11] 17–8–1
December 11, 2024 United States Rashad Evans Suga Light Heavyweight [13] 20–8–1
December 11, 2024 Brazil Thiago Santos Marreta Light Heavyweight [12] 22–13–1
December 11, 2024 Netherlands Gegard Mousasi The Dreamcatcher Middleweight [11] 49–9–2
December 11, 2024 United States Chauncey Foxworth The Machine Middleweight [10] 17–10
December 11, 2024 Brazil Glaico Franca Brazilian Zombie Middleweight [10] 23–8
December 11, 2024 Cuba Héctor Lombard Lightning Middleweight [9] 34–11–1 (3 NC)
December 11, 2024 Slovakia Jozef Wittner Middleweight [10] 16–4
December 11, 2024 United States Kyle Daukaus The D'Arce Knight Middleweight [10] 15–4 (1 NC)
December 11, 2024 United States Luke Rockhold Middleweight [11] 16–6
December 11, 2024 Brazil Markus Perez Maluko Middleweight [9] 14–7
December 11, 2024 United States Phil Hawes No Hype Middleweight [9] 12–6
December 11, 2024 Brazil Wanderlei Silva The Axe Murderer Middleweight [11] 35–14–1 (1 NC)
December 11, 2024 Russia Abubakar Nurmagomedov Welterweight [9] 17–4–1
December 11, 2024 United States Austin Tweedy The Flash Welterweight [10] 11–4
December 11, 2024 United States Benson Henderson Smooth Welterweight [11] 30–12
December 11, 2024 United States Dominick Meriweather Mocha Bear Welterweight [10] 7–1
December 11, 2024 Brazil Francisco Trinaldo Massaranduba Welterweight [9] 29–9
December 11, 2024 Canada Jordan Mein Young Gun Welterweight [10] 32–14
December 11, 2024 Brazil Julio Spadaccini Welterweight [10] 8–3
December 11, 2024 Puerto Rico Michael Irizarry The Puerto Rican Powerhouse Welterweight [10] 13–6
December 11, 2024 Brazil Rousimar Palhares Toquinho Welterweight [9] 19–13
December 11, 2024 Brazil Ruan Machado Welterweight [10] 7–2
December 11, 2024 United States Tyron Woodley The Chosen One Welterweight [11] 25–14
December 11, 2024 Uzbekistan Amirkhon Alikhuzhaev Kokand Lion Lightweight [10] 11–4
December 11, 2024 United States Anthony Pettis Showtime Lightweight [11] 25–14
December 11, 2024 Germany Ayton De Paepe Hitman Lightweight [10] 12–4
December 11, 2024 United States Charles Rosa Boston Strong Lightweight [9] 19–8
December 11, 2024 Uzbekistan Feruz Usmonov Lightweight [10] 4–1
December 11, 2024 Brazil Gabriel Souza Galindo Lightweight [12] 9–1
December 11, 2024 Cameroon Ayinda Nah Octave Tiphaine Bantu Warrior Lightweight [10] 5–0
December 11, 2024 Brazil Jefferson Pontes Lightweight [10] 6–1
December 11, 2024 United States Jeremy Stephens Lil Heathen Lightweight [10] 29–21 (1 NC)
December 11, 2024 Canada John Makdessi The Bull Lightweight [9] 18–9
December 11, 2024 United States Kevin Lee The Motown Phenom Lightweight [9] 20–8
December 11, 2024 Brazil Killys Mota Lightweight [9] 15–4
December 11, 2024 Brazil Lucas Martins Mineiro Lightweight [10] 22–7
December 11, 2024 Egypt Mohamed Tarek Mohey Scorpion Lightweight [10] 8–4
December 11, 2024 England Oscar Ownsworth Ginger Fury Lightweight [10] 8–3–1
December 11, 2024 Brazil Raimundo Batista Tubarao Lightweight [9] 17–3
December 11, 2024 United States Sidney Outlaw Da Gun Lightweight [9] 19–6
December 11, 2024 Canada Stephen Beaumont Big Bad Lightweight [10] 11–3
December 11, 2024 United States Will Brooks Ill Will Lightweight [11] 26–5–1
December 11, 2024 Brazil William Lima Lightweight [10] 14–5 (1 NC)
December 11, 2024 United States Yan Cabral Lightweight [9] 15–3
December 11, 2024 Brazil Alexsandro Lopes Cangaty Featherweight [10] 10–4–2
December 11, 2024 United States Andre Harrison The Bull Featherweight [9] 22–3
December 11, 2024 Brazil Claudeci Brito Imortal Featherweight [10] 11–5
December 11, 2024 Brazil Deberson Batista The Prince Featherweight [10] 12–4–2
December 11, 2024 United States Lance Palmer The Party Featherweight [11] 24–7
December 11, 2024 Brazil Marcel Adur Featherweight [10] 19–7–1
December 11, 2024 Brazil Marcelo Dias Hulk Featherweight [10] 14–6
December 11, 2024 Brazil Marlon Moraes Magic Featherweight [11] 23–13–1
December 11, 2024 Brazil Patrizio de Souza Janurario Tiradentes Featherweight [10] 8–2
December 11, 2024 Brazil Renan Oliveira Muchacho Featherweight [10] 11–2
December 11, 2024 United States Andre Soukhamthath The Asian Sensation Bantamweight [12] 14–10
December 11, 2024 Germany Bubba Jenkins I'm a Bad Man Bantamweight [12] 22–9
December 11, 2024 England Cameron Else Camchida Bantamweight [12] 11–6
December 11, 2024 Romania Denis Palancica Bantamweight [10] 10–1
December 11, 2024 Brazil Diego Teixeira Bantamweight [10] 7–4
December 11, 2024 United States Jimmie Rivera El Terror Bantamweight [9] 23–5
December 11, 2024 Brazil Marciano Ferreira Bantamweight [10] 12–2
December 11, 2024 Peru Omar Arteaga Codigo 50 Bantamweight [10] 11–1
December 11, 2024 Portugal Pedro Carvalho The Game Bantamweight [9] 13–10
December 11, 2024 Brazil Renan Barão The Baron Bantamweight [10] 36–10 (1 NC)
December 11, 2024 United States Alexa Conners Women's Bantamweight [10] 8–5
December 11, 2024 Brazil Kalindra Faria Women's Bantamweight [10] 19–10–1
December 11, 2024 Sweden Pannie Kianzad Banzai Women's Bantamweight [10] 16–9
December 11, 2024 United States Tonya Evinger Triple Threat Women's Bantamweight [10] 19–8 (1 NC)
December 11, 2024 Italy Chiara Penco Beasty Barbie Women's Flyweight [10] 9–5
December 11, 2024 Poland Karolina Owczarz Owca Women's Flyweight [12] 5–3
December 11, 2024 China Miao Ding Super Mia Women's Flyweight [10] 17–8
December 11, 2024 United States Bi Nguyen Killer Bee Women's Strawweight [10] 6–9
December 11, 2024 Brazil Silvania Monteiro Leoa Women's Strawweight [10] 11–4

Suspended fighters

The list below is based on fighters suspended either by (1) United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) or World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for a violation of taking prohibited substances or non-analytical incidents, (2) by local commissions on misconduct during the fights or at event venues, or (3) by GFL.

ISO Name Nickname Division From Duration Tested positive for / Info By Eligible to
fight again
Ref. Notes

GFL Main Roster

Heavyweights (265 lb, 120 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status Months Since Last Bout GFL record MMA record


Light Heavyweights (225 lb, 102 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status Months Since Last Bout GFL record MMA record

Middleweights (200 lb, 90.7 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status Months Since Last Bout GFL record MMA record


Welterweights (180 lb, 81.6 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status Months Since Last Bout GFL record MMA record


Lightweights (165 lb, 74.8 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status Months Since Last Bout GFL record MMA record

Featherweights (155 lb, 70.3 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status Months Since Last Bout GFL record MMA record

Bantamweights (145 lb, 65.7 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status Months Since Last Bout GFL record MMA record

Women's Bantamweights (140 lb, 63.5 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status Months Since Last Bout GFL record MMA record


Women's Flyweights (130 lb, 59 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status Months Since Last Bout GFL record MMA record


Women's Strawweights (120 lb, 54.4 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status Months Since Last Bout GFL record MMA record

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Unless otherwise cited, all fighters listed are retrieved from GFL [1].
  2. ^ All names presented are in accordance with [2] profiles and may include common nicknames or alternative spellings rather than birth names.
  3. ^ All fighters' MMA records listed are retrieved from Sherdog's website.
  4. ^ The flags listed in these tables are in accordance with Sherdog and may not fully or accurately represent the full citizenship of the people listed.
  5. ^ Fighters' age and height are based on information obtained from Sherdog's website.
  6. ^ All fight records in this article are displayed in that order, with fights resulting in a no-contest listed in parentheses.
  7. ^ Number of fighters in each division is counted as per the date indicated and the number could change week by week.
  8. ^ Fight records calculation: (1) Plus one point of the total wins for fighters who have not lost a fight; (2) Negative points of total loses for fighters who have not won a fight; (3) Add number of wins to the winning percentage; (4) A draw counts as 0.5 (5) No contest does not factor in as one of the variables of the calculation.

References

  1. ^ Evanoff, Josh (2024-12-11). "Global Fight League announces April 2025 launch, roster comprised of 8 ex-UFC champions including Tyron Woodley | BJPenn.com". | BJPenn.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  2. ^ Writer, James Brizuela Contributing Sports (2024-12-11). "Multiple Former UFC Stars Added to New Global Fight League Organization". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  3. ^ Mazique, Brian. "10 Former UFC Champions Headline New MMA Organization's Roster". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  4. ^ Sherdog.com. "Global Fight League Reveals Team-Based Format, Roster with Multiple Ex-UFC Champs". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  5. ^ "Global Fight League reveals massive list of signings, including 8 ex-UFC champs, for new team-based MMA organization". Yahoo Sports. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  6. ^ "Global Fight League reveals massive list of signings, including 8 ex-UFC champs, for new team-based MMA organization". Yahoo Sports. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  7. ^ Sherdog.com. "Global Fight League Reveals Team-Based Format, Roster with Multiple Ex-UFC Champs". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  8. ^ Global Fight League (2024-12-11). "The Future of Combat Sports: Meet the Draft-Eligible Fighters!". mmagfl.com. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Global Fight League reveals massive list of signings, including 8 ex-UFC champs, for new team-based MMA organization". Yahoo Sports. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw Nolan King (2024-12-11). "Global Fight League announces launch, roster includes giant list of former UFC fighters". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
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  12. ^ a b c d e f g h Kyle Dimond (2024-12-11). "Global Fight League Reveals Signings Ahead Of 2025 Launch: Includes Woodley, Rockhold, Gustafsson, Mir". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  13. ^ Brian Mazique (2024-12-11). "10 Former UFC Champions Headline New MMA Organization's Roster". forbes.com. Retrieved 2024-12-13.