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: 1/09/2021 (Official Release: #741)

Rank

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Fighter (Age)

Record

Points

1

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

2

Dustin Poirier (31)	26-6-0	1267
Last Fight: 6/27/2020 [UFC] vs [#7 LW] Dan Hooker
Next Fight: 1/23/2021 [UFC] vs [#8 LW] Conor McGregor

3

Charles Oliveira (31)	30-8-0	1123
Last Fight: 12/12/2020 [UFC] vs [#4 LW] Tony Ferguson

4

Tony Ferguson (36)	25-5-0	802
Last Fight: 12/12/2020 [UFC] vs [#3 LW] Charles Oliveira

5

Rafael dos Anjos (36)	30-13-0	780
Last Fight: 11/14/2020 [UFC] vs [#12 LW] Paul Felder

6

Diego Ferreira (35)	17-2-0	649
Last Fight: 1/18/2020 [UFC] vs [#13 WW] Anthony Pettis
Next Fight: 2/06/2021 [UFC] vs [#11 LW] Beneil Dariush

7

Dan Hooker (30)	20-9-0	544
Last Fight: 6/27/2020 [UFC] vs [#2 LW] Dustin Poirier
Next Fight: 1/23/2021 [UFC] vs [#9 LW] Michael Chandler

8

Conor McGregor (32)	22-4-0	527
Last Fight: 1/18/2020 [UFC] vs [#19 WW] Donald Cerrone
Next Fight: 1/23/2021 [UFC] vs [#2 LW] Dustin Poirier

9

Michael Chandler (34)	21-5-0	506
Last Fight: 8/07/2020 [BellatorFC] vs [#86 WW] Ben Henderson
Next Fight: 1/23/2021 [UFC] vs [#7 LW] Dan Hooker

10

Kevin Lee (28)	18-6-0	461
Last Fight: 3/14/2020 [UFC] vs [#3 LW] Charles Oliveira

11

Beneil Dariush (31)	19-4-1	432
Last Fight: 8/08/2020 [UFC] vs [#31 LW] Scott Holtzman
Next Fight: 2/06/2021 [UFC] vs [#6 LW] Diego Ferreira

12

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

13

Tofiq Musayev	18-3-0	373
Last Fight: 12/31/2019 [Rizin Fighting Federation] vs [#20 LW] Patricky Freire

14

Drew Dober (32)	23-9-0	370
Last Fight: 5/13/2020 [UFC] vs [#17 LW] Alexander Hernandez
Next Fight: 3/06/2021 [UFC] vs [NR] Islam Makhachev

15

Natan Schulte (28)	20-3-1	353
Last Fight: 12/31/2019 [Professional Fighters League] vs [#33 LW] Loik Radzhabov

16

Francisco Trinaldo (42)	26-7-0	337
Last Fight: 7/25/2020 [UFC] vs [#76 LW] Jai Herbert

17

Alexander Hernandez (28)	12-3-0	300
Last Fight: 10/31/2020 [UFC] vs [#158 LW] Chris Gruetzemacher

18

Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (31)	18-2-0	283
Last Fight: 9/19/2020 [Absolute Championship Akhmat] vs [#55 LW] Alexander Sarnavskiy

19

Leonardo Santos (40)	18-3-1	282
Last Fight: 7/11/2020 [UFC] vs [#74 LW] Roman Bogatov

20

Patricky Freire (34)	23-9-0	272
Last Fight: 12/31/2019 [Rizin Fighting Federation] vs [#13 LW] Tofiq Musayev

21

Eduard Vartanyan (29)	20-4-0	240
Last Fight: 9/05/2020 [Absolute Championship Akhmat] vs [#59 LW] Mukhamed Kokov

22

1

Guram Kutateladze	12-2-0	235
Last Fight: 10/17/2020 [UFC] vs [#24 LW] Mateusz Gamrot

23

1

Goiti Yamauchi (28)	25-4-0	233
Last Fight: 12/29/2019 [BellatorFC] vs [#105 LW] Daron Cruickshank

24

Mateusz Gamrot (30)	17-1-0	233
Last Fight: 10/17/2020 [UFC] vs [#22 LW] Guram Kutateladze

25

Thiago Moises (25)	14-4-0	228
Last Fight: 10/31/2020 [UFC] vs [#30 LW] Bobby Green

Issue Date: 1/09/2021 (Official Release: #741)

Previous Official Release: 1/03/2021

Fighters who have dropped out: [#92] Damien Brown*, [#119] Matt Frevola*, [#127] Tatsuya Kawajiri*, [#143] Shamil Musaev+, [#233] Mike Davis*, [#292] Aleksi Mantykivi*, [#314] Paulo Henrique Laia+, [#456] Jonathan Cobb*, [#462] Carl Deaton*, [#542] Robby Ostovich*, [#567] Aleksandrs Cizovs*, [#621] Sebastien Di Franco*, [#668] Clay Harvison*

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