North American fighters only. For example, Thiago Moises wouldn't qualify for these rankings despite training in the U.S.

No fighters that have fought for or who are set to fight for the UFC.

Fighters competing on Dana White's Contender Series included



No long-term Bellator fighters or champions. Exceptions for some preliminary fighters

All fighters aged 30 and under



Rankings based off age, record and level of competition

RANK NAME AGE RECORD COUNTRY NEXT FIGHT 1 Dontale Mayes 25 3-1 USA Fights Aug 29th vs, Allen Crowder 2 Adam Dyczka 26 5-0 CANADA Fights Sept 8th vs. Oulmoudéné Najebe 3 Kyle Noblitt 27 7-0 USA 4 Tanner Boser 25 12-4 CANADA 5 Everett Sims 27 4-0 USA Fights Aug 8th vs. Shelton Graves 6 Jeff Hughes 29 7-1 USA 7 Demoreo Dennis

29

7-4

USA

8 Jesse Hernandez

30 7-2

USA

9 Chris Birchler

30

7-2

USA 10 Allen Crowder

27 8-2

USA

Fights Aug 29th vs, Dontale Mayes 11 Shawn Teed

25 3-1 USA 12 Dustin Clements

26

2-0 USA

Fights Aug 18th vs. Steve Mowry

13 Chris Lewis 29 2-0 USA

14 Steve Mowry

25

1-0

USA Fights Aug 18th vs. Dustin Clements

15 Juan Adams 25 1-0 USA 16 Raymond Lopez 25 4-2 USA 17 Mohammed Usman 28 1-0 USA Fights Aug 3rd vs. Dante Harrell 18 Tebaris Gordon 29 2-0 USA 19 Chadler Cole 22 2-1 USA 20 Christian Larson 30 2-1 CANADA

#1 - Dontale Mayes (3-1)

#2 -- Adam Dyczka (5-0)

#3 -- Kyle Noblitt (8-0)

#4 -- Tanner Boser (12-4)

#5 -- Everett Sims (4-0)

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Mayes has looked sensational in his MMA career so far with an 8-0 record as an amateur and an impressive 3-1 record as a professional. The lone loss on Mayes' record was DQ due to an illegal elbow in a fight he was arguably winning at RFA 46 this past December. At 6'6" with an 81.5-inch reach, the hulking 25-year-old fighter has stopped three of his four opponents. The Indiana native has a tremendous opportunity to prove his top billing Aug. 29 when he takes on Allen Crowder.The "Kung Fu Panda" has emerged as one of the best prospects in Canada and is a cornerstone fighter for the Montreal-based TKO MMA promotion. Going 5-0 as an amateur, the 26-year-old has yet to taste defeat in his young career and has won all of his professional bouts by TKO. Dyczka will look for his third straight win this year as he tangles with French fighter Oulmoudéné Najebe Sept. 8.Since his professional debut in 2015, Noblitt has risen to become one of the top heavyweight prospects in the Midwest MMA scene. The 27-year-old boasts three wins by knockout along with three submission victories. He went the distance for the first time in his career in his last outing, earning a unanimous decision nod over 41-fight veteran Robert Morrow at Carden Combat Sports 1 in April.The Canadian heavyweight could have easily risen to the top of this list and appeared to be on the verge of a UFC contract late last year. However, back-to-back losses against Mukhomad Vakhaev and Denis Smoldarev this year in ACB have set "Bulldozer" back. Boser owns eight stoppage victories in his career and holds notable wins over the late Tim Hague and longtime MMA veterans Tony Lopez and Joey Yager.American Top Team product Everett Sims has finished all four of his opponents and has yet to leave the first round in his professional career. Perhaps the only knock on the 27-year-old is his level of competition, as his opponents have a combined record of 6-5. He'll have all the opportunity to prove his critics wrong Aug. 8 as he battles Shelton Graves (6-3) at Dana White's Contender Series 5.Stay tuned as we continue to unveil and update our rankings for all major weight classes right here on FloCombat.