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: 4/10/2021 (Official Release: #755)

Rank

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Fighter (Age)

Record

Points

1

Dustin Poirier (32)	27-6-0	1475
Last Fight: 1/23/2021 [UFC] vs [#13 LW] Conor McGregor
Next Fight: 7/10/2021 [UFC] vs [#13 LW] Conor McGregor

2

Justin Gaethje (32)	22-3-0	1270
Last Fight: 10/24/2020 [UFC] vs [NR] Khabib Nurmagomedov

3

Charles Oliveira (31)	30-8-0	1123
Last Fight: 12/12/2020 [UFC] vs [#4 LW] Tony Ferguson
Next Fight: 5/15/2021 [UFC] vs [#6 LW] Michael Chandler

4

Tony Ferguson (37)	25-5-0	786
Last Fight: 12/12/2020 [UFC] vs [#3 LW] Charles Oliveira
Next Fight: 5/15/2021 [UFC] vs [#8 LW] Beneil Dariush

5

Rafael dos Anjos (36)	30-13-0	779
Last Fight: 11/14/2020 [UFC] vs [#12 LW] Paul Felder

6

Michael Chandler (34)	22-5-0	698
Last Fight: 1/23/2021 [UFC] vs [#10 LW] Dan Hooker
Next Fight: 5/15/2021 [UFC] vs [#3 LW] Charles Oliveira

7

Anthony Pettis (34)	24-10-0	558
Last Fight: 12/19/2020 [UFC] vs [#62 WW] Alex Morono
Next Fight: 4/23/2021 [Professional Fighters League] vs [NR] Clay Collard

8

Beneil Dariush (31)	20-4-1	556
Last Fight: 2/06/2021 [UFC] vs [#9 LW] Diego Ferreira
Next Fight: 5/15/2021 [UFC] vs [#4 LW] Tony Ferguson

9

Diego Ferreira (36)	17-3-0	549
Last Fight: 2/06/2021 [UFC] vs [#8 LW] Beneil Dariush

10

Dan Hooker (31)	20-10-0	478
Last Fight: 1/23/2021 [UFC] vs [#6 LW] Michael Chandler

11

Kevin Lee (28)	18-6-0	430
Last Fight: 3/14/2020 [UFC] vs [#3 LW] Charles Oliveira

12

Paul Felder (35)	17-6-0	428
Last Fight: 11/14/2020 [UFC] vs [#5 LW] Rafael dos Anjos

13

Conor McGregor (32)	22-5-0	413
Last Fight: 1/23/2021 [UFC] vs [#1 LW] Dustin Poirier
Next Fight: 7/10/2021 [UFC] vs [#1 LW] Dustin Poirier

14

Islam Makhachev (29)	19-1-0	412
Last Fight: 3/06/2021 [UFC] vs [#19 LW] Drew Dober

15

Francisco Trinaldo (42)	26-7-0	337
Last Fight: 7/25/2020 [UFC] vs [#74 LW] Jai Herbert
Next Fight: 6/05/2021 [UFC] vs [#23 WW] Muslim Salikhov

16

Thiago Moises (26)	15-4-0	328
Last Fight: 2/27/2021 [UFC] vs [#21 LW] Alexander Hernandez

17

6

Mateusz Gamrot (30)	18-1-0	299
Last Fight: 4/10/2021 [UFC] vs [#32 LW] Scott Holtzman

18

1

Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (32)	18-2-0	283
Last Fight: 9/19/2020 [Absolute Championship Akhmat] vs [#50 LW] Alexander Sarnavskiy

19

1

Drew Dober (32)	23-10-0	276
Last Fight: 3/06/2021 [UFC] vs [#14 LW] Islam Makhachev

20

1

Grant Dawson (27)	17-1-0	255
Last Fight: 3/20/2021 [UFC] vs [#30 LW] Leonardo Santos

21

1

Alexander Hernandez (28)	12-4-0	244
Last Fight: 2/27/2021 [UFC] vs [#16 LW] Thiago Moises

22

1

Eduard Vartanyan (29)	20-4-0	240
Last Fight: 9/05/2020 [Absolute Championship Akhmat] vs [#63 LW] Mukhamed Kokov
Next Fight: 5/22/2021 [Open Fighting Championship] vs [NR] Michel Silva

23

1

Guram Kutateladze	12-2-0	235
Last Fight: 10/17/2020 [UFC] vs [#17 LW] Mateusz Gamrot

24

Arman Tsarukyan (24)	15-2-0	221
Last Fight: 1/23/2021 [UFC] vs [#120 LW] Matt Frevola

25

Rafael Fiziev (28)	9-1-0	220
Last Fight: 12/12/2020 [UFC] vs [#31 LW] Renato Carneiro

Issue Date: 4/10/2021 (Official Release: #755)

Previous Official Release: 4/04/2021

Fighters who have dropped out: [#84] Ludovit Klein-, [#340] Abdurakhman Gitinovasov-, [#362] Shinechagtaga Zoltsetseg*, [#365] Gazavat Suleymanov*, [#523] Darrell Flores*, [#578] Serikbay Khodzhabaev+, [#591] Damonte Robinson*, [#665] Olzhas Eskaraev-, [#741] Atsushi Kishimoto!, [#747] Ahmed Vila!, [#750] Mikail Bayram!

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