UFC Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 13 Feb, 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
28 days - (28 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Oliveira (33-8-0) SUB 2 22-Oct-2022
Time held
847 days - (2 years & 3 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 212 days - (6 months & 28 days)
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
Dustin Poirier photo
3
Poirier
5
United States flag
Max Holloway photo
4
Holloway
6
New Zealand flag
Dan Hooker photo
5
Hooker
7
United States flag
Michael Chandler photo
6
Chandler
8
Poland flag
Mateusz Gamrot photo
7
Gamrot
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 Kingdom flag
Paddy Pimblett photo
11
Pimblett
13
United States flag
Jalin Turner photo
12
Turner
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
21 days - (21 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pitbull (24-10-0) UD 5 18-Nov-2022
Time held
820 days - (2 years & 2 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 205 days - (6 months & 21 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

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

TAPOLOGY Lightweight Rankings

Updated: 13 Feb, 2025

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

22-3-0

15
United States flag
Jalin Turner photo
14
Turner

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

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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
    (22-5-0) 1
  3. (25-14-0) 2
  4. (15-4-0) -
  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
    (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. (27-1-0) -
  2. (35-10-0) -
  3. (22-3-0) -
  4. (30-9-0) -
  5. (25-5-0) -
  6. (24-3-0) -
  7. (24-12-0) -
  8. (20-6-1) -
  9. (22-6-1) -
  10. (23-9-0) -
  11. (12-3-0) 1
  12. (22-3-0) 1
  13. (23-2-1) 1
  14. Spain flag Joel Alvarez
    (22-3-0) 1
  15. (14-8-0) -