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The Official Karate Combat Rankings

KC50 Update
por Mac Tyson • 2024. Oct 31

The Official Karate Combat Rankings - Post-KC50 Update

Including a Pound-for-Pound List of the Best Professional Karatekas in the World

After KC39, Karate Combat switched over to a community based ranking system. The first step of this ranking system is delegated to the Community Ranking Council consisting of superfans and media members. Then it goes to the general community for approval.

These are the Post-KC50 Rankings:

Women’s Strawweight:

Sthefanie Oliveira (C)

  1. Christina Kavakopoulou

  2. Saba Nabavinejad

  3. Jade Jorand

  4. Mohaddesh Moradi

  5. Li Lishan

  6. Fabiola Esquivel

  7. Ana Villanueva

Bantamweight:

Myzra-Bek Tebuev (C)

  1. Eoghan Chelmiah

  2. Jesus Lopez

  3. Adam Noi

  4. Arturo Vergara

  5. Gustavo Genao

  6. Gabriel Stankunas

  7. Lorenzo Trevino

  8. Loxbey Montalvan

  9. Maximo Nunez

Lightweight:

Luiz Rocha (C), Shahzaib Rind (IC)

  1. Edgars Skrivers

  2. Gabriel Varga

  3. Andres Madera

  4. Artur Gasanov

  5. Jeremy Payet

  6. Bruno Roberto de Assis

  7. Weber Almeida

Welterweight:

Rafael Aghayev (C)

  1. Vasili Antokhii

  2. Josh Quayhagen

  3. Rafael Alves

  4. Efrain Escudero

  5. Jo Miyahara

  6. Joe Giannetti

  7. Brandon Jenkins

  8. Dionicio Gustavo

  9. Jorge Perez

  10. Omar Morales

Middleweight:

Vacant (C)

  1. Igor De Castañeda

  2. Markus Perez

  3. Franklin Mina

  4. AJ Weathersby

  5. Adrian Hadribeaj

Heavyweight:

Sam Alvey (C)

  1. Achraf Ouchen

  2. Elhadji Ndour

  3. Antonio Arroyo

  4. Elvin Aghayev

Men’s P4P:

  1. Rafael Aghayev

  2. Myzra-Bek Tebuev

  3. Luiz Rocha

  4. Eoghan Chelmiah

  5. Edgars Skrivers

  6. Josh Quayhagen

  7. Jesus Lopez

  8. Sam Alvey

  9. Shahzaib Rind

  10. Rafael Alves

Women’s P4P:

  1. Melinda Fábián

  2. Omaira Molina

  3. Sthefanie Oliveira

  4. Christina Kavakopoulou

  5. Aline Pereira

Explaining the Rank Changes Post-KC50: 

Kenji Grillon and Fernando Moreno Paz have been removed due to inactivity for a reason other than injury or not being offered a fight.

Bruno Souza and Alejandro Flores have been removed from the rankings since they have transitioned back to Mixed Martial Arts.

Shahzaib Rind continued his run of dominance in the Pit and became the Interim Lightweight Champion with a TKO victory over Karate Combat Veteran Bruno Assis.

Adam Noi and Arturo Vergara have made waves in the Bantamweight Division. Arturo Vergara has been dominant in every single fight and finished 3 out of his 4 opponents and earns the #4 ranking. Adam Noi etches out as the #3 ranked Bantamweight since the ranking council believes that the quality of opposition Noi has faced in the Pit has been higher than Vergara.

Markus Perez has his eye on the vacant Middleweight Belt and with 2 victories over high level opponents it’s difficult to argue he’s not in contention. Perez takes the #2 Middleweight Ranking.

Shidokan Stylist Adrian Weathersby has made a huge impact on the Middleweight Division since Joining. After two finishes he earns the #4 Middleweight ranking. 

Aline Pereira became an overnight superstar for Karate Combat and the #5 P4P Women ranking with a classic left hook KO over Dee Begley.