MMA Lightweight Rankings

MMA Lightweight Rankings
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UFC Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 26 May, 2023

Russian Federation flag
Islam Makhachev photo

UFC Lightweight Champion

Islam
Makhachev

24-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Australia flag Volkanovski (25-1-0) UD 5 11-Feb-2023
Time inactive
106 days - (3 months & 17 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Oliveira (33-8-0) SUB 2 22-Oct-2022
Time held
218 days - (7 months & 6 days)
Total defences
1
Feb 11 2023
UD 5 Australia flag Volkanovski (25-1-0)
Activity average
Every 218 days - (7 months & 6 days)
1
Brazil flag
Charles Oliveira photo
Oliveira

33-9-0

2
United States flag
Dustin Poirier photo
Poirier

29-7-0

3
United States flag
Justin Gaethje photo
Gaethje

24-4-0

4
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
Dariush

22-4-1

5
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
Chandler

23-8-0

6
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
Fiziev

12-2-0

7
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
Gamrot

22-2-0

8
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
Tsarukyan

19-3-0

9
Brazil flag
Rafael dos Anjos photo
Anjos

32-14-0

10
United States flag
Jalin Turner photo
Turner

13-6-0

11
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
Hooker

22-12-0

12
Kazakhstan flag
Damir Ismagulov photo
Ismagulov

24-2-0

13
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
Moicano

17-5-1

14
United States flag
Matt Frevola photo
Frevola

11-3-1

15
United States flag
Grant Dawson photo
Dawson

19-1-1

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BELLATOR Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 23 May, 2023

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Usman Nurmagomedov photo

Bellator Lightweight Champion

Usman
Nurmagomedov

17-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Henderson (30-11-0) SUB 1 10-Mar-2023
Time inactive
79 days - (2 months & 18 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pitbull (24-10-0) UD 5 18-Nov-2022
Time held
191 days - (6 months & 10 days)
Total defences
1
Mar 10 2023
SUB 1 United States flag Henderson (30-11-0)
Activity average
Every 191 days - (6 months & 10 days)
1
Russian Federation flag
Alexander Shabliy photo
Shabliy

23-3-0

2
Brazil flag
Patricky Pitbull photo
1
Pitbull

24-11-0

3
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Tofiq Musayev photo
2
Musayev

20-5-0

4
United States flag
Brent Primus photo
3
Primus

12-3-0

5
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AJ McKee Jr photo
5
McKee Jr

20-1-0

6
United States flag
Sidney Outlaw photo
4
Outlaw

16-5-0

7
Russian Federation flag
Islam Mamedov photo
6
Mamedov

22-2-1

8
Russian Federation flag
Gadzhi Rabadanov photo
8
Rabadanov

19-4-1

9
Tunisia flag
Mansour Barnaoui photo
7
Barnaoui

20-5-0

10
United States flag
Archie Colgan photo
9
Colgan

7-0-0

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TAPOLOGY Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 25 May, 2023

1
Russian Federation flag
Islam Makhachev photo
Makhachev

24-1-0

2
Brazil flag
Charles Oliveira photo
Oliveira

33-9-0

3
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
Dariush

22-4-1

4
United States flag
Dustin Poirier photo
Poirier

29-7-0

5
United States flag
Justin Gaethje photo
Gaethje

24-4-0

6
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
Gamrot

22-2-0

7
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
Fiziev

12-2-0

8
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
Tsarukyan

19-3-0

9
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
Chandler

23-8-0

10
United States flag
Jalin Turner photo
Turner

13-6-0

11
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
Moicano

17-5-1

12
United States flag
Grant Dawson photo
Dawson

19-1-1

13
United States flag
Matt Frevola photo
Frevola

11-3-1

14
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
Hooker

22-12-0

15
Brazil flag
Thiago Moises photo
Moises

17-6-0

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Big upcoming Lightweight fights

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Flint Radatzke
Logan Thompson
Radatzke
Thompson
1-3-0
Records
0-0-0
BFL 72
Thursday, Apr 28 2022
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Manuel Robson Minoto
Allan Oliveira
Minoto
Oliveira
0-0-0
Records
0-0-0
LFA 146
Friday, Nov 04 2022
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Lucas Gabriel
Ibragim Shaymanov
Gabriel
Shaymanov
6-1-0
Records
5-3-0
ONE Friday Fights 15
Friday, May 05 2023
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ONE Super App UK
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Ali Kabdulla
Richard Godoy
Kabdulla
Godoy
7-1-1
Records
15-4-0
ONE Friday Fights 18
Friday, May 26 2023
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ONE Super App UK
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Jovidon Khojaev
Sunni Imhotep
Khojaev
Imhotep
2-1-0
Records
2-1-0
Cage Warriors 155
Friday, Jun 02 2023
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Bill Wilson
Bobby Winther
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Winther
0-0-0
Records
4-0-0
Cage Warriors 155
Friday, Jun 02 2023
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Teddy Adlington-Stringer
Bryant Shell
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15-8-0
Records
0-4-0
Cage Warriors 155
Friday, Jun 02 2023
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James Lynch
Kyle Driscoll
Lynch
Driscoll
6-3-0
Records
13-4-0
Cage Warriors 155
Friday, Jun 02 2023
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Jim Miller photo
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Miller
Gordon
35-17-0
Records
19-6-0
UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi
Saturday, Jun 03 2023
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BT Sport 1
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Guram Kutateladze
Jamie Mullarkey
Kutateladze
Mullarkey
12-3-0
Records
16-5-0
UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi
Saturday, Jun 03 2023
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ESPN
UK show
BT Sport 1

Recent Lightweight results

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Anderson Ferreira
Junior Luiz
Ferreira
Luiz
17-4-0
Records
8-4-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 159
Saturday, May 27 2023
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Brazil flag
Manuel Robson Minoto
Juan Pablo Vieira
Minoto
Vieira
0-0-0
Records
3-0-0
Sub 1
Result
Sub 1
LFA 159
Saturday, May 27 2023
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Chase Hooper
Nick Fiore
Hooper
Fiore
11-3-0
Records
6-1-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2
Saturday, May 20 2023
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Michael Johnson
Diego Ferreira photo
Johnson
Ferreira
21-18-0
Records
17-5-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2
Saturday, May 20 2023
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Maheshate
Slava Borshchev
Maheshate
Borshchev
9-2-0
Records
6-3-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2
Saturday, May 20 2023
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Cedric Katambwa
Austin Wourms
Katambwa
Wourms
3-0-0
Records
5-4-0
NC
Result
NC
LFA 158
Friday, May 19 2023
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United States flag
Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani photo
Jacobi Jones photo
Lebosnoyani
Jones
4-1-0
Records
4-1-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
LFA 158
Friday, May 19 2023
Lightweight championship
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United States flag
Alex Martinez
Tyler Jones
Martinez
Jones
0-0-0
Records
0-0-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 158
Friday, May 19 2023
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Tim Wilde
Chris Gonzalez
Wilde
Gonzalez
15-4-0
Records
8-2-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
Bellator MMA Paris
Friday, May 12 2023
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Saul Rogers
Davy Gallon
Rogers
Gallon
15-5-0
Records
21-8-0
Sub 1
Result
Sub 1
Bellator MMA Paris
Friday, May 12 2023

Lightweight MMA rankings

UFC Lightweight
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Russian Federation flag Islam Makhachev (24-1-0)

UFC Lightweight Champion

  1. Brazil flag Charles Oliveira
    (33-9-0)
  2. United States flag Dustin Poirier
    (29-7-0)
  3. United States flag Justin Gaethje
    (24-4-0)
  4. United States flag Beneil Dariush
    (22-4-1)
  5. United States flag Michael Chandler
    (23-8-0)
  6. Kyrgyzstan flag Rafael Fiziev
    (12-2-0)
  7. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (22-2-0)
  8. Armenia flag Arman Tsarukyan
    (19-3-0)
  9. Brazil flag Rafael dos Anjos
    (32-14-0)
  10. United States flag Jalin Turner
    (13-6-0)
  11. New Zealand flag Dan Hooker
    (22-12-0)
  12. Kazakhstan flag Damir Ismagulov
    (24-2-0)
  13. Brazil flag Renato Moicano
    (17-5-1)
  14. United States flag Matt Frevola
    (11-3-1)
  15. United States flag Grant Dawson
    (19-1-1)
BELLATOR Lightweight
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Russian Federation flag Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0-0)

Bellator Lightweight Champion

  1. Russian Federation flag Alexander Shabliy
    (23-3-0) -
  2. Brazil flag Patricky Pitbull
    (24-11-0) -
  3. Azerbaijan flag Tofiq Musayev
    (20-5-0) -
  4. United States flag Brent Primus
    (12-3-0) -
  5. United States flag AJ McKee Jr
    (20-1-0) 1
  6. United States flag Sidney Outlaw
    (16-5-0) 1
  7. Russian Federation flag Islam Mamedov
    (22-2-1) -
  8. Russian Federation flag Gadzhi Rabadanov
    (19-4-1) 1
  9. Tunisia flag Mansour Barnaoui
    (20-5-0) 1
  10. United States flag Archie Colgan
    (7-0-0) -
TAPOLOGY Lightweight
  1. Russian Federation flag Islam Makhachev
    (24-1-0)
  2. Brazil flag Charles Oliveira
    (33-9-0)
  3. United States flag Beneil Dariush
    (22-4-1)
  4. United States flag Dustin Poirier
    (29-7-0)
  5. United States flag Justin Gaethje
    (24-4-0)
  6. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (22-2-0)
  7. Kyrgyzstan flag Rafael Fiziev
    (12-2-0)
  8. Armenia flag Arman Tsarukyan
    (19-3-0)
  9. United States flag Michael Chandler
    (23-8-0)
  10. United States flag Jalin Turner
    (13-6-0)
  11. Brazil flag Renato Moicano
    (17-5-1)
  12. United States flag Grant Dawson
    (19-1-1)
  13. United States flag Matt Frevola
    (11-3-1)
  14. New Zealand flag Dan Hooker
    (22-12-0)
  15. Brazil flag Thiago Moises
    (17-6-0)