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: 5/15/2022 (Official Release: #814)

Rank

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Fighter (Age)

Record

Points

1

Charles Oliveira (32)	33-8-0	2374
Last Fight: 5/07/2022 [UFC] vs [#3 LW] Justin Gaethje

2

Dustin Poirier (33)	28-7-0	1273
Last Fight: 12/11/2021 [UFC] vs [#1 LW] Charles Oliveira

3

Justin Gaethje (33)	23-4-0	1115
Last Fight: 5/07/2022 [UFC] vs [#1 LW] Charles Oliveira

4

Beneil Dariush (33)	21-4-1	818
Last Fight: 5/15/2021 [UFC] vs [#8 LW] Tony Ferguson

5

Michael Chandler (36)	23-7-0	786
Last Fight: 5/07/2022 [UFC] vs [#8 LW] Tony Ferguson

6

Rafael dos Anjos (37)	31-13-0	754
Last Fight: 3/05/2022 [UFC] vs [#19 LW] Renato Carneiro
Next Fight: 7/09/2022 [UFC] vs [#13 LW] Rafael Fiziev

7

Islam Makhachev (30)	22-1-0	730
Last Fight: 2/26/2022 [UFC] vs [#17 LW] Bobby Green

8

Tony Ferguson (38)	25-7-0	507
Last Fight: 5/07/2022 [UFC] vs [#5 LW] Michael Chandler

9

Mateusz Gamrot (31)	20-1-0	500
Last Fight: 12/18/2021 [UFC] vs [#15 LW] Diego Ferreira
Next Fight: 6/25/2022 [UFC] vs [#14 LW] Arman Tsarukyan

10

Gregor Gillespie (35)	14-1-0	467
Last Fight: 5/08/2021 [UFC] vs [#15 LW] Diego Ferreira

11

Raush Manfio (30)	16-3-0	404
Last Fight: 4/20/2022 [Professional Fighters League] vs [#125 LW] Don Madge

12

Conor McGregor (33)	22-6-0	370
Last Fight: 7/10/2021 [UFC] vs [#2 LW] Dustin Poirier

13

Rafael Fiziev (29)	11-1-0	358
Last Fight: 12/04/2021 [UFC] vs [#38 LW] Brad Riddell
Next Fight: 7/09/2022 [UFC] vs [#6 LW] Rafael dos Anjos

14

Arman Tsarukyan (25)	18-2-0	355
Last Fight: 2/26/2022 [UFC] vs [#36 LW] Joel Alvarez
Next Fight: 6/25/2022 [UFC] vs [#9 LW] Mateusz Gamrot

15

Diego Ferreira (37)	17-5-0	332
Last Fight: 12/18/2021 [UFC] vs [#9 LW] Mateusz Gamrot
Next Fight: 7/30/2022 [UFC] vs [#79 LW] Drakkar Klose

16

Olivier Aubin-Mercier (33)	14-5-0	295
Last Fight: 4/20/2022 [Professional Fighters League] vs [#27 LW] Natan Schulte

17

Bobby Green (35)	29-13-1	281
Last Fight: 2/26/2022 [UFC] vs [#7 LW] Islam Makhachev
Next Fight: 7/02/2022 [UFC] vs [#65 LW] Jim Miller

18

Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (33)	19-2-0	278
Last Fight: 11/05/2021 [Absolute Championship Akhmat] vs [#58 LW] Hacran Dias

19

Renato Carneiro (32)	16-5-1	274
Last Fight: 3/05/2022 [UFC] vs [#6 LW] Rafael dos Anjos

20

Grant Dawson (28)	18-1-1	273
Last Fight: 4/30/2022 [UFC] vs [#88 LW] Jared Gordon

21

Clay Collard (29)	21-9-0	270
Last Fight: 4/20/2022 [Professional Fighters League] vs [#93 LW] Jeremy Stephens

22

Roberto de Souza (32)	14-1-0	265
Last Fight: 4/17/2022 [Rizin Fighting Federation] vs [#145 LW] Johnny Case

23

Anthony Pettis (35)	25-12-0	238
Last Fight: 5/06/2022 [Professional Fighters League] vs [#541 LW] Myles Price

24

Patricky Freire (36)	24-10-0	236
Last Fight: 11/05/2021 [BellatorFC] vs [#54 LW] Peter Queally

25

Eduard Vartanyan (30)	22-4-0	231
Last Fight: 9/12/2021 [Open Fighting Championship] vs [#334 WW] Raimundo Batista
Next Fight: 5/21/2022 [Absolute Championship Akhmat] vs [#321 LW] Alain Ilunga

Issue Date: 5/15/2022 (Official Release: #814)

Previous Official Release: 5/08/2022

Fighters who have dropped out: [#264] Ayndi Umakhanov*, [#439] Evan Elder+, [#685] Vaso Bakocevic+, [#695] Richie Lewis!, [#710] Maxime Poulin-, [#744] Nika Abramishvili!, [#745] Ivan Sopivskoy!, [#746] Murad Chanakanov!, [#747] Seung Min Shin!, [#748] Damian Zorczykowski-, [#749] Filip Lamparski!, [#750] Franc Agalliu!

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