MMA Lightweight Rankings

MMA Lightweight Rankings
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UFC Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 31 Oct, 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
153 days - (5 months)
Won against
Brazil flag Oliveira (33-8-0) SUB 2 22-Oct-2022
Time held
741 days - (2 years)
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 247 days - (8 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
United States flag
Max Holloway photo
4
Holloway

26-8-0

6
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
5
Hooker

24-12-0

7
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
6
Chandler

23-8-0

8
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
7
Dariush

22-6-1

9
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
8
Gamrot

24-3-0

10
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
9
Fiziev

12-3-0

11
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
10
Moicano

20-5-1

12
France flag
Benoit Saint-Denis photo
11
Saint-Denis

13-3-0

13
United States flag
Jalin Turner photo
12
Turner

14-8-0

14
United Kingdom flag
Paddy Pimblett photo
13
Pimblett

22-3-0

15
Brazil flag
Rafael dos Anjos photo
14
Anjos

32-17-0

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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
TBA
Last defence
Russian Federation flag Shabliy (24-3-0) UD 5 07-Sep-2024
Time inactive
55 days - (1 month & 24 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pitbull (24-10-0) UD 5 18-Nov-2022
Time held
714 days - (1 year & 11 months)
Total defences
3
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 238 days - (7 months & 24 days)
1
Russian Federation flag
Alexander Shabliy photo
1
Shabliy

24-4-0

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

15-3-0

5
United States flag
AJ McKee Jr photo
5
McKee Jr

22-2-0

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

23-4-1

9
United States flag
Archie Colgan photo
9
Colgan

11-0-0

10
New Zealand flag
Jay Jay Wilson photo
8
Wilson

10-1-0

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TAPOLOGY Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 31 Oct, 2024

1
Russian Federation flag
Islam Makhachev photo
Makhachev

26-1-0

2
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
2
Tsarukyan

22-3-0

3
Brazil flag
Charles Oliveira photo
1
Oliveira

34-10-0

4
United States flag
Justin Gaethje photo
3
Gaethje

25-5-0

5
United States flag
Dustin Poirier photo
4
Poirier

30-9-0

6
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
7
Hooker

24-12-0

7
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
5
Gamrot

24-3-0

8
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
6
Moicano

20-5-1

9
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
8
Dariush

22-6-1

10
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
9
Fiziev

12-3-0

11
United Kingdom flag
Paddy Pimblett photo
11
Pimblett

22-3-0

12
United States flag
Jalin Turner photo
10
Turner

14-8-0

13
France flag
Benoit Saint-Denis photo
14
Saint-Denis

13-3-0

14
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
12
Chandler

23-8-0

15
United States flag
Grant Dawson photo
13
Dawson

22-2-1

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Manuel Robson Minoto
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0-0-0
Records
0-0-0
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Friday, Nov 04 2022
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8-2-0
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2-1-0
Records
3-1-0
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Saturday, Nov 16 2024
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37-18-0
Records
23-7-1
UFC 309
Saturday, Nov 16 2024
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Rebecki
13-1-0
Records
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SD 3
Result
SD 3
UFC 308
Saturday, Oct 26 2024
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Hughes
22-1-0
Records
12-1-0
SD 3
Result
SD 3
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Saturday, Oct 19 2024
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Scottie Stockman
Akhtamov
Stockman
7-0-0
Records
8-4-0
Sub 1
Result
Sub 1
LFA 194
Friday, Oct 18 2024
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Adam Livingston
Hixenbaugh
Livingston
3-2-0
Records
3-0-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 194
Friday, Oct 18 2024
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Kevin Carrier
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2-0-0
Records
3-4-0
Sub 2
Result
Sub 2
LFA 194
Friday, Oct 18 2024
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Grant Dawson photo
Rafa Garcia
Dawson
Garcia
21-2-0
Records
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KO 2
Result
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Saturday, Oct 12 2024
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Hafeni Nafuka
Arijan Topallaj
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Topallaj
5-1-0
Records
5-0-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
OKTAGON 62
Saturday, Oct 12 2024
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Coga
Racic
22-7-0
Records
27-11-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
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Saturday, Oct 12 2024
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6-0-0
Records
6-2-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
Contender Series 2024 – Week 9
Tuesday, Oct 08 2024
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14-7-0
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15-7-0
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SD 3
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Saturday, Oct 05 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. United States flag Max Holloway
    (26-8-0) -
  6. New Zealand flag Dan Hooker
    (24-12-0) -
  7. United States flag Michael Chandler
    (23-8-0) -
  8. United States flag Beneil Dariush
    (22-6-1) -
  9. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (24-3-0) -
  10. Kyrgyzstan flag Rafael Fiziev
    (12-3-0) -
  11. Brazil flag Renato Moicano
    (20-5-1) -
  12. France flag Benoit Saint-Denis
    (13-3-0) -
  13. United States flag Jalin Turner
    (14-8-0) -
  14. United Kingdom flag Paddy Pimblett
    (22-3-0) -
  15. Brazil flag Rafael dos Anjos
    (32-17-0) -
BELLATOR Lightweight
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Russian Federation flag Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0-0)

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
    (15-3-0) -
  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
    (23-4-1) -
  9. United States flag Archie Colgan
    (11-0-0) 1
  10. New Zealand flag Jay Jay Wilson
    (10-1-0) 1
TAPOLOGY Lightweight
  1. Russian Federation flag Islam Makhachev
    (26-1-0) -
  2. Armenia flag Arman Tsarukyan
    (22-3-0) 1
  3. Brazil flag Charles Oliveira
    (34-10-0) 1
  4. United States flag Justin Gaethje
    (25-5-0) -
  5. United States flag Dustin Poirier
    (30-9-0) -
  6. New Zealand flag Dan Hooker
    (24-12-0) 2
  7. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (24-3-0) 1
  8. Brazil flag Renato Moicano
    (20-5-1) 1
  9. United States flag Beneil Dariush
    (22-6-1) -
  10. Kyrgyzstan flag Rafael Fiziev
    (12-3-0) -
  11. United Kingdom flag Paddy Pimblett
    (22-3-0) 1
  12. United States flag Jalin Turner
    (14-8-0) 1
  13. France flag Benoit Saint-Denis
    (13-3-0) 2
  14. United States flag Michael Chandler
    (23-8-0) 1
  15. United States flag Grant Dawson
    (22-2-1) 1