List of current GFL fighters

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

Background

The 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 had a draft that kickstarted 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]} The 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 atomweight (110 pounds), women's strawweight (120), 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] The GFL had a 300-fighter roster where 120 athletes were drafted across six teams, composed of 20 fighters, with two fighters representing each of the 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 loss 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. Most 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. ^{[note 4]}
5. WC = Weight Class; G = Gender;WFYW = Women's Atomweight (110 pounds); 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). ^[8]
6. Fighters' age and height are based on information obtained from Sherdog's website.
7. Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, draws and no-contests (NC). ^{[note 5]}
8. Number of fighters in each division is counted as per the date indicated and the number could change week by week. ^{[note 6]}
9. The tables are sortable and the calculation for MMA records are formulated as follows: ^{[note 7]}
   • 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	GFL 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. ^[9]

Date	ISO	Name	Nickname	Division	Status / next fight / Info	Ref	MMA record

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	Team	Status	Ref.	GFL record	MMA record
	Alan Belcher	40	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	The Talent	New York		[10]		19–9
	Aleksei Oleinik	47	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	The Boa Constrictor	New York		[10]		61–18–1
	Robelis Despaigne	36	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	The Big Boy	Miami		[10]		5–2
	Junior dos Santos	40	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Cigano	Miami		[10]		23–10
	Frank Mir	45	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		Los Angeles		[10]		19–13
	Andrei Arlovski	45	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	The Pitbull	Los Angeles		[10]		34–24 (2 NC)
	Bruno Cappelozza	35	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)		São Paulo		[10]		15–7
	Fabrício Werdum	47	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Vai Cavalo	São Paulo		[10]		24–10–1 (1 NC)
	Todd Duffee	39	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		Dubai		[10]		9–4 (1 NC)
	Ali Isaev	41	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		Dubai		[10]		9–0–1
	Stuart Austin	36	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	He-Man	London		[10]		18–8
	Tanner Boser	33	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	The Bulldozer	London		[10]		21–10–1

Light Heavyweights (225 lb, 102 kg)

ISO	Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Team	Status	Ref.	GFL record	MMA record
	Devin Clark	34	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Brown Bear	New York		[10]		14–9
	Ovince Saint Preux	41	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	OSP	New York		[10]		27–18
	Philipe Lins	39	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Monstro	Miami		[10]		18–5
	Thiago Santos	41	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Marreta	Miami		[10]		22–13–1
	Da Woon Jung	31	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sseda	Los Angeles		[10]		15–6–1
	Antônio Carlos Júnior	34	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Cara de Sapato	São Paulo		[10]		16–6
	Maurício Rua	43	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Shogun	São Paulo		[10]		27–14–1
	Omari Akhmedov	37	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Wolverine	Dubai		[10]		24–8–1
	Ronny Markes	36	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		Dubai		[10]		25–10
	Alexander Gustafsson	38	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	The Mauler	London		[10]		18–8
	Ilir Latifi	41	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	The Sledgehammer	London		[10]		16–9

Middleweights (200 lb, 90.7 kg)

ISO	Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Team	Status	Ref.	GFL record	MMA record
	Phil Hawes	36	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	No Hype	New York		[10]		12–6
	Chris Weidman	40	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	The All-American	New York		[10]		16–8
	Héctor Lombard	46	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Lightning	Miami		[10]		34–11–1 (3 NC)
	Yoel Romero	47	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Soldier of God	Miami		[10]		16–7
	Grant Neal	29	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	The Truth	Los Angeles		[10]		9–2
	Uriah Hall	40	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Primetime	Los Angeles		[10]		17–11
	Alan Patrick	41	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Nuguette	São Paulo		[10]		15–4 (1)
	Douglas Lima	37	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	The Phenom	São Paulo		[10]		33–12
	Derek Brunson	41	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Blonde	Dubai		[10]		24–9
	Luke Rockhold	40	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		Dubai		[10]		16–6
	Gegard Mousasi	39	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	The Dreamcatcher	London		[10]		49–9–2
	Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz	35	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	The Iron Pol	London		[10]		11–2

Welterweights (180 lb, 81.6 kg)

ISO	Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Team	Status	Ref.	GFL record	MMA record
	Neiman Gracie	36	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)		New York		[10]		13–6
	Dillon Danis	31	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	El Jefe	New York		[10]		2–0
	Dilano Taylor	27	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	The Postman	Miami		[10]		12–5
	Gleison Tibau	41	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		Miami		[10]		38–19
	Lorenz Larkin	38	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	The Monsoon	Los Angeles		[10]		27–8
	Louis Glismann	33	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Spartacus	Los Angeles		[10]		12–3
	Alex Oliveira	36	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Cowboy	São Paulo		[10]		25–16–1 (2 NC)
	Carlos Petruzzella	27	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Tito	São Paulo		[10]		13–0
	Abubakar Nurmagomedov	35	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		Dubai		[10]		17–4–1
	Tyron Woodley	42	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	The Chosen One	Dubai		[10]		19–7–1
	Danny Roberts	37	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Hot Chocolate	London		[10]		18–8
	Norman Parke	38	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Stormin	London		[10]		32–7–1 (1)

Lightweights (165 lb, 74.8 kg)

ISO	Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Team	Status	Ref.	GFL record	MMA record
	Sidney Outlaw	32	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Da Gun	New York		[10]		19–6
	Kevin Lee	32	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	The Motown Phenom	New York		[10]		20–8
	Anthony Pettis	38	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Showtime	Miami		[10]		25–14
	Jeremy Stephens	38	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Lil Heathen	Miami		[10]		29–21 (1 NC)
	Sage Northcutt	28	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Super	Los Angeles		[10]		12–3
	Tony Ferguson	40	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	El Cucuy	Los Angeles		[10]		25–11
	Patricky Pitbull	39	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)		São Paulo		[10]		25–14
	Lucas Martins	36	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Mineiro	São Paulo		[10]		22–7
	Damir Ismagulov	33	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Qazaq	Dubai		[10]		26–3
	Tofiq Musayev	35	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		Dubai		[10]		22–5
	Tim Wilde	37	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	The Experiment	London		[10]		17–6–1
	Benson Henderson	41	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Smooth	London		[10]		30–12

Featherweights (155 lb, 70.3 kg)

ISO	Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Team	Status	Ref.	GFL record	MMA record
	Lance Palmer	36	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	The Party	New York		[10]		24–7
	Kai Kamaka III	30	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	The Fighting Hawaiian	New York		[10]		14–6–1
	Andre Harrison	36	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	The Bull	Miami		[10]		22–3–1
	Charles Rosa	38	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Boston Strong	Miami		[10]		19–8
	Chad Mendes	39	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Money	Los Angeles		[10]		18–5
	Tyler Diamond	33	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)		Los Angeles		[10]		14–4
	Julio Arce	35	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)		São Paulo		[10]		19–6
	Maike Linhares Galvao Amorim	31	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)		São Paulo		[10]		19–3
	Adilet Nurmatov	27	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Kok-Zhal	Dubai		[10]		13–2
	Khumoyun Tukhtamuradov	26	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Borz	Dubai		[10]		12–5
	Brett Johns	32	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	The Pikey	London		[10]		20–5
	Mike Grundy	37	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)		London		[10]		12–4

Bantamweights (145 lb, 65.7 kg)

ISO	Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Team	Status	Ref.	GFL record	MMA record
	Jimmie Rivera	35	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	El Terror	New York		[10]		23–5
	Zviad Lazishvili	33	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)		New York		[10]		13–1
	Eric Shelton	33	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Showtime	Miami		[10]		20–8
	Marlon Moraes	36	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Magic	Miami		[10]		23–13–1
	Ray Borg	31	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	The Tazmexican Devil	Los Angeles		[10]		16–5
	Urijah Faber	45	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	The California Kid	Los Angeles		[10]		35–11
	Raphael Assunção	42	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)		São Paulo		[10]		27–10
	Renan Barão	37	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	The Baron	São Paulo		[10]		36–10 (1 NC)
	Farbod Iran Nezhad	34	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)		Dubai		[10]		12–3–1
	Timur Valiev	35	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Lucky	Dubai		[10]		19–4
	Cameron Else	33	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Camchida	London		[10]		11–6
	Josh Hill	38	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Gentleman	London		[10]		22–7

Women's Bantamweights (140 lb, 63.5 kg)

ISO	Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Team	Status	Ref.	GFL record	MMA record
	Holly Holm	43	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	The Preacher's Daughter	New York		[10]		15–7
	Liana Jojua	29	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	She Wolf	New York		[10]		8–6
	Cat Zingano	42	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Alpha	Miami		[10]		14–5
	Mariya Agapova	27	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Money Mashka	Miami		[10]		10–5
	Aspen Ladd	29	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)		Los Angeles		[10]		12–5
	Leslie Smith	42	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	The Peacemaker	Los Angeles		[10]		12–9–1
	Alejandra Lara	30	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	Azul	São Paulo		[10]		11–8
	Paula Cristina	29	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Bittencourt	São Paulo		[10]		7–3
	Alexa Conners	33	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)		Dubai		[10]		8–5
	Arlene Blencowe	41	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	Angerfist	Dubai		[10]		16–10
	Pannie Kianzad	33	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	Banzai	London		[10]		16–9
	Julia Budd	41	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	The Jewel	London		[10]		17–6

Women's Strawweights (120 lb, 56.7 kg)

ISO	Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Team	Status	Ref.	GFL record	MMA record
	Melissa Amaya	30	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	La Mamba	New York		[10]		7–0
	Ding Miao	32	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Super Mia	New York		[10]		17–8
	Hannah Goldy	32	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	24k	Miami		[10]		7–4
	Paige VanZant	30	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	12 Gauge	Miami		[10]		8–5
	Ilima-Lei Macfarlane	34	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	The Ilimanator	Los Angeles		[10]		13–3
	Cynthia Calvillo	37	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)		Los Angeles		[10]		10–6–1
	Camila Reynoso	21	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)		São Paulo		[10]		6–0
	Viviane Pereira	31	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)	Sucuri	São Paulo		[10]		16–4
	Faine Mesquita	36	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)		Dubai		[10]		3–0
	Randi Field	34	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)	Rose City Phoenix	Dubai		[10]		5–1
	Josefine Knutsson	29	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)	Thunder	London		[10]		8–1
	Karolina Owczarz	31	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Owca	London		[10]		5–3

Women's Atomweights (110 lb, 49.9 kg)

ISO	Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Team	Status	Ref.	GFL record	MMA record
	Bi Nguyen	35	4 ft 11 in (1.50 m)	Killer Bee	New York		[10]		6–9
	Marisa Messer-Belenchia	33	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Spider Monkey	New York		[10]		5–2
	Kayla Hracho	33	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	K-Rock	Miami		[10]		6–4
	Natalia Kuziutina	35	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)	Kuzya	Miami		[10]		7–1
	Cory McKenna	25	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)	Poppins	Los Angeles		[10]		8–4
	Jessica Penne	41	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)		Los Angeles		[10]		14–8
	Joice Mara da Silva	26	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)		São Paulo		[10]		12–6
	Pâmela Mara Assis	32	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)		São Paulo		[10]		6–4–1
	Jessica Aguilar	42	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)	Jag	Dubai		[10]		20–10
	Anastasia Nikolakakos	35	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)		Dubai		[10]		5–0
	Chiara Penco	29	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Beasty Barbie	London		[10]		9–5
	Kelly Staddon	30	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)		London		[10]		3–1

See also

• List of GFL events
• List of current UFC fighters
• List of current ACA fighters
• List of current Brave CF fighters
• List of current Combate Global fighters
• List of current Invicta FC fighters
• List of current KSW fighters
• List of current ONE fighters
• List of current PFL fighters
• List of current Rizin FF fighters
• List of current Road FC fighters

Notes

1. Unless otherwise cited, all fighters listed are retrieved from GFL .
2. All names presented are in accordance with 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. All fight records in this article are displayed in that order, with fights resulting in a no-contest listed in parentheses.
6. Number of fighters in each division is counted as per the date indicated and the number could change week by week.
7. 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

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External links

• GFL Fighters