UFC Lightweight Rankings

Last Updated: Sunday August 24, 2025

RankFighterRatingWLPrevChngPwrOffDef
1
Islam Makhachev 16-1
Pwr: 1 | Off: 2 | Def: 2
2.411611122
2
Ilia Topuria 9-0
Pwr: 2 | Off: 3 | Def: 1
2.355902231
3
Grant Dawson 11-1
Pwr: 7 | Off: 6 | Def: 14
1.55611137614
4
Paddy Pimblett 7-0
Pwr: 5 | Off: 7 | Def: 7
1.512704577
5
Arman Tsarukyan 8-2
Pwr: 4 | Off: 4 | Def: 8
1.328825448
6
Nazim Sadykhov 4-0
Pwr: 3 | Off: 5 | Def: 5
1.219406355
7
Fares Ziam 7-2
Pwr: 24 | Off: 15 | Def: 37
1.139727241537
8
Joel Alvarez 7-2
Pwr: 6 | Off: 13 | Def: 4
1.0977286134
9
Chris Duncan 5-1
Pwr: 18 | Off: 27 | Def: 18
1.039519182718
10
Nasrat Haqparast 10-4
Pwr: 33 | Off: 24 | Def: 35
1.00410410332435
11
1
Mateusz Gamrot 8-3
Pwr: 10 | Off: 8 | Def: 11
0.9868312110811
12
1
Max Holloway 23-8
Pwr: 8 | Off: 1 | Def: 57
0.962381118157
13
Mairon Santos 3-0
Pwr: 27 | Off: 20 | Def: 30
0.9273013272030
14
Charles Oliveira 23-11
Pwr: 9 | Off: 10 | Def: 6
0.9192311149106
15
Chris Padilla 3-0
Pwr: 19 | Off: 45 | Def: 10
0.9143015194510
16
Drakkar Klose 10-3
Pwr: 23 | Off: 16 | Def: 28
0.87710316231628
17
Mauricio Ruffy 3-0
Pwr: 22 | Off: 31 | Def: 21
0.8633017223121
18
MarQuel Mederos 3-0
Pwr: 45 | Off: 40 | Def: 50
0.8243018454050
19
Beneil Dariush 17-6
Pwr: 13 | Off: 21 | Def: 13
0.79917619132113
20
Manuel Torres 4-1
Pwr: 11 | Off: 46 | Def: 3
0.769412011463
21
1
Ludovit Klein 7-3
Pwr: 36 | Off: 19 | Def: 51
0.76473221361951
22
1
Chase Hooper 8-4
Pwr: 34 | Off: 47 | Def: 25
0.76184211344725
23
1
Ignacio Bahamondes 6-3
Pwr: 12 | Off: 11 | Def: 12
0.70963241121112
24
1
Dan Hooker 14-8
Pwr: 28 | Off: 34 | Def: 23
0.699148231283423
25
Quillan Salkilld 2-0
Pwr: 16 | Off: 23 | Def: 15
0.6992025162315
26
Mike Davis 5-2
Pwr: 31 | Off: 26 | Def: 34
0.6495226312634
27
Justin Gaethje 9-5
Pwr: 21 | Off: 25 | Def: 20
0.6279527212520
28
Esteban Ribovics 4-2
Pwr: 32 | Off: 32 | Def: 32
0.6174228323232
29
Terrance McKinney 7-4
Pwr: 38 | Off: 78 | Def: 9
0.611742938789
30
Bobby Green 13-9
Pwr: 25 | Off: 28 | Def: 27
0.60313930252827
31
1
Nurullo Aliev 2-0
Pwr: 39 | Off: 50 | Def: 33
0.60120321395033
32
1
Benoit Saint Denis 6-3
Pwr: 26 | Off: 42 | Def: 19
0.59763331264219
33
1
Renato Moicano 12-7
Pwr: 20 | Off: 29 | Def: 17
0.586127341202917
34
3
Jared Gordon 9-6
Pwr: 35 | Off: 41 | Def: 31
0.58196313354131
35
Charlie Campbell 2-0
Pwr: 30 | Off: 37 | Def: 26
0.5792035303726
36
1
Mateusz Rebecki 4-2
Pwr: 43 | Off: 43 | Def: 44
0.52242371434344
37
1
Tom Nolan 3-1
Pwr: 62 | Off: 66 | Def: 55
0.51931361626655
38
Jordan Leavitt 5-3
Pwr: 46 | Off: 74 | Def: 24
0.4965338467424
39
Rafael Fiziev 7-4
Pwr: 17 | Off: 12 | Def: 29
0.477439171229
40
Diego Ferreira 10-6
Pwr: 14 | Off: 14 | Def: 22
0.45310640141422
41
Dustin Poirier 22-9
Pwr: 15 | Off: 9 | Def: 40
0.432294115940
42
Evan Elder 3-2
Pwr: 52 | Off: 33 | Def: 64
0.433242523364
43
Thiago Moises 8-7
Pwr: 44 | Off: 36 | Def: 47
0.4078743443647
44
19
Rongzhu 2-1
Pwr: 65 | Off: 52 | Def: 75
0.389216319655275
45
1
Gabe Green 3-3
Pwr: 37 | Off: 39 | Def: 36
0.38833441373936
46
1
Bolaji Oki 2-1
Pwr: 73 | Off: 79 | Def: 56
0.38521471737956
47
2
Alexander Hernandez 9-7
Pwr: 54 | Off: 64 | Def: 46
0.38497452546446
48
2
Michael Johnson 16-15
Pwr: 57 | Off: 59 | Def: 54
0.3781615462575954
49
1
Kaue Fernandes 2-1
Pwr: 47 | Off: 63 | Def: 38
0.35921481476338
50
1
Mason Jones 2-2
Pwr: 48 | Off: 22 | Def: 66
0.35122491482266
51
1
Jim Miller 27-18
Pwr: 42 | Off: 48 | Def: 41
0.3422718501424841
52
1
Claudio Puelles 5-3
Pwr: 41 | Off: 35 | Def: 43
0.34153511413543
53
1
Rafa Garcia 4-4
Pwr: 58 | Off: 49 | Def: 68
0.33644521584968
54
1
Nikolas Motta 3-3
Pwr: 56 | Off: 71 | Def: 42
0.31533531567142
55
1
Damon Jackson 6-6
Pwr: 66 | Off: 72 | Def: 53
0.29666541667253
56
1
Jalin Turner 7-6
Pwr: 29 | Off: 57 | Def: 16
0.29176551295716
57
Yanal Ashmouz 2-2
Pwr: 40 | Off: 18 | Def: 52
0.2752257401852
58
2
Mark Madsen 4-2
Pwr: 71 | Off: 76 | Def: 58
0.25642562717658
59
1
Marc Diakiese 8-7
Pwr: 70 | Off: 60 | Def: 76
0.24787581706076
60
Ismael Bonfim 2-2
Pwr: 53 | Off: 68 | Def: 39
0.2332260536839
61
2
Trey Ogden 3-3
Pwr: 50 | Off: 30 | Def: 67
0.23233592503067
62
1
Matt Frevola 5-5
Pwr: 67 | Off: 77 | Def: 45
0.21255611677745
63
1
Loik Radzhabov 2-2
Pwr: 64 | Off: 53 | Def: 69
0.20722621645369
64
Drew Dober 12-11
Pwr: 51 | Off: 54 | Def: 48
0.194121164515448
65
NR
Gauge Young 1-1
Pwr: 72 | Off: 61 | Def: 79
0.17811NR726179
66
1
Joaquim Silva 6-5
Pwr: 69 | Off: 62 | Def: 72
0.17265651696272
67
1
Jamie Mullarkey 5-6
Pwr: 77 | Off: 80 | Def: 62
0.16856661778062
68
1
Elves Brener 3-3
Pwr: 63 | Off: 51 | Def: 71
0.16533671635171
69
Natan Levy 2-2
Pwr: 80 | Off: 73 | Def: 84
0.1452269807384
70
2
Joe Solecki 5-4
Pwr: 59 | Off: 70 | Def: 49
0.13654682597049
71
Jai Herbert 3-5
Pwr: 60 | Off: 56 | Def: 60
0.1363571605660
72
Sodiq Yusuff 6-4
Pwr: 61 | Off: 55 | Def: 61
0.1266472615561
73
Daniel Zellhuber 3-3
Pwr: 55 | Off: 44 | Def: 63
0.1213373554463
74
Edson Barboza 18-13
Pwr: 49 | Off: 17 | Def: 70
0.115181374491770
75
John Makdessi 11-9
Pwr: 74 | Off: 67 | Def: 80
0.0411975746780
76
Christos Giagos 6-8
Pwr: 82 | Off: 95 | Def: 59
0.0216876829559
77
Trevor Peek 2-3
Pwr: 76 | Off: 65 | Def: 82
0.0192377766582
78
Guram Kutateladze 2-3
Pwr: 78 | Off: 69 | Def: 81
0.0172378786981
79
Mike Breeden 1-3
Pwr: 88 | Off: 90 | Def: 85
-0.0251379889085
80
10
Maheshate 2-3
Pwr: 83 | Off: 81 | Def: 88
-0.05237010838188
81
1
Vinc Pichel 7-5
Pwr: 75 | Off: 58 | Def: 91
-0.05775801755891
82
1
Anshul Jubli 1-2
Pwr: 96 | Off: 96 | Def: 93
-0.07612811969693
83
1
Clay Guida 18-19
Pwr: 81 | Off: 87 | Def: 73
-0.0821819841818773
84
2
Damir Hadzovic 4-6
Pwr: 89 | Off: 89 | Def: 90
-0.08246822898990
85
2
Viacheslav Borshchev 3-5
Pwr: 90 | Off: 91 | Def: 87
-0.09635832909187
86
1
Landon Quinones 0-2
Pwr: 84 | Off: 75 | Def: 97
-0.11702851847597
87
1
King Green 0-2
Pwr: 93 | Off: 100 | Def: 65
-0.133028619310065
88
Michael Chandler 2-5
Pwr: 68 | Off: 38 | Def: 83
-0.1532588683883
89
1
Victor Martinez 0-2
Pwr: 102 | Off: 103 | Def: 89
-0.1610290110210389
90
1
Michal Figlak 0-2
Pwr: 94 | Off: 86 | Def: 100
-0.168029119486100
91
2
Gabriel Benitez 7-8
Pwr: 85 | Off: 93 | Def: 78
-0.16978892859378
92
5
Kurt Holobaugh 2-7
Pwr: 92 | Off: 88 | Def: 96
-0.17427875928896
93
3
Roosevelt Roberts 4-6
Pwr: 95 | Off: 97 | Def: 86
-0.17746963959786
94
2
Dennis Buzukja 1-3
Pwr: 87 | Off: 83 | Def: 94
-0.18113922878394
95
2
Jeremy Stephens 15-19
Pwr: 79 | Off: 82 | Def: 74
-0.1841519932798274
96
1
Ottman Azaitar 2-3
Pwr: 98 | Off: 102 | Def: 77
-0.188239519810277
97
3
Kyle Prepolec 0-3
Pwr: 99 | Off: 92 | Def: 103
-0.19039439992103
98
1
Jordan Vucenic 0-2
Pwr: 97 | Off: 94 | Def: 101
-0.207029719794101
99
1
Mitch Ramirez 0-2
Pwr: 101 | Off: 98 | Def: 102
-0.2110298110198102
100
Alex Reyes 0-3
Pwr: 100 | Off: 99 | Def: 95
-0.221031001009995
101
Kaynan Kruschewsky 0-2
Pwr: 103 | Off: 101 | Def: 99
-0.2610210110310199
102
3
Austin Hubbard 4-8
Pwr: 86 | Off: 85 | Def: 92
-0.3348993868592
103
1
Rolando Bedoya 0-3
Pwr: 91 | Off: 84 | Def: 98
-0.389031021918498
*NR = Not Previously Ranked
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