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 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.

September Notes

- Levi Queen was mistakenly missed off last month's list. He has been added in the No. 19 spot.

- Sean Lally was mistakenly missed off last month's list. He has been added in the No. 20 spot.

RANK	NAME	AGE	RECORD	COUNTRY	NEXT FIGHT	PREVIOUS RANKING
1	Brendan Allen	21	8-2	USA		1
2	Ian Heinisch	28	8-0	USA	Fights Sept. 9 vs. Markus Perez	2
3	Andrew Todhunter	29	8-0	USA		3
4	Chris Harris	27	9-2	USA		4
5	Anthony Hernandez	23	5-0	USA		5
6	Chibwikem Onyenegecha	23	6-0	USA		6
7	Chris Bukwas Anderson	27	6-0	CANADA		7
8	Gilbert Urbina	21	5-0	USA		9
9	Kevin Holland	24	10-3	USA		13
10	Kevin Nowaczyk	28	19-3	USA		11
11	Sidney Wheeler	21	6-2	USA		12
12	Bevon Lewis	26	4-0	USA		16
13	Deron Winn	28	2-0	USA		10
14	Chase Waldon	30	11-3	USA		8
15	Christien Savoie	24	5-0	CANADA		14
16	Julien LeBlanc	25	4-0	CANADA	Fights Sept. 9 vs. Chris Lee Byrne	15
17	Justin Sumter	27	4-1	USA		17
18	Julian Learned	22	6-1	USA		18
19	Levi Queen	28	12-3	USA		NR
20	Sean Lally	28	7-2	USA		NR

#1 -- Brendan Allen (8-2)

Fans here on FloCombat got a glimpse of how talented this 21-year-old was last year when he defeated Sidney Wheeler by second-round submission in the main event of Valor Fights 39. Allen nearly earned himself a UFC contract this year before losing a unanimous decision to Eryk Anders at LFA 14 in June for the promotion's vacant middleweight championship. Allen has since started training full time at the prestigious Roufusport camp in Milwaukee, and it's paid off. Allen defeated No. 4-ranked Chris Harris at LFA 18 on Aug. 4 by second-round submission to earn his sixth win in his last seven fights.

#2 -- Ian Heinisch (8-0)

Heinisch has been close to a UFC contract for quite some time, and his opponents have had a combined record of 44-21. The 28-year-old trains at Factory-X with the likes fellow middleweights Chris Camozzi, Anthony "Lionheart" Smith, and Dustin Jacoby. Heinisch is coming off a first-round victory over Lucas Rota at LFA 10 in April, which was just his second career win by submission. Heinisch fights Markus Perez (8-0) for the vacant LFA middleweight title on Sept. 8. That's a bout to watch, as the winner will likely move on to the big stage. 

#3 -- Andrew Todhunter (8-0)

Todhunter technically makes this list since he never actually fought for the UFC. He was slated to fight Albert Tumenov at UFC 188 in June 2015; however, Todhunter passed out during his weight cut and the fight was called off. From there, the 29-year-old was released from the Las Vegas-based promotion and is coming off a first-round submission victory over Evan Thompson at Legacy FC 54 in April 2016.

#4 -- Chris Harris (9-2)

Harris started his career off with a perfect 8-0 record, including a victory over recently signed UFC middleweight Julian Marquez at Bellator 150 last year. Since then, however, the 27-year-old has lost two of his last three fights with setbacks against Jordan Young and most recently against No. 1-ranked Brendan Allen at LFA 18 on Aug 4.

#5 -- Anthony Hernandez (5-0)

"Fluffy" doesn't like getting paid by the minute, as all five of his professional bouts have come by way of first-round stoppage. The 23-year-old is coming off a first-round submission victory over Mike Persons at Global Knockout 9. Before having to pull out due to injury, Hernandez was slated to face undefeated Brandon Hester on Aug. 5 at Global Knockout 10.

Stay tuned to FloCombat as we continue to unveil the top-20 North American MMA prospects across all major weight divisions. 

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