Issue Date: 5/19/2013 (Official Release: #307)

Lightweight (150-161 lbs) fighter ranks

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Ranked Fighters: 1-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | 201-250 | 251-300 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 451-500

Last Fought InCountry
Next Fight In Age From    To
Team Affiliation Show Undefeated Fighters Only
   
Rank ↑ ↓ Fighter  (Age) Record Points
1
 
Ben Henderson  (29) 19-2-0
736
Last Fight: 4/20/2013 [UFC] vs  [#2 LW] Gilbert Melendez
 
2
 
Gilbert Melendez  (31) 21-3-0
427
Last Fight: 4/20/2013 [UFC] vs  [#1 LW] Ben Henderson
 
3
 
Michael Chandler  (27) 11-0-0
359
Last Fight: 1/17/2013 [BellatorFC] vs  [#33 WW] Rick Hawn
Next Fight: 6/19/2013 [BellatorFC] vs [#40 LW] Dave Jansen
4
 
Anthony Pettis  (26) 16-2-0
327
Last Fight: 1/26/2013 [UFC] vs  [#16 LW] Donald Cerrone
Next Fight: 8/03/2013 [UFC] vs [#1 FW] Jose Aldo
5
 
Gray Maynard  (33) 11-1-1
317
Last Fight: 6/22/2012 [UFC] vs  [#4 FW] Clay Guida
Next Fight: 5/25/2013 [UFC] vs [#7 LW] T.J. Grant
6
 
Josh Thomson  (34) 20-5-0
310
Last Fight: 4/20/2013 [UFC] vs  [#11 LW] Nate Diaz
 
7
1
T.J. Grant  (29) 20-5-0
304
Last Fight: 1/26/2013 [UFC] vs  [#23 LW] Matt Wiman
Next Fight: 5/25/2013 [UFC] vs [#5 LW] Gray Maynard
8
1
Eddie Alvarez  (29) 24-3-0
303
Last Fight: 10/12/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [#70 LW] Patricky Freire
 
9
3
Rafael dos Anjos  (28) 19-6-0
272
Last Fight: 5/18/2013 [UFC] vs  [#21 LW] Evan Dunham
 
10
 
Diego Sanchez  (31) 24-5-0
262
Last Fight: 3/03/2013 [UFC] vs  [#28 LW] Takanori Gomi
 
11
 
Nate Diaz  (28) 16-9-0
241
Last Fight: 4/20/2013 [UFC] vs  [#6 LW] Josh Thomson
 
12
5
Jim Miller  (29) 22-4-0
237
Last Fight: 4/27/2013 [UFC] vs  [#14 LW] Pat Healy
 
13
 
Khabib Nurmagomedov  (24) 19-0-0
231
Last Fight: 1/19/2013 [UFC] vs  [#57 LW] Thiago Tavares
Next Fight: 5/25/2013 [UFC] vs [#67 LW] Abel Trujillo
14
7
Pat Healy  (29) 26-16-0
227
Last Fight: 4/27/2013 [UFC] vs  [#12 LW] Jim Miller
 
15
1
Shinya Aoki  (30) 33-6-0
224
Last Fight: 4/05/2013 [One Fighting Championship] vs  [#98 LW] Kotetsu Boku
 
16
1
Donald Cerrone  (30) 19-5-0
211
Last Fight: 1/26/2013 [UFC] vs  [#4 LW] Anthony Pettis
Next Fight: 5/25/2013 [UFC] vs [#90 LW] K.J. Noons
17
1
Jorge Masvidal  (28) 24-7-0
200
Last Fight: 4/20/2013 [UFC] vs  [#43 LW] Tim Means
 
18
 
Joe Lauzon  (28) 22-8-0
170
Last Fight: 12/29/2012 [UFC] vs  [#12 LW] Jim Miller
Next Fight: 8/17/2013 [UFC] vs [#54 LW] Michael Johnson
19
 
Myles Jury  (24) 12-0-0
169
Last Fight: 4/20/2013 [UFC] vs  [#125 LW] Ramsey Nijem
 
20
 
David Rickels  (24) 14-1-0
169
Last Fight: 3/28/2013 [BellatorFC] vs  [#81 LW] Saad Awad
 
21
 
Evan Dunham  (31) 14-4-0
163
Last Fight: 5/18/2013 [UFC] vs  [#9 LW] Rafael dos Anjos
 
22
 
Gleison Tibau  (29) 27-9-0
163
Last Fight: 5/18/2013 [UFC] vs  [#132 LW] John Cholish
 
23
 
Matt Wiman  (29) 15-7-0
161
Last Fight: 1/26/2013 [UFC] vs  [#7 LW] T.J. Grant
 
24
 
Brian Cobb  (32) 20-7-0
156
Last Fight: 11/03/2012 [World Series of Fighting] vs  [#38 LW] Ronys Torres
Next Fight: 6/14/2013 [World Series of Fighting] vs [#56 LW] Justin Gaethje
25
 
Ross Pearson  (28) 15-6-0
151
Last Fight: 4/06/2013 [UFC] vs  [#89 LW] Ryan Couture
 
26
 
Bobby Green  (26) 20-5-0
150
Last Fight: 2/02/2013 [UFC] vs  [#45 LW] Jacob Volkmann
Next Fight: 7/27/2013 [UFC] vs [#29 LW] Danny Castillo
27
 
Mark Bocek  (31) 11-5-0
149
Last Fight: 11/17/2012 [UFC] vs  [#9 LW] Rafael dos Anjos
 
28
 
Takanori Gomi  (34) 34-9-0
145
Last Fight: 3/03/2013 [UFC] vs  [#10 LW] Diego Sanchez
 
29
 
Danny Castillo  (33) 15-5-0
143
Last Fight: 2/16/2013 [UFC] vs  [#66 LW] Paul Sass
Next Fight: 7/27/2013 [UFC] vs [#26 LW] Bobby Green
30
 
Jamie Varner  (28) 21-7-1
141
Last Fight: 12/29/2012 [UFC] vs  [#31 LW] Melvin Guillard
 
31
 
Melvin Guillard  (30) 30-13-2
139
Last Fight: 12/29/2012 [UFC] vs  [#30 LW] Jamie Varner
Next Fight: 7/27/2013 [UFC] vs [#44 LW] Mac Danzig
32
 
Isaac Vallie-Flagg  (35) 14-3-1
139
Last Fight: 2/02/2013 [UFC] vs  [#33 LW] Yves Edwards
Next Fight: 6/15/2013 [UFC] vs [#50 LW] Sam Stout
33
 
Yves Edwards  (36) 42-19-1
138
Last Fight: 2/02/2013 [UFC] vs  [#32 LW] Isaac Vallie-Flagg
Next Fight: 7/27/2013 [UFC] vs [#223 LW] Spencer Fisher
34
 
John Makdessi  (28) 11-2-0
130
Last Fight: 3/16/2013 [UFC] vs  [#95 LW] Daron Cruickshank
Next Fight: 7/06/2013 [UFC] vs [#74 LW] Edson Barboza
35
6
Justin Buchholz  (29) 15-7-0
129
Last Fight: 5/10/2013 [ThrowdownETC] vs  [#201 LW] Gordon Bell
 
36
1
Antonio McKee  (43) 28-5-2
128
Last Fight: 12/31/2012 [DREAM] vs  [#15 LW] Shinya Aoki
 
37
1
Koji Ando  (28) 8-3-2
128
Last Fight: 4/27/2013 [Legend Fighting Championship] vs  [#52 LW] Jadamba Narantungalag
 
38
1
Ronys Torres  (26) 26-5-0
126
Last Fight: 3/25/2013 [MMA Champions League] vs  [#216 LW] Julio Cesar de Almeida
 
39
1
Reza Madadi  (32) 13-3-0
126
Last Fight: 4/06/2013 [UFC] vs  [#54 LW] Michael Johnson
Next Fight: 7/27/2013 [UFC] vs [#91 LW] Michael Chiesa
40
1
Dave Jansen  (33) 19-2-0
125
Last Fight: 3/21/2013 [BellatorFC] vs  [#106 LW] Marcin Held
Next Fight: 6/19/2013 [BellatorFC] vs [#3 LW] Michael Chandler
41
1
Musa Khamanaev   13-3-0
121
Last Fight: 2/27/2013 [M-1 Mix-FC] vs  [#149 LW] Niko Puhakka
 
42
 
Tyson Griffin  (29) 16-6-0
117
Last Fight: 11/02/2012 [Resurrection Fight Alliance] vs  [#142 LW] Efrain Escudero
 
43
 
Tim Means  (29) 18-4-1
115
Last Fight: 4/20/2013 [UFC] vs  [#17 LW] Jorge Masvidal
 
44
 
Mac Danzig  (33) 21-10-1
115
Last Fight: 11/10/2012 [UFC] vs  [#28 LW] Takanori Gomi
Next Fight: 7/27/2013 [UFC] vs [#31 LW] Melvin Guillard
45
 
Jacob Volkmann  (32) 15-4-0
114
Last Fight: 2/02/2013 [UFC] vs  [#26 LW] Bobby Green
Next Fight: 6/14/2013 [World Series of Fighting] vs [#69 WW] Lyle Beerbohm
46
16
Francisco Trinaldo  (34) 13-2-0
113
Last Fight: 5/18/2013 [UFC] vs  [#208 LW] Mike Rio
 
47
1
Alexander Sarnavskiy  (24) 22-1-0
112
Last Fight: 1/31/2013 [BellatorFC] vs  [#154 LW] Thiago Michel Pereira Silva
 
48
1
Luiz Firmino  (31) 16-6-0
111
Last Fight: 1/19/2013 [Championship Fighting Alliance] vs  [#68 LW] Luis Palomino
 
49
1
Shamil Zavurov  (28) 21-2-1
111
Last Fight: 4/20/2013 [Battle of Moscow] vs  [NR] Eduardo Pachu
Next Fight: 6/20/2013 [Battle of Moscow] vs [#77 WW] Yasubey Enomoto
50
1
Sam Stout  (29) 19-8-1
110
Last Fight: 2/23/2013 [UFC] vs  [#72 LW] Caros Fodor
Next Fight: 6/15/2013 [UFC] vs [#32 LW] Isaac Vallie-Flagg

Issue Date: 5/19/2013 (Official Release: #307)

Previous Official Release: 5/12/2013

Fighters who have dropped out: [#272] Kleber Koike Erbst-, [#353] Ludwing Salazar!, [#421] Desmond Green!, [#422] Gemiyale Adkins!, [#494] Joel Thomas!, [#495] Richie Whitson!, [#496] Alan Arzeno!, [#497] Eric Irvin!, [#498] Dimitry Zebroski!, [#499] Marc Allen!, [#500] Bojan Kosednar!

Drop out symbols: * = Inactive (450d), + = Moved Divisions (Up), - = Moved Divisions (Down), % = Forced, ! = Results/Other


Ranked Fighters: 1-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | 201-250 | 251-300 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 451-500


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