MMA Lightweight Rankings

MMA Lightweight Rankings
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UFC Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 26 Jan, 2023

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Islam Makhachev photo

UFC Lightweight Champion

Islam
Makhachev

23-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Australia flag Volkanovski (25-1-0) 11-Feb-2023
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
102 days - (3 months & 10 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Oliveira (33-8-0) SUB 2 22-Oct-2022
Time held
102 days - (3 months & 10 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
1
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Oliveira

33-9-0

2
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Dustin Poirier photo
Poirier

29-7-0

3
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Justin Gaethje photo
Gaethje

23-4-0

4
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Beneil Dariush photo
Dariush

22-4-1

5
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Michael Chandler photo
Chandler

23-8-0

6
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
Fiziev

12-1-0

7
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
Gamrot

21-2-0

8
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
Tsarukyan

19-3-0

9
Brazil flag
Rafael dos Anjos photo
Anjos

32-14-0

10
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Jalin Turner photo
Turner

13-5-0

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
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Drew Dober photo
Dober

26-11-0

15
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Grant Dawson photo
Dawson

19-1-1

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BELLATOR Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 02 Jan, 2023

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Usman Nurmagomedov photo

Bellator Lightweight Champion

Usman
Nurmagomedov

16-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United States flag Henderson (30-11-0) 10-Mar-2023
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
75 days - (2 months & 13 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pitbull (24-10-0) UD 5 18-Nov-2022
Time held
75 days - (2 months & 13 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
1
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Pitbull

24-11-0

2
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2
Musayev

19-4-0

3
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1
Henderson

30-11-0

4
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3
Outlaw

16-5-0

5
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4
Shabliy

22-3-0

6
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Brent Primus photo
5
Primus

11-3-0

7
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Islam Mamedov photo
6
Mamedov

22-2-1

8
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7
McKee Jr

20-1-0

9
Ireland flag
Peter Queally photo
8
Queally

13-7-1

10
Russian Federation flag
Gadzhi Rabadanov photo
9
Rabadanov

19-4-1

Dropped Out This Month

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Usman Nurmagomedov photo
Nurmagomedov

16-0-0

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TAPOLOGY Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 26 Jan, 2023

1
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Islam Makhachev photo
Makhachev

23-1-0

2
Brazil flag
Charles Oliveira photo
Oliveira

33-9-0

3
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Dustin Poirier photo
Poirier

29-7-0

4
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Beneil Dariush photo
Dariush

22-4-1

5
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Justin Gaethje photo
Gaethje

23-4-0

6
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
Fiziev

12-1-0

7
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Michael Chandler photo
Chandler

23-8-0

8
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
Gamrot

21-2-0

9
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
Tsarukyan

19-3-0

10
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Jalin Turner photo
Turner

13-5-0

11
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
Moicano

17-5-1

12
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Drew Dober photo
Dober

26-11-0

13
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Grant Dawson photo
Dawson

19-1-1

14
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
Hooker

22-12-0

15
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Gregor Gillespie photo
Gillespie

14-1-0

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Big upcoming Lightweight fights

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Flint Radatzke
Logan Thompson
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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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Elliot Compton
Allisson Barbosa
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Barbosa
1-0-0
Records
18-7-0
ONE Friday Fights 3
Friday, Feb 03 2023
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ONE Super App UK
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Anshul Jubli
Jeka Asparido Saragih
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Saragih
6-0-0
Records
13-2-0
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak
Saturday, Feb 04 2023
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Chris Gonzalez
Max Rohskopf
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Rohskopf
7-2-0
Records
7-1-0
Bellator 290
Saturday, Feb 04 2023
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Ryan Fathi
Triston Gwaltney
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Gwaltney
0-0-0
Records
5-1-0
LFA 152
Friday, Feb 10 2023
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Islam Makhachev photo
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Makhachev
Volkanovski
23-1-0
Records
25-1-0
UFC 284
Saturday, Feb 11 2023
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Jamie Mullarkey
Francisco Prado
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Prado
15-5-0
Records
11-0-0
UFC 284
Saturday, Feb 11 2023
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Elvin Espinoza
Damir Ferhatbegovic
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Ferhatbegovic
6-0-0
Records
6-2-1
PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 4
Friday, Feb 17 2023
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Josh Streacker
Ahmad Suhail Hassanzada
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Hassanzada
8-5-0
Records
8-2-0
LFA 153
Friday, Feb 17 2023
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Recent Lightweight results

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Milson Castro
Anderson Ferreira
Castro
Ferreira
14-3-0
Records
16-4-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 151
Saturday, Jan 28 2023
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Matheus Rocha
Jefferson Nascimento
Rocha
Nascimento
5-0-0
Records
6-0-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 151
Saturday, Jan 28 2023
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Lucas Barros
Cassio Barao
Barros
Barao
7-2-0
Records
7-0-0
MD 3
Result
MD 3
LFA 151
Saturday, Jan 28 2023
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Lucas Escobar
Gabriel Souza Galindo
Escobar
Galindo
3-1-0
Records
5-0-0
Sub 1
Result
Sub 1
LFA 151
Saturday, Jan 28 2023
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Joabson Alves
Manuel Robson Minoto
Alves
Minoto
0-0-0
Records
0-0-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 151
Saturday, Jan 28 2023
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Terrance McKinney
Ismael Bonfim
McKinney
Bonfim
13-4-0
Records
17-3-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
UFC 283
Saturday, Jan 21 2023
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Melquizael Costa
Moises
Costa
16-6-0
Records
19-5-0
Sub 2
Result
Sub 2
UFC 283
Saturday, Jan 21 2023
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Mateusz Rebecki
Nick Fiore
Rebecki
Fiore
16-1-0
Records
6-0-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov
Saturday, Jan 14 2023
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Cedric Katambwa
Adam Garcia
Katambwa
Garcia
2-0-0
Records
0-0-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 149
Friday, Jan 06 2023
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Johnny Case
Nobumitsu Osawa
Case
Osawa
27-9-0
Records
13-5-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
RIZIN 40
Saturday, Dec 31 2022

Lightweight MMA rankings

UFC Lightweight
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Russian Federation flag Islam Makhachev (23-1-0)

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
    (23-4-0)
  4. United States flag Beneil Dariush
    (22-4-1)
  5. United States flag Michael Chandler
    (23-8-0)
  6. Kyrgyzstan flag Rafael Fiziev
    (12-1-0)
  7. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (21-2-0)
  8. Armenia flag Arman Tsarukyan
    (19-3-0)
  9. Brazil flag Rafael dos Anjos
    (32-14-0)
  10. United States flag Jalin Turner
    (13-5-0)
  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 Drew Dober
    (26-11-0)
  15. United States flag Grant Dawson
    (19-1-1)
BELLATOR Lightweight
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Russian Federation flag Usman Nurmagomedov (16-0-0)

Bellator Lightweight Champion

  1. Brazil flag Patricky Pitbull
    (24-11-0)
  2. Azerbaijan flag Tofiq Musayev
    (19-4-0) 1
  3. United States flag Benson Henderson
    (30-11-0) 1
  4. United States flag Sidney Outlaw
    (16-5-0) -
  5. Russian Federation flag Alexander Shabliy
    (22-3-0) -
  6. United States flag Brent Primus
    (11-3-0) -
  7. Russian Federation flag Islam Mamedov
    (22-2-1) -
  8. United States flag AJ McKee Jr
    (20-1-0) -
  9. Ireland flag Peter Queally
    (13-7-1) -
  10. Russian Federation flag Gadzhi Rabadanov
    (19-4-1) -
Dropped Out This Month
TAPOLOGY Lightweight
  1. Russian Federation flag Islam Makhachev
    (23-1-0)
  2. Brazil flag Charles Oliveira
    (33-9-0)
  3. United States flag Dustin Poirier
    (29-7-0)
  4. United States flag Beneil Dariush
    (22-4-1)
  5. United States flag Justin Gaethje
    (23-4-0)
  6. Kyrgyzstan flag Rafael Fiziev
    (12-1-0)
  7. United States flag Michael Chandler
    (23-8-0)
  8. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (21-2-0)
  9. Armenia flag Arman Tsarukyan
    (19-3-0)
  10. United States flag Jalin Turner
    (13-5-0)
  11. Brazil flag Renato Moicano
    (17-5-1)
  12. United States flag Drew Dober
    (26-11-0)
  13. United States flag Grant Dawson
    (19-1-1)
  14. New Zealand flag Dan Hooker
    (22-12-0)
  15. United States flag Gregor Gillespie
    (14-1-0)