MMA Lightweight Rankings

MMA Lightweight Rankings
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UFC Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 30 Nov, 2023

Russian Federation flag
Islam Makhachev photo

UFC Lightweight Champion

Islam
Makhachev

25-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Australia flag Volkanovski (26-2-0) KO 1 21-Oct-2023
Time inactive
45 days - (1 month & 15 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Oliveira (33-8-0) SUB 2 22-Oct-2022
Time held
409 days - (1 year & 1 month)
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 205 days - (6 months & 22 days)
1
Brazil flag
Charles Oliveira photo
Oliveira

34-9-0

2
United States flag
Justin Gaethje photo
1
Gaethje

25-4-0

3
United States flag
Dustin Poirier photo
2
Poirier

29-8-0

4
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
3
Dariush

22-6-1

5
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
4
Chandler

23-8-0

6
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
5
Gamrot

23-2-0

7
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
6
Fiziev

12-3-0

8
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
7
Tsarukyan

21-3-0

9
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
8
Hooker

23-12-0

10
Brazil flag
Rafael dos Anjos photo
9
Anjos

32-15-0

11
France flag
Benoit Saint-Denis photo
10
Saint-Denis

13-1-0

12
United States flag
Jalin Turner photo
11
Turner

14-7-0

13
United States flag
Bobby Green photo
12
Green

31-15-1

14
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
13
Moicano

17-5-1

15
United States flag
Drew Dober photo
14
Dober

27-12-0

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BELLATOR Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 23 Nov, 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
59 days - (1 month & 29 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pitbull (24-10-0) UD 5 18-Nov-2022
Time held
382 days - (1 year & 17 days)
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 191 days - (6 months & 8 days)
1
Brazil flag
Patricky Pitbull photo
Pitbull

25-12-0

2
Russian Federation flag
Alexander Shabliy photo
1
Shabliy

24-3-0

3
Azerbaijan flag
Tofiq Musayev photo
2
Musayev

22-5-0

4
United States flag
Brent Primus photo
3
Primus

12-4-0

5
United States flag
Sidney Outlaw photo
4
Outlaw

17-6-0

6
United States flag
AJ McKee Jr photo
5
McKee Jr

21-1-0

7
Russian Federation flag
Islam Mamedov photo
6
Mamedov

23-3-1

8
Russian Federation flag
Gadzhi Rabadanov photo
7
Rabadanov

20-4-1

9
New Zealand flag
Jay Jay Wilson photo
8
Wilson

10-1-0

10
United States flag
Archie Colgan photo
9
Colgan

9-0-0

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TAPOLOGY Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 30 Nov, 2023

1
Russian Federation flag
Islam Makhachev photo
Makhachev

25-1-0

2
Brazil flag
Charles Oliveira photo
1
Oliveira

34-9-0

3
United States flag
Justin Gaethje photo
2
Gaethje

25-4-0

4
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
3
Dariush

22-6-1

5
United States flag
Dustin Poirier photo
4
Poirier

29-8-0

6
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
5
Gamrot

23-2-0

7
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
6
Fiziev

12-3-0

8
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
7
Tsarukyan

21-3-0

9
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
8
Chandler

23-8-0

10
United States flag
Bobby Green photo
10
Green

31-15-1

11
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
9
Hooker

23-12-0

12
United States flag
Jalin Turner photo
11
Turner

14-7-0

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

13-1-0

14
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
14
Moicano

17-5-1

15
United States flag
Grant Dawson photo
12
Dawson

20-2-1

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Recent Lightweight results

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Turner
Green
13-7-0
Records
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KO 1
Result
KO 1
UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Saturday, Dec 02 2023
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Dariush
Tsarukyan
22-5-0
Records
20-3-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
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Saturday, Dec 02 2023
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Clay Guida
Joaquim Silva
Guida
Silva
38-22-0
Records
12-4-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
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Saturday, Dec 02 2023
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13-3-0
Records
13-2-0
KO 1
Result
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Saturday, Nov 25 2023
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Mercier
24-10-0
Records
20-5-0
UD 5
Result
UD 5
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Friday, Nov 24 2023
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Nikolas Motta
Trey Ogden
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Ogden
13-5-0
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Saturday, Nov 18 2023
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Jordan Leavitt
Chase Hooper
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Hooper
11-2-0
Records
12-3-0
Sub 1
Result
Sub 1
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Saturday, Nov 18 2023
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Pieter Buist
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Buist
8-0-0
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UD 3
Bellator 301
Friday, Nov 17 2023
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25-11-0
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Lightweight MMA rankings

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

UFC Lightweight Champion

  1. Brazil flag Charles Oliveira
    (34-9-0) -
  2. United States flag Justin Gaethje
    (25-4-0) -
  3. United States flag Dustin Poirier
    (29-8-0) -
  4. United States flag Beneil Dariush
    (22-6-1) -
  5. United States flag Michael Chandler
    (23-8-0) -
  6. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (23-2-0) -
  7. Kyrgyzstan flag Rafael Fiziev
    (12-3-0) -
  8. Armenia flag Arman Tsarukyan
    (21-3-0) -
  9. New Zealand flag Dan Hooker
    (23-12-0) -
  10. Brazil flag Rafael dos Anjos
    (32-15-0) -
  11. France flag Benoit Saint-Denis
    (13-1-0) -
  12. United States flag Jalin Turner
    (14-7-0) -
  13. United States flag Bobby Green
    (31-15-1) -
  14. Brazil flag Renato Moicano
    (17-5-1) -
  15. United States flag Drew Dober
    (27-12-0) -
BELLATOR Lightweight
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Russian Federation flag Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0-0)

Bellator Lightweight Champion

  1. Brazil flag Patricky Pitbull
    (25-12-0) -
  2. Russian Federation flag Alexander Shabliy
    (24-3-0) -
  3. Azerbaijan flag Tofiq Musayev
    (22-5-0) -
  4. United States flag Brent Primus
    (12-4-0) -
  5. United States flag Sidney Outlaw
    (17-6-0) -
  6. United States flag AJ McKee Jr
    (21-1-0) -
  7. Russian Federation flag Islam Mamedov
    (23-3-1) -
  8. Russian Federation flag Gadzhi Rabadanov
    (20-4-1) -
  9. New Zealand flag Jay Jay Wilson
    (10-1-0) -
  10. United States flag Archie Colgan
    (9-0-0) -
TAPOLOGY Lightweight
  1. Russian Federation flag Islam Makhachev
    (25-1-0) -
  2. Brazil flag Charles Oliveira
    (34-9-0) -
  3. United States flag Justin Gaethje
    (25-4-0) -
  4. United States flag Beneil Dariush
    (22-6-1) -
  5. United States flag Dustin Poirier
    (29-8-0) -
  6. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (23-2-0) -
  7. Kyrgyzstan flag Rafael Fiziev
    (12-3-0) -
  8. Armenia flag Arman Tsarukyan
    (21-3-0) -
  9. United States flag Michael Chandler
    (23-8-0) -
  10. United States flag Bobby Green
    (31-15-1) 1
  11. New Zealand flag Dan Hooker
    (23-12-0) 1
  12. United States flag Jalin Turner
    (14-7-0) -
  13. France flag Benoit Saint-Denis
    (13-1-0) 1
  14. Brazil flag Renato Moicano
    (17-5-1) 1
  15. United States flag Grant Dawson
    (20-2-1) 2