Rankings based off the following....

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

• No fighters who 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.

September Notes

- Previously No. 8-ranked Grant Dawson was signed to the UFC following his win over Adrian Diaz on Aug. 15 and therefore is ineligible for the featherweight rankings.
- Previously No. 18-ranked Peter Barrett turned 31 last month and is therefore ineligible for the featherweight rankings.
- Sodiq Yusuff was mistakenly missed off last month's list. He has been added in the No. 10 spot
- Andres Quintana was mistakenly missed off last month's list. He has been added in the No. 11 spot
- Alex Giplin was mistakenly missed off last month's list. He has been added in the No. 16 spot

RANK	NAME	AGE	RECORD	COUNTRY	NEXT FIGHT	PREVIOUS RANKING
1	Andre Harrison	29	17-0	USA		1
2	Hakeem Dawodu	26	7-0-1	CANADA		2
3	Juan Archuleta	29	16-1	USA		5
4	Kevin Aguilar	28	13-1	USA		3
5	Lance Palmer	29	11-3	USA		5
6	Julio Arce	27	13-2	USA		6
7	Bryce Mitchell	22	9-0	USA		7
8	Sam Toomer	29	11-1 NC	USA		9
9	Jon Neal	28	10-0	USA		10
10	Sodiq Yusuff	24	5-0	USA		NR
11	Andrés Quintana	26	12-2	USA		NR
12	Jamall Emmers	27	11-3	USA		11
13	Kyle Nelson	26	11-1	CANADA		12
14	Tyler Diamond	26	8-0	USA		13
15	Dan Ige	25	8-1	USA		14
16	Alex Gilpin	25	8-1	USA		NR
17	TJ Laramie	19	6-2	CANADA		15
18	Charles Jourdain	21	5-0	CANADA		17
19	Alex Morgan	26	7-2	CANADA	Fights Sept. 8 vs. João Luis Nogueira	18
20	Christian Lee	19	7-1	USA		19

#1 -- Andre Harrison (17-0)

Harrison has one of the most impressive resumes on this list for a fighter who wasn't picked up by the UFC. The 29-year-old boasts wins over Kurt Holobaugh, Desmond Green, and Steve Siler. In March, Harrison captured the WSOF featherweight title by defeating Lance Palmer by unanimous decision at WSOF 35. Harrison is coming off a unanimous-decision victory over Steven Rodriguez on July 29 at PFL: Everett.

#2 -- Hakeem Dawodu (7-0-1)

Dawodu is the biggest free agent on the market right now and with good reason. The 25-year old fighter is coming off a dominant performance against UFC veteran Steven Siler at WSOF 35 in March, which was just the second time Dawodu has gone the distance in his eight-fight career.

If you could point to one blemish on his record, it was the majority draw he had against Marat Magomedov at WSOF 25. However, in the rematch, Dawodu knocked out the Russian in the second round at WSOF 32. A native of Calgary, Alberta, it seemed like a no-brainier for the UFC to add Dawodu to its upcoming UFC 215 card in Edmonton. But at the time of these rankings, "Mean Hakeem" is still a free agent.

#3 -- Juan Archuleta (16-1)

One of the top-ranked featherweights out of California, Archuleta is the current King of the Cage (KOTC) and CFL 145-pound champion. The 29-year-old "Spaniard" was slated to face Team Alpha Male's Vince Murdock at KOTC earlier in July. However, the 26-year-old Murdock missed weight and the fight was called off. Archuleta has six knockout victories on his resume and is most recently defeated Adel El-Tamini on Sept. 2 for a 160-pound catchweight title at KOTC: Never Quit. With that title, Archuleta's mantle is filling up. He is the KOTC featherweight, bantamweight, lightweight, and now 160-pound champion. Four titles. Four.

#4 -- Kevin Aguilar (12-1)

Aguilar captured the vacant LFA featherweight title in February when he knocked out UFC veteran Damon Jackson at LFA 4. The win was the 28-year-old's fourth in a row, as he hasn't lost since a 2013 TKO setback to former UFC featherweight Leonard Garcia at Legacy FC 26. Aguilar successfully defended his title Aug. 4 against Justin Rader (7-3) at LFA 18, winning by unanimous decision.

#5 -- Lance Palmer (10-3)

The Team Alpha Male standout has won six of his 10 career fights by submission and boasts wins over UFC featherweight Rick Glenn and WEC veteran Chris Horodecki. The 30-year-old Palmer is coming off a unanimous-decision setback to Andre Harrison at WSOF 35. Palmer has yet to compete since that loss due to injuries.

Stay tuned as we continue to unveil and update our rankings for all major weight classes right here on FloCombat.

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Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Welterweight
Lightweight 

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