Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2026

As kickboxing continues to grow on a global scale with promotions like GLORY, K-1, ONE Championship, and more, fighters are constantly jockeying for position in the eyes (and rankings) of the media. Every month, Combat Press compiles kickboxing rankings for each weight class from heavyweight to strawweight, as well as the pound-for-pound rankings for both men and women.

Note: the numbers in parentheses represent the fighter’s ranking from the previous month.

1. Rico Verhoeven (1)
2. Mory Kromah (2)
3. Miloš Cvjetićanin (3)
4. Sofian Laidouni (4)
5. Levi Rigters (5)
6. Kevin Tariq Osaro (6)
7. Ariel Machado (7)
8. Antonio Plazibat (8)
9. Nico Pereira Horta (9)
10. Anis Bouzid (10)

No top-10 fighters were in action, so the rankings remain unchanged.

1. Sergej Maslobojev (1)
2. Mohamed Touchassie (2)
3. Donovan Wisse (3)
4. Tarik Khbabez (4)
5. Michael Boapeah (5)
6. Thian de Vries (6)
7. Cem Cáceres (7)
8. Miloš Cvjetićanin (8)
9. Ștefan Lătescu (9)
10. Lukas Achterberg (10)

No top-10 fighters were in action, so the rankings remain unchanged.

1. Chico Kwasi (1)
2. Joshua Akingbade (2)
3. Ulric Bokeme (3)
4. Serkan Özçağlayan (4)
5. Sergej Braun (5)
6. Bilal Bakhouche-Chareuf (6)
7. Anwar Dira (7)
8. Max Weekers (8)
9. Chahid Hammouti (9)
10. Fabian Lorito (10)

No top-10 fighters were in action, so the rankings remain unchanged.

1. Regian Eersel (1)
2. Endy Semeleer (2)
3. Teodor Hristov (3)
4. Chico Kwasi (4)
5. Dmitry Menshikov (5)
6. “Hamicha” Mohamed Mezouari (6)
7. Vedat Hödük (7)
8. Diaguely Camara (8)
9. Figuereido Landman (9)
10. Christian Baya (10)

No top-10 fighters were in action, so the rankings remain unchanged.

1. Superbon Singha Mawynn (1)
2. Marat Grigorian (2)
3. Jonas Salsicha (3)
4. Ouyang Feng (4)
5. Mohammad Siasarani (5)
6. Kacper Muszyński (6)
7. Kaito Ono (7)
8. Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (8)
9. Younes Smaili (9)
10. Nico Carrillo (-)

No top-10 fighters were in action, so the rankings would normally remain unchanged. However, Nico Carrillo made his kickboxing debut in ONE’s 155-pound division, where he scored a second-round knockout over the No. 3 super featherweight Zhou Jiaqiang. With a statement win over Zhou, Carrillo enters the no. 10 lightweight spot, as previous No. 10 Darryl Verdonk is on back-to-back losses.

1. Mo Abdurahman (1)
2. David Mejia (2)
3. Zhou Jiaqiang (3)
4. Meison Hide Usami (4)
5. Yulian Pozdniakov (5)
6. Ryoya Inai (6)
7. Singpayak Payaklamphong (7)
8. Takumi Sanekata (8)
9. Kenta (9)
10. Riki Matsuoka (10)

No top-10 fighters were in action, so the rankings remain unchanged. No. 3 Zhou Jiaqiang moved up in weight, where he lost to Nico Carrillo, but that does not affect the super featherweight rankings.

1. Kento Haraguchi (1)
2. Petpanomrung Kiatmoo9 (2)
3. Miguel Trindade (3)
4. Chadd Collins (4)
5. Jonathan Haggerty (5)
6. Yuki Yoza (6)
7. Ilias Ennahachi (7)
8. Hiroki Akimoto (8)
9. Bobo Sacko (9)
10. Abraham Vidales (10)

No top-10 fighters were in action, so the rankings remain unchanged.

1. Giorgi Malania (1)
2. Yuzuki Satomi (2)
3. Hirotaka Asahisa (3)
4. Zhu Shuai (4)
5. Chadd Collins (5)
6. Zhao Chongyang (6)
7. Ji Zhize (7)
8. Jin Ying (8)
9. Wei Weiyang (9)
10. Kiyomitsu Nagasawa (10)

No top-10 fighters were in action, so the rankings remain unchanged.

1. Superlek Kiatmoo9 (1)
2. Takeru Segawa (2)
3. Rodtang Jitmuangnon (3)
4. Hirotaka Asahisa (4)
5. Rémi Parra (5)
6. Tomoya Yokoyama (6)
7. Leona Pettas (7)
8. Kan Nakamura (8)
9. Taito Gunji (9)
10. Yuan Pengjie (10)

Superlek met Abdulla Dayakaev in a rematch at The Inner Circle 25 on Aug. 7. However, this was Muay Thai, not kickboxing. Superlek suffered an injury during the second round, bringing the fight to an abrupt end and giving Dayakaev the TKO victory. As a Muay Thai bout, this did not affect kickboxing rankings. It is important to note that Superlek has not fought in a kickboxing match since Jan. 2024. The top-ranked fighter is on the radar from removal due to kickboxing inactivity.

1. Haruto Yasumoto (1)
2. Takumi Terada (2)
3. Koyata Yamada (3)
4. Shoki Kaneda (4)
5. Kotaro Yamada (5)
6. Kaito Sakaguchi (6)
7. Shuhei Kumura (7)
8. Zhao Zhengdong (8)
9. Tatsuki (9)
10. Kyo Kawakami (10)

No top-10 fighters were in action, so the rankings remain unchanged.

1. Koki Osaki (1)
2. Shiro Matsumoto (2)
3. Rui Okubo (3)
4. Akihiro Kaneko (4)
5. Toki Oshika (5)
6. Jonathan Di Bella (6)
7. Ryunosuke Omori (7)
8. Masashi Kumura (8)
9. Eito Kurokawa (9)
10. Riamu Sera (10)

1. Toki Tamaru (1)
2. Kazuki Osaki (2)
3. Ryujin Nasukawa (3)
4. Kumandoi Petchyindee (4)
5. Jin Mandokoro (5)
6. Adam Sor.Dechapan (6)
7. Toma Kuroda (7)
8. Neigo Katono (8)
9. Tenshi Matsumoto (9)
10. Issei Ishii (10)

1. Superbon Singha Mawynn (1)
2. Kento Haraguchi (2)
3. Kazuki Osaki (3)
4. Petchpanomrung Kiatmoo9 (4)
5. Marat Grigorian (5)
6. Haruto Yasumoto (6)
7. Koki Osaki (7)
8. Mory Kromah (8)
9. Chico Kwasi (9)
10. Mohamed Touchassie (10)

No top-10 fighters were in action, so the rankings remain unchanged.

1. Phetjeeja Or.Meekun (1)
2. Koyuki Miyazaki (2)
3. Débora Évora (3)
4. Martine Michieletto (4)
5. Saho Yoshino (5)
6. Antonia Prifti (6)
7. Tessa de Kom (7)
8. Stella Hemetsberger (8)
9. Jackie Buntan (9)
10. Nina van Dalum (10)

No. 8 Stella Hemetsberger faced Natalia Diachkova at ONE Fight Night 46 and scored a third-round knockout to retain the ONE strawweight Muay Thai title. The fight was contested as a Muay Thai title fight. Hemetsberger remained a two-sport ONE champion following the victory.

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Editor’s Note: Fighters are eligible to be ranked if they have competed in the last 18 months. Any fighter that chooses to switch weight classes will be ranked in their previous weight class until they have competed twice in their new division.