Top 25 Prospects Worldwide

Myself, @patdannamma, @GelfandHudson, @xaavifc, @OctagonNick, @MMA__Matchmaker, @mmameditations, @cangrejoRuiz, @jameslikesmma, @MerrabiMedia,  and @bigbenkeith 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. Aboubakar Younousov (8-0), France, 26, Bantamweight
   2. Takaya Suzuki (9-1), Japan, 21, Flyweight
   3. Yryskeldi Duysheev (13-0), Kyrgyzstan, 24, Bantamweight
   4. Ivan Podrugin (8-0), Russia, 25, Welterweight
   5. George Mangos (10-1), Australia, 22, Featherweight
   6. Otabek Rajabov (6-0), Tajikistan, 23, Featherweight
   7. Ansar Khamzaev (6-0), Russia, 20, Lightweight
   8. Yusuf Esembaev (5-0), Russia, 22, Welterweight
   9. Khotam Boynazarov (13-0), Uzbekistan, 27, Welterweight
   10. Ullubiy Amirzhanov (7-0), Russia, 23, Bantamweight
   11. Juan Pablo Vieira (10-0), Brazil, 22, Lightweight
   12. Tiago Pereira (10-0), Brazil, 28, Bantamweight
   13. Nik Bagley (9-1), England, 29, Featherweight
   14. Ieuan Davies (8-0), Wales, 29, Lightweight
   15. Khalim Nazruloev (13-0), Tajikistan, 27, Bantamweight
   16. Daniiar Toichubek (12-0), Kyrgyzstan, 24, Bantamweight   *NR*
   17. Shakhban Gapizov (6-0), Russia, 26, Bantamweight
   18. Dzhamaludin Aliev (11-0), Russia, 27, Bantamweight    *NR*
   19.  Miljan Zdravkovic (10-0), Serbia, 27, Bantamweight
   20. Nikita Kulshin (9-0), Russia, 26, Lightweight
   21. Muhidin Abubakar (13-1), Somalia, 27, Flyweight   *NR*
   22. Qosim Sardarov (7-0), Tajikistan, 25, Middleweight    *NR*
   23. Virgil Augen (9-0), France, 29, Middleweight     *NR*
   24. Samandar Murodov (12-0), Tajikistan, 27, Welterweight    *NR*
   25. Temirkhan Temirkhanov (16-1), Russia, 28, Welterweight   *NR*

• September was a huge month for our ranking, as seven of our ranked fighters moved on to the UFC. (#1) Asaf Chopurov, (#2) Akbar Abdullaev, (#4) George Staines, (#6) Marcos Degli, (#7) Aieza Bertolso, (#11) Isaac Moreno, and (#15) Alvi Dasulev are all now UFC-bound.
• With that movement in the rankings, we see a lot of adjustments.
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