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Fight Matrix

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: 6/22/2025 (Official Release: #977)
Rating Formula:
Ranked Fighters: 1-25    >     >>
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Rank ↑ ↓ Fighter  (Age) Record Points
2  
AM Arman Tsarukyan  (28) • 22-3-0
1495
Last Fight: 4/13/2024 [UFC] vs  [#3 LW] Charles Oliveira
 
10  
RU Usman Nurmagomedov  (27) 19-0-0
614
Last Fight: 1/25/2025 [Professional Fighters League] vs  [#13 LW] Paul Hughes
 
13 1
UK Paul Hughes  (28) •• 14-2-0
521
Last Fight: 5/10/2025 [Professional Fighters League] vs  [#48 LW] Bruno Miranda
 
23 1
FR Benoit St. Denis  (29) 14-3-0
302
Last Fight: 5/10/2025 [UFC] vs  [#213 LW] Kyle Prepolec
 
26 9
US Ignacio Bahamondes  (27) • 18-6-0
296
Last Fight: 6/21/2025 [UFC] vs  [#12 LW] Rafael Fiziev
 
28  
RU Akbar Abdullaev  (27) 12-0-0
288
Last Fight: 1/10/2025 [One Fighting Championship] vs  [#60 LW] Kai Tang
 
29  
NZ Jay-Jay Wilson  (27) • 11-1-0
274
Last Fight: 4/18/2025 [Professional Fighters League] vs  [#39 LW] Mads Burnell
 
31 14
US Archie Colgan  (29) 12-0-0
260
Last Fight: 6/20/2025 [Professional Fighters League] vs  [#54 LW] Mansour Barnaoui
 
32 2
FR Salahdine Parnasse  (27) • 21-2-0
259
Last Fight: 5/10/2025 [KSW] vs  [#406 LW] Marian Ziolkowski
 
33 2
RU Bibert Tumenov  (28) 14-2-0
256
Last Fight: 12/15/2024 [Absolute Championship Akhmat] vs  [#59 LW] Raush Manfio
 
35 3
BR Mauricio Ruffy  (29) 12-1-0
252
Last Fight: 3/08/2025 [UFC] vs  [#46 LW] Bobby Green
 
38 2
FR Fares Ziam  (28) 17-4-0
233
Last Fight: 2/01/2025 [UFC] vs  [#139 LW] Mike Davis
 
41 9
KG Myktybek Orolbai  (27) 14-2-2
229
Last Fight: 6/21/2025 [UFC] vs  [#77 LW] Tofiq Musayev
 
42 2
DE Nasrat Haqparast  (29) 18-5-0
227
Last Fight: 3/01/2025 [UFC] vs  [#68 LW] Esteban Ribovics
 
43 2
NL Losene Keita  (27) • 16-1-0
226
Last Fight: 12/29/2024 [Oktagon MMA] vs  [#57 WW] Ronald Paradeiser
 
47 1
US Chase Hooper  (25) 16-3-1
200
Last Fight: 4/12/2025 [UFC] vs  [#79 LW] Jim Miller
Next Fight: 8/16/2025 [UFC] vs [#93 LW] Alexander Hernandez
60 1
CN Kai Tang  (29) 19-4-0
166
Last Fight: 1/10/2025 [One Fighting Championship] vs  [#28 LW] Akbar Abdullaev
 
68 1
AR Esteban Ribovics  (29) 14-2-0
148
Last Fight: 3/01/2025 [UFC] vs  [#42 LW] Nasrat Haqparast
 
74  
JP Shunta Nomura  (27) 9-2-0
142
Last Fight: 3/30/2025 [Rizin Fighting Federation] vs  [#89 LW] Luiz Gustavo
Next Fight: 7/27/2025 [Rizin Fighting Federation] vs [#52 LW] Patricky Freire
75  
MX Daniel Zellhuber  (25) 15-2-0
141
Last Fight: 9/14/2024 [UFC] vs  [#68 LW] Esteban Ribovics
Next Fight: 7/19/2025 [UFC] vs [#80 LW] Michael Johnson
83 1
US Chris Padilla  (29) 16-6-0
134
Last Fight: 3/22/2025 [UFC] vs  [#124 LW] Jai Herbert
 
89 1
BR Luiz Gustavo  (29) • 14-4-0
125
Last Fight: 3/30/2025 [Rizin Fighting Federation] vs  [#74 LW] Shunta Nomura
 
90 1
BR Manoel Sousa  (28) 12-1-0
124
Last Fight: 3/28/2025 [Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA)] vs  [#367 LW] Lucas Barros Oliveira
 
92 2
BR Samuel Silva  (29) 13-4-1
124
Last Fight: 3/21/2025 [Cage Warriors] vs  [#194 LW] George Hardwick
Next Fight: 9/02/2025 [Dana Whites Contender Series] vs [#186 LW] Mandel Nallo
95 1
BR Elves Brener  (27) • 16-5-0
123
Last Fight: 8/03/2024 [UFC] vs  [#18 LW] Joel Alvarez
 

Issue Date: 6/22/2025 (Official Release: #977)

Previous Official Release: 6/15/2025

Fighters who have dropped out: [#146] Emmanuel Sanchez+, [#152] Elismar Lima-, [#180] Pieter Buist+, [#288] Alejandro Flores-, [#303] Michelangelo Colangelo*, [#378] Keita Nakamura*, [#433] Walter Cogliandro-, [#570] Matt Turnbull-, [#573] Alexey Lyapunov+, [#733] Nonato Junior-, [#813] Ariel Gonzalez-, [#1028] Hyram Rodriguez+, [#1060] Alovset Mamiev*, [#1122] Erick Ruano-, [#1142] Miguel Barrientos!, [#1205] Shalbuz Esedullaev!, [#1280] Muslim Nurmagomedov-, [#1283] Keishi Yagi!, [#1364] Ruslan Haniev!, [#1417] Faz Ali!, [#1421] Bruno Nunes!, [#1426] Daniel Wander Moreira da Conceicao!, [#1428] Eduard Martirosyan!

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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