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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: 7/06/2025 (Official Release: #979)

Rank [Overall]

Fighter (Age)

Record

Points

1 [1]

Islam Makhachev (33)	27-1-0	3298
Last Fight: 1/18/2025 [UFC] vs [#14 LW] Renato Carneiro

2 [2]

Ilia Topuria (28)	17-0-0	2967
Last Fight: 6/28/2025 [UFC] vs [#4 LW] Charles Oliveira

3 [3]

Arman Tsarukyan (28) •	22-3-0	1464
Last Fight: 4/13/2024 [UFC] vs [#4 LW] Charles Oliveira

4 [4]

Charles Oliveira (35)	35-11-0	1361
Last Fight: 6/28/2025 [UFC] vs [#2 LW] Ilia Topuria

5 [5]

Max Holloway (33)	26-8-0	1259
Last Fight: 10/26/2024 [UFC] vs [#2 LW] Ilia Topuria
Next Fight: 7/19/2025 [UFC] vs [#7 LW] Dustin Poirier

6 [6]

Justin Gaethje (36)	26-5-0	1188
Last Fight: 3/08/2025 [UFC] vs [#13 LW] Rafael Fiziev

7 [7]

Dustin Poirier (36)	30-9-0	986
Last Fight: 6/01/2024 [UFC] vs [#1 LW] Islam Makhachev
Next Fight: 7/19/2025 [UFC] vs [#5 LW] Max Holloway

8 [8]

Dan Hooker (35) •••	24-12-0	763
Last Fight: 8/17/2024 [UFC] vs [#9 LW] Mateusz Gamrot

9 [9]

Mateusz Gamrot (34)	25-3-0	736
Last Fight: 5/31/2025 [UFC] vs [#48 LW] Ludovit Klein

10 [10]

Beneil Dariush (36)	23-6-1	694
Last Fight: 6/28/2025 [UFC] vs [#14 LW] Renato Carneiro

11 [12]

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

12 [13]

Rafael Fiziev (32) •	13-4-0	573
Last Fight: 6/21/2025 [UFC] vs [#28 LW] Ignacio Bahamondes

13 [14]

Renato Carneiro (36) •	20-7-1	547
Last Fight: 6/28/2025 [UFC] vs [#10 LW] Beneil Dariush

14 [18]

Grant Dawson (31)	23-2-1	463
Last Fight: 1/18/2025 [UFC] vs [#27 LW] Diego Ferreira

15 [19]

Joel Alvarez (32)	22-3-0	338
Last Fight: 12/14/2024 [UFC] vs [#55 LW] Drakkar Klose

16 [24]

Michael Chandler (39)	23-10-0	309
Last Fight: 4/12/2025 [UFC] vs [#12 LW] Paddy Pimblett

17 [25]

Benoit St. Denis (29)	14-3-0	301
Last Fight: 5/10/2025 [UFC] vs [#211 LW] Kyle Prepolec

18 [27]

Diego Ferreira (40)	19-6-0	300
Last Fight: 1/18/2025 [UFC] vs [#18 LW] Grant Dawson
Next Fight: 8/16/2025 [UFC] vs [#49 LW] Bobby Green

19 [28]

Ignacio Bahamondes (27) •	18-6-0	296
Last Fight: 6/21/2025 [UFC] vs [#13 LW] Rafael Fiziev

20 [30]

Jalin Turner (30) •••	14-9-0	289
Last Fight: 3/08/2025 [UFC] vs [#28 LW] Ignacio Bahamondes

21 [37]

Mauricio Ruffy (29)	12-1-0	252
Last Fight: 3/08/2025 [UFC] vs [#49 LW] Bobby Green

22 [39]

Jared Gordon (36)	21-7-0	241
Last Fight: 5/17/2025 [UFC] vs [#67 LW] Thiago Moises
Next Fight: 9/13/2025 [UFC] vs [#73 LW] Rafa Garcia

23 [42]

Fares Ziam (28)	17-4-0	233
Last Fight: 2/01/2025 [UFC] vs [#142 LW] Mike Davis

24 [44]

Mateusz Rebecki (32)	20-2-0	229
Last Fight: 10/26/2024 [UFC] vs [#45 LW] Myktybek Orolbai
Next Fight: 8/02/2025 [UFC] vs [#110 LW] Chris Duncan

25 [45]

Myktybek Orolbai (27)	14-2-2	229
Last Fight: 6/21/2025 [UFC] vs [#78 LW] Tofiq Musayev

26 [46]

Nasrat Haqparast (29)	18-5-0	227
Last Fight: 3/01/2025 [UFC] vs [#70 LW] Esteban Ribovics

27 [48]

Ludovit Klein (30)	23-5-1	218
Last Fight: 5/31/2025 [UFC] vs [#9 LW] Mateusz Gamrot

28 [49]

Bobby Green (38) •	32-17-1	208
Last Fight: 3/08/2025 [UFC] vs [#37 LW] Mauricio Ruffy
Next Fight: 8/16/2025 [UFC] vs [#27 LW] Diego Ferreira

29 [50]

Chase Hooper (25)	16-3-1	200
Last Fight: 4/12/2025 [UFC] vs [#80 LW] Jim Miller
Next Fight: 8/16/2025 [UFC] vs [#94 LW] Alexander Hernandez

30 [55]

Drakkar Klose (37)	15-3-1	181
Last Fight: 12/14/2024 [UFC] vs [#19 LW] Joel Alvarez
Next Fight: 8/16/2025 [UFC] vs [#46 FW] Edson Barboza

31 [58]

Nazim Sadykhov (31)	11-1-1	171
Last Fight: 6/21/2025 [UFC] vs [#167 LW] Nikolas Motta

32 [59]

Manuel Torres (30)	16-3-0	169
Last Fight: 3/29/2025 [UFC] vs [#77 LW] Drew Dober

33 [65]

Matt Frevola (35) ••	11-5-1	158
Last Fight: 9/28/2024 [UFC] vs [#42 LW] Fares Ziam

34 [66]

Trey Ogden (35)	18-7-0	157
Last Fight: 1/11/2025 [UFC] vs [#67 LW] Thiago Moises

35 [67]

Thiago Moises (30)	19-9-0	155
Last Fight: 5/17/2025 [UFC] vs [#39 LW] Jared Gordon

36 [70]

Esteban Ribovics (29)	14-2-0	148
Last Fight: 3/01/2025 [UFC] vs [#46 LW] Nasrat Haqparast
Next Fight: 8/02/2025 [UFC] vs [#97 LW] Elves Brener

37 [71]

Loik Radzhabov (34)	19-6-1	147
Last Fight: 7/20/2024 [UFC] vs [#66 LW] Trey Ogden

38 [72]

Mason Jones (30)	16-2-0	146
Last Fight: 5/03/2025 [UFC] vs [#279 LW] Jeremy Stephens
Next Fight: 9/06/2025 [UFC] vs [#187 LW] Bolaji Oki

39 [73]

Rafa Garcia (30)	17-4-0	146
Last Fight: 3/29/2025 [UFC] vs [#303 LW] Vinc Pichel
Next Fight: 9/13/2025 [UFC] vs [#39 LW] Jared Gordon

40 [76]

Daniel Zellhuber (25)	15-2-0	141
Last Fight: 9/14/2024 [UFC] vs [#70 LW] Esteban Ribovics
Next Fight: 7/19/2025 [UFC] vs [#82 LW] Michael Johnson

41 [77]

Drew Dober (36) ••	27-15-0	140
Last Fight: 3/29/2025 [UFC] vs [#59 LW] Manuel Torres

42 [78]

Tofiq Musayev (35)	22-6-0	138
Last Fight: 6/21/2025 [UFC] vs [#45 LW] Myktybek Orolbai

43 [80]

Jim Miller (41) •	38-19-0	137
Last Fight: 4/12/2025 [UFC] vs [#50 LW] Chase Hooper

44 [82]

Michael Johnson (39)	23-19-0	137
Last Fight: 12/14/2024 [UFC] vs [#529 LW] Ottman Azaitar
Next Fight: 7/19/2025 [UFC] vs [#76 LW] Daniel Zellhuber

45 [86]

Chris Padilla (29)	16-6-0	134
Last Fight: 3/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#123 LW] Jai Herbert

46 [94]

Alexander Hernandez (32)	16-8-0	123
Last Fight: 3/15/2025 [UFC] vs [#160 LW] Kurt Holobaugh
Next Fight: 8/16/2025 [UFC] vs [#50 LW] Chase Hooper

47 [95]

Kaue Fernandes (30)	10-2-0	123
Last Fight: 3/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#135 LW] Guram Kutateladze

48 [97]

Elves Brener (27) •	16-5-0	122
Last Fight: 8/03/2024 [UFC] vs [#19 LW] Joel Alvarez
Next Fight: 8/02/2025 [UFC] vs [#70 LW] Esteban Ribovics

49 [103]

Nurullo Aliev (25)	10-0-0	120
Last Fight: 1/11/2025 [UFC] vs [NR] Joe Solecki

50 [107]

Mairon Santos (25)	16-1-0	116
Last Fight: 5/17/2025 [UFC] vs [#189 LW] Sodiq Yusuff

51 [108]

Joaquim Silva (36)	13-5-0	114
Last Fight: 5/04/2024 [UFC] vs [#55 LW] Drakkar Klose

52 [110]

Chris Duncan (32)	13-2-0	110
Last Fight: 3/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#247 LW] Jordan Vucenic
Next Fight: 8/02/2025 [UFC] vs [#44 LW] Mateusz Rebecki

53 [117]

Quillan Salkilld (25)	9-1-0	105
Last Fight: 6/07/2025 [UFC] vs [#191 LW] Yanal Ashmouz

54 [119]

Ismael Bonfim (29)	20-5-0	104
Last Fight: 2/15/2025 [UFC] vs [#58 LW] Nazim Sadykhov

55 [120]

Marquel Mederos (28)	11-1-0	102
Last Fight: 6/07/2025 [UFC] vs [#255 LW] Mark Choinski

56 [123]

Jai Herbert (37)	13-6-1	102
Last Fight: 3/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#86 LW] Chris Padilla

57 [124]

Tony Ferguson (41)	25-11-0	101
Last Fight: 8/03/2024 [UFC] vs [#18 WW] Michael Chiesa

58 [130]

Terrance McKinney (30)	17-7-0	98
Last Fight: 6/28/2025 [UFC] vs [#230 LW] Viacheslav Borshchev

59 [131]

Jordan Leavitt (30)	12-3-0	95
Last Fight: 5/31/2025 [UFC] vs [#160 LW] Kurt Holobaugh

60 [133]

Zhu Rong (25)	26-6-0	94
Last Fight: 2/08/2025 [UFC] vs [#337 LW] Kody Steele

61 [135]

Guram Kutateladze (33)	13-5-0	92
Last Fight: 3/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#95 LW] Kaue Fernandes

62 [136]

Dom Mar Fan (25) ••	7-2-0	92
Last Fight: 5/23/2025 [UFC] vs [#155 LW] Yuji Ephoevi-Ga

63 [142]

Mike Davis (32)	11-3-0	90
Last Fight: 2/01/2025 [UFC] vs [#42 LW] Fares Ziam
Next Fight: 7/12/2025 [UFC] vs [NR] Mitch Ramirez

64 [149]

Clay Guida (43) •	38-25-0	86
Last Fight: 12/07/2024 [UFC] vs [#50 LW] Chase Hooper

65 [154]

Tom Nolan (25)	9-1-0	83
Last Fight: 2/08/2025 [UFC] vs [#230 LW] Viacheslav Borshchev

66 [155]

Yuji Ephoevi-Ga (25) •	11-1-0	83
Last Fight: 5/23/2025 [UFC] vs [#136 LW] Dom Mar Fan

67 [158]

Gabriel Green (32)	12-5-0	81
Last Fight: 5/17/2025 [UFC] vs [#266 LW] Matheus Camilo

68 [160]

Kurt Holobaugh (38)	21-10-0	80
Last Fight: 5/31/2025 [UFC] vs [#131 LW] Jordan Leavitt

69 [163]

Roosevelt Roberts (31)	12-6-0	79
Last Fight: 9/28/2024 [UFC] vs [#48 LW] Ludovit Klein

70 [164]

Mansher Khera (33)	10-0-0	78
Last Fight: 5/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#312 LW] Aziz Khaydarov

71 [166]

Evan Elder (28)	10-2-0	78
Last Fight: 4/26/2025 [UFC] vs [#316 LW] Gauge Young

72 [167]

Nikolas Motta (32)	15-6-0	78
Last Fight: 6/21/2025 [UFC] vs [#58 LW] Nazim Sadykhov

73 [175]

Austin Hubbard (33)	16-9-0	75
Last Fight: 3/29/2025 [UFC] vs [#120 LW] Marquel Mederos

74 [182]

Jamie Mullarkey (30) •	17-8-0	70
Last Fight: 5/04/2024 [UFC] vs [#37 LW] Mauricio Ruffy

75 [187]

Bolaji Oki (29)	10-2-0	69
Last Fight: 5/31/2025 [UFC] vs [#442 LW] Michael Aswell
Next Fight: 9/06/2025 [UFC] vs [#72 LW] Mason Jones

76 [189]

Sodiq Yusuff (32)	13-5-0	68
Last Fight: 5/17/2025 [UFC] vs [#107 LW] Mairon Santos

77 [191]

Yanal Ashmouz (30)	8-2-0	66
Last Fight: 6/07/2025 [UFC] vs [#117 LW] Quillan Salkilld

78 [194]

Kaynan Kruschewsky (34)	15-3-0	65
Last Fight: 7/20/2024 [UFC] vs [#160 LW] Kurt Holobaugh

79 [211]

Kyle Prepolec (35)	18-9-0	60
Last Fight: 5/10/2025 [UFC] vs [#25 LW] Benoit St. Denis

80 [230]

Viacheslav Borshchev (33) •	8-6-1	57
Last Fight: 6/28/2025 [UFC] vs [#130 LW] Terrance McKinney

81 [247]

Jordan Vucenic (29)	13-4-0	53
Last Fight: 3/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#110 LW] Chris Duncan

82 [255]

Mark Choinski (29)	8-1-0	52
Last Fight: 6/07/2025 [UFC] vs [#120 LW] Marquel Mederos

83 [262]

Trevor Peek (30) •	9-3-0	51
Last Fight: 9/07/2024 [UFC] vs [#191 LW] Yanal Ashmouz

84 [266]

Matheus Camilo (24)	9-3-0	51
Last Fight: 5/17/2025 [UFC] vs [#158 LW] Gabriel Green

85 [279]

Jeremy Stephens (39)	29-22-0	49
Last Fight: 5/03/2025 [UFC] vs [#72 LW] Mason Jones

86 [282]

Jae Hyun Park (23)	8-3-0	48
Last Fight: 5/23/2025 [UFC] vs [#389 LW] Jack Becker

87 [294]

Maheshate Hayisaer (25) •	10-4-0	46
Last Fight: 11/23/2024 [UFC] vs [#167 LW] Nikolas Motta

88 [300]

Ricky Glenn (36)	22-9-2	46
Last Fight: 8/17/2024 [UFC] vs [#128 WW] Kenan Song

89 [303]

Vinc Pichel (42) •	14-5-0	45
Last Fight: 3/29/2025 [UFC] vs [#73 LW] Rafa Garcia

90 [310]

Sang Wook Kim (31)	12-3-0	45
Last Fight: 5/23/2025 [UFC] vs [#737 LW] Daichi Kamiya

91 [312]

Aziz Khaydarov (31) •	23-7-0	44
Last Fight: 5/22/2025 [UFC] vs [#164 LW] Mansher Khera

92 [316]

Gauge Young (24) •	9-3-0	44
Last Fight: 4/26/2025 [UFC] vs [#166 LW] Evan Elder

93 [333]

Yawei Ren	9-3-0	42
Last Fight: 5/23/2025 [UFC] vs [#933 LW] Deni Daffa

94 [337]

Kody Steele (30)	7-1-0	42
Last Fight: 2/08/2025 [UFC] vs [#133 LW] Zhu Rong

95 [364]

Rolando Bedoya (28)	14-4-0	40
Last Fight: 8/03/2024 [UFC] vs [#123 LW] Jai Herbert

96 [389]

Jack Becker (32) •	13-6-0	38
Last Fight: 5/23/2025 [UFC] vs [#282 LW] Jae Hyun Park

97 [391]

Anshul Jubli (30)	7-2-0	37
Last Fight: 2/08/2025 [UFC] vs [#117 LW] Quillan Salkilld

98 [407]

Michal Figlak (28)	8-2-0	37
Last Fight: 4/27/2024 [UFC] vs [#175 LW] Austin Hubbard

99 [433]

Gabriel Benitez (37)	23-12-0	35
Last Fight: 4/27/2024 [UFC] vs [#294 LW] Maheshate Hayisaer

100 [442]

Michael Aswell (24)	10-3-0	34
Last Fight: 5/31/2025 [UFC] vs [#187 LW] Bolaji Oki

101 [515]

Mohammad Yahya (31)	12-5-0	30
Last Fight: 8/03/2024 [UFC] vs [#95 LW] Kaue Fernandes
Next Fight: 7/26/2025 [UFC] vs [NR] Steven Nguyen

102 [524]

Dennis Buzukja (27)	12-5-0	30
Last Fight: 8/24/2024 [UFC] vs [#257 FW] Francis Marshall

103 [527]

Damir Hadzovic (38)	14-8-0	30
Last Fight: 2/01/2025 [UFC] vs [#130 LW] Terrance McKinney

104 [529]

Ottman Azaitar (35) •	13-3-0	30
Last Fight: 12/14/2024 [UFC] vs [#82 LW] Michael Johnson

105 [575]

Victor Martinez (33)	13-6-0	29
Last Fight: 5/18/2024 [UFC] vs [#154 LW] Tom Nolan

106 [737]

Daichi Kamiya (26)	6-1-0	24
Last Fight: 5/23/2025 [UFC] vs [#310 LW] Sang Wook Kim

107 [933]

Deni Daffa (25)	6-2-0	20
Last Fight: 5/23/2025 [UFC] vs [#333 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.
  
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