UFC Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 10 Jul, 2025

Germany flag
Ilia Topuria photo

UFC Lightweight Champion

Ilia
Topuria

17-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
13 days - (13 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Oliveira (35-10-0) KO 1 28-Jun-2025
Time held
13 days - (13 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
1
Russian Federation flag
Islam Makhachev photo
Makhachev
2
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
1
Tsarukyan
3
Brazil flag
Charles Oliveira photo
2
Oliveira
4
United States flag
Justin Gaethje photo
3
Gaethje
5
United States flag
Max Holloway photo
4
Holloway
6
United States flag
Dustin Poirier photo
5
Poirier
7
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
6
Hooker
8
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
7
Gamrot
9
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
8
Dariush
10
United Kingdom flag
Paddy Pimblett photo
9
Pimblett
11
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
10
Fiziev
12
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
11
Moicano
13
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
12
Chandler
14
France flag
Benoit Saint-Denis photo
13
Saint-Denis
15
United States flag
Grant Dawson photo
14
Dawson

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
167 days - (5 months & 17 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pitbull (24-10-0) UD 5 18-Nov-2022
Time held
966 days - (2 years & 7 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 242 days - (8 months)
1
Russian Federation flag
Alexander Shabliy photo
1
Shabliy
2
Azerbaijan flag
Tofiq Musayev photo
2
Musayev

22-6-0

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

26-4-1

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: 10 Jul, 2025

1
Germany flag
Ilia Topuria photo
Topuria
2
Armenia flag
Arman Tsarukyan photo
1
Tsarukyan
3
Brazil flag
Charles Oliveira photo
3
Oliveira
4
United States flag
Justin Gaethje photo
2
Gaethje
5
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
7
Gamrot
6
United States flag
Dustin Poirier photo
4
Poirier
7
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
5
Hooker
8
Kyrgyzstan flag
Rafael Fiziev photo
8
Fiziev
9
United Kingdom flag
Paddy Pimblett photo
6
Pimblett
10
United States flag
Beneil Dariush photo
9
Dariush
11
Brazil flag
Renato Moicano photo
10
Moicano
12
United States flag
Grant Dawson photo
12
Dawson
13
Spain flag
Joel Alvarez photo
11
Alvarez

22-3-0

14
Chile flag
Ignacio Bahamondes photo
14
Bahamondes

17-6-0

15
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
13
Chandler

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Germany flag Ilia Topuria (17-0-0)

UFC Lightweight Champion

BELLATOR Lightweight
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Russian Federation flag Usman Nurmagomedov (19-0-0)

Bellator Lightweight Champion

  1. (24-4-0) 1
  2. Azerbaijan flag Tofiq Musayev
    (22-6-0) 1
  3. (25-14-0) 2
  4. (16-5-0) -
  5. (22-2-0) 1
  6. Russian Federation flag Islam Mamedov
    (23-3-1) 1
  7. (17-6-0) 2
  8. Russian Federation flag Gadzhi Rabadanov
    (26-4-1) -
  9. (12-0-0) 1
  10. New Zealand flag Jay Jay Wilson
    (11-1-0) 1
TAPOLOGY Lightweight
  1. (17-0-0) -
  2. (22-3-0) -
  3. (35-11-0) 1
  4. (26-5-0) 1
  5. (25-3-0) 3
  6. (30-9-0) 1
  7. (24-12-0) 1
  8. (13-4-0) 1
  9. (23-3-0) 2
  10. (23-6-1) -
  11. (20-7-1) -
  12. (23-2-1) 1
  13. Spain flag Joel Alvarez
    (22-3-0) 1
  14. Chile flag Ignacio Bahamondes
    (17-6-0) 1
  15. (23-10-0) 1