MMA Lightweight Rankings

MMA Lightweight Rankings
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UFC Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 25 Apr, 2024

Russian Federation flag
Islam Makhachev photo

UFC Lightweight Champion

Islam
Makhachev

25-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United States flag Poirier (30-8-0) 01-Jun-2024
Last defence
Australia flag Volkanovski (26-2-0) KO 1 21-Oct-2023
Time inactive
192 days - (6 months & 9 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Oliveira (33-8-0) SUB 2 22-Oct-2022
Time held
556 days - (1 year & 6 months)
Total defences
2
Oct 21 2023
KO 1 Australia flag Volkanovski (26-2-0)
Feb 11 2023
UD 5 Australia flag Volkanovski (25-1-0)
Activity average
Every 278 days - (9 months & 3 days)
1
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
Tsarukyan

22-3-0

2
Brazil flag
Charles Oliveira photo
1
Oliveira

34-10-0

3
United States flag
Justin Gaethje photo
2
Gaethje

25-5-0

4
United States flag
Dustin Poirier photo
3
Poirier

30-8-0

5
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
4
Gamrot

24-2-0

6
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
5
Dariush

22-6-1

7
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
6
Chandler

23-8-0

8
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
7
Fiziev

12-3-0

9
United States flag
Max Holloway photo
8
Holloway

26-7-0

10
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
9
Moicano

19-5-1

11
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
10
Hooker

23-12-0

12
United States flag
Jalin Turner photo
11
Turner

14-8-0

13
France flag
Benoit Saint-Denis photo
12
Saint-Denis

13-2-0

14
Brazil flag
Rafael dos Anjos photo
13
Anjos

32-16-0

15
United States flag
Bobby Green photo
14
Green

32-15-1

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BELLATOR Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 14 Dec, 2023

Russian Federation flag
Usman Nurmagomedov photo

Bellator Lightweight Champion

Usman
Nurmagomedov

18-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Primus (12-3-0) UD 5 07-Oct-2023
Time inactive
206 days - (6 months & 23 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pitbull (24-10-0) UD 5 18-Nov-2022
Time held
529 days - (1 year & 5 months)
Total defences
2
Oct 07 2023
UD 5 United States flag Primus (12-3-0)
Mar 10 2023
SUB 1 United States flag Henderson (30-11-0)
Activity average
Every 265 days - (8 months & 21 days)
1
Russian Federation flag
Alexander Shabliy photo
1
Shabliy

24-3-0

2
Azerbaijan flag
Tofiq Musayev photo
2
Musayev

22-5-0

3
Brazil flag
Patricky Pitbull photo
Pitbull

25-13-0

4
United States flag
Brent Primus photo
3
Primus

13-3-0

5
United States flag
AJ McKee Jr photo
5
McKee Jr

22-1-0

6
Russian Federation flag
Islam Mamedov photo
6
Mamedov

23-3-1

7
United States flag
Sidney Outlaw photo
4
Outlaw

17-6-0

8
Russian Federation flag
Gadzhi Rabadanov photo
7
Rabadanov

21-4-1

9
United States flag
Archie Colgan photo
9
Colgan

9-0-0

10
New Zealand flag
Jay Jay Wilson photo
8
Wilson

10-1-0

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TAPOLOGY Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 25 Apr, 2024

1
Russian Federation flag
Islam Makhachev photo
Makhachev

25-1-0

2
Brazil flag
Charles Oliveira photo
1
Oliveira

34-10-0

3
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
2
Tsarukyan

22-3-0

4
United States flag
Dustin Poirier photo
5
Poirier

30-8-0

5
United States flag
Justin Gaethje photo
4
Gaethje

25-5-0

6
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
3
Gamrot

24-2-0

7
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
6
Dariush

22-6-1

8
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
7
Fiziev

12-3-0

9
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
8
Moicano

19-5-1

10
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
10
Chandler

23-8-0

11
United States flag
Jalin Turner photo
9
Turner

14-8-0

12
France flag
Benoit Saint-Denis photo
11
Saint-Denis

13-2-0

13
United States flag
Bobby Green photo
13
Green

32-15-1

14
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
12
Hooker

23-12-0

15
United States flag
Max Holloway photo
Holloway

26-7-0

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United States flag
Grant Dawson photo
Dawson

20-2-1

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Big upcoming Lightweight fights

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0-0-0
Records
0-0-0
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Friday, Nov 04 2022
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Friday, May 03 2024
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9-1-0
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17-7-0
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Diego Ferreira photo
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18-5-0
Records
19-1-0
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Recent Lightweight results

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Maheshate
Gabriel Benitez photo
Maheshate
Benitez
9-3-0
Records
23-11-0
SD 3
Result
SD 3
UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez
Saturday, Apr 27 2024
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Austin Hubbard
Mike Figlak
Hubbard
Figlak
15-7-0
Records
8-1-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez
Saturday, Apr 27 2024
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James Llontop
Chris Padilla
Llontop
Padilla
14-2-0
Records
9-4-0
Sub 1
Result
Sub 1
UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez
Saturday, Apr 27 2024
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Nikita Kulshin
Cedric Gunnison
Kulshin
Gunnison
5-0-0
Records
7-2-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
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Friday, Apr 26 2024
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Michael Blockhus
Jonathan Griffin
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Griffin
0-0-0
Records
3-3-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 182
Friday, Apr 26 2024
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Akonne Wanliss
Sahil Siraj
Wanliss
Siraj
7-2-0
Records
9-2-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
OKTAGON 56
Saturday, Apr 20 2024
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George Staines
Tomas Ciganik
Staines
Ciganik
1-0-0
Records
1-1-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
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Saturday, Apr 20 2024
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Konstantinos Ntelis
Jan Quaeyhaegens photo
Ntelis
Quaeyhaegens
8-2-0
Records
11-5-0
Sub 2
Result
Sub 2
Cage Warriors 171
Saturday, Apr 20 2024
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Denis Frimpong
Callum Mullen
Frimpong
Mullen
2-2-0
Records
6-2-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
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Saturday, Apr 20 2024
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Jordan Stronge
photo
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SD 3
Result
SD 3
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Saturday, Apr 20 2024

Lightweight MMA rankings

UFC Lightweight
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Russian Federation flag Islam Makhachev (25-1-0)

UFC Lightweight Champion

  1. Armenia flag Arman Tsarukyan
    (22-3-0) -
  2. Brazil flag Charles Oliveira
    (34-10-0) -
  3. United States flag Justin Gaethje
    (25-5-0) -
  4. United States flag Dustin Poirier
    (30-8-0) -
  5. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (24-2-0) -
  6. United States flag Beneil Dariush
    (22-6-1) -
  7. United States flag Michael Chandler
    (23-8-0) -
  8. Kyrgyzstan flag Rafael Fiziev
    (12-3-0) -
  9. United States flag Max Holloway
    (26-7-0) -
  10. Brazil flag Renato Moicano
    (19-5-1) -
  11. New Zealand flag Dan Hooker
    (23-12-0) -
  12. United States flag Jalin Turner
    (14-8-0) -
  13. France flag Benoit Saint-Denis
    (13-2-0) -
  14. Brazil flag Rafael dos Anjos
    (32-16-0) -
  15. United States flag Bobby Green
    (32-15-1) -
BELLATOR Lightweight
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Russian Federation flag Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0-0)

Bellator Lightweight Champion

  1. Russian Federation flag Alexander Shabliy
    (24-3-0) 1
  2. Azerbaijan flag Tofiq Musayev
    (22-5-0) 1
  3. Brazil flag Patricky Pitbull
    (25-13-0) 2
  4. United States flag Brent Primus
    (13-3-0) -
  5. United States flag AJ McKee Jr
    (22-1-0) 1
  6. Russian Federation flag Islam Mamedov
    (23-3-1) 1
  7. United States flag Sidney Outlaw
    (17-6-0) 2
  8. Russian Federation flag Gadzhi Rabadanov
    (21-4-1) -
  9. United States flag Archie Colgan
    (9-0-0) 1
  10. New Zealand flag Jay Jay Wilson
    (10-1-0) 1
TAPOLOGY Lightweight
  1. Russian Federation flag Islam Makhachev
    (25-1-0) -
  2. Brazil flag Charles Oliveira
    (34-10-0) -
  3. Armenia flag Arman Tsarukyan
    (22-3-0) -
  4. United States flag Dustin Poirier
    (30-8-0) 2
  5. United States flag Justin Gaethje
    (25-5-0) -
  6. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (24-2-0) 2
  7. United States flag Beneil Dariush
    (22-6-1) -
  8. Kyrgyzstan flag Rafael Fiziev
    (12-3-0) -
  9. Brazil flag Renato Moicano
    (19-5-1) -
  10. United States flag Michael Chandler
    (23-8-0) 1
  11. United States flag Jalin Turner
    (14-8-0) 1
  12. France flag Benoit Saint-Denis
    (13-2-0) -
  13. United States flag Bobby Green
    (32-15-1) 1
  14. New Zealand flag Dan Hooker
    (23-12-0) 1
  15. United States flag Max Holloway
    (26-7-0)
Dropped Out This Month