MMA Lightweight Rankings

MMA Lightweight Rankings
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UFC Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 25 Jul, 2024

Russian Federation flag
Islam Makhachev photo

UFC Lightweight Champion

Islam
Makhachev

26-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Poirier (30-8-0) SUB 5 01-Jun-2024
Time inactive
56 days - (1 month & 26 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Oliveira (33-8-0) SUB 2 22-Oct-2022
Time held
644 days - (1 year & 9 months)
Total defences
3
Jun 01 2024
SUB 5 United States flag Poirier (30-8-0)
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 215 days - (7 months & 2 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

30-9-0

5
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
4
Gamrot

24-2-0

6
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
5
Chandler

23-8-0

7
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
6
Dariush

22-6-1

8
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
7
Fiziev

12-3-0

9
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
France flag
Benoit Saint-Denis photo
11
Saint-Denis

13-2-0

13
United States flag
Jalin Turner photo
12
Turner

14-8-0

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
Russian Federation flag Shabliy (24-3-0) 07-Sep-2024
Last defence
United States flag Primus (12-3-0) UD 5 07-Oct-2023
Time inactive
294 days - (9 months & 20 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pitbull (24-10-0) UD 5 18-Nov-2022
Time held
617 days - (1 year & 8 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 309 days - (10 months & 5 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

25-14-0

4
United States flag
Brent Primus photo
3
Primus

14-3-0

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

22-4-1

9
United States flag
Archie Colgan photo
9
Colgan

10-0-0

10
New Zealand flag
Jay Jay Wilson photo
8
Wilson

10-1-0

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TAPOLOGY Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 25 Jul, 2024

1
Russian Federation flag
Islam Makhachev photo
Makhachev

26-1-0

2
Brazil flag
Charles Oliveira photo
1
Oliveira

34-10-0

3
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
2
Tsarukyan

22-3-0

4
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
4
Gamrot

24-2-0

5
United States flag
Justin Gaethje photo
3
Gaethje

25-5-0

6
United States flag
Dustin Poirier photo
5
Poirier

30-9-0

7
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
6
Fiziev

12-3-0

8
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
7
Dariush

22-6-1

9
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
8
Moicano

19-5-1

10
United States flag
Jalin Turner photo
10
Turner

14-8-0

11
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
11
Hooker

23-12-0

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

13-2-0

13
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
9
Chandler

23-8-0

14
United States flag
Bobby Green photo
13
Green

32-15-1

15
United States flag
Grant Dawson photo
14
Dawson

21-2-1

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Big upcoming Lightweight fights

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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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Bobby Green photo
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Green
Pimblett
32-15-1
Records
21-3-0
UFC 304 – Manchester
Saturday, Jul 27 2024
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Sergio Cossio
Dedrek Sanders
Cossio
Sanders
19-9-1
Records
8-4-0
PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs
Friday, Aug 02 2024
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Guram Kutateladze
Jordan Vucenic
Kutateladze
Vucenic
12-4-0
Records
13-2-0
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Saturday, Aug 03 2024
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Jai Herbert
Rolando Bedoya
Herbert
Bedoya
12-5-1
Records
14-3-0
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Saturday, Aug 03 2024
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TNT Sports 1
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Joel Alvarez
Elves Brenner
Alvarez
Brenner
20-3-0
Records
16-4-0
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Saturday, Aug 03 2024
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Mohammad Yahya
Kaue Fernandes
Yahya
Fernandes
12-4-0
Records
8-2-0
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Saturday, Aug 03 2024
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Brent Primus photo
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Primus
Collard
14-3-0
Records
25-13-0
PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs
Friday, Aug 16 2024
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Gadzhi Rabadanov
Michael Dufort
Rabadanov
Dufort
22-4-1
Records
13-5-0
PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs
Friday, Aug 16 2024
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Elvin Espinoza
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Espinoza
Burnell
10-1-0
Records
19-6-0
PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs
Friday, Aug 16 2024
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DAZN Global

Recent Lightweight results

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Mason Jones photo
Michael Pagani
Jones
Pagani
14-2-0
Records
7-0-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
Cage Warriors 175: Bellandi vs. Roos
Thursday, Jul 25 2024
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Ieuan Davies
Adam Shelley
Davies
Shelley
4-0-0
Records
5-2-0
Sub 2
Result
Sub 2
Cage Warriors 175: Bellandi vs. Roos
Thursday, Jul 25 2024
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Matthew Camilleri
Emanuele Sabatino
Camilleri
Sabatino
7-2-0
Records
5-1-0
SD 3
Result
SD 3
Cage Warriors 175: Bellandi vs. Roos
Thursday, Jul 25 2024
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Simone Patrizi photo
Diego Dickson
Patrizi
Dickson
6-2-0
Records
4-3-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
Cage Warriors 175: Bellandi vs. Roos
Thursday, Jul 25 2024
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Samuel Blasco
Adam Cullen
Blasco
Cullen
10-10-0
Records
7-2-0
KO 3
Result
KO 3
Cage Warriors 175: Bellandi vs. Roos
Thursday, Jul 25 2024
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Losene Keita
Predrag Bogdanovic
Keita
Bogdanovic
13-1-0
Records
16-1-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
OKTAGON 59
Saturday, Jul 20 2024
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Ivan Buchinger
ukasz Rajewski
Buchinger
Rajewski
41-9-0
Records
11-6-0
Sub 2
Result
Sub 2
OKTAGON 59
Saturday, Jul 20 2024
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Loik Radzhabov
Trey Ogden
Radzhabov
Ogden
18-5-0
Records
17-6-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
Saturday, Jul 20 2024
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Jordan Vucenic
Adrian Kepa
Vucenic
Kepa
12-2-0
Records
11-8-0
Sub 1
Result
Sub 1
Cage Warriors 174
Saturday, Jul 20 2024
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Bartlomiej Kopera
Dawid Smielowski
Kopera
Smielowski
13-7-0
Records
10-1-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
KSW 96
Saturday, Jul 20 2024

Lightweight MMA rankings

UFC Lightweight
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Russian Federation flag Islam Makhachev (26-1-0)

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
    (30-9-0) -
  5. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (24-2-0) -
  6. United States flag Michael Chandler
    (23-8-0) -
  7. United States flag Beneil Dariush
    (22-6-1) -
  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. France flag Benoit Saint-Denis
    (13-2-0) -
  13. United States flag Jalin Turner
    (14-8-0) -
  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
    (25-14-0) 2
  4. United States flag Brent Primus
    (14-3-0) -
  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
    (22-4-1) -
  9. United States flag Archie Colgan
    (10-0-0) 1
  10. New Zealand flag Jay Jay Wilson
    (10-1-0) 1
TAPOLOGY Lightweight
  1. Russian Federation flag Islam Makhachev
    (26-1-0) -
  2. Brazil flag Charles Oliveira
    (34-10-0) -
  3. Armenia flag Arman Tsarukyan
    (22-3-0) -
  4. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (24-2-0) 1
  5. United States flag Justin Gaethje
    (25-5-0) 1
  6. United States flag Dustin Poirier
    (30-9-0) -
  7. Kyrgyzstan flag Rafael Fiziev
    (12-3-0) -
  8. United States flag Beneil Dariush
    (22-6-1) -
  9. Brazil flag Renato Moicano
    (19-5-1) -
  10. United States flag Jalin Turner
    (14-8-0) 1
  11. New Zealand flag Dan Hooker
    (23-12-0) 1
  12. France flag Benoit Saint-Denis
    (13-2-0) 1
  13. United States flag Michael Chandler
    (23-8-0) 3
  14. United States flag Bobby Green
    (32-15-1) -
  15. United States flag Grant Dawson
    (21-2-1) -