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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: 10/19/2025 (Official Release: #994)

Rank [Overall]

Fighter (Age)

Record

Points

1 [1]

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 [2]

Ilia Topuria (28)	17-0-0	2967
Last Fight: 6/28/2025 [UFC] vs [#3 LW] Charles Oliveira

3 [3]

Charles Oliveira (36)	36-11-0	1536
Last Fight: 10/11/2025 [UFC] vs [#9 LW] Mateusz Gamrot

4 [4]

Max Holloway (33)	27-8-0	1486
Last Fight: 7/19/2025 [UFC] vs [NR] Dustin Poirier

5 [5]

Justin Gaethje (36)	26-5-0	1188
Last Fight: 3/08/2025 [UFC] vs [#11 LW] Rafael Fiziev

6 [7]

Beneil Dariush (36)	23-6-1	694
Last Fight: 6/28/2025 [UFC] vs [#13 LW] Renato Carneiro
Next Fight: 11/15/2025 [UFC] vs [#18 LW] Benoit St. Denis

7 [8]

Dan Hooker (35) •••	24-12-0	684
Last Fight: 8/17/2024 [UFC] vs [#9 LW] Mateusz Gamrot
Next Fight: 11/22/2025 [UFC] vs [NR] Arman Tsarukyan

8 [9]

Mateusz Gamrot (34)	25-4-0	636
Last Fight: 10/11/2025 [UFC] vs [#3 LW] Charles Oliveira

9 [10]

Paddy Pimblett (30)	23-3-0	589
Last Fight: 4/12/2025 [UFC] vs [#24 LW] Michael Chandler

10 [11]

Rafael Fiziev (32) •	13-4-0	573
Last Fight: 6/21/2025 [UFC] vs [#25 LW] Ignacio Bahamondes

11 [13]

Renato Carneiro (36) •	20-7-1	542
Last Fight: 6/28/2025 [UFC] vs [#7 LW] Beneil Dariush

12 [15]

Grant Dawson (31)	23-2-1	463
Last Fight: 1/18/2025 [UFC] vs [#38 LW] Diego Ferreira
Next Fight: 12/06/2025 [UFC] vs [#62 LW] Manuel Torres

13 [18]

Benoit St. Denis (29)	15-3-0	378
Last Fight: 9/06/2025 [UFC] vs [#47 LW] Mauricio Ruffy
Next Fight: 11/15/2025 [UFC] vs [#7 LW] Beneil Dariush

14 [22]

Alexander Hernandez (33)	18-8-0	327
Last Fight: 9/13/2025 [UFC] vs [#38 LW] Diego Ferreira

15 [24]

Michael Chandler (39)	23-10-0	303
Last Fight: 4/12/2025 [UFC] vs [#10 LW] Paddy Pimblett

16 [25]

Ignacio Bahamondes (28) •	18-6-0	297
Last Fight: 6/21/2025 [UFC] vs [#11 LW] Rafael Fiziev

17 [28]

Jalin Turner (30) •••	14-9-0	282
Last Fight: 3/08/2025 [UFC] vs [#25 LW] Ignacio Bahamondes

18 [34]

Rafa Garcia (31)	18-4-0	238
Last Fight: 9/13/2025 [UFC] vs [#55 LW] Jared Gordon

19 [35]

Fares Ziam (28)	17-4-0	233
Last Fight: 2/01/2025 [UFC] vs [#126 LW] Mike Davis
Next Fight: 12/06/2025 [UFC] vs [#61 LW] Nazim Sadykhov

20 [37]

Nasrat Haqparast (30)	18-5-0	227
Last Fight: 3/01/2025 [UFC] vs [#53 LW] Esteban Ribovics
Next Fight: 10/25/2025 [UFC] vs [#110 LW] Quillan Salkilld

21 [38]

Diego Ferreira (40)	19-7-0	226
Last Fight: 9/13/2025 [UFC] vs [#22 LW] Alexander Hernandez

22 [41]

Ludovit Klein (30)	23-5-1	216
Last Fight: 5/31/2025 [UFC] vs [#9 LW] Mateusz Gamrot
Next Fight: 10/25/2025 [UFC] vs [#52 LW] Mateusz Rebecki

23 [43]

Drakkar Klose (37)	16-3-1	209
Last Fight: 8/16/2025 [UFC] vs [#138 LW] Edson Barboza

24 [44]

Chris Duncan (32)	14-2-0	202
Last Fight: 8/02/2025 [UFC] vs [#52 LW] Mateusz Rebecki
Next Fight: 12/06/2025 [UFC] vs [#128 LW] Terrance McKinney

25 [47]

Mauricio Ruffy (29) •	12-2-0	196
Last Fight: 9/06/2025 [UFC] vs [#18 LW] Benoit St. Denis

26 [48]

Bobby Green (39) •	32-17-1	196
Last Fight: 3/08/2025 [UFC] vs [#47 LW] Mauricio Ruffy

27 [52]

Mateusz Rebecki (33)	20-3-0	184
Last Fight: 8/02/2025 [UFC] vs [#44 LW] Chris Duncan
Next Fight: 10/25/2025 [UFC] vs [#41 LW] Ludovit Klein

28 [53]

Esteban Ribovics (29)	15-2-0	182
Last Fight: 8/02/2025 [UFC] vs [#102 LW] Elves Brener

29 [55]

Jared Gordon (37)	21-8-0	180
Last Fight: 9/13/2025 [UFC] vs [#34 LW] Rafa Garcia

30 [56]

Kyle Nelson (34)	17-6-1	176
Last Fight: 10/18/2025 [UFC] vs [#85 LW] Matt Frevola

31 [58]

Michael Johnson (39)	24-19-0	174
Last Fight: 7/19/2025 [UFC] vs [#93 LW] Daniel Zellhuber

32 [61]

Nazim Sadykhov (31)	11-1-1	171
Last Fight: 6/21/2025 [UFC] vs [#166 LW] Nikolas Motta
Next Fight: 12/06/2025 [UFC] vs [#35 LW] Fares Ziam

33 [62]

Manuel Torres (30)	16-3-0	169
Last Fight: 3/29/2025 [UFC] vs [#74 LW] Drew Dober
Next Fight: 12/06/2025 [UFC] vs [#15 LW] Grant Dawson

34 [66]

Mason Jones (30)	17-2-0	161
Last Fight: 9/06/2025 [UFC] vs [#202 LW] Bolaji Oki

35 [67]

Thiago Moises (30)	19-9-0	155
Last Fight: 5/17/2025 [UFC] vs [#55 LW] Jared Gordon

36 [68]

Trey Ogden (35)	18-7-0	153
Last Fight: 1/11/2025 [UFC] vs [#67 LW] Thiago Moises

37 [69]

Kaue Fernandes (30)	11-2-0	152
Last Fight: 9/06/2025 [UFC] vs [#276 LW] Harry Hardwick

38 [74]

Drew Dober (37) •	28-15-0	148
Last Fight: 10/18/2025 [UFC] vs [#320 LW] Kyle Prepolec

39 [75]

Chase Hooper (26)	16-4-1	147
Last Fight: 8/16/2025 [UFC] vs [#22 LW] Alexander Hernandez

40 [77]

Jim Miller (42) •	38-19-0	137
Last Fight: 4/12/2025 [UFC] vs [#75 LW] Chase Hooper

41 [80]

Tofiq Musayev (35) •	22-6-0	135
Last Fight: 6/21/2025 [UFC] vs [#46 WW] Myktybek Orolbai

42 [82]

Joaquim Silva (36)	14-5-0	134
Last Fight: 9/13/2025 [UFC] vs [#114 LW] Claudio Puelles

43 [83]

Chris Padilla (30)	16-6-0	134
Last Fight: 3/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#116 LW] Jai Herbert
Next Fight: 11/08/2025 [UFC] vs [#120 LW] Ismael Bonfim

44 [85]

Matt Frevola (35) ••	11-6-1	133
Last Fight: 10/18/2025 [UFC] vs [#56 LW] Kyle Nelson

45 [93]

Daniel Zellhuber (26)	15-3-0	121
Last Fight: 7/19/2025 [UFC] vs [#58 LW] Michael Johnson

46 [96]

Nurullo Aliev (26)	10-0-0	120
Last Fight: 1/11/2025 [UFC] vs [NR] Joe Solecki

47 [102]

Elves Brener (28) •	16-6-0	113
Last Fight: 8/02/2025 [UFC] vs [#53 LW] Esteban Ribovics

48 [104]

Zhu Rong (25)	27-6-0	112
Last Fight: 8/23/2025 [UFC] vs [#179 LW] Austin Hubbard

49 [109]

Daniel Santos (30) •	15-2-0	105
Last Fight: 10/04/2025 [UFC] vs [#436 LW] Joo Sang Yoo

50 [110]

Quillan Salkilld (25)	9-1-0	105
Last Fight: 6/07/2025 [UFC] vs [#194 LW] Yanal Ashmouz
Next Fight: 10/25/2025 [UFC] vs [#37 LW] Nasrat Haqparast

51 [113]

Marquel Mederos (28)	11-1-0	102
Last Fight: 6/07/2025 [UFC] vs [#262 LW] Mark Choinski

52 [114]

Claudio Puelles (29)	12-6-0	102
Last Fight: 9/13/2025 [UFC] vs [#82 LW] Joaquim Silva

53 [116]

Jai Herbert (37)	13-6-1	102
Last Fight: 3/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#83 LW] Chris Padilla

54 [120]

Ismael Bonfim (29)	20-5-0	101
Last Fight: 2/15/2025 [UFC] vs [#61 LW] Nazim Sadykhov
Next Fight: 11/08/2025 [UFC] vs [#83 LW] Chris Padilla

55 [121]

Dom Mar Fan (25) •	8-2-0	100
Last Fight: 8/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#297 LW] Jae Hyun Park

56 [125]

Tom Nolan (25)	10-1-0	99
Last Fight: 9/27/2025 [UFC] vs [#318 LW] Charlie Campbell

57 [126]

Mike Davis (33)	12-3-0	99
Last Fight: 7/12/2025 [UFC] vs [#404 LW] Mitch Ramirez

58 [128]

Terrance McKinney (31)	17-7-0	98
Last Fight: 6/28/2025 [UFC] vs [#241 LW] Viacheslav Borshchev
Next Fight: 12/06/2025 [UFC] vs [#44 LW] Chris Duncan

59 [134]

Jordan Leavitt (30)	12-3-0	95
Last Fight: 5/31/2025 [UFC] vs [#165 LW] Kurt Holobaugh

60 [138]

Edson Barboza (39) •	24-13-0	91
Last Fight: 8/16/2025 [UFC] vs [#43 LW] Drakkar Klose

61 [140]

Guram Kutateladze (33)	13-5-0	90
Last Fight: 3/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#69 LW] Kaue Fernandes

62 [142]

Tony Ferguson (41)	25-11-0	89
Last Fight: 8/03/2024 [UFC] vs [#18 WW] Michael Chiesa

63 [146]

Jamie Mullarkey (31) •	18-8-0	87
Last Fight: 9/27/2025 [UFC] vs [#422 LW] Rolando Bedoya

64 [151]

Clay Guida (43) ••	38-25-0	85
Last Fight: 12/07/2024 [UFC] vs [#75 LW] Chase Hooper

65 [156]

Gabriel Green (32)	12-5-0	81
Last Fight: 5/17/2025 [UFC] vs [#273 LW] Matheus Camilo

66 [163]

Evan Elder (28)	10-2-0	78
Last Fight: 4/26/2025 [UFC] vs [#229 LW] Gauge Young

67 [164]

Mansher Khera (33)	10-0-0	78
Last Fight: 5/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#326 LW] Aziz Khaydarov

68 [165]

Kurt Holobaugh (39)	21-10-0	78
Last Fight: 5/31/2025 [UFC] vs [#134 LW] Jordan Leavitt

69 [166]

Nikolas Motta (32)	15-6-0	78
Last Fight: 6/21/2025 [UFC] vs [#61 LW] Nazim Sadykhov

70 [178]

Roosevelt Roberts (31)	12-6-0	74
Last Fight: 9/28/2024 [UFC] vs [#41 LW] Ludovit Klein

71 [179]

Austin Hubbard (33)	16-10-0	74
Last Fight: 8/23/2025 [UFC] vs [#104 LW] Zhu Rong

72 [191]

Sodiq Yusuff (32)	13-5-0	67
Last Fight: 5/17/2025 [UFC] vs [#58 FW] Mairon Santos

73 [194]

Yanal Ashmouz (30)	8-2-0	66
Last Fight: 6/07/2025 [UFC] vs [#110 LW] Quillan Salkilld

74 [202]

Bolaji Oki (29)	10-3-0	64
Last Fight: 9/06/2025 [UFC] vs [#66 LW] Mason Jones

75 [223]

Sang Wook Kim (32)	13-3-0	59
Last Fight: 8/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#574 LW] Yawei Ren

76 [229]

Gauge Young (25) •	10-3-0	57
Last Fight: 8/23/2025 [UFC] vs [#374 LW] Maheshate Hayisaer

77 [241]

Viacheslav Borshchev (33) •	8-6-1	56
Last Fight: 6/28/2025 [UFC] vs [#128 LW] Terrance McKinney

78 [262]

Mark Choinski (29)	8-1-0	52
Last Fight: 6/07/2025 [UFC] vs [#113 LW] Marquel Mederos

79 [264]

Jordan Vucenic (29)	13-4-0	52
Last Fight: 3/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#44 LW] Chris Duncan
Next Fight: 11/15/2025 [Cage Warriors] vs [#344 LW] Torpal Merjoev

80 [273]

Matheus Camilo (24)	9-3-0	51
Last Fight: 5/17/2025 [UFC] vs [#156 LW] Gabriel Green
Next Fight: 10/25/2025 [UFC] vs [NR] Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady

81 [276]

Harry Hardwick •	13-4-1	50
Last Fight: 9/06/2025 [UFC] vs [#69 LW] Kaue Fernandes

82 [288]

Jeremy Stephens (39)	29-22-0	48
Last Fight: 5/03/2025 [UFC] vs [#66 LW] Mason Jones

83 [294]

Trevor Peek (30) •	9-3-0	47
Last Fight: 9/07/2024 [UFC] vs [#194 LW] Yanal Ashmouz

84 [297]

Jae Hyun Park (23) •	8-4-0	46
Last Fight: 8/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#121 LW] Dom Mar Fan

85 [312]

Vinc Pichel (42) •	14-5-0	45
Last Fight: 3/29/2025 [UFC] vs [#34 LW] Rafa Garcia

86 [318]

Charlie Campbell (30)	9-3-0	44
Last Fight: 9/27/2025 [UFC] vs [#125 LW] Tom Nolan

87 [320]

Kyle Prepolec (36)	18-10-0	44
Last Fight: 10/18/2025 [UFC] vs [#74 LW] Drew Dober

88 [326]

Aziz Khaydarov (32) •	23-7-0	44
Last Fight: 5/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#164 LW] Mansher Khera

89 [343]

Kody Steele (30)	7-1-0	42
Last Fight: 2/08/2025 [UFC] vs [#104 LW] Zhu Rong

90 [355]

Ricky Glenn (36)	22-9-2	41
Last Fight: 8/17/2024 [UFC] vs [#129 WW] Kenan Song

91 [374]

Maheshate Hayisaer (25) •	10-5-0	40
Last Fight: 8/23/2025 [UFC] vs [#229 LW] Gauge Young

92 [404]

Mitch Ramirez (32)	8-3-0	38
Last Fight: 7/12/2025 [UFC] vs [#126 LW] Mike Davis

93 [413]

Jack Becker (32) •	13-6-0	37
Last Fight: 5/23/2025 [UFC] vs [#297 LW] Jae Hyun Park

94 [416]

Anshul Jubli (30)	7-2-0	37
Last Fight: 2/08/2025 [UFC] vs [#110 LW] Quillan Salkilld

95 [422]

Rolando Bedoya (28)	14-5-0	36
Last Fight: 9/27/2025 [UFC] vs [#146 LW] Jamie Mullarkey

96 [436]

Joo Sang Yoo (31) ••	9-1-0	36
Last Fight: 10/04/2025 [UFC] vs [#109 LW] Daniel Santos

97 [538]

Dennis Buzukja (28)	12-5-0	30
Last Fight: 8/24/2024 [UFC] vs [#247 FW] Francis Marshall

98 [539]

Damir Hadzovic (39)	14-8-0	30
Last Fight: 2/01/2025 [UFC] vs [#128 LW] Terrance McKinney

99 [545]

Ottman Azaitar (35) •	13-3-0	30
Last Fight: 12/14/2024 [UFC] vs [#58 LW] Michael Johnson

100 [574]

Yawei Ren (27)	9-4-0	29
Last Fight: 8/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#223 LW] Sang Wook Kim

101 [741]

Daichi Kamiya (26)	6-1-0	24
Last Fight: 5/23/2025 [UFC] vs [#223 LW] Sang Wook Kim

102 [946]

Deni Daffa (26)	6-2-0	20
Last Fight: 5/23/2025 [UFC] vs [#574 LW] Yawei Ren

2 thoughts on “Lightweight”

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

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

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