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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: 8/31/2025 (Official Release: #987)
Rating Formula:
Ranked Fighters: 1-25    >     >>
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Rank ↑ ↓ Fighter  (Age) Record Points
1  
RU Islam Makhachev  (33) 27-1-0
3298
Last Fight: 1/18/2025 [UFC] vs  [#13 LW] Renato Carneiro
Next Fight: 11/15/2025 [UFC] vs [#1 WW] Jack Della Maddalena
2  
ES Ilia Topuria  (28) 17-0-0
2967
Last Fight: 6/28/2025 [UFC] vs  [#4 LW] Charles Oliveira
 
3  
US Max Holloway  (33) 27-8-0
1486
Last Fight: 7/19/2025 [UFC] vs  [NR] Dustin Poirier
 
4  
BR Charles Oliveira  (35) 35-11-0
1361
Last Fight: 6/28/2025 [UFC] vs  [#2 LW] Ilia Topuria
 
5  
US Justin Gaethje  (36) 26-5-0
1188
Last Fight: 3/08/2025 [UFC] vs  [#11 LW] Rafael Fiziev
 
6  
NZ Dan Hooker  (35) ••• 24-12-0
737
Last Fight: 8/17/2024 [UFC] vs  [#7 LW] Mateusz Gamrot
 
7  
PL Mateusz Gamrot  (34) 25-3-0
731
Last Fight: 5/31/2025 [UFC] vs  [#42 LW] Ludovit Klein
 
8  
US Beneil Dariush  (36) 23-6-1
694
Last Fight: 6/28/2025 [UFC] vs  [#13 LW] Renato Carneiro
 
9  
RU Usman Nurmagomedov  (27) 19-0-0
614
Last Fight: 1/25/2025 [PFL] vs  [#14 LW] Paul Hughes
Next Fight: 10/03/2025 [PFL] vs [#14 LW] Paul Hughes
10  
UK Paddy Pimblett  (30) 23-3-0
589
Last Fight: 4/12/2025 [UFC] vs  [#22 LW] Michael Chandler
 
11  
AZ Rafael Fiziev  (32) • 13-4-0
573
Last Fight: 6/21/2025 [UFC] vs  [#25 LW] Ignacio Bahamondes
 
12  
RU Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov  (36) • 22-2-0
556
Last Fight: 7/11/2025 [ACA] vs  [#30 LW] Ali Bagov
 
13  
BR Renato Carneiro  (36) • 20-7-1
547
Last Fight: 6/28/2025 [UFC] vs  [#8 LW] Beneil Dariush
 
14  
UK Paul Hughes  (28) •• 14-2-0
521
Last Fight: 5/10/2025 [PFL] vs  [#50 LW] Bruno Miranda
Next Fight: 10/03/2025 [PFL] vs [#9 LW] Usman Nurmagomedov
15  
US Grant Dawson  (31) 23-2-1
463
Last Fight: 1/18/2025 [UFC] vs  [#26 LW] Diego Ferreira
 
16  
UK Alfie Davis  (33) 20-5-1
462
Last Fight: 8/15/2025 [PFL] vs  [#17 LW] Gadzhi Rabadanov
 
17  
RU Gadzhi Rabadanov  (32) 25-6-1
418
Last Fight: 8/15/2025 [PFL] vs  [#16 LW] Alfie Davis
 
18  
ES Joel Alvarez  (32) 22-3-0
338
Last Fight: 12/14/2024 [UFC] vs  [#45 LW] Drakkar Klose
 
19  
RU Eduard Vartanyan  (34) ••• 27-4-0
330
Last Fight: 8/16/2025 [Fight Nights Global] vs  [#91 LW] Akhmed Aliev
 
20  
BR Roberto Satoshi de Souza  (35) 19-3-0
326
Last Fight: 5/31/2025 [Rizin Fighting Federation] vs  [#200 LW] Won Bin Ki
Next Fight: 9/28/2025 [Rizin Fighting Federation] vs [#98 LW] Yoshinori Horie
21  
US Sidney Outlaw  (33) • 19-6-0
310
Last Fight: 10/18/2024 [Supreme Fight Night] vs  [#237 WW] Marco Elpidio
Next Fight: 9/14/2025 [ACA] vs [#181 LW] Lom-Ali Nalgiev
22  
US Michael Chandler  (39) 23-10-0
306
Last Fight: 4/12/2025 [UFC] vs  [#10 LW] Paddy Pimblett
 
23  
FR Benoit St. Denis  (29) 14-3-0
297
Last Fight: 5/10/2025 [UFC] vs  [#213 LW] Kyle Prepolec
Next Fight: 9/06/2025 [UFC] vs [#34 LW] Mauricio Ruffy
24  
RU Alexandr Shabliy  (32) 24-4-0
297
Last Fight: 9/07/2024 [BellatorFC] vs  [#9 LW] Usman Nurmagomedov
 
25  
US Ignacio Bahamondes  (28) • 18-6-0
296
Last Fight: 6/21/2025 [UFC] vs  [#11 LW] Rafael Fiziev
 

Issue Date: 8/31/2025 (Official Release: #987)

Previous Official Release: 8/24/2025

Fighters who have dropped out: [#123] Vener Galiev*, [#162] Axel Sola+, [#239] Bobby Lee+, [#268] Rogerio Sobrinho-, [#284] Magomed Kadimagomedov*, [#559] Erick Maia+, [#570] Vadim Ogar+, [#670] Ali Gunduz-, [#695] Martin Rafael+, [#751] Magomed Kurbanov*, [#783] Thiago Fernandes de Almeida-, [#825] Erick da Silva*, [#845] Kyung Min Song-, [#851] Alessandro Capone-, [#901] Luiz Fernando Santos+, [#1044] Dawid Adrian Jarowienko+, [#1124] Naif Tadeu Correa Junior+, [#1178] Ion Petrov+, [#1192] Guilherme Silva*, [#1193] Agasif Alikberov*, [#1225] Luiz Carlos Dietrich-, [#1291] Rakhim Djambouriev*

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

Ranked Fighters: 1-25    >     >>

2 thoughts on “Lightweight”

  1. Daniel Cerón Escudero says:
    December 22, 2024 at 10:17 pm

    Me gustaría reseñar que teneis puesto a joel alvarez (top 15 de la división del peso ligero de la ufc) con la bandera de Portugal cuando el es Español, asique me gustaría que arreglarais eso, un saludo

    Reply
    1. Oleg says:
      December 23, 2024 at 11:08 am

      Gracias, lo arreglaré.

      Reply

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