Issue Date: 1/29/2012 (Official Release: #236)

Lightweight (150-162 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.

Filter:	Last Fought In  - All - - Outside of UFC - UFCStrike ForceBellatorFCM-1 Mix-FCDEEPMaximumFCK-1 / DREAMPancraseShooto / Shooto AmericasSuperior Cage CombatBAoMMALegend Fighting ChampionshipThe CageJungle FightX-treme FCCageWarriorsScore Fighting SeriesFight KingsChampionship Fighting AllianceRingsFight FestivalPacificXCKOTCResurrection Fight AllianceProFCRoad Fighting ChampionshipTitan FightingVictory FCRespect in the CageAmazon FightCageFC (Aus)CESAlaskaFCFEFoMPThrowdownETCUltimate Chal. UKFitetime EntertainmentWin FightCage Fury FCFight PartyGladiator Cage FightsXtreme Fight EventsRing SideShooto EuroRecife Fighting ChampionshipRoCURCCKSWMidwest Sports CouncilSportFightNAAFSCage Fight LiveSuperior Chal.Tachi Palace FightsRumble in the CageDisorderly ConductIsraeli Fighting ChampionshipPennsylvania Fighting ChampionshipThe Warriors CageMMA AttackShark FightSaint-Tropez PromotionsBobishs Ultimate Cage BattlesCCCWCrown Fighting ChampionshipsAhimas PromotionBushido LithuaniaGolden CombatReality FightingFight Club OCOne Fighting ChampionshipWEFLegacy PromotionsBrazil FightMMA XplosionCage ContenderEvolutionFCCrowbar MMAEquinocio FightLoFMaxfightTrilogy Championship FightingCombat USAFight Time PromotionsInstinct MMATenth LegionComplete Devastation MMAExtremeFLFull Force FCCageFXSprawl N BrawlCA Fight SyndicateVictory PromotionsPrize Fight PromotionsLes ContendersOlympian MMA Championships 1West Coast Fighting ChampionshipsColiseu Extreme FightCaged In PromotionsMMA Against DengueMMA Corona CupNitrix Show FightThe Cage Inc.WVRInternational FCRage in the CageTotal MayhemCaged RageGladiatorian Fight TournamentPremier Fighting ChampionshipUWC (England)Conquest of the CageExtreme FC AfricaWorld Martial Arts ChampionshipCaged Combat CFGlobal FCWild BillsTriple A PromotionsUltimate TakedownUnorthodox IndustriesChicago CagefightingSpartanArena 18Clan WarsLappeenranta Fight NightRing of FireXPlode Fight SeriesZSTCaged Warrior CombatFightWorld CupKnuckle Up MMAMayhem PromotionsNational Fight Alliance MMARocky Mountain Fight ChampionshipsWECXKOBulgarian MMADollar D PromotionsAggression MMAFight To WinPancrase Fighting ChampionshipSal CombatUltimate Warrior FightingWarrior-1 MMAAMMAFLCapital FightFreedom FightMedieval Fight ProductionsRespect Fighting ChampionshipStaunch Cage WarsTropa de EliteUWC (Mexico)World Championship Full ContactConviction MMAGruesome MMAJacksons MMA SeriesMEZ SportsCombat Zone (Mass.)Fight for WrestlingFlash Academy MMAGlobal Fight LeagueGrabakaKOTC (Canada)Ranik Ultimate Fighting FederationUltraFCAmerican Fighting OrganizationBelgium BeatdownCageSportGolden Lion PromotionsImpact FC (US)Made 4 The CageQuality EntertainmentRadRok MMA ChampionshipTear Up PromotionsWFF (Arizona)808 BattlegroundDriller PromotionsFort MMA ChampionshipsGladiator FightGolden FightHeroes GateHess Extreme FightingMacae FightOn Top PromotionsUltimate Cage ChampionshipsValley of KingsAustralianFCCage FightersCagemasters MMAFight Me MMAPacific Rim Organized FightingRebel FightsRenaissance MMA	Country  - All - United States Brazil Japan Canada United Kingdom Russian Federation Australia Finland France Germany South KoreaUkraine Mongolia Sweden Poland Ireland Israel Peru Philippines Denmark Venezuela Costa Rica Mexico Belarus Spain Kazakhstan Slovak Republic Guam South Africa Italy Czech Republic Estonia Bulgaria Netherlands Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Serbia Switzerland Belgium Cuba New Zealand
Show Undefeated Fighters Only

Rank	↑ ↓	Fighter	Record	Points
101	1	Willamy Freire Last Fight: 9/24/2011 [DREAM]	19-5-0	68
102	1	Rad Martinez Last Fight: 1/13/2012 [Fight Kings]	11-2-0	67
103		Paul Kelly Last Fight: 2/05/2011 [UFC]	12-4-0	67
104		Juha Pekka Vainikainen Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [Fight Festival]  Next Fight: 2/11/2012 [CageWarriors] vs [#394 LW] Kyle Watson	18-5-1	67
105		Shane Nelson Last Fight: 11/04/2011 [Superior Cage Combat]  Next Fight: 2/12/2012 [Shooto] vs [#83 LW] Takasuke Kume	15-5-0	66
106		Leonardo Santos Last Fight: 5/21/2011 [BAoMMA]	9-3-0	66
107		Eduard Folayang Last Fight: 1/13/2012 [URCC]	11-1-0	65
108		Torrance Taylor Last Fight: 4/09/2011 [Bobishs Ultimate Cage Battles]	10-7-1	65
109		Porfirio Alves Jr Last Fight: 11/04/2011 [Superior Cage Combat]	8-3-1	65
110		Kurt Southern Last Fight: 6/10/2011 [Score Fighting Series]	9-3-0	65
111		Jesse Ronson Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [Score Fighting Series]	8-2-0	65
112		Anthony Njokuani Last Fight: 12/30/2011 [UFC]  Next Fight: 4/21/2012 [UFC] vs [#144 LW] John Makdessi	13-6-0	64
113		Rob Sinclair Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [BAoMMA]	11-2-0	64
114		Jonatas Novaes Last Fight: 12/02/2011 [X-treme FC]	9-4-0	64
115		Jhon Teixeira da Conceicao Last Fight: 12/07/2011 [Amazon Fight]	13-0-1	64
116		Yasuaki Kishimoto Last Fight: 9/04/2011 [DEEP]	14-3-2	63
117		Jared Downing Last Fight: 12/16/2011 [Resurrection Fight Alliance]	8-1-0	63
118	2	Efrain Escudero Last Fight: 12/30/2011 [UFC]  Next Fight: 4/21/2012 [UFC] vs [#50 LW] Mac Danzig	18-4-0	62
119	1	Dominique Robinson Last Fight: 11/04/2011 [Superior Cage Combat]  Next Fight: 2/16/2012 [Superior Cage Combat] vs [#213 LW] Paulo Goncalves Silva	7-4-1	62
120	1	Yui Chul Nam Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [Road Fighting Championship]	13-3-1	62
121		Clay French Last Fight: 7/29/2011 [Titan Fighting]	19-6-0	60
122		Aaron Derrow Last Fight: 3/25/2011 [Titan Fighting]	10-3-0	59
123		A Sol Kwon Last Fight: 9/03/2011 [One Fighting Championship]	17-7-0	59
124		Marcus Levesseur Last Fight: 8/19/2011 [Midwest Sports Council]	20-5-0	59
125		Mike Campbell Last Fight: 11/18/2011 [CES]	10-4-0	59
126		Kotetsu Boku Last Fight: 7/18/2011 [Shooto]	18-7-2	58
127		Neilson Gomes Last Fight: 11/26/2011 [Jungle Fight]	13-2-0	58
128		Genair da Silva Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [BellatorFC]  Next Fight: 3/09/2012 [BellatorFC] vs [#53 FW] Alexandre Bezerra	11-4-0	58
129		Vitor Ribeiro Last Fight: 11/19/2010 [Strike Force]	20-5-0	57
130		Janne Tulirinta Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [The Cage]	13-3-1	57
131		Jacob Kirwan Last Fight: 10/15/2011 [BellatorFC]	9-3-0	57
132	1	Koji Oishi Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [Pancrase]	21-8-9	56
133	1	Rafaello Oliveira Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [UFC]	14-5-0	56
134	1	Norman Parke Last Fight: 10/08/2011 [Cage Contender]	15-2-0	56
135	1	John Cofer Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [Fight Party]	7-1-0	56
136	4	Yusuke Endo Last Fight: 1/10/2011 [Shooto]	14-4-2	56
137		John Gunderson Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [Fight Festival]  Next Fight: 2/16/2012 [Superior Cage Combat] vs [#88 LW] Justin Buchholz	26-12-0	55
138		Tony Hervey Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [Score Fighting Series]	12-11-0	55
139		Ryan Healy Last Fight: 10/22/2011 [SportFight]  Next Fight: 3/16/2012 [Score Fighting Series] vs [#36 LW] John Alessio	15-9-1	55
140		Daisuke Nakamura Last Fight: 10/29/2011 [DEEP]  Next Fight: 2/18/2012 [DEEP] vs [NR] Akihiro Gono	24-13-0	55
141		Joe Ellenberger Last Fight: 10/14/2011 [Victory FC]	12-1-0	55
142		Diego Gonzalez Last Fight: 12/10/2011 [BAoMMA]	14-6-0	54
143	1	Fabricio de Assis Costa da Silva Last Fight: 11/26/2011 [Equinocio Fight]	14-1-0	54
144	1	John Makdessi Last Fight: 12/10/2011 [UFC]  Next Fight: 4/21/2012 [UFC] vs [#112 LW] Anthony Njokuani	9-1-0	54
145	2	Rodrigo Damm Last Fight: 4/01/2011 [Strike Force]	9-5-0	54
146		Travis Perzynski Last Fight: 4/29/2011 [Crowbar MMA]	19-8-0	54
147		Kurt Kinser Last Fight: 8/19/2011 [LoF]	5-0-0	54
148		Chris Liguori Last Fight: 12/10/2011 [Cage Fury FC]	14-9-0	54
149		Sherron Leggett Last Fight: 7/21/2011 [Combat USA]	21-6-0	53
150		Yoshihiro Koyama Last Fight: 9/23/2011 [Shooto]	16-5-1	53

Issue Date: 1/29/2012 (Official Release: #236)

Previous Official Release: 1/22/2012

Fighters who have dropped out: [#102] Charles Oliveira-, [#235] Yukinari Tamura+, [#304] Jevgenij Mahtenko+, [#377] Dave Mazany+, [#422] Jonathan Gary+, [#447] Ivanildo Nunes Santos+, [#498] Yuki Ito!

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

Comments (180)

180 Comments

• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC on FOX 2 (01-28-2012) says:

  January 26, 2012 at 7:02 am

  [...] are winless against common opposition. . Lightweight (155) [#37] Evan Dunham (12-2-0) vs. [#45] Nik Lentz [...]

  Reply
• MFC 32 Boasts Bitter Rivals | MFC says:

  January 25, 2012 at 11:45 am

  [...] Both fighters are amongst the world’s elite in the 155-pound category, with Cobb ranked No. 10 and McKee at No. 35, according to Fight Matrix (http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/lightweight/). [...]

  Reply
• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC on FX (01-20-2011) says:

  January 18, 2012 at 9:01 am

  [...] (155) [#12] Jim Miller (20-3-0) vs. [#24] Melvin Guillard (27-10-2) Jim Miller is the All-Time #24 ranked Lightweight [...]

  Reply
• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC 142 (1-14-2011) says:

  January 11, 2012 at 3:47 pm

  [...] both are winless against common opposition. . Lightweight (155) [#17] Sam Stout (17-6-1) vs. [#68] Thiago Tavares [...]

  Reply
• jcs says:

  January 3, 2012 at 1:28 pm

  Yup, its a mistake.

  Reply
• Ian Dean says:

  January 3, 2012 at 12:05 pm

  Ali Arish a Lightweight? Since when???

  Reply
• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC 141 (12-30-2011) says:

  December 28, 2011 at 10:45 am

  [...] (155) [#24] Jacob Volkmann (13-2-0) vs. [#124] Efrain Escudero [...]

  Reply
• Light Weight rankings... what stands out here? - Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums says:

  December 27, 2011 at 4:07 pm

  [...] Weight rankings… what stands out here? Fight Matrix | Current MMA Rankings &raquo Lightweight Brin Cobb number 10? I know fight matrix is an alternative way to view rankings but the LW [...]

  Reply
• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: Strikeforce (12-17-2011) says:

  December 15, 2011 at 3:30 pm

  [...] (155) [#2] Gilbert Melendez (19-2-0) vs. [#11] Jorge Masvidal (22-6-0) Gilbert Melendez is the All-Time #6 ranked Lightweight [...]

  Reply
• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC 140 (12-10-2011) says:

  December 8, 2011 at 12:33 pm

  [...] match-ups. Wins Against Common Opposition: Krzysztof Soszynski leads 1-0 . Lightweight (155) [#28] Nik Lentz (21-3-2) vs. [#50] Mark Bocek [...]

  Reply

Have a Comment?

Please use the box below to submit a comment. Before clicking the "submit" button, review the information above the button, or else your comment is subject to deletion.

Name (required)

Mail (will not be published) (required)

Website

Before asking where a specific fighter is ranked or why they aren't ranked: - Fighters who have not fought in 450 days or more ARE NOT RANKED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. - Use the "Fighter Search" option in the upper-right of the page. The fighter may be ranked in a different division. - Most of the divisions have multiple pages beyond this one. See the clickable ranges above and below the ranking table. Furthermore, we do not maintain the "next fight" data. This is gathered from Sherdog. Any issues regarding this data should be forwarded to them.