MMA Lightweight Rankings

UFC Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 22 May, 2025

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UFC Lightweight Champion

Vacant

1
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
Tsarukyan
2
Brazil flag
Charles Oliveira photo
1
Oliveira
3
United States flag
Justin Gaethje photo
2
Gaethje
4
United States flag
Max Holloway photo
3
Holloway
5
United States flag
Dustin Poirier photo
4
Poirier
6
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
5
Hooker
7
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
6
Gamrot
8
United Kingdom flag
Paddy Pimblett photo
7
Pimblett
9
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
8
Dariush
10
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
9
Moicano
11
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
10
Fiziev
12
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
11
Chandler
13
 flag
Benoit Saint-Denis photo
12
Saint-Denis
14
United States flag
Grant Dawson photo
13
Dawson
15
Spain flag
Joel Alvarez photo
14
Alvarez

22-3-0

BELLATOR Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 14 Dec, 2023

Russian Federation flag
Usman Nurmagomedov photo

Bellator Lightweight Champion

Usman
Nurmagomedov

19-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Australia flag Hughes (13-1-0) MD 5 25-Jan-2025
Time inactive
118 days - (3 months & 29 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pitbull (24-10-0) UD 5 18-Nov-2022
Time held
917 days - (2 years & 6 months)
Total defences
4
Jan 25 2025
MD 5 Australia flag Hughes (13-1-0)
Sep 07 2024
UD 5 Russian Federation flag Shabliy (24-3-0)
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 229 days - (7 months & 17 days)
1
Russian Federation flag
Alexander Shabliy photo
1
Shabliy
2
Azerbaijan flag
Tofiq Musayev photo
2
Musayev

22-5-0

3
Brazil flag
Patricky Pitbull photo
Pitbull
4
United States flag
Brent Primus photo
3
Primus
5
United States flag
AJ McKee Jr photo
5
McKee Jr
6
Russian Federation flag
Islam Mamedov photo
6
Mamedov

23-3-1

7
United States flag
Sidney Outlaw photo
4
Outlaw
8
Russian Federation flag
Gadzhi Rabadanov photo
7
Rabadanov

25-4-1

9
United States flag
Archie Colgan photo
9
Colgan
10
New Zealand flag
Jay Jay Wilson photo
8
Wilson

11-1-0

TAPOLOGY Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 22 May, 2025

1
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
2
Tsarukyan
2
Brazil flag
Charles Oliveira photo
1
Oliveira
3
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
2
Tsarukyan
4
United States flag
Dustin Poirier photo
4
Poirier
5
United Kingdom flag
Paddy Pimblett photo
7
Pimblett
6
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
5
Gamrot
7
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
6
Hooker
8
United Kingdom flag
Paddy Pimblett photo
7
Pimblett
9
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
8
Moicano
10
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
9
Fiziev
11
United States flag
Grant Dawson photo
11
Dawson
12
United States flag
Grant Dawson photo
11
Dawson
13
Chile flag
Ignacio Bahamondes photo
13
Bahamondes

17-5-0

14
Chile flag
Ignacio Bahamondes photo
13
Bahamondes

17-5-0

15
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Benoit Saint-Denis photo
14
Saint-Denis

Dropped Out This Month

Russian Federation flag
Islam Makhachev photo
Makhachev
United States flag
Justin Gaethje photo
Gaethje
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
Dariush
Spain flag
Joel Alvarez photo
Alvarez

22-3-0

Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 01 Jan, 1970

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UFC Lightweight Champion

  1. Armenia flag Arman Tsarukyan
    (22-3-0) -
  2. Brazil flag Charles Oliveira
    (35-10-0) -
  3. United States flag Justin Gaethje
    (26-5-0) -
  4. United States flag Max Holloway
    (26-8-0) -
  5. United States flag Dustin Poirier
    (30-9-0) -
  6. New Zealand flag Dan Hooker
    (24-12-0) -
  7. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (24-3-0) -
  8. United Kingdom flag Paddy Pimblett
    (23-3-0) -
  9. United States flag Beneil Dariush
    (22-6-1) -
  10. Brazil flag Renato Moicano
    (20-6-1) -
  11. Kyrgyzstan flag Rafael Fiziev
    (12-4-0) -
  12. United States flag Michael Chandler
    (23-10-0) -
  13.  flag Benoit Saint-Denis
    (14-3-0) -
  14. United States flag Grant Dawson
    (23-2-1) -
  15. Spain flag Joel Alvarez
    (22-3-0) -
BELLATOR Lightweight
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Russian Federation flag Usman Nurmagomedov (19-0-0)

Bellator Lightweight Champion

  1. Russian Federation flag Alexander Shabliy
    (24-4-0) 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
    (16-4-0) -
  5. United States flag AJ McKee Jr
    (22-2-0) 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
    (25-4-1) -
  9. United States flag Archie Colgan
    (11-0-0) 1
  10. New Zealand flag Jay Jay Wilson
    (11-1-0) 1
TAPOLOGY Lightweight
  1. Armenia flag Arman Tsarukyan
    (22-3-0) 2
  2. Brazil flag Charles Oliveira
    (35-10-0) -
  3. Armenia flag Arman Tsarukyan
    (22-3-0) -
  4. United States flag Dustin Poirier
    (30-9-0) 1
  5. United Kingdom flag Paddy Pimblett
    (23-3-0) 3
  6. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (24-3-0) -
  7. New Zealand flag Dan Hooker
    (24-12-0) -
  8. United Kingdom flag Paddy Pimblett
    (23-3-0) -
  9. Brazil flag Renato Moicano
    (20-6-1) -
  10. Kyrgyzstan flag Rafael Fiziev
    (12-4-0) -
  11. United States flag Grant Dawson
    (23-2-1) 1
  12. United States flag Grant Dawson
    (23-2-1) -
  13. Chile flag Ignacio Bahamondes
    (17-5-0) 1
  14. Chile flag Ignacio Bahamondes
    (17-5-0) -
  15.  flag Benoit Saint-Denis
    (14-3-0) -
Dropped Out This Month
  • Russian Federation flag Islam Makhachev (27-1-0) (1)
  • United States flag Justin Gaethje (26-5-0) (4)
  • United States flag Beneil Dariush (22-6-1) (11)
  • Spain flag Joel Alvarez (22-3-0) (13)
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