Top 25 Prospects Worldwide

Myself, @patdannamma, @GelfandHudson, @xaavifc, @OctagonNick, @MMA__Matchmaker, @mmameditations, @cangrejoRuiz, @jameslikesmma, and @MerrabiMedia got together to put out undoubtedly the best prospect rankings there are.

Before we get to the rankings, here is what we are excluding from the list.

-Nobody signed to a major promotion such as the UFC, PFL, Oktagon, Rizin, ONE, KSW, or ACA.
-Nobody 30 or older.
-Nobody with 20+ fights

1. 1. Asaf Chopurov (10-0), Azerbaijan, 24, Bantamweight
   2. Bilal Hasan (8-0), Indonesia, 24, Flyweight
   3. Marcos Degli (14-3), Brazil, 26, Flyweight
   4. Sean Clancy Jr. (8-0), Scotland, 23, Welterweight
   5. Aieza Bertolso (7-0), Brazil, 24, Strawweight
   6. Aboubakar Younousov (8-0), France, 26, Bantamweight
   7.  Pavel Andrusca (7-0), Moldova, 24, Bantamweight
   8. George Staines (10-0), England, 25, Lightweight    ↑6
   9. Mehemmedeli Osmanli (12-1), Azerbaijan, 21, Bantamweight  ↑6
   10. Ivan Podrugin (8-0), Russia, 25, Welterweight
   11. Khotam Boynazarov (13-0), Uzbekistan, 21, Welterweight
   12. Yryskeldi Duysheev (13-0), Kyrgyzstan, 24, Bantamweight
   13. Otabek Rajabov (6-0), Tajikistan, 23, Featherweight
   14. Takaya Suzuki (8-1), Japan, 21, Flyweight
   15. Tiago Pereira (9-0), Brazil, 28, Bantamweight
   16. Isaac Moreno (8-0), USA, 28, Welterweight
   17.  Alvi Dasuyev (9-0), Belgium, 23, Welterweight
   18. George Mangos (9-1), Australia, 22, Featherweight
   19. Damien Anderson (5-0), USA, 29, Bantamweight
   20. Nik Bagley (9-1), England, 29, Featherweight
   21. Ansar Khamzaev (6-0), Russia, 20, Lightweight
   22. Shakhban Gapizov (6-0), Russia, 26, Bantamweight
   23.  Miljan Zdravkovic (10-0), Serbia, 27, Bantamweight
   24. Yusuf Esembaev (5-0), Russia, 22, Welterweight   *NR*
   25. Nikita Kulshin (9-0), Russia, 26, Lightweight

• After a huge win on TUF, Mehemmedeli Osmanli moves up six spots!
• George Stains moves up six spots following a big win.
• Shane Collins (#24) wasn’t in the rankings long, as he was signed to the UFC! He went on to win in his UFC debut.
• The only new fighter to join the rankings is the surging welterweight Yusuf Esembaev (#24)

-At just 22 years old, Yusuf Esembaev stamped his place in our rankings after a devastating 24-second KO over regional vet Troy Green to claim the A1 Combat Welterweight Championship. With all 5 wins as a pro coming in Round 1 and a close relationship with Khamzat Chimaev, look for Esembaev to earn a shot soon, along with his teammate Ansar Khamzaev. – Pat Danna