Founded by Bahrain’s royal family’s Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, BRAVE Combat Federation has emerged as a leading MMA promotion in the Middle East.
The promotion has had some of its best successes of late, with high-profile events taking place in countries like Sweden, Romania, Slovenia, Saudi Arabia, and BRAVE’s native Bahrain in recent months.
On a global scale, BRAVE has also seen several of its longtime fighters – including Khamzat Chimaev, Mounir Lazzez, and Ottman and Abu Azaitar, among others – sign with, and excel in, the UFC.ย
Below are divisional rankings for the promotion generated by the MMA-Prospects team, led by contributors Gary Friel and former BRAVE CF matchmaker Yousef Nasar.
These rankings were and are compiled and maintained in the spirit of meritocracy. Fighters are graded on their standing within the promotion and recent outings, with an emphasis on the standing and quality of their opposition and their in-cage performances.
Head-to-head fight results are weighted heavily.
These rankings are current as of June 08, 2021, and will be updated as BRAVE CF continues to promote events, sign new fighters, and remove fighters from the roster.
Flyweight – 125 pounds / 57 kilos
| Fighter | Nationality | Record | BRAVE Record | Last Fight |
| 1. Jose Torres | ๐บ๐ธ (USA) | 10-1-1 | 2-0-1 | W, O’Driscoll |
| 2. Velimurad Alkhasov | ๐ท๐บ (Russia) | 7-1 | 3-1 | W, Makovsky |
| 3. Ali Bagautinov | ๐ท๐บ (Russia) | 20-7 | 2-0 | W, Ortiz |
| 4. Zach Makovsky | ๐บ๐ธ (USA) | 21-10 | 1-1 | L, Alkhasov |
| 5. Sean Santella | ๐บ๐ธ (USA) | 23-7-1 | 0-1-1 | D, Torres |
| 6. Dustin Ortiz | ๐บ๐ธ (USA) | 19-9 | 0-1 | L, Bagautinov |
| 7. Marcel Adur | ๐ง๐ท (Brazil) | 15-5 | 4-1 | W, Derik |
| 8. Muhammad Mokaev | ๐ฌ๐ง (England) | 4-0, 1 NC | 3-0, 1 NC | NC, Navruzov |
| 9. Abdul Hussein | ๐ซ๐ฎ (Finland) | 7-2 | 3-2 | L, Mokaev |
| 10. Badmatsyren Dorzhiev | ๐ท๐บ (Russia) | 6-0 | 1-0 | W, Abdyvasy |
Bantamweight – 135 pounds / 61 kilos
| Fighter | Nationality | Record | BRAVE Record | Last Fight |
| 1. Kasum Kasumov | ๐ท๐บ (Russia) | 13-1 | 2-0 | W, Kostov |
| 2. Hamza Kooheji | ๐ง๐ญ (Bahrain) | 10-2 | 7-1 | W, James |
| 3. Brad Katona | ๐จ๐ฆ (Canada) | 9-2 | 1-0 | W, Nikoliฤ |
| 4. Alexander Keshtov | ๐ท๐บ (Russia) | 10-1 | 1-0 | W, Shtepin |
| 5. Francesco Nuzzi | ๐ฎ๐น (Italy) | 9-1 | 1-0 | W, Sopai |
| 6. Gamzat Magomedov | ๐ท๐บ (Russia) | 5-1 | 4-1 | W, Zaharovs |
| 7. Jeremy Pacatiw | ๐ต๐ญ (Phillipines) | 10-4 | 6-4 | W, Efrain |
| 8. Daniel Santos | ๐ง๐ท (Brazil) | 10-1 | 1-0 | W, Zhunusov |
| 9. Mohammad Farhad |
๐ฎ๐ณ (India) |
12-3 | 4-1 | W, Karim |
| 10. Yanis Ghemmouri |
๐ซ๐ท (France) |
10-1 | 1-0 | W, Novitskiy |
Featherweight – 145 pounds / 66 kilos
| Fighter | Nationality | Record | BRAVE Record | Last Fight |
| 1. Mochamed Machaev | ๐ฆ๐น (Austria) | 10-0 | 3-0 | W, Yousaf |
| 2. Roman Bogatov | ๐ท๐บย (Russia) | 12-1 | 2-0 | W, Gairbekov |
| 3. Akhmed Shervaniev | ๐ท๐บย (Russia) | 14-1-1 | 2-0 | W, Popal |
| 4. Tae Kyun Kim | ๐ฐ๐ท (South Korea) | 8-0 | 3-0 | W, Kadimagomaev |
| 5. Omar Solomonov | ๐บ๐ฆ (Ukraine) | 10-2 | 1-0 | W, Mircea |
| 6. Anzor Abdulkhozhaev | ๐ท๐บ (Russia) | 11-2 | 2-1 | L, Abdrashitov |
| 7. Abdul Azim Badakhshi | ๐ฆ๐ซ (Afghanistan) | 11-3 | 1-1 | W, Babaev |
| 8. Valeriu Mircea | ๐ท๐ด (Romania) | 25-7-1 | 0-1 | L, Solomonov |
| 9. Shoaib Yousaf | ๐ฌ๐ง (England) | 7-2 | 1-1 | L, Machaev |
| 10. Husein Kadimagomaev | ๐ฐ๐ฌ (Kyrgyzstan) | 7-1 | 1-1 | L, Kim |
Lightweight – 155 pounds / 70.3 kilos
| Fighter | Nationality | Record | BRAVE Record | Last Fight |
| 1. Amin Ayoub (c) | ๐ซ๐ท (France) | 16-4 | 6-0 | W, Ruziboev |
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2. Abdysalam Kubanychiev |
๐ฐ๐ฌ (Kyrgyzstan) | 18-3 | 4-0 | W, Dy |
| 3. Cleiton Silva | ๐ง๐ท (Brazil) | 14-3 | 3-1 | L, Ayoub |
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4.ย Sam Patterson |
๐ฌ๐ง (England) |
7-1-1 |
3-0-1 |
W, Djiroun |
| 5. Lucas Martins | ๐ง๐ท (Brazil) | 20-5 | 2-2 | L, Jenkins |
| 6. Rolando Dy | ๐ต๐ญย (Phillipines) | 14-10, 1 NC | 3-2, 1 NC | L, Kubanychiev |
| 7. Yiles Djiroun | ๐ซ๐ทย (France) | 18-7 | 1-1 | L, Patterson |
| 8. John Brewin | ๐ณ๐ฟ (New Zealand) | 6-2 | 4-2 | L, Dy |
| 9. Hussein Salem | ๐ฎ๐ถ (Iraq) | 7-3 | 1-0 | W, Pereira |
| 10. Magomed Magomedov | ๐ท๐บ (Russia) | 5-0 | 1-0 | ย W, Liasse |
Super Lightweight – 165 pounds / 75 kilos
| Fighter | Nationality | Record | BRAVE Record | Last Fight |
| 1. Eldar Eldarov (c) | ๐ท๐บ (Russia) | 13-2 | 5-0 | W, Mafra |
| 2. Luan Santiago | ๐ง๐ท (Brazil) | 15-5 | 5-3 | L, Benoit-Denis |
| 3. Mohamed Grabinski | ๐ฉ๐ช (Germany) | 21-6 | 1-0 | W, Isakov |
| 4. Dumar Roa | ๐จ๐ด (Colombia) | 15-8 | 2-1 | W, Entwistle |
| 5. Gadzhimusa Gadzhiev | ๐ท๐บ (Russia) | 10-6 | 4-4 | W, Coelho |
| 6. Issa Isakov | ๐ง๐ช (Belgium) | 6-2 | ย 2-1 | L, Grabinski |
| 7. Ahmad Labban | ๐ฑ๐ง (Lebanon) | 10-4 | 1-0 | W, Kovaฤ |
| 8. Ahmed Amir | ๐ช๐ฌ (Egypt) | 11-3-1 | 4-2-1 | W, Cowley |
| 9. Leonardo Mafra | ๐ง๐ท (Brazil) | 15-6 | 1-2 | L, Eldarov |
| 10. Flavio Serafim | ๐ง๐ท (Brazil) | 7-3, 1 NC | 2-0 | L, AlKhatib |
Super Welterweight – 175 pounds / 79 kilos
| Fighter | Nationality | Record | BRAVE Record | Last Fight |
| 1. Jarrah Al-Silawi (c) | ๐ฏ๐ด (Jordan) | 16-3 | 9-1 | W, Naurdiev |
| 2. Abdoul Abdouraguimov | ๐ท๐บ (Russia) | 12-1 | 5-1 | W, Glismann |
| 3. Benoit Saint-Denis | ๐ซ๐ท (France) | 7-0, 1 NC | 3-0, 1 NC | W, Santiago |
| 4. Ismail Naurdiev | ๐ฆ๐น (Austria) | 20-50-1 | 0-1 | L, Al-Silawi |
| 5. Louis Glismann | ๐ฉ๐ฐ (Denmark) | 8-2 | 2-1 | W, Ruart |
| 6. Carl Booth | ๐ฌ๐ง (England) | 10-4, 1 NC | 4-3, 1 NC | W, Belloso |
| 7. Kevin Ruart | ๐จ๐ญ (Switzerland) | 9-4 | 2-1 | L, Glismann |
| 8. Vadim Kutsyย | ๐ง๐พ (Belarus) | 16-1 | 1-0 | W, Abdibaev |
| 9. Nursulton Ruziboev | ๐บ๐ฟ (Uzbekistan) | 29-8-2, 2 NC | 1-0 | W, Manรฉ |
| 10. Ibrahim Manรฉ | ๐ซ๐ท (France) | 8-4 | 1-2 | L, Ruziboev |
Middleweight – 185 pounds / 84 kilos
| Fighter | Nationality | Record | BRAVE Record | Last Fight |
| 1. Mohammad Fakhreddine (c) | ๐ฑ๐ง (Lebanon) | 14-4 | 5-3 | W, Pereira |
| 2. Ikram Aliskerov | ๐ท๐บ (Russia) | 11-1 | 8-1 | W, Jurkoviฤ |
| 3. Daniel Pereira | ๐ง๐ท (Brazil) | 9-3 | 2-1 | L, Fakhreddine |
| 4. Chad Hanekom | ๐ฟ๐ฆ (South Africa) | 7-2 | 3-2 | W, Schober |
| 5. Mostafa Rashed Neda | ๐ฆ๐ช (United Arab Emirates) | 7-3 | 2-0 | W, Fontes |
| 6. Rustam Chsiev | ๐ฟ๐ฆ (South Africa) | 4-2 | 2-1 | W, Lesar |
| 7. Eslam Abdul Baset | ๐ช๐ฌ (Egypt) | 11-2 | 1-0 | W, Ghorabi |
| 8. Diego Gonzalez | ๐ธ๐ช (Sweden) | 20-14 | 0-1 | L, Aliskerov |
| 9. Melvin van Suijdam | ๐ณ๐ฑ (Netherlands) | 11-6 | 0-1 | L, Al-Siwali |
| 10. Hassan Fakhreddine | ๐ฑ๐ง (Lebanon) | 3-0 | 1-0 | W, Menem |
Light Heavyweight – 205 pounds / 93 kilos
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| Fighter | Nationality | Record | BRAVE Record | Last Fight |
| 1. Mohamed Said Maalem | ๐จ๐ญ (Switzerland) | 11-3 | 2-0 | W, Kralj |
| 2. Anton Turkalj | ๐ธ๐ช (Sweden) | 7-0 | 3-0 | W, Soldatov |
| 3. Murtaza Talha Ali | ๐ง๐ญ (Bahrain) | 3-0 | 3-0 | W, Meintjies |
| 4. Todd Stoute | ๐น๐น (Trinidad and Tobago) | 11-6 | 2-1 | W, Constantinov |
| 5. Vadim Rolich | ๐ง๐พ (Belarus) | 3-1 | 1-0 | W, Jamolov |
| 6. Jakob Nedoh | ๐ธ๐ฎย (Slovenia) | 3-1 | 1-0 | W, Sedoglavic |
| 7. Ibo Aslan | ๐ฆ๐นย (Austria) | ย 8-1 | 0-1 | ย L, Turkalj |
| 8. Athanasios Herkeletzis | ๐ฌ๐ทย (Greece) | 3-2 | 0-1 | ย L, Soldatov |
| 9. Zarko Sedoglavic | ๐ท๐ธ (Serbia) | 2-1 | 0-1 | L, Nedoh |
| 10. Kurbonsho Jamolov | ๐น๐ฏ (Tajikistan) | 2-2 | 0-1 | L, Rolich |
Heavyweight – 265 pounds / 120 kilos
