With PFL officially shutting down the Bellator brand in 2025 after acquiring the company in late 2024, it’s time to honor the now-defunct organization and the fighters who helped craft the brand over its nearly 15-year existence.
Now that Bellator is just a memory, these are the final all-time promotional leaders in several marquee categories.
Most fights: Patricio Freire (30)
Patricio Freire
Second place: Patricky Freire (25)
Most title fights: Patricio Freire (18)
Patricio Freire
Second place: Michael Chandler (11)
Most victories: Patricio Freire (24)
Patricio Freire
Second place: A.J. McKee (20)
Most title fight victories: Patricio Freire (15)
Patricio Freire
Second place: Cris Cyborg (six) and Michael Chandler (six)
Most title fight losses: Michael Chandler & Douglas Lima (five)
Michael Chandler
Second place: Patricio Freire (three), Daniel Straus (three), Pat Curran (three), Joe Warren (three)
Longest winning streak: A.J. McKee (18)
A.J. McKee
Second place: Michael Page (10) and Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (10)
Most stoppage victories: Patricio Freire (15)
Patricio Freire
Second place: A.J. McKee (13) and Michael Chandler (13)
Most knockout victories: Michael Page & Patricky Freire (11)
Michael Page vs. Evangelista Santos
Second place: Brennan Ward (nine), Douglas Lima (nine), Patricio Freire (nine)
Most submission victories: Goiti Yamauchi (nine)
Goiti Yamauchi
Second place: Neiman Gracie (seven) and A.J. McKee (seven)
Fastest stoppage victory: Hector Lombard def. Jay Silva at Bellator 18 (six seconds)
Tied first place: Mike Kembel def. Alex Potts at Bellator 207 (six seconds), Michele Martignoni def. Simone D’Anna at Bellator 203 (six seconds)
Fastest knockout victory: Hector Lombard def. Jay Silva at Bellator 18 (six seconds)
Hector Lombard
Tied first place: Mike Kembel def. Alex Potts at Bellator 207 (six seconds), Michele Martignoni def. Simone D’Anna at Bellator 203 (six seconds)
Fastest submission victory: Aviv Gozali def. Eduard Muravitskiy at Bellator 225 (11 seconds)
Second place: Aaron Johnson def. Brennan Ward at Bellator 89 (15 seconds)
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