UFC Lightweight Rankings
Last Updated: Sunday September 19, 2021
| Rank | Fighter | Rating | W | L | Previous | Change | Power | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khabib Nurmagomedov 13-0 Pwr: 1 | Off: 1 | Def: 5 | ||||||||
| 2 | Islam Makhachev 9-1 Pwr: 3 | Off: 2 | Def: 6 | ||||||||
| 3 1 | Dustin Poirier 20-5 Pwr: 2 | Off: 3 | Def: 4 | ||||||||
| 4 1 | Beneil Dariush 15-4 Pwr: 7 | Off: 18 | Def: 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | Charles Oliveira 19-8 Pwr: 4 | Off: 13 | Def: 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | Grant Dawson 5-0 Pwr: 6 | Off: 6 | Def: 14 | ||||||||
| 7 | Brad Riddell 4-0 Pwr: 17 | Off: 8 | Def: 28 | ||||||||
| 8 1 | Damir Ismagulov 4-0 Pwr: 12 | Off: 7 | Def: 24 | ||||||||
| 9 1 | Gregor Gillespie 7-1 Pwr: 5 | Off: 19 | Def: 1 | ||||||||
| 10 6 | Arman Tsarukyan 4-1 Pwr: 11 | Off: 10 | Def: 15 | ||||||||
| 11 1 | Vinc Pichel 7-2 Pwr: 25 | Off: 16 | Def: 34 | ||||||||
| 12 1 | Rafael Fiziev 4-1 Pwr: 20 | Off: 20 | Def: 19 | ||||||||
| 13 1 | Mark Madsen 3-0 Pwr: 28 | Off: 33 | Def: 22 | ||||||||
| 14 1 | Joe Solecki 3-0 Pwr: 18 | Off: 17 | Def: 20 | ||||||||
| 15 1 | Diego Ferreira 8-4 Pwr: 9 | Off: 14 | Def: 12 | ||||||||
| 16 1 | Leonardo Santos 7-1 Pwr: 21 | Off: 22 | Def: 16 | ||||||||
| 17 | Tony Ferguson 15-4 Pwr: 8 | Off: 5 | Def: 21 | ||||||||
| 18 3 | Joel Alvarez 3-1 Pwr: 16 | Off: 26 | Def: 10 | ||||||||
| 19 | Rafael Dos Anjos 19-11 Pwr: 14 | Off: 4 | Def: 36 | ||||||||
| 20 | Justin Gaethje 5-3 Pwr: 10 | Off: 11 | Def: 13 | ||||||||
| 21 4 | Dan Hooker 10-6 Pwr: 24 | Off: 21 | Def: 23 | ||||||||
| 22 1 | Nasrat Haqparast 5-2 Pwr: 41 | Off: 35 | Def: 45 | ||||||||
| 23 1 | Claudio Puelles 3-1 Pwr: 37 | Off: 23 | Def: 59 | ||||||||
| 24 2 | Drakkar Klose 5-2 Pwr: 33 | Off: 25 | Def: 42 | ||||||||
| 25 7 | Ottman Azaitar 2-0 Pwr: 15 | Off: 27 | Def: 9 | ||||||||
| 26 | Thiago Moises 4-3 Pwr: 29 | Off: 12 | Def: 48 | ||||||||
| 27 1 | Drew Dober 9-7 Pwr: 31 | Off: 36 | Def: 26 | ||||||||
| 28 1 | Conor McGregor 10-4 Pwr: 19 | Off: 37 | Def: 7 | ||||||||
| 29 1 | Renato Moicano 7-4 Pwr: 35 | Off: 59 | Def: 17 | ||||||||
| 30 1 | Mike Davis 2-1 Pwr: 36 | Off: 34 | Def: 40 | ||||||||
| 31 2 | Fares Ziam 2-1 Pwr: 42 | Off: 45 | Def: 39 | ||||||||
| 32 | John Makdessi 11-7 Pwr: 43 | Off: 43 | Def: 41 | ||||||||
| 33 1 | Mateusz Gamrot 2-1 Pwr: 13 | Off: 29 | Def: 8 | ||||||||
| 34 3 | Davi Ramos 4-3 Pwr: 27 | Off: 24 | Def: 31 | ||||||||
| 35 | Paul Felder 9-6 Pwr: 22 | Off: 15 | Def: 29 | ||||||||
| 36 | Luis Pena 5-3 Pwr: 46 | Off: 41 | Def: 52 | ||||||||
| 37 10 | Christos Giagos 5-5 Pwr: 50 | Off: 53 | Def: 46 | ||||||||
| 38 | Alexander Hernandez 4-3 Pwr: 32 | Off: 38 | Def: 25 | ||||||||
| 39 | Stevie Ray 7-4 Pwr: 51 | Off: 69 | Def: 32 | ||||||||
| 40 | Scott Holtzman 7-5 Pwr: 44 | Off: 31 | Def: 58 | ||||||||
| 41 | Marc Diakiese 5-4 Pwr: 38 | Off: 28 | Def: 51 | ||||||||
| 42 | Al Iaquinta 9-5 Pwr: 26 | Off: 9 | Def: 54 | ||||||||
| 43 | Michael Chandler 1-1 Pwr: 30 | Off: 42 | Def: 18 | ||||||||
| 44 | Magomed Mustafaev 3-2 Pwr: 23 | Off: 40 | Def: 11 | ||||||||
| 45 | Damir Hadzovic 4-4 Pwr: 58 | Off: 51 | Def: 60 | ||||||||
| 46 1 | Ignacio Bahamondes 1-1 Pwr: 34 | Off: 30 | Def: 38 | ||||||||
| 47 1 | Bobby Green 8-7 Pwr: 39 | Off: 32 | Def: 47 | ||||||||
| 48 | Jordan Leavitt 1-1 Pwr: 47 | Off: 55 | Def: 35 | ||||||||
| 49 | Alan Patrick 5-3 Pwr: 52 | Off: 39 | Def: 65 | ||||||||
| 50 2 | Khama Worthy 2-2 Pwr: 48 | Off: 63 | Def: 33 | ||||||||
| 51 NR | Rong Zhu 1-1 Pwr: 60 | Off: 44 | Def: 71 | ||||||||
| 52 2 | Joaquim Silva 4-3 Pwr: 59 | Off: 62 | Def: 50 | ||||||||
| 53 2 | Chris Gruetzemacher 3-3 Pwr: 65 | Off: 60 | Def: 62 | ||||||||
| 54 1 | Austin Hubbard 3-4 Pwr: 55 | Off: 47 | Def: 61 | ||||||||
| 55 3 | Roosevelt Roberts 4-4 Pwr: 66 | Off: 65 | Def: 64 | ||||||||
| 56 2 | Jim Miller 21-15 Pwr: 40 | Off: 48 | Def: 30 | ||||||||
| 57 1 | Jamie Mullarkey 1-2 Pwr: 45 | Off: 46 | Def: 44 | ||||||||
| 58 3 | Clay Guida 16-15 Pwr: 53 | Off: 49 | Def: 57 | ||||||||
| 59 2 | Joe Lauzon 15-12 Pwr: 57 | Off: 68 | Def: 37 | ||||||||
| 60 1 | Matt Frevola 2-3 Pwr: 69 | Off: 67 | Def: 67 | ||||||||
| 61 1 | Kazula Vargas 1-2 Pwr: 70 | Off: 71 | Def: 63 | ||||||||
| 62 1 | Joe Duffy 4-4 Pwr: 56 | Off: 57 | Def: 43 | ||||||||
| 63 1 | Alex Da Silva 1-2 Pwr: 68 | Off: 56 | Def: 73 | ||||||||
| 64 1 | Alex White 4-6 Pwr: 63 | Off: 52 | Def: 66 | ||||||||
| 65 1 | Yancy Medeiros 6-8 Pwr: 54 | Off: 54 | Def: 53 | ||||||||
| 66 1 | Alexander Yakovlev 3-6 Pwr: 62 | Off: 61 | Def: 55 | ||||||||
| 67 1 | Jeremy Stephens 15-18 Pwr: 49 | Off: 50 | Def: 49 | ||||||||
| 68 1 | Luigi Vendramini 1-3 Pwr: 64 | Off: 78 | Def: 27 | ||||||||
| 69 1 | Danilo Belluardo 0-2 Pwr: 73 | Off: 76 | Def: 70 | ||||||||
| 70 3 | Michael Johnson 11-13 Pwr: 61 | Off: 58 | Def: 56 | ||||||||
| 71 1 | Frank Camacho 2-5 Pwr: 71 | Off: 73 | Def: 68 | ||||||||
| 72 1 | Marcos Mariano 0-2 Pwr: 75 | Off: 77 | Def: 72 | ||||||||
| 73 | Thomas Gifford 0-2 Pwr: 76 | Off: 72 | Def: 81 | ||||||||
| 74 4 | Sean Soriano 0-4 Pwr: 80 | Off: 79 | Def: 80 | ||||||||
| 75 | Jai Herbert 0-2 Pwr: 78 | Off: 75 | Def: 79 | ||||||||
| 76 | Alexander Munoz 0-2 Pwr: 67 | Off: 64 | Def: 69 | ||||||||
| 77 | Jessin Ayari 1-3 Pwr: 77 | Off: 74 | Def: 78 | ||||||||
| 78 | Matt Wiman 10-8 Pwr: 72 | Off: 70 | Def: 74 | ||||||||
| 79 | Rafa Garcia 0-2 Pwr: 74 | Off: 66 | Def: 77 | ||||||||
| 80 | Aalon Cruz 0-2 Pwr: 81 | Off: 81 | Def: 75 | ||||||||
| 81 | Dong Hyun Ma 0-3 Pwr: 79 | Off: 80 | Def: 76 |
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