UFC Lightweight Rankings

Last Updated: Sunday May 17, 2026

RankFighterRatingWLPrevChngPwrOffDef
1
Ilia Topuria 9-0
Pwr: 1 | Off: 2 | Def: 1
2.087901121
2
Quillan Salkilld 5-0
Pwr: 2 | Off: 10 | Def: 3
1.6655022103
3
Arman Tsarukyan 9-2
Pwr: 3 | Off: 3 | Def: 7
1.4923337
4
Fares Ziam 8-2
Pwr: 13 | Off: 8 | Def: 18
1.32782413818
5
Grant Dawson 12-2
Pwr: 9 | Off: 6 | Def: 16
1.22512259616
6
Benoit Saint Denis 9-3
Pwr: 6 | Off: 14 | Def: 5
1.199366145
7
Charles Oliveira 25-11
Pwr: 4 | Off: 5 | Def: 4
1.17425117454
8
Chris Padilla 4-0
Pwr: 10 | Off: 19 | Def: 6
1.0940810196
9
Manuel Torres 5-1
Pwr: 5 | Off: 26 | Def: 2
1.0425195262
10
Paddy Pimblett 7-1
Pwr: 7 | Off: 4 | Def: 15
0.99371107415
11
Chris Duncan 6-2
Pwr: 20 | Off: 24 | Def: 19
0.8966211202419
12
Ludovit Klein 8-3
Pwr: 33 | Off: 33 | Def: 34
0.8888312333334
13
Mateusz Gamrot 9-4
Pwr: 12 | Off: 9 | Def: 14
0.859941312914
14
Drakkar Klose 10-3
Pwr: 21 | Off: 22 | Def: 23
0.8310314212223
15
Justin Gaethje 10-5
Pwr: 15 | Off: 11 | Def: 22
0.81210515151122
16
Mauricio Ruffy 4-1
Pwr: 16 | Off: 20 | Def: 12
0.8014116162012
17
Nazim Sadykhov 4-1
Pwr: 11 | Off: 12 | Def: 10
0.7934117111210
18
Tom Nolan 4-1
Pwr: 34 | Off: 45 | Def: 26
0.7634118344526
19
1
MarQuel Mederos 3-0
Pwr: 43 | Off: 36 | Def: 51
0.75430201433651
20
1
Nasrat Haqparast 10-5
Pwr: 36 | Off: 38 | Def: 38
0.753105191363838
21
Nurullo Aliev 3-0
Pwr: 35 | Off: 35 | Def: 35
0.7493021353535
22
Renato Moicano 13-7
Pwr: 14 | Off: 18 | Def: 11
0.73313722141811
23
Mason Jones 4-2
Pwr: 24 | Off: 13 | Def: 48
0.724223241348
24
Max Holloway 23-9
Pwr: 8 | Off: 1 | Def: 69
0.661239248169
25
Rafa Garcia 6-4
Pwr: 30 | Off: 16 | Def: 54
0.6396425301654
26
Mike Davis 5-2
Pwr: 22 | Off: 21 | Def: 28
0.625226222128
27
Terrance McKinney 8-5
Pwr: 39 | Off: 81 | Def: 9
0.588852739819
28
Kaue Fernandes 3-1
Pwr: 32 | Off: 56 | Def: 20
0.5573128325620
29
Jim Miller 28-18
Pwr: 28 | Off: 39 | Def: 25
0.519281829283925
30
1
King Green 3-2
Pwr: 37 | Off: 71 | Def: 13
0.46732311377113
31
1
Evan Elder 3-2
Pwr: 47 | Off: 25 | Def: 62
0.46332321472562
32
2
Chase Hooper 8-5
Pwr: 44 | Off: 59 | Def: 27
0.45685302445927
33
Drew Dober 14-11
Pwr: 31 | Off: 32 | Def: 33
0.445141133313233
34
Gauge Young 2-1
Pwr: 56 | Off: 49 | Def: 59
0.4332134564959
35
2
Rongzhu 2-1
Pwr: 51 | Off: 28 | Def: 63
0.41921372512863
36
1
Beneil Dariush 17-8
Pwr: 26 | Off: 48 | Def: 17
0.415178351264817
37
1
Francis Marshall 4-3
Pwr: 59 | Off: 73 | Def: 40
0.40743381597340
38
3
Alexander Hernandez 10-8
Pwr: 42 | Off: 46 | Def: 37
0.406108413424637
39
Ignacio Bahamondes 6-4
Pwr: 18 | Off: 15 | Def: 24
0.4046439181524
40
Jalin Turner 8-6
Pwr: 19 | Off: 52 | Def: 8
0.401864019528
41
5
Esteban Ribovics 4-3
Pwr: 48 | Off: 47 | Def: 47
0.3943365484747
42
Dan Hooker 14-10
Pwr: 41 | Off: 53 | Def: 30
0.386141042415330
43
1
Gabe Green 3-3
Pwr: 27 | Off: 29 | Def: 29
0.37433441272929
44
1
Dustin Poirier 22-9
Pwr: 17 | Off: 7 | Def: 39
0.36322943117739
45
Rafael Fiziev 7-5
Pwr: 25 | Off: 23 | Def: 31
0.3317545252331
46
Jai Herbert 4-5
Pwr: 46 | Off: 44 | Def: 44
0.3194546464444
47
Joaquim Silva 7-5
Pwr: 63 | Off: 57 | Def: 65
0.3057547635765
48
Charlie Campbell 2-1
Pwr: 64 | Off: 79 | Def: 43
0.2722148647943
49
Kyle Nelson 5-6
Pwr: 70 | Off: 65 | Def: 67
0.275649706567
50
Yanal Ashmouz 2-2
Pwr: 29 | Off: 17 | Def: 53
0.2642250291753
51
Nikolas Motta 3-3
Pwr: 57 | Off: 63 | Def: 45
0.2623351576345
52
Tofiq Musayev 1-1
Pwr: 40 | Off: 50 | Def: 32
0.2491152405032
53
Damon Jackson 6-6
Pwr: 65 | Off: 70 | Def: 55
0.2476653657055
54
Kody Steele 1-1
Pwr: 53 | Off: 60 | Def: 36
0.2341154536036
55
Lance Gibson Jr. 1-1
Pwr: 23 | Off: 31 | Def: 21
0.2311155233121
56
1
Trey Ogden 3-3
Pwr: 54 | Off: 30 | Def: 66
0.22233571543066
57
1
Jared Gordon 9-8
Pwr: 60 | Off: 66 | Def: 49
0.2298581606649
58
1
Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady 1-1
Pwr: 78 | Off: 69 | Def: 84
0.20511591786984
59
3
Thiago Moises 8-8
Pwr: 50 | Off: 43 | Def: 52
0.20188563504352
60
2
Axel Sola 1-1
Pwr: 49 | Off: 27 | Def: 60
0.18511622492760
61
Michael Johnson 16-16
Pwr: 71 | Off: 67 | Def: 68
0.184161661716768
62
2
Mateusz Rebecki 4-4
Pwr: 52 | Off: 58 | Def: 41
0.18144642525841
63
Jamie Mullarkey 6-7
Pwr: 73 | Off: 77 | Def: 61
0.186763737761
64
4
Diego Ferreira 10-7
Pwr: 38 | Off: 34 | Def: 42
0.174107604383442
65
Matheus Camilo 1-1
Pwr: 76 | Off: 72 | Def: 74
0.1531165767274
66
Dom Mar Fan 1-1
Pwr: 80 | Off: 87 | Def: 70
0.1491166808770
67
Claudio Puelles 5-4
Pwr: 45 | Off: 42 | Def: 46
0.1485467454246
68
Elves Brener 3-3
Pwr: 55 | Off: 40 | Def: 64
0.1413368554064
69
Loik Radzhabov 2-2
Pwr: 67 | Off: 55 | Def: 71
0.1292269675571
70
Joe Solecki 5-4
Pwr: 61 | Off: 68 | Def: 50
0.1275470616850
71
Sodiq Yusuff 6-4
Pwr: 58 | Off: 54 | Def: 58
0.116471585458
72
Matt Frevola 5-6
Pwr: 69 | Off: 75 | Def: 57
0.0655672697557
73
Ismael Bonfim 2-3
Pwr: 68 | Off: 74 | Def: 56
0.0612373687456
74
Guram Kutateladze 2-3
Pwr: 74 | Off: 61 | Def: 80
0.0192374746180
75
1
Anshul Jubli 1-2
Pwr: 87 | Off: 86 | Def: 88
0.01312761878688
76
1
Vinc Pichel 7-5
Pwr: 72 | Off: 51 | Def: 81
0.00975771725181
77
2
Bolaji Oki 2-3
Pwr: 90 | Off: 95 | Def: 85
0.00823752909585
78
Trevor Peek 2-3
Pwr: 77 | Off: 64 | Def: 86
-0.0132378776486
79
Maheshate 2-3
Pwr: 81 | Off: 76 | Def: 82
-0.0372379817682
80
Damir Hadzovic 4-6
Pwr: 85 | Off: 84 | Def: 89
-0.0394680858489
81
Darrius Flowers 1-3
Pwr: 83 | Off: 89 | Def: 77
-0.0651381838977
82
Clay Guida 18-19
Pwr: 79 | Off: 85 | Def: 72
-0.076181982798572
83
Edson Barboza 18-14
Pwr: 62 | Off: 37 | Def: 78
-0.081181483623778
84
Kurt Holobaugh 2-7
Pwr: 86 | Off: 83 | Def: 90
-0.0882784868390
85
Daniel Zellhuber 3-4
Pwr: 75 | Off: 62 | Def: 83
-0.1043485756283
86
Victor Martinez 0-2
Pwr: 96 | Off: 99 | Def: 79
-0.1130286969979
87
Michael Chandler 2-5
Pwr: 66 | Off: 41 | Def: 76
-0.1182587664176
88
Roosevelt Roberts 4-6
Pwr: 89 | Off: 93 | Def: 91
-0.1754688899391
89
Alex Reyes 0-3
Pwr: 95 | Off: 97 | Def: 93
-0.1780389959793
90
Jordan Vucenic 0-2
Pwr: 93 | Off: 92 | Def: 96
-0.1910290939296
91
Mitch Ramirez 0-2
Pwr: 99 | Off: 96 | Def: 97
-0.1990291999697
92
Ottman Azaitar 2-3
Pwr: 97 | Off: 100 | Def: 73
-0.20623929710073
93
1
Kaynan Kruschewsky 0-2
Pwr: 100 | Off: 98 | Def: 94
-0.223029411009894
94
2
Viacheslav Borshchev 3-6
Pwr: 88 | Off: 88 | Def: 92
-0.22536962888892
95
2
Lando Vannata 4-8
Pwr: 94 | Off: 94 | Def: 95
-0.23548932949495
96
1
Shem Rock 0-2
Pwr: 91 | Off: 82 | Def: 98
-0.24802951918298
97
Jeremy Stephens 15-20
Pwr: 84 | Off: 91 | Def: 75
-0.275152097849175
98
Kyle Prepolec 0-4
Pwr: 98 | Off: 90 | Def: 100
-0.28504989890100
99
Austin Hubbard 4-8
Pwr: 82 | Off: 80 | Def: 87
-0.3234899828087
100
Rolando Bedoya 0-4
Pwr: 92 | Off: 78 | Def: 99
-0.53504100927899
*NR = Not Previously Ranked
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