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: 11/28/2021 (Official Release: #788)

Rank

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Fighter (Age)

Record

Points

1

Dustin Poirier (32)	28-6-0	1584
Last Fight: 7/10/2021 [UFC] vs [#13 LW] Conor McGregor
Next Fight: 12/11/2021 [UFC] vs [#2 LW] Charles Oliveira

2

Charles Oliveira (32)	31-8-0	1345
Last Fight: 5/15/2021 [UFC] vs [#7 LW] Michael Chandler
Next Fight: 12/11/2021 [UFC] vs [#1 LW] Dustin Poirier

3

Justin Gaethje (33)	23-3-0	1301
Last Fight: 11/06/2021 [UFC] vs [#7 LW] Michael Chandler

4

Beneil Dariush (32)	21-4-1	826
Last Fight: 5/15/2021 [UFC] vs [#8 LW] Tony Ferguson
Next Fight: 2/26/2022 [UFC] vs [#6 LW] Islam Makhachev

5

Rafael dos Anjos (37)	30-13-0	753
Last Fight: 11/14/2020 [UFC] vs [NR] Paul Felder

6

Islam Makhachev (30)	21-1-0	669
Last Fight: 10/30/2021 [UFC] vs [#10 LW] Dan Hooker
Next Fight: 2/26/2022 [UFC] vs [#4 LW] Beneil Dariush

7

1

Michael Chandler (35)	22-7-0	612
Last Fight: 11/06/2021 [UFC] vs [#3 LW] Justin Gaethje

8

1

Tony Ferguson (37)	25-6-0	612
Last Fight: 5/15/2021 [UFC] vs [#4 LW] Beneil Dariush

9

Gregor Gillespie (34)	14-1-0	478
Last Fight: 5/08/2021 [UFC] vs [#11 LW] Diego Ferreira

10

Dan Hooker (31)	21-11-0	430
Last Fight: 10/30/2021 [UFC] vs [#6 LW] Islam Makhachev

11

Diego Ferreira (36)	17-4-0	407
Last Fight: 5/08/2021 [UFC] vs [#9 LW] Gregor Gillespie
Next Fight: 12/18/2021 [UFC] vs [#14 LW] Mateusz Gamrot

12

Raush Manfio (30)	15-3-0	405
Last Fight: 10/27/2021 [Professional Fighters League] vs [#30 LW] Loik Radzhabov

13

Conor McGregor (33)	22-6-0	384
Last Fight: 7/10/2021 [UFC] vs [#1 LW] Dustin Poirier

14

Mateusz Gamrot (30)	19-1-0	355
Last Fight: 7/17/2021 [UFC] vs [#75 LW] Jeremy Stephens
Next Fight: 12/18/2021 [UFC] vs [#11 LW] Diego Ferreira

15

Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (32)	19-2-0	278
Last Fight: 11/05/2021 [Absolute Championship Akhmat] vs [#43 LW] Hacran Dias

16

Rafael Fiziev (28)	10-1-0	278
Last Fight: 8/07/2021 [UFC] vs [#19 LW] Bobby Green
Next Fight: 12/04/2021 [UFC] vs [#22 LW] Brad Riddell

17

Arman Tsarukyan (25)	16-2-0	266
Last Fight: 9/18/2021 [UFC] vs [#74 LW] Christos Giagos

18

Olivier Aubin-Mercier (32)	13-5-0	266
Last Fight: 8/13/2021 [Professional Fighters League] vs [#282 LW] Darrell Horcher

19

Bobby Green (35)	28-12-1	266
Last Fight: 11/06/2021 [UFC] vs [NR] Al Iaquinta

20

Joel Alvarez (28)	19-2-0	261
Last Fight: 11/13/2021 [UFC] vs [#34 LW] Thiago Moises

21

Roberto de Souza (32)	12-1-0	254
Last Fight: 6/13/2021 [Rizin Fighting Federation] vs [#37 LW] Tofiq Musayev

22

Brad Riddell (30)	10-1-0	249
Last Fight: 6/12/2021 [UFC] vs [#32 LW] Drew Dober
Next Fight: 12/04/2021 [UFC] vs [#16 LW] Rafael Fiziev

23

Anthony Pettis (34)	24-12-0	249
Last Fight: 6/25/2021 [Professional Fighters League] vs [#12 LW] Raush Manfio

24

Natan Schulte (29)	21-4-1	243
Last Fight: 6/10/2021 [Professional Fighters League] vs [#63 LW] Alex Martinez

25

Damir Ismagulov (30)	23-1-0	242
Last Fight: 5/22/2021 [UFC] vs [#85 LW] Rafael Alves

Issue Date: 11/28/2021 (Official Release: #788)

Previous Official Release: 11/21/2021

Fighters who have dropped out: [#248] Adrian Zielinski+, [#258] Nikolay Samusev-, [#266] Sean Connor Fallon+, [#326] Ruslan Emilbek Uulu+, [#452] Aaron Canarte-, [#476] Austin Springer*, [#519] Devon Brock!, [#740] Vitezslav Rajnoch!, [#741] Joao Paulo de Moura e Silva!, [#742] Alex Torres!, [#743] A.J. Cunningham!, [#744] Wicaksono Wicaksono!, [#745] Matej Kuznik!, [#746] Brandon Phillips!, [#747] Sanzhar Azhibaev!, [#748] Gilber Ordonez!, [#749] Blake Donnelly!, [#750] Michael Barnett!

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