Lightweight

Lightweight (150-161.9 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.

Issue Date: 12/04/2022 (Official Release: #843)

Rank

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Fighter (Age)

Record

Points

1

Islam Makhachev (31)	23-1-0	2066
Last Fight: 10/22/2022 [UFC] vs [#2 LW] Charles Oliveira
Next Fight: 2/11/2023 [UFC] vs [#1 FW] Alexander Volkanovski

2

Charles Oliveira (33)	33-9-0	1761
Last Fight: 10/22/2022 [UFC] vs [#1 LW] Islam Makhachev

3

Dustin Poirier (33)	29-7-0	1440
Last Fight: 11/12/2022 [UFC] vs [#6 LW] Michael Chandler

4

Justin Gaethje (34)	23-4-0	1102
Last Fight: 5/07/2022 [UFC] vs [#2 LW] Charles Oliveira

5

Beneil Dariush (33)	22-4-1	929
Last Fight: 10/22/2022 [UFC] vs [#10 LW] Mateusz Gamrot

6

Michael Chandler (36)	23-8-0	741
Last Fight: 11/12/2022 [UFC] vs [#3 LW] Dustin Poirier

7

Rafael Fiziev (29)	12-1-0	655
Last Fight: 7/09/2022 [UFC] vs [#16 WW] Rafael dos Anjos

8

Olivier Aubin-Mercier (33)	17-5-0	526
Last Fight: 11/25/2022 [Professional Fighters League] vs [#34 LW] Stevie Ray

9

A.J. McKee (27)	19-1-0	514
Last Fight: 10/01/2022 [BellatorFC] vs [#46 LW] Spike Carlyle
Next Fight: 12/31/2022 [Rizin Fighting Federation] vs [#22 LW] Roberto de Souza

10

Mateusz Gamrot (31)	21-2-0	482
Last Fight: 10/22/2022 [UFC] vs [#5 LW] Beneil Dariush

11

Dan Hooker (32)	22-12-0	378
Last Fight: 11/12/2022 [UFC] vs [#49 LW] Claudio Puelles

12

Grant Dawson (28)	19-1-1	337
Last Fight: 11/05/2022 [UFC] vs [#48 LW] Mark O. Madsen

13

Natan Schulte (30)	23-5-1	333
Last Fight: 11/25/2022 [Professional Fighters League] vs [#56 LW] Jeremy Stephens

14

Arman Tsarukyan (26)	18-3-0	332
Last Fight: 6/25/2022 [UFC] vs [#10 LW] Mateusz Gamrot
Next Fight: 12/17/2022 [UFC] vs [#33 LW] Damir Ismagulov

15

Raush Manfio (31)	16-4-0	325
Last Fight: 6/17/2022 [Professional Fighters League] vs [#8 LW] Olivier Aubin-Mercier

16

Diego Ferreira (37)	17-5-0	316
Last Fight: 12/18/2021 [UFC] vs [#10 LW] Mateusz Gamrot

17

Renato Carneiro (33)	17-5-1	311
Last Fight: 11/12/2022 [UFC] vs [#60 LW] Brad Riddell

18

Eduard Vartanyan (31)	24-4-0	285
Last Fight: 11/04/2022 [Absolute Championship Akhmat] vs [#68 LW] Yusuf Raisov

19

Bobby Green (36)	29-13-1	281
Last Fight: 2/26/2022 [UFC] vs [#1 LW] Islam Makhachev
Next Fight: 12/17/2022 [UFC] vs [#25 LW] Drew Dober

20

Tofiq Musayev (32)	20-4-0	271
Last Fight: 7/22/2022 [BellatorFC] vs [#58 LW] Sidney Outlaw

21

Jim Miller (39)	35-16-0	270
Last Fight: 7/02/2022 [UFC] vs [NR] Donald Cerrone
Next Fight: 2/18/2023 [UFC] vs [#302 LW] Gabriel Benitez

22

Roberto de Souza (33)	14-1-0	269
Last Fight: 4/17/2022 [Rizin Fighting Federation] vs [#317 LW] Johnny Case
Next Fight: 12/31/2022 [Rizin Fighting Federation] vs [#9 LW] A.J. McKee

23

1

Usman Nurmagomedov (24)	15-0-0	264
Last Fight: 11/18/2022 [BellatorFC] vs [#43 LW] Patricky Freire

24

1

Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (33)	19-2-0	263
Last Fight: 11/05/2021 [Absolute Championship Akhmat] vs [#69 LW] Hacran Dias

25

Drew Dober (34)	25-11-0	260
Last Fight: 7/30/2022 [UFC] vs [#97 LW] Rafael Alves
Next Fight: 12/17/2022 [UFC] vs [#19 LW] Bobby Green

Issue Date: 12/04/2022 (Official Release: #843)

Previous Official Release: 11/26/2022

Fighters who have dropped out: [#249] Darren Smith Jr.+, [#318] Felipe da Silva Maia+, [#325] Carson Frei+, [#345] Magnus Kelly Conrado+, [#401] Luigi Vendramini*, [#402] Byung Hee Lim!, [#424] Richie Smullen-, [#470] Ozan Aslaner+, [#478] Adam Cook!, [#538] Dmytrii Hrytsenko+, [#629] Konmon Deh-, [#714] Jerry Kvarnstrom-, [#746] Charlie Ontiveros!, [#748] Alexey Oleinik!, [#749] Carlos Belloso!, [#750] Jonay Sanchez!

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