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Ranked Fighters: 1-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | 201-250
Lightweight (150-162 lbs) fighter ranks
Issue Date: 2/7/2010 (Official Release: #121)
The rankings presented are computerized and provided by the FightMatrix ranking system, which utilizes a comprehensive MMA fight database to provide objective rankings. Please note, that these rankings ONLY contain fighters who have had at least one professional fight some time in the 450 days prior to the ranking date.
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| 1 |  B.J. PennLast Fight: 12/12/2009 [UFC] |
15-5-1 |
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| 2 |  Shinya AokiLast Fight: 12/31/2009 [K-1] |
21-4-0 |
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| 3 | Kenny Florian Last Fight: 12/12/2009 [UFC] |
12-4-0 |
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| 4 | Eddie Alvarez Last Fight: 10/25/2009 [DREAM] |
19-2-0 |
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| 5 | Tatsuya Kawajiri Last Fight: 12/31/2009 [K-1] |
26-5-2 |
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| 6 | Gray Maynard Last Fight: 1/11/2010 [UFC] |
10-0-0 |
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| 7 | Frankie Edgar Last Fight: 12/5/2009 [UFC] |
11-1-0 |
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| 8 | Diego Sanchez Last Fight: 12/12/2009 [UFC] |
21-3-0 |
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| 9 | Mizuto Hirota Last Fight: 12/31/2009 [K-1] |
12-4-1 |
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| 10 | Joe Stevenson Last Fight: 10/24/2009 [UFC] |
33-10-0 |
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| 11 | 1 | Takanori Gomi Last Fight: 10/30/2009 [Vale Tudo Japan] |
31-5-0 |
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| 12 | 1 | Gilbert Melendez Last Fight: 12/19/2009 [Strike Force] |
17-2-0 |
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| 13 | 1 | Tyson Griffin Last Fight: 9/19/2009 [UFC] |
14-2-0 |
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| 14 | 1 | Jim Miller Last Fight: 1/2/2010 [UFC] |
16-2-0 |
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| 15 | NR |  Luis PalominoLast Fight: 2/4/2010 [G-Force Fights] |
13-6-0 |
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| 16 | 5 | Jorge Masvidal Last Fight: 2/4/2010 [G-Force Fights] |
19-5-0 |
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| 17 | 1 | Kazunori Yokota Last Fight: 12/31/2009 [K-1] |
11-3-3 |
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| 18 | 1 | Eiji Mitsuoka Last Fight: 11/7/2009 [WVR] |
16-7-2 |
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| 19 | 1 | Sean Sherk Last Fight: 5/23/2009 [UFC] |
33-4-1 |
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| 20 | 1 | Satoru Kitaoka Last Fight: 11/7/2009 [WVR] |
25-10-9 |
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| 21 | 1 |  Joachim HansenLast Fight: 10/6/2009 [DREAM] |
19-8-1 |
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| 22 | 1 | Ben Henderson Last Fight: 1/10/2010 [WEC] |
10-1-0 |
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| 23 | 1 | Nate Diaz Last Fight: 1/11/2010 [UFC] |
11-5-0 |
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| 24 | 1 | Kuniyoshi Hironaka Last Fight: 10/25/2009 [DREAM] |
16-6-0 |
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| 25 |  Sam StoutLast Fight: 1/2/2010 [UFC] |
15-5-1 |
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| 26 | 2 |  Sergey GolyaevLast Fight: 11/28/2009 [Action Force Fight Team] |
16-7-0 |
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| 27 | 1 | Kurt Pellegrino Last Fight: 8/8/2009 [UFC] |
18-4-0 |
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| 28 | 1 | Antonio McKee Last Fight: 10/2/2009 [MaximumFC] |
23-3-2 |
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| 29 | 1 |  Gleison TibauLast Fight: 10/24/2009 [UFC] |
20-6-0 |
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| 30 | 1 | Clay Guida Last Fight: 12/12/2009 [UFC] |
25-11-0 |
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| 31 | 1 |  Terry EtimLast Fight: 11/14/2009 [UFC] |
14-2-0 |
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| 32 | 1 | Evan Dunham Last Fight: 1/11/2010 [UFC] |
10-0-0 |
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| 33 | 1 | Caol Uno Last Fight: 11/21/2009 [UFC] |
25-12-5 |
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| 34 | 1 | Gesias Cavalcante Last Fight: 5/26/2009 [DREAM] |
14-3-1 |
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| 35 | 1 | Spencer Fisher Last Fight: 10/24/2009 [UFC] |
23-5-0 |
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| 36 | 1 | Roger Huerta Last Fight: 9/16/2009 [UFC] |
20-3-1 |
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| 37 | 1 | Yves Edwards Last Fight: 10/10/2009 [Raging Wolf] |
36-15-1 |
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| 38 | 1 | Lyle Beerbohm Last Fight: 9/12/2009 [Arena Rumble] |
14-0-0 |
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| 39 | 1 | Vitor Ribeiro Last Fight: 7/20/2009 [DREAM] |
20-3-0 |
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| 40 | 1 | Fabricio Camoes Last Fight: 11/21/2009 [UFC] |
10-4-1 |
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| 41 | Mark Bocek Last Fight: 12/5/2009 [UFC] |
8-2-0 |
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| 42 | 2 | Marcus Aurelio Last Fight: 10/17/2009 [Noche de Combat] |
19-8-0 |
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| 43 | Josh Thomson Last Fight: 12/19/2009 [Strike Force] |
16-3-0 |
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| 44 | 2 | Katsunori Kikuno Last Fight: 10/25/2009 [DREAM] |
12-2-3 |
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| 45 | 14 | Melvin Guillard Last Fight: 2/6/2010 [UFC] |
25-9-2 |
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| 46 | 2 | Donald Cerrone Last Fight: 12/19/2009 [WEC] |
11-2-0 |
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| 47 | 2 | Shane Roller Last Fight: 11/18/2009 [WEC] |
7-2-0 |
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| 48 | 2 | Takashi Nakakura Last Fight: 5/10/2009 [Shooto] |
11-3-1 |
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| 49 | 2 |  Willamy ChiquerimLast Fight: 10/30/2009 [Vale Tudo Japan] |
14-2-0 |
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| 50 | 1 | Joe Lauzon Last Fight: 1/2/2010 [UFC] |
18-5-0 |
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Ranked Fighters: 1-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | 201-250
December 16th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Give the guys outside the UFC some credit? Have you seen Aoki at 2? Hirota at 3? Alvarez at 5?
December 14th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Are you serious about these rankings. Kenny Florian beats Guida and you move him up 4 spots for beating someone everybody has beaten. Sanchez gets totally rocked to the point of embarrassment and he is still 8th. C’mon. Give the guys outside UFC some credit.
October 11th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
We MIGHT start considering the point difference in UDs for 5 round fights… If that was the case, Cerrone would not have dropped quite as far.
October 11th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
I don’t think Donald Cerrone should have been dropped 13 spots…anyone that watched that fight knows that it was extremely close…in fact Frank Mir, who was announcing had Cerrone ahead as did I.
September 22nd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
not saying i disagree with what you said but i do think he could beat maynard(dont think they will fight cause’ they are team mates)also eddie alvarez, and you might think im crazy but i also think he could be florian. just my opinion.
September 21st, 2009 at 10:40 pm
if anything Tyson should be lower… he is top 10 in the UFC LW division however he is not top 10 in the world.
September 21st, 2009 at 10:57 am
I agree with tyson griffen being higher than #13. At least he finally finished somebody for once.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:12 am
Tyson Griffin needs to be much higher than #13.
September 17th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
I’m sure Stephens will go up a bit after the next update, don’t know if he’ll still make Top 50…
September 17th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
How is Jeremy Stephens ranked 79th? He is a solid top 50 don’t you think?