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

Lightweight (150-161 lbs) fighter ranks

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.


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
51
1
Jesse Ronson  (27) 12-2-0
109
Last Fight: 11/23/2012 [Score Fighting Series] vs  [#124 LW] Ryan Healy
 
52
1
Jadamba Narantungalag  (37) 8-3-0
108
Last Fight: 4/27/2013 [Legend Fighting Championship] vs  [#37 LW] Koji Ando
 
53
1
Satoru Kitaoka  (33) 31-12-9
108
Last Fight: 4/26/2013 [DEEP] vs  [#127 LW] Daisuke Nakamura
 
54
1
Michael Johnson  (26) 12-8-0
107
Last Fight: 4/06/2013 [UFC] vs  [#39 LW] Reza Madadi
Next Fight: 8/17/2013 [UFC] vs [#18 LW] Joe Lauzon
55
1
Yoshiyuki Yoshida  (39) 15-6-0
107
Last Fight: 10/13/2012 [Fight Festival] vs  [#149 LW] Niko Puhakka
 
56
1
Justin Gaethje   8-0-0
107
Last Fight: 3/23/2013 [World Series of Fighting] vs  [#112 LW] Gesias Cavalcante
Next Fight: 6/14/2013 [World Series of Fighting] vs [#24 LW] Brian Cobb
57
1
Thiago Tavares  (28) 17-5-1
106
Last Fight: 1/19/2013 [UFC] vs  [#13 LW] Khabib Nurmagomedov
 
58
1
Anthony Njokuani  (33) 15-7-0
104
Last Fight: 4/20/2013 [UFC] vs  [#254 LW] Roger Bowling
 
59
1
Dakota Cochrane  (27) 14-3-0
102
Last Fight: 1/18/2013 [Resurrection Fight Alliance] vs  [#160 FW] Deivison Francisco Ribeiro
Next Fight: 5/24/2013 [Disorderly Conduct] vs [#157 FW] Taurean Bogguess
60
1
Daniel Weichel  (28) 31-8-0
101
Last Fight: 2/27/2013 [M-1 Mix-FC] vs  [#133 LW] Artiom Damkovsky
 
61
1
Jonatas Novaes  (31) 11-4-0
101
Last Fight: 2/15/2013 [MaximumFC] vs  [#134 LW] Kurt Southern
 
62
1
Adriano Martins  (30) 24-6-0
100
Last Fight: 1/12/2013 [Strike Force] vs  [#406 LW] Jorge Gurgel
 
63
 
Jorge Patino  (40) 30-13-2
100
Last Fight: 5/11/2013 [MaxSport] vs  [#142 LW] Efrain Escudero
Next Fight: 6/01/2013 [Elite Combat Brasil] vs [NR] Janio Carvalho dos Santos
64
 
Kuniyoshi Hironaka  (36) 21-8-0
100
Last Fight: 12/24/2012 [Vale Tudo Japan] vs  [#79 LW] Carlo Prater
 
65
 
Dave Courchaine   15-5-0
98
Last Fight: 3/22/2013 [Intense Cage Fighting] vs  [#69 LW] Lloyd Woodard
Next Fight: 6/14/2013 [X-treme FC] vs [#98 WW] Luis Santos
66
 
Paul Sass  (24) 13-2-0
98
Last Fight: 2/16/2013 [UFC] vs  [#29 LW] Danny Castillo
 
67
 
Abel Trujillo  (29) 10-4-0
98
Last Fight: 12/08/2012 [UFC] vs  [#105 LW] Marcus Levesseur
Next Fight: 5/25/2013 [UFC] vs [#13 LW] Khabib Nurmagomedov
68
 
Luis Palomino  (32) 20-8-0
98
Last Fight: 1/19/2013 [Championship Fighting Alliance] vs  [#48 LW] Luiz Firmino
Next Fight: 5/24/2013 [Championship Fighting Alliance] vs [#266 LW] Robert Washington
69
 
Lloyd Woodard  (28) 12-4-0
96
Last Fight: 3/22/2013 [Intense Cage Fighting] vs  [#65 LW] Dave Courchaine
 
70
 
Patricky Freire  (26) 10-4-0
96
Last Fight: 10/12/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [#8 LW] Eddie Alvarez
 
71
 
Will Brooks  (26) 9-1-0
95
Last Fight: 2/28/2013 [BellatorFC] vs  [#81 LW] Saad Awad
 
72
 
Caros Fodor  (29) 7-3-0
95
Last Fight: 2/23/2013 [UFC] vs  [#50 LW] Sam Stout
 
73
 
Curt Warburton   12-3-0
95
Last Fight: 3/09/2013 [BAoMMA] vs  [#153 LW] Steven Ray
 
74
2
Edson Barboza  (27) 11-1-0
94
Last Fight: 1/19/2013 [UFC] vs  [#220 LW] Lucas Martins
Next Fight: 7/06/2013 [UFC] vs [#34 LW] John Makdessi
75
1
Jeremy Stephens  (26) 20-9-0
94
Last Fight: 12/08/2012 [UFC] vs  [#33 LW] Yves Edwards
Next Fight: 5/25/2013 [UFC] vs [#94 LW] Estevan Payan
76
1
John Alessio  (33) 34-16-0
94
Last Fight: 11/03/2012 [Aggression Fighting Championship] vs  [#150 LW] Dave Mazany
 
77
 
Tony Ferguson  (29) 13-3-0
92
Last Fight: 5/05/2012 [UFC] vs  [#54 LW] Michael Johnson
 
78
1
Yui Chul Nam  (31) 16-4-1
92
Last Fight: 4/13/2013 [Road Fighting Championship] vs  [#120 LW] Takasuke Kume
 
79
1
Carlo Prater  (31) 31-13-1
92
Last Fight: 1/25/2013 [Fight Now Championship] vs  [NR] Sebastian Latorre
Next Fight: 5/31/2013 [Legacy Promotions] vs [#198 LW] Carlos Diego Ferreira
80
 
James Krause  (26) 19-4-0
91
Last Fight: 1/18/2013 [Resurrection Fight Alliance] vs  [#205 LW] Toby Imada
 
81
 
Saad Awad   14-5-0
89
Last Fight: 3/28/2013 [BellatorFC] vs  [#20 LW] David Rickels
 
82
 
Justin Wilcox  (34) 11-5-0
88
Last Fight: 7/14/2012 [Strike Force] vs  [#17 LW] Jorge Masvidal
 
83
 
Mike Campbell  (30) 13-4-0
88
Last Fight: 2/01/2013 [CES] vs  [#207 LW] Abner Lloveras
 
84
 
Charlie Brenneman  (32) 17-5-0
87
Last Fight: 4/13/2013 [Cage Fury FC] vs  [NR] Jeremy Castro
 
85
 
Piotr Hallmann  (25) 13-1-0
85
Last Fight: 4/27/2013 [MMA Attack] vs  [#180 LW] Juha-Pekka Vainikainen
 
86
 
David Castillo   16-5-0
85
Last Fight: 11/16/2012 [ThrowdownETC] vs  [#35 LW] Justin Buchholz
 
87
 
Justin Salas  (31) 10-4-0
84
Last Fight: 6/08/2012 [UFC] vs  [#43 LW] Tim Means
Next Fight: 7/27/2013 [UFC] vs [NR] Aaron Riley
88
 
Graham Spencer   10-1-0
84
Last Fight: 2/15/2013 [MaximumFC] vs  [#179 LW] Mukai Maromo
 
89
 
Ryan Couture  (30) 6-2-0
83
Last Fight: 4/06/2013 [UFC] vs  [#25 LW] Ross Pearson
 
90
 
K.J. Noons  (30) 11-6-0
83
Last Fight: 1/12/2013 [Strike Force] vs  [#89 LW] Ryan Couture
Next Fight: 5/25/2013 [UFC] vs [#16 LW] Donald Cerrone
91
 
Michael Chiesa  (25) 9-0-0
82
Last Fight: 2/23/2013 [UFC] vs  [#116 LW] Anton Kuivanen
Next Fight: 7/27/2013 [UFC] vs [#39 LW] Reza Madadi
92
 
Isao Kobayashi  (24) 13-1-4
82
Last Fight: 3/17/2013 [Pancrase] vs  [#63 LW] Jorge Patino
 
93
 
Katsunori Kikuno  (31) 19-5-2
81
Last Fight: 3/09/2013 [U-Spirits] vs  [NR] Takafumi Ito
Next Fight: 6/15/2013 [DEEP] vs [#432 LW] Jutaro Nakao
94
 
Estevan Payan  (31) 14-3-0
81
Last Fight: 1/12/2013 [Strike Force] vs  [#452 LW] Mike Bravo
Next Fight: 5/25/2013 [UFC] vs [#75 LW] Jeremy Stephens
95
 
Daron Cruickshank  (27) 12-3-0
78
Last Fight: 3/16/2013 [UFC] vs  [#34 LW] John Makdessi
 
96
 
Rob Sinclair  (33) 12-2-0
77
Last Fight: 9/15/2012 [BAoMMA] vs  [#102 LW] Andre Winner
 
97
 
Joe Ellenberger  (28) 14-1-0
77
Last Fight: 12/15/2012 [Victory FC] vs  [#375 LW] Joe Wilk
 
98
 
Kotetsu Boku  (35) 20-8-2
77
Last Fight: 4/05/2013 [One Fighting Championship] vs  [#15 LW] Shinya Aoki
 
99
 
Murad Machaev  (26) 12-1-0
77
Last Fight: 4/20/2013 [Battle of Moscow] vs  [#281 LW] Andrius Hobaldo
 
100
 
Gleristone Santos  (24) 23-3-0
77
Last Fight: 12/09/2012 [Bitetti Combat Nordeste] vs  [#316 LW] Joao Luiz Nogueira
 

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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