UFC Lightweight Rankings

Last Updated: Wednesday February 25, 2026

RankFighterRatingWLPrevChngPwrOffDef
1
Ilia Topuria 9-0
Pwr: 1 | Off: 2 | Def: 1
2.162901121
2
Arman Tsarukyan 9-2
Pwr: 2 | Off: 3 | Def: 6
1.483922236
3
Quillan Salkilld 4-0
Pwr: 4 | Off: 15 | Def: 3
1.3374034153
4
Fares Ziam 8-2
Pwr: 15 | Off: 10 | Def: 19
1.286824151019
5
Chris Duncan 6-1
Pwr: 12 | Off: 14 | Def: 10
1.266615121410
6
Benoit Saint Denis 9-3
Pwr: 7 | Off: 17 | Def: 5
1.1949367175
7
Manuel Torres 5-1
Pwr: 3 | Off: 21 | Def: 2
1.1935173212
8
Grant Dawson 11-2
Pwr: 11 | Off: 6 | Def: 16
1.151112811616
9
Chris Padilla 4-0
Pwr: 13 | Off: 20 | Def: 7
1.14740913207
10
Charles Oliveira 24-11
Pwr: 5 | Off: 7 | Def: 4
1.051241110574
11
Paddy Pimblett 7-1
Pwr: 9 | Off: 5 | Def: 20
1.02971119520
12
Ludovit Klein 8-3
Pwr: 32 | Off: 32 | Def: 33
0.9398312323233
13
Max Holloway 23-8
Pwr: 6 | Off: 1 | Def: 53
0.899238136153
14
Drakkar Klose 10-3
Pwr: 19 | Off: 18 | Def: 23
0.88610314191823
15
1
Justin Gaethje 10-5
Pwr: 17 | Off: 11 | Def: 22
0.836105161171122
16
1
Mauricio Ruffy 4-1
Pwr: 21 | Off: 31 | Def: 18
0.83241171213118
17
1
Nurullo Aliev 3-0
Pwr: 28 | Off: 29 | Def: 29
0.80930181282929
18
3
Nasrat Haqparast 10-5
Pwr: 36 | Off: 36 | Def: 36
0.794105213363636
19
MarQuel Mederos 3-0
Pwr: 44 | Off: 37 | Def: 47
0.7913019443747
20
5
Nazim Sadykhov 4-1
Pwr: 10 | Off: 13 | Def: 9
0.7794115510139
21
1
Tom Nolan 4-1
Pwr: 35 | Off: 49 | Def: 26
0.76341201354926
22
Mateusz Gamrot 8-4
Pwr: 14 | Off: 9 | Def: 17
0.741842214917
23
Chase Hooper 8-4
Pwr: 27 | Off: 41 | Def: 21
0.7188423274121
24
Ignacio Bahamondes 6-3
Pwr: 8 | Off: 8 | Def: 11
0.70363248811
25
Mike Davis 5-2
Pwr: 23 | Off: 22 | Def: 28
0.6215225232228
26
Kaue Fernandes 3-1
Pwr: 26 | Off: 50 | Def: 15
0.613126265015
27
Renato Moicano 12-7
Pwr: 18 | Off: 23 | Def: 13
0.56512727182313
28
1
Mason Jones 3-2
Pwr: 29 | Off: 16 | Def: 48
0.56332291291648
29
1
Esteban Ribovics 4-2
Pwr: 30 | Off: 27 | Def: 32
0.55642301302732
30
2
Bobby Green 13-9
Pwr: 24 | Off: 26 | Def: 24
0.554139282242624
31
Beneil Dariush 17-7
Pwr: 22 | Off: 40 | Def: 14
0.54117731224014
32
Alexander Hernandez 10-7
Pwr: 37 | Off: 46 | Def: 30
0.53410732374630
33
Rafa Garcia 5-4
Pwr: 40 | Off: 19 | Def: 52
0.55433401952
34
Dustin Poirier 22-9
Pwr: 16 | Off: 4 | Def: 35
0.4532293416435
35
1
Kyle Nelson 5-5
Pwr: 52 | Off: 52 | Def: 54
0.45155361525254
36
1
Thiago Moises 8-7
Pwr: 38 | Off: 28 | Def: 41
0.44887371382841
37
3
Evan Elder 3-2
Pwr: 50 | Off: 33 | Def: 65
0.43432403503365
38
1
Terrance McKinney 7-5
Pwr: 48 | Off: 82 | Def: 12
0.42375391488212
39
1
Rongzhu 2-1
Pwr: 55 | Off: 42 | Def: 66
0.40621381554266
40
2
Dan Hooker 14-10
Pwr: 41 | Off: 55 | Def: 31
0.3891410422415531
41
Gabe Green 3-3
Pwr: 31 | Off: 34 | Def: 27
0.3823341313427
42
1
Jared Gordon 9-7
Pwr: 47 | Off: 53 | Def: 42
0.36197431475342
43
2
Jalin Turner 8-6
Pwr: 20 | Off: 54 | Def: 8
0.3438645220548
44
2
Jim Miller 27-18
Pwr: 42 | Off: 45 | Def: 38
0.3352718462424538
45
1
Michael Johnson 16-15
Pwr: 58 | Off: 60 | Def: 58
0.3341615441586058
46
1
Yanal Ashmouz 2-2
Pwr: 25 | Off: 12 | Def: 46
0.30722471251246
47
1
Charlie Campbell 2-1
Pwr: 61 | Off: 71 | Def: 40
0.30421481617140
48
1
Mateusz Rebecki 4-3
Pwr: 39 | Off: 57 | Def: 25
0.29643491395725
49
1
Rafael Fiziev 7-5
Pwr: 33 | Off: 25 | Def: 34
0.2975501332534
50
2
Joaquim Silva 7-5
Pwr: 62 | Off: 61 | Def: 63
0.28975522626163
51
Damon Jackson 6-6
Pwr: 63 | Off: 67 | Def: 49
0.2876651636749
52
1
Drew Dober 13-11
Pwr: 45 | Off: 44 | Def: 44
0.281311531454444
53
1
Nikolas Motta 3-3
Pwr: 54 | Off: 64 | Def: 43
0.26233541546443
54
1
Trey Ogden 3-3
Pwr: 46 | Off: 24 | Def: 59
0.24633551462459
55
1
Bolaji Oki 2-2
Pwr: 77 | Off: 85 | Def: 64
0.20722561778564
56
1
Diego Ferreira 10-7
Pwr: 34 | Off: 30 | Def: 37
0.201107571343037
57
1
Loik Radzhabov 2-2
Pwr: 59 | Off: 48 | Def: 67
0.19122581594867
58
1
Gauge Young 1-1
Pwr: 66 | Off: 59 | Def: 72
0.17911591665972
59
2
Joe Solecki 5-4
Pwr: 57 | Off: 65 | Def: 45
0.1754612576545
60
Jamie Mullarkey 6-7
Pwr: 69 | Off: 74 | Def: 60
0.1546760697460
61
2
Matheus Camilo 1-1
Pwr: 73 | Off: 69 | Def: 74
0.15211632736974
62
3
Claudio Puelles 5-4
Pwr: 43 | Off: 43 | Def: 39
0.15154653434339
63
1
Natan Levy 2-2
Pwr: 71 | Off: 66 | Def: 76
0.14922641716676
64
2
Daniel Zellhuber 3-3
Pwr: 51 | Off: 39 | Def: 62
0.13833662513962
65
3
Elves Brener 3-3
Pwr: 49 | Off: 35 | Def: 61
0.13533623493561
66
1
Jai Herbert 3-5
Pwr: 53 | Off: 51 | Def: 56
0.12235671535156
67
1
Matt Frevola 5-6
Pwr: 64 | Off: 68 | Def: 50
0.10656681646850
68
1
Sodiq Yusuff 6-4
Pwr: 56 | Off: 56 | Def: 57
0.10564691565657
69
1
Ismael Bonfim 2-3
Pwr: 67 | Off: 70 | Def: 55
0.08123701677055
70
1
Christos Giagos 6-8
Pwr: 74 | Off: 88 | Def: 51
0.05468711748851
71
3
Anshul Jubli 1-2
Pwr: 85 | Off: 84 | Def: 85
-0.00612743858485
72
Guram Kutateladze 2-3
Pwr: 70 | Off: 62 | Def: 78
-0.0072372706278
73
Trevor Peek 2-3
Pwr: 72 | Off: 63 | Def: 80
-0.0082373726380
74
1
Maheshate 2-3
Pwr: 78 | Off: 75 | Def: 79
-0.02823751787579
75
1
Edson Barboza 18-14
Pwr: 60 | Off: 38 | Def: 71
-0.0551814761603871
76
1
Damir Hadzovic 4-6
Pwr: 83 | Off: 81 | Def: 86
-0.07246771838186
77
1
Vinc Pichel 7-5
Pwr: 68 | Off: 58 | Def: 82
-0.07275781685882
78
1
Clay Guida 18-19
Pwr: 76 | Off: 79 | Def: 68
-0.0991819791767968
79
1
Dennis Buzukja 1-3
Pwr: 79 | Off: 72 | Def: 83
-0.11713801797283
80
3
Victor Martinez 0-2
Pwr: 92 | Off: 94 | Def: 77
-0.13602833929477
81
4
Kurt Holobaugh 2-7
Pwr: 81 | Off: 78 | Def: 87
-0.13727854817887
82
1
Michael Chandler 2-5
Pwr: 65 | Off: 47 | Def: 75
-0.13725811654775
83
1
Michal Figlak 0-2
Pwr: 84 | Off: 73 | Def: 92
-0.13902821847392
84
Roosevelt Roberts 4-6
Pwr: 86 | Off: 89 | Def: 81
-0.1464684868981
85
1
Jeremy Stephens 15-19
Pwr: 75 | Off: 77 | Def: 69
-0.1631519861757769
86
1
Alex Reyes 0-3
Pwr: 91 | Off: 92 | Def: 90
-0.17403871919290
87
3
Gabriel Benitez 7-8
Pwr: 82 | Off: 90 | Def: 73
-0.17778903829073
88
Ottman Azaitar 2-3
Pwr: 90 | Off: 95 | Def: 70
-0.1852388909570
89
Jordan Vucenic 0-2
Pwr: 88 | Off: 87 | Def: 91
-0.1940289888791
90
1
Mitch Ramirez 0-2
Pwr: 93 | Off: 91 | Def: 93
-0.21202911939193
91
1
Kaynan Kruschewsky 0-2
Pwr: 95 | Off: 93 | Def: 89
-0.22602921959389
92
1
Viacheslav Borshchev 3-6
Pwr: 87 | Off: 83 | Def: 88
-0.2636931878388
93
1
Austin Hubbard 4-8
Pwr: 80 | Off: 76 | Def: 84
-0.31848941807684
94
1
Kyle Prepolec 0-4
Pwr: 94 | Off: 86 | Def: 95
-0.34404951948695
95
1
Rolando Bedoya 0-4
Pwr: 89 | Off: 80 | Def: 94
-0.59504961898094
*NR = Not Previously Ranked
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