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MMA Lightweight Rankings
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UFC Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 27 Mar, 2025

Russian Federation flag
Islam Makhachev photo

UFC Lightweight Champion

Islam
Makhachev

27-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Brazil flag Moicano (20-5-1) SUB 1 18-Jan-2025
Time inactive
73 days - (2 months & 14 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Oliveira (33-8-0) SUB 2 22-Oct-2022
Time held
892 days - (2 years & 5 months)
Total defences
4
Jan 18 2025
SUB 1 Brazil flag Moicano (20-5-1)
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 223 days - (7 months & 10 days)
1
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
Tsarukyan

22-3-0

2
Brazil flag
Charles Oliveira photo
1
Oliveira

35-10-0

3
United States flag
Justin Gaethje photo
2
Gaethje

26-5-0

4
United States flag
Max Holloway photo
4
Holloway

26-8-0

5
United States flag
Dustin Poirier photo
3
Poirier

30-9-0

6
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
5
Hooker

24-12-0

7
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
6
Chandler

23-9-0

8
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
7
Gamrot

24-3-0

9
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
8
Dariush

22-6-1

10
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
9
Moicano

20-6-1

11
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
10
Fiziev

12-4-0

12
United Kingdom flag
Paddy Pimblett photo
11
Pimblett

22-3-0

13
France flag
Benoit Saint-Denis photo
12
Saint-Denis

13-3-0

14
United States flag
Grant Dawson photo
13
Dawson

23-2-1

15
Chile flag
Ignacio Bahamondes photo
14
Bahamondes

17-5-0

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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
66 days - (2 months & 7 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pitbull (24-10-0) UD 5 18-Nov-2022
Time held
865 days - (2 years & 4 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 216 days - (7 months & 4 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

15-4-0

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

24-4-1

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: 27 Mar, 2025

1
Russian Federation flag
Islam Makhachev photo
Makhachev

27-1-0

2
Brazil flag
Charles Oliveira photo
1
Oliveira

35-10-0

3
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
2
Tsarukyan

22-3-0

4
United States flag
Justin Gaethje photo
3
Gaethje

26-5-0

5
United States flag
Dustin Poirier photo
4
Poirier

30-9-0

6
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
5
Gamrot

24-3-0

7
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
6
Hooker

24-12-0

8
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
7
Moicano

20-6-1

9
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
8
Fiziev

12-4-0

10
United Kingdom flag
Paddy Pimblett photo
11
Pimblett

22-3-0

11
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
9
Dariush

22-6-1

12
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
10
Chandler

23-9-0

13
Spain flag
Joel Alvarez photo
12
Alvarez

22-3-0

14
United States flag
Grant Dawson photo
13
Dawson

23-2-1

15
Chile flag
Ignacio Bahamondes photo
14
Bahamondes

17-5-0

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Records
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16-4-0
Records
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Result
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Records
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Records
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Lightweight MMA rankings

UFC Lightweight
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Russian Federation flag Islam Makhachev (27-1-0)

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) 1
  5. United States flag Dustin Poirier
    (30-9-0) 1
  6. New Zealand flag Dan Hooker
    (24-12-0) -
  7. United States flag Michael Chandler
    (23-9-0) -
  8. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (24-3-0) -
  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 Kingdom flag Paddy Pimblett
    (22-3-0) -
  13. France flag Benoit Saint-Denis
    (13-3-0) -
  14. United States flag Grant Dawson
    (23-2-1) -
  15. Chile flag Ignacio Bahamondes
    (17-5-0) -
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
    (15-4-0) -
  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
    (24-4-1) -
  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
    (27-1-0) -
  2. Brazil flag Charles Oliveira
    (35-10-0) -
  3. Armenia flag Arman Tsarukyan
    (22-3-0) -
  4. United States flag Justin Gaethje
    (26-5-0) -
  5. United States flag Dustin Poirier
    (30-9-0) -
  6. Poland flag Mateusz Gamrot
    (24-3-0) -
  7. New Zealand flag Dan Hooker
    (24-12-0) -
  8. Brazil flag Renato Moicano
    (20-6-1) -
  9. Kyrgyzstan flag Rafael Fiziev
    (12-4-0) -
  10. United Kingdom flag Paddy Pimblett
    (22-3-0) 2
  11. United States flag Beneil Dariush
    (22-6-1) 1
  12. United States flag Michael Chandler
    (23-9-0) 1
  13. Spain flag Joel Alvarez
    (22-3-0) -
  14. United States flag Grant Dawson
    (23-2-1) -
  15. Chile flag Ignacio Bahamondes
    (17-5-0) -